The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-05
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by Frances immortal emperor to his
blood relative, Prince Charles Lucian
Bonaparte, has been given to the
Massachusetts Historical Society by
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins of this city.
The memento has been an heirloom
in the donors family for three gener.
ations. having been given to Edward
Everett when minister to England, by
Prince Charles in 1S45.
Washington-A bird bath, construct
ed of stone from France, is to be left
In the Piney Branch Valley here by
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand, as
permanent expression of gratitude
to the songsters that gave them relief
during the war from their burdens of
anxiety and anguish. They have en-
gagged M. Cret, French architect of
Lyons, France, and Philadelphia, to
design the stone bath, which will be
Inscribed: "To the Birds of Piney
Branch-From their Friends, Elsie
and Jules Jusserand."
Domestic
Chattanooga, Terminates William
G. Allen, 81 years old, Confederate
veteran and member of a pioneer
Tennessee family, died at the home
of his daughter here. He was a cou-
sin of William G. McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasury.
Chico, Calif-Leroy Scott, IL years
old, attempted to strike a crippled
goose with the butt end of his gun
while hunting here. The blow dis
charged both barrels of. the gun and
Scott was fatally wounded. He died
here.
Boston, Mass.-Rain which fell
through New England brought relief
from drouth contions which had be-
come acute in many sections as a re-
suit of a period of As consecutive
rainless days, unprecedented in the
annols of the weather bureau here
MISUNDERSTANDING trucks in
the act of leaving the Burlington Bev.
erage Company at Burlington, Wis,
with loads of alleged beer for Chicago,
four federal prohibition agents, after
chase of six miles, seized one OF
the trucks and arrested the driver
The other two trucks got away.
Chicago-Somewhere along the dark
trails of interior Africa an American
woman, DR.. Hilda Heller, is on her
way alone to join her husband, Ed.
mund Heller, in white rhinoceros
hunt in the Belgian Congo. Mrs.
Heller, who is a daughter of the late
Professor Hemp of Leland Stamford
University, has gained wide reputa-
ton as a big game hunter.
New York-One man was killed and
another critically wounded by bullets
fired in free-for-ali fight in a Staple
ton, Staten Island, lunch wagon.
Neither was participant in the fight.
They were shot while attempting to
dodge the volley of lead exchanged
between gang of alleged robbers and
their victims.
Chicago-Fielding Smith. 10 years
old, arrested on charge of black.
mail after Jacob Franks. father OF
Robert Franks, for whose murder
Nathan Leopold. Jr.. and Richard
Loeb now are serving life terms in
prison, had received letter demand.
Mexico City-President Oregon re
ceived in the ambassador room in the
national palace, at the hands of the
Japanese minister, the Choir of Chry.
santhemum, high order, conferred
on him for notable service The EN-.
peror of Japan sent his best wishes
for the prosperity of Mexico and sue
cess of the Gales government. Presi
dent Obregon replied that he consid.
cred the decoration a symbol drawing
the two nations closer together.
New York-The American peace
award founded by Edward W. Box, an.
nounced that, looking forward to the
opening of congress two weeks hence,
1t had resumed functioning for the
immediate purpose of influencing the
senate foreign relations committee to
report the resolution which provides
for United States adherence to the
world court terms of the Harding
conduct campaign of education on
the League of Nations.
Indianapolis-0ha G. Dawes,
e-president-elect, has accepted the
vicechairmanship of the honorary
committee created by the American
Legion to assist in its campaign to
raise an endowment fund of $5.000,-
600 to care for disabled World war
veterans and orphans of fallen former
service men, Others who will serve
on the committee include Secretary
OF State Hughes, Secretary OF the
Treasury Mellon, Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. Secretary of the In
terror Work. Secretary of Agriculture
Gore and Secretary of Labor Davis.
Montreal-Three persons are re-
ported to have lost their lives in a
fire caused by an explosion on the
premises of the Mount Royol Extract
Company, Ltd.
Natchez. Miss.-A fire which broke
out at Wil1ets, ten miles south OF
Natchez on the louisiana side of the
Mississippi river, destroyed the plant
of the Black River Lumber Company.
and other property and for a time
threatened the entire town. 1t was
estimated the loss would exceed $500.
coo.