Political notes on Defiance city elections and temperance debates
A Defiance city political column discusses Democratic bosses opposing C E Chenevert for councilman at large and predicts impact of candidate choices on sanitary policing and tax outcomes. It notes tension with the German Herald over Pattison backing and mentions local figures like Wohn Wohno Mains Rigrish and Gov Herrick with references to Pettison and Pattison’s campaign.
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C E Chenevert
Chenevert
Geo. P Wohn
Board of Public Service
Rigrish
Cyrus Eding
Mains
Eding
Minsel
Wohno
Wohn
Epowarp J Sargent Appointed Postmaster at Malinta
Epowarp J Sargent was appointed postmaster at Malinta, taking over duties and will serve at the local post office in the town. The appointment formalizes leadership for mail service and community correspondence.
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Epowarp J Sargent
Malinta
TauropoRE Chambers Dies in Lucas County
TauropoRE Chambers, a well known farmer from Lucas County, died Sunday morning. The death leaves the community to mourn a longtime local agrarian figure and neighbor.
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Tauropore Chambers
Lucas County
Prominent Upper Sandusky Citizen J J Stoun Dies
J J Stoun of the Stoll Casket Works, a notable Upper Sandusky figure, died Saturday at age 78. He was a longtime local businessman and community member.
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J J Stoun
The
Stoll Casket Works
Upper Sandusky
Miss Elsie Jants Signs Three Year Contract in New York
Columbus teen Miss Elsie Jants aged 16 has secured a three year deal to perform in New York with a salary of 150000 dollars. The young mimic gained wide notice nationwide for her stage impressions.
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Elsie Jants
Columbus
New York
Democrats Expect Landslide in Ohio This Year
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that Democrats predict a sweeping victory nationwide, with a notable stronghold in Ohio where they expect victory in the upcoming election and suggest Republicans must contend with a strong push to dig them out.
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Ohio
Chicago Record-Herald
Opening of Republican Campaign at Bellefontaine Draws 15000
The formal campaign kickoff in Bellefontaine drew about 15 000 attendees. Speeches were delivered by Senators Foraker and Dick, Vice President Fairbanks, Governor Herrick, and Judge Duncan Dow.
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J M Pattison
Myron
Tt’ Herrick
Herrick
Foraker
Duncan Dow
Fairbanks Rewere
Bellefontaine
Fairbanks
Lima businessman Robert Wilson dies at 64
Robert Wilson a prominent Lima businessman died Saturday aged 64 He belonged to the famous Round-Heads regiment the 100th Pennsylvania Volunteers and served throughout the war enlisting at age 15
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Robert Wilson
Lima
Round-Heads
100Th Regiment of
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Do Heney Targeted for More Political Honors
The Democratic organ opposes Thomas Do heney and now promotes him as a candidate for councilman from the Second ward after defeating him for commissioner. The editorial suggests a pattern of seeking him as a candidate for honors each year.
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Thomas Doheney
Cleveland Democratic Convention Renominates Mayor for Third Term
At the Democratic city and county convention in Cleveland on Saturday Mayor Tom L Johnson was renominated for a third term. Charles W Lapp was nominated for vice mayor and Carl H Nau for city treasurer. Johnson supporters controlled the gathering.
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Cleveland
Tom L Johnson
Charles W Lapp
Carl H Nau
Johnson
Farmer finds turtle eggs 26 near Waldo. 16 hatch
H C Miller while plowing at home near Waldo unearthed a nest of 26 turtle eggs. He broke five, took the rest home, incubated them, and 16 of the 21 remaining eggs hatched into baby turtles about the size of a half dollar.
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H C Miller
Waldo
General Wisler Bequeaths Brain Arm to Wistar Institute
General Isaac Wisler, founder of the Wistar Institute, left his brain and right arm to the institute in his will filed Thursday. He also left nearly $2,000,000 to the university based institute and promised Civil War weapons, trophies, pictures, and furniture for study and display. His arm was shattered by a gunshot in the Civil War and saved by a notable operation for students to examine.
