Childbirth scandal rocks Farmer township in July case
Twelve year old Carmin Byers gave birth to a child while Bert Hutchins aged 25, a farmhand living with the Byers, is jailed charged with the incident. Hutchins admits paternity and planned marriage when she is of age, while neighbors debate harsh action. Openlander investigated after anonymous letters. The girl swore a warrant and Hutchins was bound over to common pleas on a $1,000 bond.
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Carmin Byers
David Byers
Farmer Township
Bert W. Hutchine
Hutchine
Qopenlander
Farmer
Openlander
Justice Goller
Washington Township
Hutchins
Common Pleas
Byers
Mr. Byers
Jim Hopple Sells Sprinkler After 20 Years in Defiance
James Hopple, longtime Defiance sprinkler contractor, sells his sprinkler business to J W Neff of Ney who will supply Hopple's former customers while Hopple enters tile manufacturing in Ney. Hopple is a well known resident whose departure draws mixed regret and wishes for success. Mrs Burtch visits with daughter Mrs Harley and travels with Miss Elaine Harley to Toledo.
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Defiance
James Hopple
Ney
J. W. Neff
Hopple
Mrs. Burtch
Mre. A. £. Harley
Grand Rapide, Mich
Toledo
Mies Elaine Harley
Social notes nurture Grace church circle and Defiance ties
A Grace Episcopal church social at C. E. Chenevert’s residence yielded a gratifying profit. Mrs. Emery of Bedford Ind visited Holgate Avenue. Jennie Lyle Burns hosted breakfast for her, with future teas and dinners planned. Miss Lucy Cheney held a piazza party and dancing complemented a musical program. Numerous local ladies, including Misses Selah Coy and Marguerite Kegin, vied for a prize.
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Grace Episcopal Church
C. E. Chenevert
Jackson Street
Emery
Bedford
Ind
Elmer T. Clark
Holgate Avenue
Jennie Lyle Burns
City
Lucy Cheney
Selah Coy
Marguerite Kegin
Margaret Cheney
Irene Wolsier
Cosa Hudson
Hudson
Elmer Rose
Miss Cosa
Helen Cunningham
Helen Graper
Grace Tomilsop
Ethel Lambert
Francis Kerr
Toledo
Zila Liphardt
Blanche Huulap
Alta Mathews
Marion Roar
Jennie Krotz
Clydie Marcellus
Mary Long
Anna Young
Alice Bebne
Leeie Morse
Emily Reynolds
Goldie McClary
Marie Gleason
River Road
Maumee
F. X. Grozelle
Ruth
Lara Gleason
Houghtop
Indianapolis
North Defiance
J. P. Cameron
F. T. Clark
Lura
Esther Gleason
Laura Ferguson
E. T. Clark
Mrs Mollencup Hosts Wednesday Welcome for Miss Bates
Mrs H H Mollencup will entertain on Wednesday in honor of her guest Miss Bates from Cincinnati. The social occasion highlights cordial hospitality and regional ties in the community.
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H. H. Mollencup
Miss Bates
Cincinnati
Factories proposals flood Defiance market yet often fade
Outside capitalists continuously offer to move factories into Defiance but require large bonuses or local stock. Several schemes include a steel whipple tree plant machinery maker and a typewriter maker, with some feasible if financed locally. Water demand from a nearby milk plant lures Wauseon and risks water shortages, while War Camps eye Northwestern Ohio sites including Bryan and Defiance. Elizabeth Anderson, Delaware Bend resident, sent to Toledo Hospital for the Insane by the sheriff after a prior confinement.
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Business Men’s Association
Defiance
Sandusky
VanCamp Packing Company
Wauseon
Fulton County
Tiffin
Ohio
Bryan
Bryan May Speak Here in Democratic Rally
Hon. T. T. Ansberry, Democratic candidate for congress, cannot attend the New York banquet for W. J. Bryan due to a lawsuit trial but plans to be in Chicago. Bryan may visit the district to aid Ansberry as momentum grows for his rising political influence.
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T. T. Ansberry
Congress
W. J. Bryan
New York
Chicago
Bryan
Ansberry
Congressional
Record Grain Harvest Forecast Sets History
Special to Express reports the 1905 crop outlook boosts the United States to a record grain harvest. Wheat leads with high quality and potential all-time output, while corn and oats show gains but uneven yields. Dept estimates suggest final totals may top last year but stay below peak final figures. Michigan remains the sole laggard, nine million bushels behind 1904.
