Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-26
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 Condensed Teiegrams cIeveIand's "Goiden RuIev Chief of Police Fred Koh1er yesterday was sus- pended by Mayor Newton D. Baker A Proposed Labor Law fixing 54 ! hours as a weeks work for women l and children was killed in the Maine l legislature yesterday The House Money Trust committee i probably vii vote today on it's report 1 which will be submitted to the house cn Thursday or Friday, Secretary Knox Yesterday Issued 2 formal announcement to the public that the income tax amendment is now part of the constitution. Lee M. Watson, Aged 47, committed suicide yesterday at his home at Au- burn. Me. by shooting himself in the head with a .3S calibre revolver. A Dinner of Canned Herrings served in the barracks at Port Royal Kings ton, Jamaica, sent 30 soldiers to the military hospital with ptomaine pois- oning.
 ffStiIJ r. EIoittSy 0emOCEaf. 1aCk6O three votes of an election as United States senator at the conclusion of the ballot in the New Hampshire legisla ture yesterday.
 Theodore Roosevelt made public a letter yesterday in which he endorses the idea of fusion against Tamnnany Hall in the New York municipal elec- tions next fall
 Rev. Frank c. Brynor, a Methods. Episcopal pastor. caused a stir at a meeting of Methodist ministers at Chicago when he came out as a cI1am- pion of boxing.
 A Probation System for all United States courts, except those in the Dis trict of Columbia, is proposed in a bill favorably reported from the senate judiciary committee.
 The St. James Episcopal Church, the most fashionable in Chicago, will give public dances in it's parish house to the public dance halls.
 Illinois Miners in State Convention yesterday voted unanimously in favor of giving the striking miners of West Virginia $900,060 if necessary to aid them in their struggle.
 Cardinal Gibbons Received the suf-
 
 ence yesterday and was presented with 8 Votes for Women flag by General Rosalie Jones.
 Resolutions of Tribute to the mem ory of the late Judge James P. Platt of the United States district court were adopted at a meeting of the fed eral bar at New Haven yesterday.
 The Senate Yesterday Passed the SlS0 100000 annual pension bill in the record time of 25 minutes, and witt less than 15 minutes debate. It is the largest amount in the history of the government.
 The Trial of Jack Johnson on snaig- Gn 5iteg inarI hR d was in fhe United States district court at Chi cago yesterday because Of the prize fighters illness.
 Fire of Unknown Origin did ssoo. 1000 damage in the retail business quarter of Winnipeg, Man., yesterday The principal loss was on a block of build ings owned by Sir Daniel McMillan, former governor.
 President Taft Yesterday Nominated James 4. Smith of Vermont to be consul general at Calcutta, India. The nomination of Alphonse Caulin of Rhode Island to be consul at CaIcutts was withdrawn.
 Five Thousand Silk Operatives and silk dyers went on strike at various mills at Paterson, N J.. yesterday, the former demanding an eight hour day and two-1ooIn system. the latter a minimum wage of SIP week.
 1t Will Be Misdemeanor in Penn sy1vania to give to a customer a finger bowl that has not been thoroughly cleansed' since it's last preceding use, if a bill passed by the lower branch of the Pennsylvania legislature becomes law.
 Federal Judge Holt of New York yesterday extended the time limit for filing claims in the admiralty court for growing out of the Titanic disaster to April Is. exactly year after the tragedy.
 Jack Johnson, the Pusiiist, who has been i'll for some days with pneumo- mia, was reported worse yesterday, and rumors were circulated that he was dead. His physician, however, stated that Johnson had rallied and was not in danger.
 An Anti Saloon Element in Corry, Pa,. has mailed to every citizen a list of the names of signers for licenses in that city. The list contains names of prominent toWnsnen and the aid of the postal authorities has been invoked to run down the author.
 Alderman Edward Barnett of Detroit swore out a warrant against the Rev. J. A. Vance of the First Presbyterian church, charging him with islander. It is alleged that the pastor stated from that pulpit that Barnett took a bribe and was then reelected alderman.
 3. J. Ness of Grand Forks, N. D., was arrested yesterday charged with attempting to bribe Representatives A. G. Devit and l.. IL. Twitchel in the in- terests of a tobacco company which is fighting an anti-cigarette and anti snuff bill in the North Dakota Iegisla- ture-
 Jchn BeaI Sneed, a wealthy. west Texas ranch owner. was yesterday de- clared not guilty of the murder of Al G. Boyce, Jr. at Amarillo. Tex. last September. Sneed shot Boyce to death on a street in Amarillo upon their first meeting after Beyee eIoped with Mrs. Sneed.
 In a Special Message to Congress yesterday President Taft urgently rec commended the immediate appropria- n