Will Geo K Nash Win in 1899 Governer Race Sample Gossip
A collection of notes and excerpts reflects political opinions about Judge Geo K Nash for governor in 1899. The text cites praise from W D Hill, mentions Nash’s integrity and long acquaintance, and dates the remark to June 8th 1899. It also shares local items about Terrence Imbera leaving Boston, Rev J M Mills’ travel plans, a wagon incident, stolen horses near Hicksville, and a Daughters of Veterans gathering with a church reception for Rev P O Rhodes and his wife.
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Geo. K. Nash
Various Local Social Notes and Events Across Defiance
Mrs Karl Spannuth shows slight health gain while a janitor cleans after a Democratic convention. Several residents from New Bavaria Paulding Geneva and Gas City visit. birthdays, gifts and a milk wagon accident are noted. Work advances on a new Aversville school. there is movement in local media and professional notices. Necana club held a meeting, filling three vacancies to reach twenty two members with three spots open.
Thimble party at Mrs. E. T. Clark’s Holgate home
Mrs. E. T. Clark hosted a Friday thimble party attended by about sixty ladies. Afternoon needle work and conversation followed by evening music and recitations featured a talk on Chinese customs by Mrs. League, a returned missionary from Tai-an-Fu. Guests included Mrs. Ferguson Harley and several social figures from out of town.
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E. T. Clark
Holgate Avenue
League
China
Clark
Frank Ferguson
C. P. Harley
Jessie Shultz
Helen Jarvis
Ella Powell
Addie Loveridge
Frances Wilhelm
Bessie Kirtley
Mrs. League
Tai-an-Fu
Lorenz
Washington, D. C
Smith
Youngstown
Turnbull
Coluambus
Bloom
Lorain
Spreckewald
Los Angeles
Cal
Home Seekers Excursions on sale September dates
Home Seekers Excursions by the CH&DRy will sell at principal offices on September 5 to 19 and October 3 to 17. Tickets offer half rates plus $200 to all points in the West and South, covering 38 states and territories. Sales limited to 27 days from sale date with stopovers allowed. consult CH&D ticket agents for details.
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Ch&Dr’y
Ch&d
Nickel Plate runs special trains to Fort Wayne dates Oct 4 5
Nickel Plate road will operate special trains Oct 4 and Oct 5 to Fort Wayne, departing Leipsic at 8 12 a m and arriving at 10 a m. Return tickets on the special train leaving Fort Wayne at 10 30 p m or on any regular train to Oct 8. For time and rate details at intermediate points inquire nearest Nickel Plate road. No 154
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Nickel Plate Road
Ft. Wayne
Leipeic
C. O
Express
Mackintosh
Davis
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicaco
Ill
iSoare, Roebuck& Co
Conclave Knights Templar Travel Notice Dampened Fares
Travelers to Cincinnati may ride half rates on October 10th and 11th with return limited to the 13th via the C H D Railway. Inquiries on train times and rates should be directed to the nearest C H D agent for details.
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Grand Commandery Knights Templar
Half Rates to Indianapolis for Carriage Builders Meet
Half rates to Indianapolis and return via the C. H. and D. R. on October 23 and 24, limited to the 28th for return, due to the Carriage Builders Association meeting. Call nearest C. H. and D. agents for full particulars.
Autumn party honors Miss Mildred Rogers prior to Richmond departure
Mrs T R Carroll hosted forty ladies Friday night at her home in a fall themed event for Miss Mildred Rogers who leaves for Richmond Va Monday. Guests included Mrs Jesse Schultz and Mrs Lora Higgins. The dining and parlor rooms featured gold tinted autumn leaves as decorations and a ring gift was presented to Rogers for her eight years singing in the Presbyterian choir. Out of town attendees included Mrs Breckenald and daughter Anna of Los Angeles, Mrs Henry Lorenz of Washington DC, Mrs League of Tai-an-Fu China and Mrs Smith of Youngstown.
