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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1907

Page

8

Mooney Eyes Senate Run After State Nomination

D F Mooney of St Marys met in the city with Democratic figures to discuss his candidacy for state senator. He traveled by auto with J Wm Rhodge of Wapakoneta. Roosevelt named ten McMahen to succeed George P Waldorf as Toledo internal revenue collector. Alfred M Gonnar, temperance leader, died at 70 in Lafayette Ind. Pavline to vote on local option June 24 in a special election. A 260 name petition was presented to city council for voter action. Kate J Beckley sues Lima Toledo Traction Co for 10000 after a street car seat accident caused loss of smell and taste.

D.F. Mooney St. Marys City Ator J. Wm. Rhodge Wapakoneta Roosevelt Thurss Ten. McMahen Geo. P. Waldorf Internal Revenue Toledo Pavlpine Kate J. Beckley Sait Lima Lima and Toledo Traction Co Columbus Supreme Court I Haviland Village of London Common Pleas Court Jones Fifth Street Circuit Court Oak Street

Local Man Fatally Struck by Train at Pettisville Crossings

Fred H. Howe, 50, was killed by a freight train at the Lake Shore crossing in Pettisville around 10 PM Wednesday. The body was found by section men with severe injuries including the loss of an arm and both feet and a fractured skull. Howe had been involved in newspaper ventures in Napoleon and Wauseon and helped print the Atlas fire edition in Delta. He leaves a wife and one son.

Fred H. Howe Lake Shore Pettisville Howe Napoleon Tribune Wauseon Delta

Aged Lady Dies After Burn Injury Near Bunbridge

Mrs Lydia Smith aged 76 died from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire from a pipe spark Wednesday. Friends heard her cries but could not extinguish the flames. She lived with her brother near Bunbridge and was among the area’s pioneer residents.

Bowling Green Lydia Smith Sutton Bunbridge

Fall at Mariner's Harbor Factory Kills One Ironworker

A dozen ironworkers fell about 50 feet while assembling the Proctor and Gamble sap factory at Mariner's Harbor. One man was instantly killed, four are probably fatally injured, and the remainder are badly hurt.

New York Proctor &Gamble Mariners’ Harbor

Tornado Strikes Marshall Area Causing Fatalities and Damage

A tornado struck Marshall Illinois causing heavy damage with reports that Henry Rook and Mrs. Pinston were killed. Severe damage also noted near Richview. Carlyle reported hail stones weighing 10 ounces and 11 inches in circumference.

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Water case notice and college pledge in Defiance

Deputy U S Marshal Wagner served a writ on Mayor Crowe and Sinking Fund Trustees for Defiance Ohio ordering payment of 51815 86 plus 708 69 costs and 150 court costs with total 57278 23 due under a 1905 McGoogale judgment. Mayor Crowe reports no action. committee reports on Defiance College expansion prospects with Carnegie endowment and private gifts.

U. S Wagner Toledo Defiance Ohio Circuit Court of the US States Wm. J. McGoogale Melville W. Fuller United States United States of America F. M. Canpter U.S B. J. WaaxEr Invin Belforp Marshal Wagner Crowe

Death notices for Grace Craeger and Ottilia Weber

Miss Grace Craeger died in Fremont on June 5th after visiting her sister Mrs. Charles Daoust. Ottilia Weber died at 80 in Defiance, with a long widow’s tale of emigrant roots and a large family. Funeral details note services at St John’s Catholic and Riverside Cemetery. Also a brief note explains how coal exposure to air alters quality and can cause spontaneous combustion.

Grace Craeger Charles Daoust Fremont Daoust Katherine Daoust Ottilia Weber Michael Weber Dorfmerkingen Wartemberg Germany America Baltimore Upper Michigan Defiance Noble Township St. John’s Catholic Church Gloden Albert George Anthony Singer John Michael Fred Weber Riverside

Robbery and murder at Woodburn claim Columbus L. Croy

Suspects opened a saloon entry during a robbery at Woodburn. Marshal Croy confronted the robbers and was fatally shot despite signaling to back off. His revolver misfired as he sought to defend himself. Nearby arrest in Toledo of John Benault, a 32 year old Hungarian, with a gun and injuries, raises suspicions as detectives plan to question him with an interpreter.

Woodburn Wm. Wearley Columbus L. Croy Mre Croy Lake Shore Toledo John Benault Lagrange Street Benault

Wreck Victim Dies in Cleveland and Southwestern Line Crash

Elyria report records Margaret Butler, 16, dies from Decoration Day wreck injuries on the Cleveland and Southwestern electric line. The collision raises total fatalities to eight with six others expected to recover.

Elyria Margaret Butler Cleveland and Southwestern Electric

Pension Exclusion for Civil War Volunteers Decreed

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Wilson rules twenty Civil War volunteer regiments are ineligible for service pensions under the ninety day requirement. The interpretation counts only actual field service and excludes furloughs and prisoner time, affecting Ohio regiments one through twelve.

Washington Wilson Congress Ohio

It Was Cracked Before A Bright Little Tale

A cheery boy repeats the familiar excuse It was cracked before after a dish breaks. After a tumble he asks his mother if he broke his head, then quips Never mind mother it was cracked before. An unrelated cartoon caption follows about a man staring at a woman and a humorous misunderstanding about his mother.

Tommy

Short Lives of Big Guns on Our Coast Defense

The Taft board reveals 12 inch guns mounted at major harbors wear out after about sixty to seventy shots at max velocity. At two shots per minute their life falls under an hour, prompting the War Department to develop a 14 inch gun less prone to rapid deterioration.

