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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

Union square, New York, killing himself
and companion and injuring four po-
licemen.
Mny 5-Five bodies of persons sup
poscdly murdered by Mrs. Belle Cum
ness dug up mt ruins of her home ut
In Porte, Ind, where she and her
two children were thought TO have
died In burning home.
6-Tour more bodies found on Guinness
farm at La Porte, Ind
Jun. 13-Mrs. Daniel Cooper. Cadillac,
Mich, killed husband, five children and
self. Gov. Wilson, Kentucky. par
doned Caleb Powers and James How
ard. convicted of completely in killing
of William Goebel.
22-Nine negroes lynched and shot and
killed in Sabine county, Tenn, as re-
suit of two murders.
Jul. l6-Guiseppe, Ala. murderer Of Fa-
ecuted at Canon City Col
Aug. Flour negroes lynched at Russell
Vile, Ky, for praising killing of white
man.
11-SprIngReId. ILL.,, mob burned negro
homes, killed two persons and ruled
the city nv result of removal of ne
gro nssauItcr of Mrs. Richardson.
15-Troops rushed to Springfield, ILL.,; Will
liam Donegan lynched by mob, several
shot,
17-Mobs at Springfield, Ill, fired on
troops: white man slain.
Nov. 9-Former United States Sen. Ed
ward w. Carmack was shot and killed
by Robert Cooper, young attorney, at
Nashville. Tenn. in street duel.
2i-Three negroes, arrested for murder,
taken from Tiptonville, Tenn, Jail and
lynched in accordance with pre-ar-
ranged program.
26-Ray Lamphere, charged with murder
of Mrs. Belle Guinness, was found guilty
Of arson and sentenced to from to 2l
years in state prison, by Laporte, Ind,
jury.
Dec iO-Abe Ruef, former San Francisco
political boss. convicted of bribery.
Charles r.. Davis found not guilty of
murder of Dr. Frederick Rustln.
16-H. Il. Agar. wanted at Princeton, Ind,
for Sl25,OoO alleged forgeries, arrested at
Harlingen. Tex.
17-Elmer HILL alleged murderer. lynched
at Monticello, Ky.
2O-Robbers raided Ceresco, Ia, bank, Sc
curing 5000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

Texas saving bank, placed in receivers
hands.
lS-John r. Walsh, president Chicago Ma
tonal bank and several railroads con-
yicted Of Incorporating institutions
21-Capital State Bank, Boise, Idaho. sus-
pended.
22-Traders and Mechanics Bank, Pitts
burg Pa. closed doors.
25-N; 'ional Bank of North America, New
Yor. closed for liquidation. by order
of government.
ital Sl,0OOO00. and Mechanics and Ira
ders' bank both of New York, taken in
charge by Gomptroiler& & Of cprreney; W1er yc,ossd
doors. following run.
Feb. l3-W B. Ridgely, comptroller of
currency. accepted presidency of re-
organized National Bank of Commerce.
26Nfnternationai and Great Northern
Railroad Co., Gould line, placed in re-
27@Financiers cStGnas 9'fi z. r. Thomas and o. F.
Thomas indicted on charge of misman-
agement of funds of Provident Savings
Life Assurance society.
Mar. 13-John r. Walsh denied new trial;
sentenced to five years in federal prison.
16-People's National bank. Aspln, Col,
closed.
Apr. Pike County Bank and Trust Co..
Macomb City, Miss, placed in receivers
2l"Bank of wauseon, wauseon, o..
at. a. Mcintyre & Co., with houses in
many cities, failed for $lO0O,OOo.
May S-Eucld Avenue Trust Co., Cleve-
land, o., assigned.
14~Reserve Trust Co, and American Saw
ings bank. Cleveland, o., closed their
doors.
2SNG. w. MacMllien & Co. Pittsburg,
Pa, stockholders, failed; liabilities,
Jun. S-Kosciusko Company bank, War
saw, Ind, closed by state auditor.
23-Citizens' bank, Dover, KY, closed
doors.
Jul; i4ENational Deposit bank Philadel-
phia. Pa, closed by comptroller of cur
17-Farmers and Merchants Banking Co.,
Cleveland. o., failed.
sion unanimously reversed by Unit
ed States court of appeals MT Chi
Aug. 6-Flrst National bank, Belle Plaine.
