McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-27

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damage suit against Senator T. P.
Gore at Oklahoma City.
Summary execution of William s.
Benton, British subject and million
aire ranch owner, in Chihuahua, Mex
leo, by order of Gen. Francisco Villa,
rebel leader, led to adoption of reso-
lutions at mass meeting at Ell Paso,
Tex, assailing Villa as an assassin.
Col. George w. Goethals said that,
barring unforeseen accidents, the
Panama canal will be open for mer-
chant ships July l. He added that he
had always been opposed to the ex-
emption of American coastwise ship
ping from the payment of tolls.
George Bernhard, a chef in New
ark, N. j., restaurant, was arrested
and held under 81 900 bail on charge
that he has been writing letters to
President Wilson warning him that If
conditions did not become better he
would be shot and that Washington
would be wiped off the map.
Charged with criminal conspiracy
in an effort to obtain the 100000
estate of John w. Roberts, gold hunt
er and Tacoma pioneer, who died
three years ago, Marguerite Mulroy
Snyder, clairvoyant, was arrested at
Rockford, ILL.,, on complaint of Mrs.
Catherine Rossiter of Broadhead,
Wis, sister of Roberts.
More than 900 men who had been
idle for some time went back to work
at the Gary mills of the Illinois Steel
company. The plant is operating about
80 per cent of capacity.
In a sudden fit of insanity, Abra.
ham Ostatter, a pawnbroker at Hutch
inson, Kan, shot and killed his moth
erin-law, Mrs. Joseph Coahn, then
shot his wife, Mrs. Sadie Ostatter,
and his father-in-law, Joseph Coahn,
inflicting probably fatal wounds.
Roy Darling, q years old, was shot
and killed at his home in Lamar, Mo-,
by Willis Hill, his 19-year-old brother
in-law, during quarrel.
Guillermo Billinghurst, the deposed
president of Peru, was sent into exile,
together with his son George and his
minister of the interior, Don Gonzalo
Tirado.
A militant, armed with a whip, saw
agely attacked Baron Weardale while
he was waiting in London with 200
other wedding guests for a train to
Althorp Park, Northampton.
Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the
civil war hero, took poisonous medi-
cine at her home in Washington, think
ing she was taking a cold remedy, and
for several hours was in a precarious
condition.
Mrs. Clyde e. Doss was shot and
instantly killed in her home at Ell
Reno, Ok. Her husband is charged
with the murder.
Lieut.. j. Nice. Murray of the United
States naval aviation corps, stationed
at Pensacola, was instantly killed
when his machine plunged 800 feet
into Pensacola bay.
The conviction of Leo NJ Frank of
Brooklyn, N. Y, for the murder of
Mary Phagan, 14-year-old factory
girl, at Atlanta, Ca was affirmed by
the Georgia supreme court. He is un.
der sentence to death.
An unidentified man entered the Of
flee of the Adams Express company at
Pennington, ILL.,, slugged the express
agent, c. l.. Brown, and escaped with
package of currency containing
$4,000.
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One man dead, several missing and
five injured was the toll of 100000
fire in the Medwin block, four-story
brick structure in the business section
of Albany, N. Z.
An apparent deadlock has occurred
In the arrangements for the duel be.
tween Jules Vedrines, the aviator, and
Rene Quinton, president of the
French Aerial league.
Mike Nichols, cattleman of Maria,
Tex, was released by Mexican bandits
after friends had paid $500 for his re-
lease.
Three Waddell-Mahon guards and a
deputy sheriff were found guilty of
manslaughter for the killing of Steve
Putrich, striking copper mine work
ers at Seeberville, Mich, Aug. IA last.
Alfonso Bertillon, creator of the sys-
tenn Of criminal Identification, which
made his name known throughout the
world, died in Paris, aged 81.
The International Cotton company
has started its mills at Chestnut Hill,
Conn, on a day and night schedule,
owing to enormous orders.
Viscount Siuzo Oaki, former Japa-
nese ambassador to the United States,
died at Toxic. The news that the IA
nous diplomat was critically ill be-
came publicly known only few hours
before his death.