Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
NEWS Of THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM THE DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED FROM BOTH CONTINENTS
Happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

Reorganization of the weather bu-
reau is soon to be made.
The National Implement and We
Aicle association show will be held in
Peoria, Ill, Sept. 19 to 81.
The new Iowa law requiring that all
food not washable must be protected
from dirt, dust and contamination gen.
orally, went into effect July /.
EsQuivol Obregon, the Mexican min
lister of finance, has resigned from
office. 1t is reported that he is not
in full accord with the Huerta admin
f~stration.
The duchess of Marlborough, who
was formerly Consuela Vanderbilt, is
understood to have accepted the presi-
dency of the women's municipal party
in London.
In response to demands of grain
growers of the northwest Senator
Jones has introduced an amendment
to the tariff bill placing grain bags on
che free list.
Danger of forest fires in California,
Washington, Oregon and Idaho is in
creasing, according to reports during
the last few days from the district
fo~resters in the west.
Porter Charlton, who was recently
said t be seriously i'll in the Jail in
New Jersey, where he is awaiting ex-
tradition to Italy for trial on a change
of wife murder, is in good health.
Scores of lives were saved Saturday
when a towerman in Durham, Ill,
threw the Ohio River Special on the
Pennsylvania railroad into a ditch and
averted its collision with a through
Wabash train from St. Louis.
The annual convention Of the Ma
tional Federation of Retail Implement
and Vehicle Dealers association viii
be held in Chicago Oct IA, Is and 16
II. J. Hodge of Abeline, Kas., is sec
conference Oct Is.
A train bearing a large number o.
emigrants bound for the United States
was derailed Monday near Erg. a sea
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sons, including M. Sabroe, a membeI
of te lower house of the Danish parlia
ment, were killed.
The deposed King Manuel of POI
eugal will stand on his native soil whel
he is married in Germany with tn
coming fall to Princess Augusta Vic
toria of Hohenzollern. A bag of cart
brought from Lisbon is now in Londo.
for that purpose.
Governor Tener of Pennsylvania ha
approved the bill reducing the workin
hours of women from 90 to "a a wee
when more than 10 hours a day. N
female under q years of age is pei
mitted to work in a m-anufacturin
establishment all night.
Nominations of James Gerard c
New York for ambassador to German!
Frederick C. Penfield of Pennsylvani
for ambassador to Austria, and Charlie
S. Hartman of Montana for minister t
Ecuador, has been favorably reporte
by the senate foreign relations con
mittee.
Seventeen Lees, who believe the
may prove relationship to Willial
Henry Lee. the wealthy publisher VIII
died recently at Chicago, leaving a
estate valued at 100000, have cor
municated with the public administr
tor, who for several weeks has bee
searching for relatives of the deceden
Senator F. M. Simmons, chairma
'of the senate finance committee. in
Producing the Underwood-Simmol
tariff bill into the upper house of CO
4gress, stated that the bill If passed
Its present form would effect an ave
age reduction Of 27.64 per cent in Il
rates of the existing Payne-Aldri'
law.