The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-02-10
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GermanyS floating debt on February
l Is announced at Berlin as 255, 67S,-
10000 marks.
Mrs. Blanche Burke died at Hast
ings, N. Y, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld Miss Billy
Burke).
Ten potato houses, containing 10000
barrels of potatoes. burned at Maple
ton, Ne. The loss was estimated at
100000.
Poisonous liquor freely served to a.
party Of negroes caused four deaths
and critical illness to three others at
Newark, N. j.
Jugo-Slayia's army is TO be reduced
to 10000 men, 1t is agreed By the
ministry of war and the parliamentary
budget committee at Belgrade.
Passage of the allied debt refund
ing bill by the American congress Is
regarded by most of the Paris news
papers as severe blow to France.
The highWayman who was shot and
killed In a battle with a posse near
Blencoe, Ia, Saturday, has been identi-
fed as r. w. Buis Of Texhoma,
Okla.
One hundred and ten persons were
killed and numbers of others injured
when railway train was buried by an
avalanche at ItolgaWa station In
Japan.
Deaths in England and Wales from
the present epidemic OF influenza have
totaIed 1900, according to figures is
sued at London. The epidemic is re-
ceding.
The American relief administration
has notified President Hoinisch at
Vienna that 100000 has been allotted
for the relief Of Austrian intellectual
workers
Joseph w. Powell, president Of the
Emergency Fleet corporation at Wash
ington, announced that he would ter
inmate his connection with the corpo-
ration March 4.
At least four persons are dead anu
thirty are reported injured as the re-
suit of a fire which destroyed the Lex
ington hotel and several adjoining
structures at Richmond, Va.
In what is announced to be the
largest single liquor raid ever made IN
California, federal prohibition opera
tives destroyed more than 10000 gal
Ions of wine at ranch ten miles south
of Sacramento
The imperial parliament, which was
10 ar
ton on the Irish treaty by the Dali
Eireann, was reopened at London with
the reading of the speech from the
throne by King George.
Revealing an elopement and secret
marriage, Pauline Frederick, noted
motion picture star, announced at
Los Angeles, her marriage to DR..
Charles Alton Rutherford, wealthy
Seattle physician, clubman and second
cousin.
The soldier bonus would cost the
federal government approximately S.
5OO,0OO000 on the basis of estimates
prepared for the house ways and
means committee at Washington by
fiscal officers Of the army, navy and
marine corps.
Invitations were issued at Washing
ton by committee representing the
sixteen standard railroad brotherhoods
for one-day conference in Chicago,
February 20, Of 200 persons from all
groups In American life to adopt q
fundamental economic program
A mob of 1000 Indian nationalist
volunteers and villagers attacked the
police offices at Chaurai on February
and killed the entire staff of officers,
the Waterman and eight armed police,
IL men in all, says telegram re-
ceived by the Indian Office at Lon
don.
President Harding at Washington
sent the following nominations to the
senate: To be minister to Portugal,
Fred Morris bearing of Missouri; to
be minister to Costa Rfca, Roy r.
Davis of Missouri; to be consul gen
eral at Tangiers, Morocco, Joseph M.
Demming of Ohio.