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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
BOXING NOTES

Mike Gibbons of. ST Paul and Kid
Greaves Of Philadelphia were matched
Thursday to meet in a six-round bout
at Philadelphia on Feb. 16, according
To the St. Paul fighters manager They
will fight at catch weights
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
BAND LEADS WAGON WITH
AMMUNITION FOR REBELS

Brownsville. Texas, Feb. IA Mexi-
can brass band marched through the
streets today leading parade of Is
wagons loaded with ammunition, the
first regular importation for the Con-
stitutionalists of northeast Mexico
since the lifting of the embargo by
President Wilson, There were 100000
rounds in the wagons. They crossed
the Rio Grande to Matamoras
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
NO REDUCTION OF THE
PATROL ALONG BORDER

Washington, Feb. 5.-President Wilson
sees no reason why any American troops
on the border should be withdrawn even
though the embargo on arms has been
lifted 1t was indicated at the White
House that while the allotment of sta
tions might be altered. for the present
there would be no reduction in the pa
troll
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
BODY OF MRS. COLBY IS !.
FOUND FLOATING IN LAKE.

Newton Mass, Feb. 5.-The body Of
Mrs. Annie F.. Colby. who disappeared
from a private sanitarium on the evening
of December 4, was found floating in
CRYSTAL lake today. The woman had SUI
fered a nervous breakdown since the
death of her husband. The medical ex-
aminer pronounced death due to suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
LARGE ORDERS FOR MUNITIONS
PLACED BY REBELS IN THE US.
Military Aeroplanes Will Figure in Flu
ture Warfare Against Huerta--Lone
Bandit Leader Greatly Harnesses the
Rebels--Revenges Execution of 22 OF
His Followers--Sets Tunnel on Fire.

the government in disposing of replaced
arms. Mr.. Garrison pointed out, has been
to exact a covenant from the purchaser
that the arms would be sent across
seas" The present negotiators, he said.
would enter into no such covenant,
though they readily agreed that the arms
would not be used in the United states.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
PROGREsslvEs PLAN.
franfinnad from Hapn One

tions of the State.
The action was taken in response to
a request from the Republican State
committee that committee conferences
be held for the purpose Of bringing
the two parties together. The resolu-
ton added that "the door of the Pro-
gressive party is wide open and all
men that are progressive in purpose
are invited to enter" ,..s---
The State committee voted to hold
the State convention at Bangor on
Tuesday, March "a. ..---
George w. Perkins Speaker. +,
George w. Perkins of New York,
chairman of the executive committee
of the National Progressive party,
promised the members of that party
in this State tonight that Theodore
Roosevelt would come here and help
them in their campaign this fall. ''
Mr.. Perkins was the principal speak
er at the dinner of the Maine Pro-
gressives and his reference to Col.
Roosevelt was made at the conclusion
of his address when he told those pres
ent to remember that Theodore Roose-
welt would soon come to this country
and that he would get into the saddle
and assume command. I'm all the
work of organization and planning
which YOU are doing now,'' he said,
Keep this one thing in mind: Nomi-
nate men for all the positions on all
your tickets, so that when Theodore
Roosevelt comes into Maine to help
you next fall he can support every
man II your nominees measure up to
that standard all will be we'll
The dinner was attended by about
800 Progressives, every county In the
State being represented. Irving r.
Vernon, chairman of the State COM
mittee, presided and besides Mr.. Per
kins. the speakers were Walter =.
Emerson of Portland, Matthew Hale
of Massachusetts, Rev. H. e. Dun
mack of Augusta; Frank l.. Dfngley
of Auburn, Hal p. Gardner of Port
land, national chairman of Maine. Rev.
q p. Pickard of Portland and Alton
C. Wheeler of Paris. t'sa :
Mr.. Hale said amalgamation with
the Republican party was impossible
and he predicted that If anything
should happen to disrupt the Pro-
gressive party, more than half of It's
members would 60 to the Democracy
Mr.. Perkins, who was one OF the
last speakers. spoke of the meeting
as the dawn of the campaign of l9l4
He said that the first clash of arms
would be heard in Maine in Septem-
Der and that now the first trumpet call
is heard from this State. He spoke
of the Republican and Democratic par
ties as hopelessly re-actionary ana
said there was need of a party which
should defend the principles upon
which the Republican party was
founded, but from which it had draft
ed. Never since the war;" he said,
had there been SO much need to get
back to these principles as the pres
ent"
Mr.. Perkins defended the great IN :
dustrial corporations which he said
should be regulated. and he referred
to the United States as the first great
holding company.
Pledge cards were passed around Tor
subscriptions to the campaign fuha
and at the conclusion of the meet
ing II was announced that $4,000 had
been raised.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Fast pay in New Hampshire.

