McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-07-21
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Charles Rock, 48, proprietor of a
woodenware mill in ST. Louis, shot
and killed his wife Minnie, AZ, in front
of their home.
Evelyn Schubert, Is months old, was
drowned in three inches OF water in
front of her home in Chicago.
Dining and lounging cars on the
Chicago. Burlington G. Quincy railroad
are to be equipped with soda foun-
tains.
Lieut.. Col. Arthur Hamilton Lee, sec
rotary to the minister of munitions,
has been created a knight commander
of the bath.
Betrus Fisher OF Pekin, ILL.,, dropped
dead as a result of the heat, which
registered 100.
Loss of the American fishing schoon-
er Caviara, owned by Sanders & Co.,
Pensacola, during storm off the
Mexican coast near Progreso on July
s, was reported to the state depart
ment.
The house bill appropriating $780,
900 for the relief of needy American
refugees from Mexico was passed by
the senate.
Rosa Luxembourg, principal editor of
the Berlin Socialist newspaper, Vor-
waerts, has been arrested at her home
in Berlin.
The Bank of England has raised it's
interest rate per cent. The rate had
been per cent and now is s. This is
the first change in interest rates since
Aug. s, 1914.
A park exclusively for women was
established by the Kansas City park
board.
One of the powder houses of the Du-
pont powder works, at Pompton, ~ j..
blew up.
No more "sour" notes on New York
streets. Every applicant for license
to dispense music by means of hand
organ, harmonica or tambourine in
the streets must pass an examination.
Transfers to new posts Of Al Ameri-
can consuls in Europe and elsewhere
were announced by the state depart
ment
Gov. E. l.. Philip of Milwaukee was
renamed by the Wisconsin Republican
state convention here as candidate
to succeed himself
A man walking across field, con-
ductor on a trolley car half mile
away and boy mile away from the
trolley car were stunned at the same
time by the same bolt of lightning at
MISREPRESENTATION.
Forced to take bath July 4. John
Carmody, Fremont (O) character
who, though educated, has gone UNI
kempt since an unfortunate love af-
fair. contracted pneumonia and is now
dead.
Five persons were killed when a
Pennsylvania freight train struck an
automobile at Mansfield, o. The dead
are Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Nau and son
Albert and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Baum,
all Of Loudonville, o.
Men of national prominence Joined
with citizens of Vermont in celebrat-
ing the 125th anniversary of the ad-
mission Of the Old Green Mountain
state into the Union.
Forty.two men Of Company L of the
Ninth Massachusetts infantry, at Fl
Paso, Tex, are Ill OF ptomaine poison
Ing as the result Of eating canned sal
mon.
President Wilson probably will be
formally notified of his nomination by
the st. Louis convention at Shadow
Lawn, his summer home in New Jer
sey, in the first week of August.
One l. w. w. member was sho
through the arm when a crowd tina
reached Junction City, Kan. on {
freight train from the west attempted
to mob two railroad watchmen.
The Leyland line steamer Oxonian
from Galveston for Liverpool, ladeI
with cotton, returned to port with he
cargo on fire in two places.
Four cars of Battery A, Indiana ma
tional guard. were deralled near Strai
ford, Mo. Damage to equipment wa
slight. There were no injuries.
Three young sons of Ferdinand Eek
els were killed and his wife and tw
other small sons were seriously in
jured when little gas plant in Eek
els hotel at Dorothy, N. j., exploded
Wheat is being threshed at Abilene
Kan, by electric power. Nine whea
growers organized an outfit and vii
get current.
There is said to be plan on foot Il
Germany for the formation of ZeI
pelin freight and passenger service
The first airship from Germany is g,
pected to reach America in August.
Cornelius N. Bliss OF New York wi
be the next treasurer of'the Republic
an national committee.
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