Defiance area items report fires deaths and accidents
The issue notes a series of incidents including a factory fire at Luetgert’s sausage plant, a fatal rip saw accident at the Selfridge handle factory in Lima, and multiple traffic and train related deaths near Cleveland and Austin. It also covers a lynching in Eupora Mississippi, a sinking earth near Bellefontaine, and local notices from Defiance with community members and gatherings.
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Cuas, Hovutzer
Selfridge
Lima
Local notes on people and events across Defiance area
Southerton Cashtus Dreber shows off a new buggy while Afichultz buys cattle gear from Geo Habn and August Schubert. Twenty five Defiance county graduates pass the Boxwell- Patterson exam in 1904. Mrs Rosa Behubert injures her foot by a cow Thursday. Ellis Ford suffers a sore eye from a saw accident near Geo Hahn. A horse dies after colliding with a hog rack. Chas Mansfield hauls corn to Defiance for LW Mansfield. Rev T H Mansfield adds to his barn. F Krotz handles cattle here one day last week. Messrs Solonson Auier and W A Van Dyke return from the St Louis fair with pricey trip reports. Mr and Mrs Martin visit daughter Mrs HG Rock Jr. Cee Haver is home, Bryan Sat of Antwerp. Mr and Mrs F M Shook visit Dr Lehman and wife at New Sunday. Mrs Burger hosts friends Friday for her husband’s birthday. Nellie Buckman of Paulding visits parents Sunday. Maggie Lahr visits her brother and wife this week. Mrs Berger of Kelly’s Island visits her son J H Berger.
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Dunmier
Wallace
Defiance
Chas Gillspies
Farmer Telephone Co
Sharon U
Spearman
John Spindler
Nebo
M Blackburn
Crawford
Bryan
Mise Goldie Lovejoy
Hicksville
Billy Haver
Helen
Cashtus Dreber
Afichultz
Geo Habn
Schubert
Defiance County
Boxwell-Patterson
Rosa Behubert
Ellis Ford
Geo Hahn
Chas Mansfield
Mansfield
T H Mansfield
F Krotz
Messers Solonson Auuier
W A van Dyke
Martn
HG Rock
Tonof
Nellie Buckman
Paulding
Maggie Lahr
Berger
Kelly’s Island
J H Berger
Evansport
R White
Shuter
J F Linebrink
Jesse Linebrink
Joan Kimberly
Chas Cummmings
L Melster
L Hall
JF ‘Steward
Michigan
Carl Spangler
Bryan Telephone Co
Eden
Lnider
W A
Fridley
FB Calkins
Sherm Turritin
Amos Heer
OO Hall
H Schroeder
T E Shuter
Toledo
Mesdames JS
J W Cameron
Ed Kibble
Ney
Wim Kimberly Vise
Dausbier
August Haase
Mare Acker
F Spelser
W Shuter
E Iferd
Jim Miller
Spangler
Flance
Stryker
Heer
Frank Spangler
Tom Hall
Friend
Replogle
Nick Ruffer
Archbold
Nick King
Snider
CR Betis
Chas Miller
Mrs Miller
Rath
Gurwell
New Barn
Whetstone
Hall
Alta Garber
JH Partee
R Ruffer
J W and
J Snyder
Henry Suhr
George Gansmiller
Vanwagner
Alvaro ‘Hall
Warren Partee
Angola
WJ Dempster DD
Give Club
Cameron Orchestra
Joan
Mer
Allen McDaniels
Albion
Geo Martin
Jeremiah Lord
HF Rice
Brose Spangler
Butler
B.C Stone
Vinte
Orley Welker
TA Forham
Walton
Dwinell
Rev Kelley
PN ‘Richardson
Family
Evansport Fourth of July Celebrations Planned
Evansport prepares a full Fourth program with a fantastic parade, morning exercises, lunch, an address by WJ Dempster, band music, dancing, and numerous races and contests culminating in a grand fireworks display. Local residents and visitors from Defiance Bryan Ney Stryker Angola and Attica join in events. several towns report attendees and preparations.
