Connecticut western news., 1907-05-02
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With fitting ceremony the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ezra Cor nell was celebrated at Cornell univer- sity. A feature of the affair was the turning over of the new buildings of the New York State College of Agri- culture to the university by Governor Hughes, who in the course of an ad- dress said: We need scientific instruc- tion in matters pertaining to farming, instruction with reference to suitable farm machinery. with regard to rural engineering and in the various sub jects which relate to rural life. We need not only instruction and expert mentation at this school, but the dis semination of its influence and the car rymg to the people through the varl- ous forms of extension work of tho information and the practical assist. ance and guidance which will help them i'll solving the problems of exist ence and 'in developing the agricultural resources of the state. 1t Is for these purposes that this school has been cs- tah,ished"
 Mrs. Alice Chesam. said to he member sof the Professional Woman's league, was paro,ed in the west side court in New York after being arraign. ed un charges of disordcrly conduct and intoNication in connection with the death of her sister, Mrs. Clara E. Mcbride of ..-5 West Eightieth street, who passed away without medical at tendance while under the care of two Christian Science hcalcrs After hnins r.aIn M g1 T was nursing my sister for Il week be- fore she died the Christian Science people would give her only coffee. al. though she was suffering from pneu- monia. l managed to smuggle Il little food to her, but the nurses said was an evil spirit and malignant influence and was disseminating the currens from the patient. The indignity and humiliation of my arrest and being locked up were put on me before my sisters body was cold"
 In letter to the editor of the Re- view of Reviews President Roosevelt takes exception to certain statements made by Dr. Cronin in an article on "The Doctor In the Public School" published in the April number of that periodical, and takes occasion to re- new his expressions on the subject of race suicide. MT. Roosevelt says: "The greatest problem of civilization is to be found in the fact that the well to do families tend to die out There resulti in consequence tendency to the elim. ination instead of the survival of the fittest and the moral attitude which IaIt 4l.f., tas .Nq strengthened when it is apologized foc and praised in magazine like yours.
 The reconstructed public utilities bill, favored by Governor Hughes of New York and the product of two weeks study on the part of the framers of the original bill, was made public. The corporations representatives who had focked to Albany to look over the new bill were not all displeased with the changes. The gas trust clause remains unaltered and no new company can enter the monopoly's field unless it ob- tains consent of the state commission. The bill probably with some further amendments will be reported to the assembly on Thursday.
 A summons was served upon Do Lancey Nlcoll by attorneys for William Carroll Woodward notifying him that suit for large sum of money, believ. ed to ba $250000, would be begun within twenty days against himself and Howard Gould for breach of con. tract in connection with n legal action that was contemplated by the million. aire The nature of the suit Mir. Gould had in mind is not revealed. The lat. ter and Mrs Gould who was Kath. erine Clemmons the actress. parted last September and have not lived to- gether since.
 It was admitted by director of the Trust Company of America that in ad. dition to the SS00,000 par value of se' curities stolen by w. O. Douglas he had stolen and hidden In the trust com pany's building in New York great stock of bonds valued, 1t is said.
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