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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
8
The annual readjustment of post masters salaries is finished. Effective July 1 1770. Two hundred twenty nine postmasters will have reduced compensation while 179 would see increases. The total reduction amounts to 28400 dollars and the aggregate increase to 215600 dollars, yielding a net rise of 187200 dollars.
Reports say a national piano makers combine forms to curb selling expenses, with $75 per piano cited. Sharon Steel Co plans to end a two month old machinists strike by importing workers and guarding sites. Other items note Standard Oil control of linseed oil trust, large college gifts, a Sunday closing case, a fishing boat accident, and rail wreck without injuries.
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled the state treasurer cannot use the public property fund for teacher wages or other nonbonded debts. Teachers may wait for salary payments until the legislature acts, unless Gov. Candler borrows funds.
The grievance committee reports Canadian Pacific engineers on Central tracks will refuse to pull trains unless patrolled by competent men. A 103 grain pearl, claimed as the largest found in the U S, sits in a burglar proof Chicago vault after previously being in a Mississippi dam. It’s valued at no less than 50000 dollars and draws high connoisseur praise.
Abnormally warm weather in Scotland ends on the 11th as a snow storm blankets the Gram pian mountains. The U S minister in Constantinople says a settlement of American mission claims against Turkey is likely soon though no basis is revealed. A schooner Czar with 70 aboard ran aground at Cabot Island Newfoundland. four men drown and six hurt as women and children are saved. An explosion at a Les Moulineaux cartridge factory in France on the 14th kills 15 and injures around 20, many women among the injured. Fearing trouble in Korea, the cruiser New Orleans is sent to protect American interests, based on Horace Allen's dispatch from Seoul.
P S Blodgett, formerly general superintendent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, has been chosen general superintendent of the New York Central. Eight lines mention other news items: heavy snow in Leadville and Cripple Creekestablishing a new record. Manila population 244932 with 18463 buildings. repair costs for the Oregon at $250000 over six months. Corliss works machinists strike settled with wage increase after Oct 1. NY bank excess reserve drops to 8782125. John Hassel shot fatally by burglars in Manayunk. woodworkers strike looming July 1. American Flint Glass Manufacturers Association formed to maintain prices.
A collection of brief vignettes notes the Duke of Fife avoiding cross channel travel after marriage, Paul Meurice funding a Hugo museum at the Place des Vosges, scarce Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress copies, a Nash edition sale at Sotheby’s, Franklin's donkey voting anecdote, and Mark Twain’sLondon dentist quip about war prospects with the Transvaal.
Mrs. F M Smith of Oakland intends to adopt and raise one hundred poor girls on a 35 acre estate near Arbor Villa. The plan provides ten houses with ten girls each, public school and church access, and education including trades or university attendance if desired. The borax magnate husband funds the project and will act as foster-father amid a lively rural household life.
The piece recalls Ben Franklin’s wisdom on cash versus credit and notes changing store practices. It cites New Orleans Picayune and Century Magazine on cash buyers facing delays and credit needs in big cities, while wholesale trade favours cash with discounts and special attention from drummers.
A funeral car named Dolores operates in Baltimore to convey funeral parties to cemeteries. The two compartment vehicle charges $25 per interment and hides the casket on a sliding shelf. Interior and exterior have black enamel with nickel fixtures and flowers are provided.
The suitor asks to be admitted as a partner when formally engaged to the daughter. The father hesitates, doubting whether he can afford both the engagement and the enterprise at once.
Topeka story says a servant left Rev Charles M Sheldon’s home after Mrs Sheldon refused dining with the family The Sheltons would not confirm or deny the tale The servant cited reading Born to Serve as reason for demand Mrs Sheldon said the girl must wait at table and would be occupied during meals The Sheldons advertised for a replacement and have not kept house recently tied to Sheldon book publicity
The Chicago American notes unusual color pairings this season with red and pink used together. It highlights harmonies like heather with Nile and lime greens, pale blue with peach, and multiple shades of gray or brown in a single dress material. A pale blue and bright scarlet mélange is also described as peculiar.
Mary Scott-Uda narrates Neapolitan morning life with Henry Hutt’s drawings. Voices wake with cheap eye openers as trains roll in, vendors cry hot nuts and brew, creches care for children, and cows march with bells while milkmen collect. The scene recalls a cinematic chase over milk and milkers.
President Taft directs the War Department to arrange special transport facilities to move about 600 teachers to the Philippines for school establishment this fall. Civil service exams push qualified teachers toward Manila with 300 already approved. Col. Long added cabins and hospital space on the Sheridan, enabling about 260 teachers to sail.
