The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-07-16
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The Illinois. Republican state con
ventlon OF 1914 will be held Friday
Sept. is. In the state arsenal In
Springfield
Secretary McAdoo is investigating |
the activities of special customs
agents In France cancerning whom
the French government has com
planned TO the state department.
At ST. Louis Edward Eliebrach1
shot and killed his mo,her-in-law
probably fatally wounded his father
lnlaw and shot his wife and friend
Of their family at their home.
A jury In the district court at Mus
kogee. Ok. found WIN Harper guilty
Of the murder OF Thomas Crawford
whom be shot In the latters dining
room.
A verdict OF rot guilty was returned
BY the Jury In the case Of Theodore
Bllbo. lieutenant governor Of Missis'
Sippi. charged with soliciting bride.
Emmanuel Buyers. a farmer north
of Sterling. Ill.,. was killed by two OF
his sisters. Mrs. Lee Hutton OF sterl'
inE and Miss Lillian Buyers. who re-
sides near her brothers home. The
killing was the result OF a property
dispute.
K. NJ. Cramer, a Carrollton, Mo,
teamster. shot his wife in the face
two times and then kiiled himself with
revolver. The woman will recover
rfhe two had Quarreled frequently
lately.
Former President Roosevelt may be
forced to accept the Progressive nom
nation for governor of New York, Il
was said to prevent William sulzer.
deposed governor. from getting the
nomination.
Liberal distribution OF free railroad
passes 10 federal and state officials,
Judges. newspaper men and others. BY
the Louisville q Nashville and Nash
VILE. Chattanooga 4 81. Louis rail
roads, was reported TO the senate by
the interstate commerce commission
John D. Rockefeller celebrated his
reveniy.nith birthday by playing golf
nj his pocsntico Hills estate and
watching his special guard keep back
reporters and photographers.
Pleas Of not guilty were entered IN
federal court before Judge Smith Nc
Pherson at Des Moines. Ia, for each
OF the SO officials and members OF the
National Association OF Master
Plumbers recently indicted on charges
OF conspiracy In restraint OF trade in
violation OF the Sherman antitrust
law
The reprimsnA which President
Wilson ordS 81 Tor Brig Gen. Robert
X Evans IN take the form Of Jet.
ter from ecretary Garrison admouish
Ing that hficer not to discuss eontro
yersisl subjects In public.
Three Of the five members OF the
federal reserve board nominated by
President WIlson-Charles S. Ham
lin, W. P G. Harding and A. C Miller
were confirmed by the senate.
The returns Of the elections were
not obiainable II was ascertained
that only per cent OF the population
had voted in the states controlled by
the government OF Mexico
Bud Reynolds, a former inmate o.
The state hospital for the insane. shot
and probably fatally wounded I'D An.
drews IN quarrel over Reynolds sis
ter at Republic. Ark.
The Kansas City. Mexico 4 Orient
railway was sold at Wichita, Kan,
for S6.00i 900 to the reorganization
committee representing the bond |
holders.
While their mother watched the
fire. ignorant OF the fate OF her twin |
sons. Arnold Brustmsn and Walter
Mawlson. 7 years old. were orsmated
in a burning barn at Princeton. wis.
John r. Franklin. a former north
west Missouri farmer who worked
bis way through William Jewell col.
lege at Liberty. No, IN the early sos.
aud Who rs a banker. had accumu.
lated holdings valued at $4,000
has turned over for liquidation all his
asseis 10 committee representing
his creditors.
Walter Long, agent Of the Ad-
ans Express company. a Goodhope.
ILL.,. was held up by lone robber. who
took an express package containing
$4,000 consigned 10 Go0dhope bank
BY Chicago bank.
An Injunction which for nearly two
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