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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
8
The item notes the Defiance Express postal status and rates, plus a 1830s snapshot of John Jacob Astor wealth, San Francisco shoplifting school arrest, remarks on savage tribes and child rearing, and a German father with seven sons pledged to the army while the Kaiser praises patriotism.
In London there is no dispute over streetcar stopping points. Posts painted white mark exact stopping spots along the streets. The cars halt at these posts, not passing or slowing before them.
The question of choosing an inkstand for Fairbanks is settled with his approval of a $500 design to be paid from the senate contingent fund. Care was taken since the inkstand would become his private property at the end of the vice president's term.
The term tip derives from old English coffee houses where a brass box at the door bore the inscription “T. a. P.” meaning To Insure Promptices. Customers dropping coins for waiters on leaving led to the modern tipping habit.
Chicago holds the utmost distinction as the world’s railroad hub with 24 trunk lines and many small roads totaling 120 000 miles, representing 59 percent of U S railroad mileage. About 1900 trains arrive and depart daily across its stations.
Austria enforces a government chimney sweeping policy with a $50 penalty for noncompliance and a 40 cent charge per chimney cleaned, aiming to raise funds and ensure cleanliness across households.
The Smith family appears prominently in English and domestic listings but European directories reveal five thousand Schmidts in Berlin, with Schultzes and Mullers also large. Brussels has many Jansens, while Paris allocates more space to the Martins.
The New York State Cancer Laboratory offers $25 cash for small animals such as mice rats guinea pigs or rabbits that have cancers. The cancer laboratory issued circulars to prominent dealers nationwide seeking diseased specimens for experimental purposes.
Fred Wells, superintendent at the Premier mine in Transvaal South Africa, unearthed a 3024 carat water white diamond from a wall crack. The gem measures about 4 by 21 by 114 inches and weighs roughly 1.5 pounds. Valuation is estimated from 5 million dollars upward.
A Plainfield New Jersey merchant A M Griffen uses a unique check security. After signing he presses his right thumb, coated in red ink, on the corner figures display an imprint of the thumb lines. No two thumbs leave identical prints, deterring forgery.
United States charge d'affaires in Monrovia, Liberia George W. Ellis praises native Africans as among the world’s most interesting people. He notes their wealth in West Africa, peaceful traits, and abundance of wives, bullocks, and slaves captured in intertribal wars.
A former speaker details widespread vote buying in a large state, describing street railway lobbying, payments from $1.25 to $5500 per vote, and outside party cliques profiting from stock gains. He recounts bribes, gifts, and clever schemes, including land, a piano ruse, and an annual railroad pass scheme, all showing systemic corruption.
The Cook County jail demonstrates reform over punishment with the Moral Improvement society. About 15 percent of inmates act from choice. others are products of environment and respond to humane, corrective methods. The policy treats prisoners as patients, reducing misbehavior and supporting reintegration.
Don’t lose your temper because it rains on an outing. The elements cannot postpone work but you can postpone pleasure. Don’t risk accidents to prove yourself brave. Many hurt through foolhardiness and showing off. Don’t laugh loudly in public or attract undue attention. It is vulgar to force oneself on others. Don’t grow old too rapidly. The world is sweeter in youth than old age. Don’t ape blasé manners. It is sad to see those no longer take interest in life. The world is full of beauty change and goodness.
A hunter napping in Jersey pine woods awakens to a fierce struggle between his dog and a bald eagle. The dog is overwhelmed, the hunter fights with a stick, and the eagle drives him to the ground before flying off. Both man and dog recover, feeling lucky and crestfallen.
The University of California holds a temporary specimen claimed to be an egg dating about 2,700,000 years old. This ancient artifact is under study to verify its origins and significance.
The Brooklyn Eagle advises guests to leave promptly and avoid lingering at hosts as a sign of good manners. It cautions against sarcasm and notes that rudeness is often mistaken for wit, urging immediate departure when signaling goodbye.
Grand Duke Sergius drew 1500000 dollars a year during his term as governor of Moscow according to the report.
Col Roosevelt told a reporter he would not run again for president, a declaration echoed across the nation. He plans to leave office at noon on March 4, 1909 after completing his current term, a move that reshapes expected nominations for 1908.
A Scranton editorial cites N S Stone on how European tariff reforms affect American trade. It notes Germany’s tariff increases on bacon beef lard cotton seed oil lumber sewing machines and wheat along with surcharges and wide hikes in corn flour and other key exports.
President Roosevelt spent about 12 hours in Chicago and was renominated twice for president by enthusiastic Democrats. Jacob M. Dickinson at the Iroquois Club dinner issued the first nomination. Col J Hamilton Lewis issued the second. The World notes Democrats would press for a further term unless he avoids loafing in Chicago.
Democratic editors waste ink arguing that the Philippines cost more than it yields in commerce or revenue. The piece asserts Americans will not withdraw from the islands, calling cries of a bad investment vexatious and insincere.
A company that opened a goat ranch near Tacoma sold what is believed to be a record clip of mohair from Angora goats. The herd yielded four to nine pounds per animal for a total of 4 500 pounds.
Louisville Evening Post reports John Doe and Richard Roe charged in a long running criminal enterprise tied to the Equitable Life Assurance investigation. Authorities allege involvement in financial crimes spanning years. Plaintiff and defense actions forthcoming in court.
The article argues that tariff reform debates are driven by free trade agitation while defenders of protectionism overlook campaign rhetoric. It notes citizens should study tariff effects beyond campaigns, observing rising imports of manufacturing materials and growing exports of manufactured goods as evidence of ongoing protectionist policy.
A Baltimore Manufacturers' Record summary urges southern Alabama cotton interests toward protection. It advocates more domestic cotton factories, shipping products in American vessels, favorable navigation laws, and expanding markets for finished goods to boost southern industry and labor. The piece notes the American Economist supports protection as essential to southern prosperity.
A letter from Hennery describes a father and Dakota gambler planning to rob Monte Carlo, their high hopes, and a rapid collapse after a string of losses. The pair's scheme ends in ruin as they realize their luck has run out and face consequences back home.
A collection of editorial notes from Chicago Chronicle Buffalo Express St Louis Globe-Democrat Norwich Record and others discusses harmony in the Democratic Party on future policy. It weighs gold standard shifts in Mexico Roosevelt speeches in Chicago and tariff protection as economic safeguards amid free trade talk and cross-Atlantic trade comparisons.
Republicans and Democrats joined in spirited displays in Chicago honoring Theodore Roosevelt. The crowd reflected citizen support over party loyalty, recognizing Roosevelt as a capable honest leader with the national welfare in mind.
Joseph A. Stone, a hay-press hand at the Risk ranch on the Cotati grant, lost a valuable watch from his fob pocket during July baling and believed it fell into a crack. A few days ago a fork driven into a bale revealed the watch still intact and keeping time, recovered from the bale.
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