Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-09
Apr. a-Foster Cdem.) elected governor Of

ut tltJSDurEn-nOminated ~. 10. Bentley
4Neb). .Ex-Gov s. d. M Emery elected
U. S. senator from Louisians.. :. q. w Hop
kins IN. W. elected president National
Junior Prohibition League OF America at
June is-Maj, william Mckinley toJ
an national convention at St Louis. and q.
a; Hobart nominated for vice president.
piatfSrm ~ fS DECLARED for Proteetion. reeproc,-
ard, opposing free silver coinage except by
international agreement
June 19-M. A. Hanna elected chairman
republican national committee.
July g-Platform adopted by national
silver coinage at 16 to 1 and tarir for
July iO-Wlniam j.. Bryan CNeb) nom
national democratic convention In Chicago
;:..H. w. Greene IN " elected president
Music Teachers National association at
July l1-Arthur sewall (Me) nominated
on Democratic ticket for y. $. vice pres-
ocratic national committee.
July A--American silver party at st.
and Arthur sewall for vice president OF U,
8 Platform declared for free coinage at
iS to li NatonaI 9og%%hlst conSep5ion Y at
(Ga.) for vice president U. s. Platform de-
| clares for free coinage and government
ownership OF railroads.
July 26-People's party convention at st.
Louis I6 n0mainatgd Wiliam j Bryan 6Neb3
C.) elected chairman OF national committee.
Aug. 81; 2. Johnston (dem.) elected gov
Aug, 12--Candidates Bryan and sewali
Aug. .24Ex-Gov D. NJ Francis (NioJ ap-
pVu Aug 2S@D. 2Ssee' NJ woodmansee W rrer 20, elected
president National League of Republican
Aug. so-Li Hung. Chang paid his respects
to President Cleveland in New York.
Sept. Ssenator John NJ. Palmer dll;)
yerr, democrats In NATIONAL convention at
Indianapolis: Gen. s, 3; Buckner named
single gold standard and economy in ap-
| proprlations, Mrs. Catherine Il. Hurst
elected president Ladies of the G. A r. at
Sept. 4-Maj Thaddeus s. clarkson (oma-
ha) elected G. A. r. commander in chief at
| st. Paul. Mrs. Agnes Hit (Indianapolis)
elected president Women's Relief corps at
Sept. 7--Gen. D. W. Jones elected gov
Oct &C. F. Black Pa.) elected presi-
dent OF National Association of Democrat
Oct. Ex-senator j. s. Morrill, Cvt) re-
Nov. s-McKinley and Hobart elected by
vote of 27s in electoral college and a popu-
| lar plurality of $780, Woman's suf-
frage defeated at election in California. but
Nov. 10-Agreement reached between U.
s. and Great Britain to arbltrate, vene-
gress In session at Indianapolis
Nov, IA. s. Clay elected o. s. senator
knsSts df sor
Rochester. N. Frances E. Willard re-
elected president National woman's Chris
Nov. 2i-Gen. L. w. Pettus, OF Dallas,
elected U. s. senator from Alabama.
Dec. 1-Gov. ]. E. Johnston (Ala) inaugu-
Dec s-President Cleveland relmposes
| tonnage and lighthouse duties on German
| ships entering our ports In retaliation for
| such taxation on American ships.
Dec. 7-President's message read before
both branches of Hth congress convened In
Dec. l4-At New York Cuban league or
ganlzed by c. N. Depew. r. P. Flower; G:
prominent men, to demand u. S. interces-
sion to end Cuban war.
Dec l5-Idaho supreme court decided that
| tion.
| dent Christian Citizenship league, at Chi
Dec. 1s-U. S. senate foreign committee
ing Cuban Independence. " Samuel Com
| pers reelected president American Fedora
ton of Labor, at Cincinnati.
SPORTING.
Jan. 11-At New York frankie Nelson
won ladies' International 6-days' bicycle
rafe jan F'aSnE SsnAt fis ST. Paul Harvey Davidson
skated m in 5:54. and E. G, Andrews made
running jump on skates OF IT. IN:
N. Y, reduced inside mile skating record
| to 2:3S.
Feb; 15-At Washington. Joe Donoghue
Feb 2lERobert Fitzsimmons won worlds
heavyweight championship from Peter
Apr 6-J. W. Showalter (New York; won
y. S. chess championship. defeating Emil
Mar. 2l-At Nashville. Tenn, AL Ewing
and Archie Clark lowered tandem bicycle
| record for Y m. to 1:03hs.
June 15-At Denver. G. Card lowered BIZ
| cycle amateur paced mile to l:4S.
race S on the Hudson al. Poughkeepsie. u.
Y. won by Cornell, making the record 1873.
caEo TO New YerR IN Ias Srs eese
July 7-Tom Linton (wales) rode bicycle
at Catflrd 81 m. yds. in hr.
defeated Walter Sanger In heats; time.
pleted bicycle ride OF 25.ooO m. in Is mo-.
July 2s-Holman frlction-geared locomo-
tive on South Jersey railroad tracks made
Aug. iHAmerican liner St. Paul made
trip from Southampton to Sandy Hook In
Aug. 25-At Newport, r. l.. r. D. wrenn
| (Chicago) won American tennis champion
Sept TAT Milwaukee. worlds swimming
record for 100 yds: lowered to l;o9 by, G. w.
| Whittaker....At London. single scull race
for worlds championship won by Jacob
| Gaudaur
| sept. lS-At Neu1Oru, MISS, star Ioin1er
g:asS. gRasSss > competitive hea's-s'0'' s"sA'
Sept. 21-At Cammack, L. l.. Marietta
and Miss Ida lowered team record to
212A..;; AT Portland, Me-. Jupe lowered
Sept. 24-At Portland, Me-. John R. Gem
| try paced mile in 2:00h.
Sept. 25-Louis Gimm Pittsburgh) made
4S6 M. 1.5i7 yds; in "a hrs;
paced mile bicycle record to 1:4O2-
Oct. Sat Chicago. J. 8. Johnson lowered
2-mile bicycle record to 1888 3-5. .Balti-
more club won Temple cup, National
Oct. 14-At Chicago, j. Michael lowered
worlds 5-mile bicycle record to 9I7 l-5.
Oct. 16-At Lexington, KY, Miss Rita and
Josie q. lowered worlds team pacing rec
% Oct. awN. Z. Smith (chicago) made road
record OF 295A m in "a hrs.
Oct. H-At Nashville, Tenn, ]. Michael
| rode bicycle 10 m. in 2l :33 3-5 tf
Oct 2S-L. II. George (Brockport. N. 70
lowered century bicycle record to hrs.
| 25 min.
Nov. Sat Denver. Stanley Barrows rode
bicycle unpaced mile in :5S
Nov. 12-At New Orleans J. Michael
|