The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-02
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings of the Week
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Washington

PiSPai ouoHo last year, dSSoiuiuS "
figures made public by the census bu-
reau showing an increase over 1921
of approximately s26,000.000-
ashington-Extension of execu-
tive clemency as Christmas gift by
the President was limited this year to
Calf, whose life sentence was COM
muted to 20 -vears. Rohrer thus be-
comes eligible for pardon upon i'm
mediate application.
Washington = Disturbances of
the six division offices of the Ameri-
can Red Cross February Is was an
nounced by John Barton Payne, chair
man of the society, as means OF
bringing the chapters into more d.
rect relationship with national of
fees.
Washington-Coal mine accidents
last month killed 155 men, the bureau
of mines announced. An increase in
fatalities was registered in the Penn
sylvania anthracite region, where Al
were killed, while the remainder died
in bituminous mines in every section
of the country. Coal mine deaths for
the first IL months of 1924 total 2,135,
or 4.22 per cent for each 10000 tons
of coal produced.
Domestic
Ossining, N. Y.-Oysters were the
source of the typhoid infections from
which Frank A. Vanderlip is suffering
at his home in Scarborough, the bank
er's physician announced.
Manila-A typhoon which prevailed
over the Visayan islands to the south
west caused heavy crop damage, es-
pecially to rice, and has driven prac-
tically all of the inter-island shipping
into port.
Waco, Texas--Mistaking torpedo
for piece of candy put R. F. Mar
tin of Dallas, Waco visitor, in a hos
pital here over Christmas. He BIZ. in
to the torpedo and it exploded, LAGER
ating and burning his mouth and jaw.
Los Angeles-Charlie Chaplin is
looking for new leading woman to
replace Lita Grey, and Edna Purviance
has returned to Hollywood ready to go
to work after five months in the wilds
of Wyoming.
Chicago guard of honor made up
of Springfield, H., school children
will accompany the 200 Boy Scouts of
Chicago who will visit the tomb of
Abraham Lincoln at Springfield Chi
cago Kiwanians are sponsoring the
pilgrimage.
Dalles-General James M. Cochran,
IS years old, commander of the trans
Mississippi river department of the
United Confederate Vete1 ans, and COM
mander of the Sterling Price camp of
Dallas, died in hospital here.
Utica, N. Y.-Mrs. Eleanor Kibbe,
102 years old, one of the Oldest wo-
men in New York state, died at her
home in Stratford, near Dolgeville.
Mrs. Kibbe, warm admirer of Presi-
dent Coolidge. recently received per-
sonal letter from the President.
/ New York-yeremiah Milbank, phil
anthropist. has presented a gift of
100000 to the Institute for Crippled
and Disabled Men, it was announced
at Christmas party in the institu-
tion. The income from this sum viii
be used for the training Of disabled
men, the announcement said.
Greenville, Mass Charles M. Haw-
ley of Little Rock was near death at
Greenville hospital as result of a
fall when the parachute with which
he had leaped from an airplane at
Shaw, Miss, sideslipped and became
entangled in telephone wires 25 feet
above the ground.
Plymouth, Mass.-In bitter cold
which recalled the hardships suffered
by the Pilgrims after their landing 304
years ago, Plymouth dedicated its new
100000 memorial community center.
Zero weather kept expected visitors
away and sent smaller parade over
a shorter route to the laying of the
cornerstone.
New rk-Rafael Sabatini. for bis
novel "Scaramouche." has been award
ed the $4,000 prize offered by Adolph
Zukor to Sc writer whose story OF
play made the best motion picture in
the year which ended last September
i, the Authors League of America
through which the awarr was made
announced.
New York-Viscount Cecil of Chel
wood, better known in America al
Lord Robert Cecil, the leading propon
ent of the League of Nations in the
British empire. arrived on the liner