Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-09

600 loss to Fort Worth, Tex, and the
death of one man.
Miss Virginia Carter was burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the
historic yellow House" near Win.
chester, Va.
Twenty-seven counties in Michigan
held option elections April s.
Mrs Georgia Sampson, charged with
Staying her husband, Harry Sampson,
nephew of Admiral Sampson, went
on trial at Lyons N. Y.
Officials of the internal revenue de-
partment expressed the opinion that
moonshining in the south has in
creased since the "drys" have begun
to win victories at the polls.
The body of Harold Moon, who was
believed to have been kidnapped, was
found in a pond near his home at
Flint, Mich.
An unidentified man committed sui
eide by leaping into Niagara Falls
from Luna island.
Inmates of an insane asylum at
Woodward Okla, were panic stricken
when several of the institutions
buildings were destroyed as a result
of a prairie fire.
The stock exchange firm of John
Dickinson & Co., with offices in New
York, Chicago and other cities was
forced to suspend by unfortunate
stock deals.
The report of committee of the
Civil Service Reform league said
former President Roosevelt did not
use coercion with government en-
ployes to aid in the nomination and
election of Taft.
An Arabian stallion valued at $4,000,
Fred Atherton, race horse, and other
stock perished in a fire which de-
stroyed the stables at the country
home of r. G. Hall, president of the
Pittsburg chamber of commerce.
The engineers board has COM
pleted its report on the survey for the
deep waterway between st. Louis and
New Orleans.
Former President Roosevelt arrived
at Gibraltar and went ashore. King
Victor Emmanuel will not meet him
while he is in Italy.
Collector of the Port Loeb of New
York has ordered a re-assessment OF
duties on sugar imported by the trust,
which amount to a total increase of
81 ,239, 900.
1t is announced that the subsidiary
companies of the United States Steel
corporation will cut wages 15 per
cent. on May 1.
New indictments were returned in
Chicago against w. Vernon Booth and
Frederick R. Robbins of the failed
fish trust.
The women of Washington have pre-
pared to clean the city's streets un-
less the district commissioners give
them relief from the dirt before
April 10.
A report from the Michigan City
penitentiary says Ray Lamphere, con-
victed of burning the home of Mrs.
Belle Guinness at Laporte, Ind, is
dying of consumption.
Mrs Frank Sorber killed her hus-
band at Hamilton, o., in defense Of
her son, who was being beaten by his
father.
Fire in Heyn's bazar at Detroit
Mich caused damage estimated at
$25O,O0O
The 500 line will carry grain to
the head of the lakes this fall, says
President Pennington of that road.
Names of some of the most eminent
chemists of the country were submit
ted by DR.. w. Wiley to the state de-
partment as official delegates from the
United States to the seventh interna-
tional congress of applied chemistry
in London next month.
Three Belgians and four men from
other countries are to judge the es-
says submitted for the prize of $4,000
offered by King Leopold for the best
description of "The Progress of Aerial
Navigation and the Best Means to
Encourage It."
Ludwig Kruger and wife were
slain and their bodies burned in their
home which was set afire in Toledo, o.
Three Massachusetts boys who
started out to help capture Crazy
Snake got into trouble and were ar
rested because they shot into houses
from freight train.
Assemblyman Goldberg of New
York is the father of a bill which
makes it misdemeanor to bar child
rem from apartment houses in cities
of the first class.
One miner was killed and another
dangerously wounded by deputy con-
stables in riot at Cheswick, Pa.
The French oil ship Jules Henry
was blown up at Marseilles and IL
men were killed and many injured.
Count Zeppelin and 10 others had a
thrilling fight for life when the noble.
mans airship was caught in storm
while high in the air.
Bituminous miners in Pennsylvania
celebrated April l, the anniversary OF
their winning fight for an eight-houT