McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-01
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Frank Theauder of Mobile, Ala, was
found locked in box car at Louis
vile, Ky. He had been in the car
which was partly filled with bananas
four days, and during that time had
lived on the fruit.
Greek residents of Newport, r. L.
have arranged for a meeting when
they propose to offer their services to
the president for military duty in
Mexico.
The condition of Emperor Francis
Joseph Is not so satisfactory. His
catarrhal Symphonic show no signs OF
abatement, but the patients strength
and appetite are satisfactory.
Fred Clifford, a Kentucky convict,
walked away from the reformatory
farm and 10 other convicts spent the
early part of the night searching the
vicinity for him and vowing summary
punishment If they caught him.
julius Schulze, aged 80, his wife,
rs, and son, 81, lost their lives in a
fire that destroyed their home. Mrs.
Paul Schulze, who weighs more than
800 pounds, jumped from a window
and fell on man. Neither was bad
ly hurt.
Secretary of State Bryan has had
several of the White House messen-
gers of the state department sworn In
as United States marshals, in order to
permit them to bear arms and serve
him as a personal bodyguard.
Official announcement was made
that Emperor Francis Joseph, who
has been i'll of bronchitis and inflam-
nation of the lungs, has recovered
sufficiently to attend to pressing af-
fairs of state.
The Dominion Savings building,
Londons (Ont.) chief office structure,
was destroyed by fire with loss of
100000.
The Alabama Democratic state COM
mittee declared Oscar Underwood the
nominee of the Democratic party for
United States senator from Alabama.
An official canvass showed Mr.. I'm
derwood received a majority of 34,732
votes over Congressman Richmond p.
Hobson.
Secretary of State Bryan had sew
eral OF the White House messengers
of the state department sworn in as
United States marshals in order to
permit them to bear arms and serve
him as a personal bodyguard.
A known death list of 26 men, wom-
en- and children and maximum pos
sibility of 80 dead, as the result of the
battle of Ludlow camp between state
troops and striking miners, reused Of
fetal Colorado to high tension.
Having considered $4,000 claims
and paid out s350000, railroad fare
paid to the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road In West Virginia above the legal
rate, while the suit to test the consti-
nationality of the 2-cent fare law was
in the courts, the commission appoint
ed to redeem the excess fare coupons
has commenced to wind up its bust
ness.
The threatened general railway
strike, for which the Italian govern
ment had taken extensive measure of
precaution, has been abandoned.
Representative women of all nations
will meet in Rome next month for the
session of the International Council of
Women, held once every five years for
the review Of women's progress and
the planning of new activities.
A mother who wears tights In public
In the course Of her work as an ac-
tress is moi fit mother for 9-year-
old boy. This in substance is the
meaning of the decision handed down
by the common pleas court in Phila-
delphia.
Mckee Rankin, the veteran char
acter actor, who was identified with
Nance O'Neill for years in Shake
spearean productions, died at San
Francisco.
Eighty men saved their lives by
Jumping through the windows when
trapped by a fire in the sawmill of
the Northland Pine company in Min
neapolis. Several were injured, but
none seriously.
In an attempt to take the life of
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, Michael
p. Mahoney, an old man, apparently
irresponsible, fired into a group OF
three men seated In the mayors auto
mobile. The bullet entered the jaw of
Frank l.. Polk, corporation counsel,
who was sitting next to the mayor.
The two little children of Neil Null
lin were killed with an ak in their
home, nine miles from Newcastle, N.
B. Park Sobey, who is alleged to
have killed them, was found dead in
his backwoods camp.
Mrs. Martha Crews was sentenced
20 life term in the penitentiary at
Tompkinsville. Ky, for conspiring
with her son, William Nuckols, in the
murder OF her husband, Craven Crews.
Nuckols is a son of former mar
rage.
war with Mexico means that we