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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
4
The notice lists BAYLY Evening Edition delivery to city subscribers with prices per week and mail options. Rates include $3 cash in advance, six months via mail, and three months through mail. Early option offers Wednesday evening delivery. yearly cash in advance stated.
A brief notice lists distance and telephone numbers for Northwestern Telephone, noting entry No 34. Details remain fragmentary but reference to local phone lines and numbering appears. The item reads like a directory stub or service listing.
Gen John B Gordon died in Miami Florida on a Saturday night. Born February 6 1832 in Georgia he formed a Confederate company in 1861 and rose to lieutenant colonel after Antietam. He later practiced law served as U S senator and Georgia governor and was commander in chief of the Confederate veterans at his death.
William J. Bryan returned from a European tour on Saturday. He defended his associations with European rulers, saying he hopes to remain popular in Nebraska and remains committed to Democratic principles. He reaffirmed support for the Kansas City platform and said he will not seek office now, though he won’t rule out a future candidacy.
John Dalzell of Pennsylvania introduces a measure urging $200 90 for surveying the Ohio river from Pittsburg to the Big Miami to determine a permanent sinefoot depth. The plan backs broader surveys inclining toward Ohio river improvement and year round navigation for Ohio and neighboring states.
The passage notes direct water transportation to the Gulf of Mexico and, after the Panama Canal’s completion, to markets in the far east. It frames a strategic trade route linking the Gulf with global markets through canal enhancements.
The ex governor Chas Foster dies today, ending a career that included two gubernatorial terms, service in Congress, and tenure as secretary of the U S Treasury. A pioneer Northwest Ohio business figure, his public service and impact are praised as enduring and significant.
The Ohio legislature reelected Marcus A. Hanna to a six year term in the United States Senate. Hanna received 29 votes in the Senate and 85 in the House, while John H. Clarke had 4 and 21 respectively. The joint session ratified the action amid speeches honoring Hanna.
Ex Governor Asa S Bushnell remains in critical condition at Grant hospital in Columbus after a second stroke. Doctors see little hope as his family stays by his side.
The executive committee met to prepare for the institute on Feb 19 and 20, 1904. Promised speakers from the state and strong local talent aim to make it one of the best institutes. Attendees are urged to note the dates and expect two profitable days. the full program will be announced later.
The Columbus dispatches extol Governor Myron T. Herrick s inauguration as one of the state s greatest parades. The event featured the Blaine club of Cincinnati the Rail Splitters from Toledo and Tippecanoe club of Cleveland along with university cadets and Troop A Cleveland guarding the ceremony. Ex governors Nash Bushnell Foster and senator Hanna attended events while Bushnell s illness and Foster s funeral cast a shadow over the festivities. Herrick s long tenure and health are noted with expectations of strong administration.
An advertised Brazilian balm offers 60 doses for 25 cents aimed at relief from coughs croup and sore throat. The short sale note emphasizes quick soothing effects and low price for a limited stock.
A group of business men in the central west enters office with a pledge to deliver to the people the very best they possess in ability and service.
A list shows new phones installed by Central Union Telephone Co this month. Entries include names and addresses such as East 1653 Andrews E L West 11 Andrews J K North 1652 Beall Jos North 1651 Gherke HC South 1651 Kleinhein J F West 1652 Kinner JD East 1651 Mansfield FM West 1653 Mansfield FW West 1651 McA Caugue Jas South 1655 Morris Geo 8 East 1654 Morris JM North 1653 Sproull Andrew East 1652 Wade FM South 1652 Watson Wm Union 1612 Gallagher Mrs JJ West 1653 Van Vierah Myers Union 2191 Wright WA Union 812 Morris FCc.
A railway committee led by Dey Ayers Chas Young and M A Costello visited landowners along the planned electric line. Some landowners seek high compensation and possible condemnation actions loom. Deeds for about two thirds of the west section, and some east section, have been donated benefiting the project.
The article notes growing fatigue in the South as states resist repeated concessions to national leaders including Gor man and Bill Stone, signaling a shift in political alignment and policy pressure.
The incoming Republican president elect in 1912 can point with pride to the Panama Canal now fully operational, marking a milestone in national and international trade and military logistics.
Advertises payment scales for furs and hides including mink, muskrat, raccoon, green hides, calf hides and other items. Seeks prime pelts with quoted per unit values and offers to buy before inspecting. Also mentions tallow and scraps and old rubbers with a high market price.
Hicksville visitors Hicksville Hiram Reed and wife stay two months in Beach City while Alfred Cramer of Waterloo visits. J J Overmeyer attended the Columbus inauguration. Mr Goodell resigned from Holden & Co department store. Sara Patterson on sick list. Gruber of Ft Wayne visited his parents last week. James Rose of Auburn visited Friday. C E Canard and wife attended EP banquet from Auburn. J Rausch of Columbus spent weekend here. Ben Steel and wife and Mrs Samuel Furney of Shelby visited last week. Joseph Bilderback of Ft Wayne visited his parents. J E Coburn at Shelby on business.
A crowded scene describes grain coming into the elevator and a busy town with merchants and workers. Officers and church events are noted along with a protracted illness and a property purchase in Mark, highlighting active local life among B and O railroad workers, officials, and residents.
Items from Highland Center recount G A R installation in Defiance and moves of residents. J W Myers participates in installing Lucian Davis logs, Russell Myers heads to Ada for ministerial studies, Ray Davis teaches near Highland church and eyes Valparaiso for medical study. Local revival efforts, school progress, measles, and aging resident J K Myers are also mentioned.
The famed composer Berlioz finally writes a line in Adelina Patti’s celebrity album after a playful bribe offering a kiss or a pate de foie gras. He writes Oportet pate meaning Bring the pate, prompting Patti to fetch the promised foie gras from Toulouse.
A study notes caterpillars display instinctive planning at key development stages. Huber observed a caterpillar can continue an unfinished hammock when moved to an earlier stage, but becomes confused if placed in a hammock advanced beyond its own stage, suggesting sequential, noncalculating progression guiding outcomes.
In a two week period eleven exits at the Iroquois Theater were bolted shut and a ventilator over the stage was nailed down. The text notes that the concept of fire danger within the house appeared to be treated as a mere abstraction.
A complete rundown of prizes for Vandenbroek's guessing contest. Top awards include a Kimball piano and fine furniture, followed by numerous men and women apparel items, shoes, shirts, and suspenders valued from one to five dollars each.
Announcement calls for ten men five from the country and five from town to count nails in a bottle and conduct the prize awards on January 28th at 2 o'clock P M.
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