The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events In the Nation and State.

divorced him aud Irene Castle. Mr..
fireman returned to America two days
after Mrs. Castle, but the dancer was
absent when the, big liner locked. Mr..
fireman said he would rather not
talk about the divorce.
New York-Dr. William ]. Mayo of
Rochester, Mimi, who returned on
the Adriatic after attending the con-
gress of the International Society Of
Surgery in London, said no positive
cure for cancer had been demonstrate
ed at the congress. But" he said,
Il was present at some experiments
in Liverpool which are very, very
promising. / am not stating a cure
has been found, but the results OBJ
tanned in the recent experiments are
promising indeed"
Sports
Toledo-George Whitfield, manager
Of the Toledo baseball club, presented
his resignation to President Roger
Bresnahan. The poor showing of the
club was given as the reason in
letter to Bresnahan. First Baseman
William Terry was named manager
temporarily.
New York-The New York State
boxing commission recognized Jimmy
Cones of Youngstown, Ohio, as the
welterweight champion of the world.
Jones beat Dave Shade in Boston last
week on points. The New York COM
previously had taken the
title from Mickey Walker, rightful
holder, and given it to Shade.
Boston-Frank Chance will remain
as manager Of the Boston Red Sox
the present season. 1t was announced
by Robert Quinn, who, with his asso-
ciates from Columbus, Ohio, took over
the club from Harry Frazee. "Pm not
going to make any changes until after
the season is closed" Quinn said.
New York-Eugene Criqui, who won
the worlds featherweight title from
Johnny Kilbane, and then lost it to
Johnny Dundee, sailed for home with
the good-byes and praises of his con.
queror ringing in his ears. Dundee
spent quarter hour chatting with
the Frenchman, his wife and his
Robert Eudeline. Criqui
said he planned to return to Ameri.
ca after filling several boxing engage.
ments in France.
Chicago-Jack Dempsey, the king
of all heavyweights arrived unherald.
ed in Chicago from Denver and left
for New York to begin training in a
few days for his scheduled Septem.
Der IA battle with Luis Angel Firpo
at the Polo grounds. The boss of the
Giants division in the fight game
looked every inch the part on his ar
rival. Brown as the proverbial berry
as result of fishing trip in the
Rocky mountains following his bout
with Tom Gibbons July 4. he announc-
ed that he weighs 100 pounds with
but a small portion of superfiuous
avoirdupois on his anatomy.
Windsor, Ont.-Returning to Cana
dian soil for the first time since 1915,
Grand Circuit PAGERS marked the |
opening Of the six-day meeting at De- |
vonshire park by lowering two Cana
dian pacing records. After Sanardo |
had clipped full second off the ex-
nibition mile record by covering the |
distance in 2:01 Is, Single G, crack |
PAGER Of all time, lowered the Cana |
dian race record to 2:02 in the final |
heat of the free-for-all pace. It was |
Pop" Geers day and the veteran re.
lnsman observed 1t not only by driv- |
Ing Sanardo to the record mile but |
by taking the first race on the card, |
the 2:06 class trot-in straight heats |
with My Rosebud. Single Gs feat in |
pacing the final mile of the free-for.
Ill pace in 2:02 was the days feature.
Foreign
Rome-Premier Mussolini was par.
.icularly affected by President Hard |
ing's death and Immediately tele |
yraphed the news to King Victor EN-.
and cabled to America his |
profound condolences.
Moscow-Denial that he proposed |
to acknowledge the czarist debts as a
means to obtain foreign recognition,
was made by Leonid Krassin, bolshe-
vik commissaire of foreign trade and |
in an official statement. |
He said he adheres to the Russian
attitude expressed at the Genoa con.
ference and that since Russia's posi- |
ton is much better now than then II |
s useless to attempt to buy recogni
ion by such an acknowledgement.
New York-American railroads are |
he most prosperous in their history
to a statement by Julius
Kruttschnitt, chairman of the South |
srn Pacific company. He said hif |
OWN company was in the middle o,
It's best year. The net ton mileage |
or June and the first half of the year
was % per cent higher than las
year. The June net ton mileage wa,
he highest in the systems history
equalling the previou,
record made in 1922.
New York-Diamonds valued al
$4,000 we're stolen from safe on
he steamship Boswell of the Lam.
port and Holt line, which arrived from
South America.
Mexico City-The assassination of
Francisco Villa was a political crime.
according to a report prepared by
the special committee of investiga.
lion, which congress sent to the
scene of the killing. The document
was submitted at private sitting of
he majority members of the lower
house. The commission withholds
he names of the persons involved IN
he assassination.