The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-07-28
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Washington
Washington-Hides we're thrown off
the Fordney tariff free list by House
which has voted an ad valOrem duty OF
Is per cent.
| WashingtOn-Panam and Costa
RIGA have begun negotiations looking
toward settlement of their boundary
disputes, Panama mission announc'
ed. r.+
Observation-Disclosures J. ]. Pershing
took steps to establish better relations
between the army general staff, OF
which he is now the head, and con-
gress.
Washington President Harding
proposal that the soldier bonus bill be
recommitted to the finance committee
was the basis of a turbulent session
during the debate in the Senate.
Washington-Determ Of coal
operators in the Mingo, West Virginia
field to continue their resistance to
efforts to unionize miners was express
I. ed before the senate investigating
committee. =
Washington-Secreta of War
Weeks announced he would ask Con
gress for authority to accept propos'
al by Henry Ford for acquiring the
government nitrate plant at Musse]
Shoals, Ala ~r-
Washington-Chief Justice Taft per-
formed his first official act when ne
granted a petition for a writ of error
bringing before the supreme court a
case involving a party wall in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Washington-Tax collections of the
federal government showed an in
crease of 100000 a day for the first
half of July, as compared with the
same month last year, an official
treasury statement showed.
Washington-The annual naval ap-
preparation bill was signed by Presi-
dent Harding The bill carries approx
imately $410,OO0,OO0 and its signing
ended the technical lapse of navy
funds which has existed since July 1.
Washington Representatives OF
grain dealers and farmers in Repre-
sentative A. J. Volstead's home state
of Minnesota, demanded that congress
legalize 275 barley malt beer as a
means OF aiding the barley growing
| districts.
| Washington-Creatio of an indie
pendent war veterans bureau, direct
| ly under the President, consolidating
| all government activities dealing with
| former service men, was proposed in
| the report of the Senate finance sub
committee on the Sweet BILL
Domestic
Valentine, Neb.-J. B. Bailey, home
steader of Baily, was arrested at Elmo,
Mo-, charged with the murder OF his
sister.
New York-The marriage of Owen
Moore, motion picture actor, to Miss
Kathryn Perry, his leading woman, is
| announced.
Seattle-Two women were killed
and man was injured, probably NOR
tally, when a streetcar struck the
three as they were walking across the
tracks.
New York-Employees of the United
States assay office finished weighing
and testing the gold and counting the
certificates that comprise the $1,000
100000 stored here.
Baltimore-Fourteen persons were
injured or stunned by lightning at
Camp Meade and Camp Richie in a
terrific storm and cloudburst which de-
molished some Of the tents and flooded
the cantonment.
Ogden, Utah-Arthur Keddie, veal.
thy Nevadan, and former State Sena'
tor Foster, we're. killed near Elko,
when the wing of Keddies's airplane
broke at a back turn just before he at
tempted to land. 50 *.[*
Golden, Cola section of Table
mountain, 600 feet long, is reported
to be moving again. Tons of rock and
| dirt on the middle Golden road are
loosening and irrigation bitches on the
mountain are reported damaged.
Bayonne, N. Lightning struck a
tank of crude petroleum at the rein
cry of the Underwater Oil company
causing fire loss estimated at 5000,
| 900. The entire plant was endangered
before the blaze was brought under
| control. a." IL r.
Atlantic City-Pirate yarns and re.
ports of mysterious ships seen lurking
| along the trade lanes of the North At.
f1antic may be explained by the dis.
covery of blockade runners" that
have been landing cargoes Of contra.
band liquor on the Jersey coast, in the
| opinion of revenue agents in this dis
| trict. -#S& - HI -:
San Francisco-The removal from
| the government bonded warehouse at
| Vallejo, Calf, of As barrels Of whisky,
valued at approximately $150,000, and
the substitution of water, has been dis
covered, federal authorities here an
nounced. .: at, -. 4
New York-A divorce for infldelity,
obtained by his second wife three
! years ago, prevented Rudolph Friml
a composer Of light operas, from being
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