The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15
NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF

to the king, was To-Day married 10
Miss Nora Davis, daughter of Clark
Davis. of Philadelphia, and sister of
Richard Harding.
Kansas City, July 1.-THE seven
balloonists. who raced away in the
elimination contest to choose two
balloons to represent the United
States for the Bennett cup on Oc-
tober 5, are still in the air.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, July 1.-THE
Colonial express of the New York and
New Haven & Hartford railroad was
wrecked near here and fifteen per-
sons killed outright and forty-five
injured.
Washington, July President
Taft today accepted an invitation to
visit Pittsburg October q, to at
tend the celebration of the centen-
airy of western river navigation. He
gave this acceptance in consequence
of the persuasive efforts of Mayor
Magee and Congressman Barchfeld at
the White House.
Seattle. July 11.-There is con-
siderable interest here in the report
ed gold strikes along the Copper
River railroad and many prominent
mining men are planning to visit
Cordova with view to looking over
the finds.
San Francisco, July 11.-Nicholas
Murray Butler, of New York, the
publicist and university president,
filed his resignation as director of
the National Educational Associa-
ton, forestalling a plan to unseat
him for non-attendance.
Canton, Ohio, July 11.-When an
other man was arrested in May for
cashing forged check, Henry Vein
seeker, aged 80, of this city, went to
the police station and confessed that
he was guilty.
He said that he did not want to
see an innocent man punished. This
action today obtained for him min
imum sentence in the pen for for
gerry. Judge Robert Day, in sent
encing the prisoner to one year in
the penitentiary said that his willing
ness to shoulder his offense showed
that he possessed some manly traits.
Philadelphia, July 1z.-accused of
killing Emil Amaonn at Warren, Pa,
on January IT. Mrs. Stella Hodge,
35 years old, of that place is being
held at police headquarters here
pending action by the Warren author
tiles.
The sensational feature of the ar
rest lies in the fact that John M.
Andrews. formerly superintendent OF
the Warren Water Works Company,
was only few days ago convicted of
numbering Amann despite his vigor-
GUS protestations of innocence of
the crime.
Pittsburg, Penn, Ju 12th.-Dang-
ling in the air $50 feet above
earth. his clothing in blaze as the
result of an explosion of naptha and
carbon oil that had drenched him,
Chris Sinkas, a courageous steeple-
jack, defied death yesterday after
noon. Although suffering excruciat-
ing pain he slowly lowered himself
back to earth by means of block
and tackle. at the same time using
one hand to beat the flames soaring
his flesh.
t11N, v,t1x I M re m
interested in a three-ball billiard
game, with his eyes fastened upon
every movement of the ivory balls,
James Harding sat in pool and bill
lizard room in Frankstown avenue
for over seven hours yesterday. He
was a corpse, but to all intents he
was a devotee of the game and
watched with great interest the an
tics and gyrations of the balls as
they cavorted over the green cloth
after being given impetus from the
cues of pair of professional manip-
ulators.
Saults Marie. July 1.-THE steam
er John D. Mitchell, of Chicago, was
sunk in a collision with the steamer
William H. Mack, of Cleveland, and
three of the crew lost.
Washington, July 13.-President
Taft has removed Wiley as chief of
the bureau of chemistry in the agri-
cultural department and the foremost
pure food expert in the country, for
the good of the service.
Washington, July 13.-Wiley de-
MES that he has been removed, say
ing 81 would not advise anyone to
wait around to see me put out"
New York, July 13.-William r.
Hearst has purchased the Durland
tract north of Columbus circle and
opposite the entrance to Central
Park. The consideration is said
to have been more than $2,OO0,O00.