McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-12-03
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News condensatlons Re-
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Nations Find Something to
kdify and instruct
One of the German 1ieutenants who
escaped from the kaiser's commerce.
raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich, interned
at Norfolk, Va, was found on board n
Danish steamship and arrested by tho
British.
President Jiminex of the Dominican
republic Is dying at Monte Cristi. Roar
Admiral Caperton cabled.
Capt. ]. D. Mcdonald. now at the
navy war college, was appointed chief
Of staff Of the Atlantic fleet.
John German. IS years old. who
was believed to have been cured Of
criminal tendencies by an operation,
was sent to the Huntington reforma-
tory by Judge Cay for stealing cash
box.
Twelve Americans In Liverpool,
members Of the crew Of the American
line steamer New York, were sen
fenced to IA days Imprisonment al
hard labor for leaving their vessel
without passports.
The department of labor has an
nounced that 80 states have pledged
their cooperation In the observance
of Baby Week" on March 4 to II,
next.
Joseph w. Zook, champion office
holder of central Illinois, is dead. He
was postmaster for 80 years, tax col
lector for 40 years, town clerk for So
years and justice Of the peace for 20
years.
Mrs. Hetty Green was so years old
Monday. She is in splendid health.
She lives in Hoboken, N. ].
The Rev. A. H. X. Beam, SO years
old, United Brethren minister, who
served 60 years and accepted no re-
Enumeration Of any kind. is dead at his
home In Huntsville, Ind.
kilograms from Damascus state that
DENIAL Pasha, commander of the
Turkish forces in Syria, has ordered
that the chiefs of two Turkish bands
be hanged for Ill treatment Of Ar
| menians.
The interstate commerce commits
sion checked an attempt Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad to advance coal
rates on an average of 10 per cent be-
tween stations on its lines. The COM
mission suspended the proposed In.
creases until March 81. 1915.
Porter Charlton has been dis
charged at Como. Italy. Charlton on
Oct. Is was sentenced to six years
| and five months for the staying of his
wife. He had been In Jail five years
and one month.
The federal trades commission an.
nounced that II will hear represents
tives Of the Associated Advertising
| Clubs OF the World on the subject OF
dishonest advertising.
| DR.. and Mrs. Edward z. Myers, who
were married at the st. Regis last
June, have parted. DR.. Myers, mem.
Der Of the faculty OF Columbia uni
versity, has filed in the supreme court
suit against his mother-in-law for
alienation Of his wife's affections.
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Henry Ford announced that he will
| 60 to Washington to discuss with
President Wilson the plan to. have
the United States Join conference OF
neutral nations for the purpose OF
bringing about peace.
Important increases In the produc-
ton Of coal tar dyes In the United
States since the beginning OF the
European war are reported by the
bureau Of foreign and domestic com.
merceh
/ President Wilson went over draft
Of his message to congress with the
cabinet. \ IVY
Twenty women prominent In Chi
cago society have organized an emer'
/ gency Red Cross nursing corps.
John Redmond. leader Of the Irish
Nationalist party, has arrived at Bou
logne on his way to the western front
Mrs. John T. Wilson. daughter Of
Gen. Wayne Mcmahon Of the Confed
crate army. died suddenly at the home
Of her daughter In Huntington, w
Va, Of acute indigestion.
The representatives Of q New Yorl'
moving picture company completed
arrangements for the staging of q
movie drama In Mammoth cave.
Officers casualty list for the fort
night ending Oct. rs show that the
British army In all theaters Of the
war lost 474 officers killed. SIC
wounded and lat missing.
Albert Peterson Of Robinson
threshed $500 pounds Of seed from
five acres Of Sudan grass. valued al
$1,000.
Ogallala Fire, 81, noted Indian
chief and q survivor of Clusters last
fight, is reported to be dying.
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The naval collier Neptune, which