The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-12-15
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY TOLD.
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Tenants of big loop building in
Chicago disliked going to court about
things concerning themselves, so they
have organized court among them
selves.
Madison Square Garden, New York's
famous amusement amphitheater, was
purchased for 100000 in the fore
closure sale by the New York Life In
surance Co.
An annual prize OF $500 for the best
literary production by southerner
has been established by the Southern
Society of New York.
Gov. Stewart OF Montana has COM
muted the sentences OF 40 prisoners
lin the state penitentiary.
Representatives OF 13 daily newspa-
pers In West Virginia, at a meeting,
Nave appointed committee to inves-
vtigate the ACCESSIBILITY OF establishing
a paper mill.
John Churilla of Ramsy. Pa, found
Dis clipping wife and John Zlobora, his
former hired hand, together. He for
gave them and the trio are back home
together.
Arrested for begging. George Smith.
70, found a roll of bills amounting to
t$36 in his cell at the police station in
New York.
'She kidnapped me-" was the plea Of
Peter A. Whalsk of Bayonne, N. j.,
when he was arraigned on the COM
plant of Emil Ezmeral, his neighbor,
who charged that Whalsk had eloped
with Mrs. Ezmeral.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels said
that he expects to make an announce
ment soon on the armor plate sltua-
ton. II is believed that he has a site
for the new armor plate factory.
Prussia's official headsman, Lorenz
Schwietz. 67, has just retired after
holding his unenviable position for 16
years, and with record Of 100 be-
headings.
FREDERICK Henriquez Carvajal, who
has been the provisional president of
San Domingo since last July, left
there bound for Cuba by way Of Porto
Rico.
Louis M. Erb, So, brother Of New
tman Erb, mutlimillionaire railroad
president, and of Jacob Erb, wealthy
retired attorney now living in Lon.
don, Is in Jail in Chicago, accused of
being q member of a national auto
mobile thieves" trust
Attorney General Gregory has an
nonnced that there were 494 indict-
ments under the Mann law last year
and 1874 convictions.
Twenty-six women we're killed and
about 80 injured by an explosion in
an English munition factory at Lon.
don.
Five companies operating 256 tea
and coffee stores have been purchased
~ Merrill. Lynch q Co.. New York
bankers, for s1O,OOO,OOO.
Mrs. Mary Kirchon Of Yonkers. a
nurse who has q mania for kissing
men, has been committed to the hos.
Ipital for the insane.
Carl Bushnell of Chicago Is asking
Judge Mcdonald to annul an order for
the payment OF alimony and attor-
lneys' fees to his wife. Bushnell has
records to show the order was signed
two hours after Mrs. Bushnell's death.
The library Of congress added MOI 0
than $4,000 volumes in the year end.
ing In June. II contains 2,451.974
books, $4,000 maps and charts. no.
z4s volumes and pieces Of music aud
ID. so6 prints.
With the temperature so degrees be-
low EerD. Fairbanks, ALASKA, is suffer
md from a scarcity OF fuel.
The Lee county (Ia.) grand jury has
returned ~ indictments after a two
weeks session. Forty-six of these are
for alleged Illegal selling of liquor.
An investigation into the increasing
infant mortality IN Berlin has estab-
lished that the rising death rate is
dine 20 an insufficient sugar allowance,
according to the Exchange Telegraph
Co.
Robbers blew open the vaults OF the
johnson City (Tenn.) postoffice recent
u and escaped with $4,000 worth of
stamps and 500 in money.
Declaring that she proposed to him
and then avoided the altar, William
Schroeder. IS. OF Jersey City. a widow
CT. has sued Mrs. Ross Holtz. 50. 3
wealthy widow. for $4,000 heart hahn.
Through manipulations ~ middle
msn. rice has risen 70 50 cents =
posnd In Vienna. the highest price