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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1905
Page
2
A small new planet of magnitude between nine and ten was discovered in the constellation Aquarius by Prof. Goetz at the Königstuhl Observatory near Heidelberg.
In Japan ships are loaded with coal by women and girls, but the work is made comparatively easy by putting the coal in small baskets, which are passed on from one end of a line to the other.
A study notes that 70 to 80 percent of consumptive patients at a Swiss sanitarium retain the extra weight gained during several months of treatment for years. The finding highlights long term effects of the medical regimen practiced at the facility.
The new Victoria Falls bridge over the Zambesi is the world’s highest, spanning 650 feet with a main 500 feet and two side spans. It carries two rail lines and weighs 1,650 tons. Construction began in October 1904 and was completed with linkage on April 1 of the current year.
Legend endures of a whisky bottle buried in the walls of the old Presbyterian church at Fairton Pennsylvania during construction. Workmen demanded the liquor, a quart was provided but deemed too ornery to drink, and the bottle was hidden by an apprentice. Robert Wescott relates the tale of its still being there.
The United States automobile factories posted record foreign trade for 1905 with exports totaling 2 481 243 dollars, up from 1 895 605 dollars last year and 1 207 065 dollars the year before. The peak month was June with 313 499 dollars in exports, compared with 181 798 dollars in June of the previous year.
Special Agent Lincoln Hutchinson, writing from Rio de Janeiro to the state department, argues that the mail service with South America is urgently in need of improvement. He states the current system is inadequate and its betterment would boost U S sales. He notes larger dealers use cable for orders, while smaller firms cannot.
The text notes a nationwide craze for picture cards with each town hosting its own sets. It states the public buys freely, the mails are crowded, and government revenue from mailings is about one dollar and twenty cents per pound, far above eight cents per pound for other content.
The proposed legislative assembly in Russia, the Duoma, likely to prove the czar’s design surpasses expectations. It grants limited rights yet withholds vast powers, as the emperor remains the source of all law and authority and may dissolve the Duoma at any time.
It is estimated that an ounce of radium would raise 10,000 tons a mile. Another figure says 22 ounces could tow a 12,900 ton ship 6,000 sea miles at 15 knots. These points support the idea that Earth holds radioactive materials and, by extension, that the sun is radioactive as well.
The first Buddhist temple in America will be built in Los Angeles California. Lord Abot Spenshaku head of Buddhism in America is here to endorse plans and select a site. He says the money is at his disposal and the temple will be grand and magnificent with Oriental architecture. The Hindu mission in LA has converted many Americans, including several wealthy individuals.
The close of the struggle elevates the United States and Japan in world regard, with China potentially gaining the most direct benefits. The piece notes a moral victory for Japan and a diplomatic win for Russia, while highlighting an enhanced alliance between Great Britain and Japan as a guarantee of eventual peace.
Republicans in Ohio Virginia Massachusetts and Rhode Island push national issues in 1905 campaigns while Democrats fear the results. The piece argues that nationwide policy under Roosevelt strengthens GOP gains and local and state races will reflect the national record of progress and honesty.
A collection of modern opinions from major papers on Roosevelt Bryan tariff and party dynamics. Includes notes from New York Mail Milwaukee Sentinel Pittsburg Dispatch St Louis Globe-Democrat and Manchester Iowa Press about Bryan Calamity and republicanism. Also reports Iowa farmers increasing sheep due to Dingley tariff with 30,000 head wintering in Hardin and Marshall counties.
The Salem Statesman denounces calls for free trade and reciprocity as cowardly. It asserts a purely American policy to protect American laborers, producers, and manufacturers, warning that Europe’s threats should not alter the domestic market.
Joseph I. Keefer of the Sons of the Revolution in Washington found in Mrs. R. B. Chew’s Charlestown residence a valuable and historic engraved pen portrait of King Louis XVI. sent by the monarch to Gen. Washington. The engraving marks the first instance of a foreign potentate showing such a personal link to the American republic, cited by the Philadelphia Press.
A Pittsburgh Gazette editorial argues for a protective tariff as national prosperity, citing Dingley law origins and Republican leaders like Cannon and Dalzell. It warns free traders aiming to oust protection and urges a ten year pause to avoid political upheaval amid ongoing tariff battles.
The Springfield Union argues for a policy of minimum and maximum tariffs to maintain protection. A minimum tariff would apply to all nations, guiding manufacturer behavior, while maximum duties would target nations that discriminate against the U.S. tariff stability would suffer if the present law were treated as the maximum.
The United Kingdom holds a slight export lead for the year ending June 30 1905 with 1 520 330 000 dollars versus 1 491 744 695 for the United States exclusive of foreign merchandise. Including foreign exports Britain still tops the U S by about two million while Britain runs a massive trade surplus exceeding one billion.
The document notes a September half balance of 3.4 million dollars in receipts over expenses, indicating a shift from deficit concerns raised by Democratic critics. Col Bryan is cited as now reaching the years of discretion while warnings about discretionary inoculation are mentioned. Four Chicago beef men pleaded guilty to conspiracy, paid 25,000 dollars in fines, and avoided prison due to anti-trust enforcement under the Republican administration in Washington.
