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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1906

Page

8

Defiance and De LaSalle Clash as Company G Wins

Company G defeats De LaSalle Toledo 6 to something in Napoleon under crowd support. Chauncy Sapp and Gierman shine with key plays while Defiance’s line holds. Auburn beats Defiance 10 to 0 in Indiana with Weigerding and Goldenetz standout punting and tough defense.

Napoleon de LaSalles Toledo de LaSalle’s Henry County de LaSalle Co.g Gierman Defiance Chauncy Sapp Co. G Sapp Agel Globe Auburn Goldenetz Adams Behringer Newton Mogel Malley Webb

Governor Brcknam Defeats McCreary in Kentucky Primary

Gov. J Brcknam defeats Sen McCreary in Kentucky primary. The result reflects voter choice in the state’s official nomination race aired Tuesday by local and state party figures.

Gov J. Brcknam Senator McCreary Kentucky

Toledo Civil War Veteran Greorge Warr Dies at 60

George Warr, a civil war veteran, died at his Toledo home Sunday. He was 60, a Mason, and a member of the National Union.

Greerge Warr Toledo The National Union

Bonds Proposal Passed for Leipsic School House

A proposal to issue bonds for a $35,000 school house in Leipsic carried by a 63 vote on Tuesday.

Leipsic

Miss Beatrice Baer Heads to New Castle for $30900 Fortune

Miss Beatrice Baer, an employee of a Findlay glove factory, travels to New Castle Pennsylvania to claim a fortune of thirty thousand nine hundred dollars.

Beatrice Baer Findlay New Castle

Pioneer Toledo Grain Merchant A H Hathaway Dies at 75

A H Hathaway, a pioneer grain merchant and long time Toledo resident for 55 years, died at his Toledo home on Thursday at age 75.

A. H. Hathaway Toledo City

Governor Henry A. Bucutel's Background Noted

Henry A. Bucutel is a Republican governor of Colorado and a Methodist minister born in Akron. He has served as chancellor of Denver University since 1900.

Henry A. Bucutel Colorado Akron Denver University

Mrs. Jennie Anderson Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Mrs. Jennie Anderson was found guilty of manslaughter in Youngstown on Saturday for the death of her six year old step daughter last June. Testimony described the child dying from the effects of 70 or 80 sores and wounds including broken arms and other injuries.

Jennie Anderson Youngstown

Prisoners Escape From Bowling Green Jail

James Foley and Homer Butler aided by Ridge McGuire escaped from Wood county jail in Bowling Green shortly after midnight. They unlocked five doors, accessed the attic, removed a window, and descended 40 feet via a blanket rope with a spoon improvised bolt mechanism, while Barron Hughes refused to accompany them and went back to sleep.

Bowling Green Ridge McGuire Frank Thornton Perryburg James Foley Homer Butler Wood County Barron Hughes Thornton Foley Butler Mecluire Hughes

Do You Want It A Defiance Factory Bid Prompts Action

Local message urges residents to secure a large eastern factory for Defiance. It notes the business details from 1888, including 150 employees and a $160,000 payroll, $150,000 in current buildings, and offers like lower gag price and strong electric power. It cites nearby towns’ successes and asks for urgent citizen effort. It also reports preliminary judicial district results favoring Judge Donnelly by 2,875 votes.

Crowe Montpelier Wabash Wauseon

Ninth annual Crow ban quet to be held in Ottawa club rooms

The ninth annual Crow ban quet will be held at the Putnam club rooms in Ottawa Monday evening November 19th.

Putnam Club Rooms Ottawa

Marion man loses arm in corn shredder accident

Tuomas Botu, 30, of Marion, was operating a corn shredder Saturday when a glove caught in a cog. His right arm was torn off as a result.

Tuomas Botu Marion

Minister Dr J Minor Savace Confined to Private Sanitarium

Dr J Minor Savace, a noted Unitarian minister, has been placed in a private sanitarium due to his unsettled health both mental and physical.

J. Minor Savace

Panic at Evansville theatre as hot carbon injures crowd

A hot carbon dropped into a basket of films at a moving picture show in Evansville Sunday night caused panic. Two persons were seriously injured and a number of women and children were bruised.

Evansville

Delta boy injured by railroad torpedo blast

Kenneth, three years old and son of George Roger of Delta, picked up a railroad torpedo and let it drop. The explosion wounded him on the face and head with a deep gash and severe lacerations.

Kenneth George Roger Delta

Baldwin Likely To Fill Vacancy On Public Works Board

Vacancy on the State Board of Public Works created by Capt Crawford's death offered to B. W. Baldwin of Ashtabula county. Baldwin, a representative, is understood to accept.

Tuk State Board of Public Works Capt. Crawford B. W. Baldwin Ashtabula County

Moody Named Supreme Court Justice by Roosevelt

Attorney General William H Moody of Massachusetts was appointed the seventh justice of the Supreme Court by President Roosevelt and will assume the position around the first of the year.

