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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1903

Page

7

Ohio Republicans rally to nominate Herrick and reelect Hanna

A 1904 Republican state convention in Columbus endorses Senator Hanna for reelection and nominates Myron T. Herrick for governor. Speeches praise Theodore Roosevelt and McKinley era policies, advocate party unity, and pledge support for Hanna to succeed as his own successor. The gathering highlights Hanna influence across districts and vows to advance the party platform.

Hanna Roosevelt Columbus Ohio State Central Committee Cox Cincinnati Dayton B. B. Clingerman Republican State Convention Foster and Bushnell Congress Hanna and Foraker Myron T. Herrick Manna Republican Party of Chillicothe Republican Party Buffalo McKinley Democratic Party James Poindexter Colored Baptist Church Boothman Permanen Cntend Senator Hanna Senate of the United States Theodore Roosevelt Paul Howland Cleveland Albert Douglas Herrick Col Chase Hayes Yonder State House

Ohio Republicans Praise Policy and Platform

The Ohio Republican platform lauds the party’s state and national achievements under McKinley, Roosevelt, Foraker, Hanna, and Nash. It supports tax reform, pension expansion, inland waterways, public works, and stronger labor laws, while pledging unity and readiness for the 1904 campaign.

General Assembly Ohio Public Works Ohio River Seventy-Fifth General Assembly Ohio Congress

Republican Platform Urges Navy, Tariff Strength for Prosperity

The platform defends a strong navy and a robust merchant fleet, opposes tariff revision and free trade, supports selective reciprocity, and favors protecting American industries. It highlights Ohio’s anti slavery legacy, electoral fairness, currency stability, and party progress. Harding nominated for lieutenant governor. various state offices contested with ballot results and party emblem adopted.

America United States Navy Republican Party United States Friends of American Ohio United States of America Electoral College National Congress

State Central Committee First District Names

The listing names the members of the State Central Committee for all twenty one districts. Fred Bader represents Hamilton in the first district followed by P W Durr in the second and Mort A Slater in Montgomery in the third. George King covers Warren in the sixth and Julius Whiting serves Stark in the eighteenth.

Fred Bader Hamilton County P. W. Durr Hamilton Mort A. Slater Montgomery C. C. Wright Darke Frank A. Gamble van Wert Col George King Warren John W. Clingerman Clark George Rutledge Hardin Walter Brown Lucas O. B. Gould Jackson Charles C. Pickering Fairfield W. C. Wallace Franklin Alex. Kiskadden Seneca W. P. Francis Huron F. M. Martin Noble James E. Parsley Jefferson W. B. Bryson Wayne Julius Whiting Stark L. C. Miles Summit J. J. Rowe Cuyahoga F. H. Haseroth

Prof Hicks Shot and Killed in Wooster by Unknown Assassin

Ohio agricultural expert Prof John F Hicks assistant botanist at the state station was shot and died at 5 45 am in Wooster after an evening with his fiancee Miss Mary Gill. He and Miss Gill saw a man run across the lawn then two men flee the scene before the fatal shot. Hicks, from Hicksville Long Island, died after stating he could not identify the attacker.

John F. Hicks Wooster Pegof Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Hicks Mary Gill Miss Gill Prof Hicksville L. I

Assault on Superintendent at Opera House Stirs Middlefield

June 5 in Middlefield sparked by a dispute over paying at a piano fundraiser. Janitor A L Gillen attacked Superintendent Vonbeseler during the program and was arrested. Gillen’s wife resisted leaving and was also taken before Justice Brigden.

Chardon Brigden

Rebekah Lodge District Convention Held in West Mecca

The district convention of Rebekah lodges in Trumbull and Mahoning counties met in West Mecca with Akron’s Mrs. Anna Henry, past president of the Ohio Rebekah Assembly, attending and addressing the gathering. The next convention is planned for Youngstown. Officers elected include President Mrs. M. A. Clark, Vice President Miss Jennie Wilson, Secretary Mrs. Foulk, and Treasurer Mrs. William Taylor.

Newton Falls Wiliam Taylor West Mecca

Cleveland to aid Topeka flood relief with $1000

The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce relief committee asked Treasurer Bonebrake in Topeka to draw $1000 from the chamber funds. This amount is a small fraction of the total funds Clevelanders will contribute for flood victims in Topeka and other Kansas cities.

Cleveland Topeka Chamber of Commerce Relief Committee Bonebrake Chamber of Commerce Kansas Cities

Vermillion Reports Nine Smallpox Cases

Mayor H. R. Williams said Vermillion has nine smallpox cases. A detention hospital is being built and four to five patients will be moved there while others stay home. All cases and exposed individuals are under strict quarantine.

Sandusky H. R. Williams Vermillion

YMCA building gift offer for Bellevue project

Secretary Shurtleff of the Central Y M C A reported on Wednesday that the Nickle Plate Railroad Co has offered 7500 toward erecting a Y M C A building at Bellevue Ohio. The gift requires Bellevue citizens to raise a matching amount.

Cleveland Shurtleff Central Y. M. C. A Nickle Plate Railroad Co Bellevue

Daughter of John Lee Dies After Burns at Home

A 53 year old woman died in Cleveland after her daughter sustained fatal burns when her dress ignited from a stove while she was home alone. The fire occurred Sunday night and the child perished Monday morning. Mrs. Lee, of Harvard street near the city, witnessed the tragedy.

Cleveland John Lee Harvard Street

City seeks lower fares from street railway firm

In Youngstown on June 4 the city council targets the Mahoning Valley Street Railway Co. for reduced rates. Twenty seven tickets for 1 dollar are requested, up from the current 22. A new franchise is sought for Mahoning avenue.

Youngstown Mahoning Valley Street Railway Co Mahoning Avenue

Tragic Trolley Accident In Norwalk

Norwalk on June 3 reports Pat Malloy of Milan was run over and mangled by a Norwalk and Sandusky trolley after sitting on the track to rest and falling asleep near the scene.

Norwalk Pat Malloy Milan Norwalk & Sandusky

Brakeman George Smart Narrowly Escapes Fatal Crush

George Smart, a C. and P. brakeman, was nearly killed at the Pennsylvania freight depot in Cleveland when he slipped on a lump of coal while coupling cars. The engine moved the cars, grazing his back and wounding him slightly. had he stood upright he would have been crushed.

Cleveland George Smart Smart Pennsylvania

Romanian worker fatally injured at steel plant incident

Salem June 3 reports Joseph Shoet aged 32 a Roumanian was fatally injured at the American Steel and Wire Company Tuesday afternoon. His head was struck by a fly wheel as he handled a truck losing balance and falling his head caught between a spoke of the fly wheel and the lead plate.

Salem Joseph Shoet American Steel and Wire Company Shoet

Beal Law Election Yields Wet Vote by 17 Margin

The town voted wet by a 17 vote margin in Tuesday’s Beal law election, marking the largest statewide vote ever cast on the issue. Local officials reported turnout and the decisive result amid campaign activity.

Council OKs $200,000 to widen Black River

Lorain June 3 The city council approved spending 200000 to deepen and widen Black River. The channel will be 400 feet wide for four miles and bonds will be issued to raise the funds.

Black River Lorain Council

Painter falls from scaffold at Brighton power house

Springfield reports Kenneth Thrasher a painter fell yesterday from a scaffold in the C. L. 5S. power house at Brighton and landed on an electric wire. He was badly burned and cannot recover.

Springfield Kenneth Thrasher Brighton Thrasher

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