Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-01
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Herbert Hoover, died at the Hoover
home at Stanford University, Cal.
Charles F. Cole was nominated by
President Harding at Washington to be
United States attorney for the eastern
district Of Arkansas.
The army transport Wheaton ar
rived at Hoboken, n. J.. from Ant
werp with the bodies of more than
5000 American soldiers.
The entire crew of 8 fishing vessel
was killed when the boat struck /
mine north of Haugesund, on the west
coast Of Norway says a Christiania
dispatch.
American Quakers will be permit
ted by the soviet government to send
an unlimited number of workers into
Russia to- give relief to the millions of
needy in that country, says a Phila-
delphia dispatch.
Mrs. Anna Sewell Weaver, club lead
er and wife of Charles P. Weaver,
former mayor of Louisville, KY, was
killed when an automobile in which
at Silerville, Ky.
Arthur c. Lueder, Chicago real es-
state man for 81 years, was nominated
by President Harding as the new
postmaster for Chicago, to take the
place filled by William Garlic, says
a Washington dispatch.
King George Of England has be-
slowed a unique honor on his cousin
by marriage, the marquis of Milford
Haven, by promoting him to be adj
miral of the feet on the retired list,
says a London dispatch. j,
urer OF the American Red Cross, was
arrested at Washington and charged
with larceny following an audit of his
books, which showed, said Director
Livingston Farrand, a shortage of
about $4,000. =,
cooperative plan for operating
coal mine closed by miners strike
last May was reached at Centralia,
Cal. Miners are taking stock in the
concern and returning to work and
the plan has solved the industrial
problem" said A. D. Foron, it's presi-
dent.
The National Federation of Bust
ness and Professional Women's Clubs,
Inc, representing 10000 women in 48
states, has wired President Harding
requesting him to appoint a business
woman on the commission to repre-
sent the United States at the coming
international disarmament conference.
A "strike vote" conference Of rail-
road labor leaders will be held at Chi
cago beginning Monday, August 20.
The union chiefs, at this conference,
will decide On the attitude of union
rail labor toward acceptance of wage
cuts and abolition Of overtime pay as
ordered July l by the railroad labor
board.
The newspaper FL Universal Of !
Mexico City says it is Informed that
the heads Of the important oil COM
panies in the United States will leave
New York for Mexico City for a con- i
ference with Mexican government Of !
ficials looking toward an amicable
and definite settlement of petroleum
questions.
Attempts to smuggle 100000 worth
of liquor, stored at Rainy River,
across the Canadian border, are being
closely watched by United States GUS
toms agents. The liquor, comprising
1900 cases, was seized by federal
agents at Warroad, Mimi, recently, '
while enroute from Saskatchewan to
Fort Francis and ordered to Rainy
River for storage.
Serg. Thomas Egan, hero of dozen
spectacular shooting ARRAYS with BAN
dts in Chicago, was shot down and
probably fatally wounded in a duel
with a robber near the residence of
Chief of Police Fitzmorris, which he
was guarding. The robber gave the
name of Walter Gibson. The bandit
died soon after being taken to the
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