Mimi, closed by order comptroller of
currency: bank was insolyent; Presi-
25@R aeR' 8. s. b Brown 4nq Con-, one Of largest
New York brokerage firms, failed; liza
bilities over $l.000O0O
'iS house e in country, forced into receivers $
Oct. I6-Union National bank, sommer-
NUN ye ef Ss'Ss % X Mo4se snd ared
Curtis great financiers. found guilty
of misapplcation of funds and falsify-
ing books of National Bank of Amer
&C. w. Morse sentenced to Is years;
Curtis given liberty on suspended sem
tence.
23-Eldred bank of Eldred. Pa, suspend
ed; capital stock, 100000.
Dec. 7.National exchange bank at
caused by effort of w. o. Oldham,
cashier of State Savings bank, to shoot
President II. B. Mcdaniel, of Union Ma
tional bank.
11-Springport, Mich, State Savings bank
closed by bank examiner.
16- -somersworth. N, H., First National
bank closed, following discovery of
shortage of $85. 600
2S-Thomas f. Ryan announced retire
ment from finance.
signed for creditors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

Mar. 2-Coal operators In Pittsburg dis
trict commenced preparations for strike.
1850 st. Louis brewery employees
struck for higher wages.
Apr. 1-Pending wage settlement, $50 600
miners suspended work in American
mines. IT L. Lewis took up duties as
miners president and invited operators
to wage scale conference.
9-Six hundred MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, paper
shop.
10-Importation of strike breakers from
st. Louis to work on Pensaloca, Fla.
street railways caused fierce rioting, 10
non-union men being injured.
Ex-Governor of Florida sent entire militia
body to Pensacola.
17-Central competitive field OF operat-
ors and miners reached wage agree
ment of 80 cents n ton-old agreement;
250.000 resumed work at once.
May 14-Eight hundred Kansas City, Mo-,
brewery workers struck.
16-Street car strike roting in Cleveland,
o.. ceased.
2S-W. s. Stone, Cleveland. o., elected
grand chief engineer of International
Engineers Brotherhood.
Nov. 20-Samuel Gompers reelected pres
fdent OF the American Federation of La
bor at Denver. Col.
Dec. 22-William II. Newman resigned as
president OF New York Central lines.
23-PreHident Samuel GOmpers OF
American Federation of Labor SEN
fenced TO one year In Jail, Vice-pres-
ident j. j. Mitchell TO nine month";
md Secretary Frank Morrison 10 six
months, In connection with alleged
Bucks Stove Company boycott, by cir
cult court of District of Columbia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

Jan. 4-Bolse. Idaho, jury acquitted George
Pettibone OF murder OF EX-Gov. Steun-
enberg.
IF. A. Heinz surrendered himself on
charge of oVer-certitlcation OF checks
representing over $1,000
0-Former Mayor Schmitz OF San Fran
cisco freed Of graft charge by court Of
appeals.
Feb HAIRY X. Thaw was found not
guilty OF Stanford White murder on in
sanity grounds; committed to insane
asylum.
6-Former Gov Hargls of Kentucky was
shot and killed by his son. Beach
Hargis.
ll-Mrs. Dora Mcdonald found not guilty
OF murder OF Webster Guerin.
Mar. 2-Chef of Police Shippy OF CHI
cago, was stabbed by anarchist, who
was killer oy Shippy Shippy's son shot
down.
I-Two alleged negro murderers were
lynched near Hawkinsyille, Ga.
D-Callfornia supreme court released for
mer Mayor Sehmitz OF San Francisco.
lifting graft charge.
iO-Tour negroes lynched at Van cleave.
Miss. by mob.
sentenced To, death, but clemency was
recommended,
as-AA.-..' / siIyersteIn hurled bomb in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

11--.At vaudreuil Can. . by powder OK
ploson.
1s.-At west Toledo. o.. in railroad col
lson.
2o-Xt Plnole. Cal. 2S by explosion of
2s-At Spring Valley. N. Y, in collision
between. wagon and railroad train
Mar. 15-At Natchez, Miss, by gas ex-
ploson.
Apr. 22-Near Laquin, Pa, in train
2s-At Ellsworth, Pa, in coal mine ex-
ploson.
27-Near Helena Ark. Is by capsizng of
2s-Near Ypsilanti, Mich, 9 in collision of
interurban trolleys
May 2,,At Chicago. 6 by explosion of
Sat Fort Wayne, Ind 20 in New Ave,
line hotel fire....At Brooklyn, N. Y,
In tenement house fire. ~
AT Newport, Ore, II drowned when
steamer Kellon was wrecked in storm.
AT New York, in incendiary tene-
Pat Lookout colliery. Mount Lookout,
Wyo., in explosion.
