Ex Senator Decker Campaign Brings Defiance Cigar Wins
Former Senator W. E. Decker campaigns for the Democratic nomination for state senator. Defiance cigars are noted as winners in the event.
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W. E. Decker
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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
8
Defiance Daily Express marks eighth year of growth
The Defiance Daily Express notes its eighth year in existence and enlarged size and influence. The weekly edition is forty four years old. The Fremont Journal wishes publisher Thompson continued prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance Daily Express
Thompson
Fremont Journal
Decker Claims 15 Percent Valuation Reduction in Paulding
A question arises whether the 15 percent increase added to Paulding county’s valuation by the state board was the amount subsequently removed from that valuation. The inquiry asks if Defiance county’s 15 percent addition matches the reduction applied in Paulding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Decker
Paulding County
Defiance County
State Board
Thompson Reappointed Postmaster Backed by Defiance Republicans
The Defiance county Republican central committee met last week and endorsed C. J. Thompson for re appointment as post master of Defiance city. The Ottawa Gazette notes the endorsement as proper and favors Thompson remaining in the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Central Committee
Defiance County
C.j.thompson
Defiance
Charley
Ottawa Gazette
Monument proposed for James Guthrie memory in Williams county
Repr N Patterson urged Williams county residents to erect a monument to James Guthrie the first white settler in the area. He called it a capital idea and suggested Defiance consider a similar tribute as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Patterson
Bryan
Williams County
James Guthrie
Northern Ohio Electric Railway Moves Toward Power Plant Plans
The Northern Ohio Electric Railway to run from Defiance to Bryan via Evansport has passed the right of way stage. Alexander J. Prentice of Cleveland has taken charge and will determine the location of the power house. Proposed plant sizes include one story brick buildings 150 by 150 feet and 100 by 75 feet, requiring about an acre and a half of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ohio Electric Railway
Defiance
Bryan
Evansport
Alexander J. Prentice
Cleveland
Singer’s Grocery
Nash for Governor Reaffirmed by Ohio Republicans
The Crescent-News quotes the Lancaster Republican claiming Gov. Geo. K. Nash cannot be elected, while noting Fairfield county Republicans reject the paper as party organ. Loyal Republicans statewide back Nash, while Democrats and dissenters doubt his chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent-News
Lancaster Republican
Geo. K. Nash
Fairfield County
Hicksville
Defiance County
Ohio
Nash
Crescent-News Criticized for Meeting Coverage
The Crescent-News is blamed for poor reporting after a late meeting of a committee open to all. The Express attended, holds legal documents granting voice, and is urged to reconstruct and publish the truth with integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuer Crescent-News
Republican Central Committee
The
Express
Crescent-News
the Express
What Shall We Have for Dessert
A family question becomes a quick answer with Jell-O as a ready dessert. No baking needed, just add hot water and let it chill. Flavors include lemon orange lime and strawberry, available for 10 cents.
Methodist Conference Debates Anti-Saloon League Endorsement
At Defiance district session in Continental a heated debate over endorsing the Anti-Saloon League, led by Brooks Lawrence, with a committee offering district church use to the league. Drs. E. L. Roberts and Whitlock opposed, arguing the committee act was arbitrary. A close vote then approved the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Toledo Times
Defiance
Continental
Brooks Lawrence
Lawrence
Local notes from Defiance and nearby towns
A collection of briefs: Mr and Mrs James Craine in Cleveland. Earl Couch in Napoleon. M E Wilson to Indiana. Mrs William Hoffman ill. John Stork builds in East Defiance. Lake Erie snowstorm. Fike and Harry Dehnart visit Dell Douty. F L Hay attends Knights of Pythias session. Ivan Crago captured at West Unity. Mrs Forest Price to visit Slagles in Defiance. James Woodward improving. Frank Kahl welcomes new daughter. Dr G D Edgar leaves for Akron Maccabees camp. unknown man run over near Hickville with dismembered remains. Sunday school convention program notes. Prof L L Canfield and M H Davis featured. Fred Spiser and Karl visit Toledo. Mrs B Freedam and Floyd return to Toledo. rheumatism illness at home. Clara Kingsbury joins Harley Whitaker's. 8 S Reinhart returns from Findlay. John Binney installs cement sidewalk. Lima council rejects extra street fair. Thrapp family mourns Ottawa death.
