Man Injured After Fall From Wabash Bridge
Mattimore employed by Gorman Brothers contractors fell from the Wabash bridge on First Street while with Morrisey. He suffered a back head wound and shoulder bruises. Police and Dr. Ury treated him at Hotel Defiance. he carried about $18 after paying expenses. Morrisey, linked to the contractor gangs, vanished Sunday while watched by police. Other notes include Will Myers joining Fort Wayne Elks to Cincinnati, Alfred Ginter breaking both leg bones jumping from a wagon, Defiance Beef Co incorporation, a gas generator explosion at B. and O. restaurant, Joe Schrader’s arrest for petit larceny, John Diehl and Julius Webber auto trip, and a tired return home from a car’s gas shortage.
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Mattimore
Gorman Bros
Turnbuill
First Street
Morrisey
Hubbard
Ansberry
Dr. Ury
Obituary of Frederick L. Lock
Frederick L. Lock born March 25 1866 in Newburg Ohio died July 7 1904 in Tampa Florida aged 38 years 3 months and 12 days. He was a painter by trade and lived in Defiance and Tampa. He worked in Havana Cuba for the American consul building and was a member of painters union locals. He leaves four brothers and five sisters and his twin John Bock. Funeral held July 14 1904 conducted by Rev C A Rowe at his home, interment at the Tiffin river cemetery.
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Frederick L. Lock
Newburg
Cuyahoga County
Tampa
Fla
Defiance County
Cleveland
Defiance
Bock
Cuba
Havana
Painters’ Union and Decorators of America
John Bock
Tiffin River
Sunday Schools Convention At Ney Aug 24-25
July 10 1904 report from New Bethel Sunday school notes 70 present describes the up-to-date school and urges attendance at the county convention at Ney August 24 25. P N Richardson county president invites all to be welcomed and cared for. Also calls for better music and Holy Spirit guidance with news to H L Stock.
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Jesus
H. L. Stock
Socialist candidate assails Parker Davis slur on trusts and Bryan
EuGeENE V. Des attacks the Democratic vice presidential nominee and Parker as a tool of Henry Davis and John D. Rockefeller. He accuses Davis of crimen conspiracy talk and brands Parker as Rockefeller’s personal candidate, noting Bryan’s shifting support.
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Eugeene V. Des
Henry G. Davis
Parker
John D. Rockefeller
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Girls Fight for Rocky Mountain Tea
The verses celebrate the girls of this country who support Rocky Mountain Tea through song and pride. Weisenburger and Emery are cited as authors or promoters of the line. The piece frames prosperity and patriotic effort in a light, regional tone.
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Rocky Mountain Tea Weisenburger & Emery
Won't Run J H Timberlake Declines Democratic Nomination
J H Timberlake, Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio's Sixteenth District, withdraws. He cites withdrawing allegiance to the Democratic party and faulted its platform. He says the curtailment of trusts privileges is key and notes he would not vote Republican, though Roosevelt could sway him.
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J. H. Timberlake
Congress
Ohio
Parker
Roosevelt
Wall Street Favor for Parker in Journal Note
The Wall Street Journal argues that high finance backs Parker with major funding expected from Standard Oil and other sources. It notes Wall Street will support both parties but favors Parker, while anger at Roosevelt persists for his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street
Parker
Judge Parker
Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Woman in Springfield Grabs Boy After Pepper Incident
A Springfield woman seized a boy believed to be son of Fred Kohler and rubbed cayenne pepper on his tongue causing severe burning. She fled the scene before police arrived.
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Springfield
Fred Kohler
Lyons Mayor Dr Mounton Dies Suddenly at 62
Dr S W Mounton mayor of Lyons died suddenly on the 13th at age 62 after a period of heart trouble. He had lived in Lyons for thirty years.
Samuel H. Lego Dies in Lima at 73 From Heart Trouble
Samuel H. Lego, 73, died suddenly at Lima from heart trouble and collapsed into the arms of his nearby daughter. An early pioneer from the Pennsylvania oil fields, he had led a retirement for several years.
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Samuel H. Lego
Lima
Pennsylvania
Dairyman Severely Injured by Milk Bottle Breakage
McCurdy Mills of Marysville slipped while carrying a bottle of milk and broke it. The glass severed a large artery in his right wrist, and he nearly bled to death before reaching the hospital where doctors treated the injury.
