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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
3
The Tribune argues for reviving spoken eloquence amid intellectual poverty of words. It urges students to speak in their own words about books and essays to bridge the estranging sea between individuals and foster dialogue through a faithful personal vocabulary.
A Woman's Home Companion inspired essay argues health should be a duty not a gift. It links health to moral strength, urges temperance, avoidance of worry, and self control to meet life’s problems. It notes illness invites temptation and stresses personal responsibility.
The column extols outdoor exercise and fresh air as the best elixir of life. It notes diseases stem from inactivity and poorly ventilated workspaces and contrasts urban slum life with endurance in harsh air conditions.
Short notes report a record first day tax collection in New York City with about 2,000 property owners in line and total receipts near 9.7 million dollars. Other items note deaths of Thomas J. Patterson in Brooklyn and William W. Grout in Kirby Vermont, plus fires, robberies, and labor actions across the country.
About 4 000 pupils in 11 Ghhenectady public schools sent home as coal supplies run low a carload of soft coal en route and authorities fear indefinite closures. Nearby reports describe rising coal prices in Chicago and related industry disruptions across several states.
Governor Odell and Reading Company officials chaired a high level meeting in New York amid strike tensions. Odell proposed a five cent per ton raise to miners if operators recognize the union, while Baer resisted political interference. Reports from Wilkesbarre and Reading offered mixed views on potential settlements and troop involvement as coal production remains stagnant.
Washington report says the president discussed the coal strike with Cabinet members Friday afternoon and again Friday night. Secretary Root Attorney General Knox and Postmaster General Payne visited the White House and stayed until near six oclock. They refused to disclose any details beyond confirming the topic and saying nothing was done.
A telephone message to the Lincoln police says the St. Louis Pacific Coast Burlington express was held up at Woodlawn near Lincoln. The train left Lincoln shortly after 1 am. No further details are available.
In Terre Haute Indiana on October 11 an east bound Big Four freight struck the rear of another train on the Wabash river bridge. Two men were killed and six injured seriously in the crash.
The secretary of state issued a surrender warrant for Robert Thompson, held in Lincoln Nebraska, to Canadian authorities as a fugitive from justice. Thompson was convicted of burglary in Sarnia Canada and sentenced to ten years but escaped.
Lexington reports Onward the trotting sire died unexpectedly at Peter Duryea’s farm. He sired 124 trotters and 34 pacers, leaving a large progeny record in harness racing.
Democratic senators opposed the two thirds requirement for the Harding police court bill, stalling it as the conference committee debated code changes in Columbus. A salary bill for next year passed, while terms for municipal officers and council compensation were set in the evolving code measures.
Canton reports a deadly series of rail incidents. Lawrence Howton of Alliance, a Pennsylvania freight conductor, was killed at Stark Siding when his standing train was struck. Earlier, Brakeman Marcie Moran lost a leg after being crushed under a train. Between here and Navarre, Wheeling and Lake Erie engineer William Clark was dragged from his cab and fatally injured as a passing train struck him.
Chief Clerk Yar man reports the 1901 duplicate taxes collected last December and June total 6 871 923 an increase of about 400 000 over the prior year. The Daughters of America adjourned their national convention in Cincinnati deciding to table constitution revision until the Philadelphia meeting next year.
Daykin was acquitted by the jury in criminal court Tuesday evening of the charge of attempting to bribe Councilman C. A. Kohl in Cleveland.
Frank Buettner died at St Alexis hospital from complications after an operation to locate supposed swallowed false teeth. He had dropped the teeth on his bedroom floor and his choking followed an attack of laryngitis.
The American District messenger boys went on strike Thursday in Columbus demanding increased wages as a labor action.
Mrs Catherine Mulford Anderson, 34, prominent Cincinnati figure, died by suicide after extended grief over a child's death. She reportedly became deranged after months of mourning and threw herself into a vault on Tuesday.
In Marion on October 8, widow Alice Collins aged 60 faced eviction from her Martel home for nonpayment of rent. With nowhere to go she walked in front of an Erie passenger train and was instantly killed, leaving no dependents or immediate family present.
In Cleveland on Friday Pittsburg faced the All-American stars in an eleven inning game that ended with no runs by either side. Leever pitched for Pittsburg and Bernhard for the All-Americans in a pitching duel.
Pomeroy reports coal mine resumption in the Kanawha valley has boosted work at Ohio Central mines, stirring notable industrial activity and labor momentum in the region.
The annual Navy Bureau report notes armor and structural steel delivery delays slow progress on battleships and cruisers. Ohio and Missouri among ships 20 to 29 months behind schedule. torpedo boats lag beyond 40 months. Despite this, modified delivery terms and fleet revisions aim to boost value and speed.
A Vienna surgeon, Prof Adolph Lorenz, operated on Lolita Armour, daughter of Chicago financier J Ogden Armour, to correct congenital hip dislocation. Lorenz expects the plaster cast to be removed next spring and the child to walk well. He will also hold a free clinic at the College of Physicians and Surgeons with four to five local patients receiving treatment at no cost.
A tornado swept northeast through Quincy and Mt Quincy last evening, destroying houses barns and crops in the city and county. One man was killed at Camp Point and Henry Koetters was fatally injured near Quincy. The electric power house smokestacks were blown down plunging the city into darkness.
Chinese counterfeit American silver dollars are being produced and circulated widely in Manila. Suspected shipments may originate from San Francisco. The coins are silver standard in weight but carry improper stamping of the word liberty on the goddess.
A fierce storm swept Lafayette Indiana on the night of October 13 bringing strong winds and torrential rain. Widespread damage reported south of the city with significant impact locally.
In Montreuis, government forces attacked Saturday as the armored steamship Nouvelle Veldrogue bombarded rebel positions. Rebels resisted and repelled the landing attempt with many casualties reported.
Snow began falling last night in Fergus Falls Minnesota and continued into today covering the ground.
A city youth adopts the pompadour, angering his father who insists on side parting as the only sensible style. An onlooker notes the youth greatly resembles his father, who humorously agrees his son's ideas may not be fully formed.
A Miami county widow thanks friends and the band and milliner Mrs Avering in a card of thanks. She says her dear husband's farm will be sold as soon as legal steps allow and at a bargain, lamenting that death is terrible.
An old Chicago Daily News puff references Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for burns and cuts and urges purchases at druggists. The note includes a quip about study and ignorance.
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