The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-16
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Busy Readers.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the Frank Herford canning factory at
Baraboo, Wis, with a loss OF $4,000.
Police of New York recovered from
h bottom of a well 80 feet deep the
body of William Esser, who is said to
have been a spy for the German gov
eminent, who was killed recently
when the walls of a we'll caved in on
him.
Articles ranging from fishhooks to
false teeth were sold to the highest
bidders at Chicago at the first auction
sale of unclaimed parcel post pack
ages.
The house defeated the bill designed
to permit Sunday baseball INT other
recreations in public playing grounds
in New Jersey on Sunday.
An official statement issued at Ber-
lin said that from the beginning of
the war to March 1 $3.50 guns of all
descriptions have been captured by
the Germans. r.
An Italian column operating in Trip
oil, under the command of Col. Giani-
nazzi, has been attacked by a force of
1000 rebels and lost 11S men.
The German government, besides
prohibiting exports from Germany to
Italy, is stopping at the frontier sta
ions all empty freight cars bound
homeward.
David James Mackey, 80, former
RAILROAD president and financier, died
at a sanitarium at Evansville, Ind.
After being married 48 years and
giving birth to II children, Mrs. Glenn
ents Schmailzi of Lincoln, Neb., has
been granted a divorce.
The allies celebrated the anniver-
AIRY of King Albert's birth. The Bel
gian ruler was 40 years old April 8.
At the annual army maneuvers near
Talso, Chile, two officers were killed
: by the fall of a military aeroplane,
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The coast guard service ordered
every available cutter south of Boston
to. Diamond Shoals, N. c., at full
speed to aid eight vessels wrecked off
that point on the coast
Announcement is made of the post
ponement On account of the European
war of the Pan-American Congress OF
Jurists, which was to have met in Rio
Janeiro mex July.
United States Minister Gonzales
who issued passports to Jack johnson
and his white wife, demanded that thu
passports be returned on the GROUND
that they were obtained under falls,
pretenses.
Postmaster-General Burleson has is
sued an order permitting city lette
carriers to wear summer uniforms
which can be secured at less cost thar
heretofore.
Inquiries were started by the gov
eminent to find out the purpose O
the coming to the United States o
Victoriano Huerta, the former Mex
lear dictator. deposed by the admins
tfation.
The tug Homer, towing the Frencl
bark Colonel irons off st. Catherine
Point, was attacked by a German sui
marine, according to reports brough
here. The tug attempted to ram tn
submarine in the heavy sea, Blu
missed her by three feet.
Russia is reported to nave launche
a submarine war in the Baltic Sc
against Germany similar to that il
augurated by Germany against En-,
land.
Peoria, Ill. police are seeking a
unidentified negro who killed Mr.
William H. Schiver after ettemptin
to attack her. The negro cut the won
ans throat and then escaped.
The Hayas agency at Paris say
that 43 German generals have died i
action.
Rae Tanner Of New York. who a
cused James w. Osborne Of breach {
promise and then admitted she ha
mistakenly identified him as th
Oliver Osborne OF her a~cquaintanc'
visited the tabernacle at Paterson \
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for q Now York paper.
Members of the Arkansas state pei
itentiary commission received q letts
from Reedy Vance, doing 20 years Il
murder. declining The pardon granite
him recently by Gov. Hays on conc