The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-28

The price-cutting war of the Chi
cago taxicab companies has resulted
in a further reduction of the rates.
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, noted
Brooklyn pastor, has been sued for
Islander in the sum Of $50 900 by his
nephew, Harry NJ. Hills of Portland,
Ore.
While John II. Busch of Wakefield,
Mass, was picking at a souvenir shell
from the battleship Maine the shell
exploded and killed him and injured
his young son.
The funeral of Mrs. John Barr Nc
Cutcheon, mother of John T. McCutchl
con, the ca%rtoonist, the novelist, was
held at Lafayette, Ind.
In the senatorial elections held
throughout Spain lis members of the
ministerial party were returned and
65 members Of the various groups of
the opposition parties.
Hugo, the taIlest man in the world.
is dead in New York with pneumonia.
He was s feet 4 inches tall.
John Peterson of New York built
the detachable motorboat EXaspera-
ton in the front room of his apart
mert. 1t is IS feet long and 6 feet
wide. He will launch it from his sec
ond-story window.
Fire in the business district of
Washington, d. c., destroyed the gen
eral office of the Southern railway.
While 1869 have enlisted in the
army since March Is, when congress
authorized the increase Of 10000,
army officers estimate the actual net
gain to be a little over 1000.
The United States cruiser Tennes-
see has sailed from Lima with the
American members of the i~nternation-
al high commission.
Japanese swordsmiths have received
orders to supply 5000 of their best
swords to the entente allies.
Billy Sunday has closed his eight
weeks campaign in Baltimore, and
among the trail hitters was Home
Run Baker of the New York Ameri-
can league baseball team.
A destructive fire in Belgrade, the
capital of Servia, is reported.
The Postal Telegraph company was
fined $1,000 in the criminal court in
R1Ifto Mont on onpUi0ffNr IF f~0ncA
hitting information on which racing
bets were made.
Federal Judge w. T. Burns rescind-
ed the order to burn the 527 birds of
paradise feathers, valued at $4,000,
agents seized from a New York i'm
porter.
H. B. Owsley's public sale Of fine
registered Jersey cattle at Palmyra,
Mo-. netted nearly $1,000.
Joseph Patterson of terling, ILL.,, cap
tured eight cub wolves on his farm.
attack with a club.
An opinion rendered by Judge Gil
liam in the cattle court holds that the
state prohibition law forbidding the
sale of malt liquor" includes all liq.
uids of malt origin or containing malt
extracts.
Gen. Severino Coniceros and his
command of Villa bandits have sur.
rendered to the military commander
in Durango City.
The New York police are searching
for Miss Doris Ponty, a Sunday school
teacher, who has been missing from
her home since April 2.
Harry X. Thaw has at last secured
his divorce from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
in the courts at Pittsburg.
hort skirts for the men and nc
skirts for the women were approved
as the official bathing costumes.
Very severe earth shocks were re
corded on Georgetown university seis
mographs.
First Chief Carranza has issued ar
order that all soldiers in the ranks Of
the constitutionalist army receive II
days extra pay.
A bill to make the writing of
threatening letter to the president {
misdemeanor was reported f~avorably
by the house judiciary committee.
Twelve st. Luke hospital nurses il
Chicago, members Of the graduatin,
GLASS; rave been suspended for I
month for getting a first-year nurse
ready for a cold ducking.
An oil promoter giving the name O
Joseph Barnes was arrested by Polio,
Chief Hay at Wichita. Kan. for jump
ing q $4,000 bond.
Oil property In the Usage Nation
valued at approximately So, 0OO. 900
with a daily flow Of nearly 10000 bar
rels. has been sold at public auction
A. Bulgarian convicted of espionag,
was executed Another Bulgarian 4
awaiting trial. They were caught spy
Ing on the allies at Saloniki.
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