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Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08

Paris. Aug. T.-1ight aviators started at daylight today in the great TSP kilo- metre (4s5 miIes) cross country race from Issy Les Aoulineaux, and at nigftfalI six of them had covered the first stage of the Journey to Troyes, 135 Kilometres Ci3 miles) from the starting point
 Great Enthusiasm.
 Not since the Grand Prix for auto mobiles has suc:l crowds gathered or has such enthusiasm been displayed in at five minute intervals, the aeroplanes arose. and after swinging for a mo 1nent over the city proceeded at full speed in the direction of TrOyss- Au- 5lrun was first away and Le Blanc the next to get the signal. They speedily covered the dis ance to their destina- ton which mat1s the completion of the first lap in the race, only few minutes separating them. Ee Blanc'S time was one hour B minutes, 2O sec onds while Auo-un made the trip in one hour 37 minutes and 25 seconds. Nausea Forced One Aviator to Land.
 Owing 70 the haze and the difficulty of locating landndIk ks. the pilots steer ed by compass 4Iamet lost his way, covering c50 kilomet tres. but finally reaching the godL Lindpainter, the American, Weyndnn, and the French man. Legasneux. all arrived in safety at Troyes, put were compelled to make several stops. They reported head 1 winds. Weymann descended for the of picking up a passenger to l guide him. Du- tlt passenger com | pIained of nausea and the aviator was
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRAIN DASHED INTO PASSENGER AUTO. Two Persons Killed Outright and Three
 Fatally Injured.

Birmingham. Ala Aug. 1.-Two were killed outright, .n-ee were fatally in- jured and two others may die as the result of an aec.d ant in which a Southern Railway rassenger train near West Lake dashed into a large auto mobile below Pt<. emer today. The dead: J. II. RJden, chauffeur; Miss Augusta Riser, sged 16 years.
 The fatally injured: Miss Mary Fitz- patrick, aged 5 years; Miss Mamie Crenshaw. aged Is years; Robert Black. Miss Eva Lou Crenshaw and Vernon Lee, who may die. Five others were injured.
 The automobile, which maintains regular passenger schedule between Bessemer and West Lake, was carrying eleven passengers % the lake. It was almost completely demolished.
 Owing to steep grade and the fact that the highway is in 8 cut. it was impossible for me chauffeur to see the locomotive. Those of the automobile passengers who escaped with injuries say that the .oco n Jtive whistle was not blown for 1e crossing
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
BALTIC WILD MAN
 CAPTURED ON occuM FLATS.
Crowd Was Ch1sIns Jean conroyier or voiuasown - Constable Lambert Brings Him to Lookup.

The Baltic wildman." who was re- ported about a week ago was
 brought into police headquarters on
 Sunday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock by
 Constable Gus Lambert of Occunn.
 who secured him on the Occum flats
 sunday morning about 10 o'clock,
 where the wild man" was being
 chased along the road by big
 crowd of boys. He proved fo be
 Jean connoyier, native of Nolun-
 town, who is well known to the Nor
 wich police, having been before the cily court Tor vagrancy
 Connoyier's ragged clothes and dirty and unshaven face gave him some claim to the title of wild man, but he was a very mild-man- nered one, When seen by boys in Sunday he ran. and they started af- ter him. The crowd grew with the report that the fugitive was either the Baltic wild man" or an escaped a large number of men and boys were chasing the frightened mar along the road. Constable Lambert heard of the chase and drove down to the place, securing Connoyier without any trouble and taking the prisoner into his team drove back to. the Lambert home. where he washed the mans Face and gate hlfnF a good meal. He informed. Chief Murnhy and brought the man down to police headquarters where he was locked up on the charge of yagrancy. To the constable and the chief Com noyier said that he had only recent ly got out Of Brooklyn jail where he had served 45 days for vagrancy. connoyfer told Chief Murphy that he had been trying to keep out of this town, because the chief had warned him some time ago not to be seen around here again. He said he had slept in the outhouse at the Yer sailles depot and in the woods.
 More than a week ago the presence of the wild man" was first reported, | aving been seen in the big tract of woods belonging 10 Frank Barber of | Plain Hill, in consequence of which, | t was said that all the berrying par | les of the neighborhood had been | With the wild man" now | safely under lock and key. the re- | zion around Baltic may be consid- cred safe again.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Followed Each Other at Five Minute Inter
 vals Early Sunday Morning.
CROSS COUNTRY RACE OF 485 MILES
Starting Paris, the Circuit Embraces iroyes, a1cy Meziers, Charlevilie and Amiens and Ends at Paris-Prz.s Total $52.4OO-Filots Steered By Compass Owing to the F E-az.-First Lap, S3 Miles, Made in Hour and Haf-Midar Nausea.

