McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-12


tired mechanical engineer of Chicago.
For some time he had been suffering
from heart disease and the sudden
awakening finished him.
Cheng Hsu Henry Wang of Shan.
tung, junior in the academic class at
Yale, won the Ten Eyck prize in pub
lie speaking.
The official figures show that Rob-
ert NJ. SweitZer, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for mayor of
Chicago in the recent primary, de-
feated Mayor Carter H. Harrison by
| 1916 votes.
The crew of the trawler Sapphire,
which struck mine in inc North sea,
was landed at Hull.
Mrs. Russell Sage has distributed
| $4,000 among six public institutions
in Syracuse, the gifts being in mem
ory of her mother.
The building of the new Italian SUI
| perdreadnaught Marc Antonio Colon
ma was begun. The new ship will have
a normal displacement of 10000 tons.
More than $1,000,000 has been spent
at the exposition the first 10 days
The sum includes the purchase of
season tickets.
Woman suffrage and statewide
prohibition will come before the vot-
ers OF South Dakota at the general
election in November, 1916.
Following action determined upon
ceiyership for the Great Western rail-
road, Gould line, was requested by
the Equitable Trust company of New
York before United States District
Judge Van Fleet
o. w. Harker, cashier of the John
son City (Ill.) National bank, and E.
]. Froelich of Chicago pleaded not
guilty in the federal court to indict-
ments charging them with wrecking
the bank.
Bugs are the direct reason why 112
pupils in public school No. IL, at Pa
terson, N. j., have been given a va
cation. Winged insects infested the
school in such numbers this year that
study became impossible.
John Treadwell, formerly interest
ed in mining on the Pacific coast,
who went into bankruptcy last No
vember, with liabilities of more than
| 100000 and assets of unknown
value, has received discharge from
the court.
The Sawyer racing bill, creating
racing commission and legalizing Pari
Mutuel machines, was passed by the
! Arkansas legislature, 40 to 46. The
bill now goes to the governor.
|
Oswin ]. O'Brien of Jersey City, N.
J., placed $125,0O0 fortune in trust
for two years, after which time he
must prove to the supreme court that
he has been temperate. On this con.
dition his wife withdrew proceedings
to have him declared incompetent.
Legislators freely express the opin-
ion that bill intended to combine
the two cities of st. Paul and Mime
apolis will fail. Jealousy between the
two is thought to be the cause.
President Wilson on the last day Of
congress was called upon to sign bills
appropriating nearly $1,000 100000.
A clubhouse for subway "moles" is
to be erected in City Hall square, in
New York City, by contractors, and
will have cardrooms, shower baths
and hunks.
Not content with adding to the high
cost of Broadway's necessities, all Is.
cent drinks have been advanced to
cost Is cents straight instead of two
for a quarter IN New York.
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| T. r. H. Smith, president of the
First State bank of Las Cruces, N. NJ,
was arrested after the grand jury had
returned an indictment against him in
connection with the failure of the
bank.
The Greer anti-jug bill has been
sent to conference by the North Caro-
lima legislature. The measure forbids
the delivery of alcoholic liquor or any
ingredient used in the manufacture Of
liquor in the state.
The price of beer throughout Aus
tria has been raised two heller two
fifths of cent? per glass. The In
crease was received with protests
everywhere.
Because she had always expressed
wish to find pearl in an oyster,
well-known New York physician had
500 pearl placed in plate of oys-
tiers ordered by his wife at the Hotel
Aston However, she did not chew
the gem-laden bivalve and unwittingly
swallowed the pearl.
1t is reported from Vienna that EN-
peror Francis Joseph has ordered that
all the gardens surrounding the I'm
perial palace be used for the raising
of cabbages to provide food for the
people.
Followers Of Manuel Zapata have