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Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
DEAD ENGINEER IS
 BLAMED FOR WRECK Rear-end Collision on Pennsylvania Road at Tyrone, Pa.

Altoona, Pa. July 30.-One man was killed and one hundred and forty six passengers and trainmen were injured. only one dangerously, today when a fast express crashed into the rear end of passenger train on the Pennsyl- vania railroad at Tyrone, fifteen miles east of this city. All of the injured persons, excepting eleven, who are be- ing cared for in the Altoona hospital. were able to continue their journey or go to their homes here. The equip- ment of both trains was entirely of steel construction and to this fact is attributed the escape from serious fn- jury or possible death of great num- Der of persons.
 George K. Funk, engineer, Harris burg. Pa. was the one killed.
 Westbound passenger train No. IS known as the Pittsburgh express which arrived at Tyrone four minutes late had called in it's fagman and had already started to move away from the station when No. 13, fast express of eight cars from Philadelphia for the west. running on time and travel ing about 30 miles an hour, came around the curve less than twelve car lengths east of the station and plunged into the parlor car on the rear of No. 15. The impact deraiied the locon1o- tive and three cars of No. 13 and the front mail car of the Pittsburgh ex- press.
 In the rear coach of No. Is was a party of railroad officials on a tour of inspection Immediately after the wreck the officials began an investiga- tion and reported to the general man. ager of the road that they were con- vinced the accident was due to En- gineer Fund disregarding the auto matic signals which they say were set in a stop position 1,15O feet to the rear of train 15 while caution signal had been displayed 4,000 feet fur ther back They reported that the signal mechanism was found to be in perfect condition
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
 AT A MoToRDRoME.
Two Dead and Six Fatally injured
 Many Others Burned.

Cincinnati, July 30.-Two are dead, six will die before morning, one other is probably fatally burned and eleven others are seriously injured as the result of a motorcycle accident at the Lagoon motordrome across the river from this city tonight. Odin Johnson of Salt Lake City, captain of the Cin- clnnati team, who was contesting at the motordrcme, for some reason that will probably remain unknown, drove his cycle to the extreme top of the circular track, crashed into an electric light pole, broke it off, and the con- tact of the live wire with his machine exploded the gasoline tank, throwing the burning fluid over a score of spec tators.
 Johnson paid the penalty with his life, while William Davis, aged years, is likewise dead as a result of the ac- cident.
 That a large number of others who cannot be located tonight were burned is almost certainty, as several drug stores in the vicinity of the place were kept busy for an hour after the acci- dent dressing the burns of those who escaped without serious injury.
 The fatally burned are:
 Orville Hart, Newport, Ky.
 William Patterson, Cincinnati.
 Herman Davis. Cincinnati.
 Mrs. William McMichaels, Cincin- nati.
 Miss Bruckman, Cincinnati!
 An unidentified boy.
 The race was the last one on the programme and Johnson. who had won both the previous contests, was Iead- ing; in coming in frontsof the grand stand he was seen to suddenly steer his wheel toward the top, and before he could right it again he had hit the pole
 A moment later a streak of flame shot out over the audience and a semi panic reigned. Living torches ran here and there,a and it was with diff1- culty that the flames were extinguish- ed in time to prevent the grandstand from catching fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
LIKELY TO BE ON THE
 STAND SEVERAL DAYS.
Committee to Permit Searching Cross
 Examination of MuIhaIl.

