Miss Bessie Betts Captures Second Oratorical Honor
Miss Bessie Betts Defiance wins second honors at the Tiffin oratorical contest, narrowly beaten by Nora B. Callaghan of Bellevue. Betts delivers Star of the First Magnitude praising Gladstone, while Callaghan presents Imperium in Imperio. Boor of Sandusky earns third with A Leader of Haste. The program and judges details follow.
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Bessie Betts
Tiffin
Nora B. Callaghan
Bellevue
Rickley Chapel
Miss Callaghan
Miss Betts
Helen FE. Boor
Sandusky
William E. Gladstone
England
Gladstone
Imperium
Imperia
Nora B Callaghan
Ohio
Hattie E Boor
Frances E Willard
Boys’ Glee Club
Vinton Bennehoff
Helen E Boor
Gustavus Adolphus
Louis G Christman
Bryan
Marguerite Schock
Norwalk
Defiance
The
Mulligan Musketeers
Russia
Japan
Charles Klopfer
Fremont
Paul Leidy
Toledo
Il Trovatore
Zelma Russell
Clyde
Imperio
Nora B. Callaghn
Charles G Hecker
Wittenberg College
W H Buiebert
Ohio State University
Paul Liedy
Miss Bette
Rev Arthur Barber Installed as Pastor at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian church installed Rev. Arthur Barber as pastor after a unanimous call and four months of service. Toledo pastor Rev. Carl Elliott preached, with remarks by Rev. B W Slagle and Dr. Powell stressing devotion, virility, and open critique within church leadership.
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Arthur Barber
First Presbyterian Church
Barber
Carl Elliott
Toledo
Corinthians
Mesdames Schrack
Shaw
B W Slagle
Slagle
Powell
First Church of
Dr. Powell
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets promoted as a busy medicine for daily use. Claims to renew vigor and aid constipation, flatulence, eczema, headaches, and bad breath. Packaged in tab and packet forms. produced by Hollister Cave Company in Madison, Wisconsin. Golden Nuggets for sale.
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Rocky Mountain
Hollrister Cave Company
Madison
Wis
Death of Joseph Ankney in Defiance Ohio
Joseph Ankney died in Defiance on Thursday night at 8 30 from dropsy. Born June 15 1826 he moved from Tuscarawas to Paulding and later to Defiance. A Civil War veteran of Co G 68th OVI he married four times, survived by his wife Elizabeth Winkler and four children. Funeral at Broadway Christian church with burial in the soldiers' plot at Riverside.
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Joseph “Ankney
Clinton Street
Tuscarawas County
Paulding County
Defiance
Co. G
Mr. Ankney
Elizabeth Winkler
J M Eberle
N Neubauer
Toledo
John Lesner
Omaha
Joseph
West
Aubney
Broadway Christian Church
C V Strickland
Helfenstein
Riverside
Couples wed in Emerald township and divorce suit filed in Defiance county
Roma Jewell of Angola Ind and Mable Gyre of Defiance were married by Squire Baker in Emerald township at 11 55 PM on April 26. Mrs. Etta Colwell petitions for divorce from James M Colwell alleging neglect cruelty intoxication and abuse and asks for child custody alimony and furniture.
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Roma Jewell
Angola
Ind
Mable Gyre
Defiance
Squire Baker
Emerald Township
Judge Shaw
Paulding
Etta M. Colwell
James M. Colwell
Canal Damaged In Destructive Explosion At Reservoir Lock
A blast at 1 20 this morning damaged the bulk heart lock at the reservoir after a dynamite charge was placed near the north gate. The explosion blew the gate from its position, wrecked the north wall, scattered debris near a sleeping fisherman Thomas Carper, and flushed hundreds of dead fish from the water. The south gate held, but masonry damage will require costly repairs. News from St. Marys Leader.
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St Marys
Bulkheart
Thomas Carper
St. Marys
Royal Baking Powder advertised as ideal for home baking
The ad promotes Royal Baking Powder as a premier aid for home bakers, claiming fresher tastier results and eco nomic, quick production of cakes, biscuits, muffins, puddings, cookies, crullers and more, surpassing ready-made foods.
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Royal
Enthusiastic High School Oratorical Contest Draws Large Crowds
Delegations from Toledo Defiance Fostoria and Sandusky Fremont Clyde and Bellevue attend the Heidelberg university event as over a thousand fill the chapel audience. Defiance supporters lead lively demonstrations while Tiffin and Toledo teams clash in a 5 to 8 baseball setback. post contest receptions and a banquet follow at Shawhan hotel.
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Toledo
Defiance
Fostoria
Sandusky
Fremont
Clyde
Bellevue
Bryan
Glen Rath
Defiance High School
Tiffin
University Building
Tiffin High School
Shawhan
Toledo Fire Marshals Promise Sensational Wood County Probe
Deputy Fire Marshals Hollenbeck and Goudell say a sensational case will unfold in Wood County likely to summon a special grand jury in Bowling Green within two weeks. They describe an epidemic of incendiaries spanning North Baltimore to Holgate, ongoing for 15 years with involvement of several prominent businessmen.
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Toledo
Hollenbeck
Goodell
Wood County
Williams County
Bowling Green
Baltimore
Holgate
Four youths arrested after failed train wreck attempt
George JoAn, 19, and Joe Galin, 15, with 13 year old Paul Sobejaka and 13 year old Mike Sobejaka were detained on suspicion of plot to wreck a Lake Shore train on the Lake Shore road. An engine struck a nail keg earlier and detectives later stopped the four as their car hit ties arranged in a V shape.
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Joan
George
Joe Galinski
Mike Sobejaka
Toledo
Lake Shore Road
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