Paulding Wins Monday Baseball Game Over Defiance
Paulding edged Defiance 4 to 3 as Mullens faltered in the eighth inning. Tuttle and Smith delivered key hits for Paulding while Strowbridge highlighted Defiance's offense with a homer and productive at bats. Van Anda pitched well but benefited from Paulding's late errors and walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulding
Mullens
Tuttle
Walker
Strowbridge
Smith
Hardy
Pete
Oice
Hadding
van Anda
VanAnda and Tuttle
Mullen and Hardy
Death of F W Dittmer in Defiance on Tuesday evening
Frederick William Dittmer died at his Jefferson street home Tuesday evening after a long diabetes illness. Born March 15, 1831 in Kreis Osterberg Prussia, he came to the U S in 1853, lived in Defiance since 1866, and was survived by his wife Minnie Wendt and three children and several siblings. Funeral held Thursday at 2 PM from his residence with Rev Slagle. interment Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick William Dittmer
Jefferson Street
Mr. Dittmer
Kreis Osterberg
Sachsen
Prussia
United States
Defiance
Toledo
Napoleon
Minnie Wendt
Bertha Gherke
Minnie Koeblinger
Ft. Wayne
Charles F. Dittmer
F. Shultz
City
Minnie Kahlo
Fred Dittmer
Delphi
Ind
Dittmer
German Lutheran Church
German Aid Society
National Union
Royal Arcanum
Knights Templars
Rev. Slagle
Riverside Cemetery
Carriage maker and barber debate next buy on buggy top
A micro tale notes a dispute between a carriage manufacturer and a barber over what to buy next after a buggy top. While the barber suggests a fine comb, the piece reflects on a day spent fishing by several couples last Sunday, with hopes of more building in the fall and supplying for a new home.
Aid Society Elects Officers in German Community
The German Aid society elected officers at last evening's meeting and set installation for Monday July 10. Name list includes President Frank Wolsiffer Vice President Nick Martin Corresponding Secretary C H Koch Financial Secretary F J Papenhagen Treasurer Michael Schultz Trustees Henry Engelhart Ed Weber David Schweitzer Fred Hoffert Jr Sick visitors Wm Rahmel Henry Hendricks Valentine Kissner Jacob Mueller Collector Ben Diringer Banner bearer Wm Hawker Flag bearer Albert Duseberg Janitor Wm Folk Jr Auditing committee M J Walz Christ Diehl Jr Frank X Wagner. Several residents visited city relatives. Marriage licenses granted to James P Tuttle Arminta Haver Frank Hammons Maude Harding. A divorce petition filed by Callie J Herr against Matis J Herr citing extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Aid Society
Frank Wolsiffer
Nick Martin
C. H. Koch
F.J. Papenhagen
Michael Schultz
Henry Engelhart
Ed Weber
David Schweitzer
Fred Hoffert, Jr
Wm. Rahm
Runaway Run Amok on Clinton Street Injures Child
A runaway team belonging to Jacob Breckler of Paulding county bolted from Mangas hardware in front of a home as Mrs Breckler watched three children. They struck a tree at Central school campus, throwing occupants to the ground. A six year old boy was seriously bruised. a little girl had a head cut. mother and four month old baby uninjured. The team then fled toward Hopkins street and was stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinton Street
Jacob Breckler
Paulding County
Mangas’ Hardware
Abutment failure floods canal near St Marys
A cement abutment and approach to a large steel aque duct over the St Mary's river failed Saturday, draining the Miami and Erie canal from the summit at Lorain to St Marys and bending the steel frame. Capt Bennet and crew opened a temporary waterway. many factories shut for repairs as hundreds fish the pools. Public notices also report Lutheran Synod convocation, deaths, and local civic developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s River
St. Marys
Loraine
Capt. Bennet
State Boat
Sapt. Meachem
Toledo
Social Weddings and Notices From Defiance and Nearby
Social marriages occur at the residence of Chas. A. Row in North Defiance on June 28 1904 James C. Tittle and Arminta Haver of Defiance wed. A Tuesday morning ceremony unites Karl Eck and Lizzie Clemons at St Johns church with a reception in Adams township. Presbyterian mission society meets Mrs. Charles Ferguson leads devotionals and Cuba and Porto Rico talk excites attendees. Invitations announced for Emily Hill Holton and Thos Webster Johnson Jr. at St Johns Crisfield Md. Mrs. J J Reynolds hosts a refined thimble party with elegant refreshments and floral decor. Paulding Republican notes Allen Snow and Ethel French wed quietly at the bride’s mother Mrs Lottie Hull home with few relatives present. Snow earns respect as a druggist and French is a popular local. Attendees include F W French and Mrs C G Snow plus Mrs R M Wannamaker. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as a powerful medicine claiming to purge germs with 5c price, sold by Weisenburger Emery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Eck
