McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-08-18
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Gen. Ciprlano Castro, former presi-
lent of Venezuela, has arrived in Porto
Rico from New York.
knights of Pythias brought to a
close their supreme convention in
Portland, Ore, after sessions extend
ing 10 days. John ]. Brown of Van
falia, H., was installed as supreme
chancellor.
Andre Godin, the Psychologist and
poet, has been killed in France by an
aerial torpedo as he was leaving a
communication trench at the back Of
The French lines.
President Wilson has just signed
the act of congress creating the Lassen
Volcanic National Park in California.
The new park contains $3.50 acres.
Brigadier General Pershing, COM
mander Of the American troops In
1 NASAANop WdhL6 6ClcCHGu ultSS
and kitchens.
Secretary Daniels, In an address at
the annual meeting Of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Society of America
expressed the belief that "the day Is
coming when total abstinence will pre-
vail In America"
Seventeen brigadier generals have
been placed on the reserve section
of the French army by order of minis,
ter of war.
Miss Helen Stewart, % years old
school teacher, who is held at Superior
Wis, on a charge of shooting DR.. J. G.
Barnsdale, has refused to add to her
statement of the affair, repeating that
she had tried to blind him because be
had mistreated her."
Subsecretary of Foreign Relations
Amador of Mexico Is dead after an Ill
ness Of 10 days.
A circular issued by an importing
firm quoting prices on dyestuffs
brought to this country by the sub
marine Deutschland shows that some
grades of the product are valued al
$40 pound.
A personal letter from President
Wilson to the kaiser, touching on con
ditions in Poland, was delivered Il
Foreign Secretary Won Jagow by Am
bassador Gerard.
The state of Illinois is now officially
free from foot and mouth disease.
j. q, Malone former superintendent
of schools of Cotton county, Ok, sho
and killed himself and his daughter
Lavinne, years old, at Walter, Ok.
and wounded another daughter, Juan
tia. IL.
General Callaris, Greek minister o
war, has resigned.
The famous bells from Salzburl
cathedral have been melted down 70
war munitions.
Six thousand citizens have com
pleted their course of military instrue
ton at Plattsburg. each receiving hi
discharge.
A. b. Stickney, founder of the CHI
cago Great Western, and constructo
of other lines, is dead after an Hines
of four weeks.
After struggle shark seven and
half feet long and weighing 225 pound
was hooked and shot in the bathin
center of Rockaway Beach.
The president has recently signed
bill appropriating s135.Oo0 to assist |
the elimination of infantile paralysis
prised that England would loan sum
sunlcient to cover the cost of partic
patton in the war.
Burton Harris, a laborer OF Los Al
geles. Cal, received message that
wealthy uncle had left him 100000.
Vice Admiral Hikonojo Kamimura
the Japanese navy is dead.
Profits on war contracts to IL
amount of $750,000 have been volu
tarily returned to the British treasul
by e. w. Baillie of Hamilton, On
president of the Canadian Cartridl
Co.
What is said to be the first unic
OF letter carriers in the United Stat
has been organized in Chicago wi
over 200 members
James Augustus Pecos. last sur,
vor of the Pecos Indians, who In IS
abandoned the Pecos Puebla ne
Santa Fe and went to Juarez to liy
Is dead.
George DAILY, an oil contractor, W
burned to death in the Cushings fiel
near Tulsa, Ok, In a fire at one
the wells.
Six hundred girls, 6 to Ia years o.
attended party given by George
Williams, Chanute's (Kan.) blac
smith, in honor of his seventy-thi
birthday.
Admiral Blue has resigned as chi
of navigation and viii be assigned
command the battleship Texas.