Local Patient Undergoes Successful Throat Operation
Frank Beavers was operated on here when Dr. G W Huffman performed a successful throat procedure just before he was to travel to Toledo. Beavers is reported much better today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beavers
Toledo
G. W. Huffman
Beavers
Grain-O praised as coffee substitute in letter
A letter from Dr A U Jackson of Goshen New York praises Grain-O from Genesee Pure Food Co Le Roy as a coffee substitute. He notes it pleases him and claims it rivals the best Java and Mocha in his family. The sender signs respectfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N. Y
A. OU. Jackson
M. D
Defiance College Notes Highlight Faculty and Guests
Dr. Latchaw returned from Buckland with $3000 or more for Defiance college. Angolia Indiana's Harry L Gandy class of 1901 will enter Defiance as a philosophy junior and tutor in natural science aiding Prof Nowlan in the summer school. Dr Latchaw plans lectures in Muncie over the weekend then returns early next week. Prof McReynolds and wife plan to move to Chicago area next fall for housing and work. Nowlan, a respected educator with 17 years teaching experience, led Hancock county teachers and attended Findlay college 1886 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Gandy
Angolia
Ind
Gandy
Defiance College
Nowlan
Latchaw
Muncie Ind
Christian Endeavor Convention
Prof. McReynolds
Mich
Chicago
Hancock County
Findlay College
Sunday Schools of Defiance County Converge for State Meet
The Defiance county Sunday schools plan the state convention in Chillicothe June 5 6 with Defiance as a banner county. Four workers are sought to attend, six delegates already found, and authorities urge prompt credential requests for free entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance County
Banner County
Chillicothe
Mumps and illness among locals prompt family visits
Christ Demland had the mumps last week. Mrs. Peter Hoffman and Mrs. Daniel Demland traveled to Toledo to visit their ailing mother Mrs. Hess. Other notes mention visits, sickness, and small domestic chores in Ayersville Defiance Paulding and Henry Goller areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hoffman
Daniel Demland
Toledo
Hess
Fred Geiger
Ayersville
Demland
Frank Brinkman
Fred Schanika
Minnie
Defiance
Millie Ivemland
Blue
Dora Demland
M. E. Church
Finando Matherson
John
Paulding
Yettie Frank
Henry Goller
Special Train to San Francisco Via Chicago & North-Western
Special train leaves Chicago Tuesday July 9th at 11 59 pm bound for San Francisco via Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Springs and Salt Lake. Passes Rocky and Sierra Nevada scenery. Limited party under Tourist Department Chicago and North Western Ry. $50 round trip with return route choices. Send stamp for illustrated itinerary and map to D W Aldrich 234 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chicago & North-Western Bay
Chicago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake
Rocky
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
D. W. Aldrich
Superior Street
Cleevland
Ohio
Ducking in the Wabash at Vincennes University incident
At Vincennes University a student roast on editors of the Blue and Gold led to a brawl on the stage. H B Holman read a parody, the manuscript was ripped up, fights left several bruised, and the editors Burger and Willis were ducked in the Wabash and dragged through the streets amid calls to hang them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Vincennes University
H. B. Holman
A. W. Burger
W. W. Willis
Blue and Gold
Burger
Professor Bacon
Willis
Wabash
Wild West Tragedy in Newcastle Show
Edward Wallace of Cairo Illinois was stabbed to death in the cooking tent during the Buckskin Bill show in Newcastle Indiana. William Briggs of Paducah Kentucky used a 10 inch butcher knife and fled into the woods after Wallace warded off the first blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Newcastle
Edward Wallace
Cairo
William Briggs
Paducah
Wallace
Briggs
Reward Offered in Barnes Poison Murder Case
Governor Yates proclaims a $200 reward for the apprehension and conviction of unknown parties suspected in the murder of James L. Barnes a Monticello dentist killed by poison at the central hospital for the insane in Jacksonville. Barnes wife and William Webb Ferguson of Quincy were indicted by the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ills