Lizzie Clemons
Father Gloden
St. John’s Church
Adams Township
Paulding
F. W. French
Lottie B. Hull
Allen G Snow
Ethel French
Chas. Darsie
The
Christian Church
Miss French
Defiance
C. G. Snow
Mt. Vernon
R. M. Wannamaker and Children
Akron
Defiance Republicans rally as Fairbanks named VP candidate
The June 25 1904 Chicago convention crowned Roosevelt and Fairbanks as the GOP standard bearers. In Defiance Ohio locals like J H Neaderhauser and Wm Kirtley led groups of young Republicans. Plans spoke of organizing a large Republican club at Naperville College to back Deneen, Roosevelt, and Fairbanks and support a Buckeye victory next November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Defiance
Ohio
Auditorium Hotel
Neck of the Woods
J. H. Neaderhauser
Wm. Kirtley
Kirtley
Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Harrison
Delaware
Express
Naperville
Deneen
Grand Old Buckey Estate
W. Neaderhauser
Ohio Marriage Certificates and Local Notices From 1903
A scanned excerpt discusses Ohio marriage certificate transmission rules and penalties for officials who fail to file within 30 days. It lists multiple licenses issued in 1903 to couples such as Levi Brockelsby and Myra Cowen, Charles H. Dreher and Ruth, Albert Willand and King, Fred W. Smith and Jetta Travis, Frederick Heitzwable and Eliza Coup, W. A. Razor and Jennie M., and E. J. Fisher and Eliza J. Fiham. It also notes the death of Jennie M. Foreman in 1904 and a funeral held at a church in Ayersville, with family survivors and remarks on her faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Levi Brockelsby
Myra Cowen
Charles H. Dreher
Rauth
Albert Willand
King
Fred W. Smith
Jetta Travis
Frederick Heitzwable
Eliza Coup
W. A. Razor
Jennie M
E. J. Fisher
Eliza J. Fi Ham
Jennie M. Foreman
Shel
Kusian
Della Myers
Gilbert Ki
J. D.foreman
Waterville
Sitore
Gertrude Flory
NJ News
Sarah EB. Fman
Ayersville
Also Mentioned on This Page
FW Dittmer
Mrs
H.C. Chappel
Harold Dolan
Karl Newman
Cleveland
Josephine Moran
Boyer’s
Mae Murphy
Laura
Augusta Higgins
Ed Moran
Chicago Junction
Peter Wilhelm
Madge Maxwell
Hicksville
Dey Ayers
S.A. Craven
Art
Duteilla Lowry
Lizzie Schonenbarger
Upper Sandusky
J. J. Hale
Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
Welsenbarger & Emery
Cheney Lomber CO
Cheney Lumber Co
AID Society
Jay Frost
Bertha Heller
Sherwood
Henry Houghton
Indianapolis
R. A. Houghton
Homer Francisco
Kingstown, Ind
W. H. McClintock
L. Graham
W. P., Engel
Letha
Jennie Burns
St. Joseph
Mich
Blanche Hall
Bradner
Quedo Morgan
James Greer
Casebeer
Rolla Hood
James Elliott
James P. Tuttle
Arminta Haver
Frank Hammons
Maude Harding
Callie J. Herr
Matis J. Herr
Lutheran Synod
South Ridge Lutheran Church
Diemer
Wm. Dantrick
Wm. Hanker
Chas. Pessefal
Pleasant Bend
Peter Moran
Broadway
Behringer Sisters
Fay Dozer
N. Cunningham
P. Weigerding
H. H. Mollencup
Ed Hentz
Peter Seibel
Defiance Elks
Lodge of Elks
Hotel Wellington
PG & E Co
Hopkins Street
Electric Company
G. D. Edgar
K.C.T. M
H. M. Parker
Maccabees
Elyria
Dr. Edgar
Run
O’rourke
Lima
Fi Wayne
Chas. A. Row
North Defiance
James C. Tittle
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Charles Ferguson
Single
Geo. Holton
Emily Hill
Thos. Webster Johnson, Jr
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Crisfield, Md
Miss Holton
Holton & Lenhart
J.J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Leona Oxenrider
Besse Rynolds
Carrie Reynolds
Mesdames Huffman and Spencer
Weisenburger & Emery
Mary Gilliland
J. S. Hale
Carey
Mollie Mench
J. P. Cameron
J. W. Wisler
Katherine Sites
St. Louis
Simon Weible
Wm. Mansfield
North Clinton Street
L. Jalliard
Stryker
A. Holbrook
van Wert
James St. Amant
Nellie Schindler
Bend
Hannah Bates
A.B. Vincent
J. W. Slough
Mrs.Zellers
August Martin
Harley Simcox
Athens
A. Goldnetz
Wm. Daoust
Roy Webb
Sam Snider
W. A. Snider
Evansport
C. J. Thompson
Craig and
Charles, Jr
Champaign
Ills
T. L. Karr
Hickeville
Newville
R. H. Hendershot
Grand Rapids, Mich
H. E. Myers
Jessie
Carl Brickman
J.W. Swartz
Jim King
Garrett
J. L Hale
John Slattery
Moats
Wm. E. Frederick
Laura Overley
J. I. Hale
Chas. S. Strable
Bertha A. Moon
Washington Township
Jay Weisenburzer
Island Park
Festmaster Thompson
Post Office Department
Miss Twitchell
Ed Squire
Mansfield
Hale
Openlander
W. C. Ware
John Schneider
Kaneas City
A. Wolsifier
Bowling Green
Mart Sader
Harry Copenhaver
Garrett Mo
Harry
O. K
Finstationa
Ban
United States Treasury
United States Courts
Defiance County
Defiance City
BALT
Ohio Railro
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