Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-30
N EWS NOTES.
DolNGS IN THE BUSY WORLD
CHRoNICLED.
Items Gathered from the Different
Sections of the United
States and For
elen Lands.

inches of cuticle at Mount Sinai hos
pital to save the life of Florence
Stearns, years old, who was terribly
burned. The operation was successful
and the child has a chance of re-
covery.
Four prospective students of the
University of Missouri, coming from
Egypt and Turkey, are detained at
Naples, Italy, by the Italian authori-
ties because of the emigration laws.
Announcement has been made by
steel company employing 400 men in
its plant at Passaic, N. j., of a reduc-
tion in wages said to average so per
cent. When the employees were in
formed the electrical crane men, num-
bering 500, Immediately deserted their
machines and were subsequently dis
charged.
While gazing at the dead face of
lifelong woman friend, the coffin lid
having been reopened at her request,
Mrs. Mary Reeves, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
fell dead across the casket
For the first time in the history of
the immigration service at New York
City a federal empliye will be sent
abroad to escort home an immigrant
who is insane.
The postmaster general has award
ed to the Van Dorm iron works, of
Cleveland, o., the contract for fur
nishing street package boxes and com
bination package and letter boxes for
the free delivery service for four
years, from July 1, 1904.
Larry D. Tierney was burned to
death by fire which totally destroyed
the Harrington hotel at Harrington,
Wash. The charred body was found
in the ruins.
BENJAMIN Matlack Everhart is dead
at his home in Westchester, Pa, aged
81 years. He was known to scientists
as one of the most expert botanists in
the world
Frank Schoemaker, employed at
Jackson Junction Mich, is in the hos
pital in a dying condition, shot
through the elbow and groin as a re-
suit of attempting the role of burglar.
Robert Smith, Thomas Williams and
Harry Shelly, engaged by the United
States fish commission in getting trout
spawn, were drowned in Moffatts'
straits, Ontario, by the overturning of
their sail boat in squall.
Charles F. Martin, secretary of the
National Live Stock association, while
journeying to Cheyenne, Wyo., from
Denver, Col, was seized with hemor-
rhage of the lungs and expired a few
minutes after being removed from the
train at Greeley, Col.
The old Thibeaudeau block was
burned at Quebc. The loss is about
100000. The firms burned out are
the Quebec Furniture Co. and the La
bait Brewing Co.
The warerooms of the Abbott
Downing Carriage Co. at Boston were
burned and 20 workmen in the build
ing adjoining made hasty exit.
Two men were instantly killed by
an engine in the freight yards at st.
George, Staten Island, N. Y. The dead
men were workmen engaged in carry
ing steel rails across the track.
At a meeting at New York of the
bar iron pool the official price has
been reduced 81 per ton to $130 per
100 pounds Pittsburg and $1.44b car
load lots New York.
By the blowing out of a steam filling
in boiler at the steel mill of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Co. at Ensley,
Tenn, Cyrus Leick, jr, aged 10,
white employe, and John Thomas, col
ored. were scalded to death.
On information furnished to the
United States authorities by Superin-
tendent of Elections Morgan, secret
service detectives have arrested Sc
bastian Fasancello, a clerk in the first
municipal court at New York City on
charge of selling bogus federal nat
uralization certificates.
DR.. Samuel Ives Curtiss, d. D., pro-
fessor of Old Testament literature and
Interpretation at the Chicago Theolo-
gical seminary, is dead at st. Bartho-
lomews hospital, New York.
Russian agents are displaying great
activity in securing coal at Liverpool
for Vladivostok They offer Sc per
ton, plus 3 per cent. upon the ships
departure and another $3.75 on arrival
at Vladivostok
George Davis said to be the son of
wealthy ranch owner of Kansas City,
was found dead in bed at leading
London hotel. 1t is supposed that
Davis, who was here on a visit, COM
mitted suicide.
The main building of the University
of Minnesota at Minneapolis, Mimi,
was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
of $125,O00, fully covered by insurance.
Four children of George Cooper,
ranging from 2 TO years in age, who
were left alone by their parents, per-
ished in fire which destroyed their
home near Winchester, Ky.
The Diamond Special" passenger
train on the Illinois Central railroad
was wrecked at Barclay, Ill. Thirteen
coaches were derailed, but none of
the passengers were killed, although
several were slightly injured. The
fireman was killed.
The twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor will be held in San Francisco on
November IA. The call for the con-
ventfon has been received at Chicago
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