The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-25


Ward line steamer Antilla, bound from
Guantanamo for New York, and which
reported by wireless that it was atire
120 miles off the Virginia capes, were
saved and brought into Hampton
Roads on the United States coast
guard cutter Onondaga, says dispatch
from Washington.
Unprecedented prosperity of the ul-
innate consumer was asserted at the
annual convention Of the National
Poultry, Butter and Egg association, in
convention at Chicago. The consumer
has to pay high prices for eggs now,
but he will pay rather than deny him.
self, said New York broker.
DR.. Arthur c. McLaren, a dentist,
who held that his life had been ruined
by an operation performed by DR.. ].
B. Weintraub, nursed his grievance
seven years, then shot the surgeon in
the abdomen.
George Bryan at independence,
Wyo., killed his two young children
with an ak and then committed suicide
by shooting himself with revolver.
1t is believed he was insane.
The Pittsburgh and Allegheny fele-
phone company has granted it's cen
fr01 0f3ioo in.
crease Of 45 per cent, according to an
announcement made at Pittsburgh.
Nearly $50 persons are affected.
Two men entered the Citizens State
bank at Coyington, Ind, held up the
cashier, S. P. Graves, and took $1,000.
They were pursued by posse and,
after a battle, were captured. :.
, Frank Mcdonald confessed to De-
troit police that he and his brother
Henry wrecked Michigan Central
train at Bridgeport, Ont, May 80,
1911. Two persons were killed in
the wreck.
The passengers and crew of the
Ward line steamer Antilla, bound from
Guantanamo for New York, and which
reported by wireless that it was afire
12O miles off the Virginia capes, were
saved and brought into Hampton
Roads on the United States coast
guard cutter Onondaga, says dispatch
from Washington.
The safe in the Peoples Savings
bank at Ottawa Lake, Mich, was
blown. Bank officers report that 81 200
was stolen.
James Couzens, new multi-mil-
lionaire police commissioner of Detroit,
Mich, who draws $4,000 salary, an
nounced the establishment of d bonus
system for members Of the Detroit po-
lice force. The bonus, provided per-
sonally by Mr.. Couzens, will amount to
about $4,000 annually.
Henry Rider of Howell, Mich, was
shot and killed; A. J. Rider, his broth
er, of Hammonton, president of the
New Jersey Cranberry Growers asso-
citation, and Mrs. elsie Smathers, also
OF HammontOn, were wounded serious
ly by band of Italians at Atsion, N.
j., near Hammonton. N. j., in an at
tempt to rob the party Of an $4,000
pay roll.
Spurred on by the exhortations of
Mother" Jones, labor agitator, 800
wives and woman relatives of striking
streetcar men battled with the police
in New York in the most serious riot
since the walkout on the traction lines
began month ago. Scores of women
were injured.
Ellis E. Shookman, cashier of the
Burrows bank at Burrows, Carroll
county, Indiana, came to Indianapolis
and surrendered himself to the au1
thorities following the discovery of a
shortage of $4,000.
Major General Goethals, governor Of
the Panama Canal Zone; George Rub
lee, federal trade commissioner, and
Commissioner Clark Of the interstate
commerce board, have been named by
President Wilson to be members of
the board created by congress to in
vestigate the eight-hour law.