forced to land him after they had gone a few miles.
 One Machine Wrecked.
 Bregi and Busson did not finish. The Iatter's machine was wrecked when he dropped into a cornf1eid. < MonopIanes and BipIares Used.
 Auburn. Gle Blanc and Mamet used monoplanes, wn,ie Lindpainter, Wey- mann and lLegag'leux made the flight in biplanes. Several army officers, who were not allowed to take part officially in the ia,e, made the cross stations. They declare their intention of following the race to the end. Just before the start two amateurs who had flown from Estam pes descended among the spectators amid great cheering.
 Hubert Latham Ill.
 Indisposition prevented Hubert La splendid flight yes tcrday from Chalone- sur Marna to Paris. entering the city at an altitude of 1850 feet, and twice circled the Eiffer tower.
 The Prizes.
 The circuit which will be covered by the contestants, Starting at Paris. en- braces Troyes, Nancy, Meziars, Charle- vile and Amiens and ends at Paris Local aviation meetings have been ar at each stopping place, the the S2OO0o offered for the big event by a Paris newspaper The conditions of the cross country race provide that the winner shall ue the aviator who covers the circuit in the shortest elapsed -ime.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT
 AT TEHERAN, PERSIA.
Government Troops Began the Attack
 With Rapid Fire Guns.

Teheran. Persia, August "A seri- ous armed engagement took place here to-day in which there were many casualties. A government proclamation, ordering the national 5sts to disarm within AS hours was ignored, and it was decided to adopt severe measures to enforce it. The German minister vainly interceded with the nationalists. who took up a position in the northern part of the city under the leadership of Satar Khan, the constitutionalist, and Bakir Khan.
 Troops were ordered out by the government authorities and they marched with rapid fire guns to be- gin the attack. Brisk fighting con tinued throughout the whole after noon and the position of the insur- gents was captured by assault at g o'clock at night Satar Khan was wounded and Bakir Khan and many of the others were made prisoners The number killed and wounded has not yet been estimated.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
 CONCLAvE IN CHICAGO.
City Streets Gay With Decorations-
 5oo,oo0 Guests Expected.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Chicago, in it's dress uniform, it's streets gay with decora- tions and already well filled with guests rested today in anticipation of d week of entertainment in honor of the 31st triennial Knights Templar concIave. It rested officially, but actually the welcome to the first of the five hundred thousand expected guests, the arrival Of an occasional commandery and the interest of the Chicagoans themselves kept the downtown streets crowded.
 The first official function of the con- clave was the religious service held in Orchestra hall. One thousand uni- formed knights attend the solemn for mai opening, at which Rev. G. H. MacadaIn of Evanston commandery delivered a sermon.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
George C. sraadon.
UPSET LOAD OF HAv.
'TroiIey' Hit Wagon Driven b; Wm. A. cook-Moheaan Man lseversly Injured.

William Avery Cook, well known | resident. of the town of Montville.
 was seriously injured and his hay wagon smasheed to pieces when a
 trolley car ran into 1t on the down grade just south of MohegRn hill
 about 6l0 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
 MT Cook, who conducts the Fort
 out of a haydeld into the highway
 near the Opperman place. The trol-
 ley track is on the west side of the
 road and the hayneld west Of the
 track. With a goods sized load Of hay
 on his wagon Mr. Cooke had driven
 out of the barnway, which is only
 three or four feet away from the horses. when the trolley came around the curve. at the top of the long Mo- began hill and came down the grade at fast rate of speed The breaks seemed to fall to work in time. for the ear crashed into the rear of the hay-c and carried the wagon down the hill 30 feet before coming to a stop.
 MT Avery out and his forcibls im- pact with the ground resulted in a broken >collar bone, scalp wound, two badly bruised shoulders, a sprained wrist and a wrenched neck. Mir. Cook yas taken home in an au- tomobile by a man nanaed Shemeld, and Saturday night was attended by a Norwich physician, who also made two vislts on sunday and on the last trip found his patient comfortable.
 The two horses were thrown. dragged and cut. The load of hay was overturned and the wagon was a wreck. The car that did the dam age left Norwich for New London at 5.45. J. w. Rogers, Jr., was the mo- torman.
 The up car found the track blocked by the wagon and hay which had falen over it after the other car had gone by. Motorman Dexter Church and Conductor Fred Tourteliotte, with the assistance of passengers, pushed the debris to one side, where 1t was still lying Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
PEAsE BROOK WATERSHED
To Be Recomnnsn sn isd to Court of Com mon Council by Board of Water Commissio1e-s.