Taft Board Batttle War Department

Two Cleveland Siblings Die After Poisons Pact

Marguerite Curtis aged 11 and her sister Helen 10 died after taking rat poison in a shared suicide pact blamed on grief from their mother's death a year earlier. They were found in their West Side home cellar and treated with stomach pumps but Marguerite died hours later while Helen died at midnight. their mother had died previously from pneumonia following an attempted suicide.

Cleveland Marguerite Curtis Helen Weat Side West Side Marguerite

Stolypin Resigns as Russian Premier in Turbulent Move

London reports Peter Stolypin has been deposed as premier of Russia after a long czar consultation. His resignation signals a new era while police and troops bolster major cities. Stolypin's career included dictatorial control and attempts to crush revolution amid ongoing assassination fears.

London Peter Stolypin Russia Stolypin Petersburg

Vanishing of Platinum Sparks Global Concern and Price Surge

A prominent French writer cites the London Globe noting rapid depletion of the world’s platinum supply. Prices rose from 100 per kilogram in 1876 to 1200 per kilogram by 1901, with crude platinum more costly and demand across industries prompting calls for alloy solutions. The piece also mentions the invention of felt and regional Asia details and Britain's Zanzibar protection since 1890 as trade notes.

London Globe Britain Zanzibar

Nations pick heroes. Napoleon lows in French plebiscite

A long pastiche of excerpts notes that French pride in military heroes waned in a plebiscite by Petit Parisien readers, ranking Pasteur Hugo Gambetta high while Napoleon placed fourth. An oblique profile on Moroccos Berbers follows, then quips from a street scene about conspicuous wealth and simple living.

Petit Parisien France Napoleon Pasteur Victor Hugo Gambetta Hugo Thiers Lazara Carnot Revolutionary Curie

Teachers Examination Schedule for 1906 1907

Examinations set for the 1906 1907 cycle describe sessions on the last Saturdays of September November December January February March May June and July at Defiance College The first Saturdays of October April and August at Hicksville High School room The first Patterson examination at Defiance College on the third Saturday of April and the second Patterson examination at Hicksville on the second Saturday of May Vik Haar 1

Defiance College Hicksville High School Patterson Deflane College Hicksvil

Notice to Contractors for Adams Township Schoolhouse Bid

The Adams Township Board of Education Defiance County Ohio invites proposals by July 1 at noon for building a school house on the lot in sub district 1. Each bid must list all interested persons and be supported by a disinterested bidder acceptance. Clerk Manoxe. Address Defiance Ohio.

ADAMS Jude Board of Education of Adams Ownship Defiance County Ohio

Quiet Title Action in Defiance County Ohio

Hale Taylor and Winn & Hay file a suit in Defiance County Ohio against Betsey Keckley and multiple heirs or unknowns seeking to quiet title to the North East of the North East South West quarter of Section Thirteen Township Four North of Range Five in Richland Township, Denamer County, claiming eighty years of adverse possession and asking the court to remove any claims by defendants. Defendants are ordered to answer by Saturday July 1st.

Betsey Keckley Stovend Jacob Keakiey Barney Keckley Sarng Betsey Henry Stites Lilshe Locke Ocke Locke Dow Elisha Locke Nancy Hscus John Fiscus Nancy F Nancy Nancy Hscas Betsey Keck Defiance County Ohio Kange Ive Richland Denaner County Snd Hale Taylor Winn & Hay Plaintit

Quieting title in land in Defiance County Ohio

Betsey Keckley and multiple heirs seek to quiet title to the SW quarter of Section 13 Township 4 North Range 5 East in Richland Township Defiance County Ohio. The petition states adverse claims by Elisha Locke Nancy Fiscus and others and asks the court to bar them from asserting any right to the premises. The action is filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Behance County Ohio and set for appearance on the docket.

Betsey Keckley Jacob Keckley Hets Werry Henry Stites Elisha ‘Locke Locke Elisha Locke Nancy Fiscus John Fiscus Nancy Betsey Keckity Bet Seagy Fiscus Star Kieda Mayer Goure of Common Pleas Behance County Ohto Wange Pive Richland Town Ship Defiance County Otto

Notice to bid on two frame schoolhouses in Highland township

Notice is given that proposals will be received until noon on a specified day at the office of the Highland township Board of Education clerk for building two frame schoolhouses on lots in subdistricts 2 and 10 in Defiance County Ohio. Bids must include all names, material and labor costs, and be accompanied by a responsive guarantee. The lowest responsible bid may be accepted. the board reserves rights to accept or reject all bids.

Highland Defiance P Board of Education Highland Township Defiance County Ohio Dodie W. R.stowe Ieric Board

Defiance County Sealed Bids for Infirmary Buildings

Sealed proposals will be received by the Defiance County Commissioners Ohio until 2 00 p m Monday for furnishing all material and labor to erect and complete the infirmary and superintendent's house plans and specs available in the County Auditor's office bids must use blanks from the County Auditor and be addressed to the County Auditor endorsed Bids for Infirmary Buildings accompanied by a certified check of 5000 payable to the County Auditor as a guarantee of entering into a contract the board may reject any or all bids and may salvage charges before awarding the contract by order of the County Auditor Edwin E Hall

Board of County Commissances Deance County Ohio Junic Defrance County Uonsiow Edwin E. Hall

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