McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-19


husband at her first trial, about q
year ago, was given her liberty at the
opening of her second trial.
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The expected drop in the price Of
bread, which was raised by the big
New York bakers on Feb. 10 from
cents to cents loaf wholesale and
from cents to 6 cents retail, has
taken place.
Arthur Smith, an aviator, before the
members of the American Association
Of Fairs and Expeditions, assembled in
his biplane over the lake front in Chi
cago and turned 80 somersaults in
the air.
Statistics on Swiss trade show Inn
provement in the past few weeks.
This condition is due to orders from
England for great quantities of wrist
watches for British soldiers.
Two dirigible balloons are to be
bought for the United States navy.
They will not be as large as Zeppe-
Inns, nor will they be of the rigid type.
Bids for the dirigibles will be adver-
tised for within a week.
Secretary Daniels announced that
the new educational system inaugu-
rated in the navy last year has proved
to be a success and that already 25,.
900 sailors are taking courses of vari-
GUS sorts.
A package containing $1,000 cur.
rency and drafts was taken from the
depot office of the Wells Fargo Elk.
press Co. at Springfield, Mo-, recently.
Two men, it was stated by the de.
tectives, are under surveillance.
Upton Cox, former president of the
Cox-Blodgett Dry Goods company, and
Thomas Blodgett, former treasurer Of
the concern, at Wichita, Kan, were
arrested, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4,000 and the alteration Of
the records of the company.
An order for 46,500 tons of steel,
valued at 100000, to be used in the
manufacture of shrapnell, has been re-
ceived by the Gambia Steel company
from the Russian government.
Mia Booth, teamster of Marion,
Ill.,, was crushed to death by heavy
machinery that was being unloaded
for new bakery.
Betting on horses in Texas was put
off for two fears when the house
killed the pari-mutuel bill by vote OF
rs to IL.
A tax of 81 on every barrel of beer
made or sold in Michigan is proposed
in bill in the state legislature. Out.
side distillers and liquor dealers will
be required to pay $500 yearly.
Rabbit sausage--made in Texas
II you come across this new wiener
you may remember that the Texas
legislature has placed bounty OF
cents per head on jack rabbits.
After escaping from his burning
home, Thomas Upp, collector of Car
mel, N. ", author and naturalist,
rushed back to save his collection Of
rare coins and was burned to death
Sheriff Butts of Peoria county, Ill.
announced that the mittimus commit
ting Newton c. Dougherty, former
superintendent Of the Peoria schools
to Joliet penitentiary mad disappeared
from his office.
Four men were killed and one was
seriously injured in an explosion Of
gunpowder in one of the buildings OF
the plant Of the Dupont powder works
at Haskell, N. J.
Compulsory school attendance by
all Belgian children will be enforced
by order of the encouragement oil
Belgium, according to telegram re-
ceived from Brussels by way Of Der
lin.
The state department received word
from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin that
the German war office had told him
all waters surrounding the Shetland
and Orkney islands are in the wal
zone.
More than $1,000 laborers and un
skilled workmen in the Clyde, Scot
land, shipyards have decided to strike
If an increase of 2 cents an hour In
their wages is not granted.
A bill which would authorize the
state railways to purchase or charter
steamers for the transportation Of
coal and other commodities OF first ne
cessity was presented in the Italian
parliament. The measure is designed
to counterfeit the effect of steadily in
creasing ocean freight charges.
twenty-five thousand dollars was
the value placed on an arm by a jury
in the supreme court of New York
The same jury short time later
placed the value of a mans foot al
5000.
Followers OF Manuel Zapata have
looted the town of Copoacan. in the
state of Mexico. Some women and
children were killed.
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