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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
MEETS DEATH IN THE FALLS
Young Woman Walks Into Niagara
River and Smiles as Swift Cur
rent Seizes Her.

Buffalo, n. Y.-Because of the
death recently of Edward Riley, to
whom she was engaged and whom
she was to marry this spring, Beatrice
r. Snyder, 25, committed suicide at
Niagara Falls. Ever since the death
of her fiance Miss Snyder has brood
ed and has refused to be consoled.
She had often expressed the wish
that she, too, was dead. but her par
ents had never dreamed that she
would attempt suicide.
The girl had gone to her place of
employment as usual. leaving at noon
to go home for lunch. She was next
heard of at the falls, where she was
seen to enter the river by Park Off
Ger John Spalding and Milton A. Park
er of White Haven, Pa, who were
standing at Prospect Point. They
called to the girl to return. but she
gave no heed and merely walked
further into the stream.
She turned once and smiled toward
the men who were calling to her to
stop and continued to move rapidly
into deep water. In an instant she
was whisked from her feet and car
ried rapidly toward the brink of the
falls. There is little hope that the
body ever will be recovered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
MRS. BROKAW IS FREE
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE NEW
YORK cLUBMAN WINS IN
COURT BATTLE.
WOMAN AWARDED ALlMoNY OF
$4,000 A YEAR-DESERTloN is
GROUND FOR SEPARATION.

New York City.-Mrs Mary Blair
Brokaw has been granted a separation
from her husband, w. Gould Brokaw,
the millionaire New York clubman,
and has been awarded alimony of S15,-
600 a year. The decision was handed
down in the supreme court at Nine
ola by Justice Putnam, before whom
the case was tried. The separation
was granted on the ground of deser-
tion. Mrs. Brokow asked 5000 a year
alimony. She charged cruelty and
abandonment, and for days occupied
the witness stand telling in detail
how, as she alleged, she had been
spied upon by servants at Mr.. Bro
kaw's direction while she was staying
in the Brokaw residence at Great
Neck, Long Island, and Mr.. Brokaw
was at his hunting lodge in High
Point, N. C. Her husband had
neglected her and sighted her, she
claimed, and finally abandoned her:
She attributed his conduct to unrea-
soning and unjustifiable jealousy and
bad temper.
On cross-examination Mr.. Brokaws
counsel tried to show that her hus-
bands jealousy was justified. She
was asked about a house party and
other social happenings at Great
Neck. and kilograms from the absent
husband were produced demanding to
know If such and such man had
been entertained with Mrs. Brokaw's
women friends on these occasions.
Mrs Brokaw persistently denied that
she had ever carried on flirtations or
in any way given her husband cause
for jealousy.
Mr.. Brokaw's ordeal in the witness
chair also was a long one. He de-
MED that he frequently drank to ex.
cess in the first year Of their married
life, laid upon Mrs. Brokaw the brunt
of the blame for the many dissen-
sions in the family, and refuted
charges that his conduct had forced
his wife to lock herself in her rooms
and that he had forcibly entered her
apartments against her will to re-
sumo quarrels with her.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
ouack Cooks woman's Legs.

Detroit, Mich,-Coroner Bennett is
trying to investigate the death of
Mrs. Paul Santos while undergoing
treatment for rheumatism from a
quack doctor. The doctor is In hiding
and the Hungarians threaten to lynch
him. The quack placed tub of boil
ing water under the woman's par.
alyzed legs. so that the steam scalded
them. Then he poured half gallon
of alcohol into the water thrusting a
red-hot poker into the solution. The
alcohol ignited, practically cooking
the woman's legs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
SEVEN ARE BLOWN TO DEATH
Passengers and Gasoline Car Hurled
In Air by an Explosion of
Dynamite.

Phoenix, A. T.-Heedless of the
warning of foreman in charge
of excayating operations along the
line of the private motor road from
Kelvin to the Ray copper mines, the
motorman of gasoline car contain
ing six passengers ran close to a
sputtering fuse of heavy charge of
dynamite and the car and it's seven
occupants were blown to atoms.
The foreman had discovered a
missed shot in the excavation at noon
and before the motor car came in
sight he had relighted the fuse. AS
the car approached he signaled the
motorman to stop, but he paid no
heed to the warning. Just as the car
was passing the charge the explosion
came and the car with its load of
human freight was blown high in the
air amid great cloud of debris.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
RESCUE ANSWERS WIRELESS
Forty-six Men Taken Off Steamship
Kentucky Before She Goes Down
Operator Sends rs. o. s."

