Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-05-27

open to homeSteaders.
The United States battleship Ken
tucky has anchored off TomplIinsville,
N. Y, having made the worlds record
run for warship from Hong Kong
and Madeira to New York. The total
distance steamed was 1853 miles
from Hong Kong, at an average speed
of 1871 knots.
1t is announced that the city of
Memphis will Immediately institute a
suit against every railroad entering
the city for $1,000,000, which is alleg-
ed to be due for back taxes.
In the past fortnight there have
been $50 deaths in New York City
from spotted fever, or cerebro-spinal
meningitis. That the epidemic is in
creasing is shown by the fact that the
week just past had 94 fatal cases.
One-half of the $1,000,000 estate
which Solomon H. Chandler, of New
Gloucester, Me-, originally willed to
the American board of foreign mis-
sions has been awarded by the pro
bate court to his four nephews and his
brothers widow, residents of New
Gloucester.
wealthy mine owner, report his disap-
pearance in New York City May 4
They have been conducting a quiet
search aided by the police, but abso
lutely no trace has been found of the
man. 1t is known that he had more
than $4,000 in his possession.
While the nuns and nurses of st.
Elizabeth's hospital at Chicago were
attending devotions in the chapel
which adjoins the hospital and
convent, thieves broke into the
office in the convent and, ransack-
ing the safe, secured all the money
and checks in the treasury, amount
ing to S3,500.
Arthur F. Mcintyre, president of
the defunct Merchants Brokerage
and Commission Co., one of the get
rich quick" concerns brought into
prominence by the downfall of E. j.
Arnold and John ]. Ryan, has been
found guilty of using the mails to de-
fraud by jury in the United States
States district court at st. Louis and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
Is months.
John Redcay and John Horst were
killed and Henry D. Weaver was in
jured by an explosion of dynamite in
stone quarry near Lancaster, Pa
Redclay and Horst were standing
over the charge. The former was
literally blown to pieces, while Horst
had both arms blown off, and pieces
of stone were driven into his lungs.
A leading law firm of New York
City is stated to have accepted a re-
tainer to direct an attack of great
proportions upon race tracks. All the
courses in existence in or near New
York will be subjected to the most
vigorous campaign in the history Of
racing. The war will, it lis under
stood, be a retaliatory measure grow
ing out of the suppression of pool
| rooms.
A piece of slate pencil two and a
half inches long and sharpened to a
needle-like point has been removed
from the right hand of Rosalie Layko.
a 9-year-old Brooklyn IN. " school
| girl. The pencil had been working it's
way about the child's body since Jan
uary last, when she swallowed it
while at play. Efforts to remove it
| from her stomach then proved of no
avail.
| Lewis Oliver, who, in company with
Fred Lesarge, stole SO and two hats
from butcher shop, has been given
a life sentence in Marquette (Mich. }
prison by Judge West. 1t was his
third offense for burglary.
| The Massachusetts legislature has
| passed a bill which has gone to the
| governor for his signature, for the
purpose of stopping the corruption OF
employees by the giving and receiv.
ing of bribes. The practice is said tt
be quite general throughout New En-.
gland and manufacturers particularly
regard the corruption as curse"
Suit has been brought in the Uni
ted States circuit court at Detroit by
the American, United States and Pa
cific express companies to prevent
the state from collecting the taxes
levied on the companies under the at
valorem tax law passed by the Michi
gan legislature of 1901.
The force of men employed in the
Pennsylvania railroad shops at AL
toona, Pa, was further reduced re
Gently by the suspension of 500 addi
| tional employees, making a total o
more than 1000 laid off. Work at thu
Hollidaysburg roundhouse has beer
stopped. The Altoona Iron Co.!
plant has shut down.
Louis Limpo, an Italian, murdered
three men at Elklick, Pa. Dolceni, al
Italian, was gathering flowers in from
OF Limpos residence. Because Dol
ceni refused to leave Limpo shot hin
dead. Donguino and Capola, two 9th
er Italians, interfered and were alsC
shot dead by Limpo, who made hi
escape to the mountains.
President Roosevelt has issued al
order directing the heads of all execu
tive departments to comply with tn,
law in the District of Columbii
against permitting dense smoke to Is
sue from chimneys, and whereve
necessary to install smoke consum
ers, or make other necessary change
in the machinery of the public build
ings.
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