Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-06-30

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An unknown man, whose name is
evidently John Nelson, committed sui.
eide at Wilkesbarre, Pa, by shooting
The British steamer Ikhona was
sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek
recently, $50 miles north of Hong
Kong.
Five women were injured, one seri-
ously by the derailing of an electric
car of the Boston G. Northern street
railway at Peabody, Mass.
An old Sunday law was enforced
vigorously recently in Austin, Tex,
and saloons and even soda fountains
were closed. 1t was impossible to get
a shoe shine or a cigar.
Announcement is made of gift of
SlOO,O000 by the University of Chi
cago toward the S1,000,000 endow-
ment fund of the American Academy
of Fine Arts in Rome.
Emperor Nicholas has appointed
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaieviach.
second cousin of his majesty. to be
president of the council of national
defence.
The 1S-hour running schedule for
the Twentieth Century Limited be
tween New York City and Chicago
temporarily abandoned following the
wreck at Mentor, o., has been re-
stored.
Georges Rodrigues, the Paris bank
er, has committed suicide. 1t is stated
that he lost heavily in the recent
sharp decline in French bonds. The
liabilities of his bank are given out
as $2,000,00O.
A dispatch received by way of War
saw estimates the number of those
slain at LODI, Russian Poland. indefi-
nitely at several hundred workmen"
and GO soldiers, but no definite state
ments have yet been received
Count Cassini, the retiring Russian
ambassador at Washington, will not
participate in the peace negotiations,
but will leave the United States i'm
mediately on the arrival of Baron
Rosen, his successor.
A dispatch from Muskogee, I. T,
says: 1t is alleged that a steal in
connection with the payment of
Chickasaw warrants has been discov-
cred which will outrival the famous
Creek warrant steal.
and Linden collided in the st. Clair
river opposite Tashmoo park, Detroit,
Mich, and both were sunk. Two mem
bers of the crew of the Linden. the
cook and his wife. were drowned.
The damage caused by the severe
flood at Ithaca, N. Y, as the result of |
a cloudburst, is far greater than was
at first thought A quarter of million |
dollars will not cover the losses.
Under the guise of telephone in
spectors, two men robbed the country |
home of a prominent corporation law
yer, doing business in New York and
Boston. Jewels of the value of s23, 900 |
were secured by the thieves.
William H. Decker is dead and s.
L. King, secretary treasurer of the
Grand Rapids Carved Molding Co..
Will probably die as the result of in
lurles sustained when their buggy was
struck by motor car at Grand Rap
ids, Mich.
For the second time within a week
John w. Hill, former chief of the
bureau of filtration, in Philadelphia.
was arrested recently on charges of
forgery and falsifying certain books
and papers for the purpose of defraud-
ng the CITY of PHILADELPHIA.
A repor, comes from Newbold, Wis.
Of the drowning of Mrs. Ezra Craw
and Mrs. Edward Craw and six child
zen in Rainbow Rapids, Wisconsin
'lVer. 1t is reported that the party
was in boat which was capsized in
he rapids.
Under pressure from all sides Pre-
nier Balfour has made a further con-
,ession in regard to the investigation
nto the army scandal and announced
n the house of commons that the gov
would Immediately introduce
Dill creating commission to in
luire into the scandal.
Putting her religion above all price,
Mrs. Lucinda Ganson, of Davenport,
a., has refused to accept $4,000 left
o her by the will of the late Charles
simpson, a Sacramento, Cal. friend
If the Ganson family, the bequest be-
ng made on condition that Mrs. Can !
on become Catholic.
During a terrific wind storm which /
listed Muskegon, Mich, the schoon- {
r Lydia was blown from her moor
ngs and crashed into a frail boat :
louse, which contained II men seek |
ng shelter from the storm. Gilbert /
lee, boat builder, was Instantly
illed. {
Announcement is made by Attorney {
ieneral Mayer, of New York, that I
estitution has been made by ex-
resident Alexander of $4,000, rep t
esenting amounts received by him, '
With interest, on certain syndicate '
perations referred to in the report t
4 Superintendent Hendricks on the /
EQUITABLE Society's affairs. |
The jury in the case of William G.
'rawford, charged with conspiracy to t
efraud the government, was called '
nto court by Justice Wright at Wash I
lgton, after being out more than 40 f
ours The foreman of the jury stated {
hat they had not been able to agree S
pom a verdict. Justice Wright then q
ischarged the jury.
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