Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-07-02
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Supreme Court Justice Mills, sitting
at White Plains, Il. Y, remanded Har-
ry X. Thaw to Poughkeepsie jail for
the convenience of one of his lawyers,
Charles Morschauser, pending the prep
aration of affidavits and arguments or
a writ of habeas corpus. The question
to be argued is whether Thaw is emit
tied to jury trial to decide as to his
sanity. Justice Mills said he was OF
the opinion that Thaw was entitled tc
a jury trial.
In line with the movement recently
inaugurated by the postoffice depart
ment to cooperate within its limfta-
tons with all highway off Gals looking
to the improvement of roads In the
various states, the clerks In the divi-
sion of rural free delivery are sending
out notices to local highway officials
warning them that rural delivery will
not be continued on roads not kept in
good condition.
The story of Betsy Ross, glorified for
having conceived and built with her
needle the first flag of our country, the
five starred flag which the troops of
Washington carried during the Revo-
luton, has been officially stamped a
fake by William ]. Campbell, investi-
gator for the historical sites committee
OF Philadelphia.
The official estimate of the county
assessor, subscribed to by the affidavit
of William j. Bryan, discloses that the
Nebraskan is the eighth wealthiest
man in Lancaster county, Neb. In adj
dition to taxable property Mr.. Bryan
owns government bonds sufficient to
swell his estate to $150,000 in value.
"Ours is the most important conven-
ton held in this country each year;
also one of the largest, and / do not
make exception of the two great po-
litical conventions, said Irwin Shep-
ard, secretary of the National Educa
tional association, whose annual con.
vention opened in Cleveland, o.
Professor Melvin e. Haggerty Of
Harvard university has taken up his
residence in the monkey house, Bronx
Geological park, New York. After nine
ty days close association with the jun
gle exiles Professor Haggerty expects
to qualify as an interpreter of their
language. sE.H#.
A little negro girl, Marie G. Bolden,
thirteen years DID, daughter of a Cleve-
land mail carrier, won the spelling
championship of the American public
schools in. the intercity spelling con-
test in Cleveland, o. ..
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the Raines-P Phillips bill, providing that
no New York voter shall sign an indie
pendent certificate of nomination un-
less qualified to vote for the candidate
to be nominated. Er a.
An Office building 900 feet and sixty
two stories in height has been planned
to replace the old home of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance society in New
York. 1t will be the worlds highest
building.
Mrs. Philip n. Moore of ST. Louis
will be president of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs for the next
two years, haying been elected in Bos-
ton at the federation meeting.
Congressman w. w. Kitchin was
nominated by the North Carolina Dem
ocratic convention for governor on the
sixtieth ballot by majority of sixty
| votes.
Canned sermons by photograph
will be preached in many Chicago
churches this summer when the pas.
tors go away on their annual yaca.
| tions.
An emphatic denial was made by
| Secretary Loeb that Mrs. and Miss
Roosevelt have been the recipients OF
orders from the sultan of Turkey
Governor Hughes has appointed
Owen l.. Potter of Albany as counsel
to the governor of New York, to sue
coed Edward Sanford. resigned
Henry Miller, aged 104 years, grew
tired of life at Harrodsburg, Mercer
county, Ky, and committed suicide by
taking paris green.
The second cruise of the battleships
on their trip around the world will be.
gin at San Francisco July 7.
The degree of doctor of laws was
conferred ON Governor Hughes by Col
gate university.