The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-26

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was believed to have been cured of
criminal tendencies by an operation,
was sent to the Huntington reformar
tory by Judge Cay for stealing a cash
box.
More than two days after the explo-
sion in the Northwestern Improve
ment company's coal mine at Raven
dale, with the loss of 81 lives, squads
OF are digging in search Of
% bodies still in the mine.
Mrs. John T. Wilson, daughter u
Gen. Wayne Mcmahon of the Confed-
crate army, died suddenly at the home
Of her daughter in Huntington, w.
Va, of acute indigestion.
The federal trades commission an.
nounced that it will hear present
i've Of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World on the subject OF
dishonest advertising.
Word has been received that Col.
John N. Merrill, military instructor to
the Persian government, has been
forced to leave Teheran.
The American steamer Kankakee,
which sailed from Baltimore Oct. 2.
is reported IL days overdue at Buenos
Aires.
Yale university will receive
100000 under the will of Justice S.
$. Hitchcock of this city, which has
just been filed for probate.
The Chilean minister to Japan is
dead of heart disease at Kyoto, fol.
lowing the coronation banquet.
Charles l.. Loop, vice-president OF
the Southern Express company and
one Of it's founders, is dead at his
home in Chattanooga.
Joseph C.. Goode Of Houston, Mo-,
was found guilty OF murder in the
second degree and sentenced to 10
years. He killed his father, Fouste
Goode, who was a farmer, in defense
of his mother.
Directors of the Citizens and Screw.
en- County bank. a Georgia institu-
ton with 100000 capital, announced
that the bank had suspended. The
depositors will be paid in full.
Because his wife and six children
are starving. President Wilson has or.
dered ]. M. Pugh Of Aberdeen, Miss,
released from the Atlanta peniten.
tiary. Pugh was serving two years
for making of "moonshine" whisky.
Vice-President T. r. Marshalls wed.
ding gift to Mrs. N. Gait, the presi-
dents fiancee, Is a gorgeous Navajo
Indian chiefs blanket.
It was announced that the Argen-
tine government had authorized h
Federal Holdings company Of New
York to establish in Buenos Aires q
wireless telegraph station to commu-
nicate with a similar station in New
York.
The lower house of the Georgia gen.
eral assembly passed q resolution In
dorsing President Wilson's program
for national preparedness.
The condition of Mayor Mitchell OF
New York, who was operated upon for
appendicitis, Is reported rs satisfac-
tory.
Fifteen long-term white ~convicts
escaped from the convict farm at
Sandy Mush, s. c.
Henry Visscher was appointed con.
sui for the Netherlands for Kansas.
Iowa and western district Of Missouri.
Interstate Trade in spoiled eggs in
tended for human consumption cost
Henry Sloan Of Kansas City a $4,000
fine. Prosecution was brought under
the pure food and drugs act.
The British censor has suppressed
the new Bernard Shaw play, "O'F1a4
herty. v. c." announced for produc-
ton at the Abney Theater in Dublin.
Ben B. Lindsey, Judge Of Denvers
juvenile court, was held guilty Of con
tempt Of court and fined $500 and
costs. The case grew out Of Lind.
sey's refusal to disclose informatiop
In = recent murder trial.
The annual convention and poultry
show Of the American Poultry associ-
alton opened its exhibit ut the Pan.
amarPacific exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett schooner OF
Mt Sterling. III, and MI. and Mrs.
John Diss Of Maryville, Mo-, cele-
bfated their golden wedding anniver.
saries together.
Dependency over his physical con-
dition caused Warren N. Peabody.
heir to 81 1000, 00o, to commit suicide
by drinking poison in Chicago.
The viii Of Mrs. Margaret E. Ar.
mour. widow Of 8. b Armour, who
died Nov. II. was nled for probate in
Kansas City. The estate il valued
at about $2.00O.000.
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