Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-09
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Latest Occurrences.


pupils in the Chicago schools Will be
made during this school year
A surgical operation was perform
ed upon Gen. Harrison Gray OTIS, pup
Usher of the Los Angeles Times. AT
Johns Hopkins hospital. The patient
is reported as doing well.
Paris Fletcher, member OF well.
known real estate firm of st. Paul and
prominent socially, was instantly
killed and Mrs. Fletcher was severely
injured by the overturning OF their au'
tomobile at Minnesota, near WABASH
Mimi.
Edward Smoot, Of Maysville, KY.
was shot four times In Inc book by his
wife and instantly killed. She then
tried to kill herself by shooting her
self in the arm. Jealousy was the
cause.
A man giving the name OF William
Hatfield, but who it Is thought may
be James G. Durham, charged with
the murder of six people in San Jose,
| Cal. ~ years ago, is in jail at Sher-
man. Tex, having been arrested in
Cooke county by deputy United
States marshal.
Claiming to be a Hungarian baron
Otto Vojnits, who was arrested In
Pittsburg last week on charge OF
larceny. was taken back to Chicago
to stand trial. Vojnits says his father
has a $4,000, 900 estate in Europe. lie
also says he has spent 100000 since
his arrival in this country two years
ago.
At the request OF Rt. Rev. Thomas
Burke. bfsnop OF Albany the pope hat
appointed the Rev. James p. O'Con
me- rector OF the cathedral mt Albany
, his domestic prela;e, and the Rev
Joseph A. Delaney, Bishop Burns sec
rotary, a private chamberlain to nj
holiness. Both are entitled to be cal
/, ed monsignors.
!. In Washington, Frank Pierc
{ Sargent commissioner general 9
:. immigration, for over sixteen year
|. Grand master of the Brotherhood
q Locomotive Firemen, and one or IN
/. most forceful characters in the hel
/. of labor, immigration and allied que
,. tons in the country, is dead at n
1. apartments at the Manor house. h
" was fifty-four years old.
II From Chicago the text campaie
- text book of the Democratic party pr
pared with the approval of the n
=, tional committee was distribute
~ to party workers and others
81 terested in arguments why the Del
Re ocratic nominees should be electe
81 II contains 300 pages and is reple
~ with comment and argument on e
various issues OF the campaign.
At Vernon Arena, Los Angel'
h. Cal. Stanley Ketchell, Of Michiga
~ former middleweight champion OF I
i'll world was knocked out in the tweli
round at Jelfries' Vernon Arena No
Nv day afternoon by Billy apke, OF /
re. nois. who is now middleweight cha
he pion OF the world. 1t was a case
err. the Illinois "thunderbolt' against
en- Michigan killer" and the thunderb
go won.
ms AT San Francisco. Cal, Abe
rs. tell. the champion featherweii
a of America. and Owen Nor
nd England's premier boxer IN
q, same division. fought draw |
!" tie at the Colma open air arena La
oi day In the presence OF about o.,
mt spectators. The battle lasted twer
g" three rounds and at its concius
Referee Jack WEIGH unhesitatin
grasped both lads by the hand, sign
ing that the fight was a draw.
ck decision seemed to please the GRO
ned and there were cheers for each figf
'ok as he wended his way from the r.
me side. The fight on the whole
.os rather tame.
ON Racing at breakneck speed and Y
as remarkably good fortune over the
She streets and the adjoining town
-eet Tingsboro for more thar $50 M
,wr Lewis Strang in a sixty hosepo
afe. car left all his competitors far in
nsa rear and easily won the autCmo
, r. road race for the Butler Ames trc
.ins at Lowell. ass The exact Length
&c the run was 2544 miles. compri
lied twenty four circuits of course N
hild uring 1915 miles. Inc "'iei
was foru hours. forty (co'recD
utes and thirty-four seconds. II
=. F. Grant finished second more
an hour and a half after Strang.
who In London as a result OF
ont. Pillsbury-Washbu flour mills OF
ami neapolis going into the hands OF
n as ceiver. English bondholders and
athy holders i'm that company and in
sit 81 Anthony Falls Water Power
,rina panv aud Minneapolis Mill COM
homo allied concerns. will cause & scare
PC in investigation TO be made into tn
owed fairs Of those companies. Sensat
take Developments are expected.
hese meeting of bondholders II was al
$ ex that persons connected with the
WIN. pany in Minneapolis had been
,hout lating in wheat and making NJ
p lib tries as TO funds used II was
force the shortage OF s5.00o.O0c had
ar 10 been covered up