Awakening of Farmers Spurs Electric Railway Talk
The article notes talks of electric railways entering the city, with plans from Toledo to Defiance and beyond to Fort Wayne, and another line Defiance to Bryan. It warns farmers to seek concrete facts before granting franchises, while recognizing rural districts’ demand for rapid transit and better telecommunication. Local opponents fear investment risk, but observers expect lines to be built and to benefit both town and rural areas.
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Toledo
Defiance
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Bryan
Social Glimpses and Club Notes Collins Nebraska
Owing to illness Mrs ET Clark the Sorosis session opened at Mrs T T Shaw’s home with Mrs Kittner presiding. Miss Burns led The Novel discussion. Booth Trakington sketch read by Miss Phelps. Miss Bavington and Miss Burns discussed plot. next meeting January 28 with Shakespeare study As You Like It and lectures by Mrs Robertson. Travelers visit Amsterdam guided by F P Weisenburger with tours of the King's palace council hall gardens Leiden and Schenningen drive. Mr Slagle hosts lunch with Mrs Slagle and C B Squire. Mutual Improvement Circle studies universal literature with Portugal topics. Miss Burns travels to Canton later. Presbyterian junior CE officers selected Helen Mitchell president and Grace Tomlinson secretary. Miss Burns to visit Mrs Spindler. Miss Burns active in Sorosis Juanita Necana clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ET Clark
T T Shaw
Kittner
Miss Burns
Crote
Indiana
Booth Trakington
N G Woodward
Hary Seither
Januiry
Presbyterian Junior CE Society
Helen Mitchell
Godey Deatrick
Grace Tomlinson
Ethel Lambert
Germany
Low Countries
Amsterdam
F P Weisenburger
King’s Palace
Louis Napoleon
Mr Weisenburger
Miss Hardy
Scheneningen
Stoddard
W Slagle
Leiden
Seymour
Slagle
C B Squire
Phe'p
C W Butler
AB Davis
Portugal
Scott
Campens and
Barros
F Shelly
Mesdames Shelly
Emery
Resolutions Honoring Edmund Metz by Bishop Post No 22
The Bishop Post No 22 Department of Ohio adopts resolutions on the accidental death of Edmund Metz a devoted member. They express regret extend sympathy to his widow and children and order copies to his family local papers and post files.
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Defiance, O
Bishop Post NO
Department OF Ohio
Bishop Post
Edmund Metz
Obituary and public health notice from Defiance county
Whitlow five month old son of Mr and Mrs Wm Leaders died at Brunersburg at 4 am Wednesday funeral held today at 10 am Chas Leaders attended. A child of Mr and Mrs Wm Schimcher died at Florida home aged one year six months funeral held today. No visitors admitted at Defiance county children home until smallpox danger subsides by order of trustees January 19 1901.
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Whitlow
Brunersburg
Chas Leaders
Wm Schimcher
Florida
Defiance County
Rural districts embrace daily papers and services
Farmers praise rural mail, telephones, electric lines for faster business and less travel. They value daily papers, news from afar, and quick access to markets, noting these services save time and weather exposure. The shift from skepticism to paying for daily papers shows broad adoption of modern improvements.
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Bugsy
Arrival of first group of returning soldiers from Manila
The first installment of returning soldiers left Manila last week. More than 100 of the Thirty-seventh regiment stayed at the capital to enter business. Advices from the islands say many volunteers will re enlist.
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Manila
Islands
New Hampshire Senator Burnham Seen as True-Blue Republican
The new senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Burnham, is described as a true-blue Republican, with the edge over his predecessor Senator Chandler who failed to uphold party principles that sustained his career.
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New Hampshire
Mr. Burnham
Chandler
Clerk of the Supreme Court Allen Declines Fourth Term
Hon St ALLEN, after three terms as clerk of the Supreme Court, announces he will not seek a fourth term. The only named candidate so far is Hon L Means of Marietta, a former legislator with many friends.
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The
Supreme Court
What Shall We Have for Dessert
A brief ad for Try-ell-O dessert mixes. It promises a quick two minute preparation with no baking, just hot water. Flavors include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry and costs 10 cents for a package.
Terrific storm rattles town with heavy blizzard
The Friday evening blizzard ranks as one of the heaviest for years with dangerous winds. Snow is light and dry, sparing telephones and telegraph lines. Cold snaps to zero in the morning, minor postal line troubles reported between here and Toledo. The storm was not shown on the weather map.