Concord, N. H.. Feb. 5.-Governor Sam
uel j. Felker and his council have de-
clded upon Thursday April l6. as Fast
day in New Hampshire. AS the holiday
usually has come on the fourth Thursday,
of the month. the choice of a date a week.
earlier this year may--disarrange some
previously announced baseball schedules.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Cony High Wins
From Richmond.

Richmond, Feb. 5.-tSpeciaD. .-Cony
High defeated Richmond A. A. here to-
night in a fast basketball game. The
score was 26 to II.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

Four persons were seriously injur-
en- and IS more were hurt Thursday v
when q railroad train at Jacksonville,
Fla, struck sightseeing automobile.
All the hurt are Florida folk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

In the United States there are three
times as many native born women as all
the foreign born men and women put to-
gether.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

A bali thrown by Walter Johnston COW
ers 129 feet a second almost double the
speed of the fastest train. =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

Frank 3. Cummings of Poruanp
offered the following resolution. eff
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this meeting that the state committee
be requested TO acknowledge TINS com
munication from the Republican state
committee. and to say to them ina.
the Progressive party Of Maine has
decided to put a complete Progressive
ticket into the field as 1t is IN prlh-
ciple opposed to any form OF merger
or amalgamation, but that the door
of the Progressive party Is wide open
and all men who are Progressive IN
purpose are invited to enter
State Committeeman Andrews Oh
westbrook. Col C. Mason of Gray
Jesse NJ. Libby of Mechanic faiis'
state Committeeman Merrill of Pis-
catauuis county, State Committeeman
Clarke of AroostoolS, State Committee
man Morang of Ellsworth, r. L. Cum
mings of South Paris, State Commit
teeman Brooks Of Bangor, DIR. Perkins
of Wilton, State Committeeman Hesel-
ton of Kennebec spoke in favor OF the
resolution which was adopted.
Hon. George w. Heselton IN the
course of his remarks called atten
ton to the fact that in Maine, as
result of old-party methods II nae
been the custom for officeholders to
nav campaign expenses, He said TINS
made it difficult for a new party, a
party of the people, such as Is the Pro-
gressive organization, to finance It's
camaign.
Mr.. Perkins of the national commit
tee said that the national committee
was prepared to do its best toWaro
helping the Maine campaign
State Convention.
Bartlett Brooks of Bangor state com
mitteeman from Penobscot county ex'
tended an, invitation for the state con-
vention of the party to be held in Bangor
Edward r. Parent of Lewiston, state
committeeman from Androscogg1n, dio
the same thing on behalf of Lewiston
r. w. Andrews of Westbrock. State com:
mitteeman from Cumberland, spoke II
behalf OF Portland. Stanley O. Grady Of
Eastnort. Major Roland Clarke Of Houl-
ton and L. A. Goudy of Portland sup
ported Bangor, and Bangor was selected
Upon a motion of Col. Mason or Gray
the conference voted to request the state
committee to call its State. convention al
a date prior to that, of the Repuplicaf
marty. as it did not want to be left in tbs
position of endorsing anything when tnf
Republican party. might do. ta3.as zen
Col. Parkhurst's Telegram.
Cha irman Vernon then brought t,
the attention Of the conference tn
matter of the Republican State com
mittees proposition for a .get-togethe
committee. He read the letter Of Mr
Parknurst and his own telegram II
reply. He received an answering teie
gram from Col. Parkhurst. This tele
gram raid as follows:
Your telegram received Scope o
authority delegated to the Republican
subcommittee is indicated by terms
of the vote adopted. but is necessaril!
limited to the authority actually pos
sessed by the State committee. Th'
subcommittee has been given full
mower to engage in full conference
,,pon all questions involved in a get
together program, and is charged will
the duties OF reporting results OF con
ference with its decision to the ful
state committee for their action
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
WILSON DETERMINED TO
KILL CANAL EXEMPTION

Continued from Page one.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
MAINE WELFARE.