Washington, July 30.-The senate lobby Investigating committee tonight cleared the way for the cross exami- nation of Martin M Mulhal, the all leged ex-lobbyist of the National As- Sociation of Manufacturers, by lawyers for the association. In the executive session the committee passed upon more than 200 questions submitted by the attorneys. Only a few were stricken out and MulhaN will be sub jected to 8 searching examination in an effort to determine the accuracy of the story of his ten years activity as he has detailed it for the last two weeks. The committee decided that the law yers could search the witness mind for any facts bearing upon statements he made in letters or in testimony he gave as they were identified He may be on the stand several days.
 There was another report today that former Representative James E. Wat son of Indiana, mentioned frequently by MuIhall, was seeking to secure an indictment of the lobbyist for perjury. by a District of Columbia grand jury. Watson consulted with District Attor- ney Wilson last week about an indict- nent. but after Mulhall voluntarily r6- tracted statements refecting upon the former congressman's public record his friends understood that he did not expect to pursue the matter further through legal channels.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Fifteen Go Down in Crash of Office Building Wrecked
 by Wnd---Three Dead in Ruins
HAISTONES SMASH sKYLIGHTS AND WINDOWS
White House Lawns Devastated Wagons Overturned and Trees Uprooted-Ron of 1000 Dollar Bills Blows Away at Bureau of Printing and Engraving Recovered But About $75-House and Wagon Blown Into the River

bolt tore a hole in the roof of the post office building and ripped open one face of the big clock in the tower
 Team Blown Into River.
 The wind ripped Is heavy paves from the floor of the historic old aque- duct bridge and horse and wagon crossing the structure was blown into the river. The driver escaped injury. The police rounded up scores of stray ed horses and wagons which had been deserted in the streets or had run away.
 On the Potomac river water traffic was demoralized. The tug Edith God dard lWinship sank in the blow and her crew was taken off by a barge which she was towing. The excursion steam CT Charles H. Warner tonight is with more than 100 excursionists on board. She is reported in safe posi- ton, however.
 Soldier Makes Triple Rescue.
 James Stoddard, a regular soldier, rescued three Washington physicians from an overturned small boat in the swim. but Stoddard brought them all in safely, towing the three of them at one time.
 All about the big buildings tonight were filtered hundreds of birds, killed by the beating hail or blown to death against the walls of the buildings by the terrific gale. These, added to the wrecked trees and debris of wrecked houses, made a litter in the streets that brought out the full force of the street cleaning department. In the residence section of the city, hundreds of houses were damaged, roofs torn of, cellars flooded, windows smashed and fences demolished
 Congressman Has Narrow Escape.
 All through the night reports con- tinued to come in of damage done in the suburbs and of persons injured in the path of the storm. For circle of about four miles about the city the countryside was devastated truck farms swept and crops ruined, suburb an residences wrecked and trolley lines damaged.
 Representative Flood of Virginia narrowly escaped death or serious in jury when in the height of the storm he was driving in an automobile through the White House grounds. A huge uprooted elm was thrown by the wind directly in the path. just missing the machine.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
AMERICANS IN SOLITARY.
Are Charged with Defraudina the
 Mexican Government.

Washington, July 3o.-A report from Consul Letcher at Chihuahua which was four days in reaching the state department. brought the news today that Bernard Mcdonald, Charles BiseE cans who were reported to have been sentenced to death by the feferals in Chihuahua. were safe but in solitary confinement in that city.
 The Americans are charged with having defrauded the Mexican gov ernment in paying taxes to the in surrectionists. MT. fletcher reported Sthat he was doing everything possible '&Ar tn epriSoners
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
TWO KILLED BY
 A RAGING AUTO.
Chauffeurs of Two Competing Ma
 chimes Placed Under Arrest.

New York, July 31-A big touring car, swerving to avoid pumping an- other car with which, the police charge, 1t was racing at high speed down a Bronx boulevard tonight, leap. ed over the curbing and killed a child in g. baby carriage and a male pades- trian. The childs father was serious ly injured and the mother was taken locked up. charged with homicide. The dead:
 Robert Scott. died in hospital from fractured skull and internal injuries.
 Emily Roode. one month old, cruah- ed under the wheels of the automobile and instantly killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
HEAT CAUSES FOUR
 DEATHS IN NEW YORK
Yesterday Hottest July 30 in History
 of City Weather Bureau.

