Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-01


to have perished and 23 are missing.
1t was stated in London that two
bags of mail from there, whose con
tents were valued at $500000, were
stolen in New York
Fire in Joliet, ILL.,, destroyed the
Boston store and damaged an office
building Loss, 100000.
Robert Harrison and his six-year-
old son, Thomas, were killed by light
ming at their home near Huntington.
w. Va.
Catholics of the New York archdio-
cese began a weeks celebration of
the church's centennial in New York.
e. F. Carly, one of the aldermen of
Rockford, H. accused of boodling,
was arrested and two other council
men resigned.
Herman H. Peters of Port Huron,
Mich, committed suicide because he
lost $4,000 by the failure of the
United Home Protectors fraternity.
At Lordsburg, N. M, Oliver Garri-
son shot and killed his wife, shot
George Allen through the abdomen,
wounding him fatally, and then COM
mitted suicide.
About 225 persons, mostly negroes,
were killed and nearly 500 were in
jured in a tornado that swept over
parts of Louisiana Mississippi and
Alabama. Dozens of small towns
were wrecked.
The battleship fleet sailed from Los
Angeles to Santa Barbara for n five
days stay.
Capt. F. B. Hart, Minneapolis at
torney who severely criticised the Min
nesota supreme court, was disbarred
for six months.
Many buildings in Eagle River,
Wis, were shattered by the explosion
of 500 pounds of dynamite in burn
ing warehouse.
T. A. Mcintyre & Co., members of
the New York stock, cotton and
produce exchanges, with branches in
many cities, failed for about s1,000,-
900.
An attempt was made to burn the
Allis-Chalmers plant at Wes Allis,
Wis.
Burglars dynamited the safe of
Solon Kugler's store in Pinckney-
vile, ILL.,, taking about $1,000.
Joseph Miller, wealthy oil opera
burglar.
Winston Spencer Churchill, just
made president of the board of trade
in the Asquith cabinet, was defeated
for reelection to parliament from
Manchester.
Charles D. Pierce of New York, a
prominent engineer, committed sui
eide by inhaling gas.
Tornadoes in Texas, South Dakota
and Nebraska resulted in several
deaths and great destruction of prop
erty.
The Illinois Democracy adopted the
unit rule and instructed its delegates
to the national convention at Denver
to vote for William j. Bryan and to
use all honorable means" to secure
his nomination.
President Cabrera of Guatemala is
for the statement that Is of
the ringleaders in conspiracy
against him have been shot to death
and that probably more executions
will follow.
The supreme court of Illinois
handed down an opinion. holding that
the local option law which was passed
by the legislature last year is consti-
tutional in every respect
Mouris Bengston of Belvidere, ILL.,,
ypunIa1 Mic. Giu,,id An
pleholm, to whom he was engaged,
and then committed suicide.
Four men were killed by an explo-
sion in coal mine at Ellsworth, Pa.
A hundred others narrowly escaped
death.
The murder of policeman in Lub-
lin, Russian Poland, was followed by
the arrest of 300 workmen in local
factories where the police found stores
Of arms, ammunition and mellenite
bombs.
A remarkable woman's rights petit
ton has been received by the Rus
sian duma from the Mohammedan
of Orenburg province, demand
ng that the Mohammedan deputies
take steps to free them from the "des-
potism" of their husbands and give
them their share of the privileges |
granted by the emperor to the peo-
pie.
The North sea and Baltic treaties |
were signed by Germany, Holland,
Sweden, France and England
Residents of Skidoo, a California
tnfr
son for murder.
Fire at Cape May Point, N. j., de-
stroyed dozen buildings, the loss be-
ng over 100000.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., with Capt |
Fitzhugh Lee, the presidents military |
aide, and Capt. Chandler of the signal |
corps, in charge of the experiments |
with army balloons, made an ascen-
sion from Washington, landing safely |
near Wilmington, Del.