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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
2
Vast World News Snippets Compile Global Facts
A wide array of items notes global statistics and events from 1900s era: Japan’s schooling rates, theater construction in New York, Berlin street vendors, and U.S. farm employment. Also covered are figures on crime in Ireland, ship rat control in London, Dutch and Dutch-related governance, and cultural notes on music, medicine, and journalism.
Farmers urged to vote straight Republican against single tax
A fiery campaign passage targets voters warning of John L Johnson and his single tax plan. It urges farmers to reject what it brands demagogic policy and back the straight Republican ticket to protect homes, schools, and local interests. Senator Hanna is defended while Johnson and Clarke are labeled duplicitous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ohio
Tom Johnson
Henry George
Tom L. Johnson
Caldwell Journal
State of Ohio
Noble County
Om L. Johnson
Hanna
John H. Clarke
Clarke
Senator Hanna
Senate
United States
Mark Hanna Triamers and Dodgers Not Wanted
The Toledo Blade argues that Ohio supreme court limits local legislation and pushes for stronger leaders in legislature. It says future laws will be general, affecting all cities, and that voters will judge lawmakers by ability, with U S senatorship becoming the central issue as Ohioans assess records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
Triamers
Dodgers
Supreme Court of Ohio
Toledo Blade
the Blade
Supreme Court
Ohio
Hypocrisy Alleged in Sorrow Over McKinley Death
The passage accuses Mark Hanna of being near McKinley and brands the attacks by Bryan and the Johnsonites as hypocritical and disgustingly insincere in their grief for the late president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Bryan
Johnsonites
Democrats Aim To Elect Legislature With 50 000 Plurality
The remark argues a 50 000 vote plurality could let Democrats capture the legislature, noting no solid Democratic gains cited and blaming Republican overconfidence for the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
Open letter from Gen Dick to John Johnson on Ohio prosperity
General Dick argues in an open letter that Ohio has 4,000,000 people at work with abundant money in banks and loans available. He cites Coxey and says capital and labor are busy and warns against changing the current conditions, questioning Mr Johnson’s rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Gen
Ohio
Coxey
Mr. Johnson
Democratic attack on Tom L. Johnson dominates Cleveland debates
The Cleveland Leader and other papers scoff at Tom L. Johnson’s four year tax dodge while Ohio Democrats fear his power. Critics link Bryan Johnson and Hanna to old tactics and warn voters to reject Johnsonism to protect prosperity. Local editors urge Cleveland to join state voters in opposing Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Bryan Democrats
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
Cin. Com
Tribune
Tom Johnson
Ohio
Thim
Cleveland
Hanna
Melkinley
Abraham Lincoln
Bryan
Mr. Lincoln
Herrick
Mark Hanna
Pittsburg
Land Tax Beliefs Question Private Property Ownership
The statement argues that a single land tax would erode private land titles and thus private property overall. It claims without private land tenure there is no private title in anything and equates property ownership to robbery as framed by critics named George and Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Johnson
Hanna versus Johnson cited as Ohio election issue
The statement frames Hanna as the key issue, arguing Ohio voters favor Hanna on protection, sound money, and prosperity over Johnson’s platforms including land socialism, the single tax, and free trade. It emphasizes voter preference for Hanna's approach over Johnson's policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Johnson
Ohio
Hanna Innocent The Clarke Bryanism Debate on Direct Senate Vote
A Pittsburgh dispatch-style commentary argues Ohio politics show up under Bryanism and Clarke as nominees. It claims Senator Hanna bore no blame for a failed direct Senate vote resolution, criticizing Clarke for federalist reforms and asserting Clarke’s stance clashes with constitutional balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
John H. Clarke
Clarke
Johnson
United States
Mr. Clarke
Mark Hanna
Mr. Bryan
House of Representatives
Senate
Hanna
Committee On
Judiciary
Council
Committee of Elections
Burrows
Michigan
Hoar
McComas
Foraker
Depew
Beveridge
Dillingham
Pettus
Blackburn
Dubois
Bailey
Foster
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Napoleon
France
Bryan
Tlanna
United States Senate
Bryan of Nebraska judges renegade Democrats in Sandusky remark
The speaker, identified as Bryan of Nebraska, praises Johnson for lashing renegade Democrats and questions who would judge Ohio Democrats as traitors. He asks who determines who is a renegade and quips about home rule in the context of party discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Sandusky
Johnson
Nebraska
Ohio
John son criticizes soldiers amid pensions debate
The article quotes John son saying he has no use for soldiers anyway as pensions are framed as gratitude rather than generosity in a republican paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Adjutant General Corbin to command the East
Washington gossip notes Gen Corbin will leave the War Department to take Gen Chaffee's place as commander of the Department of the East with headquarters at Governors Island. The rise of the general staff redefines power, making the chief of staff the guiding force while Corbin becomes a subordinate figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Adjt
Corbin
Chaffee
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
New York Harbor
Department
General Staff
Young
Cortin
Secretary of War
Gen. Young
Corbin to Command Key Army Front in Historic Move
The article notes a staff officer like Corbin taking command of great importance in the line for the first time in army history. He will oversee the East Department and many coast fortifications, with potential to succeed Chaffee in 1906. Corbin waived a higher rank staff claim to give seniors a path, leaving him among the last Civil War veterans in active service alongside General MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Corbin
Young
Gen
MacArthur
Washington
Hayes
Ohio
Garfield
White House
Corbin's Rise and Roosevelt's Weight Inquiries
Corbin stands as a premier military administrator with Garfield and Hayes shaping his career in Washington. The piece notes Roosevelt's peak health, debunking rumors of his weight and detailing his constant activity and mobility as part of his rigorous routine.
