Judge West Opposes 1906 Election Amendment Powers
Bellefontaine judge and former Attorney General contends the 98th amendment invalidates 1906 elections and postpones terms, fearing fraud in adoption and urging an injunction against canvassers. Governor Herrick says the amendment will allow current officers to hold until 1908, aligning with framers’ intent.
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West
Bellefontaine
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Tam
Herrick
Herrick Does Not Agree With Judge West
Judge West
General Assembly Terms and US Senate Election Remarks
The speaker notes that successors of members elect must be chosen next year instead of 1908, but believes the current General Assembly will serve three years. The current assembly will not affect the United States Senate election, which the 1908 legislature will handle.
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General Assembly
United States
Bishop Stephen M Merrill Dies at Keyport at 80
Stephen M Merrill bishop of the Chicago Methodist Episcopal Church died in Keyport New Jersey Monday night at age 80. He served prominently in church circles and led missions in the Midwest. His death marks the end of a long clerical career.
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Stephen M Merrill
Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
Keyport
N. J
Woman 70 Fatally Struck Crossing Railway Tracks
Mrs. Charles Mason aged 70 was struck and killed instantly while crossing the Lake Shore electric railway tracks at Millbury on Monday.
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Charles Mason
Lake Shore
Millbury
Patch Breaks World Pacing Record at Memphis Mile
DAN Patch shattered the world pacing record in Memphis Saturday by running a mile in 1 58. The previous mark was 1 59 set by Star Pointer.
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Dan Patch
Memphis
Star Pointer
Democratic Mayors Elected in Au glaize County towns
All eleven municipalities in Au glaize County elected Democratic mayors last week. Herrick carried three towns and five of the counties towns are usually Republican.
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Auglaize County
Herrick
Island Park convention shows Hlatt’s money limited
A fragment reports during a Democratic convention at Island Park that Hlatt’s funds appeared to have limited impact. The note suggests money was perhaps spent earlier this year.
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Hlatt
Island Park
Mrs TK Wilkens Paid Reward in Lima Bank Robbery Case
It is reported that Mrs TK Wilkens, who betrayed her husband now serving sentence for the robbery of the American National Bank at Lima, has received $1,050 of the $1,500 reward offered by Cashier Kolb for solving the bank mystery.
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TK Wilkens
American National Bank
Lima
Kolb
Fire destroys Tuk Ft Wayne Pressed Brick plant
Tuk Ft Wayne Pressed Brick Co. plant in Fort Wayne was totally destroyed by fire Monday evening causing a loss of 40000 dollars, 20000 of which is insured. Firemen faced difficulties due to the distance to a fire plug and a high wind.
Fund to aid Jews in Russia totals aimed at four towns
A fund is being subscribed in the United States for the relief of Jews in Russia where mass persecutions have occurred in 41 towns. Andrew Carnegie contributed 10000 dollars and large sums have been raised in many large cities as an effort to reach a total of one million dollars.
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United States
Russia
Andrew Carnegie
Minister Hissey Backs Pattison Pact on Insane Hospital Term
Former Zanesville minister Rev. M W Hissey agreed with Cleveland public safety director Excell to spend one week as an inmate of Massillon State Hospital if Pattison won. Excell has written demanding he fulfill the terms of the agreement.
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M W Hissey
Zanesville
Excell
Cleveland Board of Public Safety
Pattison
Hissey
Massillon State Hospital
Death of Captain James B Lackey Republican Leader in Ohio
Captain James B Lackey aged 62 a Republican leader in Northwestern Ohio died Monday in Toledo of apoplexy He was an officer in the Third Ohio Cavalry
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James B Lackey
Ohio
Toledo
Third Ohio Cavalry
West Berlin farmer dies by self-inflicted shot
William Chapin aged 45 a West Berlin farmer shot himself through the head with a small rifle on Monday. He lived with his widowed mother his father and uncle also died by their own hands with no known motive recorded.
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William Chapin
West Berlin
Tobacco samples trigger school dismissal in Lyons incident
An agent of a tobacco company handed out free chewing tobacco samples in Lyons New York on Monday. About a hundred lower grade pupils chewed the product during the experiment leading to school dismissal and calls to physicians.
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Lyons
N. Y
New Joliet Brewery Sparks Free Dinner Controversy
A Joliet free dinner at a new brewery led to many high school boys collapsing in the school room and needing to be carried home. Indignant residents plan a four monster temperance revival to protest the event and its effects on students.
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Joliet
Lil
Lima Wedding Guests Robbed by Hidden Kleptomaniac
Lima society was shocked last week when a kleptomaniac guest stole the bride’s father’s gold watch and several small valuable presents after the wedding.
