McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-11-21

Four persons we're killed. one 10 dy-
Ing and seven others were seriously
injured in an automobile collision at
Los Angeles.
Boston voters rejected the proposed
amendment to the constitution max
ing women eligible to appointment as
notaries public" by majority of 5,222
-Four aIe dead in a gas explosion
which occurred in the Pennsylvania
Coal company's mine at Divide, near
Tacoma, Wash A defective lamp is
said to have ignited the gas
Vincent Astor, the most eligible
young man in America, is engaged to
be married The future Mrs. Astor is
Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington, her
self an heiress and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert P. Huntington OF
Staatsburg, N. Y.
Sir William Henry Preece, known
in England as the father of wireless
telegraphy,," died in London, aged 80
years Sir William introduced both
the telephone and the talking machine
into England
Gen. Felix Diaz, recently candidate
for president of Mexico, was stabbed
tWira bu Mavinape u,h;Io In n,oc "a.
tening to band concert In the fash
ionable promenade, Malacon, Havana,
Cuba. He was not dangerously in
jured Three Of the tive Mexicans In
the plot were arrested.
Mrs. Leon Alden, known as the
BRASS Widow" on trial in the federal
court at Kansas City, charged with
using the mails to defraud, was con.
victed and sentenced to serve IS
months in the federal prison al Leaw
enworth, Kan.
Literally blown from the mouths of
cannon was the punishment inflicted
at Agnnanistan on nine conspirators.
They were the ringleaders in a plot to
assassiate the ameer of Afghanistan,
which the police foiled.
Triplets were born at Chattanooga,
Tenn, to Mrs. Edward Heron, wife
Of prominent local manufacturer.
The triplets are two boys and girl,
with a combined weight of 20 pounds.
A single robber with pistol in
each hand held up and robbed the
Pullman passengers on the west
bound Burlington fast mail train from
Chicago to Seattle, between the time
the train left Council Bluffs and its
arrival in Omaha.
The funeral of Charles G.. Gates
was held at the Madison Avenue
Methodist church, New York City,
with many men prominent in finan.
cial and railroad circles in attend.
ance.
The French government is consid.
ering the possibility of offering in this
moment of crisis it's friendly services
to the United States and Mexico.
Capt. James Gleason of the Shake
speare avenue police station, Chicago,
was appointed chief of police by May.
or Harrison, succeeding John Nc.
Weeny, who resigned a short time
ago because of friction in the depart.
ment over the handling of the vice
problem.
An effort to resume street car traf-
fic in Indianapolis, which has been
tied up for week by strike, result.
ed in the serious injury of seven
strike-breakers and two policemen
and the wrecking of the car.
John Lind, President Wilson's spe,
cial envoy to Mexico, now at Vera
Cruz, confirmed the report that the
United States has sent an ultimatum
to President Huerta demanding that
he resign the presidency.
Thirty-two were killed and 40 in
jured when the Marseilles- Paris ex-
press train was wrecked by collision
with local train near Melun, France,
Three are dead and IL persons In.
jured more or less seriously as a re.
suit of automobile and motorcycle &C.
cidents in and near st. Louis during
one day.
Mrs. Jessie J. Wakefield was sen
fenced at New Haven, Conn, to be
hanged for the murder of der hus.
band. She collapsed when sentence
was pronounced and was all but car.
ried from the courtroom.
Speculation among the members OF
the New York chamber of commerce
at its meeting as to the identity of
the donor Of 100000 for college Of
commerce conferred on the name OF
Jacob H. Schiff.
Joseph Wegoner, wealthy Hscla
S. D., banker, committed suicide by
blowing off his head with shotgun.
No reason is known for the act.
Rumors are busy in royal match
making circles of London once more,
and many wise heads are coupling
the names of the Prince of Wales aid
Princess Elizabeth Of Roumania,
daughter of the crown princess.