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T. R. Carrol
Mildred Rogers
Richmond
Jesse Shultz
T. R. Carroll
Miss Rogers
Lora Higgins
L Conkle
Jessa Schulz
8. F. Shelly
Ladies Society of the Presbyterian Church
Carroll
Presbyterian
Sunday Visits and Long Awaited Return
Mrs. Albert Dils and children spent Sunday with Grandma Dils. Mrs. Abe Baker and mother-in-law were in Defiance Sunday to hear Rev. Smith's farewell sermon. Harry Whitney of Defiance visited his brother Alfred over Sunday. Newton Belyeau of Ft. Wayne is visiting his mother and other relatives here after 24 years away. Klein, the grocer, of Defiance, was down to his farm near the dam Sunday.
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Albert Dils
Grandma Dils
Abe Baker
Rev. Smith
Harry Whitney
Defiance
Alfred
Newton Belyeau
Ft. Wayne
Klein
Stryker couple wed as pastor hosts ceremony
Will Christy and Miss Ella Coy were married at the home of Rev. R V Gilbert in Stryker Sunday evening, Sept. 24. First quarterly meeting at the U B church to be held Oct. 7 and 8. Ben Palmer drove to Jewell Sunday. Postmaster Paxton visited Toledo on business. H L Stock, recently ill, back in town with Cameron & Hall. Lewis Ferris of Hicksville visited Saturday. F W Stock builds for Grandmother Peterson. Will leave for Toledo Monday to enter medical college. Few town residents joined trip to Chicago Saturday.
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Will Christy
Ella Coy
R V_ Gilbert
Stryker
National Jubilee convention tickets via C H D By lines
Cincinnati based routes list Oct 12 14 16 17 for the National Jubilee convention of the Christian church. Return limit is Oct 21 with potential extension to Nov 15 by depositing tickets with the joint agent in Cincinnati and paying a small fifty cent fee. Contact your nearest C H D agent for details.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
The
Christian Church
Dun's Weekly Review Notes Rising Trade Demand
R G Dun and Company reports September marks the twelfth straight month of higher business volume in New York and beyond. Demand now about 60 percent higher than 1892, with population up 16 percent and wages up to 10 percent. Iron usage tops 1,200,000 tons monthly, but output lags demand. boot and shoe firms are months behind orders. wool market active with general gains. corn unchanged amid strong foreign demand.
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New York
Treasury
Marquis de Gallifet denies 1898 duel invitation
Paris reports Marquis de Gallifet, minister of war, telling Figaro he never wrote to the Duc d Orleans after declining the Woodworth invitation in late 1898. The Intransigeant published a letter said to be found among Sandree Buffet’s papers, amid senatorial trials for alleged treason. Gallifet adds that Republicans misjudge him to run the war ministry.
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Paris
Marquis de Gallifet
Figaro
Duc d
British headquarters in New Orleans rush to Transvaal supplies
At the St. Charles hotel Major H. J. Scobell presided over a hectic session as Britain chartered a third steamship, closed another mule contract, and placed the first order for grain and forage. The Mount Royal, a large ocean steamer, was secured by the admiralty to sail from Liverpool to New Orleans with army provisions.
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New Orleans
St. Charles
H. J. Scobell
Transvaal
South Africa
Admiralty
Mount Royal
Liverpool
Prisoners to be delivered to Manila with escort
American authorities outline immediate delivery of prisoners at Angeles with a Filipino general an aide de camp and a secretary to accompany them to Manila. Insurgents may send a representative to confer with Major General Otis while regiments rest at Porac.
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Manilla
Angeles
Otis
Porac
Wrecked Scotsman Passengers Robbed by Liverpool Crew
Montreal reports describe a brutal shipwreck ordeal after the Scotsman ran aground near Belle Isle. Among survivors from Liverpool sailings on Sept. 14 are hundreds disfigured by cold, hunger, and depredations, with only Captain Skrimshire and some officers spared.
