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 Readera


service in war. Henry Woodhouse az.
serted In letter addressed TO the
United States senators.
The Vermont house passed refer
endum bill looking Co the prohibition
OF the sale OF liquor In the state In
1915.
Frederick Ulmer. "A. sou OF a
wealthy New York manufacturer shot
and probably fatally wounded Ethel
odell pretty lSyear-old cabaret sing
er, In a subway station, and then at
tempted to end his own life
Two men held up Henry X. pontor.
no In his private bank, SO feet from
Chicago police station. and robbed
him of money and jewels aggregating
$1,000
David Fountain. church janitor,
who confessed TO the murder OF Mar.
garet Miller. 10 years old, In tho Ger
man Lutheran church OF sacramento,
Cal, Vas found guilty Of murder In
the first do.ree.
Gov. Hatfield. who Is physician.
assisted IN the vaccination of mem.
beers OF the West Virginia legislature.
The vaccination followed the an.
nouncement that Delegate Pilohard
had smallpox.
Roy Black and Roy Jones were ar.
rested, charged with the murder of A.
d. Oliver. president Of the Farmers
Bank and Loan company OF Leesburg.
Ga, who was shot In front Of his piac,
OF business
The London Times has achieved
what is said TO be- a record In the held
OF raising money Tor a popular cause
Its fund for sick and wounded passed
100000
Turkey has apolOgiEed to Greece
for the arrest OF the Greek naval at.
lache at Constantinople. according 10
a dispatch from Athens. and danger
Of var between the two countries has
been removed.
The statement OF Henry Ford be-
fore the Industrial commission that he
could reform Sing Sing convicts Is
being tested. Several have been told
to 40 to Ford, who vas provided with
their records
An embargo by the United states
on the expectation OF arms to bellig.
erent nations would be completely
unneutral act. President Wilson told a
committee who presented a petition
with $4,000 signatures
Discovery that one Of the prisoners
in the Vigo lIndJ county Jail IL sui
fering from smallpox caused the
health authorities to quarantine that
institution There are 100 prisoners in
the Jail
Forty girls werr forced 10 flee in
their night apparel when fire prac.
tically destroyed the girls dofmitor
les Of the Southern Training school at
Grdysville. Tenn
The federal grand jury BEGAN an.
other secret Investigation Of the New
York. New Haven 4 Hartford ra.l.
roads affairs Charles s. M.llen.
former president OF the road was the
first witness called
II has been announced In La Hore.
India. that a Prof. Able mas invented
'phonecope." use OF which enable
the totally deaf 10 perceive SQUADS
such as speech and music by means
OF the eye.
Mrs Carter w. Harrison has taken
up her husbands place on the plat.
form and will endcayor TO fill several
Of his speaking engagements the clos.
ing week Of the primary campaign In
Chicago
Richard lmento. a laborer. entered
The Office Of a. NJ Lee. assistant Gen.
eral claim agent Of the Northern Pa.
cinc railroad at Seattle. Wash. shot
and killed Charles Dryden and wound
ed r. +. Patton. another clerk
Officials Of railroads operating west
Of the Missouri river presented argu.
ments for higher freight rates al a
hearing at which Commissioner W. NJ
Daniels presided. The hearings will
close March rs.
Jealous over the attentions Of sanh
Harwood. an aged woman. ]. X. Lee.
70 years old. shot Nat HARRINGTON. 81.
at Dallas Tex.
Gov. Dunno has granted permission
TO the honor men band OF 80 prisoners
to give a concert outside Of the Joliet
penitentiary.
While battery d. Sixth field artil.
lery. U. s. A., was marching through
the streets at Laredo. Tex, a shrap.
nell shell exploded. blowing che cats.
son to pieces.