The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-04

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The Lever bill, designed to eliminate
gambling features in cotton exchanges,
was passed by the house, 81 TO q.
Travelling men through the United
States report the biggest crops Of all
kinds for years past are in sight.
The upper works OF the Wolschlae
mine at South Bartonyille, H., were
destroyed by fire, Loss. 100000.
Fire destroyed eight buildings and
for a time threatened the town OF
Dundee, III Loss 100000 None killed
A mob Of working women sacked
400 bakeries and burned one In Madrid
because OF an increase in prices Of
goods.
Lassen Peak Exploded in its eleventh
eruption since May 30. with a dense
column of black smoke that shot up
thousands OF feet.
Aaron Owens Of Ozark, Ark, was
shot to death by Frank. his thirteen
year-old son, after the father attempt.
cd 20 kill his family.
During a heavy rain storm In Kan
sas City lightning struck the Danish
Luthern church and split II In two as
IL struck by a cleaver
Obstetrics and Nationalist fought a
fierce battle In Omagh County Tyrone,
Ireland, in which several civilians and
policemen we're injured.
a report from Batavia, Java, states
many were killed or injured in a VIC.
lent earthquake which caused wide
spread damage in southern Sumatra.
Both houses, after much parliament
my wrangling, agreed TO appropriate
for autos, to cost $4,000 each, for
Speaker Clark and Vice President Mar.
shall
The Workmen's Corporation and
employers liability measure, the state
insurance commission act and the
teachers institute law became effec-
tive In Iowa.
Resouers came upon the bodies OF
five miners In the Sycamore Coal CON-
panys mine In Williamson, w. Va,
who were imprisoned by fire which
broke out in the mine.
The North Michigan Transportation
ccmpanys passenger steamer Manistee
vas destroyed by fire at Spring Lake,
Mich, with loss Of 100000. Tive
men we're badly burned.
a robber and a deputy sheriff were
killed In a fight which followed an at.
tempt to hold up the Oregon-Washing.
ten Railroad company's passenger
train near Lagrande, Ore.
Miss Grace McHuoh, leading lady OF
the Colorado Motion Picture company
and Owen Carter, camera operator
both of Denver. were drowned at Can,
on City, Col, during a scene in one OF
the company's plays.
Dutch art experts have discovered
IL the national museum at Stockholm
Sweden. two Rembrandts, "A Portrait
OF a Woman" and "Abrahams Sacri
fee" Both pictures are said to belong
to the masters early period.
President Wilson signed the naval
appropriation bill authorizing the con.
struction OF two superdreadnoughts
fourteen AUXILIARY war vessels and a
third huge battleship with proceeds
from the sale OF the Idaho and Missis
slppi.
There will be no vote on nationwide,
prohibition or woman suffrage In the
house this session. Unquestionably
one OF the strongest factors against
the vote now has been the tremendous
change OF sentiment In congress on
the liquor question.
A plot 70 blow up pay train bear
Ing 100000 one mile west OF Raven
, Hun, Pa. on the Lehigh Valley road
was foiled by the train being run
ahead of a regular train. The bandits
did not realize II was the pay train
until Il had passed them.
With the nomination by the presi
dent OF George r. Marye OF Washing
ton and San Francisco TO be ambassa
dor TO Russia the Wilson adminstra
ton took the first step toward adjust
ment OF the Jewish Issue between the
cars government and the United
States.