The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08
Big Happenings of the Week
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In All Parts of the World--Of
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Everywhere.
Washington

San Francisco-Anna Held, the
atrical star, left an estate of 100000
to her daughter, Lenne Carrera.
Washington Announcement was
made of the appointment of Myron I.
Herrick as ambassador to France.
Washington-Colonel George Har-
vey Is to be the new ambassador from
the United States to the Court of st.
James.
Washington-Gove finances
were improved by the excess of March
Is income tax payments over expecta-
tions, $700,O00,00O coming in.
Washington-A new note has been
sent to the principal Allied powers by
Secretary of State Hughes protesting
against their attitude on mandate ter
ritories.
Washington-Attorn General H.
NJ. Daugherty is considering making
general amnesty for all war prisoners,
he said.
Washington Charitable organiza-
tions conducted on a strictly non-po-
litical basis" will find no difficulties
in their way in assisting Irish, the
British ambassador said.
Washington Representations have
been made to the Mexican government
demanding that the murderers of two
Americans killed in that country three
weeks ago be apprehended and pun
ished.
Washington-The geological survey
is investigating whether consumers
now are using their reserve stocks of
coal, last weeks mining report show
ing the lowest production since the
strike of 1919.
Washington - Twelve independent
packing concerns, all of Chicago, in
formed the Department of Labor of
their acceptance of the agreement
reached by the five big packers and
their union employees through the me-
diation of Secretaries Davis, Hoover
and Wallace
Washington-The name of Major
General Hugh L. Scott, retired, form
er chief of staff, has been presented
to President Harding for appointment
as American ambassador to Mexico
should the American government de-
eide to recognize the government of
President Obregon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
census bureau and creation in its
stead of a bureau of statistics which
would handle all of the nations stats
tical work is being considered by the
administration as a part Of the gener-
al plan for the reorganization Of gov
eminent departments, officials said.
shington-Organized labor re-
newed its plea for release of political
prisoners. Samuel Gompers, head of
the American Federation of Labor and
a delegation of labor officials called
at the White House and urged Presi-
dent Harding to pardon all persons
who were sentenced because of their
views of the war.
Sporting
New York-Reports that Georges
Carpenter was hunting for hole to
run out of his match with Jack Demp-
sey were denied by Tex Richard
ST. Paul-Rocky Kansas, who is af-
ter Benny Leonard's lightweight
crown, knocked out Bobby Ward of
ST. Paul in the fifth round of their
scheduled 10 round fracas.
York, Pa.-Ralph Greenleaf, cham
pion pocket billiard player, establish
ed a new worlds record long run in an
exhibition here, when he pocketed 1863
balls before he missed.
Baltimore--The grand jury has re-
fused to in6ict Jack Dunn, manager
of the Baltimore International league,
on charges of working on Sunday, in q
baseball game at Oriole park on April
3.
New York-Ed (Strangler) Lewis of
San Jose, Calf, worlds heavyweight
catch as catch can wrestling cham
pion. threw John Pesek of Ravenna,
Neb.. with bar and arm lock, after
wrestling one hour "a minutes and 80
seconds.
Domestic
Chicago-An auction sale of bed.
room furniture belonging to former
Emperor William of Germany brought
only $4,000.
Toledo, Ohio-Sale of Henry Ford's
newspaper, the Dearborn Independent,
precipitated gang fight in front of
the federal building here Traffic was
blocked and police reserves were call
ed out to dispense the mob.
Mountain Grove, Mo.-The damage
to the orchard fruit crops and other
fruits in tho Ozark repiop ca,cod IN,
the recent cold wave is estimated at
between $10,000,0OO and s15,0O0,00O it
was announced here by horticultural
experts following the compilation of
reports from the fruit districts in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas.
Los Angeles-Prisoners in the Los
Angeles county Jail who had been riot
GUS for more than II hours, Gained
down when Sheriff Traeger informed
them they would not be permitted to
use tobacco until their outbreaks
ceased.
Baltimore, Md.-Henry Brown, Ne
gro deserter from the United States
navy, was tried and found guilty of
murder in first degree in the United
States court. He was charged with
robbing and killing Miss Harriet M.
Kavanaugh, nurse at the United
States Naval academy, January IA.
last. No criminal assault was ATTEMPT
ed.
Paris-A decision was reached by
the financial commission of the League
of Nations to send a commission to
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