The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-01
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The new italian premier. Giolitti.
has initiated campaign against the
many sharks" as profiteers in food
and clothing are called, as result of
which they have been heavily fined
or committed to prison whenever de
tected. Large fortunes have been ac-
cumulated by many of these extor-
TONERS by selling foodstuffs secretly
at exorbitant prices.
For the first time since its organ
ization the council of the league of
nation has been asked to arh,rate be-
tween two nations in an endeavor to
avoid war. The council. in session AT
Paris. is celebrating on the Polish
Lithuanian dispute.
1t is officially announced in Rome
that the total number Of persons killed
in the recent earthquakes in northern
Italy was Ia.
Two men were killed during a fight
with a military patrol at Rallnlough.
county ROScommon. Ireland. last week.
Another man succumbed to his wounds
that the military came on the men
after they had raided vacated no-
lice barracks near BallnIough.
GENERAL
A mysterious explosion in Wall
street. near Broad believed by train
ed department of justice officials and
police investigators to have been cauS
ed by an Internal machine. rocked the
heart of New York'S financial district
last meek. leaving death and deStrut-
tion in its wake. AT least 81 persons
were killed. more than POO were iniur-
ed. the banking house of !. +. Morgan
l. Co. the subtreasury and the assay
office. We're partially wrecked and
property damage estimated in excess
Of $1.OOO.OOO was caused by the hlaSs.
Thomas W. Lamont of the J. =. Nor
gan firm expressed the belief. how
ever, that the explosion WAS purely
an accident caused by collision be-
tween an exrlosive-laden wagon and
another vehicle. The firm had re-
cpived no threats Of any kind. he
said. and there was no real reason for
the planting of Il bomb outside the
firms offices
While being led through the court
house lobby to the district court room
by deputy sheriff. u. !. Pierce. IS.
charged with statutory offenSe. was
shot and killed ut Amarillo. Texas.
j. e. Gilbert. father Of the girl against
whom Pierce is alleged to have com
mitted the offense. was placed in Jail
following the killing on formal
charge Of murder.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson has re-
piled to the telegram Of the policy
committee of the United Mine Work
ers of America. sent on September Is.
He promises immediate considerable
Of the claims of the miners and is
ready TO meet with their committee.
The five Socialist assemhlymen who
were expelled from the New York state
legislature last spring on charges Of
disloyalty. were reelected ut special
elections held last week. AT another
special election in the Nineteenth dis.
trict of Kings county to fill the va
cancv caused by the death Of Assem-
blynan John Damico. Republican. Nat
Rubin. Socialist candidate ran third in
three-cornered contest.
Holding that the Great Northern
railway was responsible for the origin
Of the forest fire that swept through
the CloQuet district October IL 1918
the district court at Duluth. Mimi.
awarded to 27S plaintiffs damages APP
proximating S3OO0.OoO against United
States Railroad Director w. Il. Hines.
who was wartime manager of The rail
roads at the time of the fire.
Lloyd II. Wilson. wealthy Chicago
bond broker, has been indicted on
three charges of receiving bonds alleg-
ed 10 have been stolen from Charles
Whitney 4 Co. of New York. when q
messenger for the firm disappeared
while delivering $4,000 worth of
bonds 10 another New York firm sew
eral months ago. Wilson was recently
arrested in Billings, Mont. on charge
"f receiving part of the stolen bonds.
The plurality by which Frederic H.
ParkhurSt, Republican was elected
McIntire. Democrat. according to com
plete unofficial returns. was 6ina7.
The vote WAS: parkhur>t l35.973: Nc
!nrire. G9.936.
Oscar Eea>ley. negro. who was in
dicted AT Houston. Texas. for ME muir
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