The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-05-11
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Condensation Of Weeks News Re.
Viewed Without comment-All
Nations Find Something to
Edify and Instruct.

A mob gathered In Charlottenburg,
Prussia. and swept through the
streets, plundering two butter shops
and smashing signs and windows Of
a number Of other shops.
The house passed bill authorizing
the enlistment Of officers and men of
the United States marine corps now
at Port Au Prince TO enter the serw
ice Of the Haitian government
Mrs. Perry Bible. 80. Of Willow
Springs. No, killed herself with a re
yolver at her home.
Judge Lindsey 81 Denver Juvenile
court fame Is In serious condition al
his home
"Tombstones for women" is the
iast demand Of the new woman
Formal announcement is made that
Elihu Root has sanctioned the cam
paien IN his behalf for the Republican
presidential nomination.
The street car men Of Cleveland
voted. 1923 10 1876. TO accept the com
promise wage offer Of the Cleveland
Railway company.
Herbert Putnam, librarian Of the
Congressional library. dismissed from
office Ernest Bruncken for remarks
alleged to have been disrespeotiul &c
President Wilson.
The Evansville (lnd) Western
Union office received call 90 send a
messenger boy to the home 60 attend
the baby while the parents went TO o
show.
The senate commerce committee au
thorized Senator CLARK to report IA
vorahly the river bill, carrying ap
proxlmately $4,000. 600. an increase oI
about 100000 over the house bill
Tieman schopel Of Holland. Mich.
has the unique distinction Of beinl
older than his grandmother. Schoperi
grandfather, Thomas Vandenhosoh, ~
. married Miss Gertrude Nyboder, 1!
years old.
A Lloyd's dispatch from Teneriffe
Canary islands, says that the German
steamship Tede drifted seaward dur
INK a gale and was captured by 4
cruiser. which towed her northward
We are so salty the South sea island
cannlbals will not eat us. bemoaneC
DR. Charles Woodward before the II
linois State Eclectic society in an ad
dress decrying too free use OF salt
Giles W. Trask Of Frankfort, Ind.
wealthy farmer and elevator owner
confessed that he killed Mrs. Alice A
Evans, a fortune teller known as Nine
Rand.
Sir Douglas Mawson. the Antarctic
explorer, has sailed for Liverpool OF
the steamer Orduna lie will organ
ize a relief expedition for the rescu'
OF the Shackleton party.
& Five hogs infected with the foot ant
i mouth disease were found on thu
Houck farm, at Tayloryllle. H., by Dr
A. d. Bullock OF the United States in
spection bureau.
A meat supply depot belonging TO
foreign corporation with large capt
tai was taken over by the Mexican
government on orders from the secre
tary OF the interior
The strike Of workmen on the An
chorage division Of the United State
railroad for higher wages was de
clared off. Increases we're granted
j There now seems to be little doub
that Great Britain will follow the eH
ample OF Holland and adopt the day
ught.saying system.
Three years ago Frank II. CanninI
acted the gallant toward Mrs. J. I
Elkins OF Detroit when she was mo
Tested By street car rutfians, and II
her will. Just probated, she leaves hin
100000.
The New South Wales ministry ha
resigned. owing to It's unwillngnes
10 put into effect the abolition OF TN
upper house ~ demanded by the labo
party.
William Scott and Harry Young, oil
field workers. were asphyxated b.
natural gas In the oil fields near Cush
ing. ok.
q A bill 10 create a national board q
4 censors to pass on all moving picture
4 films has been agreed upon by th'
house education committee.
The senate naval affairs committee
has voted to recommend the passage
Of Senator Tillmsns bill proyidinl
more drastic punishment for the dis
closure Of national defense secrets.
Gov. Frank B Willis ~ Ohio col
lapsed on the stage in the Mansfield
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