Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-21
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IDe ndnlllIOn-Cnapl lIllle' Inc IllSh
were suffocated by the smoke that
followed the explosion.
More than score of men have
been arrested for inflicting severe in
luries on at least half dozen men
in fierce fight at Whiting, Ind, the
trouble being an outgrowth of a fac
tional quarrel between members of
the Slavic races, laborers for the
Standard Oil Co. The riot was the
elimination of series of battles, in
several of which serious injuries were
sustained.
Joseph Pulitzer has provided ST.
100000 to establish school of jour
nalism at Columbia university, New
York City. A new building for the
school will be erected on Morning
side Heights at cost of $500,000 for
the school, which will hold toward
the university relation similar to
that of the other professional
schools.
Harry b. Tarbett, brakeman, was
killed and two other railroad men
injured in n collision of freight
trains on the Pennsylvania railroad
at Radnor, Pa. About 20 cars were
wrecked and their freight strewn
over the tracks.
A 9-year-old boy who gives his name
as Percy Bigelow and who says his
father is wealthy resident of Fort
Wayne, Ind, was found by the police
of Chicago in famished condition in
a box car in the Wabash freight
yards. He said he had been seized by
two tramps while playing in front of
his home, thrown into the car and
kept n prisoner.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, who has
just returned from European trip
with his bride, paid $4,000 in duty to
the collector of the port of Boston.
This is, the largest collection ever
made from returned tourist at that
port. 1t is said the examiners check
ed up Mr.. Vanderblt's declaration
item by item, requiring Two hours to
go through 40 trunks which the
couple brought in.
The Hale johnson monument will
be unveiled at Newton, H., with ap-
propriate exercises on August 21, the
anniversary of Mr.. Johnson's birth.
The monument has been erected by
the prohibitionists of the United
States. Mr.. Johnson was chairman
of the prohibition committee and ma
tional committeeman at the time of
his assassina ton, election day last
year. He was the vice presidential
candidate on the prohibition ticket in
1896.
The business portion of the town
of Amberg, Wis, was wiped out by
fire the other night, which is sup
posed to have been incendiary. The
loss is about $4,000, half covered by
insurance.
Fishing vessels returning from the
Grand Banks report that the fisheries
there are n complete failure. Owing
to the scarcity of bait over $50 YES
sells are now in Newfoundland
waters. 1t is estimated that the total
catch of the cod fisheries of North
America for the present season will
be the smallest in twenty years.
A rear-end collision occurred on
the Nickel Plate road near Irving, y
Y. An unknown man who was steal
ing n I'rle was burned to death in
gasoline from wrecked tank car
Several cars of the train were de-
strcyed by fire.
The first international congress OF
wireless telegraphy, which met at
Berlin, has adjourned after resolving
to keep its proceedings secret for the
present and to publish them later. II
Is learned. however, that the ma iority
reached an agreement regarding the
principles of the control of interna
tional communication by wireless
telegraphy.
George w. Conner, of Kokomo, Ind.
toy of fnt a
committed suicide at indianapolis by
plungipg beneath cut of Big FonI
cars. tIe first slashed his throat with
razor. Worry over financial EN-
barrassments caused the act.
Three hundred Achinese were. killed
in a recent battle with the Dutch
troops at the village of Poelotengah
in the island of Sumatra. The Dutch
lost an officer and six men killed and
an officer and 50 men wounded. They
captured the village.
The brakes on a coal train on Tho
Central railroad of New Jersey fail
ed TO hold on the steep mountain
grade near Ashley, Pa, and big
wreck was the result.
At the request of the secretary ot
the interior the department of jus
tice has undertaken to investigate
the charges of land frauds in Indian
Territory and especially the question
as to the propriety of government
officials holding positions in connec
tion with land companies operating
in the territory.
Advices received from Sheridan
Wyo., say that Boone Potter, wanted
for the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Hannel and Deputy Browne, of Wa,
fauga county, y. G.. has broken Jail
He was a moonshiner in North Caro-
lima and upon being surprised by the
officers opened fire with terrible eff.
feet.
In a circular issued by the Boston
police giving a description of Willard
S. Allen, absconding treasurer of the
Preachers Aid society of the New
England Methodist coIrference, the
amount of the embezzlement is given