Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26
The Los Angeles Times has perfect,


newspaper flight is to be made Janu-
airy T. The papers are to be delivered
at San Bernsrdino. 90 miles from Los
Angeles.
Police Commissioner Cropsey of
New York received a letter demanding
$4,000 and threatening If the money
was not paid TO bury him alive and
kidnap his wife The letter was turned
over TO postal inspectors for investiga-
! ton.
The Panama canal commission has
entered upon an extensive scheme of
enlargement at both ends of the canal
of landing facilities, according 70 the
/ canal record
! Through the cooperation of Rodman
Wanamaker and the city of Philadel-
phia, fund Of $3.50, 600 will be estab-
lished for the support of widows and
orphans OF city employees killed OF in
capacitated in the discharge of their
| duties
Arch Hoxsey, holder Of the worlds
altitude record at II 474 feet few
over Mount Wilson, the highest crest
Of the range which surrounds Los
Angeles (Cal) valley. He went up
10,005 feet, which took him 1920
feet above Mount Wilson. This flight
demonstrated a new method OF trans
! porting armies across mountain
ranges, according to regular officers
who witnessed the exhibition
According to dispatches received at
Madrid from Lisbon, the restoration
of King Manuel to the throne of Por-
tugal is we'll within the range of pos
slbllities as a result Of the present
unrest In the new republic.
Rhode Island has 50S5 persons to
the square mile, thus, according to
census bureau figures, leading the list
OF states in density of population.
Nevada, with seven-tenths Of a per
son to the mile, is last
| Fifteen men were killed and 20
seriously injured when the boiler ex-
ploded In the plant Of the Norwood
Lake Ice company, about two miles
from Pittsfeld, Mass. Almost the en-
tire force of ice harvesters were sit
ting around the boiler warming them
selves when the explosion occurred
Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson. the ex-
communicated former leader Of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, in
New York, proclaims her belief
the imminent resurrection in the sem
blance of human form of Mary Baker
Eddy, the discoverer of Christian
Science, who, the world believes"
died on December g.
Threatened by wild boars when his
lorse fell in a hunt near Galveston.
Tex, Col. B. F. Yoalum, chairman of
he Frisco system. was saved from the
poisonous bites of the animals by cow
boys who shot several OF the beasts
After a month Of negotiation the
conductors baggagemen, brakemen
and flagmen employed by 81 railroad
systems operating in and west of Chi
cago, were granted a fiat increase of
ten per cent. The increase affects
$4,000 members and will cost the
roads an added expense of 100000
year.
The Republican state executive COM
nittee OF North Carolina has adopted
resolutions indorsing President Taft as
4 national and not a section presi-
lent" and pledged support for his re-
domination and reelection.
AS the clock struck IL o'clock mid
,ight 800 Masons seated at banquet
liable In a new consistory temple at Ce-
lar Rapids, Ia, celebrated st. Johns
lay by registering a mental vow never
again to use profanity.
A grocery owned By Jim Mano wae
wrecked, ten houses were damaged
Ind twelve persons were thrown from
heir beds by two explosions In Detroit.
Mich. Mano accuses his enemies Of
placing the bombs
The leaders OF The old guard In the
In the senate have surrendered to
President Taft's demand for the crea-
ton Of q permanent tariff commission
at this session Of congress. They
have given a formal promise that the
senate finance committee and the
house committee on ways and means
will report bills without delay.
The Adams county grand jury. at
West Union, Ohio, reported 145 add
4 uOudl dSdluet SiliZSho az
cused Of selling their votes at the No
vember election. This makes total
Of 95 indictments.
President Taft, Governor Harmon
OF Ohio and some fifty other members
Of the Perry centennial commission,
gathered in Chicago to further plans
/ for the erection of a monument to
Commodore Perry.
Judge Martin A. Knapp. chairman
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion. and J. P. Mabie, chief of the
railway commission Of Canada.
reached an agreement to recommend
to the governments Of the United
! States and Canada the creation Of an
international railroad commission
which shall have authority over the
railway rates in operation between
/ the countries.