Savannah, Ga.-Seated in his oper-
ating room on the sinking steam
ship Kentucy, Wireless Operator
McGinnis sent forth over the tur-
bulent seas an insistent call of "S. o.
S." the wireless code message for
help. Time and again he repeated
the message amid the flashing and
spluttering of his instrument and the
hoarse shouts of seamen face to face
with death.
A welcoming answer that help was
coming finally rewarded McGinnis ef
forts and the captain and crew, 46
men all told, are now on their way to
Key West on board the Mallory liner
Alamo. More than 100 miles off the
South Carolina coast. the Kentucky
lies under fathoms of water.
The Kentucky, owned by the East
ern Steamship Co., was bound from
New York around the Horn to Seattle,
a perilous undertaking for any but
the staunchest craft at this time of
year. The steamer is said to have
been in leaky condition when she
sailed. but some repairs were made
at Newport News and she proceeded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11

Mr.. Dodge of the United States de-
partment of agriculture and the writer
hunted for an hour in field of good
potatoes to find one perfect hill. and
1t was marvel of perfection. There
were 16 potatoes, not one under six
and not one over IA ounces, and the
total weight of the hill was eight
pounds. Not one particle of wasted
energy or soil fertility was repre-
sented in this hill; and by series of
years of seed selection of a perfect
type and variety of potatoes, by the
exercise of a knowledge of balanced
plant foods and soil fertility, and by
scientific cultivation and application of
moisture by irrigation such hills could
be produced over practically the whole
field.-Mr. Grubb of Colorado, in Farm
ers' Bulletin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11

Ellis leaves the Office of the attor-
ney general here, where he has al
ready gained some reputation as a
trust buster. His resignation as as
sistant to the attorney general is to
take effect March /. The word here
is that Ellis is to be retained as
special counsel in the beef trust cases,
of which he has charge, and also in
some other trust busting cases now
pending.
Republican leaders here speak OF
his consent to become chairman of
the committee in Ohio as a sacrifice
One foremost question here is what
return Ellis may expect for his sac
rifice. Anticipating this question FL
lis declares in his formal statement
just issued, 'in taking this step want
clearly and unequivocally to announce
that / do not desire or expect to be
a candidate for any office whatever
either now or later"
The announcement of the choice Of
of series of White House confer
ences that began last week. Senators
Burton and Dick were carefully in
cluded in these conferences and the
whole situation in Ohio was gone
over. The two important features of
the situation are of course the pick
ing of candidate for governor and a
solving of the senatorial primary prob
lem which Senator Dick has presented.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
THE NERVE OF A THIRST
Proof That Victims VIII Do Anything
When the Drink Looks Like
Salvation.

1t was while the jury was out and
the Judge and the attorneys about the
counsel table were telling stories. The
topic had turned upon the despera-
tion in which drinking persons fire.
quently find themselves in their en-
deavor to raise the price.
About the limit of nerve that ever
came under my observation" said the
prosecutor, happened few days
ago when q man walked into my Of
flee and solicited small loan. That
he was drunk and had been for sew
eral days, was evident at a glance.
Dirty, bleareyed, unshaven and with
hands that shook like those of pro-
fessional Roman candle shooter, he
saluted me with easy familiarity, call
ing me by my first name. His face
was vaguely familiar to me, but
could not recall where 1 had seen him.
He asked for quarter. l compro'
missed with a dime. He took it with
profuse thanks.
Let's see,' | called to him, as he
turned to so, 4 can't quite place you
Who are you?
He wheeled and looked at me with
an expression of panied surprise
What, don't you know me! Why, good
lord, John, you put me in jail three
Zines for wife-beating.'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
JURY FAILS TO AGREE
WHEN JUDGE DISCHARGES MEN
MRS. FORD sWooNs IN
COURT ROOM.
COUNSEL THREATENS BIG FOUR
PROBE If PROSECUTION
REoPENs CASE.

