The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-08-26
GENERAL NEWS


NtA1SA otAtf anu ~ kaf&a@ 80 -
600 persons participated, the annual
session OF tho American Federation OF
Catholic Societies was opened here.
Many OF the visitors departed at night
Edgar Feeney OF Brooklyn national
president, presides al the business
sessions which opened at 3 o'elocl
In the reviewing stand rat many
Catholic dignitaries. clergy and laity,
with the officers Of the organization
and Governor Harmon and Mayor
Marshall TO welcome the visitors. Fol.
lowing the mass there was a dinner at
the Episcopal residence, with Bishop
James j. Hartley as host. at which the
distinguished prelates. together with
Governor Harmon, were entertained.
Dr. r Richter. the German engineer
who was captured by Greek bandits
and held for a ransom OF 1925. 900, has
been rescued on the Greek frontier. He
is returning TO Saloniki. Turkey
Dir. Richter was mapping on Mount
Olympus. In the wild frontier region
between Turkey and Greece, under the
auspices OF German Geographical SO
ciety. when he fell into the hands OF OF
the brigands May %. The capture took
place in Turkish territory. His escort
OF Turkish gendarmes was killed. Let
tiers from Lalois, the bandit leader. de
handing a ransom, were delivered
soon afterward by Turkish villagers.
Gilbert III. Perkins, OF Indianap
oils, head OF the Perkins Detective
agency OF that city, who is under three
years sentence TO Leavenworth pris
on for misuse OF the mails. but ~ out
on bond awaiting an appeal in octo
Der, has returned TO this city FROM
Erie, Pa, where his trial was held
He was charged with having sent
black hand letters 10 Charles Strong.
a millionaire. OF Erie, Pa. Perkins
called on Postmaster Robert Brysop
and declared he was innocent OF the
charges. He asserted that q letter
found In his pocket by the postofhcs
inspector WAS planted there
At Springfield, Ill, the quick &C
ton on the part OF Governor Charles
s. Deneen saved Rufus Nelson. .
young negro. from possible death when
the EACAullNtb hhtOAh01t1 No~.@@S
with the youth on a bicycle. Nelson
was thrown from his bicycle oaiy "a
fall in the path OF the heavy car. bust
before the machine passed over the
PROSTATE negro Governor Dsneeai
who had leaped from bis seat, DRAGGED
Nelson out OF the way OF harm
The crowded condition OF the thor.
al Nalonn IN
wheel In such a manner IL was struck
by the executives car.
Grand Army hosts attending forty
fifth annual national encampment,
Grand Army OF the Republic. we're for.
mally welcomed 10 Rochester by Gov.
ernor Dix, State Commander George
u. Land, and Mayor Edgerton. The
various affiliated organizations held
business sessions. and several rouD.
ions were on the programme.
The most important meeting was
that of the national council OF admin.
istration, which was held behind
closed doors
At Little Rock. Ark, Friday two
thousand persons. 700 or them white.
heard DR.. Booker r. Washington, pres,
ident OF the National Negro business
league. at session OF that body, urge
the negroes 10 awake TO their oppUtu.
mites. which he said were everywhere,
especially In the south. He said negro
youths should be taught useful trades
and believed too many OF them are sat.
isfied 20 exc out scanty livellhoods as
waite 5 and Pullman porters
At Cordova. Alaska all the field
films OF the Smithsonian Institution
glacial expedition are somewhere at
the bottom OF the Big Delta river, &C.
cording 10 adyices received here. The
current of the river tipped mp wagon
on which Professor r. f. Starr and
Lawrence Madden were crossing the
stream on their way 10 Fairbanks and
spilled the mon and the Photographic
OUTFIT TIE men got ashore.
At Chicago, ILL.,, Thomas Trakson,
fsrmer. eighty years old Who n unable
to speak a word OF English. slept In
the gutter at Mencminee and sedgwick
streets with $1,000 In his pockets
Pedestrians finally telephoned the
police Sewed 10 the inside OF the
mans underelothing the police found
So 900 in bills OF small denominations.
They also found q bank book showing
deposits aggregatine $1,000.
At Washington poor counterfeit
81 bin on the Fort Dearborn National
bank OF Chicago has been brought TO
the notice of the treasury department.
The conterfeit is photORraphic re-
production on paper OF fair quality, but
the seal has a smudged appearance.
and the bill. in the opinion OF treasury
officials. should not deceive any one
accustomed TO handling money
Andrew 10th. a Hungarian of Pitts
burgh. pa. who has served twenty
years in the penitentiary for murder OF
which ne was not guilty. has sailed for
Hungary aboard the steamer Kron-
a.. A. 4.