Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-31


and child in Chicago.
A Loss of $4,000 Was Caused BY a
fire in the power plant of the United
States Finishing company at Paw
tucket, R. l.. yesterday.
Robert F. Clark, "a, Former mem
Der Of the Boston board of police, died
at his home in that city Yesterday,
after an extended illness.
The Favorite Beverage Of the Yale
academic class is water, according to
the vote of the class, 109 men voting
for water as against "a who voted for
beer,
Mrs. Charlotte F. Pratt of Manches
ter, n. H, fell from the doorway of
her home yesterday and was instantly
killed by her head striking on a stone
step.
Count Lustzow, a Bohemian schol-
ar and publicist has arrived in New
York and will tour the country. lee
turing on Bohemian literature and his
tory.
The Name of Judson Harmon of
Ohio was filed as presidential candi-
date at Lincoln, Neb., yesterday, while
that of William ]. Bryan was with
drawn.
Charles w. Walter, superintendent
Of schools of Hopkinton, Mass, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy yes
terday, with liabilities of $1,451 and
no assets.
tuberculosis Has Its Grip on nearly
o0 per cent. of the population of Alas
ka, according to the results of an in
vesugation conducted for the bureau
of education.
When He Attempted to Whip His IS
year old son. Roy, George Loposse, a
wealthy. farmer living near Edinburgh.
Ill. was shot and Instantly killed yes
terday by the boy.
Increases in the Net Earnings of all
the steam and electric railroads in
Rhode Island are shown in the report
Of the railroad commission, made to
the legislature yesterday.
Startling Revelations are promised
in New York as the result of the ar
lest of an official of the Oil Seeds
company, charged with defrauding the
government out of customs duties.
Joseph HoIub, Chief Gunner under
Admiral Dewey at the battle of Ma
Mia bay, is dead at the Great Lakes
naval training station at North Chi
eago. Death was caused by pneu-
monia.
Operation of the Pure Food Decision
prohibiting the use Of saccharine in
foodstuffs, which was to have become
effective Feb. l, after two postpone
ments, again has been extended to
March l.
The Quebec Minister of Agriculture
j. F. Caron, announced yesterday that
convict labor likely would have to be
employed upon the new King Edward
road, between Montreal and Rouses
Point, N. Y,
Richard p. McGrann, a wealthy
horseman of Lancaster, Pa, transfer
red all Of his property for a consid-
Grafton Of $40 TO an attorney. Judg-
ments to the amount of S75, 200 stand
against him.
Graded Cotton, which would be un.
changed in color of texture if kept anC
opened a thousand years from now, il
being placed IN Theoretically sealed
vacuum glass cases by the department
of agriculture.
That There Are Thirteen Fewer
newspapers in the United States thar
there were a year ago is revealed by
! figures presented in the American
| Newspaper Annual. New England ha.
lost four dailies.
Senator La Toilette yesterday rein.
| troduced his antitrust bill of last ses.
sion extending its provisions TO pro.
! hibit the government from buying
Of trusts and forfeiting patents on arti.
cles manufactured by trusts
/ Counsel for the Various Iron com
/ panies, party defendants in the sui
/ of government to dissolve the Stee
/ Trust, filed answers at Trenton, N. J.
/ denying conspiracy to restrict compe
/ tition in the steel and iron business.
That Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
would no more decline to take tn
! IOlilllAdtiOH lOl pI6SlUGuL lHdn IL
/ would decline to enlist if needed, il
/ time of war is the opinion of Law
renee F. Abbott, one of the editors o
! the Outlook.
That SIS Per Cent. of the EmpIoye
/ of the United States Steel corporation
/ Of Pittsburg district earn less than tn
actual cost of subsistence of the aver
| age American family in Pittsburgh
| was a calculation made at the stee
trust hearing yesterday by Louis Z
/ Brandeis.
Declaring What They Called :"
strike" when refused a holiday the.
/ demanded, the entire senior class o
Springhill college, Mobile, Ala, includ
ing between 20 and 80 members. wer
expelled yesterday for insubordinatio
/ hy Rev Francis TWellmeyer s. j
president Of the college.
A Bill to Refund Several Hundre
thousand dollars in duties assessed O
imported coal at Boston Baltimor
and other eastern ports during tn
coal strike of 1902, was introduce
yesterday by Senator Lodge. Coal wa
admitted free at many ports by ac
Of congress, but the law was irregu
larly administered.
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Girls Betrayer Held in $1,000.
Chicago, Jan. 3O.-Charles MeClaiI
named by Violet Buehler in her stor
| of daJinoueucV told Juvenile Judp