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Washington
United States
Europe
America
Department of Agriculture
Northwest
Michigan
Former De fiance boy Edward C. Scott visits city
Edward C. Scott a traveling representative for the Drake Hardwood Lumber Co of St Louis formerly from De fiance called on old friends in the city Thursday.
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Edward C. Scott
Defiance
The
Drake Hardwood Lumber Co
St. Louis
TENTS and COTS for Chautauqua Camp August 2 to 12
Camp equipment list with wall tent sizes and prices and cots. Orders to secretary A B Murphy via N W Phone 313. 10x12 tents $2.50 12x14 tents $3.00 14x16 tents $3.50 Camp cots 50 cents Tent size reserved 50 cents. Orders should be sent immediately.
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A. B. Murphy
N. W
Mrs Behringer in Critical Condition At St Vincent
Mrs Behringer remains very ill with a prolonged cancer involving stomach and bowels. Dr Rohn reports rapid, extensive intestinal infiltration and a likely fatal outcome within days though she stays conscious and awaits the inevitable with patience. Relatives and friends continue to seek updates as physicians and nurses attend to her comfort.
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Charles Behringer
Rohn
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Toledo
Behringer
Contracts Awarded for Canal Locks and Dredging Works
Schneider Bros. win two concrete locks in city for 10549. They also get a lock north of St Marys for 6944 50. Dredging and aqueduct contracts awarded to Acme Paving Columbus 42000 Lespurdsville aqueduct Frank Davie Hamilton 13039 23 Sunfish aqueduct John Snider Norwood 1068 49 Six Mile aqueduct David Beard Dayton 4482 60 Miami aqueduct Capital Construction Columbus 11800 First six locks south of Middletown repairs Frank Davis Hamilton 7140 25 Six locks between Hamilton and Lockland Frank Davie Hamilton 6864 38 600 feet hard wood lumber W J Orr Bellefontaine 2297 20 Spencerville culvert to J M Kissner 1065 40 Total contracts 95551 05 estimates 118057 22 Miss Carrie Hammill of Defiance county died in Chicago Wednesday July 4 after two operations for appendicitis Remains brought home and laid to rest at Sherwood cemetery after service at house.
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Schneider Bros
St. Marys
Acme Paving Company
Columbus
Lespurdsville
Frank Davie
Hamilton
Sunfish
John Snider
Norwood
David Beard
Dayton
Miami Aqueduct
Capital Construction Company
Middletown
Frank Davis
Lockland
W. J. Orr
Bellefontaine
Spencerville
J. M. Kissner
Carrie Hammill
Defiance County
Chicago
Sherwood
Paulding
Engel Family Heads On Lake Trip
Mr and Mrs W P Engel and their daughter Leitha departed Thursday for a ten day lake trip, seeking rest and recreation amid the holiday season.
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W. P. Engel
Leitha
Mowery and Ensigns Plan Baltimore Visit
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Mowery and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Ensign left Friday for Princess Anne Maryland where they will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.
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D. D. Mowery
Mrs. Otis Ensign
Princess Ann
Maryland
Mrs. Thomas
Two Ward Brothers Drown in Maumee River Tragedy
Arthur Ward age 17 and Charles Ward age 19 died after drowning in the Maumee river five miles west of the city. They were swimming with friends when Arthur drifted out and, while seeking to rescue him, Charles submerged with him. The bodies were recovered after a day and a half of search. funeral services were held in Brunersburg.
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Maumee
Arthur
Charles Ward
Henry Ward
Noble Township
Charles
Arthur Ward
Henry W. Ward
Brunersburg
Kaley
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Fern Smith
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Toledo Yacht Club
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J. C. Yingling
Madison Avenue
Hotel Victory
Put-in-Bay
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Arthur Barber
Fred Seabloom
Ruah Hopkins
Warsaw
Ft. Wayne
Mr. Seabloom
Burke
Second Street
W.R.C. and Friends
John Lenhardt
Jefferson Street
D.S. Babbitt
Harrison Street
Dunn
Hopkins Street
Perry Helpman
Jane Stoll
Nolan Bros
Elizabeth Anderson
Delaware Bend
Toledo Hospital For
Kopp
Mare Hoeftla
St. Agnes Convent
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Adolph Dieh
San Francisco
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Cal
Huntington
J. I. Montgomery
Lake Huron
Hammer
Jennings
B. & O. Railroad
Clinton Street
Latty
Spengler
Central Fire Department
Ludwig
Stebbens
Liston Stebbens
Liston
Bryan Aerie of Eagles
Charles C. Ried
Delaware
Defiance Aerie No. 372
Opera House
Democrat
Tue Fisi National Bank
United States Treasury
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Defiance City
Balt & Ohio Railroad
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