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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
4
Public notice style item lists delivery terms for the Cfiance Express with carrier distribution within city and subscription rates. It includes 10 cents per city edition, 3 dollars for weekly, six months mail options at 1.75, and three months mail along with long distance and western telephone numbers.
The Hicksville News announces E. L. Sauer of Hicksville Township as a Republican candidate for county commissioner at the county convention this fall. Sauer, a prosperous farmer and longtime township trustee, is noted for economy and public-spirited service and would bring integrity and efficiency to the office if elected.
James R. Garfield, now commissioner of the bureau of corporations, is named in connection with the commerce portfolio as Secretary Cortelyou plans to step down. The president has not indicated a successor, though he respects the late president's son. An assessor in Spencer township Fulton county lists 59 dogs after not finding a watch piano or carriage.
Glenburg John Herriman purchased a new buggy last week. Ed Myers at Ney. Mrs Jem Gorrell is very sick. Dr. Long of Bryan attends her. Mrs Woodrum went to Moats Saturday for her brother in law funeral. Mr and Mrs Gust Moon drove to Defiance Saturday. Moog family visited Noah Moog's Sunday. Martin Paxton of Bryan made a business trip through the Burg Monday. Mr and Mrs Sanford Cooley and Florence and Tincoln leave Gilg week for a western pleasure trip, Utah the terminus, and on the return next fall they will visit the St Louis exposition in a wagon fitted for the journey.
Cicero residents note extensive barn repairs by Sinn this week. Mrs Sibyl Basset and granddaughter Lizzie from Hicksville arrived for a few days. Osman and Green hosted baths last week. Capt entertained a company with Ms Phonograph. Mrs Phebe Cole's Sund reGuy Amaden and Mrs Rose visited Mrs EO Stone in Toledo.
The Republican convention in Columbus attracted large attendance and orderly work. Districts chose committee members, Gad F. Gamble chaired the Fifth district, and Will C. Kegel served as secretary. The platform backed Roosevelt, gold standard, Cuba reciprocity, and party unity, with Herrick, Foraker, Dick, and Cox named as delegates or alternates to the Chicago convention. A tragic note reported Steeple Jack Willliam Joneson found dead in Chicago, leaving a note.
The Macey department store in Toledo was forced into involuntary bankruptcy on Wednesday with liabilities of 35 000 dollars and assets listed at 55 000 dollars. The item also lists multiple local names and social notes from Evansport and nearby areas, plus a church service and Decoration Day program details.
Reports from Shan-Kai-Kwan and New Chwang recount Japanese forces landing at Kai-Chau and Kai-Chou with heavy shelling silencing shore defenses by afternoon. Japanese advances threaten New Chwang Hai-Cheng and Kai-Ping with multiple corps in Manchuria, amid unconfirmed rumors of larger forces.
An unclear item notes ownership of a home by Covet Gerrans and JK Myers with implied local activity. The text also references plows and cakes and a busy Lero, but details are garbled and names are partially unreadable.
The Pope orders stricter entry rules for religious orders with probation periods before nuns take vows and non perpetual simple vows for both sexes. The change aims to prevent ill considered lifelong commitments and allows optional dispensation by bishops. The decree also limits solemn vows to priests. This follows widespread requests for reform. Brother Leontine, a longtime champion of homeless children, dies at West Chester Catholic Protectory after a week of illness. He led the institution, housing 1,800 boys and 1,200 girls, under the Sisters of Charity. He was born in Ireland in 1889 and joined the Christian Brothers in 1867. The same period brings leadership changes at St John’s College Fordham, with Rev Father John J. Collins named president, succeeding Rev Father Pettitt who moves toward a high Jesuit novitiate post.
Dialogue from Town Topics on the meaning of D. D. after a man’s name and a quip about early childhood years. The exchange notes that D. D. stands for a doctor who practices preaching, per the joke.
McGovern proposes a Britt rematch and a broader featherweight contest, offering to weight in at 130 pounds and to fight 122 to 126 pound challengers while awaiting Britt or Corbett. He suggests a national six-man featherweight title series staged in St. Louis as a decisive solution. The piece also notes the St Louis Fair Bowl organizing an Olympic era bowling tourney with prizes and betting on the World’s Fair handicap, plus a boxing bookie update and Tim Hurst not serving as NL umpire this season.
A New York Press excerpt notes poker players lie about chip values to inflate stakes. Habitual players multiply chip counts, claiming bets like a hundred, two hundred, or five hundred despite small actual wagers, fooling casual observers into thinking a game is much larger.
A good vote surge alters local standings with Praeser Brady and Sheridan advancing in the teachers class while Spring and Todd rise in the clerks. The list names many candidates including TriamEns Glenna Morris Jesse Dunn Lora Higgins and numerous clerks and mail carriers. Votes are to be sent to the Coupons Department Express Defiance Ohio.
A London dealer sold a set of supposed Chippendale chairs for 5000 to a nobleman who later alleged they were fake. The dealer offered a 1000 guinea repayment and provided a forged receipt to an American millionaire as proof of purchase. The investor eventually paid 12500 and took the chairs to the Atlantic.
The piece praises Colorado Springs and Manitou for abundant sunshine, claiming about 340 sunshiny days annually and comparing the region’s light to Italy and northern Egypt. It notes steady brightness in both winter and summer, highlighting the appeal to newcomers.
An Alpine hunting trip yields a comical encounter as Victor Emmanuel reveals himself to an old brambles gatherer who questions his identity. A humorous exchange ends with a witty insult and a royal gesture. The piece moves through quick vignettes from strange weather to sudden jokes about marriage and finances.
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