2O-At Clarendon, Ark, society persons
Jun. smear San Pedro, Cal, by burst
Near Annapolis, Nd. s in head-on rail-
6-At Gladstone, Col. 8 in mine by suf-
location.
22-At Chicago. Ill, by heat.
sion.
2s-Near Chadron. Neb., in railroad
wreck.
2s-At Clinton, Mimi, by tornado.
29-Near Wellington, Kan, drowned by
flood caused by cloud-burst
Jul. Near Knobnoster, Mo-. in fast
3-At Cleveland, o.. I in fireworks explo-
sion.
15-At williamstown, Pa, miners in
terrific explosion. -. AT Youngstown, o.,
5 by sewer caye-in.
16-At Cleelum, Wash, in powder explo-
sion.
1s-Near Columbia City, md, 6 In colli-
sion between train and auto.
Aug. 3-At San Francisco, Cal, In auto
accident
7-At Warren's Landing, Can, in burn
1o-Rt York, Pa, in boiler explosion.
13-At Kilbourne,, Wis, drowned by cap
25~At Chelsea, Mass, 8 by collapse of
building.
2s-Near wilkesbarre, Pa. 6 in train col
Sep. Lon Deer Isle. in capsIzing of
sloop.
2s-At ,Young's Point, Mont, 10 In train
Oct. lat Sugar Ridge. O.. in train
collision....At scappoose. Ore, in train
AT New York, in tenement house fire.
ment house fire.
15-Near Fort Collins. Col. in quarry
Nov. linear New Orleans La, II in
train collision....At Borrie, Wyo., in
collision.
2O-Explosion of gas in Brooklyn. N. Y.
| 23-Tornadoes in western Arkansas caused
loss of 30 lives and damaged much prop
erty.
Dec. Ion Cape Ray. 2S in wrecking of
Son Lake Superior. % in sinking of Du-
luth steamer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

e-At New. Orleans; loss. 100000.
S-Two Atlanta, Ca, business buildings
destroyed; loss, Si,250.00o.
l1nCamp Cook, 8. D., destroyed; loss,
15~omaha Packing Co., South Omaha,
Neb.,. destroyed loss, 100000.
Jun: l2-mSrris packing plant burned at
22-Buslness section of Three Rivers
Que, destroyed; loss, 81, $50, 900. Block
OF Port Chester n; Y. buildings de-
2-Three oil refineries destroyed as re-
suit OF lightning; in western and north
30 ern Pennsylyenia; loss 500 coo. .
2eaDnuth MINI ood desks SGG and sheds de-
Jul S.Boston harbor front destroyed;
2l.Cottonwood. Idaho. destroyed; loss.
Philadelphia pier and merchandise
destroyed; loss 100000.
Aug. 3-Armour elevators and Burlington
rTailrosaSd oJo property at Chicago. destroyed
14-In New York Central yards, East Buff
falo. N. Y; loss, 81, 100000
30-New Orleans business section sus-
tanned $1,000 900 damage. q. Darby, Mont,
almost completely destroyed.
Sep. 4-Rawhide, New, largely destroyed; ;
loss, S750O00.
e-Armour wool house. Chicago stock
stroyed; loss, $4,000
Oct. 4-Pittsburg. Pa, plate glass COM
-pany works damaged, 100000.
17-Rock Island, ILL.,, loss, $500 900.
2.Denver Col, mills destroyed; loss
Ney. @Philadedphla. Pa. lumber yards
destroyed; loss, sSoo, 600.
ls- Bardstown, Ky, distillery warehouses
Dec. 25-Ravis, Okla, business section
wiped out; loss, $35, ,000
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

Ing down many houses
Mar. AT Co1linwOOd, o., IVA school
in primnry school, and attendant
,sPAt Hanna. wyo., 20 killed by explo-
sions In Union Pacific railroad mine.
Apr. lin Virginia, West Virginia and
Kentucky floods caused loss of seven
lives and did s5OOOOO damage to property.
killed; 50 Injured in Are, which caused
loss of S5,5OOOOO; 1,5oO families rendered
1l~Three prairie fires in South Dakota
destroyed farm property valued at
2SETornadoes in Texas. South Dakota
and Nebraska caused six deaths and
much destruction OF property.
A-In Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
baG Sam $5G lives e tSwns SS
May l1-Tornadoes in Henry county, Ill.
Madison, Wis., Oklahoma and Texas,
killed IS persons and caused great prop
12-Tornado which visited Belleview,
Springfield, Louisville, Richfeld and
Fort Crook, killed II persons.