At a special meeting called for this evening the common council will be called upon to take action on a reso- lution passed by the board of water comm issioners for the purpose of in- creasing me wa.e" supply. The reso- lution adop-ed bv the board Of water commissioners is very similar, to that adopted by the commissioners on May 6, 1901. in which The Pease brook wa tershed was aoJr Jved as outlined in the plan of the C vii engineers, Hill, Quick & Allen.
 It is expec ed flia. the common coun- cil will approve he action of the water commis sione-s all approve the resolu- tion which they aili offer A special city meeting will then be called to give the legal vorers ar opportunity to ex- press themselves cn the water ques- tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
WEDDING SET FOR AUGUST 30. Miss Mabel Cor1sIia Mouiton to Marry
 Notsd Evangelist.

Providence. Aug. Mrs David P Moulton of this city announced Friday that her daughter. Miss Mabel Cornelia Moulton. would be married to the noted evangelist Rev Dr. J. Wilbur Chap man, in this city on the afternoon of Aug. 30- The cer Arnony is to take place at the home of the brides mother in the EimWIood section.
 Miss Moulton has become an evan gelist herself and will continue the work after her marriage. The honey- moon will be spent at Jamaica Plains, L. L. and Dr. md Mrs. Chapman will live there until they start on an around the world evanSelistic trip
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
SUICIDE OF JOHN A. HALL.
Son of Former President Massachusetts,
 Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Hall. aged g years. of Springfield. son of the late John Hall, former presi- dent of the Mas sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance company. committed suicide in hotel here today by cutting his throat with a razor. Hall had been suffering with | nervous trouble and resided at the hotel since last June
 and when the barber came Hall asked him for the razor that he might ex- anime it. The barber gave him the in strument and Hall stepped into the bathroom and Siashed his throat in three places befo e he fell to the floor
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
PRONOUNCED INSANE.
Wah Bow Taken 70 State Hospital
 Has Brother Coming from China.

Wah Bow, the Franklin square Chi ' nese laundrcnlaI, r-no went insane on Friday having the idea that the other men of his race were going to kill him, and was taken into custody by the police was -xan oed on Saturday by order of First Sc ctman Liliibridge. Drs. Stark snd Hooper pronounced the man insane ani he Was committed fo the state hospital. He WAS taken to the instituti Dn hv sS,Iiceman~ ~O,lNeill.-
 Wah Bow i< ao, II A years old. He is ssil to hsva q brother on the way 10 this country. aud if tha fnsaiie man improves he VIII Dc taken back by his brOt her. !
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
RICE MURDER MYSTERY
 THE FIRST TANGIBLE CLUE.
Bag Containing Six Dead Chickens
 Found on Victims Premises.

Cleveland. O.. August 7.-The first
 tangible clue to the mystery sur
 rounding the murder of William L.
 Rice, the millionaire attorney who
 was round shot and stabbed in front
 of his home Friday night ,is claimed to have been discovered to-day Pri- vate detectives employed on the case produced to-day a bag containing six dead chickens which they found in the shrubbery about 100s yards from where Mir Rice's body was discov- cred. -
 The theory is advanced that MT. chicken thieves and was killed in. fight following his attempt to arrest them The police, however, still re- fuse to accept any such explanation except exc that of murder for revenge. with large interests involving mil lions of dollars, and, according to the police. sufficient motive for his murder can be found in the influence world.
 None of the authorities are opti-s nistic in regard to the solution of the crime Chief of Police Kohler. who is not directly interested be- cause the murder took place outside the city limits, has expressed a defi- mite opinion that only accident will reveal the murderers because of the absence of any genuine evidence upon which the police may work
 Mrs Rice and her four daughters arrived in Cleveland to-day from Ma ssachusetts They went directly -o their home and private detectives were stationed about the house with instructions to inform all callers that Mrs Rice could see nobody and had no statement to make. They were by William Nelson Cromwell of New York, who started Or Cleveland immediately on receiv- 1 ng the news of MT. Rice's death. | Mir. Cromwell was Associated with l he murdered lawyer in some busi- l less ventures and 1t was reported | hat he would assume charge of Mr. l 7ice's affairs He refused to con- nent upon the murder in any way.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
NEW LONDON SHIP
 AND ENGINE COMPANY.
$5oo,ooo Capital for New Plant at Gro
 ton Yard.

