The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-03-31
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sailed for Panama on the steamship
Psstores. He said he was confident
that the canal would be opened by
April Is.
The proposed advance in charge for
the privilege of milling grain in tran
sit filed with the state public utilities
commission by the Chicago, Peoria &
st. Louis railroad was suspended until
July rs by an ofGes OF the commits
sion.
The withdrawal of the steamship
Rotterdam Of the Holland-American
line from service was announced at
the company's offices.
A rent-free apartment house for I'M
married working women is provided
for In the will OF Charles P. Webster,
a dry goods merchant of New York,
who died March 16, leaving an estate
exceeding 100000,
While raising the window Of her
room, Mrs r. e. Darrow, "a, Of De-
catur, ILL.,, fell through the window to
the pavement, 20 feet below, and was
killed
The city council Of FL Paso, Tex,
passed an ordinance providing that
correspondents sending out of the city
matter calculated to injure the gen.
eral business reputation of Ell Paso
and known to be false" shall be fined
from s25 to $780,
The jury trying w. d. January at
Norman, Ok, for the murder of Mil
ton Keck brought in verdict of
guilty and assessed his punishment
at life in prison.
The Carolite Chemical company's
plant, at Conner Hill, Tenn, manufac-
turing high explosives, was entirely
destroyed by fire.
The return just issued by the regis
trargeneral for Ireland shows that
the population Of Ireland increased
last year by S.542. This follows an in
crease of 7,14s during the year 1914.
H. Ashton Ramsay, 81, chief engi-
neer of the famous Confederate iron
clad Merrimac, and one of the few
surviving members OF her crew, is
dead at Baltimore.
Burglars obtained stamps, checks
and cash totaling about $500 from the
postoffice at Brown Branch, Mo-, ac-
cording to information received by
postoffice inspectors.
The ice moved out of La Crosse
(Wis.) harbor and the Mississippi
river is open to navigation at this
point. The opening came two days
later than in 1915
Men OF the Hungarian landsturm
born in 1868 and 1869, who hitherto
have been employed in making ma
terials Of war, are ordered to join the
army on April 5.
William G.. McAdoo, American sec
rotary Of the treasury, will be official
iy guest Of Chill during his visit
with the other members of the Amer
lean delegation TO the international
trade conference.
The Wisconsin national guard has
been ordered to recruit to full war
strength.
A total Of 1888 recruits have been
added to the army in the last 10 days,
the war department announced.
Investigation in bituminous coal
rates from mines in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky
and Ohio to Lake Erie ports for trans
shipment was ordered for April "a.
Thousands of barrels Of oil were
destroyed In a fire near Drumright,
Ok, on the 22d, when "a derricks and
II wells were in flames.
One hundred and twenty-seven sub
marines have been captured by the
British since the outbreak OF the war.
A. Sully Guard Of New Rochelle. N.
=, was killed when his automobile.
running so miles an hour, struck a
telegraph pole.
Senator L. Y. Sherman Of Illinois
has introduced resolution to author
ize the president 20 at once call for
$4,000 volunteers for service In Mex
ECO
Fire destroyed the five-story build
Ding at Jersey City occupied by the
Durham Razor company. entailing q
loss OF 100000.
To Increase the gold reserve Of the
government, the Austrian savings
hanks have decided to accept deposits
IN the form al jewelry and old gold Of
NJ kinds.
Twenty-Five wireless stations In and
about San Antonio. Tex. have been
6ismantled upon instructions from the
department Of iustics