Graft Allegations Hit Pennsylvania State House Furniture Deal
Testimony before the capitol investigation commission alleges inflated charges by the Pennsylvania Construction Co for metallic furniture under a $2,000,000 contract. Charles D. Montague claims safes, vaults, and bronze details were overvalued, with some items far above standard prices and others not as described. He asserts vaults could be bored through quickly and cites significant discrepancies between list prices and what the state paid.
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New Statehouse
Pennsylvania
Harrisg
Charles D. Montague
New York
Capitol Investigation Commission
Pennsylvania Construction Co
Board of Grounds and Buildings
State Treasury
Montague
Harrisburg
Huston
Senator Lucien Baker Dies in Leavenworth Kansas
U S Senator Lucien Baker died in Leavenworth Kansas on Friday. He was born in Fulton County Ohio in 1846.
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Formeer
U. S
Lucien Baker
Leavenworth
Kansas
Fulton County
Ohio
Captain Downs Dies at 91, Canal Planner and Poet
Captain W. J. Downs, who laid out the Miami and Erie canal and helped build the St. Marys reservoir, died Thursday night in Black River Falls Wisconsin at age 91. He also surveyed the Pan Handle route from Pittsburgh to Chicago and was known as a philosopher and poet.
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W. J. Downs
Miami and Erie Canal
St. Marys Reservoir
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Chicago
Black River Falls
Wis
Rasor Case Goes To Jury In Common Pleas Court
After a one day recess the Rasor trial resumed before Judge Bailey. Edward Beckenbach testified that Geneva Steele signed an affidavit recanting the charges, alleging manipulation by Laura Stork. The jury retired Saturday after a brief afternoon, with openlander’s opening address and defense waivers shaping the end.
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Rasor
Laura Stork
Beckenbach
Kopp
Geneva Steele
Openlander
Bailey
Wien and
Harris
Electrification drives giant C. and L. M. bridge project
Seven hundred Italian laborers will work on the Defiance to Lima stretch to raise fills and ballast for the electric line. J. C. Carland & Co. handles earthwork while Blanchard river sees a new two span steel bridge. Concrete bridges, including the long Waterville project, promise lower long term costs.
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C. & L. M. Branca
I. C. & E. Traction Company
J. C. Carland &Co
Toledo
Continental
Defiance
Lima
Blanchard River
G. A. Crayton
Telephone from a moving train sparks safety and reach
Kentucky railroad tests a railway telephone system enabling train to city communication during motion. Trials show dispatchers can issue orders and passengers call destinations, with trains sharing signals. Wires along track and a trolley system powered by chemical induction support contact.
Requisition Issued for Baxter Return on Arson Charge
Governor Harris issued a requisition to Michigan for the return of Daniel Baxter from Toledo accused of arson in Williams county Ohio. William H. Miller cites Baxter as accessory before the fact and a fugitive, noting Baxter’s home burned in Ohio. Jurisdiction questions may arise since the alleged act occurred in Lucas county.
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Columbus
William H. Miler
Hiie
Harris
Michigan
Bryan
Williams County
Daniel Baxter
Baxter
Ohio
Ira Bryant
Miller
Jack Page
Toledo
Lucas County
Community Notes From Monroe and Vicinity
Monroe and nearby residents spent Sundays visiting relatives and attending events from Bethel and Mt Zion to the Sharon church. Defiance College summer normal students and local graduates are listed with weddings and renovations ongoing, including school board staffing and home improvements.
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F. M. Stecker
Berryhill
Defiance
Bethel
Jessie
Myrtle Myers
Ada Donaldson
Defiance College
Marie Miller
Mt. Zion
Ira Donaldson
Thomas Maddock
Florence Smith
Wauseon
Simeon Smith
Patterson
M. E
Continental
Etta Roseboom
Harry Myers
Viola Doenges
Mella
Lester Parret
Mella Parrett
Roseboom
Flora Spencer
Illinois
Jesse O. Grant
Sharon Church
Guy Preston
Ottawa
Nellie Grant
Cora Zimmerman
Sharon
Myers and Doenges
State Dam
Mr. Stuckey
Mamie Wollom
F. Kosch
Lee Master
Susie Wight
Weaver
Merritt
Raff Zimmerman
Belva Searle
Teachers Selected By School Board In City Schools
The board reelected most city teachers at Friday's meeting. Vaughne B. Caries will replace Ralph Darner in science at the high school, while Mulholland may teach science and Caris mathematics. Darner may not return if he declines. Miss Jessie Dunn received a raise to 50 a month after 28 years of service. The district plans several improvements including new cement walks and wiring central buildings for electric lights.
