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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1904
Page
4
Public notice from Defiance ship postoffice outlines second class mail service terms. It lists carrier delivery, city rates, outside city charges, and subscription prices for six months and three months. The message includes references to prepaid options and a Northwestern telephone contact.
E P McCord announces his candidacy for the Bt Sheriff nomination subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. The statement requests formal recognition of his running name in the party process.
A column by C. Mackey of Columbus was sent to a New York address. The wrapper broke, revealing the writing. Postal authorities traced the message and Mrs. Maur was fined $10 plus costs for violating postal laws.
Gen PH Siager Jr of Columbus and Blanche Burke of Locksa wed on a Saturday while the girl's father seeks her. Friends of the girl allegedly held the mother during the elopement. Joan P Holl, inventor of a submarine torpedo boat, predicts flying machines under 10 dollars and five years from now. His wings use bamboo frames and weigh under 25 pounds. A Chicago delegation expected Mayor Harrison to invite Judge Parker to address a Chicago ratification gathering in August. William J. Bryan declined to speak on Missouri politics and may support some congressional candidates, avoiding Parker mention.
Waltr Scorr of Kokomo, long a Democratic leader and four time mayor, abandons the party and declares he will vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The move shocks political circles as he cites Parker’s convention message linking the party to Wall Street and trusts with no protection for the masses against money power.
Sesatop Foraker cancels his anticipated tour with the senate committee to assess far Eastern colonial conditions. He departs for Washington then Carlton Virginia to visit his brother James, stays two weeks, and may fish northward then visit Yellowstone Park.
Special to Express from Chicago July 27 police guards kept watch at the stock yards as clashes continued between union strike breakers and striking workers. John Stokes was fatally shot during an attack on a group of strike breakers. a barber was beaten and left for dead before revival. Dispatch notes bitter animosity and no quick settlement as packers and 30,000 union workers remain at odds.
The Maumee Valley Chautauqua opens Aug. 4 with Ross Crane as the opening attraction. National Day Aug. 5 features a debate between Champ Clark and Chas. B. Landis. Major concerts by Boston Carnival and Adelaide Trio are planned, with daily schedules through Aug. 13 including lectures, sermons, and field sports.
Sunday events list a 2:30 pm Adelaide Trio entertainment and 7:30 pm Sacred Concert by the Chautauqua Chorus and Adelaide Trio. Rev Geo E Foltz leads a 10:00 am sermon, with Dr O W Powers as president and other lectures and plays scheduled through the day.
A Times of India feature outlines the sweeper caste’s religion and afterlife. Lalijura or Lalberg dominates as the supreme deity with a form free shrine. BalmiK and Lalberg are linked to legends of heaven and hell outcomes for sweepers.
Chambers' Journal notes French middle class wealth comes from frugality not ostentation. It cites a widow spending little beyond income and doctors living modestly on low fees, contrasting French and English tastes in dress and style while stressing personal dignity and family honor.
A Long Island oyster planter recounts a failed method to kill starfish by chopping them with an ax and dumping the pieces overboard. An expert explains that starfish can regenerate from fragments, often increasing the problem and ruining a year’s oyster beds.
The library board approves Gothic design plans for a Carnegie library on Front Street. Variegated sandstone from the Napolean Presbyterian church materials, 68 by 60 feet, one story with basement toward the river, arched doors and windows, rotunda, turnstile access, and a parklike surrounding with flower beds.
A London Mail report describes Russian households employing many servants under fixed duties. Servants may face corporal punishment or a bad mark for faults, while laws exclude them as witnesses against their employers. Pay ranges from £5 to £300 yearly with special Easter gifts and Sunday freedom.
Edith H. Fowler argues that hasty temper harms daily life more than it helps and rarely ends as the speaker expects. Sudden outbursts leave lasting effects, while silence avoids spreading hurt and rarely disturbs others as violently as quick tempers.