Story recalled by Senator Stephen B. Elkins credits Cole Younger and Frank James with sparing his life during a Quantrell raid. They warned him of a trap and steered him to safety, later influencing efforts to secure their pardons as they served life terms at Stillwater.
The article advises regular night scalp care and daytime sun exposure to the scalp, with soap and water washing the next day. It suggests partial sun exposure, comb technique to straighten hair, and notes the effect is temporary. The described method focuses on sun baths and light, rapid combing to fluff the hair.
George W. Anderson, age 68, once married seventeen times, deserting all spouses, ends up in a West Virginia poorhouse after his newest union, a two day courtship, with a 74 year old bride who was described as a foolish maiden.
Col Hermann Kallman recalls meeting Ulysses Grant before the Civil War and again in 1862 near Corinth. He describes sharing a drink from mountain dew after Grant’s request to toast past times and their St. Louis ties.
In Missouri Union troops pursue Gen. Price. A crowd of enslaved people speaks with a soldier asking if they favor the union. They reply that they are for the Union while Price is near, and acknowledge becoming secessionists when required.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a supposedly happy marriage concealing misery inflicted by a wife on her husband. The brief reflects social attitudes toward domestic roles and public perception of spousal happiness.
The article reviews claims about who fired the fatal shots that killed Stonewall Jackson. Generals Evans and Hamlin discuss North Carolina troops near the turnpike where Jackson was struck. Mary Anna Jackson and Col. Hamlin identify the shots from the nearby regiment, while Jackson survives initial impact and remarks on his wounds.
In the Resaca campaign story recounted by a Chicago Inter Ocean editor, Captain A Morris led six companies of the Sixty sixth Indiana to silence a Confederate battery at Lays Ferry on the Estanaula River. A skirmish near a river bend exposed three companies on the flank, enabling Morris to direct enfilading fire and force a Confederate retreat. A volunteer from Company I swam the river, seized the flag from the breastworks, and returned it to his unit.
A Chicago Daily News line argues overwork kills fewer men than excessive leisure, contrasting labor dangers with idleness and warning about health risks of too much leisure.
A proposed autocar for railroad service in South Africa is described as a rapid dispatch patrol and scouting vehicle. Experts warn a rapid-fire gun complicates value unless the vehicle is proven and properly armed, a point raised by observers in New York.
The author extols the railroad’s features that impress passengers from hotel and club appointments to clean stations and dust-free air. The Lackawanna’s excellence in service yields prosperity and loyal patrons who praise its smooth operation and scenic routes.
Brief yet vague exchange cites concerns over speculation. An unnamed citizen and a trust magnate agree that such activity must stop. The damaged text mentions two art fellows making thousands by flyers, suggesting untaxed or questionable fundraising.
A reader seeks a nearby town to obtain Palmer's Lotion for a lasting ankle eruption. The missive mentions Newton Indiana resident P T Kenny and asks the company to send samples to Solon Palmer in New York if local druggists do not carry the product.
An old saying prompts a father to recall his youth as he responds to a friend admiring his son. The exchange hints at family humor and a generational self awareness in a brief, rustic vignette.
Missouri Pacific Railway doubles daily service from St Louis and Kansas City to Colorado and Pacific Coast points. Trains depart St Louis at 9:00 AM and 10:10 PM, Kansas City at 6:00 PM and 10:00 AM, offering through sleeping cars between St Louis and San Francisco without change. Excursion fares now on sale. contact company agents for details. H C Town Gen Pass and Ticket Agent St Louis.
A playful exchange shows Mrs. Muggins railing at her husband’s spendthrift manner over an extravagant $40,000 purchase of an old seat in stock exchange, prompting comic quips from Mrs. Buggins.
Private coal exclusive use on the drive and Pullman sleeping and dining cars. Escort by the Ameri Tourist Association with Beau Campbell, General Manager. Tickets cover all expenses. Train departs Chicago via the Chicago and North Western lines Tuesday at 7 p.m. July.
A historical testimonial notes a physician’s six month treatment yielding about $500 in value. The piece includes an 1900 date and a claimed cure for coughs and consumption via Piso’s Cure. Ocean Grove New Jersey is named in the testimonial.
A Philadelphia Press report quotes Miriam Offen questioning a girl who claims there were no trains and says she will be shipped across, implying a dubious crossing story. The fragment hints at a stranger encounter and alleged travel attempt.
Advertisement touts Hoxsie’s Croup Cure as a universal remedy described as infallible for curing and preventing pneumonia. No verifiable medical claims or details are provided.
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