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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
4
A Wednesday blaze gutted the Auglaize County infirmary causing $30,000 in losses. The building contents were destroyed but all inmates were rescued unharmed and no injuries reported. Insurance coverage totals $15,000.
Oren DvuruHAm city clerk of Toledo died Monday after a short illness. He was 57 and served twenty years as a reporter for the Commercial and six years with the Blade.
The State Food Commission or Dun LAP declares that druggists who sell intoxicating liquors without adding protective ingredients face a $1,000 annual saloon tax. The order targets numerous proprietary remedies then on the market of this class and subject to the license.
The Republican city convention to nominate city officers for November will meet in city hall Tuesday evening, October 15, with the township convention following. Delegates will be chosen at caucuses the preceding Saturday. Terms of city officers expire December 31. The city ticket includes mayor, council president, city solicitor, city auditor, city treasurer, three public service board members, three school board members, and three city council members. Ward caucuses nominate a councilman and assessor. Representation basis is in the column head.
The article discusses unclear election terms in the state with committeemen elected last fall likely serving two years while county committee terms remain one year. It notes no central action extending terms and suggests precincts consider resolutions to extend their committeeman terms to avoid legal questions.
Tom Johnson was nominated by the Democrats of Cleveland on Saturday for his fourth term as mayor. The announcement signals continued leadership amid party support and local political backing.
Mrs George Osman and daughter of Lima visited two weeks with Hilbert families of Lost Creek. A. Hilbert and Madison Hilbert hosted her before Mrs O A P Lower planned a Bradford stock buying trip. E Davis of Toledo, Paul Johnston and brother toured Fort Wayne and fair last week. Leonard Crook cleared fast driving charges in Fort Wayne. Several locals attended the Fort Wayne fair. others visited White Pigeon Michigan and Chicago trips.
Notice states that on September 17, 1897, stockholders owning over one third filed for dissolution in the Ohio Court of Common Pleas. Master Commissioner George D. Simmons to hear testimony starting October 28, 1907 at his Hicksville office, Defiance County, with publication notice. Stockholders Franks Bricker et al. petition for dissolution.
A Saturday blaze at the American Steel Package Co and Waverly Arms Co buildings caused an estimated 40 000 to 45 000 in damage with insurance from about forty companies. The Diamond Glass Co plant nearby was saved. Fire started after hours, with wooden structures mostly burned. brick factories escaped. Restoration and adjustments by Western Adjustment Co are planned.
Mary recounts visits to Wilhelmina at the Hague and Haarlam, noting royal life, Dutch towns, and a student painting class aboard. She describes villages, windmills, lace curtains, and fisher costumes on a European itinerary from Amsterdam to Switzerland and back to New York, with a November 8 sailing and Thanksgiving return.
Mr and Mrs F R Seabloom thank friends for flowers and sympathy after the death of their young son Howard.
Weather caused flood damage to cellars and homes including Roy Yarlet and Jane Hannah farm. Bank and Till Hartshorn buildings advance brick work. Local residents visit, business moves noted. Northern Logan Marion counties suffer corn theft from cribs. O A Owens, ex mayor and undertaker, captured by farmers after a crib raid.
Toledo markets show mixed grain and livestock quotes with hogs and cattle prices noted. Local items report U B conference attendance, church talks, visits, a wedding, and rumors of future nuptials in the community.
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