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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
7
Miss Kitwater pleads with Mr. Fairfax to aid her uncle and companion in recovering money from a villain, hoping the detective will press for justice. He oscillates between self interest and obligation, agreeing to consider aiding them after a tense afternoon meeting.
Fairfax agrees to hunt Gideon Hayle with Kitwater and Dodd, paid £100 upfront, describing Hayle as tall with brown hair and a hidden sister in Brompton. They fear a continent-wide pursuit and plan a swift start, while Fairfax handles other cases and prepares to visit Hayle’s landing vessel owner.
Two men travel through Paris one clever and one dull. The dull man talks rapidly while a passerby yawns ahead. The witty companion cries out that they are overheard, signaling a moment of comic relief in the street scene.
Joe Wallace a 19 year old printer of 402 Prospect street was arrested Thursday by Patrolman Cleary in the post office lobby on charges of robbing the United States mails. Police say Wallace confessed and connect him with James Chapman, arrested weeks earlier for tampering with the mails.
In Cincinnati 1200 brewery workers were locked out last February due to labor disputes with engineers. A Saturday conference showed all but 375 have returned to work. Breweries run at full capacity and employ more staff than needed. The United Brewery Workers plan renewed boycott action against the 375 unemployed men.
Emerson McMillin of New York offered a site for a Columbus fine arts gallery if the association raised 30000 by subscription and added 30000 for each additional 10000 to reach 100000. The acceptance deadline passed midnight Wednesday and the initial 30000 to hold the offer has been raised.
Columbus Ohio May 31 The state convention of the socialist party was held Friday with 56 delegates present. The ticket nominated includes Secretary of State Max Hayes of Cleveland Supreme Court Judge George P Maxwell of New Lexington dairy and food commissioner George Klummerfelt of Fremont and member state board of public works William C Edwards of Portsmouth.
Judge Donnelly confirms sale of the Columabus Lima and Milwaukee railroad to John D. Rockefeller. B C Faurot protests due to failure to post $185,000 bond for a stay. transfer set for June 15. Road currently runs Lima to Defiance and may extend to Columbus.
The Check Weighman's Federation of the Sunday Creek and Hocking Valleys is formed by miners at Glouster. It aims to create a central body for all local union members employed in Continental Coal Co. mines and others who may benefit from close affiliation.
Mandamus actions filed in Cleveland to force Auditor Craig to appoint messengers and clerks for the city annual board of equalization. The move aims to prove Mayor Johnson's board is the legitimate body and that the state board of assessors council is illegal.
The body of Judge James M. Smith arrived in Cincinnati on Thursday after he died of heart failure in his train berth near Erie Pennsylvania. He was returning from the Presbyterian general assembly in New York. Mrs. Smith and her son in law Judge L D Thoman of Chicago accompanied him.
Official announcements confirm the Toledo and Detroit Shore Line will handle both passenger and freight traffic. Initially planned only for switching, the line will add passenger service within the next month.
Oxford May 30. William Charles and Caleb Shera and George Welliver, bankers, sue Mary and Agnes Morris, ex-President Fay Walker, and Lillie Walker to foreclose mortgages on the Oxford college buildings and have the college sold.
Henry Perkins of Akron Ohio past grand chancellor of the Knights Templar of Ohio died in New York yesterday. The longtime public figure and fraternal leader was noted for his service and contributions to the order.
Suit to test the constitutionality of the Willis corporation tax law is filed in Franklin county. Plaintiffs include the Southern Gum Co. of Canton and about 50 Stark county corporations with combined capital stock near 11 million dollars. Judge Williams grants a temporary restraining order.
Columbus May 30 The final days to pay the Willis tax bring a flood of returns and checks to the secretary of state's office. Receipts poured in by mail with clerks busy recording remittances. It remains unlikely the half million dollar estimate will be met as the daily totals would need over 200000 in hand today and tomorrow.
Toledo on May 30 reports Col. J. C. Connor fined the tug Woods $500 and the launch Frolic $200 for neglect following a recent accident in which Woods and Frolic collided and seven occupants of the Frolic were drowned.
The Democrats on Thursday nominated W. H. Kinder of Findlay and Jesse Stephens of Fostoria for common pleas judges. The district comprises Hancock Hardin and Wood counties.
A Country Gentleman correspondent advises methods to prevent discouragement when growing raspberries and blackberries. He recommends clearing old canes each spring, thinning new wood, and trimming cane tops to reduce yearly labor while ensuring consistent fruit production.
A garden note describes arranging raspberry and blackberry bushes in four foot clumps with trellis supports and lath stay pieces. Ground between clumps is mulched with coarse meadow hay to suppress weeds and keep soil cool and moist, requiring annual renewal and minimal pruning.
Vice Consul Liefeld reports a Baden dealer says demand for American apples and products could grow in Germany with better drying and packing. Evaporated apples arrive moldy unless thoroughly dried and properly packed. Improved handling, such as paper wrapping or straw layering, could preserve quality and expand the market.
The Quiver describes Africa’s natural contrivances for quenching thirst. A plant leaf acts as a self filling cruet keeping water fresh and evaporating little. A massive hollow Boa tree stores rain water in its cistern like trunk. In West Indies parched regions a water lanno tree yields abundant pure sap when pruned, enough for a man’s draught.
A close observer notes upland farms with dry rocky pastures can’t profit from tame grass. Goats will thrive on briars and bushes where sheep fail and cows cannot live. Angora goats are prolific, live long, and produce mohair at about triple the price of wool.
The Washington Star reports Justice Brewer’s private session humor with a farm boundry joke. A rural Indiana justice, perched on a state line fence, proclaims the preservation of the peace and topples the fence, exclaiming I have lost my jurisdiction as it falls into Ohio.
A New York Tribune anecdote recounts a suburban charity scene where a job seeker claims to be an expressman who once carried the Bacchante to a station in Boston. The exchange reveals how carrying the famous figure stained his reputation and ruined his employability in Boston.
The summary of market notes lists June 2 prices in New York for sheep and lambs, with hogs weak. Cleveland shows winter wheat patents and various grain prices. Chicago reports wheat corn oats and meats with noted ranges. Toledo and East Buffalo provide cash grains and cattle, hogs, and sheep figures. Cincinnati records hogs and cattle ranges.
A letter from Anna McKay praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for post birth ailments and female weakness. The missive claims lasting health regain after seven months of faithful use and urges others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. A bold 5000 dollar forfeit note accompanies the claim of genuineness.
Here a fragment from Stray Stories recounts a comic exchange about a plan to marry before year end. Miss De Peyster is quoted as saying she will have a husband soon, with the speaker accepting the notion with calm surprise and a casual tone.
Allen's Foot-Base offers a treatment for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet sold by all druggists with a 25 cent price and a free trial package. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Brief quips and ads from the era include a Yonkers Statesman quote about debts dying with a person, a claim of permanent cures for fits with Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, a poetical exchange about Chatterton, an ad for Piso's Cure for consumption, and a tip about hints from the Atchison Globe.
Advertisement offers Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a 25 cent price and refund if ineffective. Also includes quoted aphorisms about doubt and complaints.
A Detroit Free Press piece presents Proud American Father introducing his children Ella Wheeler age six poet Kip ling age nine four plays Hortense age fourteen novelist and a baby learning to typewriter highlighting a prolific family in New York and Detroit.
Ohio State Journal notes a volatile probate outcome as lawyers recount hard work to keep heirs from receiving portions. The exchange highlights the difficulty of balancing truth and law in estate settlements.
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