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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
2
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The imperial family includes 60 members with 11 married and four widowed princesses through marriage. Among the rest are 11 married and 16 unmarried princes, including the Mikado, and 18 unmarried princesses. Also noted is a revived South African gold output in July totaling 425,000 ounces valued at 9,031,250 dollars, up from June’s 8,757,060. The prewar peak was Rand production of 8,604,000 dollars in August 1899.
Recent New Orleans dispatches describe yellow fever by tallying cases and foci centers. Fewer foci indicate greater control, while multiple centers suggest wider spread.
Three thousand New York state prisoners will abandon tin plates cups and basins. Superintendent Colins orders glazed white pottery for dining ware for sanitary and humane reasons. The heavy unbreakable dishes replace the old tin tableware across state prisons.
An electric railway is planned between Mexico City and Puebla. Japan projects 200 miles of steam and electric railways. Brazil prepares to rebuild its navy at 71 million dollars, buying battleships cruisers and smaller vessels. Demand rises for sugar in southern Morocco. American consuls report opportunities for U.S. business abroad.
Consul General Guenther at Frankfort forwards a German report to the state department about Dr. Quinton of Paris presenting a statement on sea water effects on tuberculosis. Experiments used sea water diluted with pure water to seven parts salt in a thousand, with findings shared with the Academy of Medicine.
Postmaster General Cortelyou with Mr Hitchcock has announced a new form of money order. If it does not defy forgery it will make forgeries and alterations extremely difficult. Cortelyou approved the new form before leaving on vacation and plate preparation will begin immediately. The postal money order system has changed twice since 1864.
At the Ansonia in New York the building hosts a productive rooftop chicken farm run by Master W. E. D. Stokes. Recently 700 chicks of various ages and breeds were shipped to Long Branch, New Jersey, as wagons departed and he felt relief at lighter duties.
Seven Russian prisoners who escaped Siberia were found in an open boat in the Pacific and brought to San Francisco. Californians supplied clothing food and work. Soon all seven were arrested by American police and convicted of crimes from house breaking to violent highway robbery, one nearly guilty of manslaughter.
The article notes diminutive humans in the Pamir plateau northwest of the HindooKoosh range. Full grown adults are rarely a yard tall, with donkey and horse diminutive like small ponies. Cattle are calf sized, sheep resemble small poodles, and tigers are as small as kittens.
The article notes that England France and Germany have long operated standard laboratories for weights and measures, and that a Washington bureau of standards has recently been established. It is described as very perfect and complete and available for anyone seeking precise scientific information on weights and measures.
The piece argues the Democratic Party shows moribund condition nationwide with waning Ohio enthusiasm. It notes lifeless Ohio press and reduced mobilization, highlighting Maryland under Gorman on disenfranchising black voters and bourbonist blunders fueling voter disaffection. It calls for prudent leadership to plan what comes after.
The piece cites a massive demand for labor across the United States with an estimated 1,500,000 more workers needed, especially skilled tradesmen. It argues that high unemployment in the past decade shifted to a labor shortage, urging young men to learn a trade, gain skills, and support tariffs that protect domestic markets.
English tourists may miss Jordans meeting house two miles from Beaconsfield, a secluded Puritan relic where early Friends like Isaac Penington Abraham Butterfield Thomas Elwood and Joseph Rule are buried. Stories recall William Penn defying hat customs at Whitehall and a pink-hunting playful Friend.
A historical sketch of Jordans meeting house near Pennswood detailing its founding in 1687 1688 under William Penn and its role as a Quaker sanctuary over two centuries It notes annual meetings visitors from America and abroad and the serene beech woods primroses and violets surrounding the site.
In a forceful stance, the article argues the United States shifts from agriculture to manufacturing dominance. With a growing population and surplus food, America can endure foreign exclusion while maintaining high living standards. Secretary Shaw advocates using natural advantages to protect citizens, fighting back against those seeking conflict.
The Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle debate the Dingley tariff. critics accuse it of being a commercial war laced with reciprocity, while supporters insist it is a genuine protective levy to fund government and shield American labor from foreign competition.