Dr James S Hepburn of East Orange New Jersey compiled the first Japanese English dictionary a landmark in linguistic history reflecting early 20th century scholarly effort and cross cultural exchange.
Jim Hill, a Scotch Irish Canadian by birth, rose from a mud clerk on the St. Paul levee to build the Great Northern system. He organized the Red River Transportation company, controlled the St. Paul & Pacific, and led a cross continental railroad reaching Puget Sound with steamship links to Asia. He married a Roman Catholic and donated large sums to the church.
The article discusses public fascination with Luther Burbank, nicknamed a wizard for his plant breeding feats at Santa Rosa. It lists innovations such as seedless apples, plums without stones, the plumcot, three new roses, giant amaryllis, Shasta daisy, Burbank potato, and various new fruits and vegetables, while noting Edison as a parallel example of famed imagination.
The article extols Washington Gladden as a robust practical Christian leader respected nationwide. It notes his LL D and D D degrees from Notre Dame Wisconsin Roanoke College and Virginia, his civic ministry, controversy over tainted money, and his long tenure at First Congregational Church Columbus since 1882 with earlier pastorates and prolific editorial work and writings on applied Christianity and social reform.
Among Indiana’s two oldest living people are Miss Eliza Williams of Anderson and Hugh DeWitt at Lafayette’s soldiers' home. Williams, nearing 101, never married, citing she never cared for men. DeWitt, 96, says a first love in Colorado after the Mexican War doomed further romance. DeWitt built his own tomb in Battle Ground, while Williams tended family and taught, cherishing independence and a hopeful outlook despite aging. Frank Dildine.
Henry Labouchere, English editor and MP since 1886, writes sharply in his journal Truth. Born in London and educated at Eton, he served ten years in diplomacy, traveled with Chippewa Indians, backed Irish home rule, criticized Rhodes, and supported Boers in the Transvaal War.
Christopher Webster profiles George Walbridge Perkins known as a million dollar year man. Born in Chicago he rose from office boy to vice president and brokered key loans including the Russian loan and a $20 million German loan. Perkins lives on Riverside Drive and values hard work over late hours.
A Houston Post quotation contrasts youthful romance with aging couples acknowledging a final chance. The exchange highlights fatigue from youth’s indulgence versus weariness from recognizing limited time in love. The line frames a social meditation on aging and romance.
An autograph manuscript of Martin Luther’s Expositions of the Psalms How They Must Be Interpreted has been discovered highlighting its historical significance and potential impact on Reformation-era scholarship. Details of provenance and current whereabouts were emphasized without speculation.
A priceless work has been discovered at Zerbst in the Duchy of Anhalt Germany. The item is described as of inestimable value and is regarded with great significance by scholars.
A New York Weekly excerpt portrays a tense household scene where a father pleads with his daughter to avoid eloping with a suitor, fearing consequences while the mother reassures that danger passes. The exchange highlights parental anxiety over romance and tradition in a domestic quarrel setting.
The Rodez district draft produced an unusually tall conscript named Cat who stood seven feet four inches. He could not fit standard military gear and required a specially tailored outfit. Due to his height he will not join regular ranks and will be assigned to a special service role.
Miss Mary Scally, 19, of Morristown New Jersey, recently normal and bright, has entered a period where she acts like a baby. She is capable of neither thought nor speech nor responsible action, though not deemed insane. She has had prior relapses into infancy but remains intellectually sound in schooling.
A witty Tit-Bits fragment features a poet described as writing advertisements in verse. A society dame challenges the idea of a rich heiress courting a starving poet, while the Great Belle defends him as a verse writer for trade ads.
A cartoonish exchange has Sharpe teasing Muggins about dressing as Charles the Second at a carnival. Muggins replies he will go as Charles the Second, prompting Sharpe to quip that Charles the First would have suited him better because he’d need no head.
In Life magazine dialogue, first American Millionaire questions cathedral visits while second plans an automobile stable and seeks an elegant design. The exchange highlights contrasting interests between wealth and industry.
An offhand reflection notes that the average man finds fishing more enjoyable while heading to the fishing spot than on the return trip home, as observed by the Somerville Journal.
A Washington Star exchange presents a melancholy citizen remarking that times have changed and things are not as they used to be. The respondent, pragmatic, asks what actions to take. The dialogue frames a push for accepting present conditions rather than regressing.
A playful exchange shows Him proposing to Her with a playful twist as she promises to share troubles and anxieties after the minister speaks. The quip reflects lighthearted wit from a Chicago Daily News item.
A terse courtroom style exchange features a villain and a Modern Shepherdess debating whether kissing would prompt disclosure. The judge remains implied, with humor turning on loyalty, risk, and who would be told.
In a New York Weekly style exchange, Chattie and Chinnie discuss the death of De Cah and his widow contesting the will. The testator reportedly left his fortune to his young wife with a condition she may not remarry, prompting a possible breach and court action.
In a terse exchange, Gladys praises a sweet girl who cares for her mother while Gerald dismisses meeting her, urging not to rush judgments. Gladys emphasizes the girl is pretty, labeling the case as rare.
A New York Weekly cartoon caption sketches a weary streetcar president and a gentleman urging more sunlit cars. The exchange highlights courtesy and public transit generosity with a tongue in cheek tone.
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