The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-05-08
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Washington
Washington Representative Will
liam d. Upshaw, of Georgia, said in a
statement he would accept the demo
cratic vice-presidential nomination If
offered
Misunderstanding in accordance
with his new custom Of endeavoring to
get away from Washington and the
White House for the weekend, Presi-
dent Coolidge spent Sunday on May
flower cruise down the Potomac.
Washington-Fffty additional fed
eral veterinarians are being dispatch
ed by the bureau of animal industry
to California to augment the forces
Of the government now there battling
the foot and mouth disease among
cattle.
Washington-Invitat have been
sent to more than 100 organizations to
send delegates to the national confer
ence on outdoor recreation, called by
President Coolidge to meet in Wash
ington, May 1924, 1t was announced
in statement issued by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Roosevelt, execu-
tive chairman of the conference.
Washington-The house banking
committee considering the McFadden
bill to amend the national bank act,
voted against statewide and country
wide branch banking by national banks
and in favor of combining such branch
banking to the corporate limits of a
municipality where state banks and
trust companies have branches.
Domestic
Chicago-The Institute of American
Meat Packers announced hams and ba-
cons are being sold wholesale at the
lowest prices since the prewar period.
Dresden, Tenn.-Following the death
Of Mrs. Mary Holt, IS, who lived lone,
neighbores found in box fastened to
rocking chair $4,000 in bonds and
$500 in money hidden in cracks and
crevices throughout the house.
Pittsburgh-Prince Gelesio Caetani,
the Italian ambassador, placed a
wreath on the coffin of Nine. Eleonora
Duse, as an expression of the sorrow
of the Italian people at the death of
the famous tragedienne.
San misunderstanding around As
mile course, Lieutenant o. A. Powers
at Kelly field attained a speed OF 174.7
miles an hour and established a world
record for the NIB ga type Of air.
plane. Lieutenant r. L. Vaughan,
holder Of the nonstop fight record.
was only three-tenths of a mile behind
the winner.
New York-The annual dinner of the
Minnesota Alumni association of New
York at the Hotel Commodore brought
together nearly 200 former Minnesota
students, the greatest number ever as
sembled in New York. The hotel rang
with songs and yells of the Gopher
state -.
New York-Cash on hand of the
Ford Motor Company, Inc, at the end
Of 1923 totaled $271,61S,66S, the larg-
est Of any industrial corporation in
America and nearly double that Of the
United States Steel corporation, its
nearest rival. This was an increase
of $112,012,9s1 over cash on hand at
the beginning Of 1928.
New York-A reconciliation between
Robert J. Sanderson and his wife, Nina
Wilcox Putnam, the authoress, seems
likely. Mr.. Sandsrson has Investigated
the charges brought against his wife
by Mrs. Richard Ellsworth Bassett, of
Madison, Conn.,, whose husband, a
former clam digger, acted as Mrs. San
derson's chauffeur and literary agent.
He finds them groundless.
St., Joseph, Mich.-The state of
Michigan asked that a receiver be ap,
pointed for the House Of David at Ben
ton Harbor. In petition filed in the
Berrien county circuit court by D. L.
Smith, assistant attorney general, the
state, pursuing its announced course
to break up the organization, asks that
all holdings Of the colony, the value
of which are estiamted to be Gin excess
of $4,000" be placed in the hands OF
a receiver. ..
Catawissa, Pa.-After 81 years, the
last spent In the one luxury horse
could enjoy-nothing at all to do
Glover is dead. He spent most of his
latter years-3S to be exact-as a road
horse for Rev. DR.. E. J. Myers here
Before that he had been race horse,
and jockey clubs saw to 1t that he was
well cared for in his last years. Glover
was looked upon as the oldest horse in
the world. 49,
Hazelhurst, Ga.-Mrs. w. ]. Bryan
has followed faith healing evangelist
to this little town in south Georgia
seeking cure from paralysis, from
which she has suffered for long time
In an invalid's chair she attended ser
vices in tobacco warehouse by Rev
Raymond T. Richey. She was one OF
a congregation Of 1900 !. After he had
called those who sought health through
faith, he left the pulpit and went to
Mrs. Bryan's chair to encourage her.
New York-Chauncey M. Depew's