Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-19
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by a large crowd.
The National Civic federation has
appointed a committee to bring about
uniformity Of the laws of all states.
The AntiSaloon league and other
temperance forces want special ses-
sion of the legislature called in Ken
lucky to aid them in their battle to
make the state, which stands second
in the production of whisky, dry.
Indorsing the view of former Secre-
tary of State Root that Liberia is an
American colony, Booker 7. Washing
ton declared that the situation in the
African republic was serious and that
the United States was in duty bound
to render practical assistance to Ii
IBERIA.
Fifty-two bodies have been recov-
cred from the wrecked steamer Pen
guin of the Union Steamship Company
of Wellington, which went on the
rocks off Cape Terawhiti. Six of those
aboard the Penguin are unaccounted
for
With the wind blowing a gale and
driving sleet in their faces, Toledo (O.)
firemen carried 1S women down lad
GERS to safety when a blaze routed out
the tenants in a fourstory apartment
house.
A wireless message from the fleet
which is on it's way home after the
voyage around the world, shows 1t to
have been 1000 miles from Hampton
Roads.
The Republicans of Michigan nom-
mated candidates for state offices in
convention at Grand Rapids.
Charles A. Blair and John W. Stone
are the supreme court nominees.
In every city and in nearly every
town of the United States exercises
commemorating the birth of Abraham
Lincoln were held. Ambassadors from
foreign nations Joined in the tributes
to the martyred president, and Presi-
| dent Roosevelt spoke at Hodgenville,
Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
left Berlin where they have been Wis
iting Kaiser Wilhelm for four days.
| SiXty-seven were missing after the
steamer Penguin sank off Cape Teraw-
hiti and are believed to have perished.
An unidentified British steamer sunk
after running on rock off Quessant,
| France, and seven were drowned.
A new political party has been
formed by the Liberals in Norway.
Among the organizers are the former
premier, Nicholson, DR.. Nansen and
Prof. Sars.
Mrs. Edwin S. McCook, go years old,
widow of Gen. Edwin S. McCook of
the famous Fighting McCooE family"
was killed by an automobile in New
y ork city. Her husband was murdered
in Yankton, S. D., in 1878.
The Porte has notified Russia of it's
| acceptance in principle of Russias
latest financial proposal for settle
ment of the Turco-Bulgarian dispute.
Following a number of alleged
blackmail plots by the BLACK hand" at
the Canadian 500 the body of Giovanni
Ciotti was found in the street at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich. The murder is be-
lieyed to be the work of the society.
Allen Depue, financial secretary of
the Roseland Central Presbyterian
church in Chicago, committed suicide
in the church parlors, after being ac-
cused of embeZzling its funds.
Rev. DR.. Nathaniel Seymour Thomas
of Philadelphia and Rev. Benjamin
Brewster of Salt Lake City were
elected bishops of Wyoming and west
ern Colorado, respectively.
1t was announced in Berlin that Chan.
cellor Won Buelow and Under Secre-
tary Hardinge agree on the questions
upon which they conferred and now
the Germans are anxious to know
what the questions were.
General Manager Bottomley of the
Marconi Wireless Company in New
York says the disaster to the steam
ship Republic, and the proposed legis-
lation with regard to wireless, is now
many ocean steamers.
Within less than two hours after
argument of counsel had ended at
Denver the jury in the case of Burdett
Pell, who shot Cubier Dury to death
month ago because he stole his wife
returned verdict of guilty of volun
, tary manslaughter.
= The British government has decided
TO lay down five battleships of the i'm
Proved Dreadnought type the coming
year. The building of the sixth bat
tleship will depend upon the progress
of Germany's new construction.
Thirty.two medical students of the
| University Of T,ouiSVille volunteered II
give bits of their cutlcle to save the
life of Luther Clifton, aged 81, who
was burned badly at East ST. Louis
about month ago. Doctors began OF
the work Of grating.
: The warm welcome given to Kins
Edward and Queen Alexandra, whC
are visiting the kaiser in Berlin. ha,
pleased the English people who SCI
in it closer friendship between Grea