The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06

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Miss Grace Sroe has been elected
head of the Colorado State Teachers
association. The meeting of the as
sociation this year is said to have been
the largest in the history of the state,
$500 members being enrolled. Miss
Shoe was elected without opposition.
ConsulGen. Frank ID. Hill states
that two German mining and metal
lurgical concerns of Frankfort. with
respective capital of $2,142, 900 and So
| 100000 have been merged to reduce
working expenses. Two OF the lead
| ing electrical concerns Of Germany
have also been merged with "a joint
stock of $4,000, 0O0.b
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The British plan of issuing consols
in denominations ofl$25 and $50 shows
| a recognition OF the small investor of
which shere are increasing examples
in this country. The man with hun
dred dollars to invest is an object of
greater respect nowadays in Wall
street as well as in other financial
quarters than ne ever was before.
Anxiety is being felt at Punta Are
mas, Chile, the southernmost city of
the world over the possible effects of
the opening of the Panama canal on
traffic through the straits of Magnet
Ian, according to United States Com
mercial Agent John M. Turner who
has been touring Chile and Peru. All
vessels passing between the east and
west have been accustomed to stop at
Punta Arenas to coal The town, |
which has a population of 1900, paw
ed streets large stores and many pub
lie Improvements has thrived particu-
larly as n result of the ocean traffic |
which may be diverted to the canal.
A new provincial tax law has gone
into force i'm Prince Edward Island |
All assessments must be at full cash |
value, crown and church property be-
rate for this year Is -one-fifth of 1 per |
cent Levy is made on goods and |
chattels for failure to pay taxes, but |
II no such property exists the default |
ing ratepayer is committed to Jail for
thirty days or less.
Bishop William Lawrence of Mas
n.
Brooks in that diocese. says the STORY
of Adam and Eve is beautiful allie
CORY" He says the story was intend
ed to interpret to simple minds the
creation of man by God. Several New
York preachers dispute this PROPOSE
ton, and a lively controversy is in
progress. Rev. George Pratt of New
York. however, thinks the bishop is
right.
Speaking OF the raVages of the chol-
era in Russia the St Petersburg cor
OF the Russische Korres-
pondenz says: Nov, since the severe
cold has checked the plague, we may
take account of what the cost has
been in human lives in the last FIVE
months. In all Russia there were 216,-
O4S cases of cholera, of which 11O.95s
proved fatal, or upward of so per
cent" The report adds that st. Pc
tersburg has been n hotbed for the
disease, eases TO the number of 1881
having been reported.
That a successful American painter
should have passed his fftieth year
without ever having gone abroad is
1t is Howard Pyle's distinc-
ton. Letters from him last week tell
Of his safe arrival in Florence, where
he has taken house for the winter
and will give himself up to the art
galleries and museums. Mr.. Pyle is
to write number Of articles for Har-
per's Magazine. but will not, do any
paining or sketching during his stay
abroad.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge Of In
diana has accepted an invitation To
speak at the Republican state con-