Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-03-30

After a heated discussion the lower
house of the Iowa Legislature has
passed a law relating to weights and
measures, fixing the standard weight
of one dozen eggs at "a ounces.
Less than three hours before the
time set for her wedding Pansy F..
Townsend was shot and mortally
wounded by her father, Joseph P.
Townsend, in their home in Everett,
Mass. Townsend then ended his life
with bullet.
Four firemen perished and about a
score of firemen and citizens were in
jured in fire accompanied by series
of explosions that demolished a SIX
story factory building in New York
The loss is between 100000 and $780,
600.
Norval e. Foard, for nearly 40 years
associated with the Baltimore (Md)
Sun, and for many years holding
leading editorial position on that pa
per, died from pneumonia, aged 60
years.
Terrific rains have caused many
Iowa rivers to overflow.
Joseph Cassidy, shortstop of the
Washington American League baseball
club died at his home in Chester, Pa.
He had been i'll for seven weeks with a
peculiar disease, which his doctor
termed purpuro hemorrha gia, the
blood turning to water.
Former Mayor Samuel H. Ashbridge
died at his home in Philadelphia from
complication of diseases. He was 81
| years of age. Mr.. Ashbridge had been
in the city's service for 23 years.
Seven persons, three generations of
a family, were killed by a Reading
train near Sunbury, Pa.
Labor, led by President Gompers and
the American Federation of Labor, de-
clared its purpose at Washington of
taking part in the coming congression-
al elections and attempting to defeat
all candidates hostile to legislation de-
manded.
Henry H. Rogers, defiant no longer,
answered questions of Attorney Cen
eral Hadley and trust ownership of
stock of reputed competitors was ad-
mitted.
August Auerbach secured a verdict
for $4,000 against the Chicago Ameri-
can League baseball club for injuries
received from foul tip at game.
Richard Ivens, the self-confessed
slayer of Mrs. Bessie Hollister, was
found guilty in Chicago and given the
death penalty.
Two additional bodies were recov-
cred from the Century mine in West
Virginia, running the death list to 26
All others have been accounted for.
John A. Locke and H. c. Harris are
under arrest in San Francisco on the
charge of safebreaking and train rob.
berry, committed near Richmond, Ind.
While preaching to his congregation
Rev. j. B. Lentz, pastor of Latter
Day Saints church at Carson, Ia, wa:
struck by lightning, which caused his
death within an hour.
Russia plans loan of S5,OOO.OOO t.
relieve landlords who suffered in tn,
recent agrarian disorders.
The insurance scandals are said t.
have caused mental and physical col
lapse in former Senator David B. Hill
American members of the interna
tional commission urge quick joint ac
tion with Canada in order to save Nj
agara falls.
The new battleship Constitution, de
signed for the United States navy a
cost of $1O,000,0O0, will put tn,
Dreadnought in the shade.
, A carpet tack caught between col
wheels carsed spark that resulted IL
the blowing up of the works of tn
Phoenix Powder company, near Eas
St. Louis, H., and killing two men.
Andrew Carnegie, discussing tn
railway rate bill, urges that appeal
from the rulings of the interstat
, commerce commission be allowed tn
railroads only in cases where tn
r earnings are affected to the extent O
: 100000 or more a year.
? Because 1t was not shown that tn
4 "beer" sold was lager beer" verdic
of $17,500 against three Chicago saloo
keepers and in favor of drunkard'
children was set aside and new tria
ordered.
Thousands are still facing starva
> tion in famine-stricken districts @
Japan, in spite of foreign contribr
tions and the passing of winter.
Coal-carrying railroads, believing
9 strike in the bituminous coal field
y = certain, refuse to carry coal to mai
n ket, and will store it for their ow
use. Prices probably will rise a
once. Nine million tons of anthracit
coal are now in storage yards t
: meet the threatened strike.
Twenty-three miners are believed t
S have lost their lives in the recent min
: explosion at Century, w. Va. Twenty
: two bodies have been recovered.
: Russian officials are unable to sto
: agitation caused by Schmidt's deatl
which threatens new danger to tn
/ czar.
II Many New York Wholesale and jol
| tfs, H. H. I'll.