The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-25
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Edlfy and instruct.


Suit to construe the will of the late
Charles Edward Kohl, theatrical mag
note, was filed in the United States
district court at Chicago by John r.
Kohl of Boston. Mass.
The production Of IS 1.S pounds OF
butter in seven days by registered
Holstein COW owned by DR.. J. G..
Whitney was declared by officials at
the Vermont state experiment station
to be a worlds record for a one-week
test.
A quarter keg Of beer slipped from
the grasp of several men who were
carrying 1t up the stairway at Phila-
delphia and killed John Strang, rs
years old.
Two minutes after Mrs. Mary Doc
ley's death a baby was brought into
the world by a Caesarian operation
1t was performed at the city hospital
in Jersey City.
Lawrence Ginter, wealthy insur
ance man and grandson Of million
aire tobacco magnate Of Virginia, was
founde dead In the basement OF his
mothers home at Sedalia, Mo.
Acompromise proposal between the
Republicans and Progressives OF Call
fornia In the nomination Of California
delegates to the Republican national
convention was rejected.
David r. Francis has not notified
President Wilson whether he will ac
cept the post Of ambassador to Rus
| STA.
Because she did not like the ser
mon and accurately hurled six eggs
at the preachers head, Annie Me
kanus, 10 years old, was before Mag
istrate Saylor in the Baltimore West
ern station. She was freed.
Necessity is the mother and thu
manufacturers are the father Of a new
style In hats. Owing to the grea
shortage in dyes, several hat factories
are getting out samples of undyet
hats for spring wear
w. A. Lawler, former finance com
missioner OF Emporia, Kan, wa
found guilty on charge Of embezzle
ment by Jury in the Lyon count.
district court.
The military authorities OF CanadI
have given authorization for the rails
ing of an American battalion.
Mayor ]. e. Lightfoot of Ash Grove
Mo-, "a years old, Is dead OF hear
trouble at mis- home in Ash Grove.
The Brazilian steamer Tropeiro RI
Gently has been purchased by a Bril-
ish company and will be renamed tn
Edith Cavell, in memory Of the Eng
lish nurse executed by the German
in Belgium.
Sweden has warned her citizens nc
to embark on armed merchant vel
sells, the state department was not
fled.
s. A. Walden, Confederate We
eran of Murfreesboro, Tenn, VIII
wrote that he was so years old, bu
not too old to fight. sent Presiden
Wilson sword made Of cedar fro1
the Stone River battlefield, as ev
dence Of his interest In preparedness
i Five Swiss delegates to the For
peace conference at Stockholm wer
named.
Mitchell Dallas, q clerk in the Lol
don home office. pleaded guilty at th
Old Bailey, and Joachim Altani wa
found guilty of conspiring TO obtai
money in connection with the issu
OF passports to aliens
San Mateo county, Cal, which fc
three years has placed women o
grand juries. went back to the old o
der of things and drew a list Of :
men.
The senate passed the house bi
for the coinage of 100000 gold dollar
bearing a likeness Of President NJ
Kinley, which the Mckinley Mem
nal association expects to sell at
premium to derive a fund for a pc
manent memorial.
The first call for the married me
who enlisted under the Derby schem
J the London Daily Mail says, will
, issued in about a month.
The body Of Adolph Pegoud. Il
brother Of the celebrated aviator WI
was killed In action SIX months az
was found hanging from a tree In q
vicinity Of Versailles.
Reports Of the sinking Of the stear
er Tergesta were confirmed when
members Of the crew were landed {
2ravessnd.