The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-01-13
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and kerosene on March 1.
The Industrial building or Biddle
University. at Charlotte. N. c., was
destroyed by fire ON December 81.
King Alfonso Of Spain is contemp-
lating visit to the United States,
provided political conditions permit
Sir John Hare, noted English actor.
died on December 2s at his home in
London. aged n years.
Ten thousand tons as the limit for
cruisers was agreed upon by the naval
disarmament committee last week.
Deaths from tuberculosis in this
country during 1921 were about ten
thousand less than during the previous
year
The Southern Tariff Conference, rep
resenting sixty-four Southern indus
tries. met in washington on January
| ..
Ambassador Harvey is in Cannes
acting as observer for the United
States at the present conference Of
the Supreme Council.
An armored car Is being used in ST.
Louis to carry registered mail be-
tween the post office and the four
down town stations.
The first dollar OF the 1891 design,
the peace dollar, struck on at the Phil
adelphia mint was presented TO Pres
, ident Harding.
Or. w. C. Moates, a negro physician
of Leavenworth. Kans.. has been rec
commended by President Harding as
minister to Haiti.
Raw sugar reached the lowest price
level In fifteen years on December 20
and within quarter OF cent of the
lowest price ever quoted
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lib
eral, elected Premier of Canada on
December 6, took over the government
from Arthur Meighen on December 20.
The Dutch government has author
lied the negotiation of a loan of $780,
O00,0 in the United States, TO be used
in behalf OF the Dutch East Indies.
The Portuguese cabinet formed on
December 16 has resigned. and the
probability OF the establishment OF a
dictatorship in Portugal is being dis
cussed.
The country's farm crops were val
ued at $b.675, s77, 900 for 1921, based on
prices paid to farmers on December !,
the Department OF Labor has announc-
ed.
The Banca Italiana di Sconto one
of the largest banks OF Rome. closed
it's doors last week and was later
granted moratorium. effective for
one year.
1t is reported in Berlin that former
Emperor William Of Germany Is TO
marry Frau Won Rochow. the wealthy
widow Of colonel In the Dantzlg
Hussars.
A Hypothetical question five hours
in length, It Is said, was prepared to
be put TO aiienists in the trial OF Ar
thur C. Burch for murder at Los An
geles. Cal.
William J. Price, retiring American
minister to Panama, has returned to
this country, and the new minister.
DIR. John Glover Smith. has taken
charge of the legation.
Eugene v. Debs. pardoned from the
Atlanta penltentiary on Christmas
Day, is to make national tour and
make speeches under the auspices OF
the Socialist party.
There will be an eclipse Of the sun
on March rs. visible only In extreme
parts OF this country. and another
eclipse on September Fl. which will
not be visible in this country.
Peru has proposer to Chile that
President Harding be asked to act as
final arbitrator Of all differences be-
tween the two countries, no appeal be-
ing allowed from his decision.
Flying without stop for twenty
six hours, nineteen minutes and thir-
ty-five seconds. two United States
fiiers set new worlds record for ion
tinuous flight at Mineola, N. Y. last
week
Nikolai Lenine retains his position
as executive head OF the Russian So
Wet government as the result OF the
unanimous action OF the ninth ALI
Russian Soviet Congress, just closed
at Riga.
The war tax on many luxuries. such
as ice cream preparations, drugs,
sporting goods, and toilet articles, was
discontinued on January ! as the re-
suit of recent measure passed by
Congress.
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the four days annual pre-Lent carni- !
val upon the ground that 1.-THE carni- /,
val is too frivolous and impoverishes |
the population which cannot refrain |
from participating"
The official census OF 1921 gives the
population Of France including AL |
ce-Lorraine. as 39.4O2,7ss. OF which
1.55o,449 are foreigners. The popula-
ton is about two hundred thousand |
less than in 1911.
Premier BRAND invited the British,
American, Italian. Japanese, and Bel
gian governments to be represented at |
the International Financial and Eco
nomic Conference held In Cannes on
January 6.
The domestic rate of two cents an
ounce, or fraction thereof, will apply
hereafter to letters mailed in the Unit
ed States destined for Argentine, Bra
I'll Costa Rica, Ecuador. Jamaica and
Martinique.
Upward of ten thousand bales Of
Egyptian cotton are en- route to the
United States on the Shipping Board
steamer Orphis This is the largest
direct shipment Of this kind ever as
signed to this country.
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