The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-04
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Washington
Washington-Forest fires threaten
the giant Sequoia trees in five national
forests in California.
Neutrality-suspicious. Vasquez, pres
ident elect of Santo Domingo, was en-
tertained by President Coolidge at a
luncheon attended by members of the
cabinet, justices of the supreme court
and members of the diplomatic corps.
Washington-First step in plans to
give the United States an American
manned merchant marine has been
taken by the shipping board under a
decision to place boys between Is and
% on commercial ships crews, with
the intention of having the boys work
up to officers berths.
Washington-Conti of the
present wage scale and working condi-
tons, with a few changes in favor of
the men, has been agreed upon, it
was announced at the shipping board,
by the Masters, Mates and Pilots asso-
citation, the Neptune association and
the Marine Engineers Beneficial asso-
citation. The agreement is effective
July 1 and runs for year.
Domestic
Los Angeles-Plans to destroy 1900
acres of cotton near Tucson, Ariz., in
the war against the boil weevil, were
halted by federal injunctions.
Cleveland-Dr. Gilbert Fitzpatrick,
Chicago, was elected president of the
American Institute of Homeopathy, in
Its 80th annual convention.
New York-William H. Butler,
chairman of tf= republican national
committee, arrived to arrange for the
opening of eastern headquarters of the
republican national committee.
Cincinnati-Curtis D. Wilbur, secre-
tary of the navy, advocated war
against war;" but not the type Of
pacifism which would deny the neces-
sity of preparedness, in an address to
the Ohio Christian Endeavor union.
Chicago-Marvin e. Barnhart, at
torney, and one of the chief prosecu-
tors of William Bross Lloyd and 10
other alleged communists four years
ago, is dead. He was 55 years old and
a native of Cass county, Ind.
Boston-Courtney Croker, Boston
attorney, was appointed adviser in
foreign affairs to King Rama VI of
Siam, succeeding DR.. Francis F. Sayre,
son-in-law of President Wilson, who
Is to do special work for Siam in
America.
New York-An animal with body
shaped like that of dachshund, but
with webbed feet, with a head like an
anteater, with long hair and which
sings somewhat like a bird, was
brought from South America by Will
liam Schurz, commercial attache of
the American embassy at Buenos
Aires.
Conrad, Mass.-Nearly 100 members
of the Coolidge family association, all
descendants of John Coolidge, who
settled in WATERFOWL, in 1880, attend
ed the annual reunion at the home of
Sidney Coolidge here. President Cool
idge and his father both expressed
their regrets at being unable to at
tend.
St. Louis-Lieutenant Sidney r.
Sears, 81 years old, nationally known
pistol expert and crack shot of the
st. Louis police department, was shot
four times and killed as he sat in
police automobile in front of Negro
tenement house where he and two
other officers were investigating an
alleged Negro fight.
Wilmington-Two lives were lost
and damage estimated at nearly ST.
100000 was caused by a wind and
rainstorm which struck this section.
A score Of persons were injured.
More than 800 houses were unroofed
in Wilmington and much damage done
to business places in the center of the
city. Hundreds of trees were up
rooted.
Chicago Requests for seats for
the trial Of Nathan Leopold, Jr., and
Richard Loeb, millionaires' sons who
have confessed kidnapping and Staying
Robert Franks, a neighbor boy, for
excitement, continue to arrive at the
states attorneys office here from
lawyers from all sections of the coun-
try. A request to be admitted to the
trial which starts August was re-
ceived today from Leonard B. Fowler,
former attorney general of Nevada
Kearny, N. Cams of tobacco to-
falling 100000, brought for overseas
troops with the contributions of patri.
otto citizens in the war, are being
used as filler for new road along the
banks of the Hackensack river here.
The tobacco, which had been stored
in French warehouses, was purchased
by New York concern and shipped
to this country. Recently government
customs inspectors condemned 5000
cases remaining unsold as unfit to
smoke"
San Francisco-Forest fires which
have burned over an area of 1000
acres in Tulare and Fresno counties
have gone beyond the control of
squads fighting the blaze
New York-Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, who has been in a hospital due
to breakdown caused by overwork,
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