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McCurdy Mills
Marysville
Free silver Democrats in Henry County Rally Against Nomination
Napoleon Signal notes the Free silver Democrats in Henry County are discouraged by the Gold Bug Trust Wall Street candidate and demoralized, predicting no thousand strong majority in the county next November.
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Henry County
Gold Bug Trust
Wall Street
Napoleon Signal
Poem Credits Nelson Church on Roosevelt Fairbanks Nods
The first verse on the Roosevelt Fairbanks nomination credits Hon. Nelson Church of Bethany. It praises the pair and thanks the boys in the ranks for their platform pranks and spirited support.
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Roosevelt-Fairbanks
Nelson Church
Bethany
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Onion crop flood hits central Ohio farmers hard
Reports from onion districts in central Ohio say heavy rains flooded fields and drowned crops. Losses are estimated at five hundred thousand dollars for farmers facing a tough winter.
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Ohio
Packing house accused of delivering diseased meat in St Louis
An inspector seized a supply after a physician linked it to cattle with virulent blood poisoning and other samples to Texas fever. The charge targets a large packing house for delivering contaminated meat to public institutions in St. Louis and calls for severe punishment.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt of Today and Four Years Ago Compared
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt notes a marked shift in Theodore Roosevelt from four years earlier. It argues the current Roosevelt differs significantly, or else shows that the nation has witnessed a notable evolution in his leadership and policies.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Waterson
Theodore Roosevelt
LaSalle Democrat Switches Sides to Roosevelt in 1904
Tuos N. Haskins formerly on the Democratic state central committee in the Twelfth Illinois district bolts the Parker ticket and will support Roosevelt in November. He is the first Illinois figure to switch in the 1904 campaign.
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Tuos. N. Haskins
LaSalle
Democratic State Central Committee
Illinois
Parker
Roosevelt
Trapped Brooklynn junk dealer found dead amid hidden stash
An aged junk dealer was found dead in his hovel office in Brooklyn. Police fear to search the place crowded with traps and loaded guns, believed to conceal at least $100,000. A sister recovered $10,000 in gold coins from old tomato cans.
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Brooklyn
Canned Meat Rush Aboard Shawmut For Japanese Army
The Shawmut carries a 1,000,000 pound canned beef shipment from Chicago to Yokohama for the Japanese army subsistence department. The goods moved in forty specialized refrigerator cars from Puget Sound.
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Pacific
Shawmut
Puget Sound
Yokohama
Chicago
Missing Milford Center railroad agent mystery deepens
Frank Holycross, agent for the Big Four railroad at Milford Center, has been missing for over a week. His wife and friends are ignorant of his whereabouts. The railroad auditor reports no irregularities in Holycross' accounts. Some theorize foul play.
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Frank Holycross
Big Four Railroad
Milford Center
Holycross
Parole Moves Begin for Five Habitual Prisoners
The board of pardons releases five habitual prisoners serving life terms under the habitual criminal act. Attorney General Wade H. Ellis supported parole, and Governor Herrick is understood to share the view as steps toward freeing all such inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Pardons
Wade H. Ellis
Herrick
Loss toll from Gen Slocum disaster reaches 958 dead
Inspectors report 958 dead from the June 15 Gen Slocum excursion steamer wreck with 897 identified. Sixty two missing and 51 unidentified. 180 injured and about 235 of nearly 1400 aboard escaped uninjured. Unidentified dead likely among the missing.
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Gen. Slocum
Twain Among Passengers Vaccinated On Ship Panic
Mark Twain and about forty first cabin travelers faced a smallpox scare aboard the Hamburg-American liner Prinz Oscar and were vaccinated. Nearly 300 steerage passengers also received vaccination, though the ship's full inoculation proved unnecessary as the only illness was a baby with what a physician termed flea bites misdiagnosed as chickenpox.
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Mark Twain
Japanese lecturer warns US may intervene in war to defend open door
Dr Toyrwkhut Lyenaga, a Japanese lecturer, says the United States will likely be compelled to intervene in the Russo Japanese war to defend the open door policy. He asserts the US cannot retract without damaging national honor and that American trade in China may be defended at the sword. He claims Japanese resources are inexhaustible and Russia must exhaust both Japanese and its finances first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyrwkhut Lyenaga
United States
China
Russia
Dom Paut Krueer Dies in Switzerland Former Transvaal President
Dom Paut Krueer, former president of the Transvaal Republic, died in Switzerland on Thursday. Born in Colesburg, Cape Colony on October 10, 1825, he had been elected president of the republic.