Money in Cornerstones and the Shadow of Human Sacrifice
An old custom of placing money under building foundations is linked to human sacrifice beliefs. The practice, once widespread, allegedly ensured stability by ransom for buried humans. Historic tales include skeletons in castle walls and a child walled into a donjon tower in Germany. Reports reference two Turkish children reportedly walled into a Clockhouse at Daga.
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England
Donjon
Europe
Daga
Asiatic Turkey
New York ‘Times
The Eskimo dog and its brutal training at work
The Eskimo dog endures harsh outdoor life from birth to death, finding no shelter or bed. Puppies are forced to run with sleigh teams and tied by the neck to the tow line to compel speed, a method described as brutal but effective for training.
Deadly Poison Powder At Fish Market Sains Detective
A local detective visited a fish market and watched a fish try to swallow a colorless powder. The clerk warned that the powder is deadly poison and could kill rats. A dealer said a man recently sold a large quantity and cautioned not to touch it.
Entangled Lines Hold At Front In Far East
Special to lxpre St Petersburg June 29 No further advices from the front had been received by midnight though rumors of heavy fighting were in the air. Kuropatkin may defer a battle while the Russians fall back along mountain passes Fen Chui Mo Ten Ta Ta as the Japanese advance nears Liao Yang Ta Tehekiao Hai Cheng and Liao Yang. The Russian outposts and Japanese lines are in close touch at these passes.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Withoft
Port Arthur
Fen Chui
Mo Ten
Ta Ta
Gen
Kur
Oki
Liu Yen
Ta Tche Kiao
Hai Cheng
Liao Yang
Gen. Kuropatkin
Ta_ Tehekiao
M. Leroy
Sophie
Jury holds them responsible in Slocum disaster
Special to Express New York June 29 a coroner and jury concluded their inquiry into the General Slocum disaster after four hours of deliberation finding the Knickerbocker Steamboat Co directors the captain Captain Pease and the fleet commodore criminally responsible warrants issued for arrests bail set ranging from 1000 to 5000 Edward Flanagan the mate pleaded not guilty and was jailed while Inspector Lundberg also pleaded not guilty and posted 1000 bonds Captain Van Schaick remains a prisoner in Lebanon hospital Captain Pease may be arrested today with directors expected to be taken into custody
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Express
New York
Berry
Knickerbocker Steamboat Company
Slocum
Pease
Lundberg
McManus
Steamboat Company
Edward Flanagan
Inspector Lundberg
Barnaby
Atkinson
van Schaick
Lebanon Hospital
It Is All Well Enough Yet Not True
Dialog from Providence Journal and Woman's Home Companion contrasts with Uncle Joseph and a heroine in stage romance. A man proposes in a crowded theater, women prefer quiet weeping spots for emotion, while Uncle Joseph asserts all women like to cry on a lover's shoulder. The scene moves through publication excerpts and social observation from Philadelphia Press.
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Uncle Joseph
Short Sermons on Contrition and Joy in the Home and Faith
The guidance frames fresh contrition as illumination and unity with the Cross through Jesus. A home prospers from goodness and hospitality, cleanliness and contentment. True joy comes from a purified conscience that pleases God, not mere worldly achievement.
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Jesus
Christ
Mortgages for sale and local notices in early real estate ad
A fragmented notice bundle advertises mortgages offered with personal funds and a buyback guarantee, along with scattered local updates. It mentions a “children’s day service,” a telephone switch installation, and a series of brief community notices about travel, visits, church, and dinners.
Animal Language and Odd Creatures Fascinate Readers
A feature discusses signals and gestures in animal communication from ground tapping by rabbits to eye and touch cues among insects. It notes how domestication alters wild animal sounds, parallels the blue gnu’s bizarre form and postures, and recounts how tattoo evidence helped identify a convict in a French court.
Fragmentary quip on wind, wealth, and marriage terms
A fragment quotes mock biblical phrasing on wind and boasts of gold and greenbacks influencing a marriageable woman. The tone hints at humorous critique of money in relationships, with archaic diction and playful satire.
