The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-17

Oscar D. Mcdaniel. prosecuting at
torney at st. Joseph. Mo-. whose trial
on the charge Of numbering his wife
is set for next Monday, was defeated
for reelection by his Republican OPP
ponent.
Six-cent beers were considered a
possibility for Milwaukee as a result
OF the breweries announcing an In
crease in the price.
Two persons were instantly killed
and three others hurt at Newark, N.
j., when their automobile was struck
by an express train.
Michael Y, Rofrano, New York
politician, was acquitted of the charge
OF completely In the murder OF Mic
hazel G. Gaimari, a political rival.
Edward W. Morrison, Chicagos ec4
centric millionless millionaire, was
declared a bankrupt in Federal Judge
Carpenters court
After having left her children in
charge of another woman while she
went to West Point, Miss, Mrs. Marie
Foster returned to find her house
afire and her baby burned to death.
Take shorthand lessons or go 10
an institution" was the sentence
Of Judge Delamater at Bradburn, N.
Y, on Miss Lottie Sloane, IT, charged
by her mother with being ungovern-
able.
Dressed as clown and crawling
on his hands and knees, Fred Parking
paid his election bet on Charles 4.
Hughes by blowing a maple leaf from
Lackawanna Place to Bloomfield
Center. N. ].
A burglar fled from the home OF
Mayor w. w. Pearse of Waukegan,
ILL.,, with what was supposed to be a
bag OF jewels. When he discovered
it was only hot water bag he din
carded it on the lawn.
A corset stay saved the life of Miss
Della Grace when 1t turned a bullet
which struck her as she walked into
the zone of fire during battle be-
tween Chicago policemen and negro
burglar.
The Washington police held up one
election bet payment when Mum
Cannon, George Washington Univer-
sity student, rolling a peanut with a
toothpick. held in his teeth, blocked
the traffic on Pennsylvania avenue.
The Women's Trade Union League
of Chicago has purchased eight tick
cts for the Chicago grand opera sea-
son and the working girl will be fur.
Their elevated.
DR.. Percival Lowell, world famous
astronomer, head of the observatory
at Flagstaff, Ariz., is dead of ap-
polexy.
It is reported from Vienna that
Emperor Francis-Joseph has been suf-
fering for several days from a slight
attack of catarrh. but is continuing
his customary labors.
Mrs. Edith Mason, wife of former
United States Senator William e. Ma
son, was attacked by an armed bur-
glar, who choked her and left her
Secretary Lansing has presented
all the data on foreign questions to
President Wilson for his action.
England contemplstes calling all I'M
employed men under 81 years of age
to the colors.
A band Of 300 Mexican bandits is
said to be en- route for the outposts
Of Pershings column. A warm well
come awaits them.
Postoffice clerks have made a pro-
test to the president against working
more than eight hours day.
Orlando Piper, As. Of Peoria. ILL.,.
over Hughes defeat.
jumped In 45-foot well. The water
was too cold for him, and he yelled
TIL rescued.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wolf Of Foos-
land. H., were killed at a grade cross
Ing by Wabash freight train. Miss
Ruth Short suffered the loss of one
leg.
Frank Deon. tax collector Of Dud-
ley. Mass. shot and killed his son,
his daughter-in-law. and attempted
suicide. He was drunk.
Austrian aviators In a recent raid
On Wesdors, Italy, demolished
where many women and chill
iren had taken refuge. Sixty fatali-
lies resulted.
The city Of Saloniki. Greece, which