Local notes cover birthdays, guardianships and appointments
Fritz Brown spends Sunday in Toledo AJ Maag appointed guardian of Gertrude Maag John Crowe returns to Ashland after two week visit Lyman Hilton and John McGushin study commissioners report Isabella Huber named guardian of H H Huber heirs Cora Umbenborr leaves for Toledo to house for John Hilton Anna Westrick returns to Chicago Edwin Bronson returns from Indiana Captain Edward Lepper begins 20th year as coroner In Defiance the tax inquisitors Lucas and Thomas prepare to retire Glenns and others note medical remedies and church events Knights of Pythias meetings and banquet plans Boiler work at the courthouse prompts county officials to hold a praise meeting
Pioneer Physician Dr Isaac Thacker Passes Away
A Defiance area doctor who led the medical field in Northwestern Ohio for nearly 50 years died at his home at Perry and Third streets Tuesday morning. Born 1811 in New York, he moved to Ohio and practiced until 1893 when eye trouble forced retirement. He leaves a large family and was active in public affairs. Funeral at 1:30 pm with interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Perry and
Third Streets
Clermont County
Ohio
New York
City of
Cincinnati
Ters
David
Joseph
William
Denver
Isaac N Thacker Jr
Mexico
Arrests Raise Hope in Foster Lowery Gang Case
Findlay police chief H L Ramsey reports the capture of four more alleged gang members after months of work. Ex-Policeman Charles A Foster was arrested at North Main street, Wilbur H Baker was taken on the East Side, and George Wary and Grant Jarbear were arrested in Columbus Grove and Memphis respectively. The four are believed to head a spree of robberies across the region for years.
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Wilbur H Baker
East Side
Columbus Grove
Ohio
Memphis, Tenn
George Wary
Grant Jarbear
Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised as a burn and wound healer
An ad touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a household remedy for burns and wounds. Chas E Bronson and Frank Ferguson left on a business trip to Gauley Bridge Virginia for several days. Chas C Overman of Peru Indiana visited, formerly a Wabash operator here. Wilber Shook sues William H Devore and Clara Devore in common pleas court claiming alienation of his wife and seeking 5000 dollars. Delaware township Openlander, Hill and Phelps represent plaintiff.
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Chas E Bronson
Frank Ferguson
Gauley Bridge
Chas. C Overman
Peru
Ind
Mr. Overman
Wilber Shook
Wm. H
Clara Devore
Court of Common Pleas
Delaware Township
Openlander, Hill & Phelps
Richland Township Trustees Aim to Stamp Out Smallpox
Health Officer Ben Chapman met Richland township trustees in the courthouse Saturday to pursue a smallpox eradication plan. They will quarantine anyone known to have contacted the Shondell girl before her illness as the Shondell family members with the disease are reported very sick.
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Ben Chapman
Richland Township
Court House
Richland
Shondell
Obituary of Daniel Leithauser
Daniel Leithauser longtime citizen dies at home on Jackson Street aged 102? He was born in Ramstein Bavaria December 5 1820 and came to the United States in 1865 settling in Defiance. He leaves a wife and five children Frank Lena Peter Daniel and John. Funeral at St Johns Catholic Church at 9 am Thursday with interment Riverside Cemetery.
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Daniel Leithauser
Jackson Street
Ramstein
Bavaria
Defiance
Frank
Lena
Peter
Texas
Daniel
Bryan
John
Montana
St. John’s Catholic Church
Riverside Cemetery
Ice cold storage and funeral arrivals headline town page
Elgin Butter Co of Jewell is cutting ice on the Maumee and has stored about 100 tons, needing 100 more to fill the ice house. John Leithauser of Montana and Peter Leithauser of Texas have come to attend their father’s funeral.
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John Leithauser
Montana
Peter Leithauser
Texas
Elgin Butter Co
Jewell
Maumee
New County Sheriff Sworn In As Eiser Retires
Sheriff John P Eiser retires after a long tenure as sheriff of the county and constable in the city. John McCarty succeeds him, with a likely appointment of his brother-in-law Adam Behringer as deputy. A damaged EIA mailbox prompts an inquiry by postal authorities.
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Adam Behringer
the Express
EIA
Remarkable knife duel aftermath near Napoleon
A report from Napoleon recounts Fred Foine, a Henry county farmer, having a rusty knife blade removed from his brain after a midnight duel with Henry Schroeder four miles north of the city. The fight began over a corn planter dispute and ended with Foine stabbed and Schroeder wounded, Foine now in critical but hopeful condition.
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Fred Foine
Henry County
Ohio
Henry Schroeder
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Oodwad’s Drug Store
City News Budget
Fritz Brown
Toledo
AJ Maag
Gertrude Maag
John Crowe
Ashland
Wig
CL & M Ry
Lyman Hilton
John McGushin
Art Smythe
E F Aldrich
Jefferson Street
F . Hale
Liberty Center
Vernice Moore
Kirtley
Cosby House
Isabella Huber
H H Huber
Cora Umbenborr
John Hilton
Edward Lepper
Seneca County
Anna Westrick
Chicago
Ed Bronson
The
Citizens
Indiana
H P Miller
Lucas
Thomas
L E Daoust
Geo Smith
St John Catholic Church
HB Tenzer
C B Squires
Defiance Home Savings and Loan Association
Gloden
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Messrs. Winn and
Hay
Knights of Pythias
Hicksville
Henry Wilson
Dr. Thacker
Cal Profession
Paulding
Williams Counties
Isaac Newton Thacker
Essex County
Goshen
Ohio Medical College
Northwest
Lydia Heywood
G Thacker
Mary Brorson
Sarah Melia
Thacker
Flora Sinclair
Jacob Green Thacker
L G Thacker
Holgate Avenue
Ray B W Slagle
Presbyterian
Rev. Murphy
Baptist Church
River
Side Cemetery
Reba
Millie Heatley
Nettie Noffsinger
Heatley
Chauncey Krotz
Napoleon
Ww. Hanley
Antwerp
City
A J Saggers
Wabash Railway Company
Rig
American Farm Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Chenevert
Third and
Jackson Streets
Harvey McConkey
M B Gorman
C Winterich
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
P A Baker
Frank Wilhelm
Dr. W S Hil
C J Thompson
G D Edgar
Frank Schlosser
M of
F L Hay
T J Leaming
J W Winn
O G
Chas Ashbacher
Impotant
North Main Street
Findlay
Yineeling, Svwiter
Ici
Childrens
Dean
Deatrick
Homestead
Jefferson and
Hopkins Street
VV. Butler
Defiance, Ohio
E. D. Morgan
Columbus, Ohio
Woodward’s Drug Store
Weisenberger & Emery
James Woodward
C J Daoust
Produce Exchange Bank
National Union
Ladies
Attics
Alaskas
Wightinghe Woolen Mills
Kills
East Defiance
Tiedeman
Pammers
Defiance Milling Co
O. D. Loveridge
John P Eiser
Sheriffs Office
John Mc
Carty
Mr. Eiser
Wayne Street
Ness
Kellogg
Egypt
Terrence Imbers
Brinsley
Dickinson
W Kerns
Chas. Harris
Ida Hart
Adrian C Hart
Hicksville Town
Sip
Harry Jackman
Ottawa Avenue
Ladies Altar Society
Wallallace Wilson
Gallapolis
Clinton and
4Th Street
ROWN
Altimore Akery
Daily Press
Torious
Simon Girty
Faine
Schroeder
Foine
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