McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-05-28

/ Ahc lIaidu dulDdSSduOT udQ long
conference with Secretary Bryan, pre-
sumably relative to American diplo-
matte representations of his country
with the Teuton allies should Italy
enter war
Following a quarrel with his wife,
"Buddie" Hogue of Trenton, Tenn,
farmer, shot and killed her He then
spent an hour drawing up his will and
took his own life with the same pistol.
w. E. Horuff, "a years old, EN-.
ployed by Nelson oMrris G. Co. as a
salesman at Salt Lake City. Utah, was
| arrested, charged with embezzling
| $4,000 from the firm. The police say
he confessed.
A government, thought to be the
United States. has placed a rush or
der with the Great Western distillery,
Peoria, ILL.,, for 10000 barrels OF alco-
hol, to be used in the manufacture Of
gunpowder
|
Gen. Antonio Villa, brother of Fran
cisco "Pancho" Villa, was killed in
quarrel at Chihuahua following a Mex
lean political argument
More than 5000 German-Americans
of Baltimore placed themselves square.
ly behind President Wilson in his
handling of the crisis with the Ger
man government.
Lieut.. C. M. Lyman of the United
States army, whose skull was frac.
tured in game of polo is dead at
Honolulu.
Resolutions endorsing President
Wilson's stand In the present interna.
tional crisis were unanimously adopt
ed by the Chicago Federation OF La.
Dor and forwarded to Washington.
The Japanese steamer Chiyo Maru,
which sailed on May for leading har-
bors in the Orient, Is afire off the
coast Of Japan
Fire destroyed an automobile tire
factory at Clichy, France, in the out
skirts of Paris. The loss is estimated
at $25O,O00
Two masked bandits held up so
passengers aboard Santa Anna, CAL,
interurban car and escaped after get
ting about 800.
The United States cruiser Charles
ton is under quarantine at Seattle
Wash, and employees of the navy yard
have been vaccinated following the
discovery that two recruits from Salt
Lake City had smallpox.
Mrs. Louise Fletcher Harrington,
former wife of Booth Harrington, the
author and playwright, was married
in New York to Willard Connolly. v
The Cunard line makes public the
following cablegram: Absolutely no
foundation for report that Transyl.
vania had been chased by a subma
rine or any attempt made to torpedo
her .
Two children were killed and a
woman was wounded by bombs drop
ped upon Calais, France, by Yep
pelin.
Mis- Mary Moore, society leader
Of Danville, ILL.,, and Dan Williams
were badly injured when car driven
by Miss Moore went over a 16-foot
embankment.
| Fire destroyed an automobile tire
| factory at Clichy, in the outskirts OF
Paris, France. The loss is estimated
at s25O,OOo
A delegation from the International
| Congress Of Women, headed by Miss
| Jane Adams of Chicago, left the
Dutch capital for Berlin to intercede
with Germany in favor Of peace.
| Funeral services for Miss Michi Aoi,
the first Japanese girl to receive
diploma from the University of Chi
cago, were held at Chicago. Her body
will be cremated and the ashes
| shipped to Japan for burial
With 800 passengers on board, two
| Of whom are Americans, the White
Star line Steamship Arabic has sailed
| for Liverpool
The Tenth Irish army division has
been completed and has left for the
front.
Scientists who have been excavat.
ing the site of the ancient city of
Corinth have discovered an acropolis
of the Mycenaean epoch.
Despite rough weather, the search
for missing victims of the Lusitania
disaster continues.
Helen Bradford of 0ttumwa, Ia, 10
years old has made arrangements to
| enter the University OF Iowa next
September. She has graduated from
the high school.
The torpedo boat destroyer Erics-
son, on trial trip off the Delaware
capes, made an official record of 30.41
knots an hour Her contract calls for
1 29 knots.
Resolutions expressing confidence
in President Wilson were adopted at
the closing session Of the annual con-
vention Of the Illinois Council OF the
United Commercial Travellers at
Springfield. III.