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Montreal
Liverpool
Straits of
Belle Isle
Skrimshire
Scotsman
What Russia May Do
The Russia discusses German attitude toward the Transvaal crisis and asks if Russian diplomacy may propose Britain and the Transvaal submit to a court of arbitration. It notes possible European volunteers aiding the Boers and suggests Russia may issue a decisive word if Britain blocks such a move.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Germany
Transvaal
Great Britain
Europe
Servia
Honor to Dewey Parade a Thing of Beauty
Millions witnessed the glittering pageant as Admiral Dewey received a loving cup from Mayor Van Wyck. A vast city parade followed from Grant's Tomb through Riverside Drive and Fifth Avenue, with 170 carriages and officials from many states. Salutes from warships added to the pageant crowding windows, sidewalks, and stands in a show of ardent public enthusiasm.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
West Forty-second
Olympia
van Wycke
Warren Street
Claremont
Grant
General Roe
Sousa
Major van Wyck
Sampson
Schley
General Miles
North Atlantic Squadron
United States Army
Roosevelt
Naval
Vermont
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Ohio
Florida
Mississippi
Missouri
Texas
District of Columbia
Veterans of the
Riverside Drive
Eighth Avenue
Fifty-ninth
Fifth Avenue
Madison Square
Bushnell
Battery B
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dewey Career Praised as Unifying in Times Editorial
The Times editorial lauds Admiral Dewey in London for uniting diverse opinions with his career. It notes no jarring notes mar the celebration and praises America for the gallant seaman’s possession and leadership.
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London
the Times
Admiral Dewey
England
Dewey Day In Cuba Celebrated In Santiago de Cuba
Americans in Santiago decorated government buildings and homes, staged a mock naval parade, and fired crackers and fireworks to mark Dewey Day on September 30. In Washington the president ordered federal offices closed October 3 for Admiral Dewey’s reception and sword presentation. In Chicago the Lutheran general council elected corresponding secretaries from English German and Swedish districts with a treasury balance of 2610 and a 68.28 deficit.
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Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Washington
Government Printing Office
Navy Yard
George Dewey
United States Navy
Econgres
Chicago
Lutheran General Council
A. Repass
Allentown
Alexander Richter
Hoboken
N. J
Carl A. Blomgren
Philadelphia
Kilgour meets Cincinnati street railway workers
In Cincinnati President Kilgour agreed to meet employees for further consideration but refused to confer with a union representative. Over 2,500 workers are present and, it is said, those favoring strike are in the minority. In New York Jack O'Brien defeated Tim Kearns in a 25 round lightweight bout to claim the title shot, ending the match in the thirteenth round.
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Cincinnati
Kilgour
Cincinnati Street Railway
New York
Jack O’brien
Cit
Frank Erne
Tim Kearns
Boston
New Broadway Athletic Club
Ponds
Kearns
Panic at New Orleans Cotton Exchange Halts Trading
New Orleans on September 30 witnessed the wildest panic on the Cotton Exchange floor as futures trading halted after a dramatic price surge based on Liverpool reports. Officials said about $170,000 was lost in local deals and later voided all remaining futures for the day after legal counsel advised. The move faces potential legal challenges.
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New Orleans
Exchange
Freckles O'Brien Wins After Police Stop Fight
In Jouieville on Sept 30 Freckles O'Brien of New Orleans defeated Kid Hennessy of Lewieville for the 115 pound championship in the south. Hennessy was nearly finished in the fourth round when police halted the bout and the decision went to O'Brien.
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Jouieville
Freckles O'Brien
New Oreinns
Kid Hennessy
Lewieville
South
O’brien
Hennezsy
Fizehe
Oeics
Ohio Democrats Open State Campaign in Butler County
Ohio's Democracy launched the state campaign in Hamilton with a large crowd arriving by train from across the state. Hon. John R. McLean opened speeches criticizing the Philippines policy and trusts, followed by A. W. Patrick and others. Local chairmen organized three stands at the courthouse square for the afternoon program.
