Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21

ABOUT Jne SJhnu erected III Jne CapltOl
grounds frantic to secure a glimpse
of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, the pres
idents daughter, the exercises ar
ranged for the dedication of the Nc
Kinley monument were suddenly term
mated after the statue of the martyred
president had been huriredly unveiled
by Mrs. Longworth.
President Diaz opened the autumn
session of the Mexican congress III the
presence of senators and deputies and
brilliant audience.
Several persons were killed and
property valued at thousands of dol
lars was damaged or destroyed in a
terrific storm and cloudburSt that
broke over Zacatecas, Mexico.
David Ross, secretary of ts4A Illinois
state bureau of labor, received a tele-
gram announcing the death at his
castle near Edinburgh, Scotland, of ].
j. c. Simpson, formerly of Mount Oh
i've, Ill. Mr.. Simpson was president OF
the Consolidated Coal company.
Four masked men attempted to hold
up passenger train No. 81 on the
Rock Island road one and one-half
miles north of Peoria, ILL.,, and but for
the presence of mind of Conductor
Robert Murray, who disarmed one of
the men after being struck on the
head, the passengers would have been
robbed.
While driving from Sycamore Hill
to Oyster Bay, Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
daughter of the president, was thrown
out of her buggy, her horse becoming
frightened at an automobile. She was
not hurt.
Four persons were killed, two fatal
ly injured and number hurt in tor
nado which prevailed between Elk
| Creek and Tecumseh, Neb.
Two men were drowned in the mo-
| torboat races on the Hudson river.
They were Mr. Ferry and Oberon, who
were on the motorboat Vesuvius, OBJ
eron being drowned in an attempt to
save Ferry.
The grand circuit judges announced
the expulsion of A. l.. Thomas for
Withdrawing his horse, Main Sheet,
without permission from the chamber
of commerce stakes.
~. W. bduiclS, vi lHt NEW 1OIh "A.
c., holder of many amateur swimming
records, lowered his own, and the
worlds record of 220 yards at ST.
Louis. The New Yorker set the mark
at Pap 20.
r. G. Dun G. Co.'s Weekly Review of
Trade says: Volume of trade con-
tinues beyond precedent for the Pc
riod, the end of the vacation season
restoring normal forces in most occu-
pations, and there are no important
labor struggles to handicap progress.
Autumn distribution Is very heavy,
traders as rule preparing for needs
well into the future, while mercantile
collections are quite as prompt as
could be expected in view of the tight
money market.
Congressman Robert w. Bonynge
was renominated by the First Colo
RADIO district Republican convention.
The Wyoming Democratic state
convention adopted resolutions en-
dorsing w. ]. Bryan the triumphant
candidate in 190S."
Mrs. E. H. Pavitt, wife of farmer,
was beaten to death at her home in
Springfield township, Pa, with a
hatchet in the hands of an unknown
assailant, during the absence of her
husband.
Philip B. Stewart, of Colorado
Springs, was nominated for governor
of Colorado by the Republicans.
Thirty Bulgarians are reported to
have been killed at Ismailova in a con-
flict with Greeks and armed Turkish
peasants.
Lieut.. Gen. Corbin declares the
present system of athletic exercises
promotes the performance of cham
pionship feats by few, but does not
aid in building up the organization as
a whole.
Ben Jordan and Carl Brown, both
under 20 years of age, confessed that
they derailed st. Louis & San Fran
cisco fast passenger train near Ko-
soma, |. T., July 29, when the fireman
was killed and the engineer badly
hurt.
Publis Printer Stillings sustained
the action of Acting Foreman Ashton,
who suspended A. j. Tanner, a book
binder, on the charge of insubordina-
tion and fixed the suspension period
at 30 days.
Fire destroyed the entire business
district of Tiburon, Cal. Only the ut
most efforts of members of the Twen-
ty-second United States infantry and
the state fire tug saved the residence
portion. Two hundred people are
homeless.
The reply of William j. Bryan to
the statement of Roger Sullivan, of
Chicago, was given out at Lincoln,
Neb. Mr.. Bryan said that he would
not lower the discussion with Mr..
Sullivan to one OF personal contro-
versy.
Entering the southland for the first
time in two years, William Jennings
Bryan received a welcome at Louis
Vile, KY, which in warmth and spon-
taneity has not been surpassed by any