A collection of editorials mock the New Deal era ideas and tariff reciprocity talk. Comments from the New York Mail Chicago Post St Louis Globe Democrat Philadelphia Press and Chicago Tribune joke about Bryan Taft and Cochran.
The St Louis Globe Democrat argues that memory should recall 1894 to 1897 when a mongrel Democratic tariff failed to prevent unemployment and business malaise. It says only the party of protection can safely revise tariffs and that Democrats oppose protection, revealing a party dispute over protection itself rather than its inequalities.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes former Governor Dockery lambasts the party as lost and needing relief. The Chicago Record-Herald reports David R Francis of Missouri may seek the presidency in 1908 if Bryan steps aside, implying Parker is sidelined.
An English physician argues that most human ailments can be cured by marriage when properly chosen, noting that conditions like bow legs and cross eyes are not diseases.
A Puck cartoon caption mocks a young woman described as resembling Mormon elders by noting she believes in plural engagements. The dialogue plays on social norms with light satire.
A Yonkers Statesman clipping recalls Hiram resisting a photographer's request to remove his hands from his pockets. He warns that city men look through pockets, insisting his hands stay on his wallet for a pleasant pose. The exchange portrays wary streetwise humor.
In a dialogue from the New York Weekly, Fanny asks about a chaperon at the opera and Clara admits she had one but would avoid it next time. Clara says the chaperon rattle kept Mr. Richiello amused, and she narrowly escaped being left behind after the performance.
In a family scene from Chicago Record-Herald a speaker notes Elizabeth's suitor may soon ask for her hand while dismissing his nerve. A hammock hook is found pulled out this morning, hinted as a sign or domestic detail in the same chat.
King Edward shows interest in Belmont horses racing in Britain. Belmont, a Harvard and Columbia trained lawyer and former seven year congressman, diplomat to Spain in 1888, and prominent New York clubman, balances careers as lawyer, financier, diplomat, and turf figure. Belmont born 54 years ago.
Mrs Lovenscrap notes in the papers that Madame Pousep and other Russian ladies have enlisted in a Cossack regiment to prove women can want. Mr Loveascrap calls it unnecessary in a light courtroom quip.
In days past Tippo Tib ruled much of Central Africa and founded several cemeteries to prove his prowess as a warrior. The advancing forces of civilization eventually assimilated his tribe and toppled his dominance, ending his reign.
In Yonkers Statesmen slang, a boss asks about luck with a rabbit’s foot and a worker replies he prefers a razor for safety. The quip reflects streetwise humor and a blunt motto on risk and readiness.
William Allen White of the Emporia Gazette is praised as a premier western interpreter. The piece notes his sharp analyses of recent speakers Jerome and Wilson, likening his voice to a trusted “Real Issue” author and recounting White’s Kansas origins and education.
A Chicago lawyer Adolf Krause, head of the Independent Order of Bnai Bnrith, seeks to appeal to Count Sergius Witte on behalf of persecuted Russian Jews. Jewish unions and Zionist groups protest he lacks authority. Witte reportedly willing to meet, provoking debate on representation and pity versus rights.
John Kennedy Gowdy once Rush County Indiana sheriff and Civil War private in Company L Fifth Indiana Cavalry retires after eight years as United States consul general in Paris. He was banqueted by the American board of trade and aided by his career in Indiana republican politics. He leaves public life at 62.
The Swedish crown prince Gustaf Adolph, seen as a possible claimant to the Norwegian throne, is described as tall and impulsive with military leanings. The piece notes his controversial influence on King Oscar and the family rift over disinheritance of Prince Oscar, 47, with three children, who served as regent in 1899 during his father’s health absence.
South Paris Maine reports sailor Stephen Morse deserted after joining the Roosevelt voyage to search for the north pole. Morse, a seasoned seaman, says he doubts the Roosevelt will complete the voyage and fears it may become seaworthy insufficient before Peary plans to establish winter quarters next September.
A dialogue fragment shows a daughter urging distraction from restlessness of the sea while her father vows to prevent further agitation. The exchange implies a tense moment on shore or aboard a vessel with a protective dynamic between them.
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