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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
3
The piece quotes Dr. Henry van Dyke praising teaching as a noble calling. It argues that true fulfillment comes from influencing minds and morals, not wealth. It cites Wellspring on how choosing pay over purpose shapes a young person’s future and the quality of work.
A New Hampshire bulletin warns that cold storage cannot fix ill shaped, unsound, wormy, or pale apples. Proper handling from picking to storage is essential, and with correct conditions apples stored cold can be kept in good shape and last after removal.
The Philadelphia Press suggests couples should kiss a bride after the ceremony to invite good luck for the year. The advice implies guests should participate before the groom can claim the moment, aligning with belief in favorable outcomes.
The retirement of a New York police captain with about a million dollars prompts the idea that young men ten years ago were advised to join the force for stable growth.
The report notes 287 trusts with capital stock totaling 5,083,231,600 dollars and bonds outstanding of 1,159,217,261 dollars, summing to 6,972,448,851 dollars in overall capitalization.
A worker who is not faithful when unwatched cannot do good work even under the eye of ten taskmasters. The defect is not superficial but a character flaw.
The Vermont legislature has re elected W. P. Dillingham United States senator. A French traveler funded two young professors at the University of Chicago to study American customs and teach French language and literature in American universities. The report covers coal mining capacity and wage disputes, court delays in railroad merger cases, relief funds for striking miners, violent incidents, thefts, industry consolidations, and immigration statistics.
Washington Oct 16 president names six member commission to settle the anthracite strike with Brig Gen John M Wilson E W Parker George Gray E E Clark Thomas H Watkins and Bishop John L Spalding added by the president Carroll Wright recorder. Wilkes Barre Oct 17 union boards back arbitration and hope coal resumed soon after five months. Oct 18 Wilson Wright discuss work with Roosevelt. locals elect delegates Oct 18 to endorse Roosevelt arbitration plan.
Attorney General Davies heard an application to commence proceedings against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company and other coal carriers for alleged anti trust law violations. The coal firms denied the charges while contracts with coal mine owners were presented as evidence of violation.
Washington reports orders will be issued directing the regular army be reduced to the minimum size authorized by law. The army will shrink from about 67,000 to 59,600 men under the action announced today.
Frank J. Field, a local contractor, was arrested in New Castle Pennsylvnia yesterday on charges of murdering City Treasurer John Blevins. Blevins was found dead in his office during January 1889, a case that had remained unsolved for years.
Police raid on two alleged gambling houses ordered by the district attorney uncovered about $250000 in cash stored in safes. The total found reflects a substantial haul from the Tuesday night operation and underscores the enforcement action targeting illegal gambling.
Washington reports United States Minister Bowen in Caracas cabled the state department requesting one or possibly two more warships be sent to La Guayara.
Dun and Company reports that the coal strike relief removes the main obstacle to industrial progress in New York. Five months of restricted fuel cut production and demand, but the economy remains strong. Transportation remains the worst issue with railways strained and fuel shortages. mills and footwear workers edge toward full schedules as output steadies and credit conditions hold.
In New York Turner former Climax Bottling executive shot and killed W J Mallard secretary treasurer and Robert Hamilton president then killed himself. A second revolver was found. quarrel over alleged account shortages sparked the noon hour killings. Mallard 35 from Atlanta. Hamilton about 60 from Pittsburgh.
Washington observers approve Secretary Shaw as he offers to buy 15 million dollars of 4 percent bonds for the sinking fund. The plan would put about 20 million dollars in circulation in principal and interest, likely carrying the country safely through the crop season’s annual crisis.
Detroit Oct 18 Major W H Bixby approves a congress request for a new 5 000 000 lock at the Soo to be finished in 1910. The plan raises the canal draught from 19 20 feet to an actual 21 feet, enhancing vessel passage.
Furs valued at three thousand dollars were stolen from Franz Banke at 250 Euclid Avenue. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door, three men suspected, and the thieves fled toward a waiting wagon after trampling a sand pile.
Washington workers from the Gas Light Co lead a 56 man strike after walking out. A conference with president John J McLean offered to reinstate the strikers as vacancies appeared. They refused, saying they would stay out until all strikers are rehired.
Springfield Oct 18 Charles Migret was burned to death and his brother Carl Migret was seriously injured in a fire that leveled the Tucker wood rim factory at Urbana yesterday. The Migrets were sons of the watchman. Property loss is $70 000.
Cromiated Miss Oct 18. Three children of George Moorhead were killed when a house burned Friday after being left empty for an errant. The home caught fire while others were away.
Columbus reports detail shifts in the state code with the conference committee removing a Guerin arbitration provision and scrapping a local civil service board idea. Amendments move toward a department of public safety, with city boards of public safety replacing single heads and city governance placed on board lines.
East Liverpool on October 17 reports the suspected theft of a mail pouch bound from Pittsburg to East Liverpool on the Cleveland & Pittsburg express. The pouch carried about 50000 in drafts and bank checks plus postal money orders. It has not arrived and the theft location remains undetermined.
Allen Reilly of Eden Ohio, 65, was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train at York near Meaina. He apparently wandered from home and attempted to board a freight train. his head and hands were severed.
Mrs. Mary Joseph aged 53 died from poisoned coffee and three relatives remain seriously ill in Youngstown Colorado. Nicholas Joseph unrelated to the family has been arrested charged with the crime.
Springfield Ohio October 18 An explosion at the Miami Powder Company plant in Xenia killed Joseph Griffin instantly. He had married a few days earlier. Property damage is not expected to exceed five thousand dollars.
The Ohio Bankers association opened its twelfth annual convention in Cincinnati with President E. R. Sharp of Columbus presiding. Attendance was large and proceedings began on Wednesday.
Dr E G Carpenter superintendent of the Columbus state hospital for the insane suffered a stroke of apoplexy Thursday night. He is regarded as a leading insanity expert in the state and has been noted for his health until the incident. Carpenter previously served as assistant physician at the Cleveland state hospital about eight years ago.
In Columbus on October 16 Minnie Smith wife of carpenter Milton G Smith died minutes after 26 teeth were extracted in 50 seconds at the Ohio Medical University clinic. Despite restoratives the patient did not regain consciousness and the physician attributed death to heart paralysis with no signs of gas asphyxiation.
Michael Moseo, a Slav, wanted for a murder at Fane's Run near McDonald Pennsylvania a year ago, was arrested at Kings Mines near Cambridge and is held for Pennsylvania authorities.
Springfield Ohio October 17 Colonel Charles Anthony late commander of the Third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry in the Spanish war died yesterday He also served with distinction in the Civil War
The pair discuss marriage among educated women over a perch as she notes several have wed recently. He questions why education affects marriage, she suggests horizons broaden and demands rise, and she blushes as he bluntly asserts his victory.
A Rhode Island high school graduate laments as her dog chews the newly minted diploma. The owner, devastated, says many have tried remedies, but none ease the loss, while a nurse’s adage about timely dosing appears in the same clipping.
In a witty exchange, the gwind vizier asks about the meaning of floating debts while the sultan of Turkey groans, highlighting confusion over the term in conversations cited by the Philadelphia Record.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a remedy for croup sore throat and pulmonary troubles. The copy presents the product as a universal cure while critiquing pessimism and referencing a Puck magazine voice.
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