The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

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Southport. England. July 7.-Mlitant
suffragettes today attempted to burn
down the recreation pier, a mile long.
at this watering place Not much dam
age was done.
San Rafael, Cal. July Regular
troops from Fort Baker lent valuable
aid late today in fighting forest fire
that for hours threatened the Muir
woods, the only grove of giant sequi-
oias on San Francisco bay
Washington. July flames +. Curtis,
assistant secretary of the treasury. in
charge of the customs service, who
held over in office from the previous
administration, is about to tender his
resignation. according to authoritative
information tonight. Mr.. Curtis will
give way to a successor now being
chosen by Secretary McAdoo.
Knoxville. July domestic infeli-
city is attributed as the cause of the
murder of Knoxville woman Monday
at the hands of her husband who then
refilled chamber of his revolver and
put bullet through his own brain,
dying shortly afterwards.
st. Louis, July An investigation
of rumors of graft in the municipal
assembly of 1911 and 1912 was begun
by grand jury here today at the in
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Chicago, July THE newly enfran-
chised woman's party of Cook county
political machine by appointing a
chairman for each ward in the city.
Los Angeles, July 7.-George Alex
ander mayor of Los Angeles for more
than four years. was succeeded today
by IL. II. Ross, formerly u police jus
tice. A new council of nine members
also took office.
Port Huron, Mich, July 7.-When the
plant of the Point Edward Elevator
company, near Sarnia ontario, burned
today about 10000 bushels of wheat
and 100000 bushels of oats were de-
stroyed. The origin OF the fire is not
known. Loss ss50,0oO with part in
surance.
Chicago. July TEN policewomer
will be appointed here at once in ac.
cordance with a special message SEM
to the council today by Mayor HART.
son.
Tacoma, Wash, July cooper, in g
Stutz car, won the 250-mile free for al
three and a half mile course. Cooper.
time was 5:52.0S 1-5.
Washington, July 7.-Soruku Ebars
organizer of the Japanese American
Peace society, called on Secretary
Bryan, at the state department today
accompanied by Ambassador Chinda
Mr.. Ebara is touring America to as
certain the causes and extent of anti.
Japanese sentiment here.
Newark. O.. July THE thirty-sixtl
annual national convention of th,
American Flint Glass Workers unior
of the United States and Canada opened
two weeks session here today.
Paris, July THE Servlan govern.
ment today made an appeal through
its legation in Paris for doctors ano
nurses to aid the Servian wounded VIII,
are so numerous that they are beyond
the surgical resources of Servia
Oakland, Cal, July Jack London
the writer, is in a hospital here pre-
pairing to undergo tomorrow an opera.
tion for appendicitis. Ills physician
says -he should be out again in about
10 days.
New York, July 1.-The taking OF testi
mony in the government dissolution sui
against the so-called motion picture trusi
was resumed here today with Peter
Adams, Paterson, N. j., as witness.
Buffalo, N. Y, July Five young men
members of prominent families, were
drowned in Lake Erie Sunday evening
when sudden gale overturned their ca.
noes.
Knoxville. July T. William Wheeock. a
mill worker. shot and killed his wife this
morning and later committed suicide AT
their home in Mountain View, near this
city.
Chicago. July THE Chicago Whist
club was the leader in the first half of the
preliminaries for the Hamilton club trophy
In the twenty-third annual congress for
the American Whist league, which opened
today.
London, July Tin the house of COM
mons tonight the motion of Andrew Bonar
Law, the opposition leader to reject the
home rule bill was defeated 352 to 243.
The bill then passed its third reading
without division.
Salt Lake City, Utah. July 1.-The de-