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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
2
A Elizabethton postmaster appointment is noted along with multiple vignettes from Percysburg and regional news. The column mentions Mrs Alexander Se porita, aging local figures, a Tennessee pilgrim rail spur near the Hermitage, and various historical curiosities including a Paris Exposition forecast and Benator Hoar quip.
The Chicago city directory enumerator estimates the population at not less than 2 001 000, noting the June 1 to June 14 census period will likely reveal about 20 000 higher figures. Growth since 1000 shows a near 4 000 000 rise, unmatched except by New York, driven by annexation of neighboring territory.
A compact roundup covering the latest happenings in industry, politics, and daily life at home and abroad. Notable developments include shifts in labor, market movements, and key events shaping the week’s public affairs while highlighting personal notices and regional updates.
A scrambled news digest reports Senate debate on naval duties and island duties, Alaska civil government bill progress in the House, and various political and local incidents. It notes firings, accidents, and political figures, including events in Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, and Albany.
A fragmented report from Des Moines covers the National Mothers congress urging education for deaf and blind children, better child protection laws, and denouncing ad matter. It notes Wall Street clearing house totals, U S failures, Boxer outrages, church and political actions, and various local and international items including trials, floods, fires, and civic changes.
Dispatches report over 16 000 dollars after expenses for May 4 handling in the Philippines with Maj Peyton marching near Aguinaldo’s party. South Africa fronts show rapid British advances, Boer demoralization, and ongoing Filipino scouting. Chinese forces suffer a setback as the Borers gain influence. Lord Roberts moves within Triad territory near Johannesburg amid peace rumors in London.
The May street railway strike grips St. Louis as police guard the Transit system. No cars run widely, with 22 divisions affected and clashes cause multiple injuries and four fatalities. Strikers and imported workers clash, while talks stall over reinstatement and job placements.
Fire broke out at the twentieth level of No 2 shaft in the Calumet and Hecla mine at Houghton Michigan on Sunday evening. All men escaped. a rescue was launched from No 4 shaft, one man Wil McAye fell and was abandoned after reaching the surface. Five men, Ben Saunders John Hunn Richard Martin Richard Richards and Simon Muswell, hospitalized with gas exposure. Rugcell in precarious condition.
A feature on Father Knickerbocker and New York lore links to the Big Four Knickerbocker Special train service from St Louis to Cincinnati. The piece notes comfort in travel, prompt responses from the railroad’s General Office, and praise for the companion train schedule.
A garbled OCR from a historical page weaves an Osage figure Laboring Miles and a Chicago transit ad mix with disjoint lines. It includes a ritual dialogue fragment about heaven and conflict, interlaced with schedules for trains and a slew of period product ads and odd quips.
How much you eat relates to digestion and assimilation into muscle and bone. Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to restore stomach power, make appetite normal, banish dyspepsia, and improve strength and elasticity. The ad also mentions a mother with stomach trouble and a child’s weight gain following use.
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