The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-06-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
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SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
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A brutal baby murder case came TO
light when the body Of 2.month-olc
girl baby was washed ashore from the
damage canal near Lemont. Ill.
Minister OF Munitions Lloyd-George
announced In commons that the gov
eminent Is sending "a prominent busi'
ness man" to the United States to dis.
cuss the whole subject OF American
and Canadian war contracts.
Joseph II. Peterson. attorney.gen'
eral Of Idaho. was acquitted OF
charge Of completely In embezLle.
mentE from the state treasury.
The proposed employment OF WON
en- as bus and tram ear conductors
for Birmingham. Eng. has been aban.
doned.
The reconstruction Of the district OF
Colon. Panama Zone. which was de.
stroyed in the great conflagration Of
April 80. Ivy begun.
Plans are announced by the Ford
Motor Car company TO establish a
plant on the Detroit river below River
Rouge to manufacture all the steel
which Il will use for making parts for
automobiles.
1 AIaI II 10 N
Harlan, Kan. az the result OF a stom
och ailment. She weighed 800 pounds
President Wilson will announce his
selection OF a successor TO former Sec
Rotary Of State Bryan upon his return,
shortly after July (. from his vacation
trip to Cornish. n II.
Because the purchase contract was
not ready TO be submitted. the board
Of directors OF the Detroit United Rail
ways company adjourned until June
30.
, The Nashville, Tenn. scandal ovel
! the disappearance OF the city books
I had new sensation when Il becam'
a known that ]. b. West, Jr.. assistan
treasurer was unaccounted for an'
his whereabouts unknown.
n The American dollar Is now worth
y more than 100 cents. The drop II
z sterling exchange to s476% make
q the American bill represent a value o
4 s1.O2h in English coin.
Y The British press bureau issued al
\ Official denial OF a report current Il
Y the United States that the British bal
\ lleship Agamemnon was sunk at III
y Dardanelles.
D A report OF Joseph p. Davies, CON
z missioner Of corporations on trus
z laws and unfair competition. mad
q several months ago. was given out i
z Washington. II draws special after
= ton to the difference in the treatmer
y OF trade monopolles and combination
n between the United states and ce
y tain foreign countries. Mr. Davie
y urges that state laws regarding con
Y neiition be made more uniform. tn
Y federal laws on the subject are no
" quite satisfactory.
Y Mrs. Frank BetE was hit by an !
" terurban car at Harrisburg, ILL.,. al
N killed instantly. This was the FIR
" serious accident since the street CT
NJ system was installed.
"
"A Alva B. Johnson. president OF u
"a Baldwin locomotive works. said
a had received a cable message fro
q the Russian government awarding
NJ contract to the company for $50 loo
N motives. The order amounts
NJ sG.Oe0.0O0
NJ Arbitration Of the strike OF 100
NJ union carpenters which has tied
|u building operations In Chicago sin
~ April has begun.
~ Miss Katie Freddie, 20 years o.
~ OF Greenfield. Mo. Is charged with
- lng an accessory In the murder of h
- child. an infant. whose dead body "
q found one night last September.
"a Pope Benedict has Informed Aust
~ that should a hostile air raid result
- damage to church property In Rol
"a or to residences Of dignitaries
~ Vatican would consider II a grave
~ cident
~ Miss Mona McAdoo, daughter OF
- secretary OF the treasury, has retu
~ ed TO New York from France wit
lV she has been nursing wounded 1
" diers.
- The British steamer ToftwoOd n
= Galveston. May Is, via Newport Me-
= May "a. for Havre. has arrived
- Cherbourg with fire In her cargo
nv An investigation into the boiler
N plosion on the torpedo boat destro,
- BAILEY In Chesapeake bay. four mi
- out OF Annapolis. was ordered by
~ navy department
- Anti.war riots are reported 10 HI
- broken out in Conslantlnople. g
- ,,,.n eotdiare Vv.ra attacked In