Various Local Notices and Accidents Across Town
The column lists guests visiting in the city from Romeo and Columbus, a fall injuring Dr. Aller and other injuries from Aug 31 incidents, a feed cutter accident injuring Gret Switzer, and local travel notes. It also covers political results in Williams county, a Reno California visit, a stray pony injuring itself, accidental shooting of Chas. G. Groff, and deaths and medical and legal notices including a seduction charge and a rape arrest.
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Gret Switzer
Sheridan Witze
Ackeon Street
Abed
Death notices ride through regional obituaries
The region records multiple infant and child deaths. An eighteen month old child of Frank Van Vorhis died Friday at 2 am with funeral at Rural Chapel and burial in Evansport cemetery. A syphilitic child of Mrs Henderson died in a Toledo county institution aged about eight. Catherine Bates died at eight months old, daughter of Mrs Elias Bates, buried Riverside cemetery after a Wednesday funeral. Henry Hasch's six month old child died Thursday. funeral at Tate's Landing Lutheran church and Kinzer cemetery burial.
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Frank van Vorhis
Lift
Township
Evansport
Catherine Bates
Elias Bates
Broadway
Smucker
Riverside Cemetery
Henry Hasch
Emerald
Paulding County
Tate’s Landing
Kinzer Cemetery
Henry County Democrat to Republican Vote Surprise
Michael Connolly a Henry county farmer and lifelong Democrat says he will vote for the Republican president in the next election. He cites higher prices under Democrat rule and faith in the Republican party. He notes others share the sentiment but fear party backlash, predicting Little Henry will not exceed a 500 vote majority for Parker.
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Michael Connolly
Henry County
Connolly
Uemocrat
Little Henry
Parker
New York City Candidate Pact Reported
A brief note from Napoleon Signal mentions a candidate tied to a “rarte and combine hogs” faction in New York City, indicating a local political movement or alliance. The item is fragmentary but ties a named city to a controversial grouping.
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New York City
Napoleon Signal
Doubtful States Show Narrow Parker Path to Victory
Chicago Record Herald reports Democratic managers map a tight path to 106 electoral votes by contesting New York New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Nevada Colorado Delaware Maryland West Virginia Indiana Utah with Illinois Wisconsin and Nebraska unlikely. They foresee New York as a narrow win and warn that sweeping wins are needed for New Jersey and Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
New York State
Parker
Democratic National
Judge Parker
New York
Chicago Record Herald
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Nevada
Colorado
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Indiana
Utah
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Bryan
Montana
Clark
Mrs IpA Mullin Dies After Rat Poison In Toledo
In Toledo a woman named Mrs IpA Mullin reportedly took rat poison in a fit of jealousy and died after about twelve hours of agony. Authorities are investigating the incident as a suspected deliberate act.
Waverly Woman Mrs. T Vauarus Dies After Long Illness
Mrs T Vauarus of Waverly died on the 31st. She weighed 600 pounds but continued to perform her usual household duties despite illness.
Delphos Hoop Company Placed Under Receiver
The Delphos Hoop company once seen as a strong financial concern is now in the hands of a receiver following a petition filed by heavy stockholders Louis and George C. Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos Hoop Company
Louis and
George C. Gray
Bairdstown Township Tax Policy Highlight
Bairdstown, in Bloom township Wood county, may be the only municipal corporation in the state without a general tax for corporate purposes. Since the Dow tax began, the village has funded all municipal expenses from those funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bairdstown
Bloom Township
Wood County
Postmaster Frep A Ketcham Charged With Embezzlement
Frep A Ketcham, postmaster at Ceylon in Erie County, is charged with embezzling 186 dollars and 40 cents of post office funds. He was arrested Saturday.
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Frep A. Ketcham
Ceylon
Erie County
Sassoneff Escapes Prison in Coup, Assassin of Von Plehve
A dispatch reports Sassoneff, the man who assassinated Von Plehve, the war minister, escaping from prison in a daring coup organized by his companions.
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Sassoneff
von Plehve
Explosion at Lorain slag dump kills worker and injures three
An explosion of dynamite at a steel plant slag dump in Lorain killed Wm. Ferguson and seriously injured Edward Miller Steve Prebe and J. Greenwood.
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Lorain
Wm. Ferguson
Edward Miller
Steve Prebe
J. Greenwood
Wife of Bishop Merrill Injured in Chicago Horse Accident
The wife of Bishop Merrill of the M. E. church was struck by a horse and wagon in Chicago last week and sustained injuries expected to confine her to home for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Mueller
Chicago
Syracuse
Merrill
M. E. Church
Deaths Of Two Gang Members In Columbus Prison
Joan Davinson a member of the Williams county gang of arsonists died of apoplexy in the Columbus penitentiary on August 31. His brother William died in the same prison a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Davinson
Williams County
Columbus
William
Lawyer J F Cumming Arrested for Embezzlement in Lima
J F Cumming solicitor for the Western and Southern Insurance company at Lima was arrested on a charge of embezzlement Saturday on advices from Owensboro Kentucky. He says he can easily vindicate himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Cumming
Western and Southern Insurance Company
Lima
Owensboro
Italian in New York Shooting Over Five Cent Debt
Antonio Caro an Italian in New York city engaged in a street fight over a five cent gambling debt and shot four men. Police intervened saving him from a mob as one victim is believed fatally wounded.
