McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
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Pierre Lott, French romanticist, is
to put aside his wife, who Is an IN
valid, and marry Jane Catulle Mendes,
according to a dispatch from Paris.
Within a few days the force of
United States marines aboard the bat
tleships now stationed at Vera Cruz Is
to be doubled, making about 1000 Of
ficers and men of the marine corps
available to act, in emergency.
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, last
surviving major general Of the Con-
federacy, Mexican veteran, formerNgoy-
ernor of Kentucky, candidate for the
vice-presidency ON the gold Democrat
ic ticket in 1896, died in his home,
Glen Lily, Ky. He was buried at
Frankfort.
Charles H. Meyer, president OF the
Western Federation Of Miners, and
Charles Tanner, auditor, told the
grand jury in Houghton, Mich, their
versions of the deportation episode Of
Dec. 26.
The Women's National Democratic
league closed it's annual convention at
Washington with the election by ac-
clamation of Mrs. William A. Cullop,
wife of Representative Cullop of lndi-
ana, to the presidency.
Secretary McAdoo asked congress
to appropriate $4,000 for a pellagra
hospital in some southern city.
Gen. Jose Mancilla, one of the most
prominent commanders of the Next
can federal army, deserted, crossed
to the American side from Ojinaga,
Mexico, and is held by the United
States border patrol.
The first passage of vessel from
ocean to ocean through the canal was
completed with the crane boat La
Valleys arrival at the Pacific en-
trance.
The militant. suffragists decided to
lay their troubles before King George
of England personally, If they can get
an audience. They will send a deputa-
ton to his majesty ito protest against
the torture of suffragist prisoners and
to demand votes for women"
With one passenger down with dead
ly typhus fever and 80 others suspect
ed of having the disease, the Fabric
liner Roma, the first typhus ship to
enter New York port in 20 years, ar
rived from Providence.
y
The form to be used and regulations
to be followed by individuals in max
ing returns of income subject to the
new federal income tax were sent out
by the treasury department.
Gov Ferris of Michigan took hold Of
the strike situation in the copper coun-
try. With his coming practical
truce went into effect and both sides
expressed a willingness to await his
findings before initiating new meas
ures in the industrial warfare.
Mrs. Eugene c. Loud is dead and
her husband, who is alleged to have
cut her throat at their home in South
Weymouth, Mass, is believed to be
dying from throat cash, self-inflict
ed, as result of family quarrel
That the social center idea has
come to stay is indicated in a report
compiled by Clarence Arthur Perry of
the Russell Sage Foundation, New
York City, according to a statement is
sued by the United States bureau OF
education. Perry shows that the work
is getting on a more solid basis.
President Wilson surprised the lit
tie town of Biloxi, rs miles from the
presidents cottage at Pass Christian,
by dropping in unexpectedly at the
services of the First Presbyterian
church there.
The late ]. Pierpont Morgan's resi-
dence, Dover House, at Roehampton,
with grounds of 40 acres, is soon to
be offered for sale. This unique free
hold property SO near the center OF
London is expected to realize nearly
$7s0,000.
President Wilson and John Lind, his
personal representative la Mexico, sat
In the cabin of the scout cruiser Ches-
ter off Gufport, La, deeply absorbed
in discussion Of the Mexican situa-
ton for several hours.
The general stock of money In the
United States Jan. 2, 1914, amounted
to $3,775, 4S4,096, which is about
IS, 0O0, 900 more than the stock of the
same article on Dec 1, 1918, according
to the treasury's statement.
AL J. Jennings, who was train rob-
Der in Oklahoma and the southwest
for several years before he was SEN
fenced in 1897 to serve five years in
the prison at Columbus, o., has an
nounced that when he returns to Ok
lahoma he will seek the Democratic
nomination for the governorship.
President John K. Tener of the Ma
tional league, at meeting of the d.
rectors of his organization in Cincin-
natl, issued statement in which he
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