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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
3
Rev. Mr. Bigelow leads a push with labor leaders backing a proposal funded by income and inheritance taxes. A convention in Columbus will launch a full campaign for an Ohio Old Age Pension League formation. The movement marks Ohio as the first state taking a serious step toward pensions.
A fierce cyclone swept through Milford and rural Knox County damaging nine farm houses, destroying outbuildings, and ruining crops. The storm moved from York to Brandon, with terridle rain and hail, then vanished after a 15 mile trek. Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall accompanied the event in nearby towns.
Myron T Herrick told the Business Men's Club that U S business men lead in training and capacity and in numbers among nations. He urged a proper link between business and government as a prime need of the era and called his early insight a notable sign of the day.
Port Clinton readies for the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association convention on June 21. Fire Marshal Beet Burkley will speak as about 160 fire companies attend. A large parade plans 40 dutals and an aero plane show and carnival act will headline the weeklong event.
City officials declare a curfew in Defiance to keep teens off streets after dusk. Mayor Bron orders residents to home by 10 p.m. with law enforcement patrolling to ensure compliance.
BELLEFONTAINE reports a gasoline tank at the Thcewater Pipe Line Company pumping station near town was struck by lightning. The 25 000 gallon tank was nearly full and destroyed in the blaze.
President Wilson and officials attended a Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence celebration in Charlotte North Carolina on May 20. The event recalled rebellious resolutions adopted that night declaring Mecklen burg County free and independent of the British Crown with wording matching the Declaration of Independence.
Spinach dish with spices and crisco, served hot with lemon or vinegar and eggs. Meat shoulder steak browned then simmered in water until tender. White Rock Cake uses egg whites, crisco, sugar and milk. Summer Sandwich uses roasted peppers with Hollandaise. Multiple cakes, muffins, and frostings described with stepwise directions.
Hancock County officials sold 95000 worth of road improvement bonds to Breed Elhot e Harrison of Cincinnati for 8 906 premium. The bonds cover improvement for eight roads in the county.
United States Department of Agriculture will station three hog cholera experts in Michigan to work with the state sanitary live stock commission. The experts will be based at Lansing area locations including Tausing Adri and likely Kalamazoo, under an agreement approved by President Hull.
A boy in Carola Mich Leo Decker killed a rattlesnake with the heels of his shoes after the bite proved poisonous. He first noticed the snake and jumped away but the snake struck again. The rattles were kept as souvenirs.
Christ fraternity at the University of Michigan will adopt a French war baby. The plan aims to extend care for war orphans with other fraternities expected to join. At a Lutheran fraternity council meeting this week the effort to support at least 50 French orphans will be discussed.
Skeleton found wrapped in old paper during construction of a four‑room house in Breedaville is traced to builder Mary MacNiven and his brother from Mexico. The bones were unearthed during early work and later reburied at the site, revealing a long forgotten burial.
East Laping Michigan four hundred farmers gathered at Michigan Agricultural College and organized the Michigan Milk Producers Association. The group aims to improve dairy conditions across Michigan and raise the price paid to farmers for their milk.
Historic push for a sunnier resort season across Michigan predicts a 50 percent increase in tourism. Traverse City reports rail lines boosting access. Clare and Leelanau counties see strong cottage demand as owners rush to reserve cottages and rentals amid renewed optimism.
Peace returns to Santo Domingo after American Minister W W Russell’s firm action. Warships deter rebels who threatened to seize the capital. civil police regain control as bandits quit their hold.
The Senate adds a Government nitrate plant to the bill, enabling the President to utilize water powers to extract nitrogen from air for explosives in war and fertilizers in peace. The plant cost is capped at 20 million dollars.
A philanthropic lady gives a weary tramp 10 cents saying she does so for pleasure. He responds with humor, telling her to make a quarter and thoroughly enjoy herself. From Everybody's Magazine.
A report explains how bank note security hinges on paper quality and watermarking. It notes the Tank of England note is easily forged due to simple black printing on white paper and highlights London engravers as the source of note design and printing.
A Scientific American note reports an Indiana genius proposes using cats to generate electric current for lighting. He envisions rounding up cats and driving them through a chute under rotating brushes to extract current, with mice potentially increasing efficiency by induction. The exact cat power needed to light a lamp remains undetermined.
A salt lake forty miles south of Zuni forms a shallow, 4,000 by 8,000 foot basin within a 150 foot high sandstone crater. The 26 percent saline waters have supplied Indian and Mexican salt needs for centuries, with recent crude methods yielding about 1,000 tons annually as people haul salt to nearby ranches.
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