McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
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Nations Find Somewhat to
Edify and instruct.

Mrs. Irene Murphy Of Los Angeles,
CAL, found to have killed her hus.
band, was sentenced to two years i'm.
prisonment for manslaughter.
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.
Thomas Mccoy, former revenue
chief, was arrested at Ashville, N. c.,
and later released under $4,000 bond
in the alleged $2O,OOO,OOO monshine
conspiracy.
The militiamen who have been
guarding former Gov. Slaton's home at
AtNnta, Ca, since Leo M. Franks
sentence was committed, were with
drawn. Their places have been taken
by a squad Of private detectives.
Homer McCord, so-called Kansas
bride i,idnappcr," and Frank VIZ
liams, convicts in the state prison
in Lansing, Kan, escaped from the
prison coal mine by perilous 80O-foot
climb up an airshaft.
An unidentified negro was lynched
and hanged near Cedar Bluff, Miss.
He was said to have confessed enter
ing the room of a young white
woman.
Joseph Leonardo, miner, aged 50,
was shot mad instantly killed at
Springfield, ILL.,, by j. J. Irkin in a
pistol duel. Irwin was wounded in the
head, but will recover. The trouble
started when Irwin accused Leonardo
of feeding his COW glass.
The $1,000,000 estate of Mrs. Stuyve-
SAINT Fish, who died several weeks
ago, is divided among her three chill
dren, under the terms of her will filed
for probate at Carmel, N. Y.
Frank Martin, a negro farmland,
was stabbed to death and John Nc
Peters, white man, was shot so that
he will die, in a duel In the dark
near Farley, Ala.
Seven hundred unemployed men
gethered at Salina, Kan, in advance
of the harvesting season, were guests
of the First Methodist Sunday school
at hot breakfast served in the
church.
The United States 10 not consider
ing the placing of an embargo at pres
ont on shipments to any belligerent
country. This was an official state.
ment.
The emperor, Franz Josef, has writ
ten to the pope promising to instruct
his aviators to refrain from dropping
bombs on Rome. The pope sent a
letter to the emperor saying Rome
must be respected.
With the state fair approaching
John Dearden of Des Moines, Ia, Sc.
crued district court Injunction re-
straining Mrs. Jane Latham and her
two children from visiting him during
the exercises.
For the first time in its history Kan.
sas is to have a woman member of
the state board of corrections. Gov.
Capper appointed Mrs. ]. M. Miller
of Council Grove as a member of the
board.
Retired Admiral Kalau Won Hofe,
writing in the Vossiche eitung, de-
clared he believed six 6-inch guns were
mounted on the Lusitania, but in posi-
lions easily concealed from the Amer
lean customs inspectors.
Wives deserted by husbands in I'LL
nois may claim benefits under the
mothers pension act. Gov. Dunno has
signed the Bruce bin.
Willis Reed OF Carrollton. Mo-, has
been reunited with his daughter, from
whom he had not heard for 80 years.
The daughter is Doll Reed Davxis,
now living in Omaha.
Frank and Ike Alderete, bondsmerl
for Gen. Victoraano Huerta and Gen.
Pascual Orozco were arrested togeth-
er at Ell Paso, Tex, charged with con-
spring to set on foot a military expe-
dition against friendly power.
Special liquor elections were held
in nine towns and one county Of Utah.
Seven Of the towns and the county
are now dry.
A bee sting on the tip Of the tongue,
received while gathering honey from
a bee tree at Hazelhurst. Miss, caused
the death of Houston Bell, 15 years
old.
The British steamer Indrani, oldest
vessel Of the Donald feet of liners,
was torpedoed and sunk in st. Georges
channel.
Rake Thaw's School Record.