Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-28
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IOf pianos, after luDOrlnB uay ana
night for more than IL years George
NJ. Guild, pianoforte manufacturer,
Of Boston, died on the day that the
first royalties came to him. His
death, due to heart failure, was in
duced by reaction at the realization
of his achievement. In his career as
manufactures he sold $4,000 pianos.
Three times he met great financial
losses by fires, but his spirit could
not he conquered.
Delegates of all the unions repre-
sented in the shipyards have decided
on behalf of their unions to stand by
the marine machinists. This means
general tie-up in all the shipyards
in the New York district of the mar
Inc trades council unless the demands
of the machnists for minimum
wage rate of So a day be granted by
the shipyard owners who are mem
bers of the New York Metal Trades
association.
I'm his report to the board Of edu-
cation the New York City super
intendent of school buildings has
announced that only 10000 new
sittings will be provided for pupils
when the schools open in
September, even this number being
contingent on a settlement of the la
hor troubles. From these figures, it
il estimated that more than $4,000
children will either find no accommo-
dations or will be placed in half time
classes at the opening of the fall
term in the schools of New York.
Gov. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania,
has refused to honor the re-
QUESTION of Gov. Yates for
the return to Bloomington, H., of
Sidney Smith, n Pttsburg newspaper
writer and artist, to answer n charge
of abducting his own child, for the
reason that there is no Indictment
against Smith.
\ dispatch from Vienna says Bull
gara has ordered fifteen @illion cart
ridges from Viennese firm for
prompt delivery.
While Robert Murphy, wealthy
citizen of Brinton, Pa, was taking
nap some one entered the room and
stole his false teeth. Murphy sleeps
with his mouth open and the thief
was attracted by the gold placed in
the teeth to make them look natural
As a result of the arrest of Attor-
ney Frederick \. Sawyer, the law de-
partment of Chicago believes it is
about to unearth extensive frauds in
connection with special assessment
rebates, of which $1,0O0,OOO awaits
claimants who have disappeared or
are forgetful. Sawyer is charged
with forgery in collecting rebate
warrant for $3.50, to which he is said
to have signed the name of A. n.
Mattison. Sawyer is said to have
cashed more than 100 warrants.
AT Henderson, Tex, Joe Sanders,
negro accused of having attempted a
criminal assault on young girl, was
shot to death by posse of citizens.
Sanders was standing in his door hold
ing shotgun when the men ap-
preached.
At Philadelphia two children were
killed by inhaling illuminating gas.
The dead children are Clara and Ber-
tha Roder. Their mother and two
other children are in dangerous
condition. Mrs. Roder said she had
attempted to murder her children and
commit suicide.
United States secret service agents
have secured the conviction in the
United States district court at San
Francisco of two of gang of coun-
terfeiters recently arrested, both
prisoners pleading guilty. Chief
among them is George Brown, who
has been engaged in counterfeiting
for so years past, having been jailed
repeatedly for this offense. He is
now so years of age.
The giant armorcd cruiser Penn
sylvania was launched recently at the
yards of the William Cramp Ship and
Engine Building Co., near Philadel-
phia, The maiden plunge of the for
midable addition to the United States
navy was witnessed by the largest
assembage that has ever gathered at
Cramps shipyards.
Hosting engineers in Pittsburg and
Allegheny have decided to call an
other strike against contractors ailili-
ated with the Builders Exchange
league and with the assistance of the
building trades council expect to have
a second general strike ordered. The
builders promise to meet such a con
tingency with second lockout.
The health department of Denver
announces that complaints are being
prepared against dairymen who have
been dispensing milk treated with
poisonous preservatives. 1t is alleged
that in four days 10 infants died in
that city from diseases which can be
traced to milk preserved with for
maldehyde
C. F. Cassidy and his 4-year-old son
Vernon were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed their home five
miles south of Newberry, Mich.
Tla i,a ~
Textile Co., n combine of southern
cotton yarn mills, has been practical
ly completed and the mills will soon
be taken over. This is the largest
cotton merger that has ever taken
place, The company, which is capital
lied at S14,O0O,O0O, will take over
about 70 mills in North Carolina,
Georgia. ni"cissippi, Alabama and
Tennessee.
Eight women who were concerned