Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
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Ind, was officially declared off follow ing negotiations that lasted twenty four hours. The company refused to treat with the men as an organization, but negotiations were conducted for the company by Mayor Nolan. The men were out since May 20 and made bitter struggle with the aid of organ ized labor.
 Papers were filed with the county clerk at Buffalo by William J. Con- ners, chairman of the Democratic state committee, in a suit against the owners of Golfers Weekly for $100,OO0 damages because of an article pub lished In the Weekly in which, MT. various crimes, including assault, se- cret murder. riot and conspiracy.
 Litigation was started at Marietta, O., by an heir of John Paul Jones for about 100000 acres of land near that 3city Mrs. Combault of Paris, an heir of Admiral Jones, asserts that she has deed of trust for the land, given her proceedings were brought by A. Dewey Follett to gain possession of the prop erty.
 Holy Rollers at Cleveland, Tenn, were restrained by Chancellor McCon- nell at Chattanooga from making loud and unusual noises and otherwise disturbing the public peace. The peti- tion was presented to the court by Mayor Mayfield of Cleveland and was signed by other officials and citizens.
 James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia was elected supreme knight of the na- tional body of the Knights of Colum- bus. H. H. Carmody of Grand Rap ids, Mich, was electSd. deputy supreme knight. W. J. McGirHey of New York was elected national secretary at the convention in Mobile, Ala.
 sThe application of Michael William Flynn and other residents of New Rochelle, N. Y, for an injunction to prevent the construction of the New York, Westchester and Boston railway because of the noise made by the con- tractors was denied by the New York supreme court.
 The American schooner Independ- ence II. at Mobile, outward bound for Swan island, in the Caribbean sea, which was suspected of connection with an alleged filibustering expedi- tion in South America, was given clearance papers to sail.
 What is believed to be the largest counsel fee ever recorded in Kings county, N Y, was awarded to Joseph Martin, a New York lawyer, when the settlement of a claim for $165, 794 AT was approved by the New York su- preme court.
 A divorce was granted in North Da- kota to Mrs. Suzanne Frankel, former ly of New York, the defendant in the Der of the New York firm of Joseph Frankel's Sons, importers of precious stones.
 John Hamilton Tyson, the million aire, was sued for divorce in Stam- ford, Conn, by his wife, Mrs. Grace Tyson, bride of little more than a year, who alleged he practiced intoler- able cruelty and is habitually intem- ] perate.
 A $2,500 aeroplane was ordered from the Wright brothers by Howard A. Colby of Plainfield, N. J. Another order for a flying machine was placed with the Wrights by E.. s. F. Ran dolph of Westfeld, N. J. l The sentence of dismissal in the case of First Lieutenant Frank w. Ball, i Twenty-fifth infantry, recently tried l l>,, Afo1 ir, bo pines for drunkenness, was approved by President Taft.
 1 Letters of instruction were forward ed by the treasury department at Washington to collectors of customs containing regulations for their guild ance in the administration of the Payne tariff act.
 Nearly $5O,OOO for missionary work was raised by the Rev. A. B. Simpson of New York within three-quarters of an hour at the annual offering of the l Christian Missionary alliance at Old Orchard, Me.
 Three of the boilers on the battle l ship Maine were discovered in such condition that it was unsafe for her
 
 was withdrawn from the maneuvers.
 Mrs. Lulu F. B. Rambaud was grant ed in New York an interlocutOry de- cree of absolute divorce from Dr. George Gibier Rambaud, head of the Pasteur institute of New York.
 Miss Alice NJ. COrbin, granddaughter of Lieutenant General Henry c. Cor. bin retired, and DarOhirO WOOyeno, a Japanese art dealer of Detroit, were married in that city.
 Mrs. Mary Lawrence Keene, wife of Foxhall K. Keene, millionaire turfman polo player and society leader of New York city, was granted divorce al Lexington, Ky.
 Horace M Waddell, an artist and illustrator for magazines, was sued in the New York supreme court by his wife for a legal separation on grounds of cruelty.