The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-12-23

There are more than 10000 soldier
priests in the French army
Work has progressed so rapidly on
the removal OF the Gaillard slide that
the Panama canal is now open for
tugs and dredees OF light draft
Federal regulation OF Insurance com
panies was proposed In bill intro
duced by Senator Weeks.
L. +. Moody. a rancher Of South
Maybe, Tex. swallowed poison and
died instantly. 4 year ago he married
n manicurist after a courtship of two
days. He LEFT a note declaring that
his marriage was a failure
Mrs. Minerva Memby. so years old.
wife OF farmer near Joplin, No, per.
ished In a fire which destroyed her
home.
Mayor James G Woodruff Of At
lanta. Ca. vetoed a resolution passed
by the city council ordering recall
election Jan. 5. affecting the mayor
and four members OF the police com.
mission.
Worthy Tooley Of Athens. n. Y, and
Ludwig MarQuardt of Kingston, n. Y.
murderers, were put to death by cleo
tricity at Sing Sing prison.
David Mccormick of Peru. Ind. So
years old. farmer. fell down stairs
when saving household goods from his
burning home and was burned TO
death.
Franklin Newhall. 20 years old long
known throughout the middle west as
the apple king is dead in Glencoe.
suburb OF Chicago.
Construction OF another link in the
German canal system has been begun.
Daniel Worcester. SO years old who
was known as the original Uncle
Tom" OF the dramatization Of Uncle
Toms Cabin" is dead at the Vermont
soldiers home.
The Rev. s. D. Lindsay OF Rison.
Ark, was informed that he was worth
100000 as a result OF a patent auto
mobile spring he invented.
Mrs. Irwin Savels Of Hopklnsyllle.
KY, was burned to death at a bonfire
in her yard.
The Driggs-Seabury Ordnance com.
pany, al Sharon Pa. has closed a con.
tract with the British government for
10000 aeroplane guns.
Secretary Houston and bureau heads
OF the department OF agriculture con.
ferred on the ACCESSIBILITY OF having
the government charter a ship and
send II to Chile for nitrate to be sold
to American farmers
a commercial traveller In Glasgow
has been sentenced 10 three months
imprisonment for treating his wife to
a drink
Lieut." Robert Fay Max Breittng
and their three alleged accomplices.
Indicted on five charges Of conspiracy
In connection with German propa.
sanda, pleaded not guilty when ar.
raigued In the United States district
court in New York
The business Of the canary breed.
ers OF the Hartz mountains. Germany.
has been almost destroyed by the
war. The war has stopped exports
and the domestic trade is almost at
standstIll
One hundred and ten persons are
reported to have been killed In an ~.
Dlosion In the Belgian munitions fac
tory at Hayre.
William NJ. Caddell 81 years old.
and his daughter. Miss Maud Caddeu.
q. were buried at a double funeral al
lockwood, Tenn. The father was
Killed by train and the daughter sue.
cumbed to snock.
Exports from the port Of New York |
during November exceeded $3.50. 900. |
600, the large 81 amount In the history
OF the port
The Milwaukee newspapers have
dropped the hyphen from the words
"German.Amorican."
Pope Benedict intends to consecrate |
the year in which peace is concluded
as holy year His holiness hopes by
means Of special prayers and pilgrim
ages to purify the world OF all hatred
and ill-feeling.
Austrian aeroplanes flew over An.
pOuu Italy and drnpnod bct,hs rr,,.c |