The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-25
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
eian Countries Are Here Given
IN Short Meter for
Busy ReaderG

service In war, Henry WoOdhouse as
serted In a letter addressed to the
United States senators.
The Vermont house passed refer
endum bill looking TO the prohibition
OF the sale OF liquor In the state In
1915.
Frederick Ulmer "a. son OF a
wealthy New York manufacture. shot
and probably fatally wounded Ethel
Odell. pretty ls.yearOld cabaret sing.
or. in subway station. and then at
tempted to end his own life.
Two men held up Henry r. Pontor
no In his private bank. 50 feet from
a Chicago police station. and robbed
him OF money aud jewels aggregating
$1,000
David Fountain. church ianitor,
who confessed to the murder OF Mar
garet Miller, 10 years old. In the Ger.
man Lutheran church OF Sacramento.
Cal, was found guilty OF murder In
the first de.ree
Gov. Hatfield. who is a physician.
assisted In the vaccination OF mem.
bers of the West Virginia legislature.
The vaccination followed the an.
nouncement that Delegate Pilchard
had smallpox.
Roy Black and Roy Jones were az.
rested. charged with the murder Of A.
d. Oliver. president Of the Farmers
Bank and Loan company OF Leesburg.
Ca. who was shot In front of his plac,
OF business.
The London Times has achieved
what is said TO be- a record In the field
OF raising money tor a popular cause
It's fund for sick and wounded passed
100000.
Turkey has apologiEed 10 Greece
Tor the arrest Of The Greek naval az.
tache at Constan,inople. according to
a dispatch from Athens. and danger
OF war between the two countries has
been removed.
The statement OF Henry Ford be-
fore the industrial commission that he
could reform Sing Sing convlcts is
being tested Several have been told |
to 40 to Ford. who was provided with |
their records.
An embargo by the United States
on the expectation OF arms to bellig. |
erent nations would be a completely
act. President Wilson told
who presented petition
with $4,000 signatures.
Discovery that one OF the prisoners
IN the Vigo Ind county jail Is suf
Iering from smallpox caused the
health authorities to quarantine that
Institution There are 100 prisoners In
he Jail
Forty girls were forced 10 flee In
heir night apparel when fire prac.
ically destroyed the girls dofmitor
Is Of the Southern Training school at
iraysyille. Tenn.
The federal grand jury began an.
Ither secret Investigation Of the New
'ork. New Haven a Hartford rail-
Dads affairs. Charles $. Mellen. |
ormer president OF the road was the
irst witness called
II has been announced IN la Hore. |
ndia, that a Prot. Albe has invented
'phonecope' use OF which enable
he totally deaf TO perceive sounds
UGH as speech and music by means
the eye.
Mrs Carter ~ Harrison has taken !
p her husbands place on the plat. 9
1rm and will endeayor 10 nll several 4
his speaking ENGAGEMENTS the clos. .
* week OF the primary campaign In
hicago.
Richard lmentO a labOrer. entered J.
le Office Of \. NJ Lee. assistant GEN. D
al claim agent Of the Northern Ia. a
dc railroad at Seattle Wash. shot
nd killed Charles Dry and wound.
r. L. Patton. another clerk. G
Officials of railroads operating vest
the Missouri river presented argu.
ents for higher freight rates al
'aring at which Commissioner W. NJ al
aniels presided. The hearings will ~
ose March rs. u
Jealous over the attentions OF sarnh
atwood. an aged woman. ]. X. Lee. ~
years old, shot Nat Harrington. 81. u
Dallas Tex. IN
Gov. Dunno has granted permission
the honor men band of 30 prisoners OF
give a concert outside of the Joliet 81
While battery d. Sixth field artil. 10
y. U. $. A.. was marching through Al
streets at Laredo. Tex, a shrap- as
u shell exploded. blowing che Gals re
D to pieces. mi