New London business men held an enthusiastic meeting Saturday evening at the Crocker house. at which Captain T. 4. Scott presided. and some of the detail of the new company which is to take the shipbuiIding plant at Groton was explained.
 It is to be capitalized at S500.000, and to be known as the New London Ship and Engine sompany. It will employ about 150 men at first and in five years will be employing 2,000. it is expected. It will manufacture torpedo engines, torpedos and air compressors. Work is expected to start at once.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
FoUR-YEAR- BOYS SKULL
 FRACTURED BY AUTO.
Little Fellow Was Out to Buy an Ice
 Cream Gone.

New Britain, Conn.,, August 7.-As he was crossing the street in front of his home on Hartford avenue to- night to get an ice cream cone A. year-oId Isadore Gordock struck by an automobile driven by Walter
 Woodruff of Bristol and received a fractured skull, from the effects of which he died a few minutes after being taken to his home Woodruff, who is said to have been going at 9 moderate speed when the accident Happened, was placed under arrest charged with manslaughter and re- leased under $5.0O0 for his appear ance in court Monday morping.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
GEMS FOUND IN OLD PAPER. Mill Employe Gets Third Diamond in
 Six Months in Jersey Plant.

Whippany, N. J.. August s.-Har- vey Struble, employed in the paper mills here, found to-day the third diamond within the last six months. A local jeweler said it was worth $50.
 Struble handles the scrap that comes into the plant to be made into paper. One of the diamonds was worth over $200 and the other $50.
 Coins frequently are found in the scrap. and pennies are common Then men put the small coins into a fund to buy tobacco.
 Some time ago the Salvation Army sent lot of paper to the mill which had been donated to it in bulk The donor concluded that package of uncut diamonds was in the lot but they neveer came to light
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
MOB OF LYNcHERs
Threatened to St-i"3 Up Two Murder
 ous Alabama Negroes.

Evergreen. Ala, Aug. 7.-Threaten- ing to lynch Albert Johnson and John Manuel, two ne sroes who were in jail here on the charge Of being implica ted in the killing of Jesse Baldwin. an old farmer. at Wilcox Station July '. mob gathered el .ly this morning and surrounded the jail
 But, Sheriff J. '. Irwin forestalled any attempt at violence by calling on the officers of the 1.,caI military com pany for assistan .e. The appearance of the troops cuelied the mob spirit and the men soon returned to their homes.
 Sheriff Irwin to K the two negroes to Mobile lday for safe keeping.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Automobile Went Down Eight Foot
 Erbannment,

New Haven, Conn. Aug. I'm at- tenn pting to pass approaching automo- piles on the state road at North Haven today G. W. Aus.in drove his machine too near .he edge Of the road and went down an eight foot embankm ent Prof. c. P. Clinton. who was in the car./ was thrown out and ci:t about the face and head, and his wife, who saved herself from being thrown by ciinging to the side of the car tras cut about the head and body IS vas MT. Austin. They were taken to their homes. where their injuries were attended to.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
BIG GROWTH OF HOUSTON. Population Now 78,80o, or 76.5 Per
 Cent. Over Decade Aoo.

Washington. August 7-Houston Texas, has a population of 7S,SOO. ac cording to figures enumerated for the thirteenth census made public to-day by Director Durand of the census bureau.
 This is an increase of 34 167 or 7e.c per cent over the population in 1900, which was 44.633.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Shot Dead by lis Cousin. Policeman

Chicago. Aug. Emil St. Preer was shot dead -oday by his cousin. Jerry Mallett a policeman, who attempted to stop street fig1s in which St Preer was engaged At-hael Morgen. 4 po- liceman. was shot and probably fatally wounded by one cf the men in the fight. Duno St. Preer. brother of the dead man. who $ und sr arrest. has vowed vengeance on dis cousin. the police
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Death of Mrs. Katherine M Lord

New York Aug. 7.-Katherine N Lord, wife of Chester $. Lord manag ing editor of the Few York Sun. died this evening at Ter residence in Brook iyn after lingering illness. She was a native of Adams N Y MT. and Mrs. Lord were II arried in 1871 and went to Brooklyn in 1872, where thev have since iiyed. Airs. Lord is sur vived bE Her husb md and two sons. The funeral will 1e held Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
ISSUED FRAUD MONEY ORDERS
Elmer Baldwin Secured Quantity of
 Clothing and Jewelry.