Continued from Page oneo
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
LOCAL BREvlTies.


Victor Macdonald Of hocklah'
street is recovering from recent op'
Grafton for appendicitis.
Attorney Il. A. McNally OF Caiume'
has accepted an invitation to denver
the commencement address TO th'
Michigamme high school graduates Oh
June 10.
w. III. James has gone to Ashland
where he will spend short time on
business.
John James and Frank Turk OF os-
ceola left yesterday for irohwooo
where they expect to locate.
Mrs. w. ]. gill who has been visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. william ire
Else of Wolverine. has left for her nome
I'm the iron country.
English tea will be served AT the
Allouez M. Il. church Saturday even
ing at 1880 o'clock. A short program
will be rendered. Ice cream also VIII DC
served.
Mr.. and Mrs John Fisher and ram
lily OF Osceola have gone to ETY. MIMI
where they expect to locate.
T.. D. Penna will leave this evening
for Duluth To visit.
Anton Papich and family OF osceoia
have gone to Ely, Mimi, where they
will locate.
The womans Foreign Missionary
society of the Calumet NJ. Il. church
will conduct n cake sale I'm the Perry
store on south Fifth street SATURDAY
afternoon.
L. Hemer OF Pittsburgh is visiting
with local friends.
Michael Leary of Calumet is report
ed to be seriously Ill.
John Hahlsteen of lshpeming is WIS.,
iting with Calumet friends.
NJ. N. Bensabat of Tampa, Florida,
is visiting with friends here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
FAVoRlTE CLUB PARTY.
C. & n. Orchestra Prepares Splendid
Program For Social Event.

The Calumet FSvorite Club will give
one of it's enjoyable dancing parties IN
the Calumet Light Guard armory on
Friday evening and there is every in
dication the event will be as success
full as those which have been given in
the past. The G. a II. orchestra has
prepared a splendid program of concert
and dance numbers TO be given on this
occasion. II is as follows:
Selection-By the Saskatchewan.
Two step-Iron Clad.
Waltz-Blue Danube.
Two step-American Habit.
Waltz-Poet and Peasant.
Two-step-That Old Girl of Mine.
Waltz-When Dreams Come True.
Two step-On Wisconsin
Waltz-Loves Dreamland.
Two step-The Whip
WaltZ-F'aust.
Intermission.
o-step-It's a Long Lane.
Waltz-My Hero.
Two-step-Trail df the Lonesome
Pine.
Waltz-Beautiful Lady.
o-step-Great rBig Blue Eyed
Baby.
Waltz-Good Bye Everybody.
Two step--Apple Blossom Time.
Waltz-Garland of Roses.
wo-step-Suppose l Met You Face
to Face.
WaltZ-Home Sweet Home.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
LEAGUE SEASON
OPENS SATURDAY
Calumet and HecIa Baseball
League to Get Under Way

The final preparation by the teams
OF the Calumet and Hecla baseball
league for the opening of the season
Saturday has practically been COM
pleted. This afternoon the Calumet
and the Hecla teams will meet i'm a
practice game and upon the showing
made 10y the players depends To great
extent the line-ups of the local teams
for the first games. Young players are
crowding the veterans for positions on
both line-ups this year and until tried
under fire, il is impossible To venture a
selection.
The Athletic park is being placed in
good condition for the season. The
fence is to he repaired and improve
ments also will be made To the grand
stand and bleechers where necessary.
1t is probable most of the Calumet
games will be played in the Athletic
park although an occasional exhibit
ton contest may be booked for the
Laurium driving park.
No special features are being ar
ranged for the seasons opening, but
from the interest manifested by the
fans il is practically certain the sea-
son will be "a successful one. The Lake
Linden team will open the season here
saturday meeting the Calumet team.
while the Hecla nine will play at Hub
bell
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
RIGID TEST FOR
THE ENGINEERS
Regular Army Officer Will Ar
rive Here This Evening

