McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-05-12


Giles w. Trask of Frankfort, Ind,
wealthy farmer and elevator owner,
confessed that he killed Mrs. Alice A.
Evans, fortune teller known as Nine.
Rand.
Sheriff White of Murphysboro, ILL.,,
refused to say how many persons he
would invite to the hanging of Elston
Scott and the governor has granted
fourth reprieve to Scott to July IA.
Forty-three persons were killed by
automobiles and automobile trucks In
Philadelphia since Jan. 1, 1916.
Preserved vegetables, motor tires
and salt will be added to the articles
the importation of which is prohibited
into England.
The postoffIce and q general store
at Lakenan, Mo-, was entered and
robbed of small sum OF money.
Frank B. Thayer. graduate Of
Oberlin college, Oberlin, O., and Wis
consin university. has been appointed
an instructor In journalism in Kansas
university.
A Lloyd's dispatch from Teneriffe,
Canary islands, says that the German
steamship Telde drifted seward dur
ing a gale and was captured by
cruiser. which towed her northward.
We are so salty the South sea island
cannibals will not eat US, bemoaned
DR.. Charles Woodward before the IL
linois State Eclectic society in an adj
dress decrying too free use Of salt.
A bill to create national board Of
censors to pass on all moving picture
films has been agreed upon by the
house education committee.
A German submarine on April 3
shot down British aeroplane off the
coast of Flanders. The occupants of
the aeroplane were rescued.
Sir Douglas Mawson, the Antarctic
explorer has sailed for Liverpool on
the steamer Orduna. He will organ
ize relief expedition for the rescue
of the Shackleton party.
Five hogs infected with the foot and
mouth disease were found on the
Houck farm. at Taylorville. ILL.,. by DIR.
A. D. Bullock of the United States In
spection bureau.
A meat supply depot belonging to
foreign corporation with large capt.
tai was taken over by the Mexican
government on orders from the secre-
tary of the interior.
Three years ago Frank H. Canning
acted the gallant toward Mrs. J. T.
Elkins of Detroit when she was mo-
Tested by street car ruffians, and in
her will, Just probated. she leaves him
| 100000.
The New South Wales ministry has
resigned. owing to its unwillingness
to put into effect the abolition of the
upper house as demanded by the labor
party.
william Scott and Harry Young. oil
field workers. were asphyxiated by
natural gas in the oil fields near Cush-
ing, Ok.
Eight thousand miners at the Pan
| Their Creek Valley collieries Of the Le-
high Coal and Navigation company
| quit work, following q disagreement
! over the time of starting work.
The best instrumental musicians
| and singers in Illinois gathered at
| Jacksonville for four days musical
convention.
Two vessels under charter by the
American commission for the relief of
Belgium, the Swedish steamship Frid-
land and the British steamer Hendon
Hall, were sunk within two days.
The town hall at Lille. France, one
OF the most famous structures of Its
kind In Europe, was destroyed by fire
Derailment Of a train BY crocodlle
lying across the tracks near Tela
Honduras. caused the death OF Henry
Kinard Smith, civil engineer, ~, sor
of the late Bishop Coke Smith OF the
Southern Methodist church.
Two fugitiyes Joe and Dave Smith
who resisted arrest by sheriffs
posse. were slain when they opened
fire on the officers at Murkogee, OK
The senate naval affairs committee
has voted to recommend the passage
of Senator Tillman's bul providing
more drastic punishment for the dis
closure of national defense secrets.
A truck train under Capt James
w. Furlough made record run in tt
the base, 120 miles from Colonia Dub
Ian, in little more than IL hours.
Figures of the immigration burea,
show $4,000 foreigners reached Amer
lean shores in March, against 24.00l
in February and $1,000 in January.
|
British casualties for April arr
s slightly in excess of those in March
The total from all fields of operation
is 1885 officers and 1926 men.
Two hundred Western college girl
won their strike for the privilege o
attending movie shows once weel
and one dance per month at MAN