The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-05
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Miss Maxine Elliott. we'll known
American actress, Al years old today
John Walter Smith. United States
senator from Maryland, 81 years old
today.
Simeon e. Baldwin, governor of
Connecticut and one Of the foremost
legal authorities in the United States,
70 years old today.
A court-martial with Col. George
Barnett presiding convened at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard today for
the trial of Lieut. G.. w. Alger, of
the Marine Corps. Lieut.. Alger is
charged with conduct urbecoming an
officer.
Rochester, N. Y, Fed. 5.-Active
cooperation in the movement which
makes for better agriculture and
larger crops is to be che Of the lead
ing subjects of discussion at the an
nual convention of the National Can
ners' Association, which began in
this city today with large attend
ance. The~convention will continue
in session until Thursday
Palatka, Fla, Feb. i.-This city
is rapidly filling up with delegates
to tomorrow's Republican State con-
vention, which will elect six dele
sates-at-large and an equal number
of alternates to the national conven-
ton to be held in Chicago next June.
Florida Republicans arc believed to
be a unit for President Taft, and it is
expected the state delegation will be
instructed for his denomination with
out a dissenting vote
The matrimonial difficulties Of the
Guggenheims have been frequently
before the courts of Illinois and New
York during the past ten years. In
the present suit Mrs. Grace Guggen-
helm is seeking to have the divorce
she obtained from her husband in
1901 set aside on the ground that she
was not legal resident of Illinois at
the time she received he'' decree from
the Chicago court. Tic remarriage
of the husband since he divorce has
tended to further complicate the sit
uation.
Providence, r. l., Feb. 5.-The re-
naming Indebtedness IF the Union
Trust company, which suspended on
Oct. 25, 1907, was wiped out today
by the redemption Of the contingent
certificates held by it's depositors.
The deposits in the bank at the time
it suspended aggregated nearly $22,-
100000, and the depositors number
ed $4,000. On May 4 1908, the bank
re-opened, and several payments have
been made since that time,- until a
final 10 per cent. distribution today
cleared up all of the Indebtedness. In
addition to the amount of their de-
posts the depositors received inter-
est at per cent.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 5.-William
DeGraff, hunchback, was placed on
trial for his life in the United States
district court here today charged
with the murder of Captain Charles
H. Wyman Of the coal barge Glen
dover, on which DeGraff was the
cook. The murder of Captain Wy
man, which occurred while the barge
was on it's way from Philadelphia to
Boston, was one of the most heartless
crimes committed for many years
within the jurisdiction of the local
Federal court. The head of the skip
per was crushed by a blow from some
heavy instrument, which was, it is
believed, thrown into the sea after
the murder
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 5.-~-Perhaps the
most peculiar legal scandal ever ex-
posed in a Chicago court will come
to a focus in the trial Of the suit of
Mrs Grace B. Guggenheim to annul
the divorce granted her in 1901 from
William Guggenheim, millionaire
member of the famous smelter trust
family, which came up for hearing to-
day before Judge Thomas G. Windes
in the circuit court. Popular inter-
est in the case has been aroused to
a great degree because the suit now
comes before Judge Windes as the
result of charges made by Judge A.
]. Petit that an attempt to influence
him in his decision was made a short
time ago by some one acting in the
interest of Guggenheim.
Muncie, Ind, Feb. "A peculiar
case relating to election laws and
voting machines is to be tried out in
the suit of Jesse G.. White against
w. A. O'Harra, sheriff OF Delaware
county, which came up for trial in
the circuit court here Today. White
Democrat, is seeking to prove that
he was elected sheriff in November