Sunday News and Notes From Defiance County
Sunday items trace March 1904 church news. Treasurer reports February funds. proceeds, plans, and a trip by Joseph Park with Ohio delegates to Jerusalem. Obituaries praise Prof M H Davis, lasting memory for youth. Heart Interest urges Sunday school teachers to invest in their classes and empathy, plus local governance notes and a brief reflection on duty and service.
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Sherwood
Joynty
Farmer Union
P. N. Richardon
Joseph Park
Ohio
Jerusalem
Orient
M. Haver
Boye
H. L. Stock
Fragmented discussion on Ohio postmaster appointments
The piece discusses Democratic press views on Ohio appointments, noting a longstanding pact between Senators Foraker and Hanna. It cites Defiance and Hicksville postmasters as endorsed by county committees, with senatorial endorsement following. It argues partisan contention is used to stir local strife, but the Republican party persists with strong leaders and reserves capable men for leadership.
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Ohio
Foraker
Hanna
McKinley
Thompson
Defiance
Richards
Hicksville
Republican Party
Chapman election bill gains house passage expected
A Chapman election bill that cleared the state senate has been read in the house and is expected to pass next week becoming law. Republican leaders including Governor Herrick and Laylin claim the measure saves about 150000 annually in election costs and spares business from frequent elections. They foresee GOP unity on endorsing a biennial election amendment to separate local and state elections.
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Chapman
State Senate
House
Senate
Herrick
Laylin
Republican Convention
General Charles Dick An Ohio Senatorial Victory
The Ohio General Assembly unanimously supported General Charles Dick for the United States Senate to succeed the late Senator Hanna. He will serve the unexpired Hanna term ending March 4, 1905, and the full six year term beginning then, a seven year seat from today.
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Charles Dick
General Assembly
United States
Ohio
Hanna
Senate
Combining Elections In Ohio Aims To End Spring Ballot Turmoil
The Cleveland Leader argues against abolishing spring elections noting past fears of presidential issues overshadowing state concerns. It cites states where fall elections house municipal votes on local issues and predicts Ohio would see similar local focus if the change passes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Michigan
Georgia
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Maine
California
Heated Democratic meeting stalls mass convention date
The Democratic central committee convened in the city Saturday, adjourning without fixing the mass convention time for choosing delegates to the congressional convention. A heated exchange featured Geo. K. Otis of Hicksville and Bije Miller of Milford over Otis’s ties to aiding Congressman J. S. Snook, while intrigue to unseat T. T. Ansberry and influence a future Defiance County man emerged as a backdrop.
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Democratic Central Committee
Geo. K. Otis
Hicksville
Bije Miller
Millford
Miller
Otis
J. S. Snook
Schances
Daily Express
Down
T. T. Ansberry
Defiance
Ansberry
All Stars Triumph In Narrow 12–11 Win Over High School
The Saturday night basketball game ended with the All Stars beating the High School 12 to 11. Lineups included Small Captain Blair Morris Duerke Patterson and others with scoring from field and foul shots.
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All Stars
HS All Stars
Small
Capt
Blair Morris
Patterson Duerke
Winn Schmaltz
le Harris Wilhelm RG
Lamb
H.S
Patterson
Harris
H. S
Blair
Reliable woman seeks office care and local news notes
A reliable woman desires to take care of offices and other duties. Mrs. Frank Ferguson and her daughter Jessie, visiting from Napoleon, are both on the sick list. Various local items mention health, carpenters, a marriage, a sermon, and concerns about spring elections.
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A. B
Frank Ferguson
Jessie
Napoleon
Frank Wade
Edith Shull
Hicksville Township
F. T. Betts
Wayne Street
Betts
Tiger and Major at Bengal Lancers Cantonment
An aged tiger kept by Col McBride and a gambler Major Swift estranged from fortune clash amid high stakes betting. The tiger’s wary stare forewarns, while Swift drains funds in rounds as the colonel quietly watches, fearing deception and debt.
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Cantonments
Colonel McBride
Bungalow
Major Swift
Tiger in bungalow and missing money bag twist
A tiger roams a colonial bungalow waking a sleeping colonel who shoots the intruder, only to find the Major is dead with a bag of money. A separate tale features Mrs Black handling finances after jokingly depositing bank funds to her own account rather than paying bills.
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Black
John
Mrs Black
Stupidity of Sheep Described by Exasperated Herdsman
A sheep herder laments the animals stubbornly invite death on western ranges. He notes sheep fail to seek shelter in storms, cannot be driven against wind, pile themselves to smothering heights, and blindly follow leaders into quicksand. He calls them the most exasperatingly stupid animals.
The Manx Tailless Feline History and Seacoast Cats
An excerpt discusses the Manx and Cornish tailless cats, noting their origins on seacoast habitats. It describes a harelike Manx variant once famous for crab feeding and synchronized hind leg movement, now rare in the Isle of Man though tailless descendants remain.
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Cornwall
Isle of Man
England
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