The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-06-17
NEWS OF THE
WORLD IN BRIEF

/ Ford motor NO. o,VvVVVv NAa loStl
been completed al the factory in De
troit
Since the death Of his wife the for
mer German Kaiser has lived in com
plete seciuslon.
There were 1883 business failures in
May the smallest number recorded
since November, 1890.
King Boris Of Bulgaria is TO visit the
United States this fall. accompanied
by Premier Stambuliwsixi
A reduction OF s4z,s23, 1884 IN the pub
lie debt during May has been announc-
ed by the treasury.
The Department Of Agriculture re-
ports that on May IS the cotton crop
was sixty-six per cent normal.
Lord Byng OF vimy has been APP
pointed governor general OF Canada 10
succeed the Duke Of Devonshire.
The British Admiralty has sold to
Sheffield firm one hundred and elev-
en- obsolete warships for about $1,000
600.
The Rt. Hon. Winiam c. Crooks. for
twenty gears labor rncs1her "a the Eng
lish Parliament. died in London June
IL
On account or the death OF Mrs.
Bryan. william Jennings Bryan Will
make his home IN the future az Miami
Fla.
Funds totaline si5,ooo.ooo have been
distributed for the construction OF
highways in fifteen counties Of West
Virginia.
The nomination OF Jacob Gould
Sehusrnian OF New York. TO be min
lister to China has boon confirmed by
the Senate
London has a new charitable organ
ixation called the Ivory Cross, with the
object to raise funds for false teeth
for the Door"
Following two cloudbursts the Arr
kansas River inundated the city OF
Pueblo, Colo. causing great loss Of life
and property.
A bridge across San Francisco Bay
is to be constructed, al cost OF $25.-
100000 The bridge viii be eight and
oiia eighth miles long.
Wallace r. harrington Of Honolulu.
publisher OF the Honolulu Star-Bui-
letin. has been nominated by President
Harding 10 be governor OF Hawaii.
Five soldiers were killed and eleven
injured last week in the explosion VI
ali AIR bomb at the United States army
proving ground. Aberdeen. Md.
In race riots Tuesday and wedges
day OF last week at Tulsa, Okla. a
number OF people were killed and the
entire negro section OF the city was
burned
The former German passenger liner
Kaiser Wilhelm ii has been renamed
President Harding by the company 20
which it was allocated by the shipping
Board
A radio dispatch from MOSCOW on
May 30 stated that the port OF Perto-
grad had been opened. and that the
FIRST slip. Lettish vessel. had sailed !
from that tort
Rev. Phoebe A. Hanaford, prominent |
soffrage worker and first woman chap
lain TO the Connecticut Legislature, I
died at Rochester, ". Y, June 2. aged
ninety-two years.
Robert A. Fuiwiier OF Stannton, IA.
has been appointed supervising Fell
eral prohibition agent for the Southern |
department. by Internal Revenue Con-
missioner Blair.
At the convention OF the Hroiher
hood OF Locomotive Engineers N Give
land last week the salary OF tn@ gr'in.i
chief OF the brotherhood was tncrcas-
ed from $4,000 to $4,000
Heavy immigration OF Chinese to
Mexico is reported, and American Ina
migration officials express the belief
that many Of them nave the United
States as an ultimate goal.
The Senate, after more than thee
weeks Of debate. has passed the naval
bill providing for tns ex-
penditure OF $4s5,000,000 during the
year beginning July 1.
Miss Mary Willard. the daughter or I
the American ambassador TO spain.
was married in Madrid. Spain. on June
/ TO Heryyn Herbert. secretary of the
British embassy In Madrid,
A terrible massacre OF Christians.
Greeks, is reported to have "a
ken place at Samsun and Trebizond. |
Armenia. An American destroyer Is
at Samsun TO protect Americans.
Poland is to invite representatives
o. Finland, LetFia. Esthonias and Ldth-
uania to a conference in Warsaw TO
discuss an entente Of all States form
erly belonging to the Russian Empire.
Scot G. Bone, former Seattle pub
Usher and who was publicity manager
FOR the Republican National Commit
tee lin the 1920 campaign, has been
by the President TO DO gov
srnor or Alaska. n
The first German officer placed on
ii,i last a. cruelty q.
prisoners during the war received
sentence OF ten months in prison. and |
he second officer drew q aentcnce OF |
six months in prison.
Approximately two-fhirds OF the
wage Increase granted railroad en-
ployees last July has been ordered de-
iucted by the Railroad Labor Board
beginning July l. The decrease VIII
amount to approximately s4Oo,ooO.0oo.
Educators from all parts OF the coun-
Try and from many foreign nations
oined on May q in the celebration Of
ne one hundredtn anniversary OF the
'ounding Of the University OF Virginia
BY Thomas Jefferson.
Senator Kenyon. Republican. Iowa,
N opposing deficiency appropriation
II $4,000 900 for the Shipping Board