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Lima
Five Story Schoolhouse Fire Traps 600 Workers in Williamsburg
A blaze in a five story building in Williamsburg, New York trapped over 600 women on Monday. Firemen set nets to catch decedents as they leaped from the fifth story. Seven women required physician care for contusions and shock but later returned home.
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Williamsburg
Sidney candidates announce for common pleas judge
Three prominent Sidney attorneys Judge E L Hoskins J D Barnes and James E Way say they will run to succeed Judge H T Mathers on the common pleas bench. The promissory move follows a change in fate after Mathers was not elected to the Supreme Court, a detail likely rendering the bid premature.
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Sidney
E L. Hoskins
J D Barnes
James E Way
Common Pleas
H T Mathers
Supreme Court
Pattison Faces Heaps of Appointments as Governor
John M. Pattison will confront a flood of openings upon taking office with dozens of posts to fill. key positions include private secretary executive staff clerks two chief inspectors and many deputies adjutant general insurance commissioner labor commissioner railroad commissioner mine inspector supervisor of public printing factory inspector chief examiner of engineers and reorganization of 18 state institutions each with hundreds of appointees.
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John M. Pattison
Republican bosses lose grip in Hamilton County politics
Charles P Tait argues in the Cincinnati Star that a wave of Republican sentiment ends Cox's leadership and calls for a liberal nomination method. He warns against overorganization and predicts a Democratic rise, urging the Republicans to reform to win future elections.
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Charles P Tait
Cincinnati Star
Cox
Hamilton County
Missing Marion grain dealer J M Neer sought as receiver named
J M Neer who ran a large grain flour and feed operation at Marion is missing. Friends search as his father in law petitions the court to appoint a receiver for the business.
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J M.neer
Marion
Rooster Crowing Drives Findlay Church Move
West Park Evangelical Church at Findlay was moved from the park to the main road due to a rooster owned by a nearby family. The bird consistently wandered onto the church porch and crowed during services, disturbing worship for years.
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West Park
Findlay
Crow banquet to be held in Columbus Grove
Dispatch from Columbus Grove says the annual election feature in Putnam county will be the crow banquet at Hotel Du Mont on Tuesday evening November 21. The Republicans will pay for the banquet and provide music and appointments with about 150 plates. Prominent state politicians will attend marking a rare Republican loss in years.
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Columbus Grove
Hotel du Mont
Putnam County
Judge Buckland Rules Election Dates Invalid in Fremont
Fremont judge Buckland rules state and county officer elections held November 7 are null and void while municipal elections remain valid. The decision cites a constitutional amendment that ties state and county officer elections to even years and municipal elections to odd years, operative once polls closed November 7, rendering conflicting state and county statutes void.
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Buckland
Fremont
Suit Over Gambling Losses Reaches Supreme Court
In September 1894 Mrs. Belle B Trout sued in Findlay for 6676 alleged lost by her husband in gambling. She won against room keepers, then targeted building owner Wm Marvin. The US Supreme Court ruled in her favor, upholding a controversial statute holding property owners liable for gambling losses. The decision is seen as restraining gambling by discouraging rental of premises for such games.
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Belle B Trout
Findlay
Wm. Marvin
US Supreme Court
Ohio
Wesley Chambers Visits Newark on Business
Newark resident Wesley Chambers is in the city on business affairs and appears for meetings and engagements.
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Wesley Chambers
Newark
Attorneys J P Cameron and H B Harris in Bryan
Attorneys J P Cameron and H B Harris were in Bryan yesterday for undisclosed legal matters and meetings with local clients. The visit underscores ongoing legal activity in the area.
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J P Cameron
H B Harris
Bryan
Os trich feathers sold by Miss Lehman at 60 cents
A reader notes Miss Lehman offering ostrich feathers for sixty cents per feather, asking if anyone has seen the deal.
Gentry Grapples With Breakfast Overload
Phillipson meets Gentry on the way to the station as Gentry laments his wife’s lavish morning meals. He fears offending her if he declines but worries about his appetite and health. The traveler suggests a dyspepsia cure, prompting a grim punchline.
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Gentry
Phillipson
Chicago News
The Worm Turns
A witty exchange about writing longevity between Borus the struggling author and a garrulous acquaintance. The friend worries about burnout while Borus insists he has many years left to write, noting fifty years of talking without running dry.
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Borus
Chicago Tribune
Fire hose graft turmoil pits rival firms in Freeport
A price dispute over 500 feet of hose sparked a public graft row. Eureka Company secured a contract after a bid challenge and a rifle of press reports triggered councilman criticism. Rival firms circulated the Daily Express to spur investigations across Des Moines Lincoln and other western cities. Clerks work to publish the true figures. Men you can buy a $5.00 bootee for $4.00 at Vanderenroek's.
