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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1904
Page
2
The notice lists delivery by carriers to city and outside city areas, with weekly, six month, three month mail options and pricing. It specifies use by mail and per week rates, indicating a subscription service for the local Defiance area.
Long Distance Telephone No. 14 Northwestern Telephone No. 84. Real Patriotic Service. State regents’ annual reports highlight prize essays for public school pupils, tablet placements at historic sites, and purchase of homes as museums. The piece also contrasts patriotism with pride of ancestry and notes European women’s labor as a common sight. Plymouth landmarks and satirical notes on Parliament and other topics follow.
Paul Morton of the Santa Fe, son of J Sterling Morton, renounces democracy and backs the Republican Party. He argues Republicans uphold practical progress, tariff realism, and national expansion, while Democrats chase shifting chief issues without delivering results. Other editors weigh Roosevelt’s influence, tariff reforms, and the party’s record in promoting growth and stability.
United States Attorney General Knox, newly appointed senator from Pennsylvania, vows that leaving the attorney general post will not halt anti trust actions. He credits President Roosevelt for enforcing federal law against monopolies like Northern Securities and asserts continued support for the law to protect free commerce nationwide.
A compilation of editorial snippets from several papers about political figures and party positions. Mentions Mr Knox Mr Parker Grover Cleveland Bryan and party stances, with commentary on leadership, speeches, and historic references. It notes the Silent Man of Esopus and Appomattox comparisons as part of the discourse.
A curious piece notes that water’s density changes with temperature making ice float, then shifts to a Civil War veterans employment count. It reports 2,175 ex soldiers and sailors in Washington executive departments plus 388 widows, ages 50 to 82, with salaries mainly between 1,200 and 2,500 dollars. Veterans and widows total ten percent of department staff.
In Boston the long standing argument over which beans are best grows tense as two groups defend their baked beans recipe styles. The exchange centers on tradition versus modern tastes, with no clear winner as supporters urge adherence to orthodox methods while critics push for changes.
A philologist notes Niagara is a Huron word rarely heard in proper form. He remarks most people mispronounce Niagara, a point explained in a Washington Post interview. The discussion centers on indigenous language and correct speech.
Judge George Gray plumbs how to preserve Boston life amid modern industry. A baker strike prompts Sunday beans over pies. Also notes on Walters collection catalogue and Indian word stress. U.S. Mail employed 10.5 million figures, costs over $63.5 million with several mail car accidents and injuries.
A London Mail writer notes Monte Carlo thrives on a £1,000,000 annual profit and a vast gambling network led by M Blanc. About 200 spies monitor players and deter theft, with winnings routed back to the Casino company. Tables stay open until 1 am and even ham sandwiches aid late-night play.
In a reminiscence cited by the Washington Post, Seth Bullock, then superintendent of the Black Hills forest reserve and a White House friend, cooked up a fancy drink in a Helena saloon by trading sherry and eggs with a grocer. The scheme established him as promoter and yielded a lesson on early promotion in frontier days.
An elderly narrator describes Medusa, a 50 pound snapping turtle in a muddy New England pond. He recalls meeting and releasing her after a sensational auction episode, testing her jaws with twigs and observing egg laying. She is harsh tempered, powerful, and dangerous but respected for her strength.
Fielder Jones, guardian of Chicago’s center garden, rises as a top outfielder and batter after a career spanning Springfield, Brooklyn, and the American league. Once a raw recruit with McGraw’s Nationals, he’s become a leading scientific hitter and base stealer, rivaling Willie Keeler. The piece also notes C. O. Duplessis in amateur athletics, and includes assorted sporting notes from boxing to shooting, with quotes on starts and training.
The Los Islands name arose from an engraver error when copying Portuguese charts as Los Belos but omitting the noun. James F. Hyde, city treasurer and Lincoln official, is described as the oldest municipal officer and nonprofit nonagenarian in the United States at age ninety one.
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