The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM 0VER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR oWN AND
-OTHER-COUNTRiES-
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
weeks News COMBINATIONS Re-
viewed Without Comment-Atl
Nations Find Somewhat to
Edify and instruct.

England needs short, ~ejaculatory
prayers as a Christian antidote to the
German Colt Strafe England" God
punish England).
Statewide prohibition is now in ef-
feet in Alabama.
Seven midshfpmen were placed un
der arrest at the naval academy at
Annapolis, charged with hazing or
running members of the new fourth
class.
Black Diamond, the famous bison
of the Central Park geological garden,
New York, whose image adorns one
side of the nickel, will be slain within
a few days, but his massive head will
be preserved and mounted.
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Among the news items given out by
the Overseas news agency for distri-
button was the following: "The ex-
change of German and French war in
valids will begin on July TO-"
Grain receipts at Kansas City for
the II months ending une 30 totaled
106, 100000 bushels, a gain of 80 per
cent over the preceding year.
Mrs. Ida Purcell, who died at Mat
toon, ILL.,, ended her life by drinking
carbolic acid. Mrs. Purcell was the
principal witness at the trial of DR..
Ronalds, charged with the murder OF
his wife.
The United States submarine HIS,
which went On the rocks near Point
Sur Lighthouse, Cal, was f1oated at
high tide July 2.
There are 1919 cases of pellagra I'M
der observation in Arkansas, accord
ing to DR.. c. w. Garrison, state health
officer.
Gov. unn committed to life impris-
onment the death sentence of Nicoli
Gavrilovitch, to hang at Edwardsville
July 16.
Thousands of San Franciscans and
fair visitors thronged the grounds of
the Panama-Pacific exposition to par
ticipate in a woodrow wilson day
program July 2.
The use of moving pictures to slim.
ulate interest in Sunday night services
was authorized by the board of the
Grace Methodist church., Elgin, Ill.
The decline in the birth rate of
France has been particularly notice.
1h1a cjnon tho N~o~ I, 49,
in 1914 averaged 1000 births daily
but at h beginning OF 1915 the fis.
ures dropped to $50.
The militiamen who have beer
guarding former Gov. Slaton's home a
Atlanta, Ca. since Leo NJ. Franks
sentence was committed, were with
drawn. Their places have been taker
by a squad Of private detectives.
The emperor, Franz Josef, has writ
ten to the pope promising to instruc,
his aviators to refrain from dropping
bombs on Rome. The pope sent &
letter to the emperor saying Rom
must be respected.
A German zeppelin exploded while
leaving its shed in Brussels and wa:
destroyed. ;,
With the state fair approaching
John Dearden of Des Moines, Ia, Sc
crued a district court injunction re
Straining Mrs. Jane Latham and he
two children from visiting him during
the exercises.
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a is to have a woman member O
the state board of corrections. Gov
Capper appointed Mrs. J. NJ. Miller
of Council Grove as a member of tn,
board.
The second plea of not guilty to b.
entered by Charles B. Munday, former
vice president of former Senator Lori
,mer's La Sale Street National bank
at Chicago, vas made before Judg,
Lands. The charge is m~isappropria
dion Of funds.
Frank and Ike Alderete, bondsmer
for Gen. Victoriano Huerta and Gen
lPascual Orozco. were arrested togeth
;;er at Ell Paso, Tex. charged with con
spring to set on foot a military expe
,01doni against q friendly power.
Special liquor elections were hell
IN nine towns and one county Of Utah
Seven Of the towns and the count,
are now dry.
4 bee sting IN the tip Of the tongue
received while gathering honey from
. bee tree at Hazelhurst, Miss, cause,
the death OF Houston Bell. Is year,
old.
An explosion destroyed an illumin
iating rocket factory al Marseillee
France. where ZOE persons were en-
iployed-
Woman saffrass has failed at III,
present session Of the Wisconsin leg
MANURE hy :. o OF q to u.
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mnasgCana yfl NV sne
% dc year nf moj4 than $3.50,
90 SEsyN&dch lar A1ceeds The expects
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