Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-22
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOME sTIC.

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Powers theater at Grand Rapids,
Mich, was burned and one life was
lost.
Delegations from commercial organ
izations urge President Roosevelt to
take up the subject of reciprocity with
Canada.
Imports of merchandise during Oc-
tober amounted to SS1, All, ,s57 and ex-
ports to $145, ,600,45s.
A bank watchman at Minister, o.,
held gang of robbers at bay until
citizens came to his assistance and
drove them away after a fight.
Newell c. Rathb in, confessed insu-
rance swindler, Nas transferred from
Louisville to Je fersonville, Ind,
where he must stArd trial for murder.
The entire plant of the Aurora
Mining company was swallowed up
by cave-in of it's mines at Oronogo,
Mo.
An effort is to ne made through
the Sunday schools in the United
States to secure pledges to abstain
from the use of cigarettes or tobacco
in any form until 81 years of age.
Burglars secured $4,000 from the
First national bank at Leroy, Ia,
making the eighth bank robbery in
the state in a month.
Fire destroyed large dairy barn
at bingham, Mass. and 40 head of
cattle and seven horses were ere
mated.
Brig. Gen. Robert II. Hall has been
placed on the retired list of the army
on account of age.
At the annual meeting in Indian
apolis of the Army of the Tennessee
Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge, of New
York, was elected president.
Joseph ID. Keith was hanged at
Michigan City, Ind, for the murder
of Nora Kifer.
Safeblowers secured $4,000 in bonds,
500 in cash and 5000 in stamps from
the post Office at Rock Creek, o.
In fire at Sturgeon Bay, Wis, four
firemen were fatally injured.
Secretary Root has written let
ter commencing the effective manner
in which Czolgosz' execution was car
ried out.
John w. Scott, one of Virginia's S
wealthiest and most eminent law
yers, was killed by a highwayman
in Richmond.
Brewers in northern Wisconsin
were forming a combine with $6,5OO,-
900 capital.
President Roosevelt announces that
civil service rules will govern his ap-
pointments in the insular posses
sions.
A heavy snowfall was reported all
over the eastern states.
Earthquakes in Utah wrecked
buildings in many places, causing a
loss estimated at $500,000.
An explosion in mine at Pocohon-
tas, Va, killed five men.
Thirty-five states were represented
at the opening meeting of the national
convention of the w. c. Il. U. in Fort
Worth, Tex.
Directors of the Northern Securities
company elected directors in New York
for the $4o0,000,00O corporation
james j. Hill was made president.
The zoo at Toledo, o., was burned
and 40 monkeys and many birds and
other tender animals were cremated.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur,
ing the seven days ended on the 18th
aggregated S2,529, SGT, 1863, against $2,-
007,3SS,15S the previous week. The in.
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 90.
There were 221 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 246 the
week previous and PIT the correspond
ing period of last year.
Oscar Israel shot his wife and theT
killed himself at Eau Claire, Wis.
A severe earthquake shock at Buena
Vista, Col, and vicinity caused consid
cradle damage.
After a quarrel William Hamilton
Ehot his wife and himself at Rockton
Ill.
The business portion of Wes
Branch, Mich. was destroyed by fire
Secretary of the Navy Long in hi
annual report recommends the con
struction of % new vessels, including
three first-class battleships.
The Cudahy packing plant at Kan
sas City was destroyed by fire. Loss
$150.OOo.
In fight in San Francisco for tn,
championship of the world Jim JEFF
fries, of Los Angeles, knocked out GU
Rubin, of Akron, o., in the fifth round
Dan Tew, linotype machine op
orator in Des Moines, Ia, brok,
the worlds record for speed, set
ting 3,344 lines of nonpareil il
eight hours, newspaper measure
equal to s6,044 ems.
Matthew Stanley Quay, United
States senator from Pennsylvania, as
serts that he has retired from activ,
politics.