The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-11-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER THE WORLD.

To meet the Increased cost Of uv.
Ing. the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Co OF Chicago has announced a vol
untary raise OF ~ per cent In the
wages OF 1900 employees. of whom al
are getting less than $500 a month.
Fire of an unknown origin In the
warehouse Of the American Tobacco
Co, In Richmond. Va. destroyed 5000
hogsheads OF tobacco. valued at
$330.000.
Ben +. Mckee. JEFF Harrison and
H. Grady Webb were indicted by a
federal grand jury on a charge Of rob
bing Louisville & Nashville train
near Greenville. Ala. on July Q. 1915.
Three trainmen were killed when
the caboose In which they were rid
ing was demolished by an engine of
another train which ran into 1t in the
trainyard In Gibson. Ind.
Having shot and killed Eugene Pres
ton. whom he mistook for a deer. ac-
cording to advices received In Be
midi. MINI, Richard Martin OF Grant
Valley. Mimi. is held under a charge
OF manslaughter.
The new Trolpastta canal, in Swe
den. has been opened by King Gus
tav. says the Overseas News Agency
The canal establishes communication
between vener lake and the North
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years.
In the first two years of operation
the Panama canal tolls amounted to
S7.411 $50. although the waterway was
closed half of year. due to repairs.
A total of 2.0S7 ships passed through
the canal.
One man was killed and 10 others
were cut. burned or bruised when a
local Mckinley passenger car left the
rails at Big Mooney Hollow. III.
Preparations for a national turn
the-eloek-forward-an-hour" convention
In December were discussed at a meet
ing in New York
Women and girls will no longer be
allowed 10 work longer than nine
hours day as result of an order is
sued by the labor and industrial com
mission in Kansas.
Brig. Gen w. A Mann, commanding
the army division with headquarters
at Laredo. Tex. was selected for chiel
of the division for militia affairs in
the war department. made vacant b,
the death OF Maj. Gen. Albert J. Mills
Jens Jensen. a fisherman. residing
at Blind Slough. Ore. was burned
probably fatally. by the explosion o
coal oil at his home. With his clothes
in flames. Jensen rushed from tn,
house and jumped In a well. from
which he was rescued.
Two young women were killed in
fire which wrecked factory on Eas
Houston street. New York. causing
property damage estimated a
> 100000.
When lzzy Weisman told the judg
that he did not steal the duck foun
. under his coat the duck said "quacl
a quack." And. as the Judge felt tina
D way about IL. too. Izzy was held 10
q trial in New York.
!, Edgar w. Foster was found guilty c
D the murder of Bertha Kubevisz an
D her 5-year-old son. Of whom he wa
/. the father. and his punishment wa
fixed at life Imprisonment
n w. ID. Synman, a commandment in III
q Boer army in the war with Great Bri
! ain. who came to this country shortl
before the war ended and who late
- went to Mexico. is dead from append
citis.
3 Harry Thaw is a campaigner. tt
- one-time frequenter of the White Wa
a and the slayer of Stanford White
= out to beat Almet NJ. jerks for II
place of chief justice of the court
u appeals in New York.
The question OF wages and hours
N labor will be the first thing taken I
M by the joint subcommittee of congre,
when 1t meets Nov. 20 to take up I
" inquiry into the railroad situatio
&c Senator Newlands. chairman. has d
clared-
Homer t. French pleaded guilty
d the federal court in New York to Il
d charge of impersonating a governmel
N officer to extort $4,000 from Alfrs
"a X. West. Eighteen months.
y Emperor Francis Joseph has a
70 pointed Prince Henry Of Prussi
n brother of Emperor William. a graz
as admiral of the Austrian navy.
IN
y A herd of 80 or 40 deer. runnir
h from the timber near Harlan. Ia. r.
= In front of Great Wesfarn frai