William H Moody Massachusetts Supreme Court of the US Roosevelt

Robber boards train between Slater and Glasco Missouri

A lone robber boarded a . A. train between Slater and Glasco shortly after midnight Thursday and robbed passengers in a sleeper of between 100 and 500 dollars. He then rang the bell, leapt off, and disappeared.

Slater Glasgo

Garfield to become Interior Secretary on March fourth

James R Garfield of Ohio will assume the role of Secretary of the Interior upon Secretary Hitchcock's retirement on the fourth of next March. Flerbert Knox Smith, currently Assistant Commissioner of Corporations, will take Garfield’s current post.

James R Garfield Ohio Interior Hitchcock Flerbert Knox Smith Garfield

Cincinnati Grocer Recovering After Teeth Incident

I. H. Bemis, a Cincinnati grocer, had been ill for six months with consumption and bronchial trouble among other ills. During a severe coughing spell on Thursday he lost part of a set of artificial teeth and afterward felt better.

I’. H. Bemis Cincinnati

Typhoid Fever Outbreak Strikes Minster Town

More than 60 typhoid cases are reported in Minster with 20 deaths. Families are stricken and residents fear the disease. Officials suspect contamination from well water in a town lacking a sewer system or formal water supply.

Minster

Advertised Letters at Defiance Post Office 1906

The Defiance Ohio post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending November 6 1906: H Greening R T Henry Gertie Johnson Thos Murphy Harry Rice Miss Edna Bayles Miss Mabel Burwell Mrs Wm Hefkey Mrs Mary A Staub. If not claimed within 14 days they go to the dead letter office. Advertised, give date of list.

Defiance Ohio H. Greening R. T. Henry Gertie Johnson Thos. Murphy Harry Rice Edna Bayles Mabel Burwell Wm. Hefkey Mary A. Staub C.J. Thompson

Sultana Monument graft probe may halt project

Columbus reports Nov 12 says graft charges cloud the Sultana monument funding. Attorneys say state money claims are unconstitutional and could be struck in court. Gov Harris possesses a commission report accusing Slughes Granite and Marble Co Clyde of attempted corruption and a reply implicating Leland Hall Co New York. An official probe, possibly by the governor or a designated attorney general agent, is anticipated covering the sculptor contract awarded to Fidardo Landi New York and related dealings.

Columbus Sultana Monument New York Ellis Fidardo Landi

Monuments Erected on Shiloh Battlefield Mark Hughes Venture

The article notes the Hughes concern first appearing in connection with monuments on the Shiloh battlefield. It describes the installation of memorials and identifies the involved parties and dates connected with the project.

Shiloh Hughes

Teen shoots cousin in accidental room incident

In Toledo on November 10, Francis Pilliod, 16, son of Henry A. Pilliod, chased his sister and another cousin in a room with an unloaded shotgun. The weapon discharged, killing Lottie Pilliod, 12, daughter of James E. Pilliod, president of Toledo Huebner Brewing Co., instantly.

Toledo Cosin Francis Henry A. Pilliod Lottie James E. Pilliod Toledo- Huebner Brewing Co

Graft Probe Ties Lima Rialto Trip to Columbus Grove Light Plant

A Columbus Grove graft investigation features a Nov 10 trip to Lima's Rialto with Allen county officials and Wapakoneta Acetylene host W R Rhody. Infirmary Director J B Uphaus testifies that after the trip the Wapakoneta firm won the light plant contract despite a Louisville bid $400 lower.

Columbus Grove Rialto Lima Allen County W.R. Rhody Wapakoneta Louisville

Printing Law and Congressional Quotas for Government Publications

The 1895 printing law governs editions and disposition of major annual government publications. The total authorized books and parts reached 982 600, later 1 115 000, with Congress reserving 85 percent as its quota. The practice persists due to voters expecting free items and the perceived prestige of receiving department materials or seeds from members.

Congress Agricultural Department

Weaver Receives Clergy Congratulation on Philly Reform

Philadelphia mayor John Weaver, praised by a clergy delegation, spoke of cleaner governance and election improvements. He recalled a past campaign anecdote showing how support at polls could be multiplied by a crafty observer who claimed to be several supporters in one.

John Weaver Philadelphia

Muck-raker questions Dickenss Gentleman Instincts

An English magazine muck-raker questions Charles Dickens's gentlemanly instincts, asking what conclusions he might face from such scrutiny. The remark playfully contrasts Dickens with Shakespeare as the next possible target of critique.

Muck-Raker Charles Dickens William Shakespeare

Twain on war and sieges cited by Decora tion Day

Mark Twain reflected on war hardships during Decoration Day. He recounted a Frenchman who boasted of eating over twenty dogs during the siege of Paris, provoking a sharp, ironic exchange about affection for dogs.

Mark Twain Paris

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