The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-21
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Foreigners in Japan witnessed an
unusual and beautiful scene this
month, when 10000 fireflies were re-
leased at night by school children be.
fore the imperial palace In salutation
Of the emperor.
The fire which destroyed the sum-
mer residence Of King Constantine of
Greece, on the outskirts Of Athens, Is
still raging in the forest.
The skeleton Of a mastodon has
been discovered by DR.. G.. L. Watson
of the Smithsonian institute, Washing
ton, in the Liberty swamp Of Outaga-
nile county, Wis.
The official figure on the number of
persons who took part In the Milwau-
kee preparedness parade was given
out as 30,1S7.
All the schools have been closed at
Jerusalem because Of the rapid spread
Of spotted typhus, w%hooping cough and
smallpox.
An American firm has closed a con-
tract with the Chinese government to
construct 50 miles of boulevard In
Pekin.
Representative James Hay of Vir-
ginia, chairman of the house commit
tee on military affairs, has been ap-
pointed by President Wilson to be a
Judge of the United States court of
claims.
Mrs. Wess Harvey, % years old, of
Denver, who on June % fell into a
deep slumber, is still sleeping without
having responded to efforts of physi-
clans to awaken her.
A military naval camp for the train
ing Of citizen volunteers in the two
fold duties of the United States ma
rine corps will be established at
Landsdowne, Pa, July 81.
One thousand men rejected from
membership in the Kentucky national
guard have to go home clad in night
gowns or blankets. Government off
Gals took up their uniforms.
Orders for the Oklahoma national
guard to proceed to the Mexican Dor
der as soon as possible were received
from the war department.
Six persons were killed when their
automobile was struck by q special
train on the Pennsylvania railroad at
Sudbury, Pa.
Statements that children in Ger
many are starving because of lack of
milk and other nutritive foods are
characterized as being without truth"
American sheep raisers will receive
about $4,000, 900 for this years wool
crop Average prices during June
we're 28.7 cents a pound, higher than
for many years.
Augustine Chapp, a young Mexican,
ansered at the alleged refusal of Julia
hendez to marry him, went to the
girls home, near Rosita, Tex, shot
and killed her with a rifle and then
Killed himself.
IN common pleas court at Zanes-
Vile, o., the divorce case of Howard
chandler Christy, the artist, against
Ills wife, Maybelle Christy, was dis
missed upon request Of Christy's law
yers.
MISS Leona Foster was killed, Rex
"ises back broken and Clyde Grove
was internally injured when their au-
'omooile, racing with an i%nterurban
eaf' turned turtle and rolled 40 feet
mo the side of a dwelling at Webb
City, Mo. ...
a nonresident hunting license for
virginia, the first ever issued in this
state, was sent to President Wilson.
a slO fee which accompanied the
residents application was returned.
waiter M. Schilling, 10, a six-foot
aluiete' has announced, in an adver-
asement at Bayonne, N. j., that he is
~ sale. He will sell himself into
slavery for his keep. q have got to
vat" he declares.
Dlning and lounging cars on the
vaicago, Burlington G. Quincy railroad
tatns.
sixteen hundred tons of tears ar
mea at New York on the French
asamer Vile Du Havre. The vessels
@4so consisted Of Spanish onions. .
Wv capper Of Kansas telegraphed
~he department Of justice an appeal ,
e'emency for Robert H. Stroud, !.
.snced to die July Fl tor killing a ,
N@'u al the Fort Leavenworth prison.
wheat is being threshed at Abilene, ,
Oy electric power. Nine wheat /,
.ers Organised IN outfit and will :
4 current. .. i
ere Is said to be a plan on foot In
IN any for the formation Of a Yep i
"a freight and passenger service. :
nfst airship from Germany is ex- :
$50 70 reach America in August.
<. neius N. Bliss Of New York will .
4 next treasurer Of the Republic b
A,uonal committee. +
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ht.e sank Of England has raised its