Opposition to proposed Wayne street franchise blocks interurban plan
City council debated routes for Toledo & Defiance and Defiance Hicksville & Ft Wayne Traction. Residents on Wayne street oppose freight use and double tracking, urging Clinton street instead. Key figures included C R Willock representing American Steel Package Co and John Foust opposing street narrowing, with several signers wavering on consent as controversy over depots, switches, and future expansion continues.
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Toledo
Defiance
Defiance, Hicksville & Ft. Wayne Traction Companies
Wayne Street
Ono
Feige Bluin
Wayx Street
C. R. Willock
American Steel Package Co
John Foust
Charles Nants
Foust
Nauts
Willock
Antwerp Promoters Eye Electric Line Progress
Antwerp residents hear K V Haymaker report on the Defiance and Ft Wayne electric traction project. Surveys are complete and the grade is set from Ft Wayne to the state line along the old canal bed. Citizens form a committee to study securing right of way and capital for the line to the C N railroad.
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Defiance
Ft. Wayne
K. V. Haymaker
Antwerp
State Line
C. & N. Railroad
Mrs Walter and May Family Visitors Highlight Local News
Mrs E A Walter of Butler Indiana visits the home of Mr and Mrs A Weisenburger. Mrs George May and her daughter Helen return from a six week visit with relatives in West Jefferson.
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E. A. Walter
Butler, Ind
Mrs
A. Weisenburger
George May
Helen
West Ifferson
Findings Affirmed In Circuit Court Decisions
The circuit court affirmed the common pleas court findings in all cases. In Cynthia A. Miller v B&O the judgment stands with a remittitur cap of £400. excess damages must be remitted or the judgment is reversed. J. H. Gates v E. F. Riever affirmed. PG & E Co v Grandy affirmed after coal sale dispute. Wabash railroad v Daniel Shea affirmed. jury found railroad negligence though conflicting testimony. City Bank cases and Brown v Gottlieb Klenk continued. court adjourned without date.
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Circuit Court
Common Pleas Court
Cynthia A. Miller
Hicksville
J. H. Gates
Gottlieb Klenk
Louis Klenk
Terribly Burned Terribly Burned
Roy Webster and May O'Brien aided a 12 year old girl who was severely burned after her clothes caught fire while alone at home making taffy. Webster extinguished the flames with his bare hands and was burned. O'Brien tripped and rolled the girl to safety without injury to herself. the child's condition remained critical.
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Toledo
Roy Webster
May O’brien
James Reyher
Miss O’brien
Reyder
Webster
Ballot Printing Award Given. Election Officials Named
The county deputy board of elections awarded the ballot printing contract to Mains Printing Co for 71.35 dollars. The notice lists election judges and clerks for Defiance Township and wards one through four, plus Noble Township, with names for Democratic and Republican presiding groups. The article also notes a losses claim against P F Collier Publishing Co due to a former collector’s misappropriation and that two Collier representatives are in the city to straighten accounts.
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North
Defiance
Paulding
Witlock
County Deputy Board of Elections
Mains Printing Co
Defiance Township
William Dickey
Frank Preisendorfer
C. W. Butler
P. J
Charles Ensign
William Hummer
Frank Bebne
Frank Ury
Virgil Weisenburger
Frank Humbert
George Beard
Otis Ensign
L. Conkle
Fred Schlosser
John Nolan
C. P. Ensign
W. C. Holgate
Clyde Manchester
P. F. Collier Publishing Co
Collier Co
Messrs. Shenk and Brown
Westminster Presbyterians Hold Notable Banquet Meeting
An enthusiastic gathering of the Westminsters and church supporters met at the U V A ball Friday to strengthen church ties. A fine lunch followed by toasts and talks on unity, fellowship, and church needs highlighted the event. Committees were announced for governance and program planning.