13-Tornado wrecked Gillian, La. killing
eight
25~Northern and Genital Texas flood
27-Alfalfa county, Okla, tornado killed
10 persons and hundreds of head Of
Aug. 2-Furnie, Coal Creek and Michael
B. c.. wiped out by prairie fires loss
sl,00OOOO, and caused u deaths.
:..Flood at Augusta, Ca, did damage Of
0.0O0, 600; 2l4 perished.
26--At Halleyville, Okla. 80 miners per-
ished when fire destroyed holsting shaft
cattle.
Sep. 17-Lieut Thomas e. S.itrfdge killed
and Orville Wright seriously injured by
falling of aeropane to ground during
flight at Fort Meyer.
24-Minnesota forest fire loss estimated at
$40, 0O0
Oct. 17--Near Metz, Mich, 10 forest fire
refugees killed in wreck of train, which
fro tr
l9-On Presque isle and in Alpe-,a county,
Michigan 45 killed in foresl fires
Nov. 29-At Mariana, Pa. coal mine, 40
miners perished as result of terrific ex-
plosion.
Dec. l2-Premature explosion of dynamite
on Panama canal, killed 81.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08


United States senate by Rhode Island
legislature.
Feb. 2S-Gov. Bradley CKy0 elected TO
United States senate to succeed ]. B.
McCreary.
Mar 6-Gary elected United States SEN
ator by joint South Carolina legislative
2o~senate passed ship subsidy bill Civ
ing 16-knot vessels 81 a mile between
this country, South America, Philip
pines. Australia. China and Japan.
&C. E. Littlefield (Me) resigned as con-
gresham.
24-President Roosevelt sent special mes
sage to congress. relating to child-em-
ployers' liability and injunction in labor
cases, tariff and other laws John
w. Stewart (Vt) appointed to fill sem
ate vacancy caused by death of Red
field Proctor.
25-German government declined to re-
celve ID. ]. Hill as ambassador to Ger
27-Hall Milton G'lal appointed to sue
ceed late Senator Bryan.
2S-Germany announced acceptance of d.
j. Hill as ambassador to Germany.
31-President Roosevelt accepted resigna-
ton of Ambassador Tower and sent
to senate appointment of DR.. Hill.
Apr. Edwin Norris inaugurated gov
ernor of Montana.
2-Agricultural appropriation bill of Sll,-
sos, SOC passed house of representatives.
6-Sterling employers liability bill passed
house. =. House passed appropriation bill
ton. Senator Milton sworn in to sue
ceed late Senator Bryan.
9-PreSident In special message asked
suppression of anarchy.
21.-,Presidentt, Roosevelt signed employers
liability bill.
T-President Roosevelt in special mes
sage urged child labor law.
May H-Vreeland currency bill passed
house.
2s-In trying to kill emergency currency
bill Lafollette talked IS hours.
3o-Congress adjourned after senate
passed emergency currency bill.
Jun. 19-President Roosevelt accepted
Secretary of War Taft's restoration,
appointing Luke E. Wright his sue-
cessor
23-Secretary. Sleeper, in charge OF Vene-
zuelan diplomatic affairs, left Caracas
as result of Castro disputes.
30-Luke Wright took up office OF secre-
tary of war. vice Taft, resigned,
United States by recalling diplomatic
envoy, Senior Veloz- Goiticoa.
Nov. 13-Secretary of Navy Victor II.
Metcalf resigned. Truman ii. New
berry named as successor.
24-Former Gov. Albert b. Cummins elect
ed United States senator from Iowa. to
fill out term of late Senator W. b. ALI
SON.
27-United States and Japan signed treaty
agreeing to respect each others rights
I'm Pacific and defining mutual attitude
toward China
Dec. 7-Both houses OF congress convened
for second session OF Slxtieth congress.
1l-House adopted resolutions, providing
for the naming OF, committee of in
yestigation to probe secret service crit
icisms In presidents message,
l6-Senate adopted resolution to investl-
gate inferences in presidents message.
H-House adopted resolution asking presi-
dent to supply evidence for assertions
relative to secret service assertions in
message.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08
AEENAEH1N Mi

Jan. 6-Employers' liability law held un-
constitutional by supreme court of the
Feb 12-Six New York Paris racing
autos started from Herald square. New
Mar. 12-Atlantic battleship fleet dropped
anchor in Magdalena bay.
23-supreme court ruled Minnesota and
North Carolina had no right to fix
Apr Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt began
suit for separation from husband. !
l4.Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at
21-In Illinois town elections saloons won
in Sc; 'drys' in A.
