Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
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at Uuam the other day.
president and Mrs. Harding will
spend the Christmas holidays in Wash
ington.
Inc Supreme court of the United
States at Washington adjourned until
Tuesday, January 3, next.
Two sixteen-year-old schoolboys
were shot by "a marine guard on Sea-
Doafd train No. between Columbia
ana Savannah, Ga.
SaIeAoWers wrecked the station OF
the Illinois Traction system at Chat
nam, Ill, trying to open the safe. No
money was obtained.
In the wake of the gale which blew
over New York city, one man lost his
life and property valued at more than
100000 was damaged
Heavy storms resulted in flooding
large sections of Copenhagen, great
damage being DONE Other Scandina-
Wan ports were similarly affected.
Two men were killed and two in
Jured when the boiler on the ocomo-
tive drawing Santa Fe west-bound
freight train exploded at Standish, Mo.
Old Man Winter reused himself from
his slumbers and jumped on Chicago
with both feet, whirling blanket OF
snow over the city with 3O-mile gale.
Railway repair shops are going on a
holiday schedule on many roads. The
st. Paul road will lay off 10000 men at
seven shops of the system, it is an
nOunced.
A 100000 loan to the kingdom of
Denmark has been made by the Ma
tional City company at New York,
which is affiliated with the National
City bank.
A Winfield (Kan.) dispatch says
Mrs. Grace Wilson, Oklahoma ranch
woman, was found guilty of man
| slaughter She was tried for the MUIR
der of her husband.
Arthur j. Balfour, head Of the Brit
ish delegation, gave notice at Washing
ton that Great Britain would propose
to the arms conference the total abo
lition Of submarines.
Lloyd George, in a letter read by
Arthur Griffith before Dali Eireann al
Dublin, promised Ireland equality witt
Canada and Australia within the Brit
ish empire and a seat in the League OF
Nations.
Earth trernors that rocked building:
were felt at Redwood, Tenn. They
were accompanied by roaring noise
Reports have reached this city tina
the trem0rs were more severe a
Spring City.
Advices from Valdivia, Chile, sa,
volcanoes Puyenue and Caulle, lea
the Argentine border, are in eruption
Numerous earthshocks in the vicinit
of Lake Puyenue, east of Valdivia
have been reported.
Mrs. Freida Zimmerman is in tn
county jail at Waukesha, Wis, charge
with murder as the result of the fine
inc of the bodies of her two steI
children in a cistern back of thei
home in Oconomowoc.
Woodrow Wilson has a feeling o
the deepest sympathy" for Presiden
Harding in the present internations
5 situation, it was said by a close pei
sonal friend who had just had lon
t conference with him at Washington.
Chicago was mopped dry over tn
I weekend. From the exclusive Casin
7 club on the lake shore to the allie
corner saloon "back of the yards" tn
! hand of the law swept the city. Som
: $50 saloonkeepers and 600 other pc
;. sons were taken to police cells.
E Reduced rates on grain, grain proc
D ucts and hay in trans-Mississippi tie
ritory, which the carriers recent
!. sought to have suspended for 81
q months, were sustained by the int
state commerce commission at Wasl
!, ington and will go into effect Decen
y her o.