The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-27
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
weeks News condsnsation Re
viewed Without comment--All
Nations Find Something to
Edlfy and Instruct.

An explosion wrecked two floors o.
the Abbott Alkaloid oompany's fac
tory. In Chicago. and rocked buildings
within a radius OF half a mile
The German military authorities an
nounee that waste OF leather in high
boots for women must cease.
The McKeesport (Pa) Tinplate com
pany announces that a 10 per cent In.
crease in wages has been granted to
700 skilled employees
Daniel Riley. 10 years old, was sen.
fenced to So years Imprisonment for
the murder OF John Mozier, shot 10
death In his Chicago saloon.
J. A. Whiteford. for the last 70 years
superintendent Of schools at st. 10
seph. Mo-. has resigned. Vernon q.
Mays was elected TO succeed him.
Two thousand men employed in the
Pittsburg plant OF the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company
walked out to enforce their demands
for an eighthour day and an increase
in wages
A lone bandit held up q passenger
train on the Louisiana, Red River &
Navigation railroad. shot the express
messenger and escaped with money
and tewelry valued at several thou
sands OF dollars.
Spirit mediums passed messages
from spooks TO mortals during the
eighteenth meeting OF the annual con.
vention OF the Illinois State Spiritual
lists association In Chicago.
Estimates made public by Secretary
Daniels show that between $50 and
600 midshipmen will enter the 1916
class at Annapolis in June.
Twelve ST Luke hospital nurses in
Chicago. members of the graduating
class, have been suspended for a
month for getting flrst-year nurse
ready for a cold duckinE
hort skirts for the men and no
skirts for the women were approved
as the official bathing costumes
First Chief Carranza has issued an
order that all soldiers IN the ranks OF
the constitutionalist army receive 10
days extra pay,
Rafael Zubaran. former confidential
agent for the Mexican government al
Washington. has been appointed min
lister to Germany and the adjacent
countries.
Harry X. Thaw has at last secured
his divorce from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
In the courts at Pittsburg.
Several hundred workmen held ND a
street car. elected all the passengers
and broke all the windows on A line
on the south side in Chicago. Bad
service caused the demonstration.
Notice was posted IN the WHY'S.
Overland automobile factory. at To |
ledo, o.. that wages of all employees
would be increased from 4 to 10 per
cent on June /.
Dependent because her friends said
she was not good-looking, Miss Clara
Swearingen. University OF Illinois co
ed and daughter Of a banker. commit
ted suicide by taking gas.
Inc portuguese government has or
dered the expulsion OF all Germans
over the military age aud the intern.
ment Of all others.
A detachment OF marines from the
Brooklyn navy yard has taken charge
OF the big wireless plant al Tuckerton.
and no more messages Will be sent
without the sanction Of the depart.
ment.
Eighty.five business men and law.
yers have enrolled with the speakers
bureau of the National Security league
10 conduct meetings in the interest Of
preparedness.
Very severe earth shocks were re-
corded on Georgetown university sells.
The trade agreement recently made
between Germany and Roumania pro.
vides for the establishment Of a sell.
Ing bureau in Bucharest and a buyins
bureau in Berlin.
A bill TO make the writing Of
threatening letter 10 the president A
was reported favorably
BY the house judiciary committee.
Judge Newton in Terre Haute. Ind,
fined George Baxter $500 and sen.
fenced him 10 the state penal farm for
$50 days because he borrowed saws
and did not return them.
The impartial asserts II has learned