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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
2
A collage of 19th century miscellany covers football, aviation, astronomy, politics, and daily life. It notes remark on Halley’s comet, lunar observations, Balkan unions, taxes in France, and a Nebraskan man who witnessed historic disasters. Obscure quips and social curiosities fill the page with brittle humor and vivid imagery.
An explosion of gas in mine A of Chicago and Carterville Coal Co at Herrin Illinois killed eight men and sent about 400 others scrambling to safety. Superintendent James Guinney and manager Robert Hueston led rescue efforts as crews entered the mine amid black damp conditions seeking the missing workers.
Mrs. Jessie Merritt, divorced from Geneva Ohio, says vaudeville actor Theodore Flynn used hypnotic influence on her. She believes Flynn’s control contributed to his death in a Philadelphia hospital after they planned to marry. They met in Ashtabula on October 8 and later at a sister’s home where the alleged power was learned.
In Pittsburg at the American nickelodeon on Fifth Avenue a moving picture fire broke out while about 100 patrons crowded inside. Joseph Estep known as Leroy a 41 year old musician died in a box from burns. Mrs Della Estep 18 wife of the victim suffered severe burns while trying to save him. Samuel Craft ticket seller was burned and internally injured amid the trampling rush. Eight others were slightly hurt in the stampede and evacuation.
Washington DC report by O G Sonneck, chief of the Library of Congress division of muse, proclaims Dixie as the top American patriotic song in popularity, with Yankee Doodle second. Sonneck releases a detailed study tracing origins and evolution of four famous tunes including Yankee Doodle, Star Spangled Banner, Hall of Columbia, and America.
Ottawa reports Canada purchased the cruiser Rainbow from Britain as the first vessel for the new navy training fleet. A second larger cruiser is under negotiation for purchase from the British Admiralty. Rainbow will serve as a training ship, with deployment planned to the Pacific coast and Atlantic areas as needed.
An oil lamp exploded in San ano Clerio’s two story home killing at least eight people and injuring two. Clerio's family and several boarders perished or burned, leaving the Italian community saddened and two escapees badly burned. In Lewiston, two firemen died and three were severely injured when a three story wooden block burned. owners Callahan Bros. lost two stores and three tenements.
New York City. Dr. Frederick A. Cook is expelled by the Explorers Club board after a special committee found no proof he climbed Mount McKinley in 1906. The report says his ascent claim is unconvincing and that he entered a secret financial agreement with a publisher, betraying club members and providing suspect photographs and data.
A locomotive explosion at the Rock Island repair shops in Shawnee Oklahoma killed five men and badly injured many more. Bodies recovered include Henry Johns and A F Kerr. speculation says five deaths total. Fire, debris, and a panicked crowd followed as officials assessed the disaster.
Mina Joan Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, was found drowned in a bathtub at the author’s Redding, Connecticut home. She had suffered epilepsy for years, and the tragedy deeply affected Twain, with reports noting the shock and impact on his health.
Washington reports a record postal deficit under Postmaster General Hitchcock with 1909 exceeding 17 million dollars. Investigations cite second class mail and rural delivery as major revenue losses while rural routes grow from a 40 thousand dollar experiment to a 39 million dollar program. The policy seeks cuts without harming efficiency and highlights rural delivery value to farms, villages, roads, and education.
A northwest storm devastates New England and New York City areas, killing about forty souls and causing millions in damage. The Davia Palmer, a five masted schooner, with 12 crew, is reported lost off Boston harbor along with nine other wrecks along the Massachusetts coast. Hundreds flee homes as telegraph lines fail and power plants go dark.
Renowned artist Frederick Remington, age forty eight, died at his Ridgefield residence after appendicitis with peritonitis. A native of Canton, he began as an office clerk, then became a cowboy, drawing inspiration from the West for many of his famous paintings. Body transported to Canton for burial.
Death beat justice follows George Preston Sheldon former president of Phenix Fire Insurance Co. He died in Cromwich Conn before learning he faced city indictments. Sheldon last summer stayed at a Graenwith hotel as disclosures of his mismanagement of the Bre brew insurance company surfaced amid a $45,000 embezzlement charge.
Cincinnati reports Mrs. Addie Bonnevall arrested for murder after two Loveland boys burned in a house fire. She allegedly struck the children with a hatchet before setting the dwelling ablaze and fleeing. The boys’ skulls were crushed and their bodies lay as the fire began. She was arraigned before Mayor Payne and bound over to the grand jury. The blaze started shortly after midnight as neighbors formed a bucket brigade to save the home. Additional briefs note separate crimes in Macon Georgia South Bend Indiana Toledo and Portsmouth Ohio.
Bluefield West Virginia reports a deadly holiday with at least six deaths and multiple injuries during Christmas celebrations. Victims include Herbert Gose shot near St. Paul Virginia by Lee Findley. William White and Wash Jones, a fatal pistol duel at St. Paul. James Hill shot near Virginia City by a man named Widener. J R Sawyers run over by a train at Huger. C Leverey found dead on a Vulcan track. Jack Patrick fell from a moving train at Cedar Bluff and died. John Willis throat cut in a fight at Toms Creek. two unknowns including one Black man killed by a train at Landgraf.
A Chamber of Commerce municipal affairs committee report accuses Buffalo executive branches of extravagant public funds use and favoritism with contractors. It cites city records showing salaries and work paid well above market prices and lists many names of workers drawing salaries who could return to city payrolls.
In Washington County Indiana the Rev. William Ritter and his wife were found murdered in their home a mile east of Winora. The wife lay on the floor with no marks on her body and appears to have been preparing for bed. The minister’s body was found in the cellar at the foot of the stairs, both rigid. Time of death unknown as investigators struggle to determine when the double killing occurred.
Gabriel Len Butterman and Rosa Lee Butterman wed at a church near Lynn Station Georgia. Moments after the minister pronounced the vow a gunman named Joe Jackson allegedly opened fire killing Len Butterman. The motive and details remain unclear as authorities investigate the chaotic scene.
A literary survey traces how tales and jokes recur across centuries from Taft era Texas to Lincoln and Harley anecdotes. It notes enduring wit in stories about Don Quixote, whiskey challenges, and royal quips, suggesting a long arc of humor through history without sensational detail.
An old exchange touts heat as a remedy for many ailments. It suggests hot water bottles for teether pain and earache, hot bran bags, hot witch hazel rinses, and warm baths for bruises, sleeplessness, headaches, and nervousness.
Modern steamships have a brief life compared with old sailing vessels. The Princess Mary conveyed King William II to England in 1688 and lasted until 1837. Retained as royal yacht until George I, she was sold, then sailed to West Indies and back for years. She struck rock and was totally wrecked on February 17, 1827.
New York and Cleveland market notes show firm call money at 4.4% with various foreign exchange figures. Grain and livestock prices listed for Minnesota and Ohio regions include spring wheat, corn, oats, butter, eggs, and cattle, with multiple price points across December entries and regional reports from Buffalo and nearby markets.
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