Cincinnati, O.-"The action of the
attorneys for the prosecution in
this case will entirely settle whether
or not extreme measures will be
taken against the Big Four railroad"
said Attorney William Thorndyke, at
torney for Mrs. Jeanette Timmins
Stewart Ford, here. His remark was
made after the jury had reported to
Judge Swing of the common pleas
court their inability to reach YER
dict and had been discharged.
They were out, in all, just "a hours.
The vote stood eight to four in favor
of acquittal. When this was report
ed Mrs. Ford partly raised to her feet
and swooned. Her maid resuscitated
her in a few moments and she was
led, weeping, from the room. Later
she said that she naturally wanted an
acquittal and that the fear of an
other trial had caused her to faint.
The unexpected end to the sensa-
tional case was explained by two of
the jurymen as due to the fact that a
majority of their colleagues refused
to give any credit to the testimony of
Warriner. They asserted that a man
who had confessed to embezzling for
% years would not hesitate to per-
ture himself against a woman who he
believed had been the cause of his
exposure. Prosecutor Hunt announced
that he expected to bring the woman
to trial again within the next three
weeks. At the same time he inti-
mated that he might abandon the
case. Pending her trial Mrs. Ford
was released under $4,000 bond, fur
nished by bonding company.
IF the prosecution desires another
trial, l shall go to Columbus and ap-
pear before the members of the legis-
lature to demand that the general as
sembly probe the books of the Big
Four to see Just how far the shortage
Of Charles l.. Warmer went" said
Attorney Thorndyke. "Of course, if
Prosecutor Hunt wants to bring the
matter to the attention of the courts
again he can, but the whole kit and
Doodle will be taken by me to Co.
lumbus, If he reopens the case, and
laid before members of the legisla-
ture. l shall demand that the Big Four's
books be laid before the members of
the body and that they be carefully
examined. I am making no charges
against the Big Four, but think that
we can in this way tell how the
money was spent and where. Mrs.
Ford has been guilty of no black
mail, even though she did receive
money from Warmer and from
Cooke. She does not claim to be as
white as the driven snow, as one of
the prosecutors would have us be-
lieve Warmer to be. Yet she has
been at all times within reason in her
actions"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATHS
Double Murder or Suicide Pact Re-
veaed by Finding of Two Bodies
in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa.-What might have
been a double murder, a consum
mated suicide pact or two sudden
deaths from natural causes, was dis
covered when the bodies of William
X. Bohrer, prosperous lapidary, So,
and an unidentified woman, 80, were
found in a room where they had lain
probably for more than a month. The
room where the bodies were found
was used by Bohrer as a sleeping
apartment and adjoined his shop at
Seventh and SAMSON streets. The
lapidary had not been seen since
Christmas week. 1t was his custom to
take frequent fishing and hunting
trips and the fact that his rooms had
not been opened for more than a
month attracted little attention.
Clothed only in their night robes,
the bodies of the man and woman
were found in the room. Bohrer's
body was face downward across a
chair. while that Of the woman lay on
the bed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
EXPLOSION KILLS 100 MEN
carelessness of Mexican in Lighting
Cigaret in Mine Causes Terri
BILE Catastrophe.

San Antonio, Tex.-One hundred
are dead in the Palau mine of
the Espiranzas Mining Co. in Mex
leo, across from Eagle Pass. in the
state of Coahuila, as a result of the
carelessness of Mexican in lighting
cigaret. Sixty-eight bodies anG
eight injured men have already beel
taken from the shaft. The streets are
buried further in. There is no hope
that any more entombed men will be
found alive. One man who was
brought to the surface in conscious
condition died shortly thereafter. He
told of the circumstances of the ex.
plosion. Smoking in the mine is pro-
hibited. 1t seems that new miner,
not understanding the danger,
smuggled tobacco and matches into
the shaft when he went to work in
the morning and the miners had been
at work nearly an hour when he
struck a match to light a cigaret.
Immediately the explosion followed,
burying alive the hundred men in ths
mine at the time.
Drakesboro, Ky.-Thirty-three min
ers are known to have been
killed, two are missing and Is are in
iured as a result of the explosion in
the Browder coal mine. near here.
There, were 100 men in the two wings
of the mine at the time of the explo-
sion, but the so in the west wing
were uninjured and escaped. Those in
the east wing felt the full force of the
explosion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
ExTERMINATES HIS FAMILY
and Then Fatally Shoots
Himself.

