Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-05-24

during CIRCUS perLOInHlCe Ut -Cldy
City, Ind, a section Of seats gave way
precipitating $50 persons to the
ground. About 20 people were injur-
ed, f1ve seriously. For a time the
audience was on the verge of panic.
The fishing smack Dream of Charles
ton was wrecked on Ossabaw island
near Savannah, Ca, and the captain.
known to the crew only as Capt. AL
bert" is missing. Three negroes OF
the crew were saved.
j. w. Bass, a magazine writer and
southern social leader, was killed in a
runaway accident at Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Irving Talley, colored, an expert
bank note raiser, was sentenced here
to 20 years in the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ca, In addition a $4,000 fine
was imposed. Talley pleaded guilty
to having raised a two dollar note to
$50.
The famous Grassmere farm con-
sisting of 220 acres, near Lexington,
KY, which is known all over the
world as the breeding place of the
Warfield shorthorn cattle formerly
owned by the late William Warfield,
was sold to Foster Helm for S49,500
The steel steamer Saxon, owned by
the Pittsburg Steamship company,
stranded during fog on the north
side of Caribou island, Lake Superior.
The steamer is in bad shape and it is
feared will be a total loss.
The special grand jury called to in
vestigate the killing of DR.. Wayne Nc
Coy by Capt. Davis has returned an
indictment against Davis for murder
in the first degree. The sheriff has
gone to Fullerton, KY, to arrest Davis.
who is out on $4,000.
Manic Ruff, 16 years cid, and Ruby
Garner, six, were drowned In Shoal
creek, near Joplin, Mo. They We're
members of boating party of five.
The stream was swollen by the recent
rains, and the boat was overturned in
the swift current.
Five of Montgomery Qll) coun-
tvs best known and richest young
farmers were arrested and imprlson-
ed, charged with murder, following an
investigation into the death of Lola
Nance, daughter of John Nance, a
farmer. 1t is charged the girls death
was caused by an Illegal operation.
The men arrested are Taylor Phipps,
Byron D. Davis, William Sharp, Oran
X. Allen and Cullen Allen.
One of the largest burglaries in the
history of the City of Mexico was
committed when a band of robbers
broke into the large jewelry establish
ment known as La Acacia, in Refu-
gio street, in the center of the busi-
ness district of the city, and carried
away goods valued at $4,000.
A case of yellow fever in Guatemala
caused the marine hospital service at
| New Orleans to quarantine Puerto
| Barrios, Guatemala's eastern seaport
against passenger traffic to the Unit
ed States. The case of fever is 80
miles away from Puerto Barrios and
in the interior.
Abraham Ruef, former political boss
of San Francisco, astounded that city
by pleading guilty to extortioD, He
will be sent to prison. In remarka.
BILE statement he barred his soul, tell
ing of the political ring he created
and how, unwillingly, he says, it drew
him into a maze of corruption.
The president plans criminal action
against E. H. Hartman for his railway
deals based on finding of special in
vestigators.
Clashes between counsel during ex
animation of jurors in Haywood trial
at Boise forced the court to interfere
and presages bitter contest.
Storms and frost in various locali
| ties caused damage, snowfall in the
| northwest establishing new record
The Illinois senate passed resolu
tion to adjourn to October Is without
taking action on the deep waterway
bills, and it becomes known that the
d interests of big Joliet power com
pany block legislation.
| Secretary Wilson says that Chicago
| packers are heartily cooperating II
enforcing the pure food law and thai
their plants are models of sanitary
conditions.
| Twenty-one persons are placed II
the roll of heroes by the Carnegie hero
fund commission at Pittsburg, -.icf
awards medals to those who risket
their lives for others, or to relative:
of those who died in performing heroic
deeds.
Bad river, south of Ashland, Wis.
has overflowed its banks and is the
highest in years The village o
Odanah is flooded and one-third of the
inhabitants have been forced from
their homes.
The village of Finch, Ont, has beer
almost wiped out by fire. On Monday
night there was a $4,000 blaze, which
started up again Tuesday night caus
ing additional damage of $80,O00
Fire at McCann, N. D., destroyed the
St. Anthony and Dakota elevator, the
Imperial elevator, the Great Northern
depot, house and barn and box car
Loss, $4,000.
Oliver Dalrymple says the whea
acreage of North Dakota is greatly re
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