New York. July 30.-The heat wave from the middle west struck this city with full force today. establishing new high temperature record for the summer with an official mercury read ing of 94.6 in mid afternoon. There were no showers to break the spell and little hope was held out tonight by the weather bureau here that tomor- row would bring relief.
 Besides breaking the years record, today was the hottest July 30 in the history of the city's weather bureau. established in 1872. Four deaths and about a dozen prostrations in the met ropolitan district were attributed to the heat.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
MRS. YOUNG REMAINS
 AS SUPERINTENDENT
Chicago Board of Education Refuss8 ts
 Accept Resignation.

Chicago, July 30-Mrs. Ella F7agg Young, superintendent of Chicago pub lie schools, who rendered her resigna- tion a week ago because of the friction with certain members of the body an- nounced today she decided to retain. her position which was made after the newly organized board had declined by the vote of IA to 1 to accept her resignation.
 When informed of the boards action Mrs. Young said:
 q accept the decision of the board and will fulfill to the best of my ability the responsibility which is again placed upon me. I deeply appreciate the attitude of the people of Chicago.n
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
l SAYRE GOING TO
 WILLIAMS COLLEGE
Fiance of Miss Jessie Wilson Accepts
 New Position.

New York. July 3o.-Francis B. Sayre, who is to marry Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, second daughter of the president, announced today that he will accept the place offered him as assistant to President Harry A. Garfield of Williams College. He will resign as head of the abandonment bureau in the office of District Attor- ney Whitman just prior to the wed- ding in the latter part of November, and after the honeymoon trip will go to Williamstown, Mass where he and his bride will make their home in February
 MT Sayre's duties for the first six months in his new position will con- sist of aiding President Garfield in shaping the administration of the col 1ege. He will study social conditions among the students and visit various cities to keep in touch with the alum nj. MT. Sayre was graduated from Williams in 1909.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
INTENSE HEAT EAST
 OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
Weather Bureau Offers No Promise of
 Relief Today.

Washington, July 30-No promise of relief from the heat wave within the next 24 hours was held out tonight by the weather bureau experts They said, however, that 1ocaI/ thunder showers probably would bring lower temperatures tomorrow night so many of the suffering sections in the west where the mercury climbed highest to- day
 The neat was intense today practi- cally everywhere east of the Rocky Mount aims, the highest temperature. 104 degrees, being reported from Yuma. ATiz
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
TRAIN PLUNGES
 THROUGH TREsTLE. Two Killed and Fifty Injured in South Carolina Wreck.

Chester, S. C., July 30-Two per- sons were killed and fifty injured when two passenger coaches of mixed freight and passenger train on the Lancaster and Chester railway plunged through a trestle and fell fifty feet into Hoop CTS creek. seven miles from here, late today. It is feared a number of the injured will die.
 V. H. Craft of Anderson, S. C., and Elijah Hall, d negro member of the train crew, were killed
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
PROF. STOCKING TO
 BE ACTING DIRECTOR
storrs Graduate Chosen by Trustees of
 New York Institution.

Ithaca. N. r, July so.-Prof, Will liam Aldnzo Stocking, Jp.. of the dairy department of the New York State Agricultural college at Cornell univer= sity was appointed to succeed Liberty Hyde Daily as acting director of the agricultural college at the meeting of the executive committee of tf1e board of trustees, it was announced tonight.
 Prof, Stocking, whe was born at Sinsbury, CeHH., in 1872, has been the recipient of various degrees in agri= culture al Sterrs Agricultural ceiiege, sterrs, Conn,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Venezuelan Rebels Active,

Port Au Spain. Trinidad, July 30 It is reported here that a small party of Venezuelan revolutionists made an unsuccessful attack Monday, on the Port of Cristobal, Colon, and that Gen. eral Bustamente, on board a govern ment warship, is now in pursuit of them. Cristobal, Colon is port on the peninsula of Paria in the northeastern part of Venezuela.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Nine Months for suffraoe++a

Rigby, the we'll known suffragette of Preston, was sentenced today to nine months hard labor on the charge of setting fire to the country residence of Sir William H. Lever at Rivington, Lancashire. on July 8. and causing damage estimated at $1O0,000
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Freiaht DerafTed at Westport.

