River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-01-06
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Washington
| Washington-Pres Wilson cele-
| brated his sixty.fourth birthday receiv-
| ing numerous messages of congratula-
| ton.
| Neutrality-suspicious. George c.
Richards of Oil City, Pa, was appoint
ed today by President Wilson as chef
| of the militia bureau of the war de-
| partment.
Washington-Genera John j. Per-
| shing, in telegram from Roslyn, N. T.,
accepted an invitation to serve as
grand marshall of the parade for the
Inauguration of President-elect Hard
ing.
Washington-The metric system OF
weights and measures is fixed as the
single standard for the United States
in bill introduced in the house by
Representative Fred A. Britten OF Ill
inois.
Washington-Troop A. First Ohio
Cavalry, Captain Ralph Perkins OF
Cleveland commanding has been 'des-
mated to at as President-elect Hard
ing's personal cavalry escort in the
inaugural parade.
Washington A constitutional
amendment to prevent the issuance of
any tax exempt securities by the feder-
al government, the states or any coun-
ty or municipality was proposed in the
House by Chairman McFadden of the
banking committee.
chi x,cr ~ nrnnnCdl IN
have the United States take the leader
ship in negotiations among the princi-
pal world powers for gradual disarm-
ament will be brought to the fore for
early action by the senate unless some
unexpected opposition develops.
: Washington-The yacht Mayf1ower
on which American presidents and
cabinet officers, as we'll as notables
from nearly every nation on earth,
have ridden, caught fire at her wharf.
The crews and officers quarters were
practically destroyed. Damage was es-
timated at 100000.
Sporting.
New York-Edouard Horemans, the
| Belgian billiard player, will meet
| George Slosson, one of the leading
| American professionals, at Boston on
| January 6, and s,
! Detroit, Mich-Definite word has
| been received from Ty Cobb that he
would be in Detroit the latter part of
January to be the guest of honor at a
banquet celebrating his acceptance of
! the managership of the Tigers. Plates
for 500 are planned.
New York-Norval Baptie of Bath
gate, N. D., defeated Don Baker of
New York in an ice skating match for
the professional speed championship.
Skating on an indoor lap track, Bap-
tie won two events-the 440 yards in
42% seconds and the one mile in
minutes "a Is seconds
Pasadena, Calif-Universityi of Cali
| fornia's wonder team" outplayed and
| defeated the Big Ten" champions,
Ohio State % to 0, in the annual
Tournament of Roses New Years day
East-West game. The score was the
largest ever rolled up by Western
team against Eastern invaders.
st. Paul-With large entry booked
| from all sections, together with a
hearty cooperation throughout the dis
| trict covered by the International,
Bowling association, conditions look
| ideal for the 1921 carnival of bowlers,
which starts February 4 and runs to
February IA, inclusive, at the New
Harkins alleys, st. Paul.
Domestic
New York-valuable heirlooms,
| among them a gold medallion believed
to have been originally the property of
Mary, Queen of SCOTS, were stolen
| from the apartment of E. C. Kavanagh.
a connoisseur
San Diego, Calif-The former Ger
man u Boat, SO, which in the early
part of the World war is reported to
have played havoc with shipping along
| theSIrish coast, is to be destroyed by
the United States destroyer Wickes
| Jan. 2.
| Mount Morris, N. Y.-Three children
and a woman were burned to death
and two other children and their faith
er narrowly escaped the same fate at
Leicester, near here, when the home
of William Barrett was completely de-
stroyed.
New York-Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney,
widow of the late lord mayor of Cork,
sailed from America carrying to Fam
on de Valera, president OF the Irish
Republic" message "the all is we'll"
among the sympa thizers with his
cause in this country.
Miami, Flaw. T. Myers was ar
rested here by federal officers in con-
nection With the alleged theft of $72,-
0CO from the, destroyer Satterlee at
Norfolk. He was a member of the
crew of the destroyer and disappeared
It the time the Soney was missed from
tho naurnn a starta dasl Iun nthar