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Antonio Caro
New York
Prince Yee of Korea Affection for Mary Buttles Highlighted
Prince Penkeel Euwha known as Prince Yee of Korea expresses love for 16 year old Mary Buttles of Columbus. They walked in Virginia, and he explains aristocracy rarely walks, becoming fascinated because she made him do what he hated.
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Penkeel Euwha
Prince Yee
Korea
Mary Buttles
Columbus
Virginia
Miss Buttles
Findlay grocer burns tobacco stock at camp meeting
F. W. Shannon, a Findlay grocer, burned a large quantity of tobacco from his stock after converting at a local camp meeting. He promised never to sell another penny’s worth while he lives, saying he felt he was not doing right in selling tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Shannon
Findlay
Shannon
Visitor A. J. Haggard Visits State Fair in Columbus
A. J. Haggard, a 70 year old farmer from near New Hampshire in Auglaize county, was among visitors at the Columbus state fair last week. He had never seen the capital or traveled beyond his county, expressing deep delight at finally seeing the fair and state capital in his first trip.
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Columbus
A. J. Haggard
New Hampshire
Auglaize County
Divorce Suit Shocks Lafayette Community
Mrs. Blanche Adams wife of Dr A C Adams a prominent practitioner filed for divorce in Lafayette on the Allen Hardin county line. The plaintiff charges she damaged his career by making accusations and knocked him down with a picture frame on Sunday night chasing him from their home in scanty attire. The pair were once Ada society figures and the four year marriage has become a social sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Allen-Hardin County
Blanche Adams
A. C. Adams
Ada
RosEMOUNT Plea to Visit Falls Short as Visitors Stay Back
RosEMOUNT drew few visitors on Sunday as many approached the grounds but did not enter. Judge Parker's dog Teddy stood guard. The hound had chased a striped animal he mistook for a cat which turned out to be a skunk, leaving him shaken and needing baths and fresh air.
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Rosemount
Teddy
Estate valued at 4 million found for Mrs Wilhelm ina Cooper
Mrs Wilhelm ina Cooper is advised of a large estate valued at 4 000 000 in Scotland awaiting her claim She resides with her son William Cooper foreman of the Big Four boiler shop at Bellefontaine and the information came to her through a detective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Cooper
Scotland
William Cooper
Big Four
Bellefontaine
Mrs Cooper Claims Land Inheritance From Parliament Friar
A firm of Aberdeen attorneys sought to locate Mrs Cooper in major US cities. The search continues as Mrs Cooper asserts ownership of land inherited from her father, a former member of Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Scotland
Mrs. Cooper
United States
Defiance Schools Announce Year’s Teacher Assignments
Defiance city schools opened September 6 with principal R L Ervin and a roster of teachers for high school and three wards. Resignations included Miss Blanche Hall and Miss Nettie Bridenbaugh. music supervision by L L Canfield and district supervision by R W Mitchell listed.
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Defiance
Blanche Hall
Nettie Bridenbaugh
Races at Napoleon fair postponed by heavy rain
Defiance residents attended the Napoleon fair races but weather halted the events. Attendees named include G. M. Watkins B. J. Emery Fred French and wives Dey Ayers and wives C. E. Young and wives and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Watkins
B. J. Emery
Fred French
Dey Ayers
C. E. Young
Emmett Slough
Chas. Bebringer
Bur Stevens
Don Abel
Clifford Ragelmier
Defiance county names J I Hosler as new treasurer
Defiance county selects J I Hosler to handle the county funds. He assumed duties Monday after a career as a teacher examiner and bank cashier and is praised for competence. Willis Snider assists in the office initially. Retiring treasurer Wesley Kerns is wished well after two terms of faithful service.
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Defiance County
J I Hosler
Hosler
Sherwood
Sherwood Savings Bank
McCord & Hosler
Willis Snider
Wesley Kerns
the Express
Kerns
Local Visits and Weekend Outings in Brooksville Area
A sequence of social calls and trips is listed. Elizabeth Hanna visited Otto Schick, Alice Hall visited Mary Meyer, Behringer from Defiance came on business, Keister called on James Figley, John Carpenter and family traveled to Jewel, crowds attended Gates grove picnic, M D Hall and wife went to Ney, Ivy Rittenhouse and family visited M D Hall, Eric Keoppe and family visited Samuel Dunbar in South Defiance, Fanny Motter of Ney visited Grace Figley, John Hancock and family spent Sunday with W M Hancock, James Figley and son went to Antwerp for a spiritualist camp, Amiel Meyer visited J D Figley, Hattie Perkey and son returned home to Garrett after visiting her parents.
