McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-15
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DR.. H. G. Huffman. oculist and ad-
vocate Of casting as nature cure,
is dead at Youngstown, O., victim
to his belief, after going without food
for 60 days.
The superdreadnaught Nevada, the
newest and most powerful American
warship, has completed her final ac-
ceptance trials, and joined the At
lantic fleet for target practice.
One hundred and twenty motor
trucks carried members of the First
and Second Kansas Infantry and their
equipment from Eagle Pass, Tex,
to San Antonio.
Forty Of one hundred monkeys
brought from the Orient for expert
ments in government laboratories in
connection with the fight against in
fantile paralysis are dead.
President Wilson has signed the
shipping bill 1t authorizes a cor
poration with capitalization of not
mere than $5O.OO0,OOO to buy or lease
ships and put them in trade.
Because of his connection with the
labor riots in Braddock, Pa, last May,
when three men were killed and
many injured, Steven Milhalic was re-
fused citizenship.
James Anderson of Murphysboro,
ILL.,, pleaded guilty to a charge of
rifling the mails and registered let
tiers, and was sentenced to a year
and day in prison and fined 500.
Plans have been drawn by British
engineers for salyaging many vessels
sunk in the North Sea and the Chan
mel. The work will start when the
war ends.
The largest sugar refineries have
announced drop of rs cents per 100
pounds in refined sugar in conson-
ance with recent decreases in raw
sugar.
The subcommittee considering the
two-year working contract for the
$4,000 coal miners of Missouri, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, has
been unable to reach an agreement.
An amendment to the emergency
revenue bill accepted by the senate
| extends to all men in the service the
benefit of the law for relief of de.
pendents of national guardsmen and
| regulars.
| A Denver woman was congratulate
ing herself that she had persuaded
her husband to go fishing instead OF
to the Welsh-White fight. When the
list of injured was published hubbys
name led the rest.
Subscriptions to the fifth German
war loan, for which the lists were
opened recently, continue to be re-
| ceived in large amounts. Three cor
porations have subscribed 29,0O0O0C
marks ($2,25O,ooO).
/ Court permission in New York to
change his name to John Ernest
Sanders was granted to Adolph Sauer
berg, who said name of such un
mistakably German origin is bust
ness detriment.
|
Hawaii's famous hula hula is going
to be American society's favorite
dance this season.
| Casualty lists for the first two
weeks In August show that the Brit
ish army lost 500 officers killed, 10;
wounded and 2o4 missing, total O.
| 2,506.
Two unmasked men entered tht
Bank of Gillian. Ark. and forced
Noah Rogers, assistant cashier, t
place all the cash on hand, $1,700, IL
a sack. They then rode away.
/ About $1,000,000 worth Of the ].
Morgan art treasure have been taker
to Hartford. Conn.
| Richard c. Kerns OF st. Louis
former ambassador to Australian
gary, is dead at the home of hi
daughter, Mrs. G. Hamilton Colket
at Merton, Pa. He was "A year,
old.
Addison Harris, IS, is dead at hi
home in Indianapolis of apoplexy. Ii
January, 1899, he was, selected b.
President Mckinley as minister TO
Austria Hungary. which post he hell
for three years.
One dead, two dying and severa
seriously burned is the toll taken b.
a fire which swept the three-stor.
Romeo Apartments.
Oil Is being extracted from mai,
in large quantities In Hungary. Tn,
product is pronounced excellent TO
cooking and Illuminating.
Preliminary plans for the with
drawal Of the American punitive ex
petition from Mexico were discusse,
by General Pershing and Brigadie
General Adams.
Attorney General Josiah o. VOL
colt was nominated for United Statei
senator from Delaware by the Demo
cratic state convention.
|
Great Britain has purchased tn,
entire supply of synthetic nitrate Il
| Norway, thereby preventing exporta
ton of this requisite in the manufac