Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-01-09
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.

III SplIc VI SOluc CIOD bdSCSs
added to record breaking strikes and
reduced foreign trade, the failure
record for the past year is on the
whole favorable one.
Andrew Carnegie has given New
Orleans a quarter of a million dollars
for New Years gift. The money
is to be devoted to a main library
building and three branches.
Fire did damage to the amount of
100000 in a seven-story building,
Nos. 167 to III Wooster street, New
York occupied by small factories and
printing establishments.
1t is intended to celebrate the two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
the foundation of municipal govern
ment in New York city some time
during the early part of the new
year.
DIR. Lorenz, the orthopedic surgeon
of Vienna, has sailed for England.
In the strike case of the Eureka
Foundry company in Cincinnati the
court handed down decision that
strikers have n right to post pickets,
but must not intimidate nor molest
workmen.
Customs figures for 1902 show an in
of duties collected.
Former Banker Dreyer, of Chicago,
has been taken to the Joliet penitenti-
ary. He was given the convict's num-
Der of s.119 and will occupy cell TT.
One hundred and fifty coal dealers
have been summoned before the city
council committee to explain the Chi
cago coal shortage. Attorney General
Hamlin declares the railroads are
cleared of blame. The ST. Louis price,
$2.75 to $3.75, against $4.25 to $4.75 in
Chicago.
The Methodist $2O,oOo,oOo fund, be-
gun four years ago, is declared COM
pleted. An average of nine dollars by
every American member of the church
was required. New York and Pennsyl-
vania lead with $3,OO0,OOO each.
During the year 1902 the loss of life
in the United States from disasters of
various kinds numbered 6,159. In rail
road accidents 3,165 persons were
killed.
Thomas A. Edison says that among
the problems of the new year are bac-
terra fighting and getting electricity
direct from coal.
The donations and bequests to edu-
cational, charitable and religious in
stitutions in this country in 1902 foot
up $77,397 ,167, against $123,SsS,732 for
1901.
Benjamin B. Odell has been inaugu-
rated governor of New York for the
second time.
The Wisconsin Central railroad an
nounces general advance in the wages
of its locomotive engineers and fire.
men.
During 1902 there were reported
9,971 commercial failures, with liabili-
ties of $1o5, ,623 and assets of $780,
s70,s0O, decrease in number of GA
per cent, and falling off of liabilities
of IS per cent. from 1901.
The transport Sheridan sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with large
quantities of army supplies.
The total number of murders in
the United States for the past year
was 1884, as compared with 1852 in
1901.
The record of embezzling, forgery
defaulting and bank wrecking foI
1902 shows a considerable increase
being $6,769,125, against $4,0S5,5 500 il
1901.
President Roosevelt's New Years
reception was one of the most bril-
liant events in Washington's socia
history.
In the past year 1921 persons com
mitted suicide in this country
against 1921 in the year 1901.
The total fire losses of 1902 will be
about $1546O0,OoO, which is an i'm
provement in the situation as com
pared with 1901.
Cordial New Years greetings were
exchanged by President Roosevelt
and President Palma of Cuba.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Bingham says that the high price o1
meat is unwarranted.
The lynchings reported in 1902 show
a gratifying decrease, being but 96 a!
compared with 1876 in 1901. The mum
ber of legal executions was 144, against
11s in 1901
Direct cable communication be
tween honolulu anu odn rTdHclscO nas
become an accomplished fact, the frs
message being sent by Gov. Dole tc
President Roosevelt.
The total production of precious
metals in Colorado in 1902 is esti
mated at S44,871,464.
The public debt statement issued oil
the I'd shows that the debt decreased
s1O,632, ,6o2 during the month of Decem
ber. Cash in the treasury, $364, ,409,3So
Total debt, less cash in the treasury
$947, ,164,6 ,679.
Thomas Dunn (colored) was hange'
in St. Louis for the murder of Pete
jackson, a negro, with whom he hat
quarreled over four dollars.