River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-11-11
Big Happenings of the Week
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In All Parts OF the World-Of
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Everywhere.
Washington


years figures as made public by the
u. S. Geological survey.
shington-President Wilson sign
ed letters of commentator to SO Boy
Scouts who made the best records dur.
ing 1918 in the sale of war savings
stamps The Scout organization sold
more than $4,000 worth of the securi-
ties.
Washington-Wor on regulations
to government installation OF auto
matte control devices on the railroads
as required by law has been begun by
the interstate commerce commission
fin cooperation with the American
railway association.
Washington Jules Jusserand,
French ambassador, who went home
several months ago on leave, and who
later was assigned to special duty in
connection with the settlement of the
Polish question is to return to Wash
ington on November "a.
Washington-The last vestige of
government control over sugar has
been removed through signature by
President Wilson of proclamation
providing for revocation Nov. Is of
licenses held by wholesalers, refners,
exporters and importers.
hington-Summary trial and
execution of an unnamed Mexican,
charged with the murder of Arthur L..
Mosely and Gustave SalaZar, American
citizens, has been reported to the
American embassy at Mexico City by
the Mexican foreign office, the state
department was advised.
Sporting.
Boston-Hugh Duffy, former Bos-
ton National outfield star, was an
nounced as the new manager of the
Red Sox, succeeding Ed Barrows, who
resigned to become business manager
of the New York Americans.
New York-Elmer E. Shaner of
Pittsburgh, who for more than quar-
ter of a century was identified with the
management of all the big trap-shoot-
ing contests held in. this country and
Canada, was elected president of the
American Trapshooting association.
New York-Pugilism has entered
the realm of "frenzied finance" Jack
Dempsey, the worlds champion, and
Georges Carpenter, the French war
hero and European titleholder, signed
articles for fight for which they will
split half a million dollars. Dempsey
will receive 100000 and his opponent
100000
Domestic
Springfield, Mass.-The first labor
college in this country was opened
with a registration of 20,
McAlester, Okla.-Three persons
were seriously injured and 20 others
slightly hurt when a Texas railroad
train crashed into workman.
Seattle-Carnation Segis Prospect,
Carnation stock farms, established
new worlds record for milk production
with 33,469 pounds of milk in 31S
days.
New York-The Army football play
ers will wear distinguishing numbers
in their annual game with the navy
here, Nov. 81, Major Phillips Hayes
announced.
Philadelphia-Prel plans for
a great international exposition, to be
held there in 1926, were launched. The
exposition will mark the sequicenten-
nial of the signing of the Declaration
of independence.
FL Centre, Calif.-"The new anti
alien law will stand" Governor Will
diam d. Stephens declared here in an
address made in connection with the
campaign for recruits for the new
superdreadnaught California"
New York-Fifty Russian Jews
claiming they were swindled out of
S158,000 in valuables by good towns
man from the old country" who loaned
money on their jewelry, asked the po-
lice to find Israel Krumholz, money
lender
Seattle-Two coast guard vessels
carrying physicians and medical sup
plies are enroute to the little COM
munity of Unalaska in the Aleutian
group where, according to wireless ad-
vices, serious epidemic of smallpox
has appeared.
Chicago Frank d. Richardson,
head of the bureau of investigation of
the internal revenue department, de-
parted for Washington where, it was
reported, he will be given the appoint
ment as prohibition director of the
Central district, to succeed Major A.
v. Dalrymple, recently resigned
New York-The names of six men
and one woman were added to the
Hall of Fame in an election
by the senate Of New York
The seven additions are:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, author;
James Buchanan Eads, engineer; Pat |
trick Henry, statesman; William
Green Morton, physician; |
Augustus Saint Gaudens, sculptor;
Roger Williams, theologian; Alice |
Freeman Palmer, educator.
Detroit-Four masked men held up |
liree messengers of the Detroit State |
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