The Neshoba Democrat., 1910-05-19
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through
out the Nation and Particularly
the Great Southwest.
RACES FOR THE PENANTs.
American LEAGUE.

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Additional large tracts of land in
Oregon, Washington, Montana and
Wyoming, aggregating 170,O26 acres,
have been designated by the secretary
of the interior for settlement under
the homestead act.
Fifteen minutes after Robert L.
Sharp, well-to-do farmer and bache-
lor near Dekalb, Buchanan county,
Mo-, made his will, he reached under
his bed for a rifle which he kept
there for protection and accidentally
discharged it, the bullet piercing his
heart and killing him.
Nellie M. Johnson Lamar, who has
had her tenth birthday since her SEN
sational marriage to Newlan l.. La
man, 80 years old, July Is, 1909, has
through Attorney F. L. Bates entered
suit for divorce at Memphis, Tenn
Three daughters of T. c. Coffey
were drowned in Pond crook, near
Wanette, Okla. The youngest, aged
IL, stepped into deep pool and
sank. The next oldest tried to save
her and both went down, to be fol-
lowed by the oldest.
Wright brothers will attempt to beat
Paulhan's long-distance aeroplane feat
by flying from Dayton to Chicago A
date has not been definitely set for
the trial beyond the statement that
it will be within the next few weeks.
The number of dead in the explo-
sion horror in mine No. 3 of the Palos
Coal and Iron company, at Falos,
Ala, is definitely established as 83.
Thirteen mules still in ,he mine are
being, dissolved with quicklime.
Receipts from the corporation tax
will exceed by nearly a million dol
lars Secretary MacVeagh's estimate
Of s25,000,000 made early in Decem-
ber, according to the internal revenue
officers. When business closed last
week $25,319,715 had been assessed.
Nine men were fatally burned and
200 others fed in panic when fire
swept over the canning and packing
building of the Standard Oil company
at Williamsburg following an explo-
sion.
George Brumder, leading publisher
OF German newspapers in Milwaukee
and rated several times a millionaire,
died suddenly after short illness.
He was in his list year.
Colonel Roosevelt's throat was still
in bad shape when he left for Berlin
but he is confident that the three
days rest that it will have before the
delivery of his University of Berlin
address will restore it's strength.
Mrs. Nancy Neal, 81 years old,
whose husband died several years
ago, is dead at her home, Lebanon,
Ind. Mrs. Neal was the third sister
who married Neal. The oldest daugh-
terter, to whom Neal was engaged,
died before her marriage. He then
married the next Oldest. She died
and he married her widowed sister,
and at her death he married the
youngest, who had already been mar
ried twice.
Seventy-6ve theater owners. rep-
resenting 1900 theaters in the United
States and Canada, concluded a week
OF consultations in New York with an
agreement to organize the National
Theater Owners association, repre-
senting property interests valued at
$4,000 600.
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
which, in its giant size and the varie.
" OF Its items, becomes "everybody's
friend" was reported to the house.
The total is Sill, 1921. This is ST..
650,S60 less than the estimates and
$26,O00,000 less than the total in last
years bill.
United States Judge John A. Mar.
Shall sustained the contention of at.
torneys for Governor Haskell and 9th.
ers In the Muskogee town lot cases
and continued their trials.
"Rube" WaddelI, one Of the most
eccentric OF modern hall pitchers,
may never pitch again. In the game
with the Boston team Waddell was
struck on the elbow of his pitching
arm by ball delivered by Eddie Ci.
cote.
Lieutenant Hotrichter, an officer in
one of the crack Austrian regiments
has confessed he sent poisoned can
dy and poisoned medicines to superior
Officers, more than score in mum.
ber, in the hope that by their death
ne would be promoted Hofrichter
probably will face firing squad.