I,ieut. Col. Charles III. Muir OF chi
cago, chief engineer of the centrai ie'-
eral department will arrive in Calumet
this evening TO direct the annual m
spection of the Calumet Engineers,
test which promises To he much more
rigid than usual because OF the de-
sire To have the company at the high
est point of efficiency i'm case the serV-
ices of it's members are called upon III
the threatened war with Mexico. rms
evening the members of the company
will be subjected To personal ihspe'-
ton, as will the arms. uniforms ana
other personal equipment and tomor-
row Col. Muir plans to inspect the
lockers of the members, the engineer
ing, carpentry and company equipment
as well as the company account.
The Engineers are prepared to make
a good showing i'm this test The COM
pany is composed of 81 members and
three officers in addition to which
there are about dozen recruits walt
ing for admission. Drills have been
held twice weekly i'm the Light Guard
armory to prepare for this test and the
company has been developed to high
point of military efficiency.
Col. Muir probably will be asked to
give a brief address to the company
this evening and to discuss with them
the Mexican situation. His remarks on
this subject will be looked forward to
with interest.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
NEW DIRECTORIES OUT.
Addresses Of phone Subscribers is an
interesting Feature.

Interesting Feature.
The new directory of the Michigan
state Telephone company for Hough-
ton, Keweenaw and Baraga counties
is being circulated among subscribers
in the Calumet Laurium district today.
The directory is a distinct innovation
from those which have been published
by the telephone company
in that the list of subscribers is sub
divided according to the separate To-
calities in which the phones are To-
Gated. and i'm practically every instance
the full address of the subscriber is
given. only those addresses which
could not be readily ascertained are
This new arrangement of the tele-
phone directory was suggested a short
time ago 10y the Commercial club
and was provided for by the manage
ment i'm compliance with that sugges-
ton. The change is likely TO prove inn
mensely popular with patrons and
makes the directory a valuable pub
LEGATION.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
VISITING IN CALUMET.

James Grant. supervisor of the asy-
lum connected with the state institu-
ton for the criminal insane at Iona
and wife visited in Calumet this morn
ing and departed this afternoon for
their home. They came TO the copper
country accompanying Mrs. Sauna
Kuusisto. who was committed to that
institution after having been adjudgcd
insane. following the killing of her
husband with an AK. The woman has
been discharged as cured and has been
returned to Houghton county and
placed temporarily in charge of the Of
fiCers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
D. & c. EXCURSION DATES.

The South Shore road announces the
dates Of the annual spring excursions
between Calumet and copper country
towns and lower lake ports, via the
South Shore and the ID. & &. line eX-
cursions which invariably prove very
popular. The eXcursionists will leave
Calumet at 1925 p. m, June >, 9, II
and IS. sleeper as well as stateroom
reservations may be made at the Call
umet station of the South Shore. The
excursion tickets provide a return linn
il of about three weeks.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
MATINEE MUSICAL CLUB.
Splendid Program at Meeting on Wed
nesdaY Afternoon.

SpIenOlu TFO9TdFl az "eVh''9 Wv WV
nesday Afternoon.
The Calumet aMtinee Musical club
met Yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Norman Macdonald, when a
delightful and interesting program was
rendered as follows:
Song-"A Night in Naishapue," Mary
Turner Salter.
Mrs. Octave Gardner
Piano solo, Rhapsody from Opera II
M. II. Lang.
Miss Edna Price.
Song--(a) Ectasy. OBJ June-Mrs. IL
VI. A. Beach.
Mrs. James T. Fisher.
Piano solo, 'CStratte Fantastique'--
Mrs. II. II. A. Beach.
Mrs. Lucas Hermann.
The Three Songs-Carrie Jacobs Bond
Mrs. Bert Pcnhallegan.
Piano solo. "Bubbling Spring
Rivcs King.
Mrs. A. +. Hooper.
Song-(a) Down in Nod-a-way. %
The Japanese Maiden--Jessie l.
Gaynor.
Mrs. JOY Frink Kohlhaas.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
POLISH ANNIVERSARY.

The st. StanisIaus Polish society of
Calumet has arranged FOR its annual
picnic which will be held this year at
the G. n II. park ON Saturday June H.
The e. 4 II. band will furnish music
for the big parade and for dancing,
This outing really is an observance of
the l23rd anniversary of Polish indie
pendence which fell on May 3, but
which it was decided to celebrate at
a later date.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
WEEK FROM TONIGHT.