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Westminsters
Presbyterian Church
W. P. Engel
John Foust
W. A. Burdick
R. H. Sutphen
C. F. Ferguson
S. T. Sutphen
A. B Cooper
J. J. Burns
B. W. Slagle
Good Fellowship
F. W. Cheney
J. F. Deatrick
J. J. Malley
J. L. Patterson
A. M. Mineel
W. G. Lehman
School Board Delivers Finances and Staffing Changes
At the Friday meeting the board reviewed monthly bills and a treasury total of 10 971 53 dollars including tuition contingent and bond funds. Miss Catherine Culkin is granted a leave of absence. no new teachers hired as Seventh grade students move to the central building with Miss Lillian Deveaux replacing Culkin. Repairs and purchases authorized include wallpaper fixes, moulding, and various supply bills from local vendors.
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Board of Education
Northwestern Ohio Teachers Association
Mansfield
Gorman
Catherine Culkin
Second Ward
Lillian Deveaux
Culkin
B. W. Lind
Fourth Ward
N. G
B. W. Lied
W. A. Kehnast
H. B. Tenzer Lumber Co
RRI
Atlas School Supply Co
Win Cash Winkeeds
McMillan Col
Ames Seating Co
Ptg., Co
A. B. Deck Co
D.C. Heath & Co
F. E. Reynolds
Ohio Federation Elects Officers for Two Years
Canton October 26 The Ohio Federation of Women's clubs elected officers for the next two years with Miss Anna Laws of Cincinnati as president and Miss Blanche Vignes Canton as vice president for the northwest district. The group voted to return to annual sessions after changing the constitution to permit biennial gatherings.
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Canton
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Anna Laws
Cincinnati
E. P. Breckinbridge
Toledo
Southeast
D. J. Evans
Athens
Northeast
Blanche Vignes
Northwest Ditrict
P. M. Hendershott
Tiffin
Southwest
R. J. Devore
Glendale
Louise Graham
Cleveland
Anna Arnold Thomas
Dayton
Roller sinks at American Steel Package plant site
A steel roller sank into soft ground while leveling a site for a new brick building at the American Steel Package Co plant. The incident left the roller unable to operate for the rest of the day.
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American Steel, Package Co
American visitors return from European and Mason trips
William Duerk returned Thursday from a three months visit in Germany. Mrs Jed Archambeault has returned from a visit with relatives in Mason West Virginia.
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William Duerk
Germany
Jed Archambeault
Mason, W. Va
Farm Description Includes Timber Land and Irrigation Upgrades
The property lists nearly all under cultivation with five acres of timber and about ten acres suitable for potatoes and onions. All well drained, with six carloads of tile installed across the farm. It features two houses, two small barns, a shop, chicken coop, pig pen, combined corn crib and granary, wagon shed, a 20 by 40 machine shed, an orchard, good water, wind mill, elevated tank, plumbing to barns and shop, plus garden, lawn, kitchen, and cellar.
Defiance High School Football Season Ends Amid Disbandment
Defiance high school ends football after a weak season and disbands for 1907. Supt Reynolds cites high school association rules disqualifying players who have appeared on other teams, causing Malley and Woldenetz to be barred. Basketball plans await competitive practice and team selections.
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Defiance High School
Findlay
Supt. Reynolds
High School Association
Malley and
Woldenetz
Mrs Myra Ashbrook Visits City
Mrs Myra Ashbrook of Chicago is visiting relatives in the city and staying with family for a period while on the trip.
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Myra Ashbrook
Chicago
City
Balloon Mania Lights Up Defiance as Citizens Scan Sky
A mild airship fad swept Defiance on Wednesday October 23 as residents peered upward in groups along Clinton Street and around town. Many claimed to see a moving light or balloon passing overhead misattributing stars and sky objects to the Isla France or other craft. Hundreds watched and debated movements though explanations about earth’s rotation and misperception proved shaky to some observers.
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Clinton Street
Isla
France
Reverend Max Walz Visits Brother in Rome City
Rev. Max Walz of Rome City Indiana visited his brother M. J. Walz in this city on Friday while returning from a trip to Pittsburg.
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Max Walz
Rome City
Ind
M. J. Walz
Pittsburg
Dr Huffman Eyes Nose and Throat Care and Glasses
See Dr Huffman for eye nose or throat trouble and for glasses.
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Dr. Huffman
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