The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-31
GENERAL NEWS
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JAP CoNFESSES CRIME.

JAP coNFEsSES CRIME.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug A George kodino Jap, has confessed to the murder of Helena Wood Smith. a local artist whose body was found on the beach today. ko- dino was arrested on suspicion early in the day. and late this afternoon the confession was wrung from him by the police. The victim was strangled to death
 RAILROAD HEAD DIES.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Darius Mill CT. president of the C.. B. & Q. rail road died here today as the result Of an operation. The deceased was born al Princeton. this state in 1859.
 DIPLOMAT DIES.
 TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Aug. A. John Lamb. who was slated for ap- pointment as American ambassador to Mexico. died here today after a brief illness.
 sURDETTE SICK.
 PASADENA, Cal. Aug. 24.-Rob ert Jones Burdette. the humorist is critically ill at his home in this city.
 MANY ARE CANDIDATES. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25-Pri mary elections are being held throughout the state today. Over eight hundred candidates are being voted on.
 BANKER DIES.
 SEATTLE. Aug. 25.-E. w. An drews. president of the Seattle Ma tional bank. died here today
 AGED STATESMAN DEAD. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 26.- Powell Clayton. eX-senator and for mer governor of Arkansas and member of the Republican national committee since 1872. died here to- day at the age of S1 years. Over fifty years of his life was given to the service of his country. first as an officer in the federal army, and later in civic and political ca pacities.
 FREDERlCks LEADS
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26. - It is figured that John Fredericks has lead of 10000 votes over his three rivals for the Republican nomination for governor. In the race for the senatorial nomination. Samuel Short ridge was defeated by Joseph Know land by large margin.
 PRIMARIES ARE HELD.
 NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug 27.- Statewide primaries are being held by the Democrats of this state to- day, the election being marked by heavy voting. There are eight can didates for congress sional nominations and a number for state judiciary positions.
 GOVERNOR LOSES VOTES. COLUMBIA. s. C.. Aug. 27.-ln the primary contest for the Demo cratic nomination for United States senator. Governor Blease was beat en badly by Ellison D. Smith, who is seeking reelection.
 WILSON RESTS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug, 27.- President Wilson left today for the Wilson summer home at Cornish. He expects to remain away from the capital until Tuesday or Wednes- day.
 COLLIER IS DYING
 NEW YORK, Aug 2. Robert Collier. head of the firm of P. F. Collier & Son, publishers of Golfers Weekly. is dying at a local hospital. His ailment is uremic poisoning.
 TOWN PARTIALLY BURNED. TACOMA, Aug. 2S.-The town of Shelton, west of this city, was par tially destroyed by fire today, the flames wiping out the greater part of the business section. Shelton has population of nearly 1,5OO.
 SINGERS GO TO WAR.
 BOSTON Aug. 28.-There is the rroh2 bility that there will be no grand opera in the United States this winter, owing to the fact that many of the stars have volunteered .l,1, ,t,..> the other side of the Atlantic.
 DAVENPORT NOMINATED.
 UTICA, N Y Aug 2S.-At a today. Frederick NJ. Davenport was named as the candidate for gover nor Bainbridge Colby was the choice of the conference for sena-
 MANY GREET PRESIDENT
 WINDSOR, Aug 28. President Wilson arrived here today enroute to the Wilson summer home at Corn ish Practically the entire popula tion was at the station to greet the executive.
 BANK ROBBED.
 SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 2S, - A nervy bandit entered the Spokane State bank this noon and with drawn revolver, compelled Assistant Cash fer Peach to hand over between $1OOO and s1 500 in gold and bills which were stacked near the paying tellers window Stuffing the loot into his pockets. the bandit left the bank quietly and made successful getaway. A posse is now in pur- suit
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