The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-02-27
WORLD NEWS N
CONDENSED FORM

An envelope containing 100000 in
liberty bond coupons. sent from the
First National bank of Madison. Wis.,.
by registered mail. to the First Nation
al bank of Chicago. has disappeared.
| 1t was sent with four other envelopes
containing liberty bonds and negotiable
papers valued at S1OOOOO.
3 s.
The city board of fire commission
erS of Baltimore has decreed that all
| members of that city'S fire fighting
forces must sever their connection with
the firemen's union by February 16.
James Perry and Frank Johnson
American representatives of the y. NJ
{. \. We're killed in the recently re-
ported attack by. Turkish brigands on
a convey of American relief supplies
near Anita. in Syria. the state depart
ment at Washington has been advised.
Richard Bullock, said to have been
the original "Deadwood Dick" who
drove the famous Deadwood coach
which bore shipments Of gold from the
Homestake and other South Dakota
mines. is dead in Los Angeles. lie
was ~ years old
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Rate increases of 30 to 40 per cent
on Canadian railroads We're predicted
| as the result of estimates that deficits
for the current fiscal year would total
6S.OoO.OW. An investigation is being
made To determine increases necessary
to enable the roads to pay expenses.
! 4 surplus of 10000 tons of high
grade steel. including every variety of
stock used in manufacturing, building
| and bridge and automobile construc-
| tion. will be placed on the market
| this month by the navy department
| at prices biased On the present market
quotations."
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The New York board of aldermen
has passed II resolution calling on the
Smiths recommendation and rescind
| ratification of the eighteenth amend
ment. SO that the wet" and dry
question may be put to referendum
in that state.
Four hundred quarts of whiskey and
moOn>hine still paraplernalia. said
to be valued at $4,000. were seized
by federal agents in raid on Min
neapolis apartment house.
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The purchase of 1900 caskets at a
| cost of Sl.1O4.5DS. to be used for the
return Of army dead from Europe, has
been completed by the war department.
in its announced policy to return as
soon as practicable the bodies of
American soldiers buried in France to
the next of kin for interment in this
| country. The manufacturers We're in
| structed to expedite deliveries.
4 4
Privately owned wireless stations
now controlled by the navy department
are I'D Dc TcSlOEcu ID tlleIC owners AS
soon as peace is declared" Rear Adj
miral Griffin, chief Of the bureau Of
steam engineering. told the house ma
val committee. Eleven high-power sta.
lions of the Marconi Wireless company
are the principal ones affected.
4 4
An illiterate Austrian earned $5,5o7
in Canada during single year Of the
war as labOrer Mt the Welland Steel
foundries. it was disclosed. when Mike
Ennis was fined Mt St. Catharines, Ont,
for making false income tax return.
4 4
Beginning Memorial day, an American
flag will fly from the grave of every
American soldier buried in France, the
war department has announced. In
addition. post flags will be h0isted In
the center Of the large cemeteries and
smaller flags will be used at the small.
] sr burying grounds.