Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

Sir William Osler, noted physician,
who had been ill for several weeks,
died at Oxford, England.
A woman has entered the lists for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton at Pierre, S. D. She is Abbie
Whistler Of Chicago.
Albert Norwood, oil stock broker of
Kansas City, Mo-, was shot dead at
Los Angeles, CAL, by two auto bandits.
The bandits escaped.
More than 5000 immigrants are
clamOring at the gates of New York
for admission into the United States.
Ellis island is cOngested.
Two armed fOotpads escaped with
$4,000 in cash and $4,000 in checks
in a daring holdup in the downtown
section of Cleveland Ohio.
Pauline I.sll. long noted as light
opera singer died at her home at Yon-
kers, n. Y. of pneumonia. She was on
the stage for more than forty years.
Firemen at Lowell, Mass, have voted
to withdraw from the American Fed
fire commissioner. A secret ballot was
taken.
BoaZ w. Long of Las Vegas, n. NJ,
the new American minister to Cuba,
arrived at Havana. Mr.. Long was
accompanied by his sister. Miss The
reSa Long.
Burglars forced a safe in the office
of the Roessler & Hasslacher Chem
zeal company at Perth Amb0y, N. j.,
and escaped with platinum and gold
valued at $500.
Announcement was made at Indian
apolis of the appointment of Arthur
Woods of New York as chairman of
the Americanization commission of
the American Legion.
A Buenos Aires dispatch says Ger
man immigrants have been pouring
into Argentina on every ship that came
from Holland. One ship brought 400
Of TeutOnic nationality.
A column of rebels under command
of HipolitO villa has been destroyed
near Muzquiz, Coahuila, by forces of
Gen. Francisco Murgula. according to
Torreon and Saltillo dispatches.
Marshal Foch has Informed the Re-
publican committee of Finisterre that
he will decline the offer of a candidacy
to the senate, which was recently Of
fered him, says a Paris dispatch.
The French minister of agriculture
at Paris, has lodged with the commits
sion on war damages claim for 26,'
600 dogs alleged to have been stolen
by the Germans during the war.
One man was killed and one woman
and five men, including two policemen
were injured during a clash between
the police and a crowd engaged in
demonstration against the high cost OF
living at Havana.
Georges Clemenceau, Frances "ti'
GER" will be elected president Of the
French republic by reclamation Janu'
airy II. This is the overwhelming
senate and the chamber Of deputies at
Paris.
ExtraditiOn of former German En-.
leror William will be demanded from
Holland as soon as the treaty OF
peace becomes effective, according to
decision reached by the British and
French governments, says the Echo
de Paris.
The Brazilian government, through
an official announcement by the Bra
lillian consul general in Holland, has
offered free passage to 5000 able-bod-
led German farmer colonists to Brazil,
according to the Berlin German Emil
grant Gazette.
Anarchy prevails throughout the
three far Eastern provinces of Siberia,
especially in the neighborhood of IT.
kutsk, where a portion Of the garrison
revolted on Christmas eve, part of
the population joining them, accord
ing to Tokyo dispatch.
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