Westport. Conn, July S0-Traffic on the main line of the New Haven road was tied up for several hours tonight by the deIailment of freight train near the scene of the fatal wreck of the Springfield express last October The truck of the engine tender Is said to have collapsed, causing the accident. The engine and several cars were thrown from the tracks. No one was Inn.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
steanshio Arrivals.

Rotterdam, July 2s Arrived: Steam CT Uranium, New York.
 Liverpool, July 30-Arrtved: Steam CT Laconia, Boston.
 Lisbon. July 26-Saiied: Steamer Roma, (Fron Marseil1es) Providence and New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
LIFE POSITIONS FOR NEW HAVEN TEACHERS.
Petition Nearly a Third of Mile Long
 Calls for Referendum on 1t.

New Haven, Conn, July 30-A pe- tition nearly 8 third of a mile long will be presented to the New Haven board of aldermen at it's meeting Monday night requesting referendum vote next fall on the teachers tenure of office bill, otherwise known as the Hackett bill Twenty per cent. of the voting strength of the city is needed on petitions to insure a referendum vote and the committee tonight count ed and verified the required percent age of voters 5,226. Several thou sand more names are added, but the committee did not attempt to count these. The petition makes an impos- ing roll of paper.
 The matter tissue has been ab- sorbing the attention of the voters for some weeks. Teachers in the city schools under the terms of the bill will be assured of practically life po- sitions, with some restrictions after a preliminary service of three years. Differences have arisen over a number of points.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Marcurv Strikes 1o6.

Chicago. July 30-Midsummer heat, bringing to many cities temperatures as high as 1Q6 and making the 100 degree mark common over wide areas. extended throughout the Central states today. The weather bureau temperatures, usually several degrees lower than the street level tempera- lures, from Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Davenport, Ia, were 102, and at Louisville t01.3.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Drowned WhiIa wadinn.

Hartford, July s0--Tsadore Peipel- daum. aged 2s, a peddler was drowned In the Connecticut river near here this afternoon. He was wading, and step- ped into a deep hole sinking before recovered
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Condensed Teieorams
Memorial Service in lamar

Tokio, Japan, July 3O.-All Japan to- day joined in memorial service for the late Emperor Mutsuhito, who died just a year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Four su.ren,e court Decisions.

New Haven, July 3o-The Supreme court of errors in session here. handed down four decisions today. in one of which. error was found. It was stated that there would prohably be no more decisions until October.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

TIden Pierce of Plymouth, Mass, is dead in that city, aged 101. He used tobacco since he was IA years old
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Dropped pead In Tbeatre.

Meriden, Conn, July so.-John Her. tenstein. aged ss years, dropped dead of heart disease while watching moving picture show In local thea- ire tonight He was born In Sw1tEer- land. He Is survived by two sons and two daughters
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Rev. pr. John McQuirk, rector of St. PauPs Catholic Church in New York, has been appointed a monsignor.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Taxicab drivers of Lausanne, Swift zerland struck when ordered to wear badges.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Heat claimed two more victims at Akron, Ohio yesterday making a total of seven deaths since Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Two Deaths Fror Heat.

Leuisville, ky, July se-Two deaths and several prestrauans resulted from the heat here today. The maximum temperature was 1e1.S.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Fathers Objections of No Avail.

Paris, July 30.-Miss Alice Clara Judith Bamberger of New York may marry Jean Cochery, son of Deputy George Cochery. former French minis ter of finance. according to the French law in spite of the objection of her prospective father-in-la law.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

The President yesterday sent to the Senate the nomination of J. E. Brooks to be postmaster at Biddeford, Maine
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Pacific Trainnen for Strike.