Valentine L. Rochfort explains that the pallium is an archiepiscopal ornament made of white lambs wool with a circular band and two pendants. It rests on the shoulders with crosses on the circlet and pendants, and the left side bears the double thickness. Jeweled pins secure it to the chasuble per Ceremoniale Episcoporum.
In Defiance County Ohio the Defiance Home Saving and Loan Association files suit against Fillmore Krotz and C H Wiltsie to recover 1222.86 plus interest and a 109.14 tax claim on lots 9 and 10 in block 7 first addition to Defiance. The petition seeks judgment, mortgage foreclosure, sale of the premises, lien marshaling, and other equitable relief with Wiltsie required to answer by September 3, 1904.
The Philadelphia Ledger humorously ponders the biblical fall prompted by an apple. A witty exchange suggests a cider apple might be to blame, blending religious irony with lighthearted wordplay.
A young daughter arrived at Clifford Lawmaster home on July 22. Lawrence Fitzcharles Roy McKee Finley Lindsey joined an excursion to Sandusky. Charles Mannon bought the Woolford farm. Various families, including J T Miller Essie Cary Bertha Lindsey Myrtle and Laura McKee, attended a Sunday school picnic at Spencerville Indiana. Visitors include Mrs Charles Spaulding and her daughter Delta Mrs Vern Olds and daughter Butler Ira Poper Ora Countryman and wife Haviland, T F Moore and family Antwerp, Jas Moore and wife, Nelson Pierce and Miss Jennie Arrants with Oliver Lint family Hicksville and Delta Dryer from North Baltimore visiting parents.
Sunday visits and nieces nephews fill another week in Sherwood and Defiance area. Families from Sherwood Buckskin Defiance Napoleon and Mark exchange calls and attend carnivals while several members plan visits to Defiance New Washington and Michigan. Local agriculture notes include threshing activity and cool weather warning amid light wheat harvest.
John Pollock and Miss Margaret Andrews were married on Sunday. Their many friends extend best wishes. Edj Bergman is critically ill with a slight hope of recovery. B D Lintz drove to Defiance Thursday. Mr and Mrs M Shock of Sherwood attended the Rentz funeral Sunday. Clark son Ewers and wife and Mrs I Nisley visited Mr and Mrs O Fleckner Sunday.
The advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as curing pimples indigestion constipation rheumatism and sick headache with 35c tea or tablets by Weisenburger & Gmery promising a rare combination of benefits in a single product.
Tiffin Township J O Whissler has been on the sickest for two weeks. Mary Figley and daughter Belle Fair traveled to New Friday. Hattie Purkey visits her parents Levi and wife. Frank Hancock and children from Sherwood visit. funeral attended for Charles Hancock's child. Charles Willard, son of Hancock, dies July 21 aged 5 months 16 days. funeral at Bethel Ney July 23. M D Hall and family drive to Defiance. John Hancock to Evansport. Alice Hall hosts visitors from Evansport. Farmers near finish haying. wheat poor, potatoes good, corn tasseling, oats fine. Brooksville edge lively. James Figley couple drive to Defiance. many attend Rentz funeral west of New Sunday. James Figley, John Figley, wife, Wm Meyers, and Mary Meyers dine with Albert Motter. Geo Fair and son Jimmie Gilbert dine with John Walker. Mr and Mrs Baker Sunday at Gao Blacks.
Residents from West Unity to Napoleon share meals and visits over the weekend. Families including the Craines Kellermier Schultz and Stock clans visited friends, hosted dinners, and attended a Lutheran picnic. The Epworth League announced a program for Sunday evening.
Probate court order directs sale of 25 acres from the south end of the west half of the southwest quarter section 1 town 5 range 3 east in Washington township Defiance County Ohio. Auction at 1 pm at the west door of Defiance County Court House cash terms. Appraised at 508 dollars. T T Ansberry administrator of Isaac Warflelu estate. John M Killits attorney.
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