The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-04-26

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private secretary to a member Of the
upper house from this state will be
that of Mrs. Lula A. Shipstead when
congress convenes in December. Mrs.
Shipstead Is the wife of United States
Senator Shipstead, who announced
her appointment as his private secre.
tary.
Domestic
New York-Stage scenery and 9th.
er theatrical effects valued at $780,
600, the property of Comstock and
Gest, producers, were destroyed by
fire when a six story building burned.
New Neutrality-suspicious. pottery
manufacturing corporations and 20
individuals were convicted by fed
eral jury in conspiracy in restraint OF
trade.
Chicago-William e. Dever, demo
crat. was installed as mayor Of Chi
cago succeeding William Hale, Thomp-
son (rep), who held the office for the
last eight years.
st. Louis-Bishop Daniel 8. Tuttle,
presiding bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal church Of the United States,
who died at his home here after lin.
gering illness.
Chicago-William J. Higgins, spe-
cial officer at the union station for 30
years and friend of hundreds Of nota-
bles, including former Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft, is dead here.
Ell Paso-One hundred and forty
Mennonites from Saskatchewan
passed through Ell Paso going to San
Antoine, Chihuahua, Mexica, to join
the Mennonite colony there. There
are about 1000 Mennonites in Mex
leo.
Yonkers, N. Y.-Dr. Edward Duffy,
who startled the medical world 10
years ago when he stitched a stab
wound in the heart of Robert English,
an athlete whose life was prolonged
80 days by the operation, died here
after a short illness.
Frankfort, Ky.-Educational, agri-
cultural and economic development in
the mountains of eastern Kentucky is
the purpose for which E. o. Robinson.
Fort Thomas, KY, capitalist, has do
mated $1,O00,O00 and $4,000 acres of
land.
San Advantageous belonging to
the members of the San Antonio CEN
ter of the American Racing Pigeon
union, broke the worlds 700 mile rec
ord Saturday in a fight from Kansas
City to San Antonio. The air line dis
lance is 705 miles.
Pittsfield,. Mass.-A speeding auto
mobile crashed into crowd of peo-
pie waiting for a trolley car here,
killing two persons almost instantly,
seriously injuring two more and car
rying away 3 yea- old child, pre-
sumably on the bumper.
New ork-Announcement was
made of the organization of the Gen.
eral Motors Chemical company. The
new company will market a modified
type of gasoline, which the corpora
ton states contains an "antiknock'
compound, developed after many years
OF experiment by the General Motors
research corporation at Dayton, Ohio.
Milwaukee-While thousands Of per-
sons were dancing at the Mardi Gras
of the Loyal Order of Moose in the
Municipal auditorium, a skylight,
weighed down by snow, caved in, Sc
riously injuring three children and
throwing the dancers into a near pan
ic. One of the injured children Is not
expected to live.
Detroit, Mich.-Four persons were
drowned in an icy creek here when
the touring car in which they were
riding crashed through bridge rail-
ing, overturning in six feet OF water
and pinning the occupants beneath
the surface. A fifth person chung to
the car until rescuers arrived five
minutes later. r e.. ..-. E.-.
Detroit-Henry Ford announced at
least eight rooms at the Henry Ford
hospital here will be put at the dis,
posal of former service men in Michi.
gan in need of medical treatment who
have not been hospitalized by the
government. No charge will be made
The announcement was, made person
ally by Ford to American Legion Off
Gals here.
New York-Belief that the crew Of
the rum runner Patricia w. Behan,
found adrift with sails set OF the
Long Island coast, had staged a
"fake mutiny'' and had fed with the
100000 obtained from selling cargo
of 1000 cases Of whisky, was expressed
by authorities. &- - T..
New York - ANNOUNCEMENT that
chapels for prayer and meditation
would be placed in all hotels with
which he is connected was made by