23-Illinois local option law held consti-
May s-Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at
San Francisco.
suit against United States Sen. Thomas
c. Platt, case being dismissed and Miss
Wood jailed, Rev. Dr. Baxter p, Full
lerton. st, Louis, elected moderator Of
Presbyterian church of United States,
at Kansas City meeting
25-Harry X, Thaw decided. insane and
re-sentenced to insane asylum.
Jun. 1l-Agnew- Hart anti-race track
bills passed by New York legislature.
Jul 7-Atlantic battleship fleet sailed
from San Francisco on und-the-world
trip
Sep. 3-Col. H. NJ Nevius elected COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Re-
Relief Corps.
9-OrVllle wright at Fort Meyer brok0
worlds aeroplane record by remaining
in air over an hour.
l1-Orville Wright broke worlds record,
remaining in air l:lO:26.
2l-Wilbur Wright broke brothers
worlds record at Le Mans. France. re-
naming in air 1:3l:25.
Nov. l0-Petition for rehearing of STAN
dard OIL $29,2i0.0O0 case refused by
United States circuit court of appeals
at Chicago.
Dec. S-Senor Don Juan Barrios mnis-
ter OF foreign affairs of Guatemala, sus-
tained serious injuries In automobile ac-
cident at Washington.
ll-Natlonal Rivers and Harbors con-
gress passed resolution, asking 00.000.-
900 bond issue for improvements on rv-
ers and harbois of the country.
Armed fanatic terrorlzed EdBewater, ".
j., shooting several. until run down
and shot by police and mob OF citizens.
l3-Kansas supreme court decided sep
arate schools for colored children per-
missible.
l5-Amerlcan Tobacco Company declared
Illegal combination by United States cir
cult court at New York.
2l-Seven Pittsburg councilmen and two
bankers arrested on graft charges.
23-Standard, Republic and Waters-Pier
oil companies ousted from Missouri.
A-Seventy more Pittsburg councllmen
implicated In graft scandal
H-Virginia City. Mont, shaken by So
yefe earthquakes.
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Jan. lO-Parker building in New York, de-
stroyed loss s5,OOO,OOO; firemen killed.
TaMeNeil g., & Higgins isdS ms grocery house de-
4-Portland. Me. city hall and police
building destroyed; loss 81 zoo. 900.
2S-Chicago 'loop" fire caused 900
damage; :. ;coburn. warehouses;, indian
apolls. Ind, loss $500, 900, Part OF Nell
son Morris packing plant. Kansas City,
Mo-. destroyed; loss, 100000
30-Twin Lakes, Mimi, wiped out....
George Gould residence at Lakewood.
N. j.. destroyed; loss. 100000.
Feb. 4-Berlin N. H., business section
sustained $400 900 loss.
b-Block of Peoria, ILL.,. buildings de-
stroyed loss. s500.0 900.
Mar. 1-Northern section of Tampa. Fla.
destroyed loss 100000; militia called
out. Tive New York fires caused loss
lsNBig Timber. Mont. business section
wiped out; loss. 100000.
30 Leland hotel. Springfield. ILL.,. de-
Apr. S-Peoria distillery damaged to ex-
tent OF s236. 900, :. Four Lynehburg, Va.
factories destroyed; loss, s225, 900.
23-Nine Richmond, W., business blocks
May s-Antipolo. p. L.. destroyed
5-Business districts OF Coalton, o., and
Walkerton. Ind. destroyed.
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son Jumped ll6 IT., setting new Amer7
16-John Mangsetn jumped III IT., brealS-
ing American ski record.
ia: Wengler, Chicago, broke worlds sda
23-Venson again broke American ski rec
ord; mark-l22 IT.
Mar. 1S-Tommy Burns knocked out Jem
Roche in first round at Dublin.
22-Evenson again broke ski record;
jumped 1871 IT.
21-Calvin Demarest won national billiard
championship at Chicago.
Apr. 3-t'rank Gotch won worlds wres-
ting championship from George Hack-
2O-Henry Chadwick, father OF baseball"
died in Brooklyn, aged SO.
May S-Calvin Demarest, Chicago, won
International billiard championship at
New York.
Jun. 25-Harvard won varsity boat race
from Yale.
Jul. +"Bettlng'' Nelson defeated JoS
Cans. rounds at Frisco. winning
worlds lightweight championship.
