The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-21


Betrus Fisher Of Pekin, Ill, dropped
dead as a result of the heat, which
registered 100.
Evelyn Schubert, Is months old, was
drowned In three inches of water In
front of her home in Chicago.
Loss OF the American fishing schoon-
er Caviara, owned by Sanders & Co..
Pensacola. during a storm off the
Mexican coast near Progreso on July
S, was reported to the state depart
ment.
The house bill appropriating $780,
900 for the relief of needy American
refugees from Mexico was passed by
the senate.
Rosa Luxembourg, principal editor of
the Berlin Socialist newspaper, Vor-
waerts, has been arrested at her home
in Berlin.
A park exclusively for women was
established by the Kansas City park
board.
Transfers to new posts of Al Ameri-
can consuls in Europe and elsewhere
were announced by the state depart
ment.
One of the powder houses of the Du.
pont powder works, at Pompton, N. J.,
blew up.
Gov. E. L. Philip of Milwaukee was
by the Wisconsin Republican
state convention here as a candidate
10 succeed himself.
A mar walking across a field, a con-
ductor on a trolley car half a mile
away and a boy a mile away from the
trolley car were stunned at the same
by the same bolt of lightning at
MISREPRESENTATION.
Forced to take a bath July 4, John
.armody, a Fremont CO., character
who, though educated, has gone I'M
kempt since an unfortunate love af-
lair, contracted pneumonia and Is now
lead.
Five persons were killed when a
Pennsylvania freight train struck an
at Mansfield, o. The dead
ire Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Nau and son
Albert and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Baum,
III of Loudonville, O.
Men of national prominence Joined
With citizens of Vermont in celebrat-
ng the 125th anniversary of the ad-
mission of the Old Green Mountain
tate into the Union.
President Wilson probably will be
ormally notified of his nomination by
he st. Louis convention at Shadow
AVN, his summer home in New Jer-
ey, in the first week Of August.
Alberto Minondo, a former lieuten-
mt in Carranza's army, who deserted
ather than fight the forces of his be
oved America" has been rejected for
in the United States ma
inc corps.
Dan Patch, holder of the worlds
acing record of 1:55, died at the Say
ge stables in Minneapolis. Veterin-
rians declared the cause of death was
athletic heart"
Charles N. Richenbach of Milwau-
ZEE captured the first prize of $1,000
l the North American skat congress
18th a record Of 80 good games and a
rand total of 1882 points.
Henry Ford has spiked the yarn
nat he would be a candidate for the
residency on the prohibition ticket.
IHe rielch sendte Dy a
ote Of PSI to 6, a resolution Of conf
in the government.
One I. W. w. member was shot
the arm when a crowd that
cached Junction City, Kan, on a
eight train from the west attempted
mob two railroad watchmen.
The Leyland line steamer Oxonian,
ON Galveston for Liverpool, laden
cotton, returned to port with her
lrgo on fire in two places.
Miss Meta Anderson of New York
Is started a '~housework" school and
,pes to solve the servant problem in
e suburbs.
Leaders in a New York movement
raise a pension fund for 175,000
-otestant ministers say 10000 preach
s are misfits.
i lie SUOu IUduS Dllly ChITyLuE an dp-
'opriation of $4,000 900, was signed
: President Wilson.
Charles Rock, 4S, proprietor Of a
mill in st. Louis, shot
i'd killed his wife Minnie, AZ, in front
their home.
The long battle between Vernon and
birth Vernon, Ind, for the courthouse F,
the county will be fought out final.
at the polls Sept. 26. I.
The English advisory committee.
nsidering cases Of men arrested dur !
8 the recent rebellion In Ireland, rec {
amended the release Of 400 of the {
an detained. !
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