The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
HAPPENINGS or THE SEVEN
PAsr DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND the PLANET
plspstehss From Our Own and Fer
slsn Countries Are Here olvsn
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers.

recall peuilOnt were Illed Tor the
removal Of Mayor H. Il. Albee and
City Commissioners W. l. Brewster
and ID q. Dieck Of Portland. ore
Gross incompetency In the discharge
OF their duties Is alleged
A widespread movement has been
inausurated In Texas To send
100000 quarterpound boxes Of
shelled pecan auts TO children IL
Europe who were made orphans BY
the war
The Interstate commerce commis
sions orders In the intermountain
rate case will not apply until Nov. i5
This action was taken to give the
railroads more time to adjust their
tariffs
For the second time since the b,t
bOnlc plague vas discovered at New
Orleans June u. there are no cases
under observation The last patient al
the isolation hospital was discharged
a. cured
T. NJ Denh9lme. business manager
Of the Shreveport U.al Times. was
shot and killed In his office by q Ne
gro who II 10 thought was demented.
a policeman killed the negro a. he
left the office.
Testimony in the hearing 81 Chi
caEo Of the governments anti.trust
suit arains, the American Can com
pany ended The hearing will be 70
sumed In Cincinnati.
Congressman James n Mann. Re
publican minority leader in the house
Of congress. IL the latcst recruit TO
the ranks Of federal legislation favor
TAG votes for women"
The right OF the senate COMMITTEES
on privileges and elections 10 invesii-
gate the primary campaign expendl
lures Of Roger C. sullivan In Illinois
may be carried 10 the floor Of the
senate
Calvin n. Higbie. intimate friend Of
MARI Twain In Virginia CITY. New. In
the early sixties. died at Greenville.
Cal. tollowiRs an attack Of pnss
monia
Miss Winnie l.. Decker. aged 30. was
found murdered In rear room OF .
store In Akron. Ohio. a Ratchet was
found In Miss Beckers head al least
three inches
MrS. Bridget c. Pelxotto, the New
YORK. scheoi teacher who was dis.
missed from the service for absenting
herself from her duties TO give birth
10 a child. lost her case before the
court Of appeals.
Joseph Il Andrea. who In 10 years
rose from q position a. sewer trsneh
lAborer to great wealth. with an In
come Of $4,000 q week. died At Chi
eAEo from a Eunsho, wound
TIE trial Of Mrs Florence CarmRn
for the alleged murder OF Mrs. Louise
Bailey at Freeport. l.. l.. last June,
will begin Oct " At & special session
Of the supreme court At Mineola. y. Y
I.assen Peak. the northern Califor
MIA volcano. whose activities have
been growing more pronounced daily
started spouiing fire aHd superheated
rock Previous reports Of flame have
no, been well subsiantiated.
The monthly cotton ginning report
Of the census bureau states that
s.9si. s6S bales we're ginned from the
1915 crop up 20 Sept ~, against
s.246.66s last year Round bales In
oluded In the report were 3.2sg.
against 26.sss last year
President Wilson nominated Au'
sus,us n Hand Of New York City TO
be United States district Judge. south
srn district New York.
A proposal 10 grant women equal
rights with men In church affairs was
approved BY = committee TO which II
was referred by the Methodist gen
sral conference. In session at ottawa
Canada.
Nine Of twelve Kentucky counties
IN which local option elections were
held voted dry" according to I'M
official re,urrs Those counties voi'
Ing 10 remain wet" were Henderson
Fayette and Anderson.
Seven foreign vessels with an az
Eresate Of 23.7is tens we're admitted
TO American registry under the recent
act OF congress during the week end
ing SEPT 7e. according TO the depart
ment Of commerce
The senate substitute for the river
and harbors bill. carrying lump ap'
preparation OF s2O,OoO.O0O. TO be ex-
pended under the direction Of the
secretary OF var and the board Of
army engineers only on existing con
tracts. passed the house without
change.