McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-09-26
NEWS
or THE
WEEK

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The Paris newspapers were consid-
erably excited over the reported I'M
expected arrival of King Constantine
of Greece, who was not scheduled to
arrive before week later.
Gov. George w. Hays has called
conference of Arkansas bankers for
Oct. 10 to discuss ways ard means
for relieving the deficit in the general
revenue funds He will try to borrow
$250,0O9.
Laboring under the hallucination
that vision had told him that if he
would go to cemetery, lie down and
die he would be resurrected, Abe
Walchnsky tore up 20 graves in
graveyard at Shreveport, La.
O. N. Killough, president of the st.
Francis and Interstate Leyee board,
one Of the wealthiest citizens of Crit
tenden county, Ark, has been indict-
ed with Il other members Of the ST.
Francis board, charged with malfeas-
ance, and was arrested on a charge of
grand larceny of $1,000.
The administration currency bill
was passed by the house by a vote of
2Se to "a, practically unamended in
its essential provisions.
Thirteen persons were hurt in
head-on collision of two interurban
cars one mile west of, Norfolk, o. 1t
is said the failure of the crew Of the
eastbound car to obey orders was re-
sponsible.
What is believed to have been the
maximum heat of California this year
was reached at Silver Lake when the
mercury sizzled at the 127 mark.
Minority Leader Mann electrified
the house by introducing resolution
demanding special committee inves-
tigation to determine whether men,
bers of the Democratic congressional
committee had not violated the cam
paign contribution law.
President nominated former Gov.
Joseph w. Folk of Missouri to be so
licitor for the state department. The
former governor of Missouri will re-
ceiye salary of $4,000 year.
At Aberdeen, Miss, DR.. II. f.
Broyles, owner of the Greenwood
Springs hotel, state senator, congress
sional nominee, merchant, planter and
millman, was shot to death by e. f.
Hendrix at Greenwood Springs sta
ton. After DR.. Broyles had been shot
he seized an ak and beheaded Hen
dirk Both men died almost instantly.
William HI. Taft has lost 80 pounds
since quitting the cares of office. He
now tips the beam at 240 pounds.
w. H. (Coin) Harvey of Monte Ne,
Ark, announced his candidacy for
congress in the third district of
Arkansas at the opening of circuit
court at Bentonville
Plans for the placing of Bull Moose
trict in the campaign of 1914 were
formed at meeting of Bull Moose
members of congress.
Addressing the opening session of
the annual convention of the Brother
hood of Railroad Carmen at Milwau-
kee, William B. Wilson, secretary of
labor, declared that publicity Is the
great cure for labor ills.
Four persons were killed and six IA
tally injured by the collapse of ten
ement house, as the result of gas
explosion at Coburg, Saxony.
Y The finding of the bodies of six in
-fants in city dump at Feast Sew
enty-fifth street and Kinsman road,
Cleveland, led the police to begin an
Investigation that they believe will
result in uncovering baby farm"
.
Ten thousand milk producers In the
Elgin and Sterling dairying country
.of Illinois threaten to hold out for
higher prices for the winter supply of
milk when condensed milk company
posted price bulletins for the winter |
months.
Permission to federal reserve banks
created by the new administration
currency bill to discount, commercial
paper to any amount was the sub
stance of an amendment which mem
hers of the banking committee an
nounced in the house would be added
TO the measure.
In spite of the rumors In Mexico
City which dealt impartially with at
lacks upon Americans, an army up
rising and the assassination of the
president, Independence day came
and went with nothing to mar the
holiday spirit.
Michigan coal operators ordered a
lockout against all their employees.
Three thousand miners are idle. The
lockout is retaliatory movement
against the United Miners organiza-
ton, which ordered strike of the
800 employees of the Monitor, Union
vile and Akron mines.
Gen. Torelli, two other Italian Of
.icers and 2S privates were killed and
20 men wounded when Arabs at
tackled an Italian column near Ben