McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-05-26

The preparedness parade planned
for Chicago will be held on Saturday,
June 8.
Consuls recently ordered to make a
census of Americans in Mexico City
report the American colony is con-
servatively estimated at 1900.
William Jennings Bryan will attend
the Democratic national convention,
not as delegate, but as reporter
for a St. Louis paper.
Three men were shot, one probably
fatally. In riot at the plant Of the
Ansonia Comm Manufacturing COM
pany, where between $50 and 200 men
are on strike.
The $4,000 home which Eugene e.
SchInitz, three times mayor of San
Francisco, built in the heyday of his
political power is to be sold by the
sheriff.
An equestrian statue of George
Washington, the gift of an anonymous
patriotic citizen and veteran of the
civil war;" was unveiled the West
Point plain.
Two troops OF cavalry Of the nation
al guard of Pennsylvania, the last to
be on strike duty in East Pittsburg,
have been withdrawn.
Washington was chosen by the
United Confederate ,eVterans for the
1917 reunion and Gen. George P. Har-
rison OF Alabama was elected COM
mander-inchief, to succeed Gen. Ben
nett Young of eKntucky.
The destroyer Benham has arrived
at Norfolk to make tests with a new
type of mines designed to permit
mine5laying from vessel going at
high speed
Miss Marion Blakelock, daughter of
r. A. Blakelock, the painter, herself
an artist, may soon be released from
the Hudson river state hospital in
Poughkeepsie IL her friends are sue
| cessful.
L Eight Hindus were injured on the
burst hop ranch at Wheatland, CAL,
in riot which started with a re-
ligious discussion.
More than 200 Roman Catholic
priests from various parts Of the coun-
try assembled in New York for the
annual meeting OF the alumni of the
North American college at Rome.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the nomination of George Rub
lee OF New Hampshire to the federal
trade commission was rejected has
been passed by the senate.
i The king Of Denmark, whose yacht
Nurdug ". won President Wilson's
cup at the Panama-P Pacific exposition,
has invited San Francisco yachtsmen
to race in Danish waters this summer
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| Mexican paper currency amounting
to S46,000.00O was burned In the court.
yard of the national palace. The
money is being supplanted by the new
uncounterfeitable bills.
/ Clinton G. Brown, mayor OF San
| Apfnp;n T,av o,,rn1l,d e. tt.o .,fx,sI
ians' training camp June ~ to July s.
Mayor Lindsey of Dallas and Mayor
Tyra OF Fort Worth also have en-
rolled.
/ The senate agreed to the army reor-
ganization bill as amended by the
house and senate conference commit
tee. The measure will be sent to the
house Immediately.
1t was announced by the Yale cor
| poration that former President Taft
would give courses in international
law next year, in addition to his pres
ent courses in constitutional law.
The United States submarine. k-2
collided with the steamer Aragon IA
miles north of Cape Delaware, slightly
irjuring the bowcap.
| Camp woodrow Wilson" came into
existence when more than 500 high
school students arrived at the Culver
(Ind.) Military academy.
President Wilson has asked yohn w
westcott, encouragement OF New
Jersey, to make the nominating speech
at St. Louis.
The senate has rejected the nomina'
ton Of George f. Rublee Of New
Hampshire to be a member OF the fed
eral trade commission.
The steamer Monterey, from Mexi
can ports and Havana, arrived in New
York with Rafael zubaran. newly ap
pointed minister Of the Mexican dc
facto government to Berlin.
| Missouri Prohibitionists held state
convention and selected 81 delegates
to the national convention at st. Pau
in July.
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