The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-17
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Warship to Convey Reid's Body.

Warship to Convey Reid's Body.
London, Dec. 11.-Mrs. AVhitelaw
Neid has decided to accept the offer
Of the British government Of . war
ship 10 convey the body of her lat,
husband To the United States.
Severe Storm at Duluth.
Duluth, Dec. l7.-Duluth and vicin-
ity today are under one 10 five feet
81 snow as the result of the worst
blizzard IN ten years. The temper
ature is not low
Six Dead; Seven Hurt,
Aslitabula, ~. Dec. l1-Six women
aud one man are dead, and seven were
injured last night when "A Lake shore.
Michigan Southern coal train strucl.
street car The injured will recover
Motorman McCutcheon is held by the
police.
Did Not Consider Violence.
Indianapolis, Dee 1.-THE vice pres
ldent of the international Iron Work.
crs testified as a defendant in the
dynamite trial today lie testified
dynamite or violence never were con
sidercd in the councils of the union.
Mrs. John S. Newberry Dies.
Detroit, Mich, Doc l7-Mrs. John
>. Newberry, philanthropist and lead -
81 in social circles died here today.
She was the widow Of Former Con-
gresham Newberry, and mother of
former Secretary of the Navy New
berry.
Butter Will DC Cheaper
Chicago. Dec. H. Butter men who
attended the annual meeting of the
tlgin board of trade yesterday at
which the quotations committee was
legialated ont of existence, declared to
day that butter ia the next three
months viii be cheaper than year
ago. ln Chicago today butter and eggs
remained stationary.
Now Faces Another Charge.
Boston, Dec. rs Stephen Il Dow,
bead of the former stock brokerage
i'rm ol stephen Il, Dow q Co was
arraigncd today on IN Indictment
charging the larceny of $4,000 from
Alice ". Jennings, cxccutrix Of the
estate OF Clarisa Jennings. lie plead
&c not srilty, and furnished $4,000 cash
bail
Stops Sale OF Eggs.
Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. H. Declar-
ing il has accomplished It's purpose
Of breaking down the high price OF
eggs. ihc Housekcepers league had
abandoned its crusade. and stopped
the sale of this product The organia-
alton will consider the question of
q campaign FOR the rcduc-
tion "f the price of butter and meats.
To Extend Cheaper Food Crusade.
New York, Dec t7-rhc national
executive committee of the House
wives league. which is conducting a
'rnsadc in New York for cheaper
'ggs, announced that a meeting would
pc held today to consider plans for ex-
ending he campaign to every large
'ity in the country The movement
viii be aimed not only at eggs, but
God prices generally. No general re-
luction in the price of eggs has re-
suited from the crusade so far.
Serious Fire at Grafton, ~.
Grafton, Ills. Dec. l7.--I'irc. which
tarted at midnight destroyed the
Principal business structures of the
own. aud threatened TO wipe out the
csidence section \ volunteer fire
department. conquered the flames at 8
'cloCk this morning Among the
buildings destroyed were the Stafford
Grafton bank and Ruebcl
iutcl Guests were compelled to flee
rom the hotel in their night clothes
'hc loss viii exceed $4,000. About
200 00o in currency and papers were
u the Grafton bank safe. and il is not
'elieved the safe resisted the intense
Ieat
hrohhoid Hearing Resumed,
Washington Dec William T.
I,arst produced before the Clapp
today several new letters,
earring upon the alleged political ac-
iyitics of John -. Archbold and the
oil co. Hearst testified he
new nothing as to the Incidents re
,ted iu the letters or the circumstances
nder which Archibald might have
cnt money To former Senator Foraker
( Ohio, and former Rep, Sibley of
To whom some of the
,ttcrs we're addressed.
Tv1 of The letters he produced we're
ladr public in 1908, he said, in q
peech at Columbus. Ohio. They were
rom Archibald and referred to q pro-
rctcd loan of $4,000 To Senator For
ker to be repaid in instalmeuts. |
Iearst told the committee he had been |
lformed tn" money had been repaid |
The second witness was John Ken |
edy. Of Cleveland a former member |
+ the old Industrial commission, Of |
.hich Penrosc was also a member. He |
lsu deciored the statement that Pen |
use did some work on the commission |
" which the Standard oil paid him |
% 900 was amusing" The commit
e adjourned to meet when recalled |