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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Lnkc Gl,cs un ID. ncnd.

Bcllalrc. Mich. June 10. The
corpse Of Robert stewart, washed M
on the shore near Dewcy's Landing.
was discovered by Henry Maddox,
who was on a days outing ON the
tempestuous night % Aprll I stewart
started TO row across the narrow lako
In leal,y boat The boat with un-
shipped oars, The boys cap aud hun.
die of his clothing noalel ashore, but
MI efforts 20 End the body failed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
steamer President Lincoln Arrives

New York. June "a The Hamburg
American lines new steamer, Presi
dent Liucon has arrived here on her
maiden voyage from Hamburg The
steamer had considerable hard wealth.
er during The voyage, but the officers
say she proved herself ma admirable
sea.h0at The liner brought thirty.twr
salon IA second cabin. &c third
class aud 25H steernge passengers
The President lincoln was built III
Belfast She Is OF 1903 gross ton
mage aud carries a crew Of 800 men
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Detroit Street Railway Troubles.

Detroit, June II The Detroit
United Railway, after receiving an
ultimatum Of the employees adopted nc
a stormy meeting made formal reply
Offering 10 submit 90 arbitration tho
entire working agreement between tho
company and men. The employees de
sired only the arbitration Of their de-
mand for IN increase 10 q cents per
hour. Thompson has issued an appeal
10 the company and the men urging
them 10 get together and adjust their
differences without resorting 10 a
strike.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
WILL HUNT a BrG SNAKE
Mass Meeting Held 10 Organize the
Hunt for the Celebrated Carter
serpent in Michigan.

Hastings Mich June 10 For the
purpose ~ organizing an expedition
% cartnre the huge sefgent known IS
Catrs snake, which Tor yeors has
tmrnrlled residents north 81 Hastings.
d mass meeting has been held IN the
diy ball. u isplanned 20 hold the hunt
next saturday. Already 100 men have
enlisted Many from Grand Rapids.
Battle Creek aud Kalamazoo have sig
nifed their intention ~ coming.
Every one win be- armed with a
shotgun II Is planned 90 cover care.
Gully tie territory III which the SNAKE
has recently. hecn seen The monster
IS boa constrictor and Is supposed
20 have escaped from circus fifteen
wears ago
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
AGED 90; WANTS \ DIVORCE
Woman lie Wants To Bc rid OF Has
Been His Wife Tor Twenty
seven NcarS

Kalamazoo Mich. juno II Levi
Woods territorial pioneer and FOR
drty.two years pillar ~ tie preshy-
tcrIan church here, has woaried OF we'd
ded life. aud az the age OF 90 DC
mands divorce from his wife. Mary.
whom he married twenty-seven years
ago. The circuit court has taken his
case under advisemcnt.
Woods charges a daughter OF his
wife by n former marriage with caus.
tug trouble lie says she induced him
10 sell his property here and move TO
California. where she was living. lie
remained sometime ana then returned,
his wife ptcfcrring 20 stay with her
daughter. he alleges
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15


OF The senate committee on inter
oceanic canals ana prominent rs q
brigadier general IN the Confederate
army Is dead AZ his home here Sena
Tor Morgan had been IN bad health
FOR number OF years. but had more
or less regularly attended tho ses.
sions or congress He suffered from
angina nectoris. which was cause OF
his death
Morgan attended 10 his congression-
~ duties nj his home here until about
r week ago. Since that time he had
been confined TO his house aud 20 his
he'd. lie was able. however, TO sit NJ
for while yesterday and talk over
some official matters with his secrc-
tary lie died nj 1915 y. m. yester.
day. Morgan was born at Athens,
Tenn. Iunr 20. 1894 His home IN
Alabama was at selma where the III
neral will AXE place. the body prob.
ably being taken from here Thursday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Aflcr ana umhrcIIn rrnsl.

Philadelphia June II Acting upon
instructions from Washington. United
States District Attorney Thompson
viii move against the sU-called umhro.
W trust II Is alleged that there Is a
conspiracy among the makers ~ Nm.
hrellas aud umbrella frames Ia 70.
Stralnt ~ trade FOR tile purpose ~ TX.
ing prices of the products OF the fac.
tories.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
IngcnLon. Cn.c ol MldIng.

