McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-05
NEWS or THE WEEK
| FROM OVER WORLD.
HAPPENINGS III OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
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apart OF day to be known as "Cavell
Day." on which the nation would pay
homage to the memory of Miss Edith
Cavell, the recently executed English
nurse.
The football season claimed its first
victim at Pittsburg, Pa, when John
Groom, IL years old, died from in
juries received in game at Brad
dock.
The strike for an eight-hour day
which has been in effect since the first
of October by the $4,000 employees of
the General Electric Co. at Science
tady, NJ Y, has been settled by the
men returning to work at the COM
pany's terms.
| Only few hours before the time
set for his marriage to Miss Edith
Todd, Harvey ]. Herman, a wealthy
New Haven manufacturer, was found
dead in hotel where he had COM
mitted suicide.
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| The London coroner stated ct an
inquest that 600 cases of suffocation
in England and Wales had been re-
ported owing to parents having over
lain children.
William c. Paradce, a farmer 81
years old. was found dead in his field
just north OF Vandalia, Ill.
President Wilson consented to be-
come a patron of the movement to
purchase the birthplace of the poet
Henry w. Longfellow.
| Rear Admiral Henry Newman Man
ney, U. S. NJ, retired, is dead at his
home in Point Iona, Cal.
Paul Hervieu, dramatic author and
member Of the French academy, is
dead
| All machinists employed by Akron
| (O.) rubber companies and allied in
dustries were notified that their
wages would be increased Is per cent.
The American. Red Cross has issued
an appeal asking churches throughout
the nation to donate their Thanksgiv-
ing offerings for war relief work in
Europe.
The killing of Chester Nolen, one
Of the two boys shot by Policemen
William Cahill and Samuel Shammo
at Los Angeles, Cal, when they failed
| to obey an order to halt, was held to
have been unjustifiable by coroner's
jury.
| Cancer investigation cost the lives
of 1928 animals in England and Scot
land in 1914, states report issued by
the home office in London.
M. w. Bayles of Washington, d. c.,
| was elected sovereign grand COM
mander of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rites of Free Masonry for
| the United States.
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At meeting or the Caline county,
H., Republican committee strong reso-
buttons we're passed indorsing the can.
| didacy af United States Senator Law.
renee Y. Sherman for the presidency.
It In officially announced that a
British subject has been convicted on
three counts charging espionage and
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The Blount Plow company, manu-
facturers of Evansville, Ind, has re-
fused an offer to make $78,750, 900
worth Of shrapnel shells for the allies.
DR.. w. Fl. Schler, who, it was re-
| ported, had escaped from the interned
German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm,
has returned to Norfolk.
Mariska Aldrich, dramatic soprano
| and wife OF former Congressman Al
dich of New York, has secured di-
| vorce.
The Paris Temps publishes dis.
patch that an Austrian submarine had
sunk an Italian warship.
| Prof. ]. Henry Kappes, an authority
on music, is dead at the home of a
son in Evanston, ILL.,, at the age of 81.
| Premier Borden of Canada saved
| the life OF woman who had fallen on
the railway track.
w. J. Bryan, speaking at Steuben-
vile. O.. began a dry campaign in
which he will visit IL counties and
delive- &S speeches during six days.
Charles Mack Wipham. 16 years old,
has confessed that he helped Joseph
Merwick kill Joseph Osborne, who
was found murdered in his shack in
a suburb of Chicago.
Twenty-Five captured German guns,
10 of which were taken at Loos, were
exhibited in London at the horse
guards parade.
Adolph Blau, private banker of
Scranton, Pa, who was charged with
embezzling 100000, was found guilty.
The faculty of Knox college, at
Galesburg, ILL.,, has decided that foot
ball shall be because of the death of
Bryan Scott.
The American uote TO Great Britain
protesting against the order in coun-
Gil and interference with American
trade is now en- route TO London by
Special Messenger Alexander w.
Kirk.