The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09
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The English house OF lords voted
down suffrage by vote OF 104 to CO..
Five persons were killed and twenty
or more injured when a cyclone
struck Texarkana. Tex
The two-battIeship feature Of the
house appropriation bill won on test
vote. The vote stood las to 81.
The Homewood Golf club at Floss
moor, Ill, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated to be $4,000.
The first commerce 10 90 through
the Panama canal will be on May 10
when fleet OF barges viii be taken
through.
Eprotes, In Albania, aftersettino
fire to town crucihed two hundred
and fifty residents by burning them
in a church.
Great Britain has reeonsidered its
action to not be represented at the
Panama-Pacifc exposition and will be
represented in modified form
Mrs. Minnie Woodward Duke, ex
y ife OF Brodie l.. Duke. the tobacco
millionaire has announced her com.
ing wedding TO Frank May. of Pasade
ma, Cal.
President Wilson forgot his Mexican
trouble and legislative program and
attended the circus. Bag OF peanuts
in hand, he seemed to thoroughly en-.
JOY the performance.
Chinese pirates boarded the Shlng-
tai and when the vessel was three
out looted the ship and killed one Of
the soldiers who defended 1t. They
escaped with $4,000 plumber.
A horde OF follows OF the pretender
TO the Moorish throne was annihilated
by French troops in a bloody battle
near Fee, Morocco The Fench lost
nine killed and twenty-five wounded.
The Suffrage and Prohibition bills
have been reported to congress. II
brings the question up to the legisla.
tors and precludes any chance for
those who wished. to duck" the is.
sue.
Miss Ethel Griffin OF MarionvllIe,
Mo-. was shot and killed and her
mother was fatally wounded. The
shooting is supposed to have been
done by former sweetheart OF Miss
Griffin.
The armored cruiser Montana, bear
ing the bodies OF the marines slain al
Vera Cruz, has set sail for New York.
II Is the intention OF President Wilson
20 meet the Montana and escort her
to the harbor
President Wilson has chosen Rich.
ard Olney, secretary OF state In Pres
ident Clevelands cabinet, as the head
OF the federal reserve currency board
He is rs ears old and has had an
eventful career.
At banquet In Lonoon United
States Ambassador Page declared
literary career foolish He said that
gambling would be more likely 10 pro
vide an income. mo one should give
his life to writing II there is eny way
to avoid. II" he concluded.
John =. JeIke, millionaire head OF
the oleomargine company which bears
hif name, was sentenced TO two eyars
In the penitentiary by Judge Geiger
sitting at Chicago. Jelke was con
victed Of defrauding the government
in the tax upon oleomargerine
President Wilson has completed his
selections for the federal reserve bank
board, The men chosen are: Richard
Olney, Boston. chairman; Paul NJ
Warburg. New York, w. r. c. Harding.
Birmingham, Ala, Harry A. Wheeler.
Chicago. Or. A. c. Miller, San Fran.
cisco. members.
Kermit Roosevelt, on his way from
South America, will be married TO
Miss Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter OF
the United States ambassador TO
Spain on June H. The Rev. Dr. Sam.
vel Watson. pastor OF the American 4
Church OF the Holy Trinity, Paris
will perform the ceremony.