Fitting Independence Day Celebrations in Defiance 1903
The city of Defiance hosted a grand Independence Day celebration on July 4 1903 drawing thousands from nearby towns. A daytime parade featured the Grand Marshal J W S Palmer and a civic industrial float lineup, with notable displays from W A Kehnast Co Christ Diehl Brewing Co and Christ Winterich. Evening events at Fort Defiance included an orchestral program and an oration by Rev J W Dempster amid a packed Clinton Street crowd, ending with a storm and fireworks finale.
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Defiance
Wayne and
Front Streets
J. W.S. Palmer
Dey Ayers
Chas. Young
Defiance Military Band
W. A. Kehnast Co
Christ Diehl Brewing Co
Christ Winterich
Cappy Korn
Uncle Sam
Diehl
King Gambrinus
Frank Miller
Ed Schultz
Carl Tennyson
Duke Angel
Frank Sommers
Duke
Cy I Lawkins
N. G. Woodward
Crescent News
Daily Express
A. G. McClary
H. H. Mollencup
Old Fort Defiance
America
J. P. Cameron
J. W. Dempster
Rev. B. W
Napoleon
Clinton Street
Maumee River
Monumental Park
The
Express
Wanted A Good Road Horse At Wellman’s Music Store
A brief classified item seeking a reliable road horse with inquiry directed to Wellman’s Music Store located at 419 Clinton Street. The notice invites potential sellers to contact the shop for details and terms.
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Wellman’s Music Store
Clinton Street
A Boss Kicker
An aphoristic note observes a man’s inconsistent desires. It calls out how people seek opposite conditions depending on the heat or coolness and how they crave what they do not have. The piece reflects a timeless witty critique of human fickleness.
Prices for hides and goods from Northwestern 508 contact
A list of selling prices for hides including green beef 6 to 7c per lb large dark prime minks 200 each star black skunk hides 1.10 each coon hides 80c each muskrats 2 2 0 to 3e to 12 oppossum 35c each beeswax 24e per lb tallow 0.24 per lb hog cracklings 1 50 per 100 lbs scrap iron 4 50 per 100 lbs stove iron 5 2 0 0008 30c per 100 lbs copper etc. Contact Northwestern 508 Bell 158 311 Perry street De fiance Ohio before selling elsewhere.
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Eckson
Seka Hertuvender Gas
Evansport Wood Chopper Henry Kufahl Found Safe in Barn
Evansport residents feared Henry Kufahl missing after a storm while he worked as a wood chopper. A search lasted until 10 p.m. Wednesday. Kufahl was found in a barn two miles west of Evansport, grew ill there, and was brought home Thursday morning.
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Evansport
Henry Kufahl
Kafahl
Sunday Schools and Local Notices Highlight Community Life
Payne mayor John P. Houser is dead. Various residents visit relatives in Antwerp and Columbus. Local wool market activity and post office staffing are noted. A storm toppled a city flag and a $5 repair followed. Sunday school remarks urge better study and a county convention planned for Evansport August 11 and 12. Numerous visits, administratrix appointment, canal receivership, and Fourth of July gatherings are recorded.
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Paul
Moses
M. E
Evansport
H. L. Stock
Ohio Teachers' Association Elects Officers at Put in Bay
The Ohio Teachers' association meeting at Put in Bay elected officers including President N. H. Chaney of Youngstown. vice presidents FE F. Warner Bellevue J M Swartz Tippecanoe M A Henton McArthur Lillian A Schum ard Madisonville. secretary W W McIntyre Norwood. treasurer H E Stokes Delaware. executive committee J W McMillan Marietta E M VanCleve Greenville. board of control Dr J J Burns Defiance S T Dial Lockland.
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Ohio Teachers’ Association
Putin Bay
N. H. Chaney
Youngstown
FE. F. Warner
Bellevue
J. M. Swartz
Tippecanoe
M. A. Henton
McArthur
Lillian A. Schumard
Madisonville
W. W. MclIntyre
Norwood
H. E. Stokes
Delaware
J. W. McMillan
Marietta
E. M. VanCleve
Greenville
Board of Control
J. J. Burns
Defiance
S. T. Dial
Lockland
Courts Hear Short Common Pleas Session
Judge W. H. Hubbard presided in common pleas court Friday as several cases were disposed. The state of Ohio ex rel Emma L. Miller vs Henry Tonges awarded judgment of 300 dollars and costs. Ig. N. Lewis vs Chas. W. Krotz revived. W. Kerns treasurer vs John S. Greenler decree for plaintiff. C. W. Kerns treasurer vs Frank Greenler decree for plaintiff. Lewis Smith vs city of Defiance to detach land decree for plaintiff. Allowances listed: Clerk 15 dollars, sheriff 100 dollars, bailiff 2 dollars per day.
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W. H. Hubbard
Common Pleas Court
State of Ohio
L. Miller
Henry Tonges
N. Lewis
Chas
W. Krotz
W. Kerns
John 8. Greenler
Lewis Smith
City of Defiance
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal, blood and mucous surface action that builds constitution and aids nature. The notice offers 100 dollars for any uncured case and urges readers to send for testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo. It lists price of 75 cents and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
Carnival Company in Trouble Leaves City Chaotic Aftermath
The Carnival company faces financial woes as creditors pursue attachment suits while courts record debts owed to Edwards & Bugger and others. McGill and Woodford & Hampton plan to exit town, paying some board and aiding acrobats, with acts sent to Gerty's Island. Overall, the firm remains a chaotic wreck with uncertain future.