Yates
James L. Barnes
Monticello
Central Hospital For
Jacksonville
Barnes
William Webb Ferguson
Quincy
Shirt trust to unite national shirt makers
May 26 Troy leading shirt and cuff manufacturers plan a combines of National Shirt and Collar, International Shirt and Collar, Cluett Peabody, Geo. P. Ide, Holmes Ide, Wilbur Campbell Stephens and two others. Aggregate value of included concerns about 20 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirt Trust
Troy
National Shirt and Collar Company
International Shirt and Collar Company
Cluett, Peabody & Company
Geo. P. Ide & Company
Holmes & Ide
Wilbur, Campbell & Stephens
Creed Revision Debated by Assembly in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on May 24 reports the Presbyterian general assembly debating revisions to the confession of faith. Leaders present their views calmly and thoroughly, with the assembly examining every detail of proposed creed changes and avoiding acrimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Presbyterian General Assembly
Wabash To Sail Ohio Launch From San Francisco
The launching of the battleship Ohio will occur at San Francisco on May 18 1901. The Wabash offers a round trip fare of one first class fare plus 10 dollars direct route. Via Portland or Puget Sound tickets cost 2 50 more than direct routes. Tickets on sale May 7 and 8 with a 30 day limit from sale. Full information at the Wabash office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Portland
Puget Sound
Wabash
Railroad Ticket Rates for Old Order of German Baptists Event
The notice lists round trip fares and sale dates for trips from Buffalo via Wabash Toledo and Detroit routes. Fares include 10.45 12.60 and 14.85 with varying sale windows and return limits. Special one fare for the event in Perro Gordo Illinois May 24 to 31 with Wabash rate details and June return limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Toledo
Detroit
Mich
Wabash
Wabash Depot
Railroad Excursion Tickets To Lincoln For Conference
May 23 to 27 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of the Ohio river to Lincoln Nebraska at one fare round trip for German Baptist Brethren annual conference. Tickets are valid for return until June 4 and may be extended to June 30 with deposit to joint agent and 50 cent payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio River
Lincoln
Neb
German Baptist Brethren
Nickel Plate announces special excursion to Lincoln Neb
The Nickel Plate Railway offers round trip excursion tickets to Lincoln Nebraska for the German Baptist Conference at a single fare. Tickets are valid May 23 through May 27 with a May 24 through car service via Nickel Plate and C R I P R R. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind No 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
German Baptist Conference
Nickel Plate Road
C. A
Wabash Offers Excursion Tickets for Medical Gatherings
May 29 to June 7 dates for St Paul events with Military surgeons of the United States. American Academy of Medicine and American Medical Association. Tickets at one fare plus round trip on sale May 26, 27, 29, 30 and June 1, 2. Depart St Paul no earlier than May 29 and no later than June 15, extended to July 15 with deposit and 50 cent payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Military Surgeons
United States
American Academy of Medicine
American Medical Association
Wabash
Dowie in Hot Water Over Hospital and Unlicensed Practice
In Chicago a coroner's verdict found Dowie's church authorities negligent in the death of Mary Christensen from burns and urged state probes into Dowie's hospital. Nurses and deacons may be prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license. Dowie also paid for the infant burial of Earl Gladstone Pierson in New York, aiding the Pierson family per church organizers' instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Mary Louise Christensen
Dowie
Christensen
New York
J. Alexander Dowie
Earl Gladstone Pierson
J. Luther Pierson
White Plains
Pierson
Valhalla
Christian Catholic Church In
Zion
Ohio Party Returns from San Francisco on 24-Hour Run
