Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-05-31
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
DOMESTIC.


Eight or more lives were lost and
millions of dollars damage caused by
foods in Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia.
Edison has perfected a storage bat
terry which it is believed will revolu-
tionize the use of electricity as a mo-
tive power.
A bill smuggled through the last con-
gress for the opening of 100000 acres
of land of the Kiowas in Oklahoma is
shown to be big steal.
jury by the coroner's jury investigat-
ing the death of Mrs. Emma l.. Judd in
Chicago.
The government will curtail the busi-
ness of San Francisco pension sharks,
who are found to have induced soldiers
returning from the Philippines to
swear falsely.
The former Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes is to be fitted up as a train
ing ship.
Under the operation of the new COM
mutation law about 1000 convicts will
be released from the prisons of Penn
sylvania.
A national tax conference assem-
bled at Buffalo, N. Y, to discuss re-
forms in federal, state and municipal
methods.
The United States supreme court
has decided insular cases holding that
the constitution does not follow the
flag in territory acquired by war, thus
upholding the contention of the gov
ernment.
President Mckinley reviewed troops
at the preside in San Francisco and
addressed returned volunteers. prais-
ing their work in the Philippines. Mrs.
Mckinley continues to improve.
Benjamin Atkins attempted to stop
Dennis ID. Mccarthy from beating the
latter's son in Chicago and was killed
by the father by fist blow.
Charles Il. Yerkes has sold the Inter
Ocean in Chicago to George Wheeler
Hinman. it's editor in chief.
Later reports show that IA lives were
lost in the flood in upper East Tenncs-
see.
Senator NJ. A. Hanna has been mus
tered in as member of Memorial
post of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie in Cleveland, o.
John Alexander Dowie and three of
his disciples We're held to the grand
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 24th ag-
gregated $2,522, ,421 $50, against SD, ,443,-
Os6,63s the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 65.4.
There were $50 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the gath, against 1T the
week previous and 1s5 the CORE.
spending period of 1900.
The steamer Baltimore foundered
in Lake Huron near Au Sable, Mich.
and 12 of the crew, including Capt
Place and his wife, perished.
A food in North Carolina swept
away the village of Magnetic City and
destroyed 16 houses at Bakersville
and 20 at Roam Mountain. Four lives
We're lost.
The steamer Empire State, with 6OC
excursionists on board, was beached
near ogdensburg, N. Y, to saveit from
going down with all on board.
On the great lakes from Chicago to
Ogdensburg, n. Y, storm held sway
and a score of vessels were sunk,
wrecked or suffered serious damage.
Machinists will demand shorter
hours without decrease in pay on all
railway systems in the United States
and Canada.
Robbers blew open the post office
safe at Buena Vista, Miss, and Sc
cured $500 in stamps and money.
William Woodruff shot and killed
Martha Williamson at Laurel, L. /.
and then committed suicide. Jeal
ousy was the cause.
The weather bureau crop bulletiI
says crops in the north need rain. bu
the drought in the south has beer
broken.
Bishop w. A. Leonard, of Ohio. II
his annual address excoriates pulpi
sensationalism.
A cyclone struck Fort Mill, s. G.
and many houses were wrecked.
Treasury officials are taking steps
to have the Chinese exclusion act ex
tended to Cuba.