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Board of Education
Vaughne B. Caries
Ralph Darner
Raynolds
Darner
H. B. Mulholland
Caris
Jessie Dunn
Miss Dunn
L. A. Dollinger
E. Reynolds
Third Ward
Pearth Ward
The Ohio Farmer Subscription Rates Advertisement
The Ohio Farmer offers practical agricultural matter and farmer-focused guidance. One year subscription costs 85 cents. Weekly Express and Ohio Farmer one year 1.60. Daily Express by mail one year 3.60.
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Ohio
Weekly Express
Ohio Farmer
Daily Express
By Mail
Pate Farmer
Death notices and a Toledo death report in brief
A telegram from Chicago notified Miss Catherine Culkins that Robert E Donnelly is dead with unclear details about the remains. Ruth McNally, his wife, and their two children were visiting this city two months ago. they reside in St Louis. Also noted is the death of Melville Friedrich of Toledo at age 36 after a two day illness. The report lists survivors including his wife Marie Black and a six year old son, with out of town relatives attending the private funeral at his residence and interment at Woodlawn. Additionally a passage on hare and rabbit agility cites J G Millais figures on stride length and jumping ability.
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Chicago
Catherine Culkins
Robert E. Donnelly
Donnelly
Ruth McNally
St. Louis
Donnelley
Ruth
Cecilia
California
Melville Friedrich
Lasalle & Koch
Toledo
West
Woodruff Avenue
Bowling Green
Marie C. Black
Capt
Luther Black
Woodlawn
R.S. Sterne
A. A. Loewi
New York
James Rohrheimer
Cleveland
T. Friedrich
Des Moines
J. L. Black
Piqua
J. G. Millais
Findlay Citizen Leander C. Smith Dies on Porch
Leander C. Smith aged 70 a Findlay notable collapsed and died on his porch from apoplexy yesterday His wife bedridden is believed likely to be overwhelmed by the shock as investigators note the sudden event.
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Findlay
Leander C. Smith
Prize for interplanetary telegraphy offered by French Academy
The French Academy of Sciences awards a 4000 pound prize in 1910 for a patent system enabling communication with the moon or other planets. Mars is excluded as communication is deemed already established.
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Moon
London Globe
French Academy of Science
Academy
Mars
Mara Ia
Landowner seeks vacating multiple blocks in Mark Centre Ohio
Amelia Harmoning states ownership of specific blocks and lots in Mark Centre Defiance County Ohio as platted 1875 and not under municipal improvements. She declares intention to vacate the described parcels fenced and used as farm and pasture for years.
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Mark Centre
Defiance County
Ohio
Amelia Harmoning
Adams Township Schoolhouse Bid Notice 1907
Notice for sealed proposals to build a schoolhouse in Adams Township Defiance County Ohio bids due July 1 1907 at 12 o clock noon at the Board of Education office. Each bid must name all interested parties and include guarantee of contract and performance security. Board may reject any or all bids. Clerk E A Marceel. Defiance Ohio R F D No 4.
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Adams Township
Defiance, Co
Board of Education
Defiance County
Ohio
E. A. Marceel
Defiance
Betsey Keckley
Jacob Keckley
Said Betsey Keckley
Betsey
Stites
Henry Stites
Deveas d
Elisha Locke
Locke
Nancy Fiscus
John Fiscus
Nancy
Nabpey
Chase Taylor
Court of Common Pleas
Richland Township
Werlance County
Chase Taylor, Winn & Hay
Heanory Stites
Electa Mayer
France County
South West
Section Thirteen
Township Four
Rrange Five
Electa MA & Hay
Highland Township
Defiance P
Cclerk
W.R. Stone
Board of County Commissioners
Edwin F. Hall
Edwin EF. Hall
The Individual Towel Issue Expands National Towel Costs
The shift from roller towels to individual towels grows national expenses. Hotels largely avoid roller towels due to germ theory concerns. Last year total towel expenditure reached about 4.8 million dollars.
Messenger boy service expanding to Paris streets
The Messenger boy service is being introduced in Paris with instruments installed in subscribers houses to summon a messenger cyclist policeman fireman or doctor.
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Paris
Paper Carpets Hit Market in Bohemian Factory
A Reichenberg Bohemia carpet factory introduces washable paper carpets with minimal dust. They can be made in the same patterns and colors as traditional carpets, offering a new disposable style for homes.
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Reichenberg
Bohemia
Child's urge to name all belongings for safety
A reflection on how early writing leads children to label every possession from hats to coats to feel secure and organized, shaping habits of ownership.
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Eingineer Ferguson
Waterville
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Monroe
Geo, Moore
Coal Bids
Gorman
Supt. Reynolds
Cheney Lumber Co
The
Defiance, Ohio
W. A. Kehnast & Co
Capitol
London
Nisbet Blair
St. Pancras
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Hicksville
V. BE. Haey
James Hopple Ney
Joe Freecorn
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R. W. Wortman
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