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Here
Toledo
Thanksgiving letters from Frank Powell in the Philippines
Frank Powell writes from Zamboanga, Philippines, reflecting on a Thanksgiving in Manila Bay a year earlier. He details a lavish meal for his company, notes changing rations, and describes expectations of action against insurgents near Cagayan Mindanao. He condemns deserters who joined the insurgents and calls for punishment, sending regards to his parents.
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H L Powell
Frank
Philippines
Zamboanga
P. I
Manila Bay
Dewey
Manila
Defiance College Announces 22-Week Tuition Offer
Beginning January 2 1901 Defiance College offers 22 weeks of tuition for 15 dollars for new students. Those entering for the balance of the year may join any regular department or the commercial school for 65 cents a week. Inquiries to the president John R H Latchaw. First class instruction guaranteed.
Sock Story Of A Morning Door Wind Dance
A humorous note recalls bachelor Frank Hockman waking to missing socks blown across the room by a storm gust that entered through an exterior door. The tale lists roles from Chaplain to Banner Bearers and ends with a dance and compliments to the Maccabees for their efforts.
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Frank Hockman
Anna Hopple
J J Reynolds
Lizzie Ort
May Hudson
Otille Wrede
Cora Thomas
Lydia Coy
Agnes Wight
Gessner
Maccabees
Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees Install in City
The Maccabees held joint installation ceremonies for the women's hive and men's tent in the Knights of Pythias hall. Judge F L Hay installed for the men and Mrs John Wisler for the women as officers were named and floor drills praised by attendees.
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Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees
Knights of Pythias Castle
J W Wisler
Knights of Pythias Commodious
F L Hay
John Wisler
Hive
Hud
Pretty Wedding in East Defiance Draws Small Circle
A quiet ceremony took place at 7 30 PM on Wednesday in East Defiance. Peter L Schlosser and Miss Henrietta A McCullough wed with close friends present. Rev George 83 May officiated at Grace Episcopal church. Both are well known in the city. Schlosser works in the Lion store clothing department and the bride formerly worked for Harley and Whitaker.
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Cupid
Carrie Boutelle
Elmer B Webb
Etta McCullough
Peter Schlosser
EJ Webb
Holgate Avenue
Masters Howard
Clarence Webb
Fay Estella Burt
Angola
Ind
Nora Burt
John Allen
Muncie
Webb
Plainfield
Baptist Church Circle
Henriette McCullough
Peter L Schlosser
Grace Episcopal Parsonage
Geo S May
Schlosser
Emma G McCullough
Bert McCullough
Wilbur Beardsley
Deshler
Mra Schlosser
Harley & Whitaker
Harley’s Lion Store
East Defiance
Henrietta A McCullough
Hopkins Street
George 83 May
Grace Episcopal Church
Clese
Lion Store
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Defiance Express
L. J. Thompson
Wefice
Larry Bloog
Court Street
Court House
Ohio
Northwestern Telephone
Club Wiens
Sorosis
Artender
Robertson
H B Harris
Chappel
Art League of
Thirteen Club
Julius Cesar
Junior Endeavor
Jennie Lyle Burns
Canton
Mrs B
Spindler
Juanita
Necana
Travelers’ Club
M. I
Farger
International Art Association of Chicago
Mesdames
W S Shelly
HC Chappel
C E Chenevert
W A Kettenring
Misses Hardy
Heerdegen
Kirtley
Lamb
Loveridge
Lewis
Jarvis
WS Shelly
H C Chappel
McCullough-Schlosser
China
George M Cullough
St Catharine
Canada
St. Paul's ME Church
Maui Foust
Miss Foust
Hillsdale, Mich
Glee Club
Tel
Neces
Sary
St Allen
L Means
Marietta
Mr Means
Casto Riea
Frank Powell
Uncle Sam
Koppe
Cagayan
Mindanao
49Th Vol
America
Parers
Defiance College
John R. H. Latchaw
Knights and Ladies of the
A W Deuel
R L Watson
T J Leaming
H W Wrede
Art Weisenburger
A Smith
Louis Stock
Jacob Cobley
James Hopple
Women’s Hive
Katherine
Minnie Smith
Francis Marcellus
Emma Try
Emma Wrede
DR. G. D. Edgar
Crosby House
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