The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-24
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WINONA LAKE, IND.-William
Mather Lewis, head master of Lake
Forest University, opened the young
mems conference with an address
urging improvements in the public
school system.
SPARTANBURG, S. C.-Bessie
Smith, 20 years old, has been sent to
the rock pile to work out sentence
for disorderly conduct. She is the
first white woman ever thus treated
in South Carolina.
NEW YORK-The jurors who con-
victed Captain Peter c. Hams, U. S.
A, of the murder of William F. An
mis-, three years ago, have petitioned
Governor Dix to pardon Hams, now
serving a sentence of eight years in
Sing, Sing.
DENVER-Under a decision rem
dered by Federal Judge Lewis, the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
must pay the government for timber
trespasses committed when the road
was built. The government claims
$lO,0O0,000
NEW YORK-The state refused to
accept plea of guilty to murder in
the second degree proffered in behalf
of Paul Geidel, II years old, accused
of the murder of William Jackson, a
Wall street broker. The jury has
been completed.
PITTSBURGH, PA.-The interna-
tional executive board of the United
Mine Workers met here today to set
tie the fractional dispute over the con-
troll of District Five, one of the larg-
est and most important divisions of
the miners organization.
NEW York;. " Cary, secre-
tary to John D. Rockefeller, made a
noncommittal statement regarding a
report that Mr.. Rockefeller had
given another million dollars to the
institute for Medical Research,
which he founded in this city.
SACRAMENTO John
son has honored requisition from
the governor of Indiana for the re-
turn to Indianapolis of James Hosick,
a Los Angeles detective, accused of
having kidnapped John J. McNamara,
held in Connection with the destruc-
ton of the Los Angeles Times plant
QUINCY, NASSAU the yards of
the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany in this city announcement was
made today of the completion of all
arrangements for the launching day
after tomorrow of the dredanought
Rivadavia, which is being built for
the Argentine Republic. The Riva-
davia is 5S5 feet long and will have
a displacement of 27,5OO tons.
COLUMBUS, O.-The first conven-
ton of editors and managers of Cath
olic newspapers ever held in America
opened here today in connection with
the meeting Of the American Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies. The con-
vention discussed plans for the Or
ganization of a Catholic press asso-
citation and various questions relat-
ing to ADVERTISING. circulation and
editorial policy.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL-Festivi-
ties in connection with the grand
aerie convention of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles eliminated today in
the annual parade, which was one OF
the finest pageants of its kind San
Francisco has ever witnessed. There
were in line more than 10000 Eagles
representing lodges of the order in
practically every state of the Union
and nearly all of the provinces OF
Canada, together with Hawaii and
the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Today saw
the ninety-seventh anniversary OF
the capture Of Washington by the
British army under Gen. Ross. On
the day previous the capital had beer
abandoned to the invaders, President
Madison and other officials having
fled before the approach of the rec
coats. A feature of the brief occu
pancy of the city by the invading
army was the burning Of number
Of public buildings, including the
congressional library and the many
valuable historical documents it con
tanned.
ST. PAUL, MINN.-The marriag,
of Miss Josephine Kalman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Kalman o
this city, to Richard Edward Blacqu,
Bey, chancellor of the Turkish EN-
bassy in Berlin, took place this at
ternoon in the st. Paul cathedral, il
the presence of nearly 1000 guests
among them many persons of promi
hence from various parts of the Unit
ed States and Europe. Miss Cecili
kalman was her sisters maid of hon
Or and among the bridesmaids wa
Lady Kathleen Beresford, daughte
of Admiral Lord Charles Beresfor6
The bride of today first met the Be
two years ago when visiting Berlin a
the guest Of Secretary and Mrs. Scho]
lie of the American embassy. Sh