McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
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The United States army and navy
have but IL safe aeroplanes fit for
service in war, Henry Woodhouse as
serted in a letter addressed to the
United States senators.
The Vermont house passed a refer
endum bill looking to the prohibition
of the sale of liquor in the state In
1915.
Frederick Ulmer, FL, son of
wealthy New York manufacturer shot
and probably fatally wounded Ethel
Odell, pretty 18-year-old cabaret sing
er, in subway station, and then at
tempted to end his own life.
Two men held up Henry r. Pontor-
no in his private bank, 80 feet from
a Chicago police station, and robbed
him of money and jewels aggregating
$1,000.
David Fountain, church janitor,
who confessed to the murder of Mar
garet Miller, 10 years old, in the Ger
man Lutheran church of Sacramento.
CAL. was found guilty Of murder in
the first degree.
Gov. Hatfield, who is a physician,
assisted in the vaccination OF mem
bers of the West Virginia legislature.
The vaccination followed the an
nouncement that Delegate Pilchard
had smallpox.
Roy Black and Roy Jones were ar
rested, charged with the murder of A.
D. Oliver, president of the Farmers
Bank and Loan company of Leesburg,
Ca, who was shot in front of his place
of business.
The London Times has achieved
what is said to be record in the field
of raising money for popular cause.
Its fund for sick and wounded passed
5000, 900.
Turkey has apologized to Greece
for the arrest Of the Greek naval at
tache at Constantinople, according to
a dispatch from Athens, and danger
of war between the two countries has
been removed.
The statement Of Henry Ford be-
fore the Industrial commission that he
could reform Sing Sing convicts is
being tested. Several have been told
to 60 to Ford, who was provided with
their records.
An embargo by the United States
on the expectation of arms to bellig-
erent nations would be a completely
unneutral act, President Wilson told a
committee who presented a petition
with $4,000 signatures.
Discovery that one of the prisoners
in the Vigo (Ind) county Jail is suf-
fering from smallpox caused the
health authorities to quarantine that
institution There are 14O prisoners in
the Jail.
Forty girls were forced to flee in
their night apparel when fire prac-
tically destroyed the girls dormitor-
les of the Southern Training school at
Graysville, Tenn.
The federal grand jury began an
other secret investigation Of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
roads affairs. Charles s. Mellen,
former president OF the road, was the
first witness called.
1t has been announced in La Hore,
India, that Prof. Able has invented
"phonecope," use Of which enables
the totally deaf to perceive sounds
such as speech and music by means
of the eye.
Mrs. Carter H. Harrison has taken
up her husbands place on the plat
form and will endeavor to fill several
Of his speaking engagements the clos
ing week Of the primary campaign in
Chicago.
Richard Imento, laborer, entered
the Office Of A. M. Lee, assistant gen.
eral claim agent of the Northern Pa
cific railroad at Seattle, Wash, shot
and killed Charles Dryden and wound
ed R. 3. Patton, another clerk.
Officials Of railroads operating west
of the Missouri river presented argu-
ments for higher freight rates at q
hearing at which Commissioner w. M.
Daniels presided. The hearings will
close March Is.
Jealous over the attentions of Sarah
HARDWOOD, an aged woman, J. X. Lee,
70 years old, shot Nat Harrington, 81,
at Dallas Tex.
Gov. Dunno has granted permission
to the honor men band of 80 prisoners
to give concert outside of the Joliet
penitentiary.
While battery d. Sixth field artil-
lery, U. 8. A., was marching through
the streets at Laredo, Tex, a shrap-
nell shell exploded, blowing the Gals
son to pieces.
The beer wagon" would be put out
of business If congress enacted bill
introduced by Representative Rior-
dan. He proposes an amendment to
the internal revenue laws that would
enable brewers to pipe beer to retail
establishments.
The Official Gazette, at Madrid,
prints statement advising all Span
ish ship captains to be ready to at all
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