T-Mercedes car won Grand PriX auto
race in France. Two men killed.
ll-Thomas j. Brice, president ColumbuN
baseball club. dropped dead Z
lin olympic games Flanagan. Ameri-
ca, won hammer throw, breaking Olym-
pic record; Sheppard, American. won
l.500 meter run.
l6-Sheridan. American. won Olympic dis
Gus throw; Rose, American, won shot
put.
25-olympic games closed. standlngI
America, 1l4la; United Kingdom &C l-3;
Sweden, 12i2; Canada, IL; South Africa,
s; Greece. s; Norway, 5; Germany, 4;
Italy, 3; Hungary. 10; France, l-3;
Australia, /; Finland, /.
Aug. 22-Tommy Burns knocked out
Squires. 18th round at Sydney, Australia.
Sep. 7-BiIy Papke knocked out STAN
ley Ketchel. 18th round. at Los Angeles.
Cal. winning middlewelght worlds pu-
gilistic championship. Handy, Chica-
go, won ten mile swimming race at st.
Louis, Mo.
s-Nelson knocked out Cans In 21st round
at Frisco.
Oct 6-Detroit won American league
baseball championship.
s-Chicago won National league baseball
pennant.
14EChicago National league champions
won worlds baseball championship
Nov. Jimmy Britt defeated Johnny
Summers. 10th round, at London.
25-Dorando Pietri defeated John j.
Hayes, Olympic Marathon winner, in
26-mile race in Madison Square garden.
New York, in renewal of Olympic
struggle.
20-stnnIey KetcheI knocked out Billy
Papke in eleventh round mt san Fran
cisco, reEainInR mIddleweIght chnm-
pionahIp of the world.
Dec. u-At meeting OF national baseball
commission, Umpires KLEIN and john
stone charged that attempts were made
to bribe them to throw decisive New
York-Chicago game.
20-Jack johnson (colored) won the
worlds heavyweight boxing cham
pionship from Tommy Burns mt Syd-
ney, Australia, In II rounds.
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Jan. 3-Gov. Hanly,
Indiana, ordered
troops to Muncie
TO suppress street
car strike.
Feb. 3 - Thomas
Lewis elected pres
ident of United
Mine Workers of
America.
2S-Southern railway
cut labor wages
ten per cent, ef-
fAANt.VA Mo-.
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y,
being voted out of existence. David S.
Rose elected mayor of Milwaukee, Wis.
1T. T. Crittenden. Jr., elected mayor
Jun. 17--President Roosevelt was given a
T-minute demonstration in the Republi-
can National convention at Chicago.
nominated for the presidency of the
United States in the Republican conven-
tlon at Chicago. on the first ballot, re-
1s-Congressman Jas. s. Sherman was
nominated for vice-Dresident on the
first ballot by the Republican conven-
Jul S-Frank II. Hitchcock elected chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee
e-William Jennings Bryan was nomlnat-
ed for the presidency by the Democratic
National convention at Denver, Colo. =.
Thomas e. Watson was formally noti-
fled of his nomination for the presi-
dency by the populace at Atlanta, Ga.
10-John Worth Kern of Indiana was
nominated for the vice-presdency by
the Democratic National convention, at
1s-Eugene W, chann of Chicago was
nominated for the presidency of the
Ada, Ohio, for the ice-presidency by
Ohio '''''''D ''','''''' N'''
N-Wm. II. Taft was formally notified OF
his nomination at Cincinnati, Ohio.
2S-Thos. l.. Hisgen of Massachusetts,,
was nominated for president and j. T.
Graves of Georgia. for vice president, in
the first national convention of the In
dependence party at Chicago.
Nov. 3-Wm. II. Taft elected president
md Jas. f. Sherman vicc-president of
the United States, on the Republican
ticket by nm electoral vote of 327, de-
fentinE william jennings Bryan and
J. w. Kern, Democratic candidates
for president and vice-president, re-
spectiyely. ChRs. a. Dcneen re-
elected governor of Illinois. ThOs. a.
Marshall elected governor of Indiana
Fred NJ Warner reelected gov
ernOr of Michigan. James A. Da-
wilson reelected governor of Wis
cOnSin. Chas. Il. Hughes reelected
governor OF New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08

Jan. l3-At Boyerton. Pa. 17S killed burn
ing of opera house and subsequent pam
ic resulting. from explosion OF moving
picture device. Hfr
27-cyclone swept through Alabama,
causing properly loss OF 100000
Feb. 14-Tornadoes devastated towns OF
Tyler, Texas, and Mossville Soso and
Service, MISS, killing score and blow