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Isaac Wisler
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Against the Experiment in Fremont MEF on Pattison and temperance
A MEF conference in Fremont condemns Governor Herrick and backs Democrat Pattison. Speakers warn against turning churches into a Democratic caucus while praising the Brannock law and urging laymen to oppose any temperance setbacks and Democratic influence.
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MEF
Fremont
Herrick
J M Pattison
Rev. L A Belt
Ada University
Cau
Defiance City Democrats Suffer Setbacks After Primary
The local Democratic primary yields W A Schmaltz as winner but faces discontent as C Chenevert loses the council seat. Candidates F Feigenbaum and F Sommere face lukewarm support while Dr GA Rigrish and John Lamb draw mixed reviews amid party unease.
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W A Schmaltz
C Chenevert
Chenevert
F Feigenbaum
F Sommere, Jr
GA Rigrish
Board of Public Service
John Lamb
Ohio campaign tariff issue dominates state editorial
The Toledo Blade argues Governor Herrick is the real issue in Ohio politics with tariff as a pervasive national factor. It defends Herrick’s record, critiques Democratic alarms, and notes national issues pressing into Ohio contests as Parker and Dick frame the tariff as pivotal.
Champaign County Democrats Nominate Local Ticket at Urbana
The Champaign county Democrats named a full ticket in Urbana on Thursday led by Probate Judge candidate William Lowrey and Clerk of the Courts candidate Charles W Blose. Other nominees include Treasurer John C Powers Commissioner Simon Taylor Representative Smith M Pence Recorder LE Willis Infirmary Director W F Michael and Coroner Dr J D Ogara.
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Tuer Democrats
Champaign County
Urbana
William Lowrey
Charles W Blose
John C Powers
Simon Taylor
Smith M Pence
LE Willis
W F Michael
J D Ogara
Democratic Campaign Opens in Newark Amid Shrinking Attendance
The Newark rally for Pattison and fellow speakers drew a crowd under forty by fifty feet with fewer than 100 on the platform and under 1,000 total. Speakers blamed the state administration as extravagant and attacked the Republican party bossism. Pattison endorsed the Brannock district local option bill in its original form, avoided pledges on future actions, and Gen. Lowell briefly referenced the measure as well. The speakers targeted George B. Cox as the central political issue.
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Newark
Pattison
Thomas Lowell
George B. Cox
Whistler Wit Sparks Mockery of Muse and Manners
James MacNeill Whistler, famed artist, was known for sharp wit as much as talent. A young lady complimenting his artistic temperament heard him retort that there is a difference between mixtures if you look close enough, but they all make about the same blaze.
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James MacNeill Whistler
Whistler
Beggars as an Art of Mystery Warned by John Cary in 1700
John Cary denounces London beggars as an artful craft causing charity while stating beggary begins in childhood. He claims beggars feign injuries to move pity and earn a livelihood, noting the urban spectacle prompted by fatigue and deception.
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John Cary
London
One Chance In a Hundred For Life
A sensational tale of a murdered man sentenced to death who escapes when his wife visits him in prison. He hides on a railway mail bag rigged to be caught by an express train, hooks in place, and a daring escape, pursued by dogs and guards, ending with his presumed safe life abroad under an assumed name. CHARLOTTE SHERWOOD. If Governor Herrick had signed the Chisholm bill the Anti-SaloonLeague would howl. veto earns no praise from them.
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Herald
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Fremont
W A Kebnast
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Columbus
J M Pattison
Democracy
Charlotte Sherwood
Chisholm
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Ohio State Journal
Stark County Teachers Endorse New Code Advances
Resolutions from the Stark County Teachers Institute Canton praise the new code for raising teacher attainments and moral standards, commend taxpayer and board support, urge continued progress, and favor revising the code from the teachers’ view. The note mentions Stark’s size in Ohio and cites Success Magazine quotes and Ohio Central Lines travel ads.
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Stark County Teachers’ Institute
Canton
Boards of Education
Stark
Ohio
B and O Offers Excursion Tickets for Knights Templar Conclave
The B and O Railroad plans to sell excursion tickets from select points in Ohio to Columbus for the Knights Templar of Ohio Annual Conclave. Fare is one fare plus 25 cents round trip, valid for return until October 13.
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Columbus
Knights Templar of
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