Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-06-28
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X. q, Dun d Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade reports increasing prosper
ity and confidence in trade, particu-
larly in the west.
Fourteen persons were killed and
many injured by an explosion of fire.
| works in Paterson, n. j.
The cabinet unanimously upheld
Secretary Gage in his position in the
tariff conflict with Russia.
The Congregational church at Grin
nell, Ia, has formally dropped the
name of Prof. Heron from it's rolls.
Indians threaten to resist by force
the opening of the Kiowa- -Comanche
reservation to white settlers.
Judge jackson, of the federal court
at Parkcrsburg, w. Va, enjoined
striking United Mine Workers from
interfering with mines at Thacker.
Thomas G. Barker was convicted of
shooting Rev. John Keller at Arling-
ton, n. j., for an alleged assault upon
Mrs. Barker.
William II. Newman has been re-
elected president of the Lake Shore
railroad.
State troops were sent to Trinity
Tex, to protect negro from a mob
which planned to lynch him.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 23d were: Pitts
burgh, .593; st. Louis, $40; New York,
.523; Boston, .523; Brooklyn, .511;
Philadelphia. .4S9; Cincinnati, .467;
Chicago, .35S.
Percentage of the baseball clubs
in the American league for the week
ended on the 23d were: Boston, 622;
Chicago, Cos; Detroit, $40; Washing
ton, .536: Baltimore, .524; Philadel-
phia, Ar; Milwaukee, .375; Cleveland,
$40.
Robert Waddell won the American
Derby in Chicago.
Portions of Pennsylvania were Wis
caused great damage to property. In
Pittsburgh three lives were lost.
The United States government has
taken no part in demands for in
creased indemnity made on China and
will do everything possible to discour-
age them.
The first load of new Kansas wheat
was marketed at Winfield and sold
for 65 cents.
Adelbert S. Hay, former consul to
Pr. .toria, and son of the secretary of
state, was killed by falling from a
hotel window in New Haven, Conn.
A storm swept over Logan county,
H., doing damage amounting to hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. AT Lin
coin public buildings were unroofed
and business houses wrecked.
A cloudburst in the Elkhorn river
valley in West Virginia destroyed the
towns of Keystone and Vivian and
damaged other villages, causing loss
of 300 or 400 lives and millions of dol
lars worth of property.
ii. S. Church, of Louisville, KY. after
living for two days in room with the
woman he murdered, committed sui
eide.
United Irish societies of Chicago held
their annual convention and adopted
.,utions breathing defiance to Eng
land.
Nonunion laborers were attacked
and roughly handled by mob at Co.
| lumbia. S. c.
The naphtha launch Estelle was sunk
by steamer in Boston harbor and two
lives were lost.
Corporation Counsel Walker decides
that the Chicago city council cannot le-
galize boxing bouts.
Frederick Davies, of Chicago. civil
engineer, was killed by a train near
Milford, Ind, while trying to save it
from being wrecked.
The department of justice is making
secret investigation to ascertain if the
great industrial combinations are op-
Grating in contravention of the Sher-
man antitrust law. If so, the govern
ment will take action to vitiate the
combinations.
The agricultural department is ex-
perimenting with view to increasing
the yield of the corn crop.
Severe storms in many sections of
Ohio did great damage to property.
William Barnes killed his wife and
himself near West Darlington, Mass.