The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-25

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Chicago-Warren G. Spurgin, alleged
fugitive wrecker Of the Michigan Ave
nue. Trust company, was named in
connection with an alleged Chinese.
American conspiracy to smuggle drugs
into the United States. '@..
Chicago-Because he could not pay
his rent his landlady held his two chill.
dren as security, John Borndt told a
Judge here in swearing out warrant
for Mrs. John Gill. Borndt expected
to get his children back.
Denver-Edwin A. Morse, 80 years
old, head teller at the International
Trust company here, has disappeared
along with about $4,000 in currency,
it was announced by John Evans, pre-.
sident Of the institution.
Chicago-The quill pen used by
President Lincoln in signing his first
inaugural address has been stolen
from the exhibit of the Chicago his
torical society at the pageant OF
progress, it was announced.
Cleveland-A counterfeiting plot,
Matched at the Ohio state reformatory
at Mansfield by prisoners who carried
out their work Of manufacturing and
circulating bogus bank notes fol
months within prison walls, was re-
vealed by United States secret service
agents here.
Northwest
Mason City, Iowa-Two men were
killed and third badly injured when
two airplanes executed tail spins and
crashed 400 feet to the ground.
Whitefsh, Mont.-A cache Of stoler
cigarets valued at $1,000 was uncover
ed near here by Great Northern rail
way detectives. Five arrests have
been made.
Chicago-Leonard Murray, messen
ger for the Jefferis State bank, who
was robbed of $4,000, confessed, &C
cording to the police, that he and foul
other men planned the robbery.
Miles City, Mont.-Arrested on the
Fort Keogh road, man giving his
name as Frank Chambers is believed
to be the leader of band that robbed
the Sumatra State bank at Sumatra
Waterloo, Iowa-One boy, aged Z:
was instantly killed and four other
members of the Carl Sherman family
of Center Point, Iowa, narrowly es
capped death when their automobile
was struck by an interurban car.
Miles City, Manufacturing the wires
into the Milwaukee station in Suma
ira, bank robbers broke into the Suma
ira State bank and, forcing the safe
secured about $4,000 in valuable pa
pers. $40O in cash and unknown guam:
titles of Liberty Bonds. w..
Missoula, Mont.-Troops will be per
manently stationed at Fort Missoula
Secretary Charles H. Roberts is in
formed in letter from United States
Senator Henry L. Myers. At least sol
men are expected to be- here soon
Fort Harrison, Helena, also has be
come federal hospital.
Minneapolis-The first official move
for lower railroad rates on grain fol
farmers of the Northwest, as adVOcat
ed by the American Farm Bureau fed
Grafton and other farmers organiza
tons, was started in Washington wher
the Interstate Commerce commission
began hearings which will reopen the
whole subject of transportation
charges on grain and grain products.
Foreign ~ ".
Rome-Serious earthquake shocks
are reported from the Italian colony Of
Eritreat, on the African shore of the
Red sea. ~.
Ottowa-Canada's wheat crop this
year will exceed last years by more
than 25,OO0,OO0 bushels, but most other
crops show decrease
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is made
at the Koenigstuhl observatory, that
the earth passed through the tail of
comet on the night of Aug. 8. r.
Dublin-An uncompromising stand
for absolute Irish independence wat
taken by President Eamonn De Valera
in his address to the Sim Fem parlia
ment. Ter.
Chicago-More than 100000 per
osns attended the Pageant Of Progress:
industrial exhibits. Exhibitors re
ported a large volume Of business dur
ing the 16 days of the exposition.
Peking-China's delegation at thu
conference on disarmament and fa1
east questions will comprise 81 mem
bers, a chief and four associate dele
gates, 10 councillors and 16 clerks, &C
cording to tentative decision by the
cabinet. 80 Z.
Berlin-The Japanese ambassador tt
Berlin announces that Baron Goto
mayor of Toxic, has asked him to en-
gage a German city architect to plar
the modernization of the JapaQese cap
ital Numerous German expects ant
| architects have applied. -.
Havana-Spanish losses in sac de
! feat by the Moorish tribesmen in Mo
rocco, of the column of General ST
vestre are placed at 5000 in a dispatc,
from Madrid. The booty captured BY
the tribesmen, the report adds, is val
ued at more than 100000 pesetas
Paris-Two hundred and fifty repre-