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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Trial of Lanins and Gibbs Begins.

Norwalk, o. Judge Doyle of Ak
ron on Monday began the hear
Ing on the motion to quash the In
dictments against Congressman Jay
f. Laning and j. G. Gibbs, who were
indicted recently in connection with
the Ohio Trust Co, failure. Laning
is indicted on seven counts of embez-
element There are two joint indict-
ments against him and Gibbs for OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses and
one for misapplication of funds. Lam
ing and Gibbs also have filed pleas in
abatement. They charge the indict-
ments are part of a business and po-
litical conspiracy. To these pleas
Prosecutor Wickham has filed demur-
rers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Lightning Killed Two People.

Columbus, o.-Mrs. C. F. Guggle,
aged 80 years, wife of c. F. Gugle,
head of the sporting goods depart
ment of local store, and Earl Vigor,
aged 10, son of A. e. Vigor, a meat
dealer, were killed by a stroke of
lightning Friday while in camp along
Big Walnut creek at Truro, seven
miles south of Columbus. John GU
gle, aged 4, only child of the dead
woman, sustained severe injuries
from the lightning, but will recover.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
GENERAL NEWS.

The national Prohibition convention
at Columbus, o., completed its work
by nominating Eugene w. Chafin of
Chicago for president and Aaron s.
Watkins of Ada, o., for vice-president
and adopting a short platform.
The proposed raising of freight rates
on the trunk lines was discussed at
great length by a number of railroad
presidents who met in New York but
failed to come to an agreement.
The Atlantic battleship fleet arrived
at Honolulu after a pleasant and un-
eventful voyage.
Mrs John Dietz, wife of the famous
defender of Cameron dam, near Win
ter, Wis, finished fast of Sc days to
cure appendicitis and according to her
husband she succeeded.
One woman was killed, two were
perhaps mortally injured, and nearly a
dozen persons we're seriously hurt
when the White Mountain Express, of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad, was wrecked near Greenwich,
Conn.
A terrific earthquake occurred in
the Province of Tacna and africa, in
Chile, the southern part of Peru and
Bolivia. Considerable destruction of
property, but no loss IF life, is re-
ported.
The powder magazine of the North
western Improvement company at
Cleelum, Wash, blew up, killing nine
persons.
A dress rehearsal of the pageants
for the Quebec tercentenary was held
successfully.
Posing for years as a white girl,
Lillian Beatrice Watkins of Chicago,
q negress of great beauty, killed her
self by firing bullet into her right
temple because her curse of blood"
had left a trail of disaster and death
in its wake.
Fire destroyed upwards of 40 homes
and business buildings in the little
town of Baltic, o., the loss being
100000.
Mrs. Edith NJ. Teagle, wife of Wal.
ter G. Teagle of Cleveland, an official
of the Standard Oil company, shot
and fatally wounded herself at Pasa-
dena, Cal.
A pleasure launch bound from Ma
nila to Corregidor island carrying
about rs passengers was caught in a
typhoon and foundered, rs persons be-
ing drowned.
Alfonso Costa, Republican leader In
the Portuguese house of peers, wound.
ed Count Penha-Garcia in the arm in
a duel.
Martz Martini 2S years old, shot
his wife to death in their home in ST
Louis and then ended his own life with
the revolver.
The Atlanta box factory at Atlanta
Ga, was burned, and w. M. Morris
watchman, lost his life.
Four Italians found guilty at New
Brunswick, N. j., OF trying to black
mail fellow countryman, were giveI
IL years In the penitentiary at hart
labor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Arrested for Contempt Of Court.

Cleveland, O.-J. H. Jackson,
who told the police that he was
robbed of S2,1OO on Commercial
street by three women last week,
failed to appear against them when
the cases were called in police court
Monday. Acting Judge Croke issued
capias for him and Jackson was
arrested on a charge of contempt OF
court and thrown into jail. He will
be held in jail as a witness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
A Timely Rescue.