Kalamazoo. Mich, June 10 Hid
den away IN straw tick ~ an cndeav-
or TO escape the officers. Deputy Sher-
~ Nash found Leslie Musscr M the
home or his parents ~ Boardman. nenr
Cadillac. aud returned with him 10
Kalamazoo on q charge IL stealing Sit
worth OF merchandise from a travelling
salesman M Scho0lcraft.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
HEAVY DAMAGE NEAR DuouorN
About $500. 900 IN Town aud vicini-
ty Mrs. kcgley'- Escape.

Duquoln. ~, Iunc 10 According
60 telephone reports from the surround
Ing farming community IL u estimated
that the loss caused by The cyclone
which visited this county viii rcnch
$4,000. Including crops. fruit aud
property The damage ~ this city
viii amount 20 nearly ~ much be.
ing distributed among residence prop.
erty asd surface mine structures. IN
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Taught Edison "a TeIerranh

Detroit. June -. The body Of
John Thomas. the man who taught
Thomas 4 Edison telegraphy. Hes un.
claimed IN morgue Ia this city
Thomas died on sunday ~ fnr ne
n known hts only relatives are his
divorced wife and their daughter.
Shortcly before his dcnth Thomas told
the story of his acquaintance with the
great inventor.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
nrlghtnn,s Dlstinctlnn.

Brighton. Mich. June 10 4 census
OF this town shows that II comes ucnr-
or 90 nctunl srace suicide than any
other town In the United states ~
the town there are twenty four fam
lilies" 81 one member each and seven.
~ Six families ~ two members each
There are only four families OF over
seven members each
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
BIG SUIT HAS BEEN BEGUN
Government Attacks the Anthracite
Railways for Combine in
Restraint Of Trade.

Philadelphia. Pa. June 13.-rhe
suit Of tile United States government
against the anthracite eoal-carrying
railroads which are charged with
carrying on a monopoly In the produc.
ton. transportation and sale OF hard
coal. has heen filed I'm the United
States circuit court in this city The
defendants are the Reading company.
Philadelphia ana Reading company.
Lehigh Valley Railroad company. Del
aware. Lackawanna ana Western Rail
road, Central Railroad Company OF
New Jersey, Erie Railroad company,
New York. Susquehnnna and Western
Railroad company, Philadelphia and
Reading Coal ana Iron company lie
high Valley Coal company. Lehlghand
Wllkesbarre Coal company. Hillside
Coal ana Iron company. New York.
Susquehanna and Western coal com
pany, ana the Temple Iron company.
They have until the first Monday IN
August 10 make an appearance in the
suit and until the first Monday In
September 10 file an answer or de
murrer 10 the proceedings This is
the opening move OF what Is expected
to be a great contcst between the gov
ernmmt and the coal roads AMI the
filing took but a few minutes
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Mlchlrnn Grnnd Arm,.

BAY city. Mich. June ~ The
tweniy-niuth annual encampment az
the q. a. T.. ~ Michigan opened win
a vigorous campaign Ia progress for
the position If department commander
between William Glover Gage ~ Sag
NAV. and William lib. ~ Adrian.
both Of whom have large followngs
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Virgin Breaka liz own Record.

london June ~ james Wright
the Newcastle typewriter. whose rec
ord was TO- words minute aud -
words n minnie FOR AN hour. hcut his
own record. doing Sirs words min.
ute FOR ten minutes then loo, iO7, AMI
ITO words n minute The matter was
dictated from business correspondence
which Wright had not previously seer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
May Ha,r A,erted q strike.

Detroit. June l0.--Presldent w. n.
Mahon, ~ the Amalgamated Associa-
tlor ~ Street Railway Employees. and
General Manager T.. w Brooks. OF the
Detroit United railway, have reached
n compromise agreement which II Is
thought will avert n threatened strike.
yielded on the question Of paying the
men for the time they lose while wait.
Ing FOR "tripper" cars. but refused 10
give the men - cents an hour In
stead OF the present scale OF %, -
and % and % cents. The men viii
vote on the compromise
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Accident on submarine Isoa,.

