The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-07
Weeks news
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An arbitration award advanced to
some extent the rates of pay of $4,000
locomotive engineers, firemen and
hostlers employed on the 100000
miles of the lines of 80 western rail-
roads in the United States.
Included in the latest list of officers
killed at the front is the name Of Brig
adler General Riddell, commander of
the Northumberland fusiIIiers' bri-
gade,
The body of Hunter Brooke, Jr., Al
years old, a wealthy resident Of Gar
den City, Long Island, and a member
of a prominent family, vas found in a
wound in the mouth.
After forcing a neighbor woman to
write his will, Harvey Gilgert of Violo,
ILL.,, 30 years old, shot and killed him
self in the woman's presence.
Between SO and 60 persons were in
jured. several perhaps fatally, when
two Lake Shore electric limited cars
collided head-on six miles east of Ere
mont. O..
1t is announced that Jesus college,
At Oxford. England, has decided to
bar alcoholic beverages while the war
continues. Similar action has been
taken by Oriel.
Secretary Houston has started west
TO visit national forests, to observe to
what extent their timber, forage, gra
ing and water power resources are
being developed.
Chicago policemen are to wear
wrist watches-if they care to-. The
chief said he believed they would be
more convenient for uniformed men
A suit to recover alimony of 500 a
month awarded to the divorced wife
of Lloyd Osbourne was filed against
the estate of Mrs. Robert Louis Stew
enson in San Francisco. She is said
to have guaranteed payment.
Hector Ramos, head of Villas So
cret service corps, announces that all
Mexican consuls in the United States
will be dismissed.
Gen. Hughes, minister of militia, an
ounce that if the German authori-
ties carry out their sentence of death
upon Private Lonsdale Of Leeds for
having struck a German officer in a
German prison camp there will be re-
prisals in Canada. Gen. Hughes stated
that as 500 as he learns that the
Germans have executed Lonsdale he
will order three Germans prisoners at
Kingston courtmartialed and shot.
Patrick J. Hart Of Springfield, ILL.,,
former secretary of the state board of
labor statistics, was indicted By the
Sangamon county grand jury on a
charge of embezzling $4,000 from the
state of Illinois.
John Carroll, formerly of Missouri,
has arrived in Washington from Pan
anna Mr.. Carroll said the great con-
Meeting link between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans would be self-sustain-
ing by the end of the year.
Surgeons operating on John Fisher,
a farmland from near st. Joseph, ILL.,,
oun a bean lodged in the appendix
had sprouted. His condition is said
to be very serious by the physicians.
Among the so passengers on the
steamship City of Tampico, which ar
rived at Galveston from Vera Cruz
and Tampico, was Phil E. McCleary,
the American newspaper man recent
iy sentenced to death by Carranza.
Geraldine Farrar Of the MetrOpOli-
tan opera company has signed a con-
tract to act for motion picture YER
sions of some operas in which she
has sung.
Two firemen were seriously injured
and nine others overcome by smoke
when the st. Paul (Minn.) public IL
brary practically was destroyed by
lire.
A dry nation by 1920 was the pre-
diction of Oliver w. Stewart. former
member of the Illinois legislature.
Who closed the campaign of the flying
squadron in Hannibal. Mo-, with an
address before $500 persons.
Two labor bills we're recommended
for passage by the Industrial affairs
commission OF the Illinois house, the
Mccormick bill. limiting the number
OF working hours for women to nine,
and the Kane bill. providing for one
days rest in every eve
i Ida Bonora, ballet dancer Of Milan,
Italy. known In private life as Mrs.
Mari Lambardi. wife Of the grand
opera impresario. IL dead at Portland.
Sore. from poison taken after she
sIearned her husband had dropped
dead
s. Eli =. Gregory. president Of the de-
/. funct hank Of Central City, KY, has
been indicted ON 10 counts.
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Tho United states army transport
Dsiford has left for Colon With AS
N1songefs, ~ officers and men 81