The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-17
Short State Items

Newark.-Fire broke out on the
third floor of the Licking county
Jail, where seven prisoners charg-
ed with first degree murder were
confined. All of the fire stations or
the city responded and for time pan
denonium reigned The prisoners
were quieted by Sheriff Slabaug and
the fire was extinguished with but
little loss. This is the Jail from which
dry" Detective Carl Etherington was
taken and hanged by a mob little
over year ago.
CIeveland-Three people we're
injured by lightning two of them
narrowly escaping death, and thou
sands of dollars damage to property
resulted when a heavy rainstorm, ac-
companied by lightning and hail, de-
scended upon Cleveland and northern
Ohio. Hundreds were drenched by the
sudden downpour which came as they
were seeking relief from the torrid
weather in the parks and country dis
tricts, in places where shelter could
not be found.
| Hudson.-The power plant Of
the Boys Industrial home, two
miles northwest of here, burned to the
ground and for time the flames
threatened to consume the admins
tration building, 100 feet distant.
where % boys were sleeping The fire
department of the home succeeded in
saving all but the power structure.
The fire when discovered by an en-
ploye of the institution had such a
start that the plant was a seething
furnace by the time the first line of
hose was laid. The laundry, bake
shop and store room, where all pro-
visions and clothing supplies were
kept, all situated in the two-story
power plant, were burned.
Toledo.-Terribly beaten about
the face, with her eyes closed and
with blood streaming from several
wounds in her head, Mrs. Hattie De-
moy of Whitmore street was found by
Patrolman O'Nell. The woman re-
fused to discuss the case, other than
to admit she had been terribly beaten
by Bulgarian whom she could not
identify.
Lorain.-h was announced that
the rivers and harbors commit
tee of congress will come to this
city immediately after the close of
the present session of congress and
make a complete inspection of Black
river from its mouth to the National
Tube Co.'s docks. This action is taken
at the request Of Congressman w. G.
Sharp who, with the Lorain board Of
commerce, has been urging the gov
ernment to assist in the improvement
of the harbor here by eliminating sew.
eral bends in the river.
Portsmouth.-Louis Vernier; Is,
is dead, and Arthur P. Petit,
13, lost an arm as the result of an
accidental discharge Of a double-bar-
relied gun in the hands of John Petit.
16, brother of the younger victim, at
Pond Run.
Massilon. - Seized with night
mare while sleeping on table
= near a window of his shop in the
Opera block William Neuser, 81,
German tailor, attempted to escape
from imaginary pursuers and rolling
: through the easement fell Is feet to
the sidewalk, breaking his shoulder
blade and sustaining serious inter
nal injuries.
ayton.-Protesting that she was
a boy for two hours before break
ing under a cross-fre of ques-
tions, Wilhelmena White, 21, of Jack
sonville, Fla proved puzzle to the
police. She was arrested in pawn
: shop with a man giving the name of
| J. w. White, "a, while trying to sell
watch stolen at Cincinnati. The girl
=. has been masquerading as boy for
, six months and has travelled with
White through numerous southern
| cities working in restaurants and as
; bellhop in hotels. She was dressed in
: neatly fitting blue coat and light trou-
: sers and wore an old black soft hat.
Her small shoes and voice betrayed
) her.
Cedar Point.-The AntiSaloon
league is opposed to any change
: in the present provisions of the
? constitution affecting the liquor
= traffic 1t is fighting to this end as
it never fought before. Every force of
| it's powerful organization, reaching
, into every voting precinct in the state,
: is working toward this goal. This was
t made clear with the legislative re-
D union here. Wayne B. Wheeler Anti
3 Saloon league state superintendent
/. and field marshal, came in on the spe-
: cial train from Columbus. He got
d busy before the cars were fairly out
+ of the capital. In this paradise of the
d "wets," he is battling against the
y license wanted by the liquor. With a
?. to-the-minute dope" on every sug-
gested candidate for delegate to the
constitutional convention, he is the
'e busiest man at the Point.
g Cleveland-Traced step by step
ir through a dozen states and a
y score of cities, mainly by means Of a
d chain of bank swindles reaching from
If Omaha to Boston, Edward Funk, with
d a string of 81 aliases hitched to his
y name, was arrested at East Strodus-
n burg, Pa, charged with having swim.
le died the Cleveland Trust Co. of Cleye'
land out of $500.
p Akron.-Nearly 1000 persons at
Iy tended the pioneer picnic of Sum
Of nit and Portage counties held at
Brady lake, near Kent Rev. Andrew
is Wilson, Ravenna, acted as chairman
10 George Austin, centenarian and be
1t Iieved to be the Oldest man in the state
J. was present.
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