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Dom Paut Krueer
Transvaal Republic
Switzerland
Colesburg
Cape Colony
Furs and Hides Wanted at High Market Prices
Advertiser seeks furs and hides including large prime dark mink large fall muskrat and large prime raccoon with good color also prime well furred opossum along with No 1 green and calf hides. Buys sheep pelts tallow beeswax scrap iron old rubber and rags and claims best market price. visit before buying elsewhere.
Remains of Leader Sought for Transvaal Burial
The text notes public life in 1883 1888 1893 and 1898 and details a later war scare with Great Britain leading to defenses that cost many lives. On June 5 1900 he escaped to Portuguese territory and sailed for Europe hoping for intercession. Application made to Britain for permission to move the remains to the Transvaal.
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Portugese
Europe
Transvaal
Loomis Brother Missing From Bremen Steamer
Frederick Kent Loomis, brother of an Assistant Secretary of State, disappeared from the Bremen steamer on June 9. His body later was found in Bigbury Bay ten miles south of Plymouth, England. Loomis carried a commercial treaty to Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia. Accompanying him was William H. Ellis, a colored man, now en route with the document to Menelik. Ellis rumored to seek Abyssinian rule and to control large wealth. he allegedly offered to stay in Marseilles to help search for Loomis.
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Frederick Kent Loomis
Loomis
Bremen
Bigbury
Bay
Plymouth
England
Menelik
Abyssinia
Wm. H. Ellis
Ellis
New York
Africa
Marseilles
Senator Stephen B Elkins Scorns Davis as VP Pick
In a speech Senator Stephen B Elkins criticizes the Democratic ticket naming G W Davis as vice president nominee saying Davis lacks policy record and business experience. He argues West Virginia should not abandon protection and sound money for Parker and warns against disenfranchising 15000 loyal colored Republicans.
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Stephen B. Elkins
G. W. Davis
Democratic Party
Davis
Senate
West Virginia
Parker
Early County Resident Andrew Troyer Dies in Doctor's Office
Andrew Troyer, among the county’s first residents, died suddenly in Dr. Bird's office at Continental after visiting for medicine. He expired within minutes on a couch. The funeral Sunday was led by the K of P lodge. He is survived by a widow, two daughters, and three sons.
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Andrew Troyer
Dr. Bird
Continental
P. Lodge
Man from Angola Arrested in Bryan for Concealed Weapon
Ed Breen, reportedly from Angola, Ind., arrived in Bryan and told the Williams County sheriff he was sent by the Angola sheriff to the Williams County sheriff with information about Noah Shartzer’s murder on July 2. A revolver was found in his hip pocket and he is held on concealed weapons charges.
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Ed Breen
Angola
Ind
Bryan
Williams County
Noah Shartzer
Limited Guarantee on Popular Song Demand
A Chicago Tribune exchange notes that a customer seeks a guaranteed hit song urged by his daughter. The music healer responds that popularity cannot be guaranteed for neighbors after a daughter learns to sing the tune.
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Chicago Tribune
Get thee behind me Satan remark fodder
A clipped exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Wiseman noting Satan’s temptations and Pecksniff replying that the evil one always gets there, implying a recurring struggle with temptation.
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Satan
Wiseman
Philadelphia Press
Pins Found Near Egyptian Mummies and Swiss Caves
Pins discovered near Egyptian mummies and within prehistoric Swiss caves suggest artifact exchanges or shared storage practices. Researchers note the finds hint at ancient networks and daily life in distant regions.
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Switzerland
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets Ad
A Hollister Cave Company Wisconsin advertisement promotes Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets in tablet form priced at 85 cents a box. Claims include relief for constipation indigestion and digestive discomfort with promises of health and renewed vigor.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Hollister Cave Company
N, Wis
Hall of Fame Snippets Aged Notables and Odd Anecdotes
A broad sketch of notable figures and anecdotes. Geronimo denies capture by Miles. James W. Eldridge owns Jeff Davis’s war saddle. Edward B. Wesley, Wall Street pioneer at ninety three, watches tickets. Joseph Jefferson recalls being kissed on stage as a child. Dr. Eugene May salutes many lectures. President Loubet enjoys hunting and culture. Dr. John Dill Robertson leads Illinois Eclectic Medical Society. Albert Bressee of Vermont created Early Rose potato. Col J. E. Thayer builds a North American birds museum. Samuel Higgins inherits silver service from Southern rail laborers. James J. Hill dislikes telephones, runs multiple offices. Mrs. McClellan shuns society, born to John G. Heckscher’s daughter.