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Elizabeth Hanna
Otto Schick
Alice Hall
Mary Meyer
Behringer
Defiance
Keister
James Figley
John Carpenter
Jewel
Gates’ Grove
M D Hall
Ney
Ivy Rittenhouse
Eric Keoppe
Samuel Dunbar
South Defiance
Levine Fanny Motter
Grace Figley
John Hancock
W M Hancock
James Figley and Son
Antwerp
Amiel Meyer
J D Figley
Hattie Perkey
Little Son
Garrett
L Clinker
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets Ad
An old Madison Wisconsin advertisement promotes Golden Nuggets for a broad range of ailments including constipation indigestion pimples and headaches. The copy targets busy people with claims of renewed health and relief from numerous stomach and skin complaints.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Dave Compas
Madison
Wis
Local Farm People Gather for Picnic and News
South Tiffin residents and relatives visit in Antwerp and Defiance areas. Hog cholera appears. a new birth graces John Mc Cauley’s family. Picnics draw eight area Sunday schools including Tiffin River U B and Evansport M E. a theft note on JC Kuhn’s home.
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H Reed
Frank Reed
Antwerp
Lottie Anthony
Cincinnati
OC Kuhn
Defiance
Wm Dickman
Carl
Pleasant Bend
Emma Kellermeier
Fred Keller
Abram Razor
Stryker
John Mc-Cauley
W. H. Mc-Cauley
John Stone
Highland Township
Gibler
A J Carpenter
J CO Kelley
Kelley
Hancock County
Ludwig Justice
Frank Bancroft
J A Rasor
Sidney Decker
Findlay
al Neaderhauser
St Louis
Frank Mann
West Unity
Adam Hall
JC Kuhn
Tiffin Township
Tiffin River U B
Evansport
Trinity Evangelical
Rural Chapel
M KE
Brunersburg
Evansport U B
Salem Evangelical
St John’s
Chicago Excursion From Defiance for Two Days
The B and O offers a two day Chicago excursion Sunday and Monday with round trip $1.75 tickets. Special train leaves Defiance at 2 2 am and return legs depart Chicago at 8 00 pm Sunday or Monday. Passengers stay in Chicago enjoying theaters, Lincoln Park Zoo, National League baseball, and Worth Race Track. Grand Central Station is the departure hub.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Philadelphia
Worth
Grand Central Station
Ich
Wabash Exposition Rates For Three Return Tickets
Beginning April 25 Wabash offers three round trip tickets during the Exposition. First return ticket valid 15 days from sale at $13.00. Second return ticket valid 60 days at $14.70. Third return ticket valid until December 15 1904 at $17.40. Coach seats seven day Lisarto 68 2.
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Lisalto
St. Louis
Chicago
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Romeo, Id
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Ellis Ackerman
Ghottsville,nd
J. H. Hockman
Fred Dorider
Nashville, Tenn
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Continental
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Om Leipsic
Li Slainrook
67Th Regiment
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J. C. Arrowsmith
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Hicksville
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Twans Farm
Preston Isand
G. W. Watkins
Illey
Clinton Street
Watkins Clothing Store
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Chas. G. Groff
Tri-State
Allance
Pioneer
Edgerton
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Sandusky
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Laurot
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Toledo
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Peru
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Northville
South Dakota
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Butler
Ind
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Tan Bailey
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Jessie Dunn
Gertrude Brady
Genevieve Gorman
Kathryn Carey
Catherine Culkins
Third Ward
Sarah V. Prouser
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Lillian Deveaux
Nelle Richardson
Marjorie Lamb
Fourth Ward
Della C. Blue
Grace O. Ensign
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Myrtle Oakes
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L. L. Canfield
R. W. Mitchell
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St. Louis Express
W T Hill
Agent Defiance
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Defiance Station
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Pullman Drawing Room
Pittsburg
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Bning Trexel
Athens
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M. R’y
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W. Va
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O. R.y
Lynchburg
Richmond
Old Point Comfort
Ohio Central
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Fred Antener
J. Freecorn
Vefiance
College Buila
Sherwood High School
Hicksville High School
Boxwell-Patterson
O. P. Bevine Ton
Conrad J. Nauman
Gertie
Nauman
Bio
Gertie L. Nauman
Defiance, Ohio
Ed Lyers
Auditor's Office
A. D
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Farmer Township
Dry Creek
Said Creek
Farmer
Commissioners Office
F. Henning
Board of Commissioners
Edwin E. Hall
State Board of Public Works
Grand Reservoir
Mercer
Auglaize
Celina
Canal Collector
St. Marys
Board of Public Works
Chas. EF. Perkins
Public Works of
Otbio
William Kretzer
Debanse
Roquois County
Lnots
F.L. Hay
Lewis Swartz
Jacob Swartz
Testate Lewis Swartz
Johanna Swartz
Lewis and
R. W. Wortman
Lewis Block
M. J. Walz
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