The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
Late Telegraph News

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 CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 26-Seventy-three persons, mostly children killed Wednesday night during Christmas celebration held by the strikers in Italian ha The festivities at their height when thoughtess yelled fire The entire crowd which composed mostly of Italians and Slavonan sampeded for the exits The hall long flight of stairs and the children and women were trampled under the feet of the men.
 An emergency call sent to police headquarters and was responded to by the entire force The foreigners, when they realized that it false alarm bated with the police for entrance into the hall search o their families Hundreds of women and children received injuries and taken to the hospitals The bodies of the dead of them infants were trampled almost beyond recognition The city authorities have taken entire charge and preparing the bodies of the dead for burial
 CALUMET Mich, Dec PA fund of s25 OOO raised for the benefit of the stricken families from has refused The strikers say they do not want charity they justice and will accept nothing else.
 Scores of funerals held today of the children who killed when the Christmas stampede from Italian Hall took place. The strikers have received money from western unions for the funerals and refused to let the the local authorities bear the expense The whole city is in mourning and business suspended during the hours while the funerals were being held
 GREENBAY, Wis, Dec 27-President Mover of the Western Federation of Miners passed through here the train this morning looking he had passed through threshng machine His clothing in rags and he was suffering from bullet wound which may prove serious.
 Mover charges that gunmen the employ of the Citizen Alliance the Hancock strike district trapped him by sending
 false message to his hotel The beat him over the head with revovers and shot him in the shoulder He
 dragged by the feet for nearly mile and placed board the train with the warning never to come back.
 MILWAUKEE, Dec 27.-President Mover did not leave his berth the train when passed through here Reporters admitted and he said he had been attacked his the hotel in Hancock crowd of 5 gunmen He had been struck the head shot the back and dragged through the streets the depot and put the train He the of physician. The of the attack upon Mover has generated feeling intense hatred by the strikers against the Citizens Alliance and retaliation is expected.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec 27-No time will be lost in launching the administrators banking system provided for the currency recently signed by the president.
 The organization committee which launch the federal banking system has announced its plans for marking the boundaries of the districts and will proceed with the selection of the cities where the banks will be located It proposed hold public meetings in fourteen of the largest cities decide the showing made which of them most entitled the banks The cities under contem paon New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Lous Denver Seattle Portland Ore San Francisco Los Angeles Houston New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Cleveland
 SEATTLE Dec 27-The position of this city entities it to regard the establishment of of the regional banks here assured Portland the only competitor which is to be feared It is believed that two banks will be opened the Pacific coast in California city and Seattle Angeles and San Francisco both busy pulling wires to lard the bank.
 MEXICO CITY, Dec 29-President Huerta has officially anounced that he will resign the presidency before the end of year and that he will take the command of the federal troops the field in person. cabinet meeting held late Saturday night and it is understood that Huerta favore Enrco Gorosteta, has been decided upon provisional president until the elections next July.
 CHIHUAHUA Dec. 29-General Villa, commanding the rebel troops her declares that President Hueras intention take command of the federal troops has for him. He believes that the action of Huera is due to desire to get from under when the crash comes General Villa that plans nearly completed for the united rebel army to begin the march to Mexico City
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