McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08

across the continent was accom-
plished for the first time Sept. 20,
when experiments extending over sew
eral months eliminated in successful
transmission of the human voice by
radio from the great naval plant at
Arlington, Va, across the continent
to the station at Mare Island, Cal,
2 zee :scs away. iho experiments
were conducted by the American Tel
ephone and Telegraph company and
the Western Electric company. Sec
rotary Daniels, announcing the result,
predicted that further development of
wireless telephony would make great
changes in long-distance communica-
tion, both for military and naval
service and in commercial usage.
The Spanish steamer MILAN Car
risco, Of 667 tons. foundered off Luar-
ca. 1t was reported that her entire
crew was lost.
Cable companies in New York have
been officially notified that private
dispatches for Switzerland cannot be
handled on lipes passing through
France.
Yale college has opened its 250th
academic year.
The worlds sweepstakes for the
best bushel of wheat displayed at the
International Soil Products EXPOSE
tion and Farm congress at Denver
was awarded to Seager Wheeler Of
Rosthen, Saskatchewan.
Sangamon river water is nothing
less than diluted sewage. says Dr.. C.
st. Clair Drake, secretary Of the state
board OF health.
Jonas Ewalt. q business man of
Yates City, ILL.,, who has been missing
since Sept. 20, was found dead on his
fathers grave in the cemetery at Elm
wood, ILL.,
The number Of bankruptcies in Ger
many from July to September of this
year was 9S1, as compared with 1,6OS
during the same period last year.
The Army Nurses of the Civil War
elected Mrs. Alice C. Rivey Of Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, president.
Chief of Police w. B. Nichels of
Oklahoma City, Ok, was shot three
times by Patrolman John Lung in, q
fight which occurred in the police sta
ton.
Reports Of five OF Pittsburg's
largest banks, carrying the payrolls
Of big corporations in the Pittsburg
district, show that the October pay
will approximate $32,OOO,0O0, exceed
ing that of any month, by at least is
per cent.
The first English snow of the sea-
son fell Sept 80. The peaks of Der.
byshire are thickly capped with white.
The death on the field of battle of
Lieut.. Won Pohl, the only son of Adj
miral Hugo Won Pohl, is announced.
T. 2. Chang. Chinese minister Of az
riculture, purchased so ears of corn
that won the sweepstakes prize at the
International Soils Products exposi-
ton in session in Denver, Colo, for 10
cents an ear.
The question Of placing the male
members Of the Marshall (Mo.) high
school under military training is un.
der consideration and has many advo-
Gates.
Miss Clio Davenport, sister of the
late Homer Davenport, cartoonist, is
dead at Los Angeles as the result OF
an automobile accident.
Otto Engel, an employee Of baker
at Sterling, ILL.,, was killed when he
became entangled In a bread mixer.
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Charles E. Schaff was appointed re-
ceiver for the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas Railway company.
Mrs. James Ogden. bride OF last
June, is dead, the fifth victim of an
epidemic Of typhoid fever at Peters.
burg, ILL.,, in the last two weeks.
Pope Benedict Is preparing a cir
cular letter to the belligerents, asking
for general truce on All Souls day.
approximately 1000 employees Of the
United States Cartridge Co.'s plant
at Lowell. Mass, returned to work
after being out two weeks. The com
pany has submitted the question OF
wages to the state board OF arbitra,
tion.
A herd Of IL anne deer, six head Of
cattle and 307 hogs, owned by Louis
e. Swift, were slaughtered by govern.
ment agents at his country estate in
Lake Forest, ILL.,. because of foot and
mouth disease.
Chief Of Police Healey ordered all
police furloughs cancelled and sum-
moned his chief assistants to lay
plans for emergencies in anticipation
of strike Of 10000 garment workers
at Chicago.
A message from the British war Of
flee has reached Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Denny Of Youngstown, O., telling
them that their son, John Denny, had
been killed while fighting with the
British army In Egypt
Denver's great new union station
has been opened. 1t is strictly I'D to
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