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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
4
An old advertisement notes Wednesday evening press times and a $1 cash in advance offer with Long Distance Telephone No. 14 and Northwestern Telephone No. 34 listed for contact.
The article details John Hay’s death and career as a diplomat, and the Carnegie library dedication in Defiance Ohio. It describes Henry B Harris and the building committee presenting a 22 000 gift plus 1 000 for surroundings, the historic Fort Defiance site, the ceremony with Judge Frank Hooker, and Mayor Cameron. It notes Carnegie’s donation funded the library, Slocum’s volume gift, and the transfer of keys to the city.
A Saturday fire in Tiffin destroyed O'Connel and Knepper's hay establishment and the Baltimore and Ohio grain elevator, causing total losses estimated at 15000 dollars.
John F Stevens of Chicago is named chief engineer of the Panama Canal to succeed JF Wallace. He also serves as general manager of the Panama Railroad but is not a canal commission member. His salary is set at $30,000 annually.
The home of Justice Armstrong, a prosperous farmer near St Marys, burned Friday. A large barn, two horses, 22 tons of baled hay, seven loads of new hay, 200 bushels of corn, carriages, wagons, harness and farm machinery were also burned.
The family of W Cowle thanks the Telephone Co 104 F of Tiffin LOOF of Defiance Highland Grange and the choir for sympathy and aid during illness sickness and burial. Spa Cowle Louisa Moon A CowLe and Tian request publication of this notice to share their loss.
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