Saginaw, Mich. = News OF a
thrilling rescue of 12 boys Sunday
from a burning launch on Saginaw
bay reached here Monday from Bay
Port. Harvey Light, Russell Meyers
and George W. Wall of Saginaw, with
nine young boys, started from Bay
Port across Saginaw bay to Point
Lookout When mile or so out in
the lake the gasoline tank exploded
and the whole boat was instantly in
flames. The ~ men grabbed life pre-
servers and leaped into the bay. Two
fishing smacks and a gasoline launch
put out and rescued the boys.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Taft Is Elected Member of a Union

Hot Springs, Va. - When Judge
Taft goes to Cincinnati to be
notified of his nomination for the
presidency he will receive notice of
his election as a member of a labor
organization. He has been elected
member of the International Soci-
ETY. of Steam Shovel Men. Mr.. Taft
had a good deal to do with the steam
shovel men at Panama. His notifica-
tion of his membership in the union
will be made on July 29.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Two Boys Killed BY LlehtnIna.

Dayton, o.-Clyde Ear, aged 20
years, and Walter Cowitz, aged IA,
were killed by lightning on a farm
near Vandalia Friday evening. The
boys had taken their horses into a
barn and Ear laid down on the hay
inside the barn, while Cowitz stood
outside, leaning against the barn.
Lightning struck an elm tree stand
ing near the building. leaped to the
barn and passed through the body OF
the Ear boy, ran down the hay and
split the skull of Cowitz. The horses,
were also killed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Car Robbers Are Busy.

Cleveland, O.-Loss by thieves
in the last four months is esti-
mated as close to 100000 by rail-
roads operating in Cleveland. Detec-
tive forces are being doubled in the
attempt to check car robberies. The
Wheeling & Lake Erie has lost near
ly $4,000 in merchandise and metal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
One Committee Delayed Too Long.

Columbus, O.-The close of the
period in which county party COM
mittees might make nominations
to the county boards of election found
but three counties out, the Republi-
cans in Darke, Lake and Meigs, but
as a matter of fact, Darke is the only
one not heard from. The committees
in Lake and Meigs have just organ
lied and Secretary of State Thompson
has agreed to appoint the persons
they will name later.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24

lntendent Seymour on Friday is
sued his first certificate to a new
bank. The new law provides that be-
fore bank can open and begin busi-
ness it must receive a certificate
from the superintendent. Mr.. Sey-
mour had not yet prepared his certi-
icate form and the attorney general
this case. The application came from
Cleveland.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Hospital Trustee Dies.

Columbus, O.-Information was re-
ceived Monday at the Office OF
the governor of the death of Frank
Purmert, a trustee of the Lima state
hospital, at his home in Van Vert.
Mr.. Purmert was one of the few ap-
pointees of the late Gov. John NJ. Pat
tison. While Republican, Mr.. Pur-
inert was strong supporter of Mr..
Pattison in the election.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Bank wrecker Asks for Parole.

ColumbuS, O.-J. A Lingafelter
the Newark, o., banker, who is
serving a term in the penitentiary
for wrecking the Newark Savings
bank, is in critical condition at the
prison hospital. He is suffering with
paralysis of the stomach and is try.
ing to get the pardon board to parole
him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Six People Killed by a Train.

Columbia City, Ind.-Charles King,
his wife, two daughters, a girl
friend of the daughters and the
chauffeur, all of Fort Wayne,
were killed at a Pennsylvania cross
ing near here Saturday when an au-
-omobile in which they were riding
was struck by an eastbound train on
the Pennsylvania road.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
rhunderbolt Killed 11s Turkeys.

Lebanon, o. During a severe
electrical storm that passed over
eastern Warren county Sunday night
a tree in which 120 turkeys were
roosting was struck by lightning, all
but two of the turkeys being killed.
The tree was split, falling upon a
herd of cattle, killing three.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
AIIeoed Murderer Is Arrested.

Youngstown, O.-While the po-
lice were getting automobiles to
pursue Frank Ward, ex-convict, for
the alleged murder of Walter Henry,
manager of the Duquesne hotel, on
a country road near here Thursday
night, Ward walked into town and
was arrested. He carried no gun and
disclaimed knowledge of the shooting.
He was locked up on a charge Of
murder.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Was Cut in Two by a Car.

