Incendiary Fire Destroys Defiance Tile Mill Co Plant
A large two story tile mill and two sheds were burned between 3:30 and 4:00 PM, destroying the Defiance Tile Mill Co plant. Loss estimated at 2000 to 4000 dollars, not insured. Engine room fire started near a barrel of crude oil, with suspicion on an incendiary. Twenty to thirty workers out of jobs. rebuilding planned for spring with expanded facilities. Cosy Daoust and John Lynde head local stockholders. company incorporated at 50000 dollars with outside capital.
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Defiance Tile Mill Co
Wabash Track
Cosy Daoust
John Lynde
Obituary for Mary Myers of Defiance County
Mary Myers was born August 19 1882 in Adams township Defiance county and died September 3 1906 at Delaware Bend aged 24 years 15 days. She joined the Evangelical Association at Trinity Chapel Defiance Mission in 1897 and married Frederick Hill in 1905. Funeral 3 o clock at Trinity Chapel with burial in Trinity cemetery. Pastor.
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Mary ©. Myers
Adams Township
Defiance County
Church of the
Evargelical Association
Trinity Chapel of
Defiance Mission
Frederick Hill
Delaware Bend
Trinity Chapel
Trinity Cemetery
Death of Charles Buck at 30 in Okalone region
Charles Buck aged 30 died Thursday morning at his home near Okalone. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the deceased’s home with burial in Napoleon cemetery.
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Charles Buck
Okalone
Napoleon Cemetery
New Dry Goods Store Opens on Clinton Street
William Ruess opens a new dry goods shop on Clinton street offering dry goods notions and carpets. The store showcases a large stock and inviting newness with eager clerks and flowers for visitors this afternoon as locals expect the enterprise to succeed.
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William Ruess
Clinton Street
Ruess
Defiance Is Selected for 1907 En Campment
The Defiance campaign won the 1907 encampment site at Cedar Point. Veterans and delegates packed the theatre as Defiance swept the vote, ahead of Hamilton Van Wert Marion and Middletown. Wayne Camp plans grand preparations with a local committee to host about two thousand guests.
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Phil Burgess
U.S. W
Cedar Point
Defiance
Hamilton
van Wert
Marion
Middletown
Wayne Camp
Wayne
National Guard
William Shroder
Cincinnati
George Vaughn
Cleveland
William J. Long
Dayton
George W. Cunningham
Fostoria
George Schilles
Sandusky
Roy KE. Layton
Wapakoneta
Jesse W. King
Wooster
D. K. Gotwald
Tiffin
Herman Gedecka
William V. McMaken
Toledo
Harry Neligh
C. C. Midland
William Mathews
Xenia
A. L. Munch
Fremont
C. &. Ford
Clyde
George Puifenjam
Defiance College poised for prosperous new year start
The Defiance College year ends with high prosperity and an opening date of Sept 18 under favorable auspices. Trowbridge Hall rooms are fully booked and housing is nearly full. Renovations include re roofing painting and lab improvements with new equipment. Three new faculty join the staff: Prof Christy Michel science department Albert G Caris commercial department and Rev Bunge as associate German instructor.
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Trowbridge Hall
Christy Michel
Albert G. Caris
Rev
Bunge
San Jose Visitors Stay With Relatives
William R. Cline and his son from San Jose California are the guests of relatives in the city for a period of stay.
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William R. Cline
City to Begin Street Grading Under New Resolution
City Engineer M. W. Steinberger will start establishing grades on unfinished city streets. He will proceed gradually prioritizing streets with many new sidewalks, recording profiles and ensuring walks align to the proper grade. The council warns against altering stakes to cause jogs and will enforce conformity as needed.
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M. W. Steinberger
Steinberger
Letter from Defiance Boy
Harry Wrede reports from Portland to his brother in Defiance about U S Navy service aboard the battleship Columbia. He describes liberty in New York and Newport Rhode Island, training with naval reservists, planned movements to Panama, and a return to Philadelphia for repairs. He notes a shore band song and signs farewell with Farney.
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Harry
Wrede
The
S. Navy
U.S. N
Columbia
Portland
U.S. A
West Indies
New York Harbor
Newport R. 1
Maine
New York
Panama
Root
Philadelphia
Deep Blue Sea
Farney
Local Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples
Charles M. Laberle age 22 and Beulah Vaughn age 19, both of this city, received a marriage license along with John M. Miller age 21 and Mary A. Hoeffel age 22, both of Defiance, who were also licensed.
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Charles M. Laberle
Beulah Vaughn
John M. Miller
Mary A. Hoeffel
Defiance
Guilty of assault verdict in Rasor rape trial
In common pleas court the jury found David Rasor guilty of assault in a case alleging rape of Geneva Steele, fifteen, at the Children's Home. Alibi defenses and witness contradictions marked a six day trial with eighty witnesses, while five related indictments await potential action.
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Common Pleas Court
David Rasor
Geneva Steele
Ager
Snook
Winn, Hay, Harris
Cameron
Raser
T. T. Ansberry
Openlander
Rasor
Laura Stork
Lorena MecGoon
Defiance Sends Many Youths Toward Higher Education
Defiance has contributed a strong slate of students to colleges this fall. Marguerite Cheney sails to Mt Holyoke September 28. Chas Chenevert returns to An Arbor. Glen Miller to Pennsylvania. Coy Jones to Purdue. Edward Groney and Lewis Thompson to the University of Illinois. Harry Miller to Notre Dame. John Chenevert to Harvard. Besse Reynolds and Bruce Reynolds to the Conservatory of Music in Boston. Edward Chellis Daoust to Yale. Content Bottom attends Marquette. Carl Kettenring to Cornell. Robert Rout and John Deatrick begin a second year at Kenyon. William Siler to the University of Cincinnati. Napoleon Cunningham to Western Reserve. Francis Knapp to a Washington D C college. Glenn Rath and James Elliot to Ohio State. Claire Nickle to Wesleyan. Besse Betts to elocution in Pittsburgh. Donald Wilhelm to Columbia College in Washington.
