The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-01
Stray Bits Of News From
Little Old New York

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When the liner Moltke stopped al
Ia Guayra the sight of two green
turtles weighing 500 pounds each be-
ms taken aboard impressed George
Ace. his brother humorist Simeon
Ford and ex-Gov. Draper of Massa-
chusetts as a nne chance for Mara
thon race. Eight-year-old William
Gault, and his. brother Jimmy, four
years old sons OF samuel Gault OF
Pittsburg. We're the Jockeys. Ford act
ed as starter and AIDE referee. Willies
turtle won by head. The next day
the turtles were cooked.
Miss Mary Boiler the most popu-
lar girl In Ontario, Canada and per-
haps the most English of Canada's
fair sex. sailed from New York with
. party of eighteen popularity girls
J aboard the steamer Mohawk for Jack
sonville. The next party has been
sent on tour OF Florida by The
Evening Record OF Windsor. Ontario,
and The Daily News OF Chatham, on
tario. Before sailing, Miss Bobier was
asked what she thought of reciprocity.
Politically we girls are not very
much I'm favor OF the idca," she an
swered hut fundamentally we're with
you, hand and glove. There should be
reciprocity between an nations when .
it comes to a matter of hearts"
The complete elimination OF George
j. Gould and his family from Ameri-
can financial affairs was the keynote ,
of report in wall street that syn
dicatc was being organized To take
over practically all of the Gould hold
ings i'm railroad stocks The operation
would involve nearly $10o,0OOO0O Of
and would be one Of the
greatest transfers Of wealth in the
history of the country-a veritable 4
financial abdication. This portion of
the report was verified I'm official I
the Gould holdings Of
Pacific have actually been
offered at a fixed price, something I
above $40 share. a prominent bank q
ar is authority for the statement that {
all of the other Gould holdings will be S
offered within short time. Among [
he stocks that may change hands /
ire large blocks OF Texas Pacific. Wa a
'osh. St Louis & Southwestern. Wa $
Pittsburg Terminal. Denver cS
Rio Grande, Western Pacific and Man
lattan Elevated. If the deal goes
through George j. Gould and family N
nay live abroad.
New Jersey is a great egg-produc- Ii
ng state and has always been sup o
'osed TO furnish the lions share Of in
he Gags consumed i'm New York Re- X
ent investigations, however, have es- b.
abolished the fact that nine tenths Of 81
he eggs offered i'm the New York mar s.
ct for local consumption ara anti 81
uities Of the cold storage brand and r,
T highly uncertain vintage and pedi- hi
rec. At a recent session Of the Far VI
lers' institute in Rossland n. j., one jo
the professors of the State Agri-
1ltural college suggested that writ n,
m guarantees as 10 the age of the al
ygs, backed by aftidavts, would be in
he best means OF indicating the rep d,
tation of New Jerseys hens end pi
the interests Of the poultry p
zen who made speciality of raising to
en- fruit for the New York market nj
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The city of New York made Lord III
nd Lady Decies a wedding gift of pa
$50 1t does not appear in any of the CT
SITS, hut this sum represents the pl
me value of the police service Civ 81
! during the four hours that the CO
mrch was open and the three hours eli
lditional occupied in the reception 81
the Gould home Altogether 264 men
ere detailed for service i'm this con- ma
'ction. A deputy commissioner gave a
0 worth of time To the assignment; tn
rec inspectors gave $50 worth. two hi
plains gave Sl4 worth seven lieu co