Cleveland, o.-William Kelly was
cut in two by street car Friday.
Kelly is foreman of the barns at SUI
perior avenue and Doan street. While
he was sitting astraddle of the track,
making some repairs on a car that
had come into the barns, the motor
man backed up his car. The wheel
passed over Kelly's leg and the low
er part OF his body, cutting him in
two
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Receiver Appointed for a Bank.

Washington, d. C.-By order of
the comptroller of the treasury the
First National Bank of Rock Creek,
o.. with a capital of $4,000, was
closed Monday and a receiver was
appointed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
A Bank Failure,

Cleveland, O.-The Farmers and
Merchants Banking Co. failed to
open its doors for business Friday.
Later 1t made an assignment. There
were quite a number of depositors on
hand to draw out their money, but
the bank officials decided not to open.
The assets and liabilities are each
about $s00,0O0 The bank was locat.
ed ON the South Side.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
catrow Is Out Of the Race.

Dayton, O.-Col. H. c. Catrow,
millionaire Republican candidate for
congress from the Third district.
has announced his withdrawal from
the race. Col. Catrow is prompted to
take this step by remorse over hav-
ing struck Eugene Sullivan, a laborer.
on the street here, instantly killing
him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Two Boys Drowned.

Philadelphia, Pa. - In a vain at
tempt to save the life of his cousin,
Pierce Baron, boy, was drowned In
the Schuylkill river Sunday. The
cousin, James Hilsey, fell into the riv-
er and Baron plunged in to rescue
him, but both were drowned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Woman Was Burned to Death.

Cleveland, o. In pouring oil on
a fire, Mrs. Judson Hendrickson,
living near Glen Willow station, was
blown up Monday. Her husband
saved their four children by throw
ing them from a window. Mrs. Hen
erickson died of her injuries.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
We'll Known River Man Dies.

Gallipolis. o. = Capt. Martin E.
Brown, one of the best known
steamboat men on the Ohio river,
died suddenly Sunday in this city.
Capt. Brown operated packet boats
between Pittsburg and st. Louis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Mystery Surrounds Woman's Death.

Upper Sandusky.-Much mystery
surrounds the killing of Mrs. ia,
cob Allison, aged 80 years, well
to-do widow, by a Big Four train at
l o'clock Friday morning. The wom-
an lived two miles north of Carey.
but the train struck and demolished
her buggy and killed her two miles
south of Carey. Relatives are puz-
zled to know what she was doing in
that vicinity at such an hour, as she
seldom left home, even in daytime.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Plttsburg Has suicide Epidemic.

Pittsburg, Pa. = Pittsburg and VI
cinity are In the grasp of a suicide
epidemic. Since the first of July 21
persons have ended their lives. while
q dozen others unsuccessfully At
tempted self.destruction.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Herrlok WIN No. Run for Senator.

Cleveland, o. Myron t. Her
rick has decided not to oppose Con-
gressman Burton for Foraker's seat
In the senate, according to Frank Sar.
stedt, a local politician. Sarstedt is
close to Herrick and he says Her
rick told him he would not enter the
race.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Woman KlIlea Her Three chlldren.

Buffalo, N. Y Mrs. Isabella Sah-
len on Saturday fed her three small
children poison and then strangled
eack with a handkerchief to make her
work sure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Boy Drowned.

Cleveland, o. While in bath
ing off Euclid Beach Monday, Ernest
Zininski, aged 10, of Nottingham, a
pin boy in the bowling alleys, was
drowned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-24
Spanish War Veterans Convene.

Canton, o. With an attendance
of about 500 the annual meeting
of the Ohio United Spanish War Vet.
Grams convened here Monday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-04
One Argument in Defense of Reserve
Of City Life.

