The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-18
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park including the rater areas and
natural wonders of the islands and
volcanoes is proposed in a bill intro
duced in the lower house by the com
mittee On public lands,
The Russian government has pro-
hibited the importation OF bound
books.
1t is rumored that I. T. T. Lincoln,
former spy, who escaped from custody
in Brooklyn a few weeks ago, is now
en- route to Europe.
Charged with forcing their two chill
dren, 6 and Z years old, to remain in
the cold until their feet were so badly
frozen that amputation was necessary.
J. A. Clark and his wife, negroes, are
in Jail at Bristol, Ok.
Pope Benedict has appointed the Rt.
Rev. John J.. Lawler, auxiliary bishop
of h archdiocese of st. Paul, Mimi,
to be bishop Of the diocese OF Lead,
S. D..
Representative Cary of Wisconsin
has introduced a resolution for the
transfer of the United States capital
to Milwaukee.
A companionship which began in
childhood, 70 years ago, has just end
ed in the death of Nathan and Sarah
M~endenhall, pioneer residents of the
Quaker community near Georgetown,
ILL.,, who died only IS minutes apart.
Charges of violating election laws
made against mor than 40 persons
Pittsburg last September have been
withdrawn by order Of District Attor-
ney R. H. Jackson.
Eugene Ellison, president of the In
surance Company of North America,
is dead at Philadelphia. He was II
years old.
Willis l.. Black, 81 years old, busi-
ness manager and half owner of the
Elgin Ull.) Daily News, is dead at his
home.
Two young women, Misses Agnes
and Ruth A%ngedahl. 10 and II years
old. respectively, have entered in the
annual ski tournament at Cary, Ill.
The English steamship Clematis.
| outbound for Rotterdam with wheat
for the Belgian relief commission, was
rammed in Galveston channel by the
| Morgan liner Ell Monte. Both ships
! docked. ,.~~,.
Mary Aderson mime. de Navarro) is
to appear on the stage again, having
promised to take part March 7 at the
Theater Royal, Worcester, in Comedy
and Tragedy"
Lieut.. Berg, commander of the Ger.
man prize ship Appam, he
will give to the American Red Cross
mite boxes found aboard the ship
and containing $4,000.
Prince Oscar of Prussia, fifth son
of Emperor William, has been slightly
wounded.
One person was killed and 10 sert
ously hurt at West Wheeling, O..
when a street car was struck and de
molished by a Pennsylvania railroad
engine.
According to the hamburger Mach
richten, Burgomaster Max of 81 ussels
who has been kept in prison by the
Germans since the carly part Of the
war, is soon to be released.
One young woman was burned to
death in her bed and six other girls
and two men were injured by jumping
from second-story windows of the
Hammond roadhouse at Durham, Ill
Newspapers report that the Russian
government has decided to issue
new loan of 1000, 0O0, 600 rubles at
per cent.
A resolution to authorize Presiden
Wilson to negotiate with Mexico TO
the purchase of Lower California wa
presented to the house by Representa-
tive Randall of California.
President Wilson has COMMITTED Il
tvs years the ~five-year sentence of w
F.. Phillips, an officer Of the Whit
(Ok.) National bank, for making falls
entries in a report to the comptrolle
of the currency.
Decoration of the silver and gol
honor badge of the Scottish 'Blac
Watch regiment has been conferre
upon Mrs. William r. Taylor of Philt
, delphia I'm recognition of her kindl
act in writing to British soldiers
the trenches"
Frederick w. Jordan, formerly
member of Company E of the Firs
Missouri Engineers in the Civil Wa
is dead at the national military hom,
; Danville, Ill.
t The scarcity of rubber elastic ha
caused all the garter and suspende
factories in Austria-Hungary t clos
: down, as well as most of those in &c
l many.
. The English board of trade Is tai
ing steps to mobilize a sufficient nur
Der Of women to work the land in q
a der to meet the shortage of agricl
tural labor.