Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-02
GENERAL NEWS,

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while returning from Joy ride thremgA
Nay Aug Park. The auto containing
the party became unmanageable and
plunged down a fifty foot embankment.
landing ON q pile of rocks. The party
had been to Astors Road for dinner
N. d. Simpson, aged 80, q freight of.
fetal OF the Laurel line, the man who
gave the dinner, was caught under tho
automobile and crushed. He died at
the stats. hospital. Roy A. Huntsinger,
the chauffeur, with marvellous luck, es-
capped with a few bruises. The other
three were girls.
Mrs. Jack" Cudahy has won her
suit for divorce in Kansas City, Mo.
The petition was on account of "In-
compatibility" 1t had been agreed
that the four children should be given
to the care of Mr.. Cudahy's father,
Michael Cudahy of Omaha. Mrs.
Cudahy was on the stand ten minutes
only and Immediately after her testi-
mony that her husband had treated
her cruelty, a divorce decree was
granted her, fifteen minutes after the
action had been begun.
Alleging that F. L. Shutter, who has
served one term as sheriff of Grand
Traverse, Mich, is not an American
citizen, c. E. Taylor has fled his peti.
ton for the Republican nomination.
In an advertisement published Tay-
lor states that Shutters father came
to this country from Canada and took
out his first naturalization papers but
failed to take out his second. Under
q special act Shutter could become q
citizen in ninety days, but aled his
petition only Aug. 1s.
An alleged plot Of the Clerical
party In Portugal for the overthrow
Of the Portuguese government and
the establishment Of a military dicta.
torship 10 given space In the press. Il
Is known that rifles and revolvers are
being smuggled into the country daily
across the Spanish frentfsrs and that
the Republicans are now well armed.
1t is feared that the elections will be
marked by disturbances.
The railroad and warehouse commits
sion of the state of Illinois has
come to the conclusion that II has the
same power over express companies
that it has over railroads, and It's in
vestigation Of express rates In ILL.,
nois has convinced It that they are too
high. 1t will therefore order a reduc-
tion of 10 per cent in all rates between
Illinois points, to become effective
Oct. 1.
Former President Roosevelt has
started on a speech making tour Of the
country. His first stop was at Utica,
N Y, the home Of Vice President
Sherman, at whom the colonel took .
rap by indorsingQ State Senator F. M.
Davenport for reconciliation to the leg
islature Mr.. Davenport and the vice
president are bitter political foes. and
warfare is imminent.
Circulars will shortly be sent
next day or two circulars will be sent
from the headquarters of the United
Mine Workers to all the local unions
throughout the country that have no
strikes on hand, levying 81 week on
each working member to support the
strikes which are now in progress In
several districts.
The boom of cannon was frequent
ly heard over lower Narragansett bay
in honor of the secretary of the navy.
Geo. Won L. Meyer. The occasion
was t. Q secretary's inspection OF the
ship OF the Atlantic battleship feet.
which he did not have . chance to
visit at Provincetown earlier In the
month.
At Detroit, Mich, John Purcell and
Eddie Mullin and Peter Druceitus mar.
rowly escaped being burned to death
when the James B and ]. a Ss-fost
launch In which they were sitting. pre-
pared to take a vacation trip 20 the
Flats, caught fre and burned at the
dock at the foot Of Hihbard avenue.
Rev. Conzolaxia an italian priest
Of the Trenton, N. J., diecess. who Gre
ated q stir in church circles by marry.
ing the 1s-year-old daughter Of FraAA
Johann. is on his way 10 Rene. deter.
mined, II Is said. to confess that he
has broken his vows to the church and
to accept his punishment.
At st. Paul, Mimi, Frank w. Water
man, president Of the Ramsey County
State bank, was given q straight SEN
tence of forty-fvs days In the work.
house. without the option Of q fne, by
Judge Finchout in police court for ex-
ceeding the speed limit allowed by law.
Preparations in London, Eng, OF
the evidence fer the preliminary hear
ing of DR.. H. H. CrippeA, accused OF
numbering his wife, Belle Elmore, the
actress, have been completed and he
will be given as swift justice al the
English law permits.
Hoke Smith has again been nomin-
ated for governor of Georgia. defeat
ing Gov. Joseph M. Brown. who, two
years ago, defeated Smith after he had
dismissed Brown from the railroad
commission on the ground that Brown
was dominated by the railroads.
With the sun shining brightly within
a few miles Of its limits, the 800"
has had the worst hailstorm In its his
tory. The hail lasted nearly an hour
and stones measuring one-half inch in
diameter fell N great quantities.
The Madriz forces In Nicaragua
have been defeated and President
Madriz has turned the presidency over
to a brother of Genreal Estrada and
left the country.
At Priceton, Ind, recently. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Smith. SO and 75 years old.
respectively, informally celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary in
the home where they were married.
Wilkinson Call, former senator frem
Florida, died In q hospital at Wash
ington from cerebral hemoxrhage af.
ter . short Illness.