Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-10
SHORT NEWS NOTES
Happenings in the Busy
World Chronicled.
items Gathered From the Different
Sections of the United
States and For
eien Lands.

tributaries have cost at least TWO
lives and much damage to property
In Wyoming.
The crop prospects of northwestern
Iowa and especially of the Mississippi
valley have been injured by rain of
nearly two inches. Thousands of
acres in the Missouri bottoms are
submerged and probably cannot be
utilized for the third successive year.
Early corn looks yellow and sickly,
owing to rains and cold weather.
Colored residents of Newark, N. j.,
have formed an association through
which they are planning the emigra-
tion of a number of families to Lii
IBERIA. They have selected two of
their number to start this month to
look for proper place and to secure
some concession from the government.
1t is expected that the Liberian gov
ernment will take care of the emf
grants until they get their farms in
shape.
Arthur A. Eddy, of Los Angeles,
Cal, convicted of the murder of Dan
iel Mitchell, of Cincinnati, which oc-
CURED in Ell Paso, Tex, April 1, has
been given sentence of 80 years.
In the arrest of Michael Donovan,
the police of Chicago believe they
have begun the disruption of an or
ganized band of car thieves whose
depredations in recent years have cost
the railroads nearly $1,000,000.
The Missouri supreme court has
decided that the state board of arbi-
tration has no power to punish wit
nesses for contempt who refuse to
testify before it. This practically de-
stroys the law.
Steel and iron men throughout the
world will be interested to learn that
James Gayley, vice president of the
United States Steel Corporation, af-
ter a long series of experiments has
perfected a new process for making
steel which he believes will greatly
reduce the cost of manufacture.
An effort is to be made by automo-
bilists of New York City to end what
they term persecution by the authori-
ties of small towns in New Jersey.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been en-
tered for false arrest against the
town marshal of Chatham and steps
will be taken for the impeachment of
a justice before whom the marshal
has been taking automobilists whom
he charged with violating the speed
laws.
Announcement comes from Chicago
that the projected broom trust, to be
formed under the name of the Ma
tional Broom Co., has failed to ma
terialize and the plan, under way for
more than year, has been abandoned.
Compared with a year ago the
amount of money in circulation in this
country has increased 1927 ,105,092, of
which $90,291 ,979 was IN gold coin and
certificates.
A wealthy Australian who arrived
in New York ten days ago from Lon
don was swindled out of $4,000 by
men pretending to be wire tappers. On
account of his large business connec-
tions and also because of the fact that
he was equally guilty with the swim
dlers, the Australian made no report
of the matter to the police, but sailed
on the following day for London.
A tornado struck Glencoe, a town of
1000 inhabitants in Oklahoma demol-
fishing five residences and destroying
the Methodist chuch. Several persons
were hurt, none seriously. Much dam
age was done to farm property.
Six hundred people at Newton
Kan, were driven from their homes
by sudden rise in Sand creek, which
flows through the north and west parts
of the town. The overflow was caused
by heavy rains approaching in event
a cloudburst. The flood district EN-
braces about fourth of the city.
AS the result of a discovery that 6
number of street sweepers have con
tracted consumption by inhalinf
germs, Street Cleaning Commissioner
Woodbury., of New York City, has be
gun medical examination of every
employe in his department. Return!
indicate that the number afflicted viii
be about 1000.
T. M. Myers, who killed George
Brownlee and wounded Wallace Ben
nett near Crooks Corral three weeks
ago. has been taken from a party of of
ficers near White Bird, Idaho, ant
lynched. The lynchers were masked
and outnumbered the officers three t,
one.
Supreme Master Workman William
II. Miller, of the Ancient Order of Uni
in Battle Creek, Mich, after an Hines
of several weeks. He was st. Loui
man, but Joined the A. y. U. w. 2
years ago in Kansas City.
An explosion in the gelatine hous
of the Hercules powder works a
Pinole, Cal, caused the death of thre
men. The building and It's content
were destroyed.
Recorder Golf, of New York City
has sentenced John Crane and Arthu
Nagel to nine years and six months i
prison for stealing 80 cents. The me
are ex-convicts, it is said, and wer
found guilty of holding up a woman
The fact that her purse. which the
snatched, was almost empty did nc
lessen their crime in the eyes of tn
court
The request of the New York Mar
time Exchange that warship be sen
In search of the steamer Conemaugl
of the International Mercantile Ma
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