McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-11
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All Kansas school children hereaft-
or wih spend one hour each week
studying fire causes and prevention.
The state will publish free text books
on the subject and teachers will use
the book throughout the school year.
Col. Roosevelt scored senators and
congressman who oppose apprepria-
lions for at least two new battleships
annually, in speech before the Pro
gressive conference at Newport, r. l.,
arranged by the Progressive national
service.
The Mona, the yacht built by John
Jacob Aston in 1902, will be sold by
his son Vincent, who is planning a
new yacht twice its size.
Miss Jessie Van Tassell probably Is
the first woman to be sworn for jury
service. in Illinois. She was accepted
by attorneys for both sides in an as
sumpsit suit in the court OF Justice
Hall at Peoria, ILL.,
National banks will pay about
100000 into the United States treas
ury as interest for one month on de-
posits of the federal government This
is the first step in carrying out Sec
rotary McAdoo's recent order charg-
ing interest on government deposits
at the rate of per cent per annum.
BY majority of to / the voters
OF Cleveland decided to adopt home
rule" charter, recently drawn up by
q commission of Is, of which Mayor
Baker was chairman.
The German battleship cruiser
Derfflinger was launched successfully
Ut Hamburg. Three previous at
tempts had been made to move her
from the stocks.
Henri Rochefort, for many years
one of the most prominent figures in
French political life, died in Paris
from complication of maladies. He
was SO years old.
State Senator Smith of West Vir-
ginia was convicted of bribery in con-
nection with accepting $4,000 to vote
for Col. William Seymour Edwards as
candidate for the United States
senate.
The Duke of Connaught, whose
term as governor-general of Canada
will expire next October, has accepted
an extension for one year. He was
sworn In as governor-general In Oc-
tober, 1911.
The district court of the United
States for the district of Utah ap-
proved the Union Pacific-Southern Pa
cific dissolution plan as presented to
the court by attorneys for the road
and G. Carroll Todd, assistant to the
attorney.general.
Alice, is: Clara, IA; Ida. 10, and
Grace, s, daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Schwyn. were drowned while
bathing in ST. Joseph river, three
miles east of Elkhart, Ind.
In a statement issued in his capacity
rs editor OF the Commoner," Secre-
tary OF State Bryan came to the de-
Tense Of Attorney General McReynolds
IN connection with the Caminetti case.
The Canadian Pacific this year will
spent $100,000,000 for expansion and
extension. There will be no curtail-
ment in plans. This money will go
TOR rolling stock, terminal facilities,
new hotels and new roads in various
parts Of Ontario and other provinces.
Thomas ID. Hayden and Judge M. T.
Dooling have been selected by Presi-
dent Wilson for United States district
attorney and United States circuit
Judge, respectively, for the northern
district Of California.
Miss Mathijde Mol, formerly Of
Norwich, Conn, died of heart disease
ut Berlin. She was the oldest Ameri-
can resident of Berlin, having lived
there rs years, and was vice-presi
dent of the American Women's club.
Forty-seven who died In Chicago, 13
expired in Wisconsin, four succumbed
in Peoria, six In Pittsburg, IL in De-
troit, IS In Grand Rapids and a scat
tering death toll all over the central.
southern and northern states brings
the list of casualties of the sixth day
Of an unprecedented heat spell to ia.
In the face of advanced medical
precautions, the number of cases of
malaria among the troops in the Phil
Yppines more than doubled in the last
year At present III men in every
1000 have the malady, the sufferers
being mostly among the soldiers of
the regular army,
DR.. Edgar P. Murdoch, who gave up
his practice in Chicago to become an
aviator. probably was fatally injured
Mt Spokane. Wash, when an aeroplane
be was testing collapsed at height
Of SO feet and crashed to the ground.
A narrow wooden walk leading over
Is feet of water to the Lawrence,
Mass, municipal bathhouse in the
Merrimac river gave way under the
stamping feet of crowd of impatient