Fergus Falls, Mimi William Ruck-
helm, farmer. 35, murdered his wife
and four children and shot himself
at Parkers Prairie.
Ruckheim, who is believed to have
been temporarily insane, declared that
he had received divine command to
proceed to a certain graveyard where
he and his family were to examine
several bodies, using only their bare
hands. Unless this command were
carried out before Easter, Ruckheim
said. he and his family would be
dragged to death. After examining
the graveyard and finding that 1t
would be impossible to perform the
task on account of the frozen ground,
Ruckheim said he killed his family to
escape divine vengeance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
JOINT WAGE MEET
ENDS ABRUPTLY
WORKERS AND OPERATORS, IN
HOPELESS DEADLOCK, GALL
OFF CONFERENCE.
LEADERS TO TRY FOR PEACE
Chiefs Of Both Factions Say They
viii Attempt to Bring About An
other Meet Before agreement
Expires April 1.

Toledo, DIVISIONS of gigantic
coal strikes, not only in the
United States, but in Canada as well,
were seen here when the joint wage
scale conference of the bituminous
coal operators and miners of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Indiana adjourned
sine die. The only unanimous vote of
the day was that on the motion for
dissolution. Deadlocked over the point
of whether the miners delegates from
Illinois should be admitted to the
Joint conference, the representatives of
both bodies struggled througout day.
Miners and Operators Disagree.
The miners insisted that the Illinois
delegation should be seated. The op-
orators held that, as the Illinois mine
owners had refused to join the confer
ence and would not agree to abide by
any decision reached here, the Illinois
miners had no right to representation.
Neither side would concede an inch.
After long day session, recess
was taken until evening. When the
night meeting opened. no delegate
had word to say, their silence being
in violent contrast to their volu-
bility of former hours. A delegate
from the miners moved to adjourn
and one from the operators seconded
the motion. Then came the only
unanimous vote recorded.
Try to Avert Strike.
That great coal strike may ensue
is admitted, but the chiefs of the
miners and the leading operators as
sert they will do all they can to pre-
vent suspension of work. While no
provision was made for another meet
ing, some plan may be worked out to
bring the miners and operators to-
gether before April 1, when the pres
ent wage agreement expires. The
miners are demanding an increase in
pay and several other concessions
which the operators have asserted
they will not grant. The present
hitch, however, is not over the wage
scale, but over the point of whether
Illinois should be included in the So
called competitive district. This first
trouble must be ended before a wage
conference can be held.
President Lewis expressed the hope
that some adjustment can be made
before April l.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
WADE ELLIS QUITS
FEDERAL POSITION
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL MANAGE REPUBLICAN,
CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
Champion Trust Buster VIII Not be
Candidate for the Office Of
Governor Of the Buck
eye State.

Washington, d. C.-Wade Ellis was
picked at a White House confer
ence to be chairman of the Republi-
can state executive committee for the
coming campaign, in which the party
leaders hope to defeat Harmon for
governor. By this move Ellis, who
for ten days has been the prominently
mentioned candidate to run against
Harmon, is eliminated. A choice of a
candidate for governor was talked
over by leaders in the conference,
but, so far as could be learned, no
candidate was picked, and the lists
are open. Their hope is that the Lin
coin day banquet of the Ohio League
of Republican Clubs at Dayton next
Saturday will develop some candidate
strong enough to match up to the re-
OlIirements
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
EAGLES BATTLE WITH BOY
Cut Him With Their Talons Before
He Succeeds In Clubbing
Them OFF.

Laporte, Pa.-Ten-year-old Ira Cot
tingham Of Ringdale has the rare dis
tinction of having had to fight with
eagles for his life and, though he de-
feated the birds, he will carry the
marks of their talons to his grave.
The Cottingham boy was walking
home from school when he was
knocked to the ground by the force
of something which struck him on
the shoulder, at the same time hurt
ing him as though knife had been
thrust into his flesh. He found him
self being attacked by two immense
birds, each one sailing at him with
talons extended. He tried to arise,
but was only partially successful, as
the onslaught of the eagles was ter
rife. Finally the lad crawled on his
hands and knees to stick of wood
on the roadside and, armed with ii,
drove the eagles away.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
Eayptlan correspondents.

Letters are frequently received at
the American consulate-general in
Cairo from school teachers and pupils
in the United States desiring to open
correspondence with pupils in schools
In Egypt. AT first these letters were
handed to the directors of the Ameri-
can mission schools and some corre-
spondence ensued between American
and Egyptian children. 1t is now the
opinion of the mission school directors
that such correspondence is unwise
and 1t will no longer be permitted to
pupils in the schools In Cairo.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
Scientific GencaIoaY.