There is much to be said of the
custom prevailing in large cities, the
indifference with which families re-
gard each other. They may live with
only thin wall as a separation, and
never know their neighbors by sight.
1t is heartless, in way, to have no
knowledge of misfortune which one
might relieve, but it is rather agree
able to be able to live as one pleases
with the certainty that prying eyes
are not taking stock of economies and
habits. 1t is almost impossible to be-
gin a system of retrenchment in a
town or neighbOrhood where there are
keen eyes to inspect every movement
and sharp tongues to discuss each dis
cOVery. So we have families always
living beyond their means because
they have not the moral courage to ad-
vertise their true financial condition.
1t is not wise to take the public into
ones confidence. When it becomes
necessary to give up home it lessons
the chances of recovering from Pc
cuniary losses to allow the neighbor-
hood to discuss the matter with certain
knowledge. A graceful retreat can
generally be managed save in gossip
ing places, and even there silence is
much better than confession.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-04

cars an sech than you could shake a
gOCd-sized stick att"
"Eeus! but we don't have to go
thar, do we, Si?"
mo, Seth; but havin' been elected to
the Legislator, I'll have to leave the
farm of my childhood an go to AL
bany an make laws to guide and gov
ern the citizens of that thar City of
New York."
"Eeus!"
II saw it in the Spoonburg Chron-
icle that New York City wants local
option said Seth, after long pause.
"Eeus."
Il s'pose that means suthin' differ.
ent from haow it sounds; them things
always do"
"Eeus!"
We'll, whatever it means, New
York City amt goin' to git it while I'm
in the Legislator. That is your opin-
ion about it, 81; do you reckon it's
some new-fangled kind of a trolley
carr"
ST was silent, but from the manner
in which the hair on his head came
down to meet his eyebrows one would
surmise that his brain was being sent
along under forced draught.
Presently, however, ST "bugoshed,"
and the silence fell apart
'lf it means what l think it does, "
said ST, bitterly, then New York is
more wicked than tried to find it the
time went thar-eeus!"
ST leaned over and whispered some.
thing to Seth.
Then they turned pale, and got up
and left the room.
THE END.
There may be a moral concealed in
this romance, Bunch; I'm not so sure
about it myself
If you're ever here in Albany, you
might mingle with some of the law.
builders and inquire.
But when you do inquire, be sure to
pick out law-builder at least two
sizes smaller than you are
Self-preservation is the first law OF
Albany. Yours all the while,
J. H.
Copyright, 1903. by G. W. Dillingham; Co.,
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-04
IS NOTED EDUCATOR.
PRESIDENT ELIOT HEAD OF hAR.
WARD FOR 40 YEARS.
Dean Of University Chiefs Tenders
Resignation to Take Effect Next
spring-Is Father of Elective
System in Schools.

Boston.-PresidentC Charles w. Eliot
for years head of Harvard university,
has rendered his resignation. Presi.
dent Eliot will be Is years old next
March, and desires to be free from
the cares Of office the remainder OF
his life.
Although because of his age the res
lgnation of President Eliot has been
looked forward to as probability for
the last two or three years, the news
that he will retire in the near future
will doubtless cause surprise to thou.
sands of Harvard graduates through
out the country. He is the dean of
American university presidents, and
the general public, like Harvard men,
has grown to look upon him as an
educational institution not to be
changed suddenly. No university head,
indeed probably is better known to
the public than President Eliot, and
his long administration of university
affairs, in it's essential respects,
seems in keeping with Harvard's spir-
it and history.
President Eliot is in his seventy
fifth year, having been born in Bos-
ton, March 20, 1884 He was fitted
for college at the Boston Latin school
and in 1858 was graduated from Har-
ward. From 1854 to 1858 he was tu-
tor in mathematics and student in
chemistry at the university; in 1858
he became assistant professor of
mathematics and chemistry in the uni
versity's Lawrence Scientific school
and remained in that capacity five
years. Then he went to Europe and
studied chemistry and investigated
educational methods for two years.
Returning to the United States in
1865, he became professor of analytic
al chemistry in the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, where he re-
mained four years. Again he went
abroad, to France, where he studied
year and in 1869 he returned to
take up the presidency of Harvard.
At the time he became the head of
this old and wealthy seat of learning
and culture President Eliot was 35
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-04

