McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-17
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD.
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
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EdIfy and instruct.
Howard Smith, a young attorney.
son of Judge Waiter |. Smith of the
United States circuit court Of appeals,
was found dead at Council Bluffs, Ia,
from bullet wound in his temple,
inflicted by himself
The fishing schooner John G. Will
den was wrecked, with the loss of
eight of her crew, near Tarpon
Springs, by the hurricane that struck
the Florida coast.
The British vessel Mimosa has been
sunk by German submarine.
The body of Earl Donaldson, who
was murdered by the Mexicans near
Brownsville, Tex, was takensto Mont
gomery City, No. for burial.
A Boston terrier belonging to Ehr-
man Goodway of Helena, Ark, was
successfully operated on for appendi-
sit.s.
A German aeroplane of the condor
type established a new worlds record
at the Rottspausen flying grounds,
carrying four persons up 5000 meters
(10,499 feet. The previous record
was 1850 meters (10,006 feet).
WI Choa Chu, son of DR.. WI Ting
Fang, former minister to the United
States, has been named councillor In
the foreign office.
A $500 contribution to the treasury
conscience fund was received from a
Maine woman, who wrote that she
wished to pay the duty on clothes
smuggled into the country 20 years
ago.
Indictments charging DR.. Bryce
Sprayberry physician, and John Or
mer, of eDcatur, Ga, with poisoning
William Sprayberry, an aged farmer,
and his wife, near Fleetwood in No
vember, 1910, were returned by gle
DeKalb county grand jury. The in
dictments are said to be based on an
alleged confession made last May by
DIR. Sprayberry, who was iii and be-
lieved he was in a dying condition.
English money is lower than at
any other period of history.
Funds Of the Southern Missouri
Trust Co. of Springfield, Mo-, which
moved its banking headquarters Sept
1. are secure not only against robbers,
but against banking officials, it has
become known. The combination,
carefully typewriter, was by mistake
locked up In the safe with the money
A love-crazed Italian laborer, Frank
Granno, shot and killed Levin T. Rob
inson, his wife. Della Robinson, and
Alonzo Redden, farmer, at Snow
Hill, Md.
"Goethals day." in honor OF Major
General George w. Goethals. was cele
brated Sept at the Panama. Pacific
exposition.
Princess Adalbert, wife of the third
son of the German emperor, gave birth
to daughter Saturday. The child
died.
All but IA of the 800 buildings on
the Island Of Cayman Bras were ca
stroyed by the hurricane of last month
One hundred and twenty-eight stu
dents OF the Ecole des Beaux Arts,
Paris, have been killed in the war up
to date.
An Involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy against the Chicago, st. Louis
& Gulf transportation Co.. which op
crates steamboats, between La Sale
and Peru. ILL.,, and st. Louis and New
Orleans, was filed in the limited States
district court at Chicago. and a re.
ceiver was appointed. Decrease in
traffic due to the Eastland disaster ID
given by Michael Gesas, attorney for
the petitioners, as one OF the couses
Of the troubles.
A German aeroplane, flying at q
great height, appeared over Chaven
mes, France. The aviator dropped q
wreath which bore the inscription.
ITO Pegoud, who died like hero
iEFom his adversary"
William L. Moss, encouragement
of Arkansas since 1912. is dead o.
heart disease. He was IS years old.
London insurance writer's were bet
ting 10 to / that America will not &c
to war with Germany before Oct 80
and s to i that the two countries will
not be at war before Dec. 80.
AS a result Of Chief of Police
Healey's cleanup" order to his cap
tains. $50 men and women have beer
arrested in Chicago.
Fire resulting from an explosion o
natural gas caused loss of business
property estimated at $4,000 at To
peka, Kan.