Alma record., 1911-04-27

Chief Arthur r. Seyferlich OF the
Second battalion, brother of Fire
Chief Seyferlich; Chief Bert Fisher OF
the Fifth battalion, and about forty
eight other firemen were injured and
overcome by ammonia fumes in fire
which destroyed warehouse B OF the
cold storage plant of the Monarch Re-
frgerating company, 40 East Michi-
gan street, Chicago. The property
loss was 100000.
Fourteen hundred teiegraphers en-
ployed by the Illinois Central railroad
between Chicago and New Orleans are
taking a strike vote. as result OF
refusal by the company to grant a
wage increase Of rs per cent, with
30 cents an hour for overtime.
Carolina White, the American prima
donna, through her personal heroism.
prevented a panic In the Metropolitan
opera house at Philadelphia and ex-
tinguished fire upon the stage which
she had inadvertently started.
Through It all. with the audience OF
| 1000 becoming more nervous every
second and preparing to make a mad
rush for the exits. she continued her
singing
Two million is the approximate
Irish-born population OF the United
States There were exactly 1.619.449
Irish born in the United States In
1900 immigration from Ireland for
the last ten years has averaged 81 900.
Employees of the United States and
Wells Fargo Express companies. num-
bering $500 persons. Joined the strik-
ing forces OF the Adams Express
company in New York city, making
5000 who are now out. Employees OF
the National and American companies
stuck TO their posts despite threats
and entreaties Of a union off1cial.
Fire In the plant Of the Minnesota
Billiard Table company at Milwaukee
spread 50 rapidly that so employees
were forced to leap from the second
and third-story windows. One person
is missing, an unidentified mans body
was taken from the ruins, eleven per.
sons are in the Emergency hospital.
The financial loss Is 100000
Three sons OF John Gallaus, miner,
were burned 10 death in fire that de-
stroyed the Gallaus home at Honey
brook Pa.
A shooting affair following a brawl
in an italian boarding house at Pen
nington, N. j., ended in the death OF
the proprietor and his wife and the Sc
rious If not fatal wounding of three
of the boarders
The first school OF tanning In this
country is to be established at Pratt
/ institute, Brooklyn, n. Y, under
the auspices of the National Tanners
association of the United States.
Nine men, prominent among whom
was Albert c. Frost, promoter and
builder of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric railroad and promoter and
president OF the Alaska Central rail
road, were indicted in Chicago by fed
eral grand Jury charged with conspir-
ing to defraud the United States gov.
ernment out of 10000 acres of coal
mining property iniAlaska valued at
! 0,000,000
AS a result OF the gale which swept
Lake Erie the tug Silver Spray Of Erie,
operated by the Booth Fisheries COM
pany, went down off Cleveland harbor.
The crew, consisting of six men and
boy, took 10 the tugs Hfeboat and
rowed for the shore, but were dashed
on the breakwater and drowned.
Ten thousand women, IT is estimated.
are registered in Milwaukee for the
school board election on April 4. The
Unexpectedly large registration Is at
tributed to the energy displayed by
clubwomen.