The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-17
Domestic

Domestic
Splintered timbers, broken furniture,
crumbled rock and plaster, scattered
farm produce and dead farm animals
littering the ground over an area Of a
quarter of a mile in width and 20
miles in length indicate the tremen-
dons force with which southern Wis
consin's worst cyclone swept a path
through Rock county, killing eight per-
sons, inturing many more and doing
damage to the extent Of 100000.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette Of
Wisconsin was more or less bruised
and narrowly escaped serious injury
when his new touring car collided
with another automobile on Capital
hill, Washington.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
issued an order granting full year
as the period in which publications
entitled to the second-class privileges,
but on which subscriptions have ex-
pired, will be accepted at second-class
postage rates.
Aviator C. P. Rodgers had narrow
escape from death on the final twen-
ty mile lap of his Atlantic-Pacif1c air.
ship voyage. His machine fell 125
feet while within sight of his destin-
alton at Long Beach, Cal.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association, through John Norris,
chairman of its committee on paper,
has sent a letter to President Taft
urging that the government observe
good faith in the observance of the
favored nation clause of twenty-eight
treaties with respect to the free i'm
portation Of pulp and paper when
made Of pulp unrestricted wood.
New York's streets have become so
Uttered with garbage as the result of
the street cleaners strike that Com
missioner Edwards has begun the use
o. disinfectants. He decided upon this
measure after tour of the city with
DR.. Ernest ]. Lederle, commissioner of
health. They found conditions on the
east side pretty bad"
Coroner Hoffman Of Chicago re-
ceived chemists reports that arsenic
had been found in the bodies Of Frank
Brimkamp, her son, and Richard T.
Smith, former boarder in the home of
Mrs. Louise Vermilya, who is now held
on a charge Of poisoning Policeman
Arthur Bissonette.
Mrs. Jane Mcdonald Thorpe Quinn
was formally charged by a coroner's
jury at Chicago with the murder Of
John M. Quinn, her third husband.
Quinn was shot dead while in bed.
Mrs. Quinn insisted that burglar had
entered the house and shot her hus-
band while he and she were asleep.
Twenty-Five million dollars was Civ
en- by Andrew Carnegie to promote
the advancement and diffusion Of
knowledge among the people of the
United States. This latest bequest of
the Laird of Skibo was made at the or
ganization meeting of the Carnegie
Corporation Of New York which was
incorporated by the New York legisla-
ture June 8 last.
The Lincoln memorial, erected at a
cost Of S125,000 on the Lincoln farm,
near Hodgenville, KY, was dedicated
In the presence Of President Taft and
many other persons and the building
and grounds were formally turned
over to the state Of Kentucky. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Mr.. Taft.
Senator Borah, Clarence H. Mackey.
James w. Folk, Gen. ]. G. Black and
Henry Watterson.
Judges at the New York land show
decided that Montana wheat, oats,
barley and alfalfa exSA those cereals
grown in all other states and Canada
for quality and yield per acre. Four
silver cups. valued at $1,000 each,
were awarded.
A special board has been appointed
by Secretary Meyer to consider details
for the amalgamation of the paw and
construction corps of the navy and pre-
pare a draft of bill to be submitted
to congress to carry out this plan.
Newton G. Dougherty, for rs years
superintendent Of the Peoria m)
school and convicted Of embezzling
about $1,000.000 from the schools. was
paroled by the state pardon board by
a bare majority vote. He was SEN
fenced for an indeterminate term.
Negotiations for peaceful dissolu.
ton of the Harvester trust. in com.
pliance with the terms Of the decf-
sion of the United States Supreme
court in thesStandard Oil and Tobacco
trust cases. are in progress at the de-
oartment Of ihs:ice in Washington.