The Jones County news., 1913-08-28
State and General News-
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a IL year-old negro is in Jail at
Natche1, Miss, for assaulting s.
ye4r-old Child
Thirteen men we're killed by big
Slide at Panama. and which also
buriee "a steam shovel
The two Louisiana Senators CON
tinue lo vote with the Republicans on
every measiie brought up.
Jas A. Patton, the famous Chicago
speculatoy. made a half million doll
lars by the recent rise ID corn.
Mr.. George Mcdowell, Of Spartan
burg, 5. c., died in Baltimore hos
tital aftsr being operated on 200 times.
While an Atlanta woman was at,
tending funeral her husband snici
ded with strychine.
Alexandra, La, real estate agent
offers the people OF drought-stricken
Kansas free grazing for their cattle.
An italian in New Orleans mixed
bananas, watermelon and beer and
died from the dose.
A negro was lynched in Oklahoma
for shooting white boy he found in
his watermelon patch.
An Indiana Judge decides that
hog is full grown only when it is dead,
for il then cannot grow any more.
A woman of 81, cousin Of p. T..
Barnum, lost her fortune OF SS2, 900 in
a bog us mining deal.
A feud has broken out again in
Soble, Tenn, and two men were killed.
one by son of the first victim.
Partial rains have fallen in Kansas.
One town had rain last Saturday
for tue first time in II days.
Col. Bryan announces that he will
continue his lecture tour whenever he
needs change in his pocket.
1t is feared that war will break
out between Turkey and Bulgaria.
Turkey refuses to surrender Andri-
noS
Two multimillionaires from the
Newport colony lost SIP, 900 in one
wine-christened evening at Narragan-
sett Piers famous gambling club.
The l4-year.old son of Mr. Bailey,
of Meridian, died from injuries
received by falling from his father
wagon. N
We thought the unwritten law a
peculiar Southern statue, but we find
that Chicago has placedp lion ats
ssassssss~sssgs-'s - fses-vrrtry white girl was
found at negro house in Shreveport. |
La, with a big buck niger She |
was driven from town.
From pennsylvania comes the
story OF cat that brought back to its
mistress uninjured a canary bird that
had escaped from the cage
Three Japanese were murdered at
Salem, Oregon. The police thinks
jealousy was the cause Of the murder
and not the japanese fued.
President Wilson was sent box of
fne Georgia peaches by parcel post.
wighing II pounds, with postal
,harge of only ID cents.
A beautiful woman at Crosby.
Mimi, suicided rather than submit TO
lrrsst. She took poison and died
With her two little children clasped in
her arms.
7. L. Doolittle, of Newton, Miss.
4 former member of the Legislature
md bank director, was acquitted Of
he charge OF receiving money after
he bank was insolvent.
The Democra attic Senators in Wash
ngton say that in appointing Repre-
sentative Clayton as a successor to :
he late Senator Johnston the Gov
,rnor OF Alabama Numbered
Odus Davidson a youth of Harrison. {
Ark, was hanged protesting his in {
locence. He tainted on the scaffold.
The youth was charged with the muir /
Ter Of girl.
A Columbus, O., workman ampn- {
ated his own arm with a pocket I,
1nife. His arm was drawn into the !
and he cut it OF to save /
'eing crushed to death.
A Pennsylvania man was strangled {
With his neck-tie. He fell from an /
lpple tree and the tie caught on a
imb. He was unconscious when !
escued.
A young woman at Uniontown, Pa, S
Tas arrested for carrying a pistol. I
The weapon was disclosed fastened to t
strap at her knee, which was dis a
'layed by the girl holding her dress
90 high. I
Engi neeI Lee White, of the N. o. &
7. E. Railway, was last Saturday !
light knocked down and robbed il I
deridian of gold watch and 49, The
.ssailant escaped, after knocking the {
nginneer unconscious.
Frank O'Neil, heroic engineer on
be Mississippi river, lost his life to :
ave the passengers. He held his :
'oat after il struck a sunked coal !
'arge, until all on board were saved =
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