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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
A sweeping weekly digest recounts major items from Chicago marriages to political impeachments, court decisions, political contested convention seats, ship arrivals, accidents, and notable deaths. Included are Roosevelt, Dreyfus, and Gorgas mentions, plus local incidents in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio.
Steam pipe explosion aboard the armored cruiser Tennessee near San Pedro California killed at least six sailors and injured ten others. Rear Admiral Sebree and several officers survived narrowly as crews fought for safety amid the blast.
Charles P. Corlett, 40, president of Corlett Engineering, shot his wife B b Corlett in their Willoughby Kingsley hotel rooms after a long quarrel. He killed himself with a bullet as she died, both dying instantly. The couple, Italian-born and described as talented, resided in a country village. Police noted deliberate intent and a prior attempt by Mrs Corlett to take corrosive sublimate.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs David Lindenborn condemn New York society as a deadly bore and claim Newport is a laughing stock due to climbers. Fish plans Europe travel to escape society drama while Lindenborn returns to stage life amid social fatigue. Bertie Martin, former Scranton socialite, will join Casino Review as a chorus girl after eight years in high society.
Helena area reports water flooding the Great Falls smelter and Great Northern tracks. One foot of water covers the second story prompting at least a month before resuming operations. Over 1000 workers affected as Kalispell to Helena rail service disrupted.
Greensburg pa county commissioners announce a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who assaulted and murdered nine year old Anns Luchinekt whose body was found in a box car at Mount Pleasant on Monday.
Met calls announced that two new battleships authorized at the last session of Congress will be named Florida and Utah respectively.
In Buckeyedom a tobacco planting dispute grows tense as independent farmers push to plant while firmers resist. Night riders battle Troop B on Norval Johns and David McPherson farms, leaving a blood trail. Friday two farmers were arrested and 30 more are expected by Monday. Governor Harris asked to keep mounted troops.
In Toledo Ohio the global convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks discusses merging the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, the Brotherhood of Interior Freight Handlers, and the Brotherhood of Way Employes. A joint committee may settle the issue by the end of the gathering.
Cincinnati marks the seventy fifth anniversary of its law school with nationwide speakers and praise for famed graduates. Cannon and Secretary of War Taft, both alumni, could not attend but were lauded by presenters in the program.
In Cleveland Ohio the spelling championship selected representatives for the city All contest. The two girls, described as bookworms, did not memorize long lists but learn spelling by reading and forming the heart of learning through reading.
Joshua Lowes & Son of Stenhenville faced a United States court ruling on Wednesday for filing liquor casks with spirit and selling without destroying revenue stamps. Fines totaling $2,000 and 60 day jail terms were imposed but later remitted.
John Barbus aged 24 a laborer was found near the Lake Shore tracks Monday with his left leg and arm severed and his right hand crusted he died at the hospital Alan reported to police that while walking along the tracks he found a human hand.
The state board of charities will begin an investigation of Massillon State hospital next Tuesday at Gov Harris's request. The inquiry centers on allegations that inmate John Adams died from injuries inflicted by a hospital attendant.
A passenger train rear-ended a freight train on Friday at Brinkhaven hill. Foreman Meeker was injured after leaping to safety. Engineer Rinehart remained at his post and escaped unharmed. Passengers were shaken but uninjured overall.
Brown County sheriff urged the governor for additional troops to patrol the tobacco district in Columbus. After a conference with the adjutant general, a company from the first regiment in Cincinnati was ordered out to reinforce the area.
Two men vanish near the Cleveland bridge as Edward Gallagher, captain of West Center bridge, and David Hoping a fish handler at Toth Pieh Co are reported missing. Robes found near the bridge. river search continues with no trace of bodies.
Logan county officials send Prosecuting Attorney Chamberlin and Sheriff Humphreys to California to seek a confession from a penitentiary inmate who has reportedly spoken of a 11 year old murder involving Devi Detrick and his wife. A cellmate relays details to the warden and may claim the $1000 reward.
The Oh Trap Shooters tournament in Columbus featured an open championship won by Rolla Heikes of Dayton with 48 of 50 in regulation and 28 in a shoot off. Heikes led professional scores with 188. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake was second with 187 and J M Hawkins of Baltimore third with 186.
Nearly all mines in the Hocking Valley are operating at full capacity after a general resumption on Monday. Some mines have contracts extending into the summer, with prospects for continued operation. A new repair shop at Logan began Monday, employing several hundred men.
A Monday night attempt to wreck a Chesapeake and Ohio train near Portsmouth failed after a switch was damaged four miles west at Fire Brick. Fireman Jacob Smith sustained a fractured skull when the guard window was struck, and he is in critical condition at a local hospital.
A brakeman A Muska of Cleveland was whiting on the tender of a 4 Pennsylva nia locomotive at Brier Hill when struck by an overhead bridge and hurled insensible with a fractured skull into the engine cab. He may die.
Indorne Bryan. Turn Down Mayor Tom Newark, O Seventeenth district Democrats indorsed W J Bryan for the presidential nomination, but refused by a vote of 128 to 46 to favor Mayor Tom of Cleveland for national committeeman fyan Ohio. W A Ashbrook was renominated for congress.
Hocking Valley railway opened new repair shops at Logan on Monday, creating work for several hundred men as operations resumed full scale.
Federal bonds were stolen in Unie when a Friday theft dynamited the safe at the general store of F. H. Harbert. The burglary occurred north of here as the bandits secured several hundred dollars in government bonds. Local authorities investigate the break in.
Citizens celebrate a hundredth birthday for Weillayitle founder Alex Welle and a fiftieth anniversary for Wil Celebrates. The piece quotes Mrs H W Thompson on a balloon trip during the celebration. A separate court note discusses a $70,900 bond posted by Cannon Bondie in Columbus for Nelson Canton on bribery charges.
The article argues tunnels under the East and North rivers prompt debate on relocating workers to Long Island or New Jersey. A factory owner notes moving out fails as tunneling makes commuting easier, causing families to move back to New York. A veterans reunion scene closes with a crying speech about long travels.
A dialogue excerpt from Illustrated Samay Magazine recounts a night of heavy drinking and mistaken actions. James complains to his coachman about rides and exchanges of coats while detailing a stop at Misd Browning's where a betrothed woman was allegedly expected. The piece hints at social scandal with a reckoning of improper conduct.
A fragment notes a woman returning from a shopping tour under The Merry Widow. She carried various items described in odd terms and wore them on her head, while addressing Alphonse and implying she held no other burdens.
Fragmentary religious text speaks of a one step inside, a gift of eternal life, and a weary governor preferring a dime. The readable phrases suggest a contemplation of spiritual gifts and practical desires within a political context.
June 9 market notes show money at one percent, sterling around 485.45, government bonds steady, and grain provisions and live stock mostly steady. Flour patent prices in Minnesota at 5.46, wheat and corn steady, oats steady, butter and cheese near steady, hogs and cattle mixed with steady to firm tone across regions.
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