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Daily Express
Defiance Board of Public Safety
Eureka Fire Hose Company
Eureka Company
The
Express
Freeport
Ill
Eureka Co
Lkureka Company
J B Ury
Freeport Council
Ury
Des Moines
Iowa
Lincoln
Lost On Herrick Bet Prompts Horse Reward Promise
Miss Craine a Indiana teacher bet with Lute McQueen that if Myron T Herrick was re elected Ohio would provide her a horse and buggy from the day after election until March 1 1906. If Pattison won she would milk a cow twice daily. She plans to honor the stake regardless of outcome.
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Lorain
Miss Craine
Indiana
Ohio
Myron T Herrick
Herrick
Pattison
Lute McQueen
Perrysburg saloonkeepers fined for Sunday liquor sales
Special to the Sxpress Bowling Greer Nov 15 saloonkeepers in Perrysburg were fined 25 dollars plus costs after Justice Nearing. Elizabeth Curtis accused husbands drinkers and watched seven of nine saloons Sunday. Saloonmen plead guilty and paid fines. Mrs. Sarah Way of Salem visiting.
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Sxpress
Greer
Perrysburg
Nice
Elizabeth Curtis
Curtis
Men’s army shoes at $3.00 a pair
Solid leather plain toe army shoes offered at Vandenbroek’s for three dollars a pair.
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Vandenbroek’s
Real Estate Transfers in Defiance and Nearby Towns
A compilation of property transfers listing buyers, sellers, and parcels in Defiance and adjacent townships. Includes numerous lot and acreage trades such as Wm A Cline to John W Dallderf in East Defiance and James E Coulter to Viola Coulter in Auditor's plat, among others.
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A Cline
John W Dallderf
East Defiance
WC Holgate
Garl A Fessel
Defiance
Adam Wilhelm
August F Boester
Ladetae Snel Emma Gardner
Mary Feigenbaum
Booth
Aldrich
Allison Messer
TE Barber
Knapp
Hay
Charles Torrence
Isaac N
Laura Savage
Chas
George Streicher
John C Budd
Gradensburg’s
W G Kopp
Candaa Francise
Ottley
Robert G Holgate
JE Linebrink
John F Frost
Maria Snyder
East View
Add
Mary Schiegel
Amos
Rhompson
Wes
Dias
Curtis E Burgand
Frank Kyle
Hicksville Village
Kopp
Candaa Francisco
Krotz
James E Coulter
Viola Coulter
Caroline Geiger
John Tenchardt
Adams
Hockman
AJ Rogers
Island Parks Company
FA Miller
Preston Island
A Miller
Soos
Bazzell Moore
Peter Grim
Highland
J O Leever
F W ‘Mansfield
Revival Services Scheduled by Rev Roberts
Rev Roberts will conduct services at St John's Church Sunday at 0 30 and Rural Chapel at 2 30 pm Revival meetings continue Monday at Independence with Rev Champion assisting as evangelist.
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Roberts
St. John’s Church
Rural Chapel
Independence
Champion
Orphan 16 Dies After Elevator Shaft Fall
Orville Powell aged 16 collapsed into a wholesale grocery house elevator shaft and was killed instantly. Doctors reported a broken neck as the cause of death.
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Express Findlay
Orville Powell
Degrass Bank Director Dies From Coal Gas Asphyxiation
Mrs Sallie Williams, director and principal stockholder of the bank at Degrass, died last night from coal gas asphyxiation. She and house guests Miss Nichols and Mrs Conway were found unconscious by a milkman yesterday. the others may recover.
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Bellefontaine
Sallie. Williams
Degrass
Miss Nichols
Conway
Illegally Elected Urbana School Board Ruled
In Urbana the circuit court ruled the 1904 elected school board was illegally chosen. The election board overcounted long term seats, listing five long term and one short term on the Republican ticket. Democrats won two terms, one Republican long term, with no clear succession possible to oust members.
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Urbana
Circuit Court
Grain and livestock prices across Toledo and East Buffalo markets
Wheat and corn values listed for Dec futures and cash in Toledo with rye, clover seed, and other feeds. Hog and cattle figures show price ranges for heavies, mediums, feeders, veals, calves, and sheep with varied quality and weights. East Buffalo reports receipts, market tone, and price bands for steers, cows, bulls, veals, and lambs amid active trading, plus hog data and city market notes.
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Toledo
Activ
East Buffalo
N. Y
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D Efiance Express
Saily and
Weesrly
COURT
St the Postoffice
Aio
SAILY
T& Mail
Northwestern Telephone
Diehl Bros
Vandenroek's
Lansing, Mich
the Model Clothing House
Clinton Street
Defiance, Ohio
Sarah Way
Salem
City
Defiance City
Hutchins
Cornwell, Nton Street
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