The entertainment to be given under
the auspices OF the Boy Scouts OF Cen
tcuuiaI Heights, which will include a
dramauzauon of The Treason OF
Benedict Arnold" as well as songs and
other number by the boys, will be Civ
en- in the Calumet NJ. L. church one
week from this evening instead Of
one week from Saturday evening as
was previously announced. The en-
tertainmcnt promises to prove very
Interesting one.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
GIRLS CLUB TONIGHT.

The Calumet Girls club will hold
"A regular meeting in the Y. NJ. {. A.
lecture room this evening, a splendid
program. including a reading by Mrs.
e.. H. Rodi, instrumental ana vocal
numbers by Misses Mclean and Thorn
as and other features having been pre-
pared Light luncheon will be scrv-
ed. All girls are invited to attend and
the requested to bring their mothers
or friends.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
CONTEST ON MAY 29.

The faculty of the Calumet high
school has been notified that the state
oratorical contest in which Chris
Tucker will represent the upper PENN
sula district, will be held on May 80.
The place for the contest has not been
determined, but it is probable it WI
Ice held in the lower peninsula.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
ALUMNI MEETING TONIGHT.

The annual meeting Of the Alumni
association Of the Calumet high school
will bo held this evening in the high
school building. when officers for the
ensuing year will be elected and plans
will bee formulated for "a reception in
honor of the graduating class Of 1914.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
Insure with the Detroit Life-Adv.-tt

Within the last 10 years gold has
been mined in every Chilean province.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Paris is said to possess more sun
dials than any othcrrcity in the world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Carpet cleaning. Jos. Lean, Phone
acknowledgements
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Leaf tobacco imported into Franco
during the first eight months of this
year weighed 6O.000,0OO pounds, an in
crease Of 1S,OOOOOO pounds over the
corresponding months i'm 1912.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT.
Copper City Men, Charged With High.
wav Robbery, Given Freedom.

Upon recommendation Of the prose-
cutting attorney. Justice William Fisher
this morning dismissed the cases II
Nicholas Eager and William Cincich,
both of Copper city. in which they
were charged with beating up and rob-
bling "A workman recently imported into
this district by the Ahmcek company.
More than dozen witnesses were eX-
amined i'm this case and the evidence
provided practically a complete exon
Grafton for the two men held. During
the taking of testimony in this case
one of the witnesses practically admit
ted having been implicated in the al
legged hold-up and it is probable war
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

The Annual Meeting of the Calumet
High School Alumni Association will
he held Thursday, May 14th, at 1880
p. m, in the High School Assembly
room.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Insure wlth The Detroit Lifc.-Adv-tf
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

ST. Louis is urged to build and equip
4 reform school for drunkards.
Denmark last year grew 1i2,277,6Oi
bushels of turnips
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

j. A. KING Pres.
Alice Getchell, Sec'y.
Advertisement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-23

The dance given at the Cleaner Hall
last Friday Eve, was largely attended
and enjoyed by all. Taylors were
billed to sell ice cream at the dance,
but owing to the large trade at their
store were unable to do so.
Miss LORNA Samain and Miss Doris
Slingluff and Master Donald Pugsley,
were presented by their Sunday school
teacher Mrs. Warren Pugsley, with a
very nice book, as a token of their
work and number of credit marks for
the last quarter.
The dancing parties given at the
eleanor Hall, under the management
ed and enjoyed by all. Another party
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-23
Elwell News Items

Mrs. Chase has returned from her
visit in Ohio.
Kelley Delerimple of Sumner, spent
Sunday here.
l. p. Taylor was a business caller
in Alma Monday.
DR.. Brainerd, of Alma, called on DR..
Samain Monday.
Miss Osborne of Alma, is visiting
friends i'm Elwell.
Mr.. Claude Phelps of Riverdale, was
in Elwell Sunday.
The Elwell Cheese factory is doing
an excellent business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bloom are entertaining
Mr.. Blooms parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marble Slingleff spent
Sunday i'm st. Louis.
Fred Crandell of Owosso, was seen
on our streets Saturday.
Mrs. Clinton Nelson of Alma, was a
caller in Alma Monday.
l. P. Taylor has installed new ice
cream cabinet in his drug store.
Mr.. Gus Bryan and Mr.. Church are
working on the Lathrop home.