Portsmouth, Eng June i3. Lieu.
tenant Hart 80 The royal navy. was
Killed and three sailors were injured
~ an explosion ~ gasoline on board
a submarine hont.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Thcy DIX nnIse Enongh ncct..

Caro-, Mich, June ~. The capacity
or the Caro- plant OF the Michigan
Sugar company viii probably be 10.
duced from loo tons 81 hects per
day 10 COO tons. as The supply or bccts
grown In The vicinity of the factory
are not sufficient 20 warrant long
run az double the capacity The caro-
plant Is one Of the largest Ia MIchl.
gan. More than ZOO bcres or hccts
have heen contracted for this sea
son
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Jan Nrwspapcrs Warned.

Toxic June r. The newspaper
men Of this city were summoned 20
appear before tie home department
and were then officially advised to as.
stain from the publication % any mat.
ter ofan nhammatoy 90 hgitatlng na.
ture upon the American question
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Aged Man IIane. IIlmecIr

Ilnughton Mich June IL. Henry
Stclnhnrk urei go, ~ ltNnsc. \ Pic.
heer resident ~ the copper country.
hanged hlmself IN tl, tower ~ the
school h1usc ut L'Anse where be was
iauitnr iir hid been despondcnt for
several weeks IL leaves widow and
several grown children two 81 whom
i've Ia CllCurO
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Case Of John Allison IIanps Firc

Jackson Mich June H. Tho board
% pardops has closed two.day's
session here, having the petition OF
seventy i've convicts under consider.
alton. No action was taken ia the
case 81 John Allison The members
of the bonrd viii 90 10 Moline. H..
ana u Is said that n they find the
newspaper storics correct they VIII
release him
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Would Head the Michigan q. a. n.

Adrian. Mich. June 10. william
lib. commander Of Woodbury. post
No. o., q. a. r.. ~ his city. il 10 be-
IN active candidate for department
commander u The a. A. H. ~ Michi.
san before the cncampment week IL
u claimed be- has tile promised support
~ more than half - the posts in The
state
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Neck Broken by = FaII.

kalkaska, Mich, June ~ Miss
Marie Hudson. daughter Of ! u. Hnd
son. % Boarlman township. stumbled
and fell while trying 20 escape from
the burning home OF friend where
she was spending the night Her neck
was broken by the fall and she died
instantly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
-Four Drowned WhiIe R,thing

Tampa. Fla June 70 While bath.
ing IN the Manntce river near ralmet.
10 James Jones. Pearl ard Ada Swil
lie and Annie Randall all ncgoes. got
hevnnh their henih mud wore drnMnrl
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Eleven Of the Mirnesota's Crew
Start Aboard and Are No
More Seen.
THEY AND THEIR LAUNCH LOST
Six Midshipmen ust Entering on Their
Career Included.
These, with Five Jackies. Make Up the
Dreadful Toll Eyacted by old
Ocean-itun Down by
~ Steamer.

Norfolk Va. June l2.-It IS stated
auFhoritailycly here that the naval OF.
tcia!s have absolute knowledge Of The
Identity OF a steamer which ran down
tile launch OF the battleship Minnesota.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15

Grand Haven, Mich. June -. 10.
hannes Lefehyre janltor OF the First
Reformed church. was saved from
burning 20 DEATH when the church
caught lire, hy the heroism Of the pas
tor. Rev Mulleuhurg, who carried tuc
falntlng man from tie burning build.
ing 10 his home aud then gave the
alarm Lctcbyre discovered the blaze
and Immediately tainted just rs the
preacher arrived The building wns
completely destroyed ~ n loss 81 S25,
600
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
HE is THE vILLAGEPoo bah
Nothing In the Way OF Service Comes
Amiss to Him from Preaching
to Painting.

