Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
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Charles Haviland Nickel, noted,
philatehst, died at his home at Beth
lehem, Pa.
Albert, king Of the Belgians, left
Casablanca, Morocco, by airplane for
Toulouse, France.
Farmers near Oshkosh, Neb., say
they will husk only the best corn,
leaving the rest stand on account Of
low prices.
Sir Erie Geddes, minister of trans
portation in the British cabinet at
London, has rendered his resignation
from that office.
Two holdup men obtained diamonds
valued at $4,000 when they held up,
bound and gagged Simon Kamen, jew
eler, at Des Moines, la.
The British government at London
decided to award the Victoria Cross,
the highest British award, to Amer
lca's unknown warrior" 7
President Obregon, at Mexico City
mas ordered the railways to grant free
transportation to unemployed men to
assist them in looking for new jobs.
The Standard Oil company of New
Jersey has announced a wage cut Of
some 10 per cent, October 10. Ten
thousand are affected at Bayonne,
n. j.
Felix Sworiki, a soft-drink parlor
owner at Gary, Ind, was killed when
his auto was struck by fast Michi-
gan Central train at local grade
crossing.
A presentment urging that the state
prohibition act be repealed immediate
ly by the legislature was handed down
by the Bronx county grand jury at
New York.
Fire of undetermined origin prac-
tically destroyed the village of Green
River, ten miles southeast of Moline,
Ill. The damage is estimated at near
ly 100000.
William Hairless, farmer, who cam
not read or write, arrested at La
fayette, Ind, for raising ST bills to
tens, was sentenced to four gears at
Indianapolis.
Governor Sproul announced the APP
podntment of State Senator William
b. Grove of Philadelphia as United
States senator, to succeed the late
Senator Knox
Frank GrOth killed his wife and
himself with revolver in theft home,
two miles from Michigan City, Ind,
of tnp
filed by his wife,
In the brief sunlight of a calm au'
tumn afternoon United States Senator
Phi!ander c. Knox was laid to rest in
Valley Forge Memorial cemetery at
Valley Forge, Pa.
One man was killed and two others
mortally injured on the Dixie highway
near Monroe, Mich. when their auto
mobile struck a road repair marker
and turned turtle
Governmental affairs of the nation
halted while it's leaders, headed by
President Harding, attended funeral
services for Senator Knox Of Pennsyl-
vania at Washington.
Two daughter of G.. p. Cline, presi-
dent of the McDonough county farm
bureau at Macomb, Ill.,, were killed
when the automobile they were driy-
ing home turned over
Practically every independent steel
company in the Youngstown (O) dis
trict followed the lead of the Brier
Hill Steel company and increased
sheet prices So a ton.
Two advance representatives of
the trade mission which the Far East
ern republic of Siberia intends to send
to the United States left Picking Sat
urday for Washington.
Union leaders at Buffalo, N. Y, say
that one railroad in the United States
is exempt from the order for a nation
wide strike. 1t is the Detroit, Toledo
& Ironton, owned by Henry Ford.
A bronze memorial tablet to com
memorate the horses and mules that
died during the World war was erect
ed in the State, War and Navy de.
partment building at Washington by
the American Red Star Animal Relief.
land run the railroads if the nation
wide strike set for October 80 ties up
the cOuntry's transportation system.
This information was contained in
administration at Washington.