The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-29
Sig Happenings Of the Week
Condensed for Benefit Of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels culled From News Of Moment
In All Parts OF the World-Of
Interest to All the People
Everywhere.
Washington

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Washington-Complete liberation OF
the Dominican republic was asked OF
President Harding by President Car
vajal.
misunderstanding Mellon an
nOunced today a dividend on govern
ment life insurance Of not less than
one dollar per thousand OF insurance.
Observation-Disclosures Of an appli-
cation for a $4,000, 900 loan for financ-
ing cotton exports to several foreign
countries was announced by the war
finance corporation.
Westinghouse proposal that former
presidents be paid annual pensions OF
10000 vas introduced in the senate
by Senator w. M. Calder and in the
house by Representative L. c. Dyer.
Observation-Disclosures against the
shipment Of arms and munitions to any
country where they might be used for
revolutionary purposes has been ask
ed Of congress by the state depart
ment.
Westinghouse change in the new
beer regulations which, if put into eff
feet. would permit physicians to pre-
scribe medicinal beer without limit, is
under consideration by the Internal
Revenue bureau. it was learned.
Washington-A program to protect
the people against profiteering was be-
ing planned here. High government
officials and members Of Congress
were discussing remedies that will be
attempted. although details of the pro-
gram are as yet in process of develop
ment.
Sporting
New York-Early betting in Wall
street on the Dempsey-Carpentier fight
makes the champion a 3 to 2 favorite.
New York-The DempseyCarpen-
tier heavyweight championship bout
will be fought in Jersey City Saturday.
July 2. This announcement was made
by promoter Tex Richard.
Lausanne, Switzerland-Holland has
made an official request for the award
of the Olympic games Of 1928 to the
City of Amsterdam. it was announced
by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. presi-
dent of the International Olympic COM
mittee.
Paris-Delegates from fourteen
countries. including the United States,
have recognized here the information
al shooting union and voted to hold in
ternational matches in August Of this
year at the same time and place as
the French National tournament, at
Lyons.
New York-lf the attendance of the
opening day means anything. baseball
is back with a stronger heartbeat than
ever The attendance at every major
league park showed there is nothing
wrong with the old game. The only
trouble is in the parks-there isn't
room enough.
Domestic
Santa Barbara, Calif.-The Ambas-
sador, n of the largest hotels in the
west, vas destroyed by fire.
Boston-The historic s%tatehouse.
built in 1748 and housing many revo-
~iutionary war relics, was damaged by
fire.
Chicago-Railway arrangements of
nearly 100 carriers are prepared to
launch their first big drive for a re-
duction OF labor wages.
Chicago-Two men and one woman
have volunteered to be %inoculated with
scarlet fever in ar attempt to find a
serum to kill the germ.
Cambridge, Mass. - Winnecke's
comet. which approaches the earth
every five years and eight months, will
come very near in June.
New York-There are now 334,175
cases of eggs in storage in this state,
rs compared with 4,757 cases March l
and 2,948 cases this time last year.
Chicago-The International Harves-
ter's annual report showed profits Of
$lG.0 0O 600. $4,000. 900 less than last
year. but a large increase in foreign
business.
Chicago-Carl o. Wanderer laughed
when he was sentenced to be hanged
June II for the murder Of the ragged
stranger" whom he hired to stage q
fake holdup to hide the murder of his
girl wife.
New York-Substantial reductions
in the base selling prices OF the pro-
ducts OF the United States Steel COZ.
poratiOn and its subsidiaries were an
nounced by Ebert HI. Gary, head OF
the corporation, after consultation
with the presidents of the various com-
panies.
New York-Samuel Gompers, II
years old. president and founder Of the
American Federation Of Labor. was
married to Mrs. Gertrude Ainsley
Gleaves Neuscheler. 50. artist, former
ly OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Cincinnati-Two registered pouches
and three drstclass mail pouches,
stolen in a holdup here, were found in
a well. IL miles from the Cincinnati
~p0xtoffice. All the bags had been
rfflcd.
Chicago-Clara Smith Hamon won't
appear n the silent drama in Chicago,
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