The family relations of vertebrates
have long interested biologists. Is
man to trace his ancestry to seaworm
or to crab? Prof. Godrick of Oxford
claims as the trunk of his family tree
primitive wormlike FORM" rejecting
the limulus liking crab), as being a
too highly specialized form. DR.. Pat
ton of the United States and DIR. Cas-
kell of England, on the other hand, see
in the king crab the Adam Of their
race. Tastes differ remarks the
Baltimore Sun. IF one has the liber-
ty of selecting his ancestors, some of
us undoubtedly prefer the octopus"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
Only Once.

There are two kinds of people in
the world-those who look on the
bright side of things and those who
do not. Each sort is sure to extract
his or her own moral from everything
Two old ladies, both of whom were
we'll cared for. were once conversing
about their affairs. One was jolly
old lady, the other was of sour dis
position.
We'll, well,' said the jolly one, ''it's
pleasant to be old. We get the best
of everything-the easiest chairs, the
best places, the tenderest morsels-'
Yes. yes" sighed the other, forced
to admit that her life was an easy one
that's all very true, but what's the
use We cant't be old but once
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
Asks city to Insure Him.

Bridgeport. Conn.-That he be in
sured for an amount between $2,-
900, 900 and $3.OOOOOO, the city to pay
the premiums and receive the benefits
under the policies at his death. is the
novel scheme for paying the city debt
which has been presented by David
S. Beach to the Bridgeport common
council. Beach stipulates in return
that the city erect to his memory a
monument with suitable inscription,
acclaiming him the originator of mu-
nicipal life insurance. Beach lives in
this city.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
The Trade Outlook.

New York City.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Industrial and mercantile conditions,
though irregular. are on the whole
very satisfactory with promising
spring outlook. The event of this
week has been the great weakness in
securities. The failure record has
been greatly expanded in amounts in
.volved during the past month, but the
record seems worse than 1t really is
because its big total of liabilities is
due to a handful Of large defaults.
chiefly by brokerage firms.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
Eleven Die In Mine Blast.

Indiana. Pa.-Trapped under tons
of debris when timbers and brac-
ings were torn away by an explosion,
IL men perished in mine two OF the
Jefferson & Clearfield Coal Co. at
Ernest. near here. The explosion oc-
CURED in heading of No. Q slope
where IL men were working. Some of
the dead we're found near the en-
trance of the heading. others lay
along the track at short distances
from each other almost at the face of
the coal. The men had made desper-
ate efforts to escape.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-02-11
THE MARKETS.
Financial.


New York. Feb S.-Money on call
easy at "a 6l2B per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper Az as per cent. Sterling
exchange $4.S6.05 for demand.
Government bonds irregular.
Grain, Provisions and Live Stock.
Cleveland, Feb. 8.-Flour Minnesota
spring patents $600Q6,60.
Wheat-No. 2 red S1.22A.
Corn-No. 3 yellow 64bc.
Oats-No. white 49Sc.
Butter-Best creamery S3@3Sl.c.
Cheese-York state 1S01S1sc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh 30Ac.
Pota atoes-Ohio 53c
Hay~No. 1 timothy $500 @ls.5O.
Cattle-Best steers $5.75 Q6.25, calves
$95OQ1000.
Sheep = Choice wethers s6OO@6.25.
choice lambs $S.75@9.00
Hogs-Heavy Workers. $S.S5, pigs $3.50.
Toledo, Feb. S,-Wheat-Cash $1,22A.
Corn-Cash 64hc.
Oats-Cash 4SAc.
Cloverseed-Cash $8.22h.
Buffalo, Feb. 8.-Catte-Export cattle
s6. .OO0D6 49, fair to good $5.2505.75,
Hogs-Yorkers $500 @9,05. pigs 1910.
Sheep-Wethers s6.75Q7.OO. lambs $500
Q9.25.
Pittsburg. Feb. s. = Cattle : Choice
steers $68OD7.O0, good S625@6.50.
Hogs-Heavy Workers ss.1o@s.l5. pigs
50. 90 g9.o5.
Sheep Prime wethers s6.so@7.oo.
lambs $6.00@9.25.
Chicago Feb. s.-wheat-May no9%.
Corn-May 65asc.
Oats-May Acc.
Pork-May $22.20.
Iard-May s12.15.
Cattle-Beeves s4.s5@7,e5. stockers and
feeders $3.10@5.46.
Hogs-Heavy ss.26@s.7o, pigs H,a5 O
Sheep = Native s425@s.5O. lambs.
native s6,75qs75.