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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
4
Delivered by carriers to city subscribers ten cents per week by mail outside city three dollars per year cash in advance by mail six months or three months one dollar seventy five cents one dollar.
A list of statewide offices and candidates with counties next to each name including Secretary of State Carmi A Thompson Lawrence. Dairy and Food Commissioner Renicr W Dunlap Ross. School Commissioner Er A J Jones Stark. Public Works George H Watkins Pike. Congress William W Campbell Henry. Circuit Judge Edward Vollrath Crawford. Common Pleas Judge John P Cameron Defiance. Sheriff Charles Moats Delaware. Commissioner Orley Welker Washington. Infirmary Director Clarence Hawkins Milford and vacancy to Marple Howard Defiance.
Independent steel interests announce construction of a large plant in Prain. The move signals major industrial expansion in the region.
The Cleveland city council on Monday night approved a resolution to settle the low fare street railway war by a popular vote of the people. The measure must be sent to the secretary of state who has ruled such votes illegal. if he rules in favor, the decision will be appealed to the courts.
President Roosevelt plans to suspend further entry of coal lands not yet claimed, aiming to urge Congress to amend the laws. He will temporarily withdraw these lands pending action.
Dowik says a Friday night vision of his master brought a blinding light and instruction to abandon the Mexican project and seek Zion elsewhere. He has commissioned Deason Arrington to travel to Chicago to raise $1,000,000 for God and Zion, a bold wager on achieving the Zion goal.
Thomas W. Lawson predicts Hearst will win the New York governorship after canvassing reports from the insurance industry. He states the findings are unbiased and guide his views on the New York Mutual and New York Life insurance contest, though he opposes municipal ownership Hearst supports.
Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood was nominated as a congressional candidate by the Democrats of the Ninth district in Toledo on Friday.
Rev. H. O. P. Ritchard of Shelbyville Indiana declares the ideal young woman should avoid flirting romance and strolling the streets in a pointed moral stance.
Jupar Jacob F. Burker, born 1839 in Perry county, died at his Findlay home Tuesday night. Admitted to the bar in 1861, he served as a judge of the supreme court from 1893 to 1904.
For the second time all bids for the sewer system and sewage disposal plant at St Marys were rejected as too high. The lowest figures were several thousand dollars above the estimate.
In a periodical note the article says Democrats, as their papers claim, nominate all candidates late and only realize the error after votes are tallied next month, yielding the usual Republican victory.
Luraer Winget a wealthy Union county pioneer died at his Milford Center home. He was 82, lived on his farm for over sixty years and owned 1200 acres of land plus valuable personal property.
The piece surveys Ohio political clashes in 1894 including Taylor’s feud with Senator Dick, Roosevelts push for a Republican congress, and election mechanics under the Australian ballot. It notes Roosevelt’s call for Republican support, Bryan Hearst positions, and local civic finance issues like Columbus electric bonds.
Toledo’s high school football team wins 26 to 4 over Defiance in their first game with Hlockman Darner and Ashbacher scoring for Toledo. Defiance earns two late touchdowns but is limited by penalties and strong Toledo defense.
The Toledo & Indiana Railway aims to extend from Bryan toward Waterloo and then join the Toledo & Chicago Interurban, with a later extension to Indianapolis via Indiana Union Traction. If completed by 1907, the 25 mile gap from Waterloo to Bryan would close, creating a continuous Chicago to Indianapolis route with a parallel Lake Shore line.
Schoepf Construction Co begins profiles for the Lima to Bellefontaine extension with work expected soon. Preliminary arrangements aim to extend to Columbus from Bellefontaine while electrification is planned between Lima and Defiance this winter and surveys are under way for a northward extension from Defiance toward Michigan.
Evansport reports social visits from Defiance Bryan Toledo Waverly and Stryker. Mary Hall grows a pumpkin weighing 119 pounds. R L Christy, about 60, dies after long illness. funeral held with Masonic lodge and G A R involvement.
Washington October encampment highlights a parade of United Spanish War Veterans. President Roosevelt did not review the parade due to official duties. The amalgamation of the legion was ratified and a resolution to restore canteens at regular army posts passed. Mrs. Clara Bailey of Cleveland were welcomed by encampment officials with the Girls in White from Cleveland.
William Maxton aged 93, known as Uncle Billy from North Baltimore, will move to Oklahoma midweek to claim a government homestead of 160 acres. He plans to farm the land and pass it to his children later, while his spry frame and sharp gaze reflect a life lived with resilience. The note mentions Hearst-nominated figures and Roosevelt’s ongoing political presence in a non-presidential year.
The undersigned has been appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of William Horsey late of Defiance county deceased. All persons having claims against said estate should present the same to the undersigned. Also all persons indebted to said estate will call and pay the same to said executor. George Horsey Executor.
The notice urges readers to try The Ohio Farmer for 10 weeks at 10 cents with a guaranteed stop at expiration unless renewed. It also lists pricing: one year 75 cents, Weekly Express and Ohio Farmer one year 1.50, and Daily Express with Ohio Farmer one year 3.50.
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