Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-04

Socialism, commercialism, suicide,
and divorce were denounced as four
greatest evils menacing society by Ro-
man Catholic afchbishops at imposing
ceremonies attending the jubilee of the |
Baltimore (Md.) cathedral.
w. H. Dickey, superintendent of the
Deming IN. NJ public schools, in a
duel shot and killed U. Francis Duff,
superintendent of the Tuna county
schools. Dickey was shot in the side,
but is not believed to be fatally hurt.
Safe blowers broke into the post Of
fee at LIE Long, ILL.,, and secured
nearly S100 after demolishing the safe.
They are believed to be the same per-
sons who made an unsuccessful at
tempt at safe blowing at Rapatee.
Gen. Kuropatkin is in Moscow SUI
pervising the publication of his me-
moirs, a voluminous history Of the
Russo-Japanese war. The author de-
fends his conduct of the campaign and
Is bitter in his criticism of his superb
ors.
Maj G. B. Throop, of Belvidere,
ILL.,, committed suicide by shooting
himself. Dependency was the cause.
He served in the Fourth Illinois cav
airy and was later attached to the per-
sonal staff of Gen. Grant.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland
has invented motor that in recent
tests developed theoretical speed of
400 miles an hour. The mayor hopes
with his invention to give the world
system of rapid transit that will rev.
olutionize all means of travel.
Eric Muenter, associated Instructor
in German in Harvard university and
former professor of German in the Uni
vesity of Kansas, is wanted by the
Cambridge, Mass, police on the charge
of numbering his wife, and subsequent
ly having the body cremated to cover
traces of arsenical poisoning.
At Quinnisec. Mich, over an acre of
ground went down with great roar,
carrying a number of buildings with it.
The ground fell 100 feet, and it was
found to be cave-in over the work.
ings of an abandoned mine.
While eating dinner Henry E. Wads-
worth, for 81 years part owner and edi-
tor of the Laporte Qnd.) Argus, died
Friday of heart disease. He was born
March 3, 1889.
| Vast crowds massed on the Troca-
dero square in Paris to witness the ,un-
yelling of the Franklin statue and ap-
plauded Alfred H. Smyth's declaration
that Franklin, as Carlyle said, was
"the father of all yankees"
Mrs. Theodore Sutro died at her
home in New York. She was one of
the best known women in New York
literary and club life.
All of the nine bills of the New York
special insurance investigating COM
mittee are now state laws. Gov. Hig-
gins signed the bill generally amending
the insurance law, after signing the So
called anti-perjury bill.
Greeks showed intense feeling over
the continued successes of the Amer
ican athletes in the Olympic games.
At Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, j. W. Murphy was
sentenced to 40 years in the penitentiary
for the murder of Ignatius Gillen, OF
Youngstown, o., and Frank Miller, OF
Cleveland, o. Cam Dodd of Howell
Ind, accused of completely in the
crimes, was acquitted.
The grand jury at Chicago returned
indictments against former Judge Alb
ner Smith, Gustav F. Sorrow, Jerome
V. Pierce and F. e. Creelman for al
legged fraudulent acts In connection
with the defunct Bank of America.
The art collection>of the late JOSEPH
Jefferson was sold at auction at New
York, total of $229,135 being realized
,, Mauve's Return of the lock" sold fol
$42,5O0. The painting cost the acto,
$4,000.
Mrs. Jane Dowie visited her hus
band, John Alexander Dowie in his ho
tel room. The call is said to have bee,
made at the request of the first apos
tle," who is said to be at the point o
death.
A tornado which swept through
Bellevue, Tex, destroyed everything Il
its path. The entire town is mass Q
ruins, only three buildings standing
7 At least IL persons are dead and
number injured. Stoneberg, a villag
ir Montague county, was struck by
lol anu ~ WeES hlllcu.
was also devastated by the tornado an
several lives lost.
Edward Holland, an old soldier Ii,
ing at Athens, ILL.,, loaded his Goa
: pockets with stones and jumped int
his well. He was drowned before h
could be rescued. Holland had bee
: grieving over the death of his wife.
Miss Anna Helsing, OF Omaha, on
of driving party Of four, was sins
ing Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven,
( when a freight train crashed into tn
! carriage. Miss Helsing was killed IL
! stantly.
w. ]. White, once peddler. now
! millionaire chewing gum manufacture
: was sued for divorce by his wife
: Cleveland. White is said to have bee
9 the "angel" for Anne Held in her tn;
s atrical ventures.
The prosecution abruptly ended II
IS case in the trial of Rev. Algernon
e Crapsey. The defense endeavored