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Carnival Company
Board of Trade
Bob Packer
Frank Young
Edwards
Cunningham House
Gerty’s Island
City Tax Levy Defeated by Tax Commission
The tax commission met at 4 p m Thursday and refused to approve the council's tax ordinance. It objected to raising the levy from 9% to 11 mills, which would push total levies above 40 mills. The commission questions the council's right to alter its levy and warns that a rate over 40 mills could be illegal.
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Tax Commission
Wind Storm Dazes City Knocks Down Tents
A severe wind storm struck Wednesday evening causing widespread damage to trees and shrubs. A bay window at Chas Beatty’s North Defiance home was blown in. The carnival tents along Clinton street were shaken and moved. the big tent at Clinton and Fourth streets had to be taken down and reset. Heavy rain followed the wind.
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Chas. Beatty
Defiance
Clinton and
Fourth Streets
Clinton Street
Endorsement of Maumee Valley Chautauqua 1903 program
Prof McReynolds letters praise the Maumee Valley Chautauqua Assembly for 1903. He notes lecturers and entertainers seen at Lakeside Rome City DeFunick and elsewhere and commends a rich, varied program. The assembly is described as interdenominational rather than sectarian and aims at art science literature politics religion morality. Signed by Dr M B C Love.
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Desuner
McReynolds
Maumee Valley
M. B. C. Love
Fourth of July notices and marriage licenses listed
Harry Hoffman of Stryker and Edward Finn of Washington township arrive in the city. Mr and Mrs Pat Connors welcome a baby boy. Enna McFarland of Wapak oneta visits sister Mrs L E Daoust. Orpha and Flossie Smith of Liberty Center spend the Fourth with relatives. John Wagner and Mary A Brown are licensed to wed. Abner B Risk, 22, and Lyda Arning, 20, both of Judge W H Hubbard adjourns court in Paulding and will call a special grand jury in Bryan. Hubbard remains in Bryan for the rest of the week.
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John Wagner
Mary A. Brown
Abner B. Risk
Lyda Arning
Defiance
W. H. Hubbard
Paulding
Bryan
Turnbull Wagon Co Elects Board at Toledo Meeting
The Turnbull Wagon Co held its annual meeting in Toledo on Saturday. Fred Shoemaker was reelected president and S. C. Schenck was named vice president. A new board of directors was elected including Fred Shoemaker, S. C. Schenck, George Thomas, John B. Merrell, LE. Knnsely, and A. H. Wood.
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Turnbull Wagon Co
Toledo
Fred Shoemaker
S&s. C
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People of Defiance
Henry
Red) Goodenough
Goodenough
Clinton
Second Streets
James Spurgeon
North Richland
E. E. K. Chapman
Spurgeon
Isthér Mix
P. M. Mix
Court House
W. G. Goodenough
Bruchheiser
Harrison and
Warren Streets
Walter Huston
Miss Ridenour
Mark Center
Third Street
Netta Belau
Murphy
Henry Goodenough
Ansberry
Costello
L. L. Canfield
I. B. Doher
Bryan Beatty
Arthur Weigerding
Dr. C. EK. Slocum
Bruce Daoust
Davison Street
Northwestern
Bell
Perry Street
Ohio
J. Freecorn
John P. Houser
Payne
Mary Fry
Antwerp
Miss Hertel
Sears
Emma
Dayton
John Keezer
Paulding County
Elmer Blair
Joe Blanchard
Charleston
W. Va
Mr. J. Webb
Salamanca
N. Y
J. I. Crandall
Chicago, Ill
Frank G. Miller
North Defiance
Chas. W. Krotz
Louisiana
Harrison
Mary Birmingham
Delphos
Karl Spannuth
Rev. Fisher
Frank Hammersmith
Oakland Church
Culp
Taylor Cemetery
J.T. Bentley
St. Clairsville
H. P. Miller
R. W. Wortman
Bentley
Baldy Corwin
Guy Hall
Bradner
Miss Blanch Hall
Misse Tena Biggins
Myrtle Wagner
Liberty Center
Jacob Fink
Brother William
Grand Rapids, Mich
Ted Pope
Sister Clara
van Wert
Roy W. Webb
Mary J. Miller
Richard Miller
Mabel Rock
Mildred Dickey
Roy Dickey
Sherwood
Edwin Olson
Chicago
A. M. Olson
East Defiance
J. W. Loomis
Bucyrus
S. S. Weible and
Family
Miami & Erie Canal Transportation Co
John Duerk
Chas. Davis
Ed Duerk
Johnny Batt
S. F. Shelly
Lem Sapp
Hicksville
Mr. Shelly
Tom Paul
Chas. Westenburger
John Nelson
James Nelson
Independence
C. F. Clemmons
Holgate Avenue
W. A. Kehnast
Frank Sites
Godfrey M. Watkins
Chas. McBride
J.hi. Shutters
Will Reshew
Association
C. W. Kerns
Frank Greenler
Doctor Pierce
Frank Smith
Granite, Chaffee Co
Cole
Golden Medical Discovery
V. Pierce
Commission
Harry Hoffman
Stryker
Irent
Edward Finn
Washington Township
City
Pat Connors
Enna McFarland
Wapakoneta
L. E. Daoust
Orpha and
Flossie Smith
Wabash
Ark
Crosby
Cunningham Hotel
Wesley McReynolds
Defiance, Ohio
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