The Washington herald., 1916-08-30
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when leak developed that made 1t i'm
possible to reach port. Tho crew was
saved.
Christianis. Aug. 29.-The Norwegian
steamer Isdalen, formerly the Tyr, has
been sunk. The crew was saved. The
destroyed ship was the largest neutral
vessel recently sunk. displacing 2,26S
tons.
Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. 29.-
The health director denies the report
that an epidemic of cholera is preya-
lent in the Philippines.
Manila. Philippine Islands. Aug. %
Cigar manufacturers of this city. as
serting that tobacco corner is in opera
ton, have appealed to the government
to, intervene. The price Of tobacco "a
soaring. The government officials say
they believe this is due to a world short
age.
San Antonio. Texas, Aug 2s-The
Texas health board has declared a quar-
antine against the world to arrest the
spread of infantile paralysis. Children
under is years old entering the State
must show certificates of good health
signed by authorized health officers at
the border.
Woods Hole, Mass, Aug. 29.-At the
Rockefeller Institute Laboratory for
Scientific Research here, DIR. Loeb has
two male frogs that never had a father
The frogs were developed artihcally from
the eggs of the female of the species.
Chicago. Aug 29.-Burglars here have
turned fishermen and now use 1o-foot
bamboo poles to hook plunder from first
floor fats. George Skeeles awoke this
morning to find his trousers disappear
ing via the new route.
Pottsville. Pa. Aug. 29.-After WORKING
but one day. pepding a meeting to act
upon an offer OF the mine officials, the
To mine workers at No. 10 Colliery Of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany, in the Panther Creek Valley, re-
fused to return to work this morning and
the colliery is again idle.
Chicago. Aug. 29.-News of the safe ar
rival at Nome, Alaska, of John Borden
millionaire Chicago sportsman, and his
exploring party shipwrecked on the way
from Seattle, has been received by Mrs
Borden in a cablcgram from her hus-
band.
Boston. Aug 29.-Plans for calling a
sympathetic strike to tie up virtually all
Maine's street railway SYSTEMS were dis
Cusscd here by union leaders called to-
gether to receive reports on the situation
at Bangor. where trolleymen are on
strike to force a recognition of their
union.
Winthrop. Nc, Aug 29.-In an address
delivered in the home county of Charles
F. Johnson, Senator from Maine, Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels ridicuIed tho
efforts of Republican speakers to scare"
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prosperity and by prophecies of hard
times after the war
Amherst. Nova Scotia. Aug. 9.-Four
German prisoners of war who ESCAPED
from the prison camp here last week
have been recaptured. Another ran when
ordered to surrender and was killed by
the guards.
I London, Aug. 29.-The British Admir-
atty has officially denied a German re-
port of last week that a British destroy
er. abandoned by her crew and sinking.
had been sighted east of Dogger Bank.
NO British destroyer is missing" the
report declares.
East st. Louis. Ill. Aug. 29-Represen-
tatives of the entente allies are now buy
ing war horses here at the rate of 800
a week. and the United States govern
mont is buying 500 a week
New York. Aug. CA strike of rain
coat makers here virtually was settled
after a conference of union representa-
tives and manufacturers in which nearly
all the workers demands were granted
One thousand strikers returned 10 work
tOuay.
Harrisburg. Aug 29.-The Bethlehem
for the erection of an additional Soo-ton
capacity blast furnace for its Steelton
plant.
Paris Aug. Gone thousand Chinese
laborers have arrived at Lyons They
brought to France for work in munition
factories
New London. Aug. 29.-Patrouing the
waters between the coast and the Nam
tucket Light vessel are six allied cruis-
ers. A sword fisherman in last night re-
ported sighting the war vessels stretched
out across the shoals.
Shreveport La, Aug e9-The Stand
ard OIL Company today cut the prices of
all grades except Caddo heavy ) cents
per barrel
| ort wayne, Ind, Aug. 29.-Nr. L. A.
X. Hackett. publisher of the Fort Wayne
Evening Sentinel, is dead at a hospitel
here this afternoon following an opera
ton.
Topeka. Kans, Aug. 29.-According to
reports from the Kansas Agricultural
college and to the State Land Board of
Agriculture there has not been enough
wind or enough insects to pollinate the
alfalfa blooms and the seed crop pros
poets are slim.
Baker Ore. Aug. 29-An impolite
rattlesnake almost spilled the dainty
cake Mrs. w. J. Williams, of Home
stead was making. The snake took
some sugar out of a jar just as Mrs.
WAliams reached for it. Mrs Will
Jams almost upset the cake when she
saw the rattler and then started dou-
blequick to find some one to kill it.
When she returned with aid the snake
had eaten all the sugar and left.
Philadelphis. Aug. 29.-when How
ard l.. Davis, of New Egypt, n J.,
in the New Jersey Supreme Court,
brought suit against his brother, NAL
colin L. Davis, of Philadelphia, "a bit
g.