A Clever Scheme Love Letters in Shorthand
Mildred and George carry on a unique courtship via shorthand letters. She reads his long notes, uses them as a personal investment, and even misleads rivals by staging the letters around the home. The tale, told in playful tone, ends noting the novelty and practical advantage of such stenography.
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Mildred
George
Bigved
Charlotte
Albany
Papa
Momma
Carrie
New York Press
Wide brimmed hats in Korea a Burke Holmes lecture
Burton Holmes explains Korean men wear wide brimmed high hats as a symbol of propriety. Hats range from 2 to 40 dollars and historically protected courtiers from plots by a king who ordered porcelain hats to deter street fights. The porcelain design is no longer used but hats remain fragile and conspicuous.
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Korea
Burton Holmes
Seoul
Their Views on Protection and Free Trade Bargains
A dialogue shows Mrs. Brown asserting a husband must protect his wife while Mrs. Jones contends she is entitled to family necessities through free trade at the bargain counter.
Banns of Marriage Through Centuries in Church Practice
The custom of publishing banns dates to the primitive church with Tertullian noting warnings of intended marriages. It spread in Europe, with Gregory IV mentioning banns being proclaimed in church. England first enacted banns in 1200, requiring three Sundays before marriage, later codified by the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215.
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Tertullian
Gregory IV
France
Paris
England
Westminster
Rome
London
Magnolias Across World and Himalayas Feature
The article explains magnolia origins and spread from the Himalayas to China Japan and the Americas. It notes Magnolia Campbell as a towering specimen in Darjeeling and mentions North American varieties like magnolia grandiflora and umbrella tree.
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Himalayan
Pierre Magnol
Montpellier
China
Japan
Himalayas
Mexico
United States
Kempfer
England
Darjeeling
North America
The Spanish novio and courtship customs described
A Spanish maiden is always attended by a novio who accompanies her on walks under supervision. The novio may not be engaged to her, and if he shifts affection, no redress exists. Marriages are arranged by two families, and the novio may court multiple girls. In Patagonia, mud is infamous, often caused by tailless rats called tucucú.
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Providence Journal
Patagonia
Fragmented OCR diary snippets and jokes from papers
A collage of stray quotes and anecdotes about pests, a historian’s note on Barton Com dije, a coffee joke about a prima donna, and a remark on Japanese burial customs. The text also recalls an opera lover’s private revelry and a Washington Star cartoon caption style sketch.
Bond Sale Notice for Defiance River Bridge Bonds
The city of Defiance Ohio invites sealed proposals for the purchase of one hundred five bonds of the city funding debt. Bonds are 100 each, dated June 1, 1894, 20 year maturity, 4 percent interest semi annual, payable March and September. Proposals due by 1 pm Wednesday.
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Defiance
Ohio
Oho
Sune
Elty
Deenee
Farmec Itiver
City of
New York
State of New York
Innet
Imlum
Dentaner
Goya
Sreheck
City of Defiance
Tescontenet
Addrenead Totha Ctty
Oloyai Shoud
Maumee River
Vetlaaiee
Ohler Iume
C. Cameron
K. W. Heerdegen
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Confiroruer Frese
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Duon
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Mark Center
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Sherwood
Money IN Cornerstones
Ragard
Knickerbocker Co
Slyman
Philadelphia Press
Mesa
Chas. W. Butler
Highland Township
Peter Corressel
Henning
Chas. Beuringer
Stissioners
Board of Com
South Africa
Orange River
Victoria Nyanza
By Duncan M. Smith
Opyright
Duncan M. Smith
Merchants National Bank
C. P. Harley
R. G. Holgate
W. R. Lee
the Root-All Medicine Co
Magnolia
Boston ‘Transcript
Barton
Jay
Mr. Comrox
Washington Star
A. J. Mangas
Standard Oil Company
City Mail Carrier
Daily Express Carrier
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