Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-02-26
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opening Of the epidemic last fail, has
Numbered 10000 cases, Of which 8,9zs
were fatal Russia Is only n sefni.eist.
lived nation, hence It's people suffer
from preventsble diseases for lack of
proper knowledge.
During the past twenty years there
have been granted In the State of Ton.
nectIcut 4, "a divorces. according 10 the
figures just issued by the Bureau Of La
Dor and Commerce. The initiative In
seeking the severance Of marital ties
swn. taken by $50 husbands and by
s,4D4 wives.
taffoii u. Wright, President Of clark
College. died on Saturday, at Wotces-
Ter. lie had served 10th hts state aud
The Federal Government with distine=
ton. he WA one If the pioneers IN
this country n the field al labor stats.
ties aud Ia tho movement Ia enlarge
The STATES responsibilities toward Ia.
bof. liz was far hong naIe fedefal
Comm izsioncf 81 Labor. lie did much
10 anelioraia iahet conditions AMI 10
advance the dattrue that iahat and
capital should go operate IA seitline
their difficulties through afbitfaltant
sanctioned BY tic state.
Earthquake shocks continue 10 he
felt In Italy and have exiendsd 10 9th.
~ pafis OF Europe. Last sunday e.
we're sheeks were experienced IN large
district Of spain, but caused little da-
image
Il.v. Df J Wilbur Chapman, the
famous evangelist, and his eo=Morkers,
after concluding his several weeks re-
yival meetings In Bo~ton iast SUNDAY
night-the most extraordinary aud
the most successful. In this country,
since the days OF Wesley and Whitfield
began campaign Ia Springfield last
Monday nlght, similar Ia that carried
ON in hostan,
Miss Sylvia t,reen, only daughter OF
Mrs. aiitttyn 0reen, the eccentric and
richest woman Ia America. was maf-
fied on Tuesday, AT MuffisioNn, \. j,
10 Matthew Astot Nilks, Of New York
city and Gait, Ontario. Mr. Nilks,
snn of the tirsl John jacob Aston and
h said TO be wellott Thus wealth mar
ries wealth reg ardless OF discrepancies.
Miss afeen : age is not given, but no
doab, She Is young
.'Chrlst would not pass muster In n
modern SUNDAY school, said Proies.
sor Edwin u. -lafhuek. Of the tniNer-
sity of Iowa, nj the Chicago meeting Of
the Religious Educators. last week.
week s.Gan We imagine Jesus christ
teaching in modern Sunday school,
them master history, recite ca,echism,
SAY the ereed, read the ten OF dozen
verses assigned them, and move up
the grades No, he could not do IL, for
he Was teacher,
President Ros,scselt's trip abroad Is
IL begin s,.on after his retirement from
office, March 1, and will eccupy Two
years. As faunal nstnfallst he will
spend year In Africa NJ the head OF "A
scientific expedition Tilted out by the
Smithsonian Institution, lie will also
spend one ssar in halope picking up
valuable Information and in delivering
lecsnreS--in Germany, in the German
Language, in France in the French Ian
ehage. and ~ on When he comes
hack he will he loaded with valuable
knowledge. which he will impatt 10
his fellow coantfsmen 10 their great
benefit. This = all arranged Tor,
A Law hiss been passcd in New Mex
ico pros lding for the classification ot
bachelors and widowers, and the levy.
Ing of tax utan them. Bachelors be
tween the ages OF ~ and a. arc 10 nay
$40 annual tax. and wiuoaers Will he
feauired 10 pay - annual tax. The
revenue thus derived Will he used 10
provide support Of unmarried women,
The Panama canal Is new ever one
third finished. Its ccst Will lie under
sasa.ossa 600, and the decision j. that IL
Is 10 he lock canal.
The Cunsriet nee steamships make
voyages between New York and Liver.
pool under ike days, and one a The
captains says IL viii yet * made In 4
- days. In issp the swin sailing
packets occasionally made the sos axe
IN = days, the fifsi t'unatsi steamships
made The % are occasionally under L
siass, the Collins steamers fvdaecd
the time 10 III days.
The calling II a special ;afsfi-ges iSion
session Al Congress. 10 useel March Is
sill substantially meei giAr pnamlss ii
ahe Republican platform Ia lie lAsi
campaign.
It's nss slssioa> great safilq aaSe sn-
fauDussi thfee aexSs aEo - have q.
eaFFea >psnem here 10 tie Eass, peFhaps
under ne las.iaa ecsan, i nos Ane~n
u hase aakcu paaee IN lgas Wsl.a, sparse
+ Sxassaissesl paris II western Persia. II
Is Sasxs "a Villages we're sleagguasst aaad
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