The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-03
LATE NEWS
ExSNAN CONDENSED NxxxNl
Happenings Over.
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Knoxville The remaining clubs in
Knoxville who were serving liquor UNI
der the locker system have discon-
tinued the service,
his.-Mistaking a gasoline can
for one containing kerosene, Luther
Seal suffered burns from which he died
at ST. Joseph's hospital.
Newbern-The entire property of
the Dyer county fair association has
been sold at auction at Dyersburg and
the organization was discontinued.
$500
Knoxville. Seven and half car
loads of coal have been distributed to
the poor of Knoxville already this win
ter by the Salvation Army, the associ-
ated charities and other organizations.
huntingdon financial reports
of the ten banks in Carroll county
show that they have more money on
deposit than at any time of their
history.
Nashville-At a meeting of the
County Judges association of Tennes-
see here the antifee bill pending be-
fore the legislature was unanimously
Endorsed.
Chattanooga.-Gra in Rhea
county, is now an incorporated town,
having taken advantage of the bill OF
incorporation passed by the present
legislature.
Standardization F. Bell of this
place is in receipt of a telegram from
Congressman Joseph w. Byrns, in
which he gives hope of early free de-
livery for Springfield.
Knoxville.-As a result of an explo-
sion in Loudon mine near Ducktown,
John and Henry Simonds were in
stantly killed and a third miner named
Smith was perhaps fatally injured.
Chattanooga.-Un machinists IL
the war munitions department of the
Columbus iron works were granted an
eight-hour working day effective Feb
ruary 1. Three eight-hour shifts will
be employed daily.
Nashville.-Charged with having
swindled a number of Nashville mer-
chants, Clara Harrison, pretty 10.
year-old girl, was arrested and locked
up at the police station. She is charg-
ed with grand larceny.
Nashville. Twenty-Five perkeassaa&s - q
the west campus students Of V va
bilt university are earning money
While in school to help pay their ex-
penses, according to report just is
sued by the alumni secretary. nv
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nooga.-Perhaps the longest
run ever made in Tennessee by mes
senger boy was that accomplished by
Charley Wallace, who made the run
from Chattanooga to Atlanta on a mo-
torcycle to carry a moving picture
screen which was advertised to be pro-
duced.
Lynchburg-Th humble mule never
showed to better advantage than when
interested buyers gathered from a
dozen states to attend the mule sale at
the farm of Lem Motlow. Two hun
dred and seventy-fve head of mules
were sold under the hammer for up
ward of 100000.
Memphis. H. Taylor, a dep
uty sheriff, died at st. Joseph's hos
pital from a pistol wound in the head
The shot was fired by B. Browning, GIL
years old, florist Browning is lock.
ed up at the central police station on
charge of murder. Jealousy over a
young wife, police say, is responsible
for the killing of the officer.
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Union City.-Johny Ivy Brewer, 49,
prominent merchant of Rives, Tenn
was brought here seriously injured
from a gunshot wound it is alleged by
one of two brothers, Harvey Simmons
and Tinchon Simmons. 1t is claimed
that the two brothers in an intoxi
Gated condition entered the Brewer
store and engaged in an alteration
with Mr.. Brewer over some trivial
matter.
Cleveland-Dr. J. l.. Mackey,
prominent physician of this county
residing near Charleston, received Sc
rious injury in an accident at Cal
houn. While driving along in his cal
he was caught by three telephone
wires which were being strung across
the pike road and were elevated JUS
enough to jerk the doctors hands
from the steering wheel and throw
him to the back of the car with ter
rifle force. One rib was broken and
his spine injured to the extent thai
paralysis is feared.
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