Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-12
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST lMPoR-
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
IZED FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
ters of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal of the
Busy Man.


president of the Detroit National
bank, and also of the firm of Parke,
Davis & Co., chemical and drug man
ufacturers, dropped dead on the street
near the WaldorfAstoria hotel, New
York. Death was due to apopleXy.
Ten persons, two of whom were
women, were rescued from death by
life savers at the Nag's Head IN. c.
station when the four-masted schooner
Louis Bossart was blown ashore.
Because he had been urging that
Enrique C. Creel, ambassador of Mexi-
co to the United States, could not be
elected the constitutional governor of
the state of Chihuahua, Silesvtre
Terrazas, editor of El Correo, daily
newspaper published in the city of
Chihuahua, was put in Jail.
Judge Josiah Turner, for "a years
judge of the Seventh judicial circuit
in Michigan, died at his home in
owosso, aged 96 years.
The executive council of the Ma
tional Civic federation decided on Chi
cago as the place, and May rs, 20, 80
and 81 as the date for holding the ma
tional conference on combinations and
trusts.
Speaker Cannon landed at New
New York highly pleased with his
trip to Panama and the West indies
and with the progress made on the
canal.
The heaviest snow of the winter
fell in Plainfeld, Wis.
Mrs. Helen McNeill, Of Denver, Col,
was burned to death in Columbus, o.
Fire in Tyler, Tex, destroyed sew
erel of the best buildings, including
the opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Cox, of Gin
cinati, were robbed of jewels valued
at $4,000 in a New York hotel.
Richard NJ. Waite, assistant to the
president of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company, died at Denver.
J. w. Arras, of the United States
engineering corps, said Plttsburg was
in danger of being devastated by a
flood as was Johnstown.
A fire captain was killed and sew
eral firemen injured in fire that
partly destroyed the Metropolitan
power house at One Hundred and
Forty.sixth street and Lexington ave-
nue., New York.
State Senator David Campbell of
Illinois was appointed postmaster of
Chicago to succeed Mayor Fred
Busse.
DIR. Paul Bettix, professor of Greek
and Latin in the Central Holiness
University of Oskaloosa, Ia, is
preaching a new crusade and branded
his forehead with a cross.
p. A. B. Widener asked permission
of Philadelphia authorities to erect a
$1O,OOO,O0O municipal art gallery on q
site to be furnished by the city.
The placing of Mrs Mary Baker @.
Eddy's property in the hands of trus-
tees was attacked as part of a con-
spiracy to keep the head of the Chris
tian Science church in hiding, in a
supplemental bill filed by her rela-
tives
John w. Heron, father-in-law of
Secretary of War Taft, and other Off
GERS Of the Bracket Iron company of
Cincinnati, We're indicted for conspir-
acy In restraint of trade.
Strikers at Lodz, Russia, killed ten
workmen because they attempted to
resume work.
Suits to recover $4,000, 900 from IA
fire insurance companies for violation
of state antitrust law were begun
by the prosecuting attorney of Ar
kansas.
John F. Stevens, retiring chief en-
gineer of the Panama canal, sailed
for the United States after being Civ
en- a great farewell reception by the
canal forces.
Ex-President Jose Lizandro Barril-
las of Guatemala was assassinated in
Mexico City by young Guatemalan
named Cabrera.
Ten thousand factory hands at
Shuya, Russia, quit work and demand
the release of the noted revolution
ist Arzenius, whom the police ar
rested.
Secretary OF War Taft and party
arrived at Havana for four days
visit.
The Michigan senate passed bill
reducing railway fares ID that state.
A warrant was issued at Greensboro.
N. C., against Earle Varetare, a palm.
fst and clairvoyant. accused of taking
oeweiry and money to the amount of
$4,000 from prominent women and
others for telling their fortunes.
William Pore. retired steel man
ufacturer of Pittsburg. gave s25. 900 to
Carthage college, OF Carthage, Ill.
George s. McReynolds, who was
sent tU Jail for fraud in connection
with operations on the Chicago board
OF trade, WAS released on a writ of su.
persedeas.