Bouncing a Crank at the Washington White House
An-eyed view notes that many cranks seek the president daily with little danger. most are harmless dreamers, sent away or confined for rest. U.S. ushers know the crowd, and a recent incident of a crank breaking a cab window is described as sensational but unthreatening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
St. Elizabeth
Galileo
Washington
Valets in Hotels Change the Way Guests Tidy Attire
The article notes hotel valets have become standard in New York hotels from new to old. They manage clothes, pressing, cleaning, and minor alterations by routing work to Tailors, earning about 20 percent more than usual rates. Valets act as middlemen, often paid by guests, with hotel tailors handling most tasks.
Early Territory Schools in Cherokee Nation with J F Bates
J F Bates of Westville one of the earliest Cherokee Nation teachers began in February 1852. He taught 72 terms over 35 years in the Cherokee Nation and Arkansas, still active. Bates recalls log schoolhouses, 25 initial primary schools rising to 150, pay of 33.33 a month in silver, and pupils mostly split-blood or full-blood. He notes Maj Madison Payne as superintendent, John Ross as principal chief, and early life among log houses, large farms, and slaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Bates
Westville
Delaware
Waysville
Ark
Bates
Cherokee Nation
Arkansas
Philadelphia Ledger
Madison Payne
John Ross
Joseph Vann
Grand River
Vann
Mississippi
Ohio
Ohio River
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Walter A. Duncan
Isaac Hitchcock
Washington County
The Clearing-Off Man Shines In Weather Of Life
A New York Mail and Express sketch praises a cheerful, hopeful man who predicts clear weather and uplifted spirits. The essay argues happiness and optimism earn affection, while cynicism dulls community. It lauds a man whose sunny view, despite flaws, inspires belief in beauty and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
Onion Flavoring for Bean Pot Stews
Farm and Home notes a method to flavor baked beans by sinking two onion halves beside salt pork in the bean pot, then discarding the onion at serving. The remaining beans can be repurposed as soup by boiling with water and tomatoes, then straining and seasoning with salt and mustard.
Brigham Young's Beginning in Port Byron Revealed
Port Byron once Bucksville with about 100 residents housed Brigham Young and his family around 1830. He lived with Squire Pine, built a modest early home after canal work and moved later after fame. A curious note tells how Young repaid an old board bill to Pine when wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham Young
Port Byron
Rochester Post-Express
Bucksville
Young
Squire Pine
Pine
South Streets
James B. Dixon
Newkirk
Brigham, Jr
Salt Lake City
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Utah
Water feeding fires disputed by Scientific American editorial
A Scientific American correspondent argues water to fight fires can feed flames, while the editor contends chemistry shows water disassociates only at extreme temperatures. It notes 2200F to start and 4500F for full dissociation, temperatures unlikely in open air, and concludes open air fires are not fed by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Hunger Theory: Blood Flow Triggers Appetite Decline
A German physician’s theory links hunger to emptiness in stomach blood vessels, noting appetite returns with blood rush during digestion. He adds that anemic patients may show congested stomach vessels and that tongue nerves influence appetite. A spice on the tongue can increase hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Napoleon of finance in daily Waterloo quip
A playful exchange between Tom and Uncle George contrasts a boastful finance "Napoleon" with a witty nod to Napoleon’s Waterloo, reflecting humorous dialogue from the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Tom
Uncle George
Boston Transcript
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Milton Hill
Easton
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Londen Dock and Shipping Companies
London
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Gen. Corbin
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Fat Hen
Early Territory Schools
New York State
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