McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-04-18
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Weeks News


Domestic
The legislature of New Jersey has
passed law providing that widows
with children under 16 years of age
shall be paid SO a month for the first
child, S. for the second and $4 for
each additional
There will be no strike of telephone
operators In Boston. This was de-
cided after representative of the New
England Telephone company and
their operators had conference.
Negotiations for the merger of two
of the most influential Baptist
churches in New York, the Fifth ave-
nue. and the Calvary Baptist churches,
have been concluded.
The Sedalia. Mo-, presbytery, in ses-
sion at Holden, removed Rev. w. T.
Logan, known as the fighting
preacher" from the Knobnoster Pres
byterian church.
The st. Francis leyee broke at a
point about one mile below Wilson,
Ark, rs miles south of Csceola. The
break occurred at a point where 1t
was least expected, and soon stream
$50 feet wide was running through
the crevasse and rapidly widening.
I'M IN nor
side in the Sonora revolt, have taken
the warpath between Mermosillo, the
state capital, and Guaymas, the gulf
port
William w. Borden, the 25-year-old
multimillionaire who put aside the
temptations of life Of luxury to be-
come missionary, died at Cairo.
Egypt. of spinal meningitis
The Connecticut legislature passed
an amendment to the federal consti-
tuition for the direct election Of
United States senators. Connecticut
is the thirty-sixth state to ratify the
amendment. which now becomes e.
fectiye.
Victor II. Hedquist, Cook county,
H.. patient at the Kankakee insane
asylum, was killed on the institution
grounds by Seymour Peck, also from
Cook county.
President Wilson announced that he
would visit New Jersey some time
after May to speak in behalf of the
jury reform bill, which failed to pass
at the last session of the New Jersey
legislature and for which there is to
be an extra session.
Chester W. Hill. collector of the
port of Philadelphia, has been asked
to resign. His administrative meth
DDS have been criticised by the gov
eminent
The marked improvement in the
condition of Pope Plus X. continues.
and the papal physicians were con-
ndent convalescence would be rapid.
unless there are complications.
The strike of motormen and con-
Huctors Of the international Railway
company Of Buffalo, N. Y, was settled
through the mediation of Mayor Fuhr.
mann.
Twenty-Five persons were injured,
nine seriously, by a bolt of lightning
which entered hotel lobby at indie
pendence, La.
A minimum wage Of not less than
50 a week for women and girls and
prohibition of the employment Of girls
less than Is years of age In manufac-
turing industries was proposed In
bill introduced by Senator Chiltcn Of
West Virginia.
Bennett Clark, son Of Speaker
Clark, has been appointed parliament
airy clerk of the house to succeed
Charles r. Crisp Of Georgia, who now
is representative Clark is 20 years
old, graduate of the University Of
Missouri and the youngest man who
has ever served as clerk at the speak.
er's table.
A quintet Of infants was born re-
Gently to Mrs. Charles Smith Of Dan.
by. N. Y. The five are we'll and healthy
and the physician expects them to
live.
The stiffest inheritance tax ever
suggested in congress is proposed by
Senator Jones of Washington. All
inheritances to direct descendants ZIP
to $4,000 are exempt. From $4,000
to $4,000, the proposed rate is per
cent. progressing upward to IS per
cent on all above $30,00O,000
According to estimates of the ways
and means committee, the Underwood
tariff bill will yield for the coming
fiscal year s267,412,0O0 in revenues,
as against sso4,5s1, 900 revenues from
the Payne law. which is now in effect.
Rumors among legislators In Okla
homa City that the blind United
States senator, Thomas p. Gore,
would resign, got additional strength
when Democratic National Commit
teeman Galbreath and Democratic
leaders suddenly appeared at the cap
itei,
Alleging that her wages as house
keeper for AZ years are unpaid, Mrs.
Florence Hardy has filed claim at
Macomb against the estate Of the
late George Snyder OF Bladinsville,
H.. sur $7,194.