The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-29

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Jersey Woodson in jail at Mont
gomery, Ala, for killing brother.
Gov. Beckham Of Kentucky seeks
seat in senate.
Revolution in Guatemala continues;
government worried.
John Mitchell advises against labor
party nominations.
State chemist says Indianapolis
meat made fresh with chemicals.
Sultan of Morocco signs the Al.
geciras treaty.
Dallas, Tex, making fight for
Woodmen Of the World headquarters.
Storm destroyed thousands Of acres
cotton in Bosque county, Texas.
NJ. D. Wilcox, postmaster at Bone
steel, S. D, convicted horse stealing.
Man who says he is Dowie's father
says: "FakIF."
DR.. John NJ, Moore, Phi. D., elected
editor Nashville Christian Advocate.
OIL struck ON main street of Peters.
burg, Ind.
Jos. e. Days, Paris, m, elected gen.
eral grand high priest of Masons.
Severe frosts injured crops in Wy.
uming.
Gas well brought In at Wewoka, l..
r., produces 1000 900 feet daily.
Scheme for 20,000-ton b~attleship
goes over till next session of congress,
Evan, son Of Geo. futile, Spring.
field, H., touched live wire and died.
Mayor Bidaman Of Terre Haute,
Ind, must face impeachment trial.
Illinois supreme court holds state
general election law valid.
Geo. ]. Snelus, famed metallurgist,
died in London.
Geo. Pense, aged 81, oldest consta.
bic in Illinois, died at Leroy.
Burlington railway completes block
system over main line 900 miles
Kentucky railroad commission or
ders freight rates cut 25 per cent.
Iron mills throughout the country
are crowded with orders.
Southeast Missouri wheat fields
promise largest yield for years.
Rain, fine wheat, and splendid out.
look for apples in southern Illinois.
Five generations at annual Wymaa
family reunion, Sycamore, Ill.
Conditions of national banks, June
is, called for by comptroller.
Vermont republicans nominate son
Of Senator Proctor for governor.
Severe earthquake shocks in Philip.
pines and FOrmOsa.
International art exposition in
Rome in 1911.
Official home coming reception to
Bryan will be held in Lincoln, Mob.
Missouri supreme court refuses to
reopen harrington murder case.
T. b, Johnson, editor San Antonio
Daily Light, is dead.
Ffty-one cattle killed in railroad
wreck near Monroe, Mo.
A British tailor will design uni.
forms for Uncle Sans soldiers.
Cotton Belt secures charter to ex.
tend to Houston, Tex.
Wabash has abandoned plan to en-.
ter Allegheny City, Pa.
Bar silver is 65Ac; Mexican dollars
are worth 50&c.
The government will deposit S12,-
000, 900 in San Francisco banks.
Ohio miners strike settled; 49, 900 !
men return to work.
Oklahoma City had a great state.
hood celebration.
A 12-year-old boy swallowed blade
of grass at Waco, Tex, and died.
Louisiana Legislature passes law re.
stricting negro vote at primaries.
Congress appropriated So, 900, 900 to
increase efficiency of state militia.
Former Lieut.. J. r. Binns drowned
himself between Nome and Seattle.
France has taken $50, 900, 900 Penn.
.sylvania railroad bonds.
The senate will probe the Utah land
At Weston, Mo, Frank Kelly killed
his wife for a burglar.
r. B. Roosevelt, presidents uncle,
at Sayville, L. /.
Col. H. H. Whsle, civil war veteran,
lied at Galesburg, Ill.
Roosevelt will speak July 4, at Oys.
Ter Bay.
King Haakon of Norway speaks OF
lis queen as wife"
Heavy rains in middle west insure
,orn crop.
Congressman S%hackelford predicts
Roosevelt and Bryan.
Hearst ignores invitation to serve
IN Bryan reception committee.
Storms in Cuba do extensive dam
lge TO crops.
All Boston celebrated 131st anniver.
AIRY OF battle of Bunker Hill.
Geo. X. Fitch, pioneer, newspaper
nan, died in San Francisco.
Appropriation Of S125, 600 to repair
government bridge at Rock Island, Ill.
Daughters or Republic of Texas will
are for the San Jacinto battlefield.
Forty horses burned to death in G. {
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