The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-12
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The British destroyer BIO struck
a Russian mine near HelSingfors. The
captain. another officer and nine men
were saved. hut it is feared that eight
officers and III men We're lost.
Admiral Baron Charles ReresfOr,l of
England died while on a visit to the
Duke Of Portland in London. Death
was due to apoplexy.
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One officer and one inmate were
killed and two officers and an in
mate wounded in Il revolver fight in
the Illinois state reformatOry at Pom
tiac after two prisoners had attempt
ed to escape by saving the bars Of
their cells.
Delegates representing 10000 farm
ers in central and western France. in
session. protested against arbitrary
measures to reduce the cost of living
Of which the farmers are alone the
victims" and denounced all measures
for fixing prices, real or disguised"
The London Evening Standard says
it learns on the highest authority that
Relgium's security in the future is to
guaranteed against German aggression
by Great Britain and the United States.
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Babe" Ruth. the Boston home run
hitter. has signed contract to act
in baseball feature motion picture
which will be made in California ut
the close Of the league season.
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Nine persons were injured. four Sc
riOuSly. in an explosion in a fOur-StOry,
roOming house at Salt Lake City. Mrs.
Mary Bruno. proprietor of the house,
and her two children. were among the
seriously injured. According to the
police the explosives We're placed near
Mrs. BrunO'S room. and search is be-
ing made for Tony Bruno. the woman's
husband.
The plant OF the Astoria Pulp & Pa.
per company at Astoria. Ore, was de.
stroyed by fire. the loss being estimat-
ed ut $4,000. partly covered by in.
surance. Several barges of paper
stock were also damaged. Spontane-
Gus combustion was thought TO have
started the blaze.
Returns from the Wisconsin state
election on the soldiers $lj.OOO,OOO
bonus bill indicate the measure was
approved by Il big majority.
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A resolution was adopted by the Ma.
tiOnal Association of Letter Carriers
in convention in Philadelphia urging
the postoffice department to limit the
amount Of mail for one carrier on
any one trip to 40 pounds in residen-
tial sections and 80 pounds in bust
ness districts.
The Western Maryland's coal pier.
l 300 feet long and 80 feet high, ut
Baltimore, Md, was partly destroyed
by fire. together with three garages.
Two firemen We're seriously injured.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by men smoking on barge.
The loss was about 100000.
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Col. f. NJ. House, who is in London
comforting on the organization of the
league of nations. will return to Paris
to resume his work as member of the
American peace delegation as soon as
his present mission is completed, &C.
cOrding to an announcement by the
state department. Reports that Colo.
mel House soon would return to Ameri-
ca were denied.
The United States owed $796, 68S. III
more at the close Of treasury business
August 80 than ON the last day of
July. making the total national debt
Sc. 500. 7Ol GAS. Issuance Of addition
al treasury certificates in anticipation
Of forthcoming payments on taxes and
the victory loan accounted for the
large increase.
Cudahy Brothers company, packers
Of Milwaukee, pleaded guilty in dis
trict court to q violations of the cold
storage law and was fined the maxi.
mum on each charge. t0talling $2,30Q