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Geronimo
Fly
Miles
James W. Eldridge
Hartford
Conn
Jeff Davis
Wall Street
Edward B. Wesley
Joseph Jefferson
Eugene May
Washington
Loubet
France
John Dill Robertson
Chicago
Ety
Illinois State Eclectic Medical Society
Albert Bressee
Hubbardston
J. E. Thayer
Lancaster
Mass
North America
Samuel Higgins
New Haven Road
John G. Heckscher
The Use of Charms Across Cultures
A discussion on superstition notes that people worldwide, regardless of status, often believe in charms and amulets. It describes diverse materials from bones and snakes to gold pieces, plus ancient practices like written talismans and magic squares such as the Korean 1 to 9 grid.
Charm puzzles and fish feed superstition from Washington Post
The article describes a nine cell magic square where digits sum to fifteen and a Korean gentleman recounts using the charm by writing the numbers daily rolling them into paper pellets and feeding to goldfish. The ritual is claimed to promote health happiness and ward off evil.
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Washington Post
Custom of Sioux Kettles and White Lesson
The Sioux practice a debt spirit when borrowing a kettle, leaving a food trace in the bottom to show what was cooked. Disregarding the custom bars future borrowing, as owners must know contents. A white woman once returned a scoured kettle to teach cleanliness, sparking camp talk on white meanness.
A Composer’s Birthday Piece For His Dog
The Gen tleman s Magazine notes Rossini, before modern dog rights, crafted annual music for his beloved dog. Sir Arthur Sullivan once visited Paris and found Rossini composing, explaining the work was for his dog s birthday and a yearly tradition.
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Rossini
The
Gentleman’s Magazine
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Paris
Sullivan
Frayed Views on Courtship and Marriage Roles
A columnist muses on aging norms and stereotypes about husbands wives and social behavior. The piece jokes about male subservience to in laws and the frequent aphorism that men avoid walking with women to dodge attention, reflecting dated attitudes toward marriage and propriety.
Caste Beliefs of Indian Sweepers Spur Historic Debate
The Times of India surveys sweeper religion, noting Lalijura or Lalberg as a formless god with a simple earth shrine. It discusses beliefs on afterlife for good and bad sweepers, legends around Balmik and Lalberg, and myths linking them to Balmik, Jhota, and figures like Abdul Kader Kilani.
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Lalijura
Lalberg
Pir Jhota
Hell
Balmik
Heaven
Ramuana
Benares
Times of India
Japan’s God of War Hachiman and the Dove Symbol
The Chicago News describes Hachiman as a war god who loves doves and uses them as peace messengers. His name begins with a pictorial tablet of doves, symbolizing male and female birds. He fights for justice and peace, opposing tyrants and protecting the oppressed.
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Hachiman
Japan
Hachi
Chicago News
Polar Plants and Climate Shape Polar Sea Life
Arctic and Antarctic oceans host laminariaceae sea weeds that thrive only in cold water. These gigantic cold water plants reach lengths rivaling tropical climbers yet perish if exposed to warmer seas, advancing only to summer temperature limits before warmth destroys them.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Polar
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Ft. Wayne
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Cincinnati
Mr Myers
Alfred Ginter
Hicksville
Defiance Beef Company of
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Peter Icrosh
John D. Lamb
Helen G. Krotz
Mabel Krotz
Deatrick Street
Joe Schrader
Schrader
Greenler
John Diehl
Julius Webber
Brunersburg
Bessie
Pierce
Eliotn
Dr. Pierce
I. L. Bosk
J. Freecorn
the Hall OF Fame
W. A. Kehnast CO
Clinton Stree
India
God OF
Maumee Fertilizer
Fred Antener
DASF
South Westwa
P.m
A.m
Eastwar
Amipm
Toledo
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Huntington
Wabash
Peru
Logansport
la Fayette
Danville
Decatur
W T Hill
Agent Defiance
Defiance Station
Pullman
Pittsburg
Ill
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BN Austin
Venera
R. W. Wortman
Lewis Block
M. J. Walz
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