The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-08-20
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Damage estimated at nearly $780,
600 was caused by fire which swept
half a dozen business buildings and
number of residences at DudOca, Wash.
Cause of the fire has not been deter
mined.
Walter Winans, widely known Amer
lean resident of London, collapsed and
died while driving his horse, Henrietta
Guy, in IA race at Parsloespark, Mr..
Winans called out for his horse to be
stopped, but before this could be done
he fell off the sulky. He was dead
when picked up.
Ames Baker, 50. and Ira Martin, "a,
lost their lives. and Mrs. Armstrong
was seriously injured in fire which
destroyed the farm house of James
Martin, near Weiser, Idaho. Explosion
of kerosene lamp started the fire.
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The international seamens congress
at Brussels has adopted motion to
the effect that in order to prevent fu-
ture wars the seamen will refuse to
transport troops and munitions. This
measure is applicable to the Russo
Polish conflict, the seamen's delegates
refusing to transport troops and NUM-
tons.
First reports of threshing in North
Dakota this year, received in Fargo
from Lisbon, where three machines in
two fields threshed wheat, showed an
average of II bushels an acre in one
field and 20 In the other. The wheat
In both fields weighed 50 pounds a
bushel and was nearly perfect, the re-
ports said.
Carl Haessler, formerly univer-
sity professor of Milwaukee, who has
been imprisoned since the early days
of the war as conscientious objectOr,
has been released from the military
prison on Alcatraz island at San Fran
cisco on n pardon from President
Wilson, the prison announces.
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Frank Olsen and Eldred Holgren,
loggers. We're killed and seven others
We're injured. none seriously, when a
Northern Pacific freight train struck
an automobile truck in which they
were riding at Cumberland, WASH, 80
miles east of Seattle. according to q
wire received in Seattle.
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A man walked into the Hotel Sher-
man at Wasco, Ore, and asked the
clerk TO get him piece of ice. feign-
ing illness. When the clerk left the
room the stranger took $500 in securi.
ties and money from the safe and fled
The following day the hotel received
by mail anonymously from Arlington
Ore, package containing the stolen
securities. The money, about $3.50
was not returned.
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unaltered adherence to Senator Har.
ding's front porch program was an.
nounced after consultation of the Re.
publican nominee with party leaders
chairman Will Ii. Hays said the can.
didate and his advisers agreed tina,
most of his addresses should be de-
livered at Marion, Ohio, though he
might go elsewhere for "couple OF
speeches for exceptional events"
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a report that Eugene LEROY, sough,
by Detroit and New York police in
connection with the death of Rather
Inc jackson, whose mutilated body
WAS found in trunk last month. has
shipped for South America with the
crew of the steamer Dryden resulted
In attempts to head off the suspect be
fore he reaches Rio de Janeiro.
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Seven persons We're injured. two ser
iously, In the collapse of two building.
undergoing repair in Dallas. Tex. The
collapse came without warning but q
score Of persons escaped injury.