McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-08-11
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Edlfy and Instruct.
Louis Babrera, president; Ignacio
Bonnillas and Alberto Pant have been
named by Carranza as members of
the settlement commission.
A German paper says: 1--WE are
waging no war on Americans, and all
Americans caught with guns on their
arms should be shot"
Johnnie Dundee. a pugilist, was ar
rested on charge of homicide after
an auto which he was driving had
killed 13-year-old boy in New York.
Secretary McAdoo sent to congress
estimates Of $4,000 and 1855, 900, re-
spectively, for deficiency In 1914 and
1916 to pay railroads for mail trans
portation.
Republican Leader Mann obtained
the unanimous consent for printing
Charles K. Hughes acceptance ad-
dress In the Congressional Record.
Capt. Lewis H. Morey, the only sur
vivfng officer of the Carrizal fight,
returned to his regiment after being
on the sick list.
The Servian government has de-
ciaed to convoke the Servian parlia-
ment on the Isle of Corfu.
In leap from a speeding automo-
bile that was being filmed at Balti-
more, David Dictor, 20 years old, sus-
tanned fracture of the skull and died.
Representative Henry T. Helgesen
Of North Dakota Is trying to have
congress withdraw It's recognition Of
Robert e. Peary, the explorer. Hedge
sen claims the discovery of the north
pole By Peary has been disproved.
8. A. Bradford, cashier of the Bank
of Gunterville, Ala, ended his life, fol-
lowing recent announcement of the
state bank examiner of an alleged
shortage.
Wilbur H. Bagley of Muncie, Ind,
has ended an endurance piano playing
contest Of 80 hours and five minutes
Senate and house conferees have
agreed on the military academy ap-
preparation bill, making the building
allowance approximately SLIPS, 900
for West Point.
DR.. Eva M. Hardin of Topeka, wom-
an suffragist leader, has a generous
margin over H. ]. Corwin in the re.
turns from the recent Democratic con-
gressional primary.
The threatened tie-up of every line
In Greater New York is only the first
step in a nationwide strike of street
car men in order to win the unions
demand for the right to organize.
Publishers of daily newspapers in
Greater New York have taken action
which will result in the number OF
pages printed in all editions being
reduced
Some of the British newspapers at.
tach much Importance to a statement
made by Premier Asquith in a speech
In the house Of parliament In which
he intimated he might resign.
Dispatches say that the entire vii
lage of Ste. de la Pocatiere, Quebec
is burning.
With nearly 500 delegates in attend.
ance, the biennial convention of the
Catholic Ladies of Columbia opened in
| Toledo.
James Volmer, years old, died a
few minutes after he had found and
drunk bottle of poison in the back
| yard of his home at st. Louis.
Twenty-Five persons were killed and
| 80 others are missing as the result of
cloudburst in Barren valley, Clai.
bourne county, Tenn.
The explosion of car filled with
dynamite killed 60 and wounded 40
Carranzista soldiers at Empalme, near
Guaymas, Sonora.
The Cuban central electoral com
mittee sent to the official gazette for
publication can for the election on
Nov. 1 of president, vice-president
senators and representatives.
Manson Goodwin was shot and in
stantly killed by Kirk Stoner at Fort
Payne, Ala:
Joseph Peoples, 40 years old, is dead
and Leck Fisher, 20, is dying. after a
free-for-all fight at the Holy Rollers
church at Lick mountain.
In fight at Redfield, s. D., be.
tween band of 800 members of the
I. w. w. and 200 independents
three Of the former were wounded
one of them seriously.
Archibald ]. Brady, tax commission,
er of the Kansas City Southern rail.
way, died as a result of drinking ice
water.