The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-04

Omaha-Mabel Alice Weimer, said
to have been the smallest baby born
in Omaha, is dead. The child weighed
2 pounds and 8 ounces when born.
Detroit-Henry Ford wired Chair
man Spencer of the Senate elections
committee requesting further hearings
on the Ford-Newberry election con-
test. - .s
New York-Funds raised for the re-
lief of famine sufferers in China total
$2,210,75S, the American committee
for the China famine fund has re-
ported.
New York-Tex Richard announced
that the Dempsey-C Carpenter fight will
be held on, Saturday, July 2. The site
selected for the big bout has not been
announced.
New York-Prohibition agents de.
clared New York saloonkeepers were
hiring substitutes to serve Jail terms
when they were convicted of prohibi-
ton law violations. a-
New York-Award by a trial court
of 100000 damages to the Hotel
Woodward company for breach of con-
tract was affirmed by the United
States circuit court of appeals.
Wichita Falls, Texas-Fire of unde-
termined origin destroyed 10000 bales
of low grade cotton and buildings of
the Neil F. Anderson Compress com.
pany. The loss was about 100000.
New York-The former German lin
er Bismarck, the largest ship in the
world, recently purchased by the
White Star line from the reparations
commission, is to be renamed the Ma.
jestic.
Northwest
Des Moines, Iowa-Mrs. Marilla
Post, IA years old, a cousin of Presi-
dent-elect Harding, died at her home
here.
Helena, Mont.-A bill providing for
a special poll tax of So annually on all
bachelors residing in Montana was
passed by the Senate. ~.
Sioux City, Icwa-Woodbury county
farm bureau members have reached an
agreement not to pay more than $40
per month for farm help this season.
Last year they paid $40 to 500.
Butte, Mont.-May Stanley, pris.
oner in the county Jail here, struggled
opium into jail in her hair. Officials
are of the belief that she courted sen.
tence as vagrant so that she could
sell the dope to other prisoners.
Foreign
Havana-C of the Florida.
Havana telephone cable is announced
Riga-The Russo-Polish agreement
concerning the exchange of war prison
signed. .t .,.
Notwithstanding throughout Spain
will be suppressed from March 1, &C.
cording to orders issued by the mills.
ter of the interior.
Panama-The people of Costa Rica
apparently know nothing of the con.
fiict of their country with Panama, a
prominent Panaman said.
Dublin-At least five soldiers were
killed and IL wounded when a party
of armed civilians attacked an I'm.
armed group of soldiers on the streets
here.
London-Proposals for union of
Sim Fein and Russian soviet forces
were contained in documents captured
in Ireland, the Irish office announced
today. @,.-
Buenos res-Announcement has
been made here that the Krupps OF
Germany had been awarded contract
for 10000 laminated steel car wheels
by the Argentine state railway. The
price was $40 for each wheel.
Paris-At last partial control has
been obtained in Petrograd by anti
bolshevik forces, the French foreign
office announced it had reliably estab.
lished through information from the
French mission in Helsingfors, Fin.
land. The extent of successes won by
the anti-red forces was uncertain, it
was added.
Doom, Holland-While former EN-.
press Augusta Victoria was confined
to her room Sunday, her 40th wedding
anniversary to former Emperor Will.
liam was celebrated by a banquet for
the workmen on the Doom estate and
religious services, which were attend.
ed by the former emperor and former
Crown Prince Frederick William.
Paris-Japan. is willing to concede
America control of cables of the island
of Yap hut desires to retain her man.
date, Baron Ishii told the League of
Nations council. Ishii said his coun.
try inclined to put the leagues inter
ests ahead of Japan's private interests
and that she is willing to accept just
compromise He then suggested
Japan's willingness to permit the
United States to control the cables.
Paris-Archbishop George A. Dough
erty of Philadelphia, has arrived here,
having been accompanied from Bou.
logne by Knights of Columbus and
prominent French Catholics.
Mexico City-More than 10000 vol.
unteer strikebreakers offered to take
the jobs deserted by employees in the
strike on the Mexican National Rail.
ways.
London-Rumors that Mrs. Mary
MacSwiney. widow of the late lord
mayor of Cork, was engaged to Art
O'Brien, vicepresident of the Irish Self
determination league, were denied by
O'Brien
London-The Allied control commits
sions will prohibit shipments Of NUM-.
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