Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-20

The Complete Report Of the United
States Steel cooperation for 1911 shows
a decrease of $36,749,2sS in earnings
and decrease of $32,271.79O in net.
The 500 Operatives Employed by the
Queen City cotton mills at Burlington
VT will receive an advance Of at
least per cent. beginning March %.
Capt. Peter Decker an oyster grower
of South Norwaik, Conn, who first in
troduced steam dredges on his oyster
boat Early Bird in 1873, died yester-
day.
Judge F. F. Oldham of Marietta, O.,
known to bankers the country over as
an authority on the national bank act,
died at Washington yesterday of pneu-
monia.
The 300 Operatives of Factories No.
and 8 OF the Warren mills at West
Warren, Mass, Went on strike yester-
day to enforce a demand for higher
wages.
All Grades Of Anthracite Coal were
advanced 80 cents a ton by the Provi-
dence dealers yesterday. This is the
second raise Of so cents IN coal within
two weeks.
John r. Early, Supposed Leper,
who was recently offered a position by
the government caring for another
leper, because of his enfeebled state.
was unable to take it.
Theodore Roosevelt is the hrst candi-
date for the presidency for whom nom
tnatlcn papers have beeen taken out
under the new presidential preference
primary law in Massachusetts.
Lsman 1. gabbitt Of New York mas
been elected captain CT the Naval
Academy wrestling team Tor next sea
son. He is the champion wrestler Of
the Academy N the 135 pound class.
Because a Large Number of Horses
brought into Canada by American set
tiers have been shot by government or
ders on suspicion Of having glanders,
an international question has devel-
oped.
The Disposal of Scrap Iron and use
less machinery which passed into the
possession Of the United States on the
sale CT the canal by the French COM
pany has netted the surprising sum Of
| 81, ,112,000.
Three Foreigners Who Arrived in
this country Monday were held up and
shot by highwaymen Monday night in
a sparsely settled section OF Brooklyn.
It is believed two Of the aliens will die
of their wounds.
Rumors That the Explosion of. the
! locomotive boiler in the Southern Pa
! cific yards at San Antonio. Tex, which
! cost the lives of thirty or more persons,
was brought about by a charge of
| dynamite or nitro glycerine, are scout
/ ed.
Predicting that He Would be in the
Write House after March next, SEN
ator Robert M. La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin on the eve of the first state presi-
Dental preference primary election de-
livered addresses at Minot, n. D.,
Monday.
Suit for $1,000 in an Action of Tort
has been started against City Marshal
John J. Sullivan Of LaWrepce. Mass.
on behalf of Francesca S. Ba1ak, whose
children were prevented from leaving
town with other strikers children on
Feb. "a
A Sweeping Victory Was Won by
coal shippers from the Pittsburg dis
trict to Great Lake ports yesterday
when the interstate CONNER ce com
mission ordered reduction of the rate
on bituminous coal from IS cents to
rs cents q ton.
The international Paper Company
at Glens Falls. n. =, yesterday an
nounced a voluntary advance in wages
70 It's several thousand employees OF one
lcent an hour to all who are paid on the
IhouFly basis. The increase amounts
Ito about &lbo,en0 per year.