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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
5
Postal notice outlines subscription rates prepaid and in advance with savings for annual terms. Mentions the Defiance Ohio post office and a THURSDAY May 24 date. Includes a political note on Democratic platform sympathy for the Sultan of Turkey and a comparison of corn exports under free trade versus protection from 1895 to 1899.
The article notes coffee prices have barely risen, dropping to about seven percent of a dollar per pound, versus nearly six cents in 1895, indicating only modest cost increases for this common breakfast staple during McKinley’s administration.
The report notes that American mills consumed 3,257,390 466 pounds of cotton and produced 6,848,795 pounds in 1899. It argues protection increased demand for home consumption by 750,000,000 pounds, urging Southern planters and mills to recognize this effect.
Seven Democrats on the merchant marine and fisheries panel split with three for subsidies and against free ships while four favor free ships and oppose subsidies. Republican members total ten and unite for subsidies, but the bill stays on the calendar unstated and unmoved.
The Crescent and News have disappeared from the newspaper id and their place filled by the Goesent News. The Goesent News will be eight columns and four pages, run as a democratic paper with the independent field fenced in after the Crescent’s exit.
The text argues against the claim that paying foreign ships $200,000,000 annually for transporting American imports and exports would harm domestic employment. It contends there is no satisfactory way to keep the money at home by hiring American shipowners and workers.
Laura Winkex and Master Roy Neisley visited Sunday as Bay Bock left for Ada to study violin. A junior mare performance delighted the crowd while the Friday morning school show earned high praise for drills and tableaux. A medal contest Will be held May 26 by the WCTU with young contestants aged 3 to 12.
Balloting and crowded rooms at the Crosby house as Democrats from Defiance Henry Putnam Van Wert and Paulding vie to nominate an elector a congressman and delegates to the National Convention. Leaders Haskell Otis Starr Cuff Snook Burtsfield vie amid hours of ballots and street campaigning.
The passage mentions a timorous man nicknamed the silent Meekieon and lists convention officers chosen to manage the floor. Officers include Sergeant at arms Syl A. Hauil assisted by Defiance W H McCauley Henry, Joseph Bouton Paulding Clark Parris Isaac Armbracht Van Wert Thos Berry Williams Samuel Short. Manager Brotson began a public effort to stop smoking in the opera house.
Detective Ben J Striefling asked Judge Hunter to dismiss charges against 24 Winn Burton Wright Joseph Fish Ora Gilbert and Mrs Lavina Mohr in the Rath murder case of Nov 24 1899. He urged a grand jury probe but public interest may end with no further action. The state conducted a thorough prior investigation finding nothing, and Hicksville residents will be dismissed.
An incident at the Crescent News office leaves Asa Toberan with a bad leg wound after a board from an upstairs window strikes him while he sat before Haller's Shoe Store. Eye witness says it appears accidental but locals wonder if it was deliberate to keep him from attending the Democratic convention.
Geo Whilley says ex soldiers who applied for pension increase under the 1890 act must file new applications to be covered by the 1900 act. If not, their claims will be processed as previously. The pension office announces this requirement for disability consideration.
In Westville Ohio on October 23 1893 Sarah Blose reports severe rheumatism pain in both feet with joints slipping and leg shingle use. After trying various doctors she used Drummond Medicine Co lightning remedies and claims complete relief with better limb use after 30 years. She urges other sufferers to try the remedy.
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