McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12
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Busy People.

Robert Fltzsimmons. the longtime
champion pugilist of the world, was
indicted by New Jersey grand jury
for living with lady not his wife.
A decrease of more than $37, 000, 00c
In the value OF exports and an In
crease OF more than 100000 in the
value of imports were the features of
the comparison of Aprips foreign
trade, compared with April, 1918, as,
announced by the department of COM
merce.
At meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Church Federation OF
st. Louis announcement was made
that the federation win spend $4,000
In an advertising campaign in the
newspapers, beginning next fall.
George Crossin of Philadelphia re-
ported to police headquarters that he
had been robbed of checks and drafts
valued at $1,000 and about $3.50 in
cash. Crossin said he had the drafts
and cash In wallet. which was at
tached to his body by leather-cov-
cred chain. The wallet had been slit
open.
Kind treatment by the police and
his knowledge of the career Of AL .Jen-
nings, former train robber, now candi-
date for governor of Oklahoma, in
spired Edward Bernard, arrested in
Springfield, ILL.,, for forgery, to con-
fess to the federal authorities that he
robbed the postoffice at Granite City,
Ill.
James Joseph Brady, auditor OF the
state Of Illinois, was sued for $4,000
In the circuit court at Chicago for al
legged breach of promise.
A contract, filed in New York by +.
r. Flagg, first vice-president Of the
American Express company, with five
railroad companies. provides for the
company handling express business
exclusively along approximately 10000
miles of road, formerly occupied by
the United States Express company.
-Four men were killed and one man
was seriously injured on the Court
ney-New Eagle road near New Eagle,
Pa, when the men attached electric
wires to charges of dynamite in holes
drilled in the road for blasting, not
knowing the current was In the wires.
"Davy" Truax. 50 years old, died-of
10Y, his friends said--at the Leaven.
worth, Kan, prison. "Davy" had been
q prisoner rs years, but he wasn't a
convict when he died. He had his pa
role papers clutched tightly in his
hand.
BY inference, at least, the state SUI
preme court Of Missouri held that the
anti-fusion law enacted BY the last
general assembly is constitutional and
valid.
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Roger c. Sullivan. candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States senator from Illinois, demand
ed that his opponents who are saying
that he Is untitled for that office shall
either make their charges specific and
prove them or quit talking.
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Dissolution of the so-called thread
trust, organized under the name Of
the American Thread company, was
ordered BY the federal court at Tren-
ton, N. J.
Printing and distribution of ballots
for the referendum strike vote of fire
men and engineers of the western
railroads viii require 10 days. but 1t
is expected sthat the result Of the bal
lot can be announced by July IA. 1t
was said by Warren 8. Stone, grand
chief engineer Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers.
A further change In the date Of the
church wedding of Kermit Roosevelt
ana Miss Willard has been announced.
The religious ceremony Is to be per-
formed ON June II and not on June
10. The civil function will be carried
out on June 10.
A delegation Of labor representa-
lives, headed by Representatives Cor
man and SABBATH OF Illinois, presented
TO President Wilson petition signed
BY 100000 laboring men, asking ex-
ecutive clemency for Thomas M.
Ryan, former president Of the Sruc-
tural Iron Workers. and 20 others con-
victed in the dynamite conspiracy.
The senate passed the annual naval
appropriation bill, carrying about
s1l1, ooo, 900, providing for the admin
iytration program and authorizing in
addition the building Of third mod
ern dreadnaught with money to be de-
rived from the sale Of the battleships
Idaho and Mississippi
Chief Sans steamer Liberia cleared
for the Gold Coast OF Africa, where 1t
Is planned to found a colony OF Amer
fcan negroes. The ship will call at
Galveston. Tex. where 100 Oklahoma
negroes are expected to board her.
Although 80 years old, Mrs. Melvina
Brodwater. who lives alone near Han
nibal, Mo-, was able to resist an at
tack made upon her at her home by a
negro. She finally drove the man