The Ohio special bearing Governor Nash and party completed a 24 hour run from Denver to Chicago via Union Pacific and Northwestern. In Omaha Nash received an informal depot reception from Mayor Moores and Edward Rosewater as Governor Shaw of Iowa joined the train through the state. The train paused at Chicago for an hour before continuing to Columbus on the Baltimore and Ohio. Nash remains dizzy and troubled by heart issues. An Ohio battleship association formed with J. B. Allen as president and L. Ewing Jones as secretary, with Nash named an honorary member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Chicago
Nash
San Francisco
Denver
Union Pacific
Northwestern Railways
Omaha
Moores
Edward Rosewater
Shaw
Iowa
Baltimore
Columbus
Ohio Battleship Association
J. B. Allen
L. Ewing Jones
Blindness Baffles Ohio’s Oldest Knights of Pythias
Peter Finch, 87, of Claibourne township near Marysville Ohio, longtime Knight of Pythias, awoke to total blindness. Doctors could not restore his sight. officials suspect age-related causes though he remains otherwise healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville, O
Peter Finch
Claibourne Township
Pythias
Ohio
Continuous Scale Proposed in Amalgamated Wage Talks
Milwaukee May 21. A continuous scale is the big proposition the wage committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers is working on. If successful it will reduce friction between manufacturers and the association in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Millers Visit Crescent City to Inspect New Orleans Export Ports
A party of 80 members from the Western Millers' association toured New Orleans on May 27 to study port facilities for flour and grain export. The group met in Kansas City May 21 and 22 and will stay through May 28 to continue examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent City
New Orleans
Western Millers’ Association
Kansas City
Coach Excursions To Buffalo One Cent A Mile
Travel notice offers trips to Buffalo via Nickel Plate road at one cent per mile. Tickets go on sale June 4 11 18 and 25 with three day return validity from sale date. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin T P A Ft Wayne Ind for details.
Fare to Pan-American Exposition on Nickel Plate Route
One fare plus 81 to Buffalo Pan-American Exposition via Nickel Plate starting June 1 and running throughout summer. Good for return within 10 days from sale date. Inquiries by wire phone or at nearest agent or C. Asterlin, T. P. A. Wayne Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
T.P. A. Wayne Ind
Pan-American Exposition Rates to Buffalo on Nickel Plate
Tickets on sale at all stations for one and one third fare round trip good returning in 15 days. Contact the nearest agent or C A Aster T P A Ft Wayne Ind for details by write wire phone or call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Nickle Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin T. P. A
Ft. Wayne
Ind
One Cent A Mile Buffalo through Nickel Plate Road
Travel offer states a May 15 and 29 run from Claypool Indiana at 6 32 p m to Buffalo arriving 7 35 a m next day with return within three days on Peerless Express Trains. Rates and intermediate times available via bills or nearest agent C A Asterlin Ft Wayne Indiana No 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
Claypool
Ind
C. A. Asterlin
Ft. Wayne
Foreclosure Tax Claim Notice in Defiance County Case 7343
Ann Eliza Ralston files in the Court of Common Pleas of Defiance County Ohio for foreclosure of a tax claim on 3 4 of lot 11 in Gibson’s Miniong to Williamstown now in Defiance City. Defendants Joseph Tuttle Alice Pleas of Cole and others must answer by June 16, 1901 or judgment by default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Eliza Ralston
William Tuttle
Alice Pleas
Cole
Joseph Tuttle
Fred
Ote
Stateerick
Eliza Ralston
Court of Commo Pleas
Defiance County
Gibson’s
Mininiog
Williamstown
Defiance
Ohio
Chien
John W. Stough
Divorce Petition for Alta Eckstein in Ohio Probate Court
Alta Eckstein files for divorce from David D Eckstein in Igenwd County Ohio case No. 313 alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. She also seeks restoration to her maiden name Alta Lessie with six weeks to answer after April 25 1901 notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Eckstein
Igen Wd County
Ohio
Vid Stein
Alta Lessie
David D. Eexstein
Alvorce
Harris, Cameron & Shaw
Daniel Lehman
A. D
Ilenna Lehman
Defiance County
Chiio
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the Sunday Schools OF
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