The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-07-25
NEWS NOTES

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a Parksville church.
Prof NJ. G. Thompson, president OF
Bourbon College, is dead at Paris.
George NJ. Claunch. prominent citi
zen of Somerset, is dead. aged 60.
E. NJ. Bond. Clark county farmer,
suicided by taking carbolic acid and
Paris green.
Archibald c. Hart, Democrat. was
elected to the House from the Sixth
New Jersey district.
A woman and two children were
killed near Jerseyville. H., when their
carriage was struck by train.
S. w. Hager, editor of the Greensboro
Inquirer, has been appointed a member
of the State Election Board.
Joseph Coffey, of Lincoln county. has
been appointed clerk at the Frankfort
Reformatory to succeed ]. S. Mercer,
resigned.
In pistol duel at Nicholasville be-
tween Thomas Spillman and Ben Max
berry, colored, the former was killed.
Bryant Brewster, charged with shoot
ing his wife to death at Whitley City.
McCreary county, was held without
bail.
Boyle ounty will have separate bal
lots for ladies in the county school su-
perintendent's race. Lincoln and Gar
rarG will not.
AT Carpentersville, ILL.,, and Benten
Ill, votes of women carried the day
Overwhelmingly for the 'drys" in loca
option elections.
The body of Charles Jackson, colored
was found near Winchester. He had
been shot through the temple and the
body was still warm.
AS result of poll of Senate Demo
Gratis the Currency Bill, it is stated, will
undoubtedly be passed before adjourn.
ment of the present session Of Congress
Owen Gathright, of Louisville, was
named as lieutenant governor of the
Order of First Families of Virginia
which has just been chartered at Rich
mond, Va.
A razorback SOW killed the months
old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. James Wal
ker, living on the Tennessee Ridge, il
Casey county, devouring the infants
head.
For the convenience of tobacco man
ufacturers, Commissioner of Interna
Revenue Osborne has authorized the is
suance of an internal revenue stamp fol-
nine pound packages.
Miss Anna L. Gardner, of York, Pa.
who died recently, in her will set aside
800, 900 for the erection and mainten
ance of a home for aged unmarried
women of that State.
President Wilson declined to author
ize an armed expedition, equipped by
an Ell Paso, Texas, newspaper. to eros:
the Mexican border for the relief o.
Americans attacked by bandits at Ma
dera Mills.
Thirteen bodies, burned beyond rec
ignition, were recovered from the ruin:
of the overall factory of the Binghamp
ton On " Clothing Company. Al
least fifty, probably more, are believed
to have persisted.
The Senate took its first plunge in thu
schedules of the Underwood-Simm
Tariff Bill, and the Democratic leader
were sustained on every test vote taken
several Republicans, with Progresslv'
leanings, voting with the majoriy.
Railway representatives joined in tn,
fight to prevent Postmaster Genera
Burleson from increasing the size o
parcel post packages Transmitted
through the mails and in reducing tn
rates, to become effective August Is.
That the indirect taxes hit the gen
eral public so hard that the $1,000 ex
emption in the Senate Income Tax Bill
is too low was the declaration of Senate
Borah in speech in which he urged
return to the $4,000 exemption of tn
House.
| Fifty persons, mostly women an
girls, according TO late estimates, pei
ished in fire which swept the four
story building of the Blnghampto
Clothing Company, Binghampton, n. Y
Many were injured, dozen or more O
them mortally.