The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-21
Brief Items HOt
Off the Wires
Hickey is Found Guilty.

buHalo, Dec. al. Frank Hickey
was today found guilty of murder i'm
the second degree Of having strangled
seventeen old Joseph Josephs, of
i-sckawana, in October, 1911.
No Operation on Czareviteh.
ferlin Dec. 2l-Professor James
israel the noted Berlin surgeon, today
denied he had performed an operation
on the young son Of the emperor of
Russia
Detroit Man In Trouble,
Detroit, Mich, Dec 2l.-Robert Mo.
wat%' aged 40, broker. was arrested
mere today in connection with an al
lesed seventy-three thousand dollar
check swindling deal in New York.
Two Paymasters Robbed.
New York, Dec. 2l.-Four auto ban
diis' attacked two paymasters of the
SILK Finishing Co. of America on the
lower west side today, beat them into
unconscieusness. ana robbed them of
twelve hundred dollars.
Great Strike at kiei.
Ntit '''l HldHS, Dec -l.-A great
strike broke out today at Krupp's
Germania shipbuilding yards. over
half OF the men left employment, ty-
ing mp the work OH three German bait
tleships.
Egg Campaign Continues.
Chicago, Dee. 2l,-The campaign of
women for cheaper eggs continued to-
day The retailers have been forced
10 sell eggs from eight To ten cents
lower than formerly asked. The
women resumed the sale OF eggs to.
day
Christmas Rush Causes Fire.
Minneapolis. Dec. 2l.-The corn ele-
yator of the Albert Dickinson Co.
large seed house. were destroyed by
fire today The loss is $l25,OO0. Three
hundred thousand pounds of seed corn,
mustard and pop corn were consum-
ed The employees worked overtime
last night shipping Christmas pop
corn, causing u hotbox in The grain
distributor.
Remarkable AeropIane Feat.
Venice, Dec. 2l.--A remarkable fight
ia a hydro -aeroplane across the Ad-
riatic sea, from Venice To Triest and
back to Venice, was carried out to-
day by French Aviator Ccemet. lie
carried as a passenger an Italian army
officer The actual distance is 100
miles. ON the return voyage from the
.
Obliged Chemet 90 descend 10 the sur
face OF the sea. He effected repairs
and reascended.
Private Banker In Tolls.
Chicago, III, Dee. IA private
bank, which advertised to pay one,
hundred per cent interest per year
'On ali deposits from one cent TO fif
teen billion dollars" was closed today
With the arrest Of +. b. Carson, the
promoter, on the charge Of using the
nails TO defraud Circulars were sent
% principals of schools throughout
he country for deposits. He is said
to have obtained many thousands Of
iollsrs.
Garros on Long Flight.
Trapani, sicily Dec. 2l.-Roland
Sarros, the French aviator, started
D flight from here to Rome today.
German Soldiers Have Typhoid.
Manau, Germany, Dec. 2l.-An epi- |
iemic of typhoid fever has broken |
out among the troops at the garrison |
here. No fewer than 2ll soldiers are
wing in hospitals suffering from the
disease. The River Main Is believed |
to be Injected and II this is 50 the
,ealth Of the entire population will |
Dc imperiled.
Defense Continues Argument
Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 2l.-Attor-
1eys for the defense today continued
he argument that the defendants were
.ot implicated In the McNamara plots.
Attorney Hovey said You have the
word of McManigal against the denial
# these defendants. Which are You
,oing to believer" Hovey referred to
he governments expenses In bringing
Witnesses from the Pacific coast.
Think of bringing hotel clerks from
ian Francisco and Los Angeles mere
Y 10 corroborate McManigal," said
Iovey. All the trities were corroDor-
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