Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-29
SHORT NEWS NOTES
Happenings in the Busy
World Chronicled.
Items Gathered From the Different
Sections OF the United
States and For.
eisn Lands.

Twenty persons were injured in a
crash between work car and a troll
ley car of the New York & Long ISL
and Traction Co. near Hampstead,
l.. L.
Hans Fuchs. wealthy manufac-
turer and until recently resident Of
New York City, shot and killed him
self at Chicago. Dependency caused
by the death of his wife was the cause
of the suicide.
Four thousand union carpenters
who have been locked out by the
Building Trades Employers associa-
tion at New York City have decided to
remain idle indefinitely, pending
hard and fast Interpretation of the
general arbitration agreement under
which they have recently labored,
with especial reference to that part
binding the employer to use only
union men.
Samuel Thornhill. colored, coal
miner of Cecil, Pa was shot and
killed by Mrs. Lizzie Nolan, also col
ored, during a quarrel. 1t is alleged
that Thornhill made insulting remarks
about Mrs. Nolan's married daughter
Ian. who drew u revolver and fired in
self-defense. She was taken to Jail in
Pittsburg.
William G. Thompson a prominent
politician of Detroit, is dead at q pri-
vate sanitarium in Yonkers, N. Y, as
the result of being knocked down by a
boy bicycle scorcher on April II. Mr..
Thompson was twice mayor of De-
troit, state senator and always promi-
nent in Michigan politics.
Mrs. George, widow of the late
Henry George, the political economist
of New York City, died recently at her
home in Monticello, n. Y.
The British mission to Thibet under
command of Col. Younghusband on
July IS forced a passage of the ice
clad Karola the highest pass on the
road to Lhassa. The Thibetans retir-
ed early in the engagement, sniping
the advancing British soldiers from
the neighboring cliffs.
What is said to be the most strin-
gent labor injunction ever issued by
the Cook county superior court has
been granted by Judge Hanecy at Chi
cago. 1t was given in behalf of 20
sociation, restraining members of dis
trict lodge No. 8, International Associ-
alton of Machinists. from picketing
the plants. The injunction also for
bids strikers and their sympathizers
from even talking to workmen of the
complainants without the consent of
those employees.
Edward Schempp, s years old, was
burned to death, and his father,
mother, three brothers and an uncle
severely burned in fire at Chicago
that destroyed the grocery and living
apartments of William Schempp. 1t is
believed by the police that boys play
ing behind the grocery with matches
accidentally set the building on fire.
Masters of lake vessels who COM
planned last season that their author
ity had been taken away from them
and that they no longer amounted to
anything aboard ship, are now tasting
bitter medicine. Those complaints
were one of the causes of the long
masters and pilots strike. Some of
the vessel owning companies are hav-
ing their captains do the work which
has hitherto been done by longshore-
men when the steamers We're in port
A G5-foot automobile boat was par
tally wrecked in the East river at
New York City. Four men were
aboard and the boat was moving rap
idly when it collided with a car float
Nearly six feet of the little crafts
stem was torn away and some of the
passengers jumped to the float be,
lieving their craft was about to sink
A wrecking tug reached the scene
quickly and hoisted the auto-boat out
of the water.
The notification of Henry G. Davis
the vice presidential nominee of the
democratic party, will take place il
West Virginia in August, probably
about one week after the notification
of Judge Parker.
At Oakland, Cal, while DR.. Emerson
was operating on Mrs b. Robinson a
her home two children set the prem
ises on fire. To have deserted his pa
tient would have resulted in her death
so the physician completed his work
though the smoke became so binding
that he scarcely could see. When thu
operation was completed, he carried
his unconscious patient down stair
way to place of safety.
After nearly two years imprison
ment at New York City between bricl
walls four stories high and only onl,
a little more than three inches apart
a cat has been rescued by means of /
lariat. The cat dropped into the crev
ice when it was only a few weeks oil
and has been there ever since--Fe
and cared for by families residing Il
the buildings.
The rolls for the Topeka, Kansas
pension agency, the largest in tn
United States, show decrease of onl
nine pensions for the year just ended
The list contains l15,G20 pensioner
who drew s1G,294,2 ,221 last year. Dun
ing the year i,232 pensioners dice
Most of the veterans who die leav
widows.
Notices have been posted in al
three of the Suncook mills at Mar
chester, N. H., announcing cut c
1914 Der cent In wages Of all omar