Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-28

John II. Converse of Philadelphia,
millionaire head of the Baldwin Loco
motive works, adopted Alice w. Page
of Chicago and made her his heir.
President Roosevelt approved the
order dismissing two West Point
cadets and suspending six others for
one year, for hazing.
Injustice to Judge Lands, misstate-
ment of his position and misstatement
of the facts on record are charged
against Judges Grosscup, Seaman and
Baker of the federal circuit court of
appeals in the governments petition
for rehearing of the appeal of the
Standard OIL Company of Indiana,
filed at Chicago.
OF $4,000 in decayed greenbacks
sent to the treasury department for re-
demption by o. ID. Earl of Morrillton
Ark, all but S25 was identified and a
check for s9,975 was mailed to Mr.
Earl. Fearing the banks were unsafe,
MIR. Earl buried his savings in an old
pail in 1904.
Having been defied by the Indiana
state executive board of the organiza-
ton, President T. l.. Lewis of the Uni
ted Mine Workers issued from head.
quarters a letter advising all miners
on strike in Indiana to return to work
Immediately.
The regimental championship rife
shoot of the United States was won
at Camp Perry for the third successive
year by the Sixth regiment of Massa-
chusetts.
Persian revolutionists captured Ain
ed-Dowleh, who had advanced on Tab
riz at the head of 1000 government
troops.
J. d. McCreary, aged 65, coal mer-
chant of Louisville, committed suicide
in boarding house in Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. Jack" Gardner and Mrs. Emily
Crane Chadbourne are not to be pros
ecuted on criminal charge by the
United States government in connec-
ton with their alleged attempt to
smuggle $4,000 worth of art goods
into the country.
One man was killed and four per-
sons injured when an automobile
turned turtle in San Francisco.
Fourteen horses were shot to pre-
vent their being burned to death at
Carroll, Ia
William Finney, a colored patient in
the insane asylum at Peoria, ILL.,, who
was attacked by a white lunatic, died
of his injuries.
Theodore Norman of Avon-on-the
Sea, N. Y, removed a piece of glass
three-quarters of an inch in length
from his forehead, which, unknown to
him, had been imbedded there ever
since he fell downstairs with a bottle
in his hand 26 years ago.
The bride of a week of Prof. Ru-
dolph Spitzer of Sternberg. Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin, threw herself from the
top of the Bismarck tower at Herings-
dorf, Prussia, falling 1900 feet to the
bottom of the cliffs upon which the
tower is built
Mrs. Mary Cassidy of Chicago, who
killed her husband and wounded her.
self, ended her life by leaping from
hospital window.
The Belgian chamber of deputies
adopted the Congo annexation treaty,
assuring the annexation of the Free
State and the end of King Leopold's
misrule in Africa.
Announcement was made that cor
poration is being formed to be known
as the Commonwealth Fuel company,
embracing 153 Illinois coal mines with
in a radius of 80 miles of st. Louis,
supplying practically all the coal con-
sumed in st. Louis and in East st.
Louis.
After drugging three watch dogs
that guarded the summer home of
Frederick w. Woerz, a wealthy New
York brewer, burglars entered the
house at Belle Haven park, Conn, and
stole $4,000 worth of jewelry and 800
in money
The National Editorial association
elected w. H. Mayes of Brownwood,
Tex, president and decided to meet
next year in Seattle.
The Pennsylvania pure food law of
1907 was declared unconstitutional in
decision rendered by Judge Martin
Bell in the Blair county court.
James S. Sherman, Chairman
Hitchcock and other Republican lead
ers, conferred with President Roose-
welt on the New York situation and
it seemed settled that the party must
renominate Gov. Hughes.
The design of William c. Potter for
an equestrian statue of Gen. George
B. Custer, who was killed in the battle
of the Little Big Horn, to be put up
at the Custer home in Monroe, Mich,
has been accepted
The Minnesota Democratic state
convention met in Minneapolis and
after scene of indescribable tumult,
caused by the mention of his name
and which continued for Ga minutes,
Gov. Johnson was nominated for re-
election.
The home of Wofford Tweed near
Marshal, N. c., was destroyed by fire,
and his wife, their three children and
Mrs. Murray Tweed were burned to
death.
T. w, Burgess q blacksmith was