McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-02


While Governor Clarke of Iowa
made an address In connection with
the celebration of Iowa day at the
Panama-Pcific exposition, 200 citizens
| of Des Moines were reported listen
ing in by telephone at the Iowa CAPT.
| tai.
The sum Of $4,000 in round num-
bers of the new war lean had been
| applied for at the London banks with
in the first "a hours.
Rear Admiral Boush was designated
commandant of the naval station at
Honolulu, succeeding Rear Admiral
| Moore, who retires July 20 because of
| age.
Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former pro-
| visional president of Mexico, passed
through Chicago on his way to the ex-
| position at San Francisco
The future of Palestine was dis
cussed at meetings of 10 national Zion
\ ISL organizations In boston.
Mrs. s. Osgood Pell, society woman
of New York was awarded a verdict
of $4,000 for the death of her hus-
band, who was killed by Long Island
railroad train.
Several Mexicans broke into the
home of Mrs. Louise Marines of Los
Angeles, Cal, and applied fire to her
feet which induced her to reveal the
hiding place of 1920,
Wisconsin has enlisted the serxices
of an aviator to search for forest fires
in the northern woods Of the state.
| The destruction of fire of another
$4,000 barrel oil tank made a total
loss of 100000 suffered by oil COM
panies in the Tulka, Ok, TERRITORY in
one week.
Sid Jones, negro convict, hanged
at Birmingham, Ala, for the murder
of fellow convict, gave out state
ment admitting the murder of IL peo-
| pie. His victims included four con-
victs, white brakeman, Mexican, .
| Chinaman and several negroes.
The interstate commerce commits
sion denied the application of western
trunk lines to establish rate Of Is
| cents per 100 pounds on spelter from
Springfield, ILL.,, to gulf ports for ex-
port.
The permanency of the railroad
woman" has been recognized by or
| ganized labor and 1t was announced
that hereafter she would be eligible to
membership in the national union OF
railway men.
Capt. Thierfelder of the German aux
Hilary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm has
received message Of congratulation
from the emperor for his ships ex-
PLOTS.
o. w. Franklin, 35 years old. Of Bur
lington, Ia, and Mrs. Eva Landau, rs,
of Chicago, were killed when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
struck peddler's wagon.
D. W. Cove paying teller in the
Dexter-Horton National bank. Seattle,
Wash, was arrested here on charge
of grand larceny in forging check
for $4,000.
The steamer Tunisiana of 41,220
tons has been torpedoed off the coast
of Suffolk, while en- route from Mon
treal with cargo Of wheat Her cap
tain succeeded in Bleaching her.
The body of Albert Hood, farmer
of Jackson county, who mysteriously
disappeared two weeks ago at Du-
quoin, Ill, was found in the Big Mud
dy river.
Announcement has been made that
French postal service Is handling
mail in 80 towns and villages in Al
SAGE. They all now bear the names
they had Is years ago.
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Customs officials declared that the
revenues from customs for the fiscal
year which ends June 80 amount to
more than 1904 1000, 900 and that there
is prospect that the total will be close
to $40. 100000.
| The Nebraska supreme court has
handed decision down that the state
railway commission has no power to
either raise or lower rates on Ne
braska lines.
Miss Donze, rs years old, and her
little S-year-old nephew, John Dome.
were found dead in their home at Phil
adelphia, with their threats cut.
Rather than go to sanitariunl,
Agnes Robertson of Galesburg, Ill.,,
drowned herself In neighbours els
tern.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad has
announced that after June 80 no liz
uor will be sold on any Of its lines.
|
Archie Roosevelt son OF Col. Roose-
welt, was fined $25 in the West Farms,
, N. Y, police court by Magistrate
, House for speeding an automobile IS
miles an hour.
/ The steamer Noordam. from Rotter
! dam with 2S4 passengers, was detain.
} ed three days at Deal by British war
ships.
) Yearly promotions for more thar