Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-11-12

James owen of Montclair, N. j., pre-
siding.
The Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis began an eight days ses-
sion in New York. Rabbi David Phil
ipson of Cincinnati is president.
United States Senator Albert B.
Cummins of Iowa, addressing the Mar
quette club of Chicago, vigorously de-
Tended himself and the other "insur-
gent" senator's against the attacks of
Speaker Cannon.
The Chicago police are searching
for E. ]. Goshorn, prominent busi-
ness man of Charleston, w. Va, who
disappeared from his home on Octo-
ber 20 with about $4,000 in his pos
session. On the day he vanished
Goshorn wrote letters to his wife and
several confidential acquaintances
stating that he had left home never to
return.
Theft of mail pouch, which it is
estimated contained between S25,000
and $4,000 in express and post Office
orders, was revealed through the cash
ing of several of the stolen orders in
Chicago. The rifled bag was discov-
cred by farmer boy in a cornfield
near Tolono, Ill. Scores of secret
service men and post Office inspectors
are searching for the robbers.
Government troops defeated the
Nicaraguan revolutionists in a sharp
engagement. Many of Gen. Estrada's
followers were killed, wounded or cap
tured. The government lost Is men,
including Gen. Castillo Chammoro.
John Stewart Kennedy, one of
Americas little-known rich men, who
recently died of whooping cough in
his New York residence, left bequests
of more than $25,0O0,000 to 60 reli-
gious, charitable and educational in
stitutions in his will. The gift is the
| largest single contribution of it's kind
ever made.
Former President Roosevelt has lost
his record as the highest paid author
For the narrative of his hunt in Africa
it is generally understood he is to re-
ceive a dollar word, but compara-
lively new magazine announces it has
contracted to pay Commander Robert
E. Peary $1.2O word for north
pole story of about $4,000 words.
Following the donation of $1,000,000
| by John d. Rockefeller to be used in
| fighting the hook worm disease in the
south, Washington officials have re-
| ceived information that two other ST.
100000 donations are likely to be
Forthcoming very soon-one from Mrs.
Russell Sage, to be used in extend
ing the work for the eradication Of
| tuberculosis, the other from Andrew
Carnegie, for fighting pellagra.
Jesse James, Jr., son of the famous
bandit, now living in Kansas City, has
been sued by his wife for divorce.
The couple were married in 1900, a
few months after James had been ac-
quilted on a charge of robbing a Mis-
souri, Pacific train.
Cholera has invaded the German
side of the Russian border and the
consular agent at Koenigsburg has re-
ported to the state department at
Washington % cases, including seven
deaths, so far.
Mount Vernon, one of New York
city's largest suburbs, has adopted the
"Des Moines plan" and it will be the
first city in New York state to try the
commission plan, including the Ere
call"
| Twenty-Five persons were killed
and "a seriously injured by automo-
biles and horse-driven trucks in New
York city during October. This is
twice as many as in any other month
and forms the largest list of casual
ties resulting from such accidents of
of any city in the country for the
| same time.
All of the original "V. D. B." Lin.
coin pennies, which aroused such wide
interest because of the prominence OF
Designer Brenner's initials on them
and the subsequent change in dies to
make the initials less conspicuous,
have passed entirely into the public S
hands.
Because he spanked 12-year-old
schoolboy with shingle, Timothy
Tripp, district schoolmaster in the
town of Greene, N Y, was found gull
ty of assault and sentenced to pay a
fine of $40 or serve 20 days in the
county Jail.
The National Geographic society al
Washington has accepted Commander
Robert E. Peary's evidence that he
reached the north pole, and presented
him with gold medal for accom-
plishing his achievement.
Attorney Stephen G. Porter filed ar
appeal in the superior court of Penn
sylvania at Pittsburg in behalf o
Helen Boyle, asking for reversal o.
her sentence of 25 years to the West
ern penitentiary, inflicted in Mercel
recently, after she was convicted o
completely in the kidnapping of Billy
Whitla. the son of Attorney James
Whitla of Sharon, Pa.
In the Steinheil trial at Paris,