The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-25
Little Rock. Ark.-The Arkansas
senate passed a bill which would make
kidnapins a capital Offense.

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senate passed bill which would make
kidnapping capital offense.
New York-Benjamin C. Brampton,
"a years old, retired chief engineer of
the United States navy and veteran
of Admiral Farragut's siege Of New
Orleans, died here.
Philadelphia-Bequ totaling ST.
$4,000 to nine charitable institutions,
are provided for in the will of Miss
Helen Massey, daughter of the late
Philadelphia brewer.
Chicago-The railroad labor board
ruled in the A. B. & A. railroad dis
pute that employers and employees
should confer further over wage re-
auctions before resubmitting it to the
board
Boston, Mass.-Opposition to the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence river tide
water project by the New England
traffic league was urged in report Of
special committee of the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce.
Chicago-American farmers began
shipping corn to Europe to relieve
starving children. They will donate
100000 bushels. Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa farmers brought in thousands of
bushels to be loaded in cars.
Seattle-No word has been received
of the fate of the government mail
boat Venus, reported missing since
Feb. 8, in Alaskan waters. Prepare
tions are being made to send relief
boat into the Gulf of Alaska to make a
search for the vessel.
Northwest
Seattle, Wash.--Washington lumber
is to be shipped to the Atlantic coast
by the water route, via the Panama
canal, by the Weyerhauser Sales COM
pany, according to announcement.
Lincoln, Neb.-Following his con-
viction of holding up and robbing q
boy of So cents, District Judge Stewart
sentenced Claude Holloway to term
Of from 8 to Is years in the state pris-
on. aH
Olympia, Wash.-The senate passed
bill providing for Is day period
between application for marriage Ii.
censes and issuance of the licenses,
which had previously been passed and
reconsidered.
Wallace, Idaho-Frank Sikkerman,
40 years old, was instantly killed and
Albert Olson, 80 years old, was prob
ably fatally injured by premature
blast on the 200 foot level of the Her
cules mine at Burke. - ..
Dubuque, Iowa-There will be no
spring floods on the Mississippi, &C.
cording to old river men, such as was
experienced in 1920, when damage ag-
gregating $1,50O,000 was done to river
towns by high water and a stage of
not more than 10 feet is looked for.
Foreign
Berlin-A national day of mourning
for Germany's war dead has been fixed
for March 6.
Vienna-Hungary is reported to be
under martial law following threat of
a general strike.
New Westminster, 3. C.-Seventy-
one school teachers went on strike
here for higher salaries.
Berlin-The death is announced of
two German war chiefs, Generals Hans
Won Boehn and General Won Pleck.
Tokio-Official announcement of the
engagement of Crown Prince Hirohito
and Princess Nagako has been issued.
Berlin-The German government,
according to Munich dispatch to the
Deutsche Zeitung, has decided to post
pone Bavarian disarmament.
Peking-Most of the Chinese famine
sufferers are assured against starva-
ton, ample stocks of grain having
been received at dividing points.
Berlin-Ignatius Tribioh Lincoln,
notorious as an international spy"
has been arrested in Austria, says a
Vienna dispatch to the Tageblatt.
Berlin-Professor Albert Einstein,
noted scientist, has accepted an invi-
tation to accompany the Zionist delega-
tion from Europe to the United States.
Ferrol, Spain-The former German
emperor's yacht, Nordstern, has ar
rived at Barcelona. 1t will be placed
ON sale at a valuation of 50,000,000
marks.
Constantinople-Bol troops ap-
pear to have overrun the republic of
Georgia, completing the junction of
the forces of the Moscow government
with the Turks.
Naples-Enrico Caruso's broeher is
leaving on board the steamer Caronia
for New York. He believes that pos
sibly the singer will accompany him to
Italy to convalesce.
Cologne-Warrants have been issu-
ed for four prominent German dye ex-
perts, charging them with having
signed contracts to divulge trade Sc
crets to an American firm.
London-John MacSwiney, brother
Of the late Lord Mayor Terence Mac
Swiney of Cork, who with others was
arrested in a general roundup in Cork
on Feb. s, will be tried by courtmar-
tial.
The Hague-The Dutch government
has decided against any protective
tariff. Manufacturers have demanded
protection against foreign imports, par
ticularly German, since the industrial
slump in Holland.
London-10O,0 persons in the Alex
anderopol regian of Armenia will be
in starving condition in few weeks
unless they obtain relief, says a Brit
ish foreign office report delivered to
the British Armenian committee.
Manila-The Philippines are likely
to become one of the richest oil pro
ducing countries in the world, in the