The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-10
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Nations Find Somewhat g
Edlfy and tastsuet
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw announces she
will make no defense in the divorce
suit recently filed by Harry K. Her
mother refuses to comment on the
case.
Three Of the leading officials OF
Nashville, Tenn. are under arrest,
charged with stealing $4,000 Of he
city's money. They are said TO have
confessed.
A ruling OF the Chicago school
board compels all teachers within
three months to sever all connection,
II any. with labor organizations OF all
kinds.
Prof. Eugene Deforest Is under ar
rest at Los Angeles charged with
posing as a man fol the last IS years.
He is a woman. and has been married
as a man and as a woman.
A scientific test for babies Is to be
one of the features of the Illinois,
state fair this month.
English money is lower than 1T
any other period of history.
United States Senator Boise PEN
rose has declared himself to be OPP
posed to the short ballot.
Train service between Galveston
and the mainland has been re-estab-,
lished.
The Kentucky Democratic state con.
vention endorsed President Wilson for
president in 1916.
A large band of Mexicans has burnt,
the railway bridges between Browns
Vile and San Benito, Tex. Cavalry
is reported to have them surrounded.
!. H. Cunningham, a convicted
banker of Midland, Ark, vas pardon
de by Governor Hays as a result of
the pleadings Of Mrs. Cunningham.
Former President Roosevelt depart
ed for northern Quebec, where for a
month he will fish and hunt, in, COM
pany with his friend, DIR. Alexander
lambert.
women and children. were killed in a
train wreck several days age, 200
miles east OF Mexico City.
Life guards In a motor boat shot and
hauled up on the DreamIand pier at
New York q 14-foot shark, weighing
500 pounds.
Col. A. ID. Frederick, u. s. A., who is
experimenting arrangements for the
civilian military officers school to be
held at Fort Sheridan Sept. 20, said
that applicants were not coming in as
A00S ~ NN0y 0AAVOAV.
w. 6. Miller, an ice manufactures,
his wife and son, Z years old, were
killed at lola, Kan, when a Santa Fe
passenger train struck their automo-
bile.
Mrs Susan Givens. rs years old and
blind, stTangfcd herself with a stock
ms in her home In st. Louis.
In order to W several school chill.
dren playing ON . railroad track near
Ripley, Tenn. Lizzie Covington, 16,
lost her own life when the train
crushed her as she showed the last
child ont Of the way.
At the funeral of Richard C. Fergu.
o his six brothers ~offfciated as pail.
bearers. Ferguson died in San Fran.
cisco. following IN operation for ap.
pendicitis.
An automobile bearing q party OF
eight young people left the road a.
Skivington's Corner, N. Y. and was
&o0AAA0S CC0s w Va Liz
occupants were killed.
John Hornung, 81 years old. forme,
cashier Of the Dresden National bAnl
Of Dresden. O., is under arrest
charged with embezzlement. He has
confessed.
Former Senator Joseph Bailey at 9
banquet given in his honor 1t Dallas
declared that he would not be q candi
date for the office OF United State.
senator from Texas.
John ". Brown OF Danville, Ill. ha,
received = check from the British gov
eminent for $3.50 with instructions Il
turn It over to his sons widow
Young Brown wns killed In Flanders
Antonio Flores, former president .
Ecuador. Il dead Senior Flores wa,
elected to the presidency OF Ecuado
il 1883 and served four years.
Walber Ortolph, 4 German, charge,
with sentering government reservs
lions 20 obtain Information resardinl