Stamford, Coan. Aug E-Elmer Chadwick. alias Baldwin, who was ar rested by the postoffice authorities in Greenwich Saturday, charged with having issued fraudulent money orders had room in this place, which was broken into today, and a quantity of clothing and jewelry which he had se- cured by means of the money orders found. There is also a package in the local postoff1ce addressed to Baldwin from Tiffany's. New York. on which a value of $100 is placed. Baldwin will be tried before United States Commis- sioner Wright sn New Haven on Mon daV
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
NO ABNORMALLY HIGH
 TEMPERATURES INDICATED
Throughout the Country During This Week-Neathcr Bureau Findings.

Washington. Aug. 7.-Indications that there will be no abnormally high temperatures throughout the country during the coming week are found by the weather bureau in the distribution of pressure over the continent and ad- acent oceans.
 disturoance that now covers the Mississippi valley will move eastward and cause unsettled weather in the At Ia ntic states Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, followed by generally fair weather for the remainder of the week In these regions.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
i5 Year Old Girl
 In I2 Mile Swim
FROM criARLEsrowN BRIDGE TO
 BOSTON LIGHT.
ABOUT 7 HOURS IN WATER.
The Feat Had Never Before Bosb Accomplished ty But One Person. Q Now York Man. Alois AderIe.

Boston, Aug. LA 15 year old Dor chester girl, Rose Pitnoff, today euc- ceeded in swimming from Charlestowri bridge to Boston light, a feat attempt ed many times by. most of the best dis tance swimmers of the east, but here tofore accomplished by but one person Alofs Aderie of New York.
 Seven Rugged Men Gave 1t Up.
 Seven rugged men competed against Miss Pitnoff today, but the cold and the bafhing tides and currents that have made this twelve mile course one Of the severest attempted by swimmers in this country, forced them out of tho water some distance from the goal.
 Water Temperature 53 Degrees.
 The girl was in the water' hours 30 l-2 minutes, as against the hours Ss minutes of Aderle who swam on August 29 last year. The average tenn perature of the water was 53 degrees, and there was a cold wind from the west that made warm wraps necessary for the five official witnesses who acc companied the constants in a boat.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Boy Badly Injured by Thoroughbred
 Game Rooster.

Chicago. Au@. ..-Everett B. Weber a five year yd boy, was attacked and severely injured her. today by thor oughbred game rooster. The child vas nnconscioIs wacn iile bird WAS driven from him. The ni'd jump~d at the boys head and Indicted several gashes in his forehead iu one of which deep blood vessel was s.ut.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Cabinet Conferences at Beverly This
 Week

Beverly, Mass August 7-Presi- dent and Mrs Taft attended church this morning at the first parish ITni- tarian church and afterward enter tained at luncheon Judge John w. Warrington of Cincinnati. Tn the late afternoon they had a long motor ride Cabinet conferences will be the order of the coming week
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Bid Crowd on River eoat.

The steamer Block Island found Sunday another profitable day as she carried down from Norwich between 500 and 900 pleasure seekers. She was considerable late getting hack. caused by leaving Block Island half an hour later than usual. Ii was dark when she got into her dock at 7.t5 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Bridgeport Triple Wedding Ceremony.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aug. For the first time n the history of the city triple wedding ceremony was perform ed here this afternoon the city officials and many local Q eanizations attend ing in body lie contra cting parties were Antonio Mariliero and I4ucie1fa Torni1lo. Salvatore sZarriiEi and Emily Torllillo Manfre.ta Aitieri and Giov- annia Mainiero. A public reception folio wed the trinle ceretnOnv U
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
"5ASEBALI IN HEAVEN"
Subject of Sermon by a Massachu
 sets Faster.

Mattapoisett. sfsss.. Aug. 7.-"Base- ball in Heaven" was the subject of q sermon preached today by the Rev. C. J. Tuthiil. pastor of the Consresa tfonal church. He said in part:
 Heaven IS bot an evolution of this world. A Christian mays love a ball game and. wing 1t, remain a Christian. Why, then, is it not safe to prophesy that even the game of baseball will have it's place. in some spiritual form. in heaven?''
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-08
Body of Hotel Suicide Identified.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. -7.-The body Of man who committed suicide by shooting in hotel at Delaware City last Thursday night was identified to- night as that of Enos P Joseph aged B years. of SIS 17sth street. New York. Joseph was on hie way to Baltimore to undergo treatment ct a. hospital for . brain aHectfoa.