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W. D. Hill
Defiance County
Hamilton
John R. McLean
J. W. Winn
Mr. Hil
Butler County
Ohio
Democracy
Courthouse Square
Philippines
McLean
A. W. Patrick
Lentz
Charles Baker
Smalley
W. H. Dore
Chesapeake and Ohio Virginian crashes into open switch
Staunton Virginia August 11 An east bound Chesapeake and Ohio fast Virginian entering the depot ran into an open switch striking freight cars on a siding Engineer A Smith leaped clear and was bruised about the head and shoulders possibl y minor injuries reported at station area
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Staunton
Chesapeake and Ohio
A. Smith
Native Samoa moves to govern judicial and civil duties
Late official advices from Samoa report meetings of the provisional government at Apia. Native judges will try cases between natives, and native officials will solemnize marriages and maintain records of property. Two judges named Tagaoa and Toomata were chosen, one aligned with Malietoa and the other with Mataafa.
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Washington
Samoa
Apia
Tagaoa
Toomata
Malietoa
Mataafan
Citizens' League Formed to Fight Goebel Law
Over 200 leading Lexington residents from all parties formed a Citizens' league to prevent fraud at the November elections. The group works toward perfection of their organization as Colonel R A Thornton urged revolution rather than submission to alleged unlawful methods under the current election law.
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Lexington
Citizens’ League
R. A. Thornton
Miner Buried by Fall in Vincennes Mine Tragedy
Vincennes Indiana September 30 W W Buck a coal miner from Bicknell was crushed to death when tons of earth fell on him completely burying him He was 45 and leaves a family Others are missing and feared dead Seventy five workers are employed in these mines
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Vincennes
Ind
W. W. Buck
Bicknell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geo, K. Nash
Hill
Judge Nash
Nash
Gover
Terrence Imbera
Toledo
J. M. Mills
Napoleon
Bryan
Tere
Widmir
W. &. Powell
John P. Eisar
Hicksville
Daughters of Veterans
Memorial Hall
P. O. Rhodes
U. B
T. J. Leaming
Karl Spannuth
Pete Baker
Della
New Bavaria
City
W. F. Nibart
Marjorie French
Paulding
W. Weisenburger
M. B Garver
Bryan, Mire
M. P. Kinkead
Winterich Conservatory
Frank Engish
Adam Seite
Lottie and
Oser
Gas City
Fervld Schuerman
Aversville
John O Fisher
Savills Bwieter
Mary J. Forter
O. Fisher
Illinois
John W. Ury
Evening News
Rush Medical Edge
Johns
Louis Bagger & Co
Louis P. Rife
Loniee Wagner
Highland Township
C. Winchester Wagner
Necana
Alice Schmick
F. J. Weisenberger
He'en Phe
Ne Cana
Pleasant Clark Home
Indianapolis
B. B. Kingsbory
Elliott
Freda van Dosen
Grandma van Dosen
Evansport
Paxton
H L Stock
Cameron & Hall
F W
Peterson
Lewis Ferris
U. B. Church
Ben Palmer
Jewell
Guy Hall
Medical College
Dun's Weekly Review
R. G. Dun & Company
S Weekly Review of Trade
Dewes
Dewey and Harmony
Istest Esco
Dulciana
Melodia
Celeste
Cremona
Mapason Forte
Achr
Qingwoness
Metropolitan National Bank
Corn Exchange Nat. Bank
German Exchange Bank
Sears ,Roebuck CO
Hic
Sickinley
Brien
Cotton
Ckles
Henry
Robert Newbegin
Pyorneys
LAW Defance
Ohio Democracy
Ian
C. Thee
Cleveland
A. Minsel
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