Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-17
DOMESTIC.

De Kalb Junction, N. Y, was almost
wiped out by fire.
Eleven simultaneous meetings in San
Francisco constituted the first series
of services connected with the Chris
tian Endeavor convention.
Miss Pauline Wilder and Miss Blanche
Hudson, daughters of prominent resi-
dents of Cleveland, O., were drowned
while bathing.
Reports from the cyclone stricken
district in Pope county, Mimi, indicate
that IA or more people were killed and
that damage to property was enor-
nous.
Excessive heat was reported from all
portions of the country, causing many
deaths.
A trolley car ran off a bridge across
Saginaw river through an open draw
at Bay City, Mich, and Mrs. David
Campbell and her three children and
Mrs. William McClelland and ]. w.
Hawkins were drowned.
The First national bank of Mason,
Tex, closed its doors with liabilities of
$4,000.
Five hundred persons were made sick,
some seriously, at picnic at Wap-
pinger's Falls, N. Y, by eating ham
that had been cooked in a copper kettle.
Reports from the river mines in the
Pittsburgh district indicate that there
is almost a total suspension of work,
and that the strike, so far as the river
mines are concerned, is general.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Christian Endeavor society began
in San Francisco with an address by
President Clark. The report of Secre-
tary Baer showed that there were 5O,-
7sO societies in the country and total
membership of 100000.
A tornado near Albert, Kan, over
turned many small out buildings, blew
down trees, and Ms. Frank Koeber was
killed.
The Morgan Boiler company, manu-
facturers of steam heating boilers at
Akron. o. failed for 100000.
Hugh Joeson and his wife and four
.hildren were burned to death in an in
rendiary fire that destroyed their home
near Pineville, Ky.
In a 20-mile bicycle road race at
olulHlOGll, COul., II. W. AlcAdnIcIS VI
Hartford, made the distance in 41:53,
beating the worlds record.
Two daughters, aged six and eight
years, of David Hartman, farmer
near Springfield, o., burned to death.
Many more deaths were reported
from the excessive heat throughout the
country.
The United Mine Workers head
quarters at Columbus, o., report from
125,0OO to 10000 miners out.
Edward William Cowells, the 1s-year-
old son of widow, and Miss Nellie A
Lusher, girl slightly younger than
her boy lover, took their own lives az
Moline, o., because they were too young
to marry.
The exchanges at the leading clear,
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
$1,O70, ,967, ,307, against $1,065, ,101 400 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 0.s.
The National Educational association
closed it's meeting in Milwaukee after
electing James NJ. Greenwood, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, president.
Ten of the largest breweries in ALLIE
gheny county, Pa, have consolidated
under the name of the Pennsylvania
Brewing company.
An exhibition sparring bout in Brook
lyn, N. Y, between Robert Fitzsim-
mons and John l.. Sullivan was stopped
by the police.
Lake Ann, Michigan village of 500
| people, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire.
Henry B. Stone, of Chicago, formerly
vice president and general manager of
the Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy rail
| road, was killed at his summer home in
Nonquitt, Mass, by an explosion of
| fireworks.
| Wesley Robinson and John Dresher
rode on tandem bicycle from Orange,
! n. j., to Atlanta, Ca, distance of 900
miles, in ten days.
! Thomas Morgan and his wife were
driving near Youngstown, o., when
their horse backed the rig over Man
ning's heights and both were killed.
The shafting department of the Ak
ron (O.) Iron and Steel company's
works was destroyed by fire, the loss
being 100000.