years old and had achieved a repu.
tation as an authority on chemistry.
These two facts hardly qualified him
for the administration of great in
stitution of learning, according to New
England traditions. Since their es-
tablishment the principal colleges of
the east had been governed by clergy
men past middle life. 1t was some
thing of a shock to New England to
have young man and a scientist be-
come the head of Harvard. The idea
of young men and non-clergymen as
presidents has since become popular,
and this is largely due to the sue
cess of President Eliot's administra-
ton.
The name of President Eliot will
forever be associated with the de-
velopment of the elective system in
American universities. He, possibly
more than anybody else, brought
about this system, which was for a
long time looked upon with suspicion
and distrust and has not yet found
universal acceptance, though to de.
gree it's principles have been accepted
by nearly every one of our larger in
stitutions of learning. The system
differs fundamentally from the old
rigid curriculum of prescribed studies
in allowing student to choose the
greater part of the studies he must
take to earn degree. According to
President Eliots views on the system
it promotes concentration and indi-
viduality, equipping each student to
make the largest contribution to the
betterment of the race and combining
practical with theoretical culture.
1t has been said of President Eliot
that he is first, last and only a uni
versity administrator" instead of being
first great teacher or author or
scholar and secondly great admins
traitor. He has the faculty, highly de-
veloped, of co-ordinating the work of
many men toward a harmonious and
effective end, and he has a vigorous
and impressive personality that has
enabled him to carry out his ideas
without exciting opposition. His kind
liness of spirit and desire to put stu
dents on their honor as much as pos
sible have made him popular with
undergraduates to an extraordinary
degree.
One of his great achievements as
an administrator has been the steady
bettering of the Harvard professional
school. The Lawrence Scientific
school, the medical school and the
dental school have been greatly i'm
proved and, the law schools high
standard has been raised.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-04
lonq Tunnel Projected,

The London Times states that the
Danish government is considering the
project to construct railway tunnel
under the Great Belt The total
length of this tunnel would be about
II miles, of which IL miles would be
under the sea. The estimate of the
cost is put at slightly more than
$7,000,000. At the present time there
is train ferry service across the
belt, but it is often handicapped by
bad weather, and it is calculated that
the tunnel service would be profitable,
even If the cost were considerably
more than the estimate given. Test
borings have shown that the condition
of the materials in which the tunnel.
ing work would have to be- carried
out is favorable for the work.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-04
SOME REMARKS FROM MINNIE.
sofa EDITORS. H. -
What They Think Of Western canad..

A purity Of editors from a number OF
cities and towns Of Minnesota recently
made a tour of Western Canada, and
having returned to their homes they
are now telling in their respective
newspapers Of what they saw on their
Canadian trip. The West St. Paul
Times recalls the excursion of tho
Minnesota editors from Winnipeg to
the Pacific Coast ten years ago. Re-
ferring to what has happened in tho
Interval the writer says: thousands
Of miles of new railway lines have
been built, and the development of
the country has mado marvellous
strides. Millions of acres, then lying
In their wild and untouched state.
have since been transferred into grain
fields. Towns have sprung up as IL
by the wand of magician, and their
development is now in full progress.
1t is revelation, a record of conquest
by settlement that is remarkable"
The Hutchinson Leader character
ICES Western Canada as "a great coan.
try undeveloped. The summer out.
AA0' ~ say ., NoS du CyC OpCucl ~
every member of the party, even those
who were on the excursion through
Western Canada ten years ago, over
considerable of the territory covered
this year, being amazed at the prog
ress and advancement made in that
short space Of time The time will
come when Western Canada will be
the bread-basket Of the world. 1t
was delightful outing through a
great country Of wonderful possibil-
tiles and resources"
Since the visit of these editors the
Government has revised its land regu-
lations and it is now possible to Sc
cure 160 acres of wheat land at $500
an acre in addition to the 16O acres
that may be homesteaded.
The crops of 1908 have been splen.
did, and reports from the various dis
tricts show good yields, which at pres
ent prices will give excellent profits to
the farmers.
From Milestone, Saskatchewan,
there are reported yields Of thirty BUSH
els of spring wheat to the acre, while
the average is about 20 bushels. The
quality of grain to be shipped from
this point will be about 100000 BUSH
els. Information regarding free lands
and transportation will be freely given
by the Canadian Government Agents.