Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-19


Approximately s15o,coo Worth Of Oil
Tulsa were destroyed by fire during a
severe electrical storm.
Charles v. DAILY, formerly famous as
a Harvard and West Point quarter
back, was named for fire commissioner
of Boston by Mayor John F. Fitzger-
aid.
Leonora Doyle, an Actress. and heir
css of the late Samuel Burns. a wealthy
lumber merchant, got a divorce from
her husband. j. Clarence Doyle. Jr. in
Baltimore, Md.
With the Third Called Session of the
thirty-first Texas legislature ended by
limitation, another special session is in
prospect to enact a law for two-cent
passenger rate.
In Line With His Recent Announce
mont that he would retire from active
speculation. James A. Patten's seat on
the New York stock exchange. which
he had held since 1908, was sold for
$40, 900.
Bertran1 Pond, Who Shot and Killed
Mrs. Mary Umschied at her home in
Homestead. y. j., on Monday night.
wnen surrounded b. crowd near the
scene of the crime shot himself in
the head, fatally, TO escape capture.
Mrs. Ellen Maheaan. One of the Best
Known Swimmers of the South Boston
section, died at the City hospital yes
terday from exhaustian and internal
hemorrhages caused by a long swim
last Tuesday. She was so years of
age.
Alfred Urion. Attorney for Armour
& company, having explained that he
had nothing TO do with the destruction
of stenographic notebooks wanted by
the federal grand jury, was discharged
from blame by Judge Lands in Chi
cago.
Resolutions Were Adopted by the
congress of reform in session at San
Francisco under auspices of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union de-
nouncing the presentation of 100 cases
of California wine to the cruiser Cali
fornia.
The Washington Woolen Mills at
Fredericksburg, Va. owned BY John c.
Melville and a number of New York
financiers. were destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $3.50. 900. about
900 men and women are thrown out of
employment.
A Suggestion Made by Mayor Arthur
P Howard that the striking shoe fac,
tory operatives of Salem, Mass. and
the manufacturers agree upon COM
mittee of arbitration to consider the
difficulty which has led to the strike of
500 employees was accepted
Scott Hamaker, Superintendent Of
the pipe mill of the Susauehanna Iron
and Steel company. met a horrible
death in the mill at Columbia Pa,
when the protruding key of a knuckle
on belt caught his coat and he was
whirled around a shaft. u
In Aecordance With an Opinion
cabied by request to him at Paris by
Attorney General O'MalIey. Supreme
Court Justice James w Gerard of New
York will retain his place on the COM
mission appointed by President Taft
TO attend the Mexican centennial.
Edward AItemus, Bucket Shop Mar
aeer, was called before Juree Carey
in the county court at Jersey City and
the sentence of two years and $4,000
fine imposed several weeks ago recon-
sidered and sentence was suspended.
had given aid in federal prose-
cutions.
of the home of T. p. Eads, young
farmer of Stanford KY a man and
woman yesterday demanded that Mrs.
Eads give them her baby boy. When
Mrs, Eads refused the woman threw a
bottle of carbolic acid on the young
mother Then the two strangers left
in their car. No explanation was OBJ
tainable from Mrs. Eads.
The Rhode Island Senate Yesterday, |
on the second day of the special ses-
sion of the general assembly.s passed |
the redistricting bill and also passed |
the act creating a conservation COM |
mission in response to the recon- |
of Governor Pothier In his |
special message Both measures will |