The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-20
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with the public health authorities
Terrence MacSwecney, lord mayor
of Cork, was deported to England
aboard destroyer after having been
found guilty of sedition by courtmar-
tial
The British light cruiser Vindictive,
which was sunk in the entrance of
Ostend harbor May IL, 1918, has been
refloated and the port Is again open
for traffic.
A general strike has been declared
at all italian ports, according to dis
patch from Rome. No steamers are be-
ing unloaded at Naples, Genoa or other
important Italian ports.
Four hundred persons were drowned
in the floods in Sakhalin island, it was
announced in Toxic. The floods in
Sakhalin island have also destroyed
crops and demolished 200 houses.
Twelve million children in Europe
lost one or both parents during the
war, tbs shown by compilations gath
American Red Cross in eighteen coun-
tries Russia leads with 10000
Germany follows with 100000 and
France has 100000.
Walter Winans, widely known
American resident of London, col
lapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Guy, In a race at
Parsloes park. Mr.. Winans called out
for his horse to be stopped, but be-
fore this could be done he fell off the
sulky. He was dead when picked up.
The news of the attempted assassin
alton of Premier Venizelos in Paris has
resulted in excesses in Athens, such as
the wrecking the plants of opposition
newspapers and the residence Of for
mer Premier Skouloudis Many of the
opposition leaders were arrested. M.
Iragoumis, former Greek minister to
Petrograd, was shot dead while trying
to escape from military escort.
Henry B. Warner, Of Raleigh, N. c.,
former president of the National Edi-
tOrial association, ex-commissioner OF
labor and printing and now chairman
of the state prison board, has brought
suit for 100000 against r. Baxter Nc
Rary of Lexington, perhaps the best
known negro in North Carolina, for
alleged alienation of Mrs Warmers
for absolute divorce.
Esteban Cantu. the governor OF
Lower California, is willing to aban-
don his rebellion against the govern
ment if he is permitted to remain in
office until December, when he
agrees to surrender office to the sue
cessful candidate. His proposition
it is believed. will not be accepted
because it would give him a chance
to benefit from the export take,
from the new cotton crop and from
the gambling concessions.
GENERAL
Woman suffrage strobe half wa,
to victory in the special session o.
the Tennessee Legislature when tht
Senate voted. 25 to a. to ratify tn,
Susan B. Anthony amendment.
The first aerial mail plane from st
Louis to Chicago completed the triI
in 3 hours so minutes actual flying
time. The Chicago plane made thu
trip to st. Louis in 3 hours 40 minutes
Assurance that no further bank clos
ings are likely to result from the col
lapse of the financial dealings o
Charles c. Allen, state bank commits
sioner.
John J. McGraw, manager of tn
| New York Giants, told the district al
torney's office at New York his min
was BLANK as to how John G. SlayiI
musical comedy actor, received a frat
tured skull while in his company.
The Dominion Board of Railwa
Commissioners at Ottawa granted il
creases in through rates to Unite
States roads in Canada to conforI
with those recently approved by tn
, Interstate Commerce Commission q
Washington.
Damage estimated at S5,000000 wa
done at Toledo by a severe rainstorn
which floated away great stretches c
city paving, flooded cellars and pars
llyzed traffic. 1t was one of the mos
} severe storms that ever struck tha
|
} city
Ray Chapman, star shortstop of tn
Cleveland American baseball team
died in Il hospital in New York as
result of fractured skull received i
] Il game there when he was hit by
bail thrown by Pitcher Carl Mays c
I the New York Americans.
Tony Bannock set out to break hi
record of loading sixteen coal cars
one day at the Troll Coal Company
mines, Fair Point, Ohio, and paid fo
the attempt with his life. After loat
ing six cars in less than two hours. h
died of ruptured heart, accordin
to the coroner.
Edward Ray of England won the N,
tional open golf championship of Amel
ica at Inverness, Toledo, Ohio, with
score of 295 for seventy-two holes, cal
rying the cup to England for the Sc.