The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-14
WEEKS NEWS
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HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
elgn Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers.

F. W. Schwind OF Lincoln, Neb., has
been appointed temporarily as private
secretary to Secretary Bryan.
Announcement was made at Spring
field, Ill, OF the marriage recently In
Pekin, ILL.,, OF William Homer Leavitt,
former son.in-law of William Jennings
Bryan, to Miss Clara Killius.
George and Tom Myers, brothers,
were shot and killed at Ringing, Ok,
by two Stotts brothers, who are bank
ers. The Stotta pleaded self-defense.
The National Order of Cowboy
Rangers is to build clubhouse. Art.
cles of incorporation for the building
of such home and maintaining 1t
have been filed with the secretary of
state of Colorado.
The feeling Of resentment against
Germany over the torpedoing Of the
Lusitania is so strong on the stock
exchange that the British members
united and turned all their fellow
members of German origin and all
German clerks bodily out of the
house.
The Japanese government has an
nounced that the naval and military
movements In connection with the
Chinese situation have been Cancelled.
Fearing he would be committed to
the asylum for the insane and never
be tried for his crime, a dozen white
men from Noble, Ok, took DR.. B. E.
Ward, white, from the Cleveland coun-
ty Jail and hung him to a tree two
miles out of town. He killed his wife.
Sailors from the German vessels at
Boston say that within a month des-
perate effort is going to be made to
destroy the city of London by fire.
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Theodore Roosevelt, after acquaint-
ing himself with all the latest details
Of the tragedy Of the Lusitania, issued
a statement wherein he demands an
immediate accounting by Germany for
the tragedy of the Lusitania.
May IA was fixed for hearing in
the hearing suit Of Mrs. Florence
Weeks of Scranton, Pa, against Vir-
ginius J. Mayo, who came into public
notice several months ago after the
death of his stenographer, Lillian
Cook.
The United States circuit court OF
appeals at Chicago denied the motion
of attorneys for the convicted Terre
Haute politicians for a reduction in
their bail bonds.
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Charles c. Shor, one of the three
Americans who we're killed when
German submarine torpedoed the
United States steamer Gulf Light for
merly was wireless operator on lake
boats.
The London Daily News says the
budget statement Of Lloyd George has
been introduced in the house. 1t will
be a provisional budget on the as
sumption that the war will last
throughout the fiscal year 1856.
Announcement that wireless mes
sage had been flashed for the first
time during daylight hours from Pan
anna to the radio station at Arlington
was made by the navy department.
The annual convention Of the Amer
lean Hotel Protective Association of
the United States and Canada is in
session at Houston. Tex.
Angus w. Mckenzie of Sedalia, Mo-,
was married to Mrs. William A.
Moore, who was formerly Mrs. McKen-
zie, but had divorced him some time
ago.
Sarah Bernhard, whose right leg
was amputated recently, and who has
been recuperating at her villa in
France, will return TO the stage in
New York Sept 20.
Justice Giegerich of New York
signed an interlocutory decree grant.
ing freedom to Caroline Giddings
Rogers from Lorlys Elton Rogers.
who recently figured as the father OF
Ida Sniffin Walters two children.
both Of whom were poisoned by their
mother
A novel use Of the aeroplane Is UNI
der consideration by owners Of seal
ing vessels, as q result Of the failure
Of the seal hunt this year. 1t is pro
posed that two experienced aviators
be engaged to visit the east coast and
the Gulf Of St Lawrence, respective
". Just before the opening Of the next
season and locate the herds.
Or. Maude Slye. the University OF
Chicago medical research worker, was
awarded the Howard Taylor Ricketts,
prize By the faculty OF the university
medical school