The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-30
EP|TOME OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS
ARE SHORT But INTERESTING
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WASHINGTON.
The house has passed the bill per-
uniting the leasing by the government
OF Alaskan coal lands under competi-
tive bidding.
Uncle Sam paid out q total OF $172,
III, SAC In pensions In the fiscal year
ended June 80 last, according to Com
missioner OF Pensions S~altzgaber.
Protests against Mexican govern
ment seizure Of the $1,000, 900 Mexi-
can tramway system In Mexico City
have been made to the state depart
ment BY the company.
The state department has been in
formed by Italy that American-born
Italians and others n~aturalized as cit
l1ens OF the United States are being
held In italy for military service.
More than 5000 lives were lost h
the earthquake in the province OF
Kopia, Turkey. October S, according
10 = cablegram from Ambassador
Morgenthau to the state department.
President Wilson has signed the
Clayton antitrust bill, thus complet-
ing the administrations trust pro-
gram. There was no ceremony con-
nected with the signing Of the bill.
An apparent loss Of $7,500,OOO IN
one bond transaction was disclosed at
the hearing Of the interstate COM
merce commissions Investigation OF
the financial operation Of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railway.
German victories against Russia
nesr Nchirwindt and Warsaw. In
witch II. 900 prisoners. fifty-one guns
and twelve machine guns were cap
tured. has been reported to the Ger
man ambassador. !.
Colonel Goethals has cabled the
War department that traffic through
the Panama canal, blocked by q
slide into Culebra cut last week,
would be reopened In about q week
unless there were further earth move
ments.
The independence Of the Philip
pines will be recognized by the
United States as soon as q stable
government can be established there.
according to the Jones Philippine
bill, which has passed the house BY
: vote Of 211 TO So.
Ratifcations Of the peace commits
sion treaty between the United States
and Guatemala have been exchanged
q the state department and the nrst
Of the conventions designed by Score
tary Bryan to guard this nation from
sudden wal went into effect.
The Interstate Commerce commits
SION held to be lawful proposed In
creases In the proportional freight
rates on grain and grain products
from Kansas City, Mo-, to Port Arthur,
Tex. for export, applicable to traflc
originating ct various points IN Kan
80 and Nebraska
Tho federal reserve board took de.
cisive action to hasten the opening OF
the twelve federal reserve banks BY
announcing its determination to call
the Arst installment Of subscriptions
% the capital Of those banks. The
eall viii be issued at once and the
payments are due November 2.
DOMESTIC.
Boston Braves won the worlds
easeball championship by taking the
Hourth game from Philadelphia.
Michael Angelo McGinnfs, matno-
natician, whose ability gained hila in
ternational fame, died at q Kansas
city hospital. McGinnis was ae-
United By the highest authorities to
Is : genius at solving numerical and
literal equations.
Neeotiations for the purchase of
several thousand army wagons, 1000.
90 Markets, 100000 saddles and
nrldl6o. and m immense supply Of
r1f1o cartridges for the us Of the Eng
- ana French armies has beer
epeaed n Chicago.
.Osaoeates, representing seventeen
raflo1el organizations Of women. at
Plftekorgh, decided on the permanent
o~rent1cefion q national central
hody 3 81 known - the Council OF
1aos3 ORGANIZATION Of Women.
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