Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
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to be the Oldest relic of its kind in
the world, has been purchased in
Paris by the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art, New York City. The relic, which
is in state of excellent preservation,
is believed to date from about 700
Il. c. 1t was discovered year ago
in an excavation on a private estate
near Rome and was offered for sale TO
European museums at 100000 How
much it cost the New York museum
is not known.
Robert j. Fitzpatrick, employed as a
laborer at the United States mint in
Philadelphia, has been arrested by
secret service operatives, charged
with stealing S5S silver dollars from
mint vault. The money was stolen
while the coins in the mint were
being transferred from one vault to
another.
A thousand laborers employed in
the building trades of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are on strike for raise in pay
from 90 to % cents an hour.
Advices received from Monastr in
dicate that the situation in Mace
donia is constantly growing worse.
At meeting of the Turkish minis
ters it has been decided therefore to
adopt measures of extreme severity
in order to suppress the revolution.
1t is reported that Albanian troops
will be employed, in which event mas
sacres are almost inevitable.
Attorneys for Mrs. Lena Lille, con-
victed of the murder of her husband,
have filed in the supreme court of
Nebraska an appeal containing $4,000
allegations of errors. The work is in
four volumes and is the longest APP
peal ever filed in the state. Mrs,
Lille was sentenced to Imprisonment
for life for the murder of Harvey Lii
lie, October "a, 1902. He was shot
while asleep.
At Kieff, Russia, three workmen
were killed and "a wounded when the
Cossacks fired on and charged strik-
ers who were attempting to interfere
with railroad traffic. The rioters
numbered 1000. \ magistrate, an Of
ficer and several soldiers were in
jured by stones.
During n family fight in the town of
Self, Wis, Gottlieb Schultz shot and
killed his daughter, Mrs. Patrick Ley
don. Leydon himself received a bull
let in the chest and is expected to die.
Schult2's skull was crushed, but he
is expected to recover. Mrs. Schultz
was injured also. Schultz has been
awaiting trial for an alleged attempt
TO kill his wife and is believed to be
mentally unbalanced.
Three of the 1G mills of the Home
stead (Pa.) steel works have closed
down for necessary repairs, throwing
out of employment about 500. The
suspension at this time is not un-
usual and the officials say is without
significance. During the next few
weeks many of the mills and furnaces
of the Carnegie Steel Co. will be
closed down for repairs.
The textile strike in Philadelphla
which was inaugurated ten weeks
ago has been practically declared off
10000 of the strikers through theil
executive board deciding to return tc
work. 1t is estimated that about CO.,
900 textile strikers were on a strike
and the determination of one-third OF
these to return to work it is believed
will force the collapse of the strike
Sheriff L. w. Williamson, of De
Soto county, Mississippi, was shot
and probably mortally wounded al
fernando, Miss, in pistol duel Will
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Soto county.
The American Window Glass Co. has
officially announced that the wage
scale for the coming fire in all of its
pot plants has been signed. The new
scale is an advance of 10 per cent
above last year and is the highest
ever paid in the glass trade. The
company also makes known that only
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former capacity, will be operated. The
other three-fourths, comprising the
tank plants, will be equipped will
the new blowing machines.
Thomas Tharp, who was a witness
for the defense in the Curtis-Jett
trial at CyHthiana, Ky, went to his
home at Ellatawa, Ky, set fire tC
the house and stood guard over the
blazing building and shot at all who
attempted TO eXtinguish the flames
The aged father of Tharp received &
slight flesh wound.
Alice France, 50 years old, at one
time well known actress and q
member of famous English family
of actors and actresses. died sudden
Iy in a cheap lodging house at New
York City the other day.
instructions have been FORWARDED
10 the managers of the cotton mills
of the China, Webster and Pembroke
manufacturing companies at Sun
cook, ~ H., to shut down the three
corporations until August "a. The
action was decided upon because OF
the high cost of cotton and the un
satisfactory condition of the market
for print cloths.
At Atlantic Highlands, y. j., Charles
Finch, the towns only policeman, was
ordered out of Murphy's saloon by
Bartender John Vanderberger. Finch
returned with small cannon used foI
firing salutes at the bathing pavilion
Placing it on the bar, he discharged
it in Vanderberger's face. One ol
the bartender's eyes was shot out and
his face horribly mangled.
A general lockout affecting more