The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
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Washington
Washington-Fire broke out in the
treasury building, causing about ST..
600 damage.
Washington-An earthquake of mod
crate intensity estimated to be GEN.
tered about 1890 or 2,400 miles from
Washington, was recorded on the
Georgetown university seismograph.
Washington-Coal exports during
August aggregated 350,169 tons
against 570,654 tons in July, accord
ing to a survey published by the fed
eral fuel distributor.
Washington-With the approval OF
the navy department, the Navy league
of the United States is planning an
other Navy Day." when it hopes to
center the country's attention on its
defenses by sea. The celebration will
take place Oct. 81.
Washington-The Red Cross relief
fund for Japanese earthquake suf-
ferers now is s7,121,OO0. The contri-
buttons by divisions follows: Wash
ington, s4,165, 500; New England,
s4S5, 500; southern, sl73,500; central
s1,015 900; southwestern, $426,000; Pa
cific, $4,000; insular and foreign,
s201, 400.
Washington-All previous records
for loading of revenue freight were
broken during the week ending Aug.
25, when 1,O69,932 cars were loaded, it
was announced by the car service di-
vision of the American Railway asso-
citation. The total exceeds the previ-
Gus record of the week ended July %,
by 2S,SSS.
Washington-Gasolin stocks on
hand at refineries in the United States
on Aug. / amounted to 1,165,3S9, $40
gallons, constituting "a days supply.
at the July rate of consumption, &C
cording to figures of the interior de-
partment. The total represents de-
crease of about 9S,0OO,0O0 gallons from
stocks held July 1, when there was 60
days supply available.
Domestic
Santa Barbara, Calif-Two more
bodies were found at the scene of
the wreck of the seven destroyers at
Rondo.
Cedar City, Utah-Hundreds of
Utahans gathered to witness the lay
ing of the Harding memorial golden
rail at this town, the termination
point of the Cedar City Lund branch
of the Union Pacific railroad.
New York-The people of the Uni
ted States pay more than $1,00O,000 a
week for their chewing gum, accord
ing to statistics brought together by
the National City bank. The habit
of chewing gum evidently is growing,
for the output has doubled since 1914.
New York-A battle flag carried by
Company X, 18th regiment, New York
State Volunteers, in the Civil war,
was the only bequest of Colonel An
drew D. Baird, Brooklyn banker, to
his SON, Andrew R. Baird, in his will
The flag was Colonel Baird's most
treasured possession.
Detroit-The plant, real estate and
inventory of the Liberty Motor Car
company was purchased at receivers
sale by the Columbus Motors company.
TIE Columbus company bid s625,O00 and
agreed to assume land contract of
$S7,74936
Cleveland-Dr. C. N. Johnson, Chi
cago, was widely known throughout
the world as a poet, lecturer and den
fist, was chosen president-elect of
the American Dental association by
its house Of delegates. He will take
office next year. Dallas, Texas, was
chosen for the convention city in
1924.
on the seat of his cab was turned
into the office by Ernest Larter, taxi
cab chauffeur. The case contained
Jewels valued at $4,000 The owner
of the case Mrs. A. H. Lamm, discov-
cred her loss as she bought ticket
for New York. She informed Lieuten.
ant Arthur Mccarthy, but boarded her
train before the recovery Of the case
was reported.
New York-A resolution petitioning
the United States government to "bar
David Lloyd George as an undesirable
was adopted at meeting of 1,500
sympathizers of the Irish Republic
The resolution AYERS that the former
premier was charged with and found
guilty by coroner's jury of the muir
der of Mayor McCurtain of the city
of Cork
Chicago-Millions of dollars and
large quantities of jewels, heirlooms
and valuable securities were hauled
through Chicago's business district,
dumped unceremoniously from trucks
and dragged across the sidewalks
while passersby gave the spectacle a
mere glance or ignorsj it altogether
The occasion was the removal of the
Chicago Trust company from its old
home to new quarters where the in
stitution has consolidated with the
Century Trust and Savings bank.
Chicago-Thirteen hundred barrels
of alleged real beer and 500 barrels
of nearbeer were seized by federal
prohibition agents at the Joliet Prod
ucts company brewery in Joliet, Ill.
Ell Paso-Fred H. Baker, former
sergeant in the Confederate army and
Indian scout fer General Custer, died
here al the age of Ill years.
Hollis, Me.-1he ashes Of Kate
Douglas Wiggin, novelist who died
on Darrow-on-the-Hill near London
last month, were scattered on the