Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11


Africa.
In Il collision between two north
bound trains on the South Side ele-
waited railroad at Chicago Harry Cot
tell motorman, was fatally hurt
and several passengers seriously in
jurcd The fog and rrost on the rails
were responsible for the accident.
At almost the same moment several
persons were injured in a collision
between two Cottage Grove avenue
cable trains.
At Buffalo, n V, gang of six
young men armed with receivers and
razors entered the main Office of the
Postal Telegraph Co. and branch
Office of the Western Union Co. ana
at the points of revolvers demanded
that the clerks keep quiet on penalty
of death. At the former office they
secured about 500 worth of cloth
ing, but made no effort to secure the
money in the cash drawer. At the
Western Union Office the operator
beat them off with club.
Congressman Henry Burk, of the
Third Pennsylvania district, is dead
at his home in Philadelphia after an
illness of more than year. Since
last September Mr.. Burk had been
confined to his home with an atfec
ton of the heart, complicated by
other ailments.
BY a sudden change in the channel
of the Mississippi river near Selma,
Mo-, three large steamers on their
way to st. Louis have been caught
in the old channel as the water re-
ceded and are now hard aground.
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houses by making it more profitable
for their proprietors to engage in
Legitimate business is the project to
be undertaken by the New Command
ment Association of Northern In
diana, organized at Wallterton.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, of Con-
cord, n. H., has declined as gift
the new building erected at cost of
S1,1S5,OoO by the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in New York City.
The tender was made by members of
the church 'as tribute of loving
loyalty and gratitude"
Alfred Beatty was killed and four
others injured by an explosion at the
Conemaugh powder works at Sew
ard, Pa. The injured were badly
burned and may die.
All the section men employed on
the Mineral Range branch of the Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic rail
way struck upon receiving notitica-
ton that their pay was cut from $1.50
a day to $1.25.
| The cruiser Des Moines in her official
speed trial over the Cape Ann course,
exceeded her contract speed, making
an average of 1888 knots per hour.
AT Camden, n. j., Delaware Thomp-
son, of West Chester, Pa, shot and
killed Addie Hacker. of I4ititZ, Pa.
Thompson then shot himself dying
instantly. The cause of the tragedy
was the refusal of the girl to marry
Thompson, who had once been en-
gagged to her.
Special officers of the Pennsylva
mia railroad have captured three men
suspected of many thefts of live
stock from cars of the company and
whom the city police charge with be-
ing responsible for the long success
sion of holdups in the Chicago stock
yards district.
Promoters of the great mosquito
war which ragged last summer about
| the marshes of Long Island and New
Jersey have called a meeting for De-
cember Is when they hope to organ
ize a national anti-mosquito associa-
ton. Plans are to be formulated for
n relentless campaign on the pest, 10
begin in the spring.
The Sharon, Pa, works of the
American Steel Foundries Co. has re-
sumed operations after being shut
down some time on account of
scarcity of orders. The wage scale
has not been adjusted, but the men
will continue at work until some
agreement is reached.
| The Howard axle works of the Car
negie Steel Co. has resumed work in
West Homestead, Pa, after having
been shut down for the past two
months. About 500 men are affected
by the resumption of the plant. 1T
Is claimed that sufficient orders are
on the comPany's books to keep the
works running double turn for six
months.
John Blackford, comedian with AL
G.. Fields minstrels, died at Charles
town, w. Va, of apopexy. He was
known in England and America as
the coon from Arkansas" He has
wife and two children in st.
Joseph, Mo-, and was engaged in writ
Ing to his children when he was
stricken.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, Judge VOL
colt, of the circuit court, has ordered
in the sensational Adams-Baker
breach of promise case, that the
plaintiff, Henrietta Adams, of Case
villo, will have to accept $4,000
less than wa5 awarded her
by the grand jury, or go through a
new trial. Miss Adams was given
$4,000 by the jury.
The city pest house, just beyond
the city limits of Fort Wayne, Ind,
was burglarized the other night and
nearly everything conveniently port
able, including the bedding. was car
ried away. Until recently the house
had been for several months almost
constantly occupied by smallpox pa
tients. 1t is not believed the robbers
knew the character of the place they
were burglarizing.