The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-08-05

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Detroit, Aug. 9.-At the annual
convention of the Knights of Column
bus, John A. Flaherty, of Philadel-
phia, was elected Supreme knight.
Washington, August S,-Walliam
H. Ridgely, minister to Roumania and
Bulgaria will be appointed minister
to Argentina.
Paris, Aug. 9.-Jno. WI. Gates Is
sinking and the death is not lar
off.
Mexico City, Aug. Outraged at
the dismissal of the Secretary OF
the Interior, Gomez and many former
officers of the revolutionary army
declare that they will recall their
followers and lead second rebel
lion.
Shelbyville, Ind, Aug Though
only II years of age, Mrs. Mary
Luther, the bride of Gary Smith, here
has been one of the principals three
times in wedding ceremonies. She
was divorced only last week from An
drew Luther, to whom she has been
twice welded. The first time she
and Luther plighted their troth at
Greensburg through the aid of the
girls mother, Mrs. Charles Hoover,
who assisted them in obtaining the
marriage license.
San Francisco, Aug. 4.-The coro-
ner's jury rendered verdict of not
guilty in the case of Mrs. James Lang
ley, who shot and killed her husband,
whom she claimed she could not re
form, and the grand jury absolved
the young wife from blame and was
presented with flowers.
Chicago. Aug. 4.-William Jen-
nings Bryan, in replying to the state
ment of congressman Underwood that
he was falsifier, said that he in
tended to give the Democratic leader
of the house an early opportunity to
discuss other things.
Chicago. Aug. Airs. Bertha
Frank has the nocturnal trouser
searching habit so bad that it is al
legged she extends her operations
from her husband to neighbours hus-
bands. She was arrested in the
bedroom of Mrs. John Kelder, while
scraping coins out of Kelder's peck
cts.
Washington, Aug. 4.-If the rival
forces for the presidency begin fight
ing the United States may intervene
in Hayti.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The demo
cratic cotton tariff bill, supported by
thirty insurgents. passed the House
by a vote of 2O2 to 81, and means a
twenty one per cent reduction.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The House
cotton bill rate has been referred to
the Finance Committee.
Special to Daily Alaskan.
New York, Aug. 4.-The United
States at midnight formally welcom-
ed to our shores Admiral Togo.
New York, Aug. Admiral Togo
says that Japan should sign the peace
treaty.
New York, Aug. Upon his ar
rivel from Europe today James M.
Beck, former Assistant Attorney Gen
eral, declared that war over Morocco
was certain with England and France
on one side and Germany ond other
nations on the other.
Berlin, Aug. 4.-With Russia as
a peace maker the end of the Moroc-
CO, Great Britain, France and Ger
many controversy is in sight.
Austin, Tex, Aug. "A tornado
blew three coaches of a passenger
train. running through the valley
from the tracks, killing Renick's
baby and injuring thirty people.
Jackson, Miss, Au0. flames X.
Vardmann, who served as governor
of this state from l904-S has won
the Democratic nomination for Unit
ed States Senator.
Seattle, Aug. flames A. Hol-
mes, director OF the Bureau OF Mines,
sails tonight for Alaska to investi
gate the mining conditions.
Seattle, Aug. George S. Nc
Laren, prominent business man,
died last night from the effects of
ptomaine poisoning.
Butte, Aug. president Meyer
has been reelected as the head of
the Federation of Labor by vote
of POI to 80.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The re ap
pointment bill, increasing the number
of members of the House to ABB,
carries an initiative and referendum
feature, in order to prevent gerry
Wandering.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The Presi-
dent has ordered the prosecution of
the proprietors of the Vaparor skat-
ing rink at Prescott, Arizona, for
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