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Defiance
Marguerite Cheney
Mt. Holyoke
Mass
Chas. Chenevert
Anon Arbor
Glen Miller
Pennsylvania
Coy Jones
Purdue University
Edward Groney
Lewis Thompson
University of Il
Champaign
Ill
Harry Miller
Notre Dame
Ind
John Chenevert
Harvard
Besse Reynolds
Bruce Reynolds
Conservatory of Music
Boston
Edward Chellis Daoust
Yale
Content Bottom
Marquette
Mich
Carl Kettenring
Cornell
Robert Rout
John Deatrick
Kenyon
William Siler
University of Cincinnati
Napoleon Cunningham
Western Reserve College
Francis Knapp
Washington, D. C
Glenn Rath
James Elliot
Ohio State University
Claire Nickle
Miss Jennie Garber and Bert Elwood Visit Toledo
Miss Jennie Garber and Bert Elwood of Toledo spent Sunday with Mr. Garber on Francis Street, visiting over the weekend.
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Jennie Garber
Bert Elwood
Toledo
Mr. Garber
Francis Street
City Board Provides Free Diphtheria Anti-Toxin
The city board of health resolves to supply anti-toxin gratis to indigent residents exposed to or afflicted by diphtheria upon physician request. Health officer authorized to purchase adequate supplies for emergencies. August report shows seven deaths from various causes and one case of measles, with city overall healthy.
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City Board of Health
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Westrick
J. D. Westrtrick
J. D. Westrick
Young Man Killed by Train at Holgate Crossing
Carl Honeck twenty years old, of Malints, son of August Honeck, was instant ly killed Friday by a Baltimore and Ohio limited train at the Holgate crossing while returning from taking a young woman home from Napoleon fair. He had driven Miss Sauer two miles south of Holgate after burning tile all night. Supposedly asleep, he was struck on the crossing. the horse and buggy were mangled beyond recognition.
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Holgate
Carl Honeck
August Honeck
Malints
Honeck
Miss Sauer
Farmers Picnic Set by Defiance County Farmers Institute
Defiance County farmers plan a large annual picnic on September 20 at Island Park. The event features speeches singing and sports with invites extended to every farmer and his family to attend with baskets under the Farmers Institute auspices.
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Defiance County
Island Park
Farmers’ Institute
Blair and Corwin Wed in Defiance Defiance Couple Marries
The Toledo Times notes the marriage license for John E. Blair and Miss Nellie Corwin of Defiance. The ceremony details were kept secret by the post office clerk’s friends until the couple returns from their wedding trip.
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Toledo Times
John E. Blair
Nellie Corwin
Examiners Report Treasury Balance With Judge
R H Sutphen and Dey Ayers appointed by Probate Judge Shaw presented a report to the judge Friday showing total cash balance 46521.82. Of this 45321.47 was in the legal depository and 1200.35 was cash found in the treasury.
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R. H. Sutphen
Dey Ayers
Shaw
Accident injures worker at American Steel Package Co
Grover Behringer suffered an eye injury when a piece of steel pierced his eyeball at the American Steel Package Co plant on Wednesday September 5. The injury required surgical removal by a physician. Nearby residents L N Blume from Wapakoneta, and Mrs Blume visited Thompson residence while his nephew the Postmaster hosted guests. The note adds a social roundup of locals including Guy Kirtley Tad Chenevert Tom Gormain Walt Shelly and Roscoe Shores plus a Lake Wawasee camping trip and regional visitors from San Jose and Defiance staying with J P Donier in Paulding.
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Grover Behringer
American Steel Package Co
Guy Kirtley
Tad Chenevert
Tom Gormain
Walt Shelly
Roger Daoust
Preisendorfer
Glen Rath
Roscoe Shores
Lake Wawasee
Ind
Miss Selah Coy Visits Toledo Over Weekend
Miss Selah Coy spent Saturday and Sunday in Toledo as a guest of friends, enjoying local hospitality and city sights.
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Miss Selah Coy
Toledo
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Karl Sterner
Lima
W. J. Witty
Sherwood
Harriet Newman
Garrett
City
Jobn Hardy
Coshocton
Henry Hardy
Brunersburg
Q. Helfenstein
Defiance College
West
H.T. May
R. C. May
City of
London
England
Defiance Machine Works
May
Tuck
Express
T Thompson
Louis B. Thompson
Lhetixnce College
University of Illinois
Thompson
Columbia University
F. L. Hay
Defiance Commandry
Knights Templar
Judge Hay
Grand Commandry of
Ohio
Ohio Commanderies
U.S.W.V Department
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Nan Daniels
Youngstown
Hulda Miles
Emmet Slough
Rosar Ie
Merchants’ National Bank
Resources
U.S
Owen
Oraes
Sone Ste
State OF
Couty OF Defiance
E. P. Hooker
Cashier
K. V. Haymaker
Notary Public
C. P. Harley Ferd Mekus
R.G. Holgate
J. M. Forst
Yeager
Mr. Yeager
Ixpress
L.N. Blume
L. N. Blume
C. J. Thompson
Wm. Cline
Willis
San Jose
Cal
J. H. Metz
J. P. Donier
Paulding
First National Bank
United States Treasury
United States Courts
Defiance City
Balt & Ohio Railroad
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