Moshcrvllle. Mich. June Danlcl
Foster. or as he Is more commonly
called. "Uncle Daniel IS the pride Of
Moshervllle When there Is sermon
10 preach, a meeting 70 lead. n house
20 paint, Sunday without regular
services, Job M paperhanglng 10 be
done or an unusually fine piece or
wood granting wanted, Uncle Dan.
lei Is ready 10 respond 20 the call
lie would preach your funeral SER
mon IL YOU wished Il, or would con.
fer with you on the proper shade of
paint for Your house He Is often
called 90 other towns for fine jobs ~
painting or granting. Uncle Daniel"
Is past 50 and Is a Quaker preacher
ana although without any regular
charge, Is competent 10 ON any Of the
village pulplts NJ short notice lie
owns a fine farm IN Moscow township
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Ruef Gave Schmitz g.. 800.

san Francisco, June When the
Schmitz trial was resumed. with Abra.
ham Ruef ON the stand court over,
ruled the objection Of the defense 10
the question that was pending when
court adjourned the previous day, Tile
question was did you In January.
1905, IN the house M 2Si9 Fillmore
street give this defendant Eugene T..
Schmltz. S2.50o iu currency" Ruef
replied IN the affirmative.
Bucf said when he gave the $3.50
20 Schmliz hp t3l thc mayor IL was
his fSchmit1si slnre OF the 5000 that
had hccu received from the French
restaurants.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
SIX YEARS OF BATTLE
Fight Over a Eectsngle OF Dit
That Is Full Of Start
Inc Features.
LATEST OF THESE Is A FORT
Litigation . Constant and Lively
Mu,hcfsiilc'- POO bah Detroit
SlIcet car Matters,

Part Huron Mich, June l0-A III
tie piece 81 property, 5oxioo feet, 10
Gated IA The south end OF Huronle
beach has caused trouble aud litiga
ton for six years aud finally brought
about threatening feud between tive
prominent men. capitalists and beach
owners Fighting for months. Marcus
Young hnd Fred l.. Holman. the lat
ter a Young man OF p years and the
former eighteen years his senior, are
Kept busy protecting property which
both claim Young says that Hon
mans property has long since washed
into the lake. but the latter maintains
that property on which Young has,
erected cottages IS his
Says iic Doesn't Get Eair Deal.
Four warrants have been issued for
Hoffman and his men charging tres
pass, and VA each case tie capitalist
WAS held 20 the circuit court hy Jus
tice Dennis, Of Port Huron township
The matter was taken 10 the township
because Prosecutor Moore and the 20
lice justices OF the city refused to-
give warrants. as they deemed II best
for the men 10 fight IL ont ia the civil
courts. Hoffman says that he j. not
being given fair deal" because OF
this fact Young gets warrant for
him ana his men; sheriff Davidson ar
rests them and while they are In court
Young and his stalwarts are choppinc
down the line fence built by Holman.
Young says that he viii continue to
break every fence Hoffman builds
Holman u building "A Fort.
Young employs several men and
Monday he. with fifteen men.
caused the fence and posts on all the
Hoffman property to be torn down and
destroyed Hoffman IN turn has put
a gang Of men 10 work building n fort
on his property, sklrtng that OF
Young's The fort will be 100 feet I'M
length and Will be equipped with gun
noles. 20 be used should II be neces
sary for his gang 20 open fire upon
Young's men. Long trenches have been
dug and wire pickets strewn In front.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Brings Death to Forty persons in
Communities in Kentucky,
Illinois and Indiana.
TWENTY-FIVE ALREADY DEAD
Balance of the Two-Score Made Up
Of Fatally Hurt
Ross OF Property Reaches Up Into
Hundreds OF Thousands of Dol
lars-W wind and Rain DO
the Destruction.

Chicago, June 10. 49, Twenty-nlne
known dead ana forty persons injured
constitute the list Of casualties result
ing from storms OF tornado severity
which swept oycrsouthem Illinois and
Indiana ANA central Kentucky. These
fatal visitations came IN the shape Of
torrents of rain. high winds and elec-
trical disturbances, The property dam-
age will reach many thousands OF dol
lars. Houses were swept away.
bridges demolished aud thousands o.
acres Of growing crops destroyed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15

Neutrality-suspicious. ~ United st tes
Senator John Tyie Morgan. 81 Ala.
hama. for thirty yelrs q mcmher -
The upper house 0f congress. chairman
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15

Washington. June - The loss ~
one time OF six bright young midship
men fresh from the academy az An.
napolis, and bontswain ana
four enlisted men attached 10 the
big battleshlp Minnesota eleven men
MI together rs reported briefly to tile
navy department was one Of the most
severe blows That has fallen upon the
personnel Of the navy since the Span
ish war, Ia the estimation Of the q.
fcials. Because OF their youth and
very recent eutry into the naval sery-
Ice the Young officers Who were iott
were not widely known outside OF the
naNnl nendenY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
Names OF the Midshipmen Lost.

