The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-24
General News

priated 5000, 600 TO be expended in Con-
federate pensions.
The officers of the Dresden say that
the ship was sunk by their own acts, an
der coercion of the British.
The largest battle ship now afioat is
the Pennsylvania, which was launched
at Newport News Tuesday last.
There has been introduced in The IL
linois Legislature bill 10 increase pass
enger rates from 2 TO 2 1 2 cts. mile.
Vice PresidentMarshall says that those
parties in the United States who want
war should be made to join the army.
Secretary of War Daniels says that the
Navy is in fine condition and is one OF
the strongest of any of the first-class
powers
AT the Swine Breeders meeting at
Lexington. this county was represented
by w. H. Park, prominent farmer liv-
ing near Richmond.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is
suffering from an attack of appendicitis
and is in hospital at Washington pre-
paratory to an operation.
Mrs. Cynthia Corners, aged rs. died
at her home near Bowling Green. She
had not been off of her farm, even to Wis
it neighbors, for 30 years.
Invitations have been sent to all of the
South American countries asking them
TO send delegates to the Pan Am erican
Conference, which meets in Washington
May 10.
A. B. Denman. 65 years old, commit
ted suicide on board Chesapeake &
Ohio train by cutting his throat. Iii
health is supposed to have been the
cause of the deed.
A witness in the investigation of the
Terre Haute election fraud cases testi
fed that Sheriff Dennis Shea made the
statement that he had fixed" Judge
Anderson, who is now presiding at the
trial
Approximately $3.50, 600 was raised 10
finance the crusade against tuberculosis
in the United States by the sale of Red
Cross seals last Christmas. Reports
show that 1000. 600 more seals were sold
last year than in 1913.
The Governor of Utah has signed the
Dry Territory bill passed by the Legisla-
ture. The bill provides that liquor ship
ped from wet territory to dry territory
is unlawful and provides a fine not ex-
ceeding 81, 900 or II months in Jail.
Hon. c. C. McCord, of Springfield, KY,
has been made chairman of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Mr.. Nc
Cord has made quite reputation for
himself since he has been member of
that board.
John Wakefield, who died in Louis
vile last week, is said to have Lett an
estate valued at $4,000 in personal
property and life insurance. He carried
life insurance OF 800, OOO Mrs. Sarah
Wakefield qualified as Administrative on
Monday last.
Monday morning about B o'clock fire
was discovered in the dry goods store oil
Joe Tanner, in Middlesboro, and it de-
stroyed several business housee before
being exlinguished. The origin is un
known. Loss estimated to be $40, 600;
partly insured.
The tobacco growers who have been il
session at Lexington selected Frank Nc
Kee, of Woodford county, as president
Abe Renneck, of Clark, as vIce-pres
ident and Lucien Beckner. of Clark, a.
secretary. Twenty-one counties wer,
represented at the meeting. Madison
county was represented by Hon. T. II
Collins.
L E. Crisp, an agent for picture-en
larging concern. was shot and wounded
by Mrs. Alice Conley, in Woodford coun
ty, because he refused TO surrender thl
original photo, after she had refused I,
accept the enlarged picture. He wa,
shot by 22-calibre rife, the ball rang
ing around his ribs, and he is not though
to be seriously wounded.
| Fully So, SOC, 600 more than has eve
been spent for road building in Ken
lucky will be contributed by the State
and this amount will be more than du
plicated by the counties. This sum. il
addition to the 81, 600. 900 used annual,
for road purposes, makes total of ove
SO, OO0. 600
Lincoln Beachey, the famous aviator
who was at the State Fair, Lou svil.e
and at the Lexington Fair, some year,
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