Midshipman Henry {. Alurtn, Jr,
was native OF Ohio ana a member
Of the second class az the naval acad.
emy Like the others lie had been
sent aboard the hattleship Minnesota
for summer course OF instruction. 10
afford the practical education neces-
sary 10 supplement- thetheoretical work
az the naval academy Philip II. Field
was aimidshipman from Colorado who
belonged 10 the first class Of the acad-
envy. Midshlpman Walter G. Ulrich,
OF the second class. was from Wlscon-
sin. w. III Stevenson, ~ North caro-.
lima, WIS a member Of thesecond class,
and Henry l.. Holden. Of Wisconsin,
was member OF the same class; u.
T. Holcomb, 81 Delaware. member or
the second class.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15

Louisville June 10 Twenty one
persons dead. the village devastated
and several thousand acres 81 growing
crops ruined, Is the sum total Of the
havoc wrought by rain torrent that
descended on Gradyville. Ky. ana VI.
entity. All the dead are residents of
Gradyylle and although reports are
meager. owing TO tine renoteness ~
the place ana the prostration Of tcle.
phone and telegraph wires, II Is be
lleved that no further fatalities viii
be reported from the surrounding
country
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
seamen who Were Lost.

WV IA II ifNiANNilF NflAlAMs H. -
Nandorn and +. X. Plumber. ordin
airy senmen: e.. w Wcstphal. fireman
first class; Jesse Conn. coal passer.
Accounting for the Disaster.
These eleven men had been ashore
20 the exposition Monday night the
mlddies attending 4 ball. They start
ed IN steam launch for their ship
about midnight. Every one conyersant
with tie steam launches used In the
navy say they are scawortly little
craft The conclusion ~ reached at
The navy department that either on nc.
count " the lateness 81 the hour the
launch IN her haste had been driven
hard into the heavy sen that prevailed
IN Hampton roadS. or that the little
boat had hcen run down bv some of
the giant tramp steamers that make
use ~ the roads as a refuge I'm Time
~ storm, 81 any rate the boat AMI
al ON board are missing ana the only
thing known a. bc on board the launch
that has been recovered Is a "ditty'
box belonging 10 the fireman on the
launch, which was picked up ailoat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-15
LIst ID Those who Died.


The dead are Mrs. l.. c. Nell, wife
OF State Senator Nell. ANA her four
children; Mrs, I.um IIlll aud one chld,
Mrs. Carl Wlmorc, her daughter and
granddaughter. Paul Wilson, IS years
old Mrs. fairfield Moss and her six
children. Mrs. J.. w. keltner ana one
child: Miss Mary Moss. An but two
Of the bodies hav been recovered.
Rains Create IA Tidal Wave
Tho disaster was due 10 the erratlc
behavior OF Big creek, ordinarily i
small stream, hut which was already
swollen by recent rains. When the
storm preclpltnted three inches OF rain
in an hour on Gradyville and vicinity
the creek leaped from It's bed and took
new course with the impetuosity OF
a tidal wave The inhabitants OF
Gradyvillc had no warning aud near
ly all were abed when the foamng
waters struck the place carrying away
six large residences. a mill and n num-
Der OF smaller houses. Nearly all the
victims were drowned, but four were
crushed 10y the collapse OF their dwell.
ings when the torrent struck them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

Rehearsals ON Mrs Leslie cartor's
new play "cleo,' by Edwin Milton
hoyle, began last week at the I<nick.
erhacker Theater. New York. Among
those who VIII support Mrs, Carter are
Charles A, stevenson, who was her
leading man IN several OF the Belasco
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

Woman cannot complain that the
dramatists do not give her fair
chance. \ recent work called "Tom-
my tolls the story of a girl who takes
er's business ana pilots a falling news
paper 10 success