San Francisco, July 30.-Ninety-si per cent. of the trainmen and con- ductors employed on the Pacific .di- vision of the Southern Pacific system have voted to strike unless their diff ferences with the management over the terms of employment, rating and seniority allowed on the company's electric lines can be adjusted The result of the vote, which stands 3,S16 in favor of striking to 1S7 against, was made public here tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Falls Dead Into open Grave.

philo. .lnlv ae-Lightning killed Patrick Toney. 50 years eid while he 1~. e4gging d grave In Holy Cress Cemetery. Toney fell inte the open grave,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Miss Sylvia Pankhurst started a .sleep strike after being arrested for melting to riot and sentenced to HolIa- way jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Six persons were prostrated and five babies were reported as having died from the effects of the heat at C1eve- land, yesterday,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Purer tea is reaching the United States as result of the treasury De- partment's enforcement of the law against the importation of colored teas.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

General Jacob s. coxey, of "Coxey's army fame, was sued for $2.500 by Corry B. Comstock, a New York archi- office.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Warren F. DanielI, pioneer paper manufacturer of New Hampshire and former member of Congress, died at Franklin, N. H.. yesterday, aged S7 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

It is reported that the Aeolian com pany of Meriden, employing 450 hands, is securing new location for it's bus mess and that Hartford is likely to be the place selected.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

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A general eieht-hour law has been enacted in Uruguay.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

A cherry stone with green sprout an inch long was extracted from the nose of three-y year old Adolph Lafferty of York, Pa
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

The strike of the American Printing Co.'S employees at Fall River, Mass, has been settled. All the men have re- turned to work
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Rev. William D. Giles, titular bishop of Philadelphia and rector of the Eng fish and Beda colleges, is dead in Rome, aged 79 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Thomas B. Deforest, president of the Bridgeport Savings Bank and widely known in financial circles in Connecti- cut died at his home at Bridgeport yesterday, aged S1.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

/ While painting a pole on the boule- ward at Highland lake yesterday Ar thur F. Bond of Winsted. came in con tact with a high tension electric wire and was electrocuted.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Homeseekers in great numbers be- gan to arrive at Dodge City, Kas., yes- terday for the opening Aug of ten thousand acres of government land in Hamilton county, Kas.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Mayor kerwein of Fort Lee, N J. pursued tsTo men in an automobile and captured one of them. He was charged with stealing two motorcycles from opposite the mayors residence.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

because officers of the Field Museum have permitted the Viking ship, a relic of the worlds Fair, to go to ruin, and have started movement to restore the vessel
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

The body of John Rogers, the 10- year old son of Alexander Rogers of Rochester, N. H., who met death Tues day when he fell down a sawdust chute, and was suffocated, was recov- cred vesterday
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Edwin Sanborn of Quincy, Mass. one of a party of excursionists bound from Quincy for Newport, R. l., fell from the steamer Warwick and was drowned in Narragansett Bay yester- OaV
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
GaIIinger Fears Disaster,

Republican leaders, denyng any in tention to bring about disaster. de- clared they feared that such would be the result. Senator Gallinger asserted he has no fear of calamity however but that he actually feared the result which he hoped would not come. If the disaster he feared did not come, the senator said, the glory would go to the democrats
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Washington July S0-Democrats and Republicans of the Senate clashed again in Ndebate on the Underwood Simmons tariff bll today, when Senator Stone charged that the Republicans were deliberately attempting to bring on panic in their speeches attacking the pending measure.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

bolt tore a hole in the roof of the post office building and ripped open one face of the big clock in the tower.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

The principal articles taken from the Hanan residence were: Diamond necklace.
 Pearl necklace.
 Diamond cruSted watch Set of star sapphires surrounded by diamonds.
 Diamond pendant.
 Diamond brooch.
 Pair of diamond earrings. Pair of black diamond earrings sur rounded by white diamonds. Platinum watch set with diamonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Speed Atkinson, p years old, a grad uate of the Chicago Art Institute, con- fessed to the police at St. Louis, yes- terday that he forged the name of his grandfather, James Carstarphen, Uni- ted States surveyor of Customs at St. Louis to eight checks.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Me, yesterday whereby the Roman Catholic diocese of Maine will come into possession of a large lot of land for church purposes. There never has been a Roman Catholic church in Saco.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

A gold watch lost by Mrs. Ada Kelly of Winthrop Mass, wife of a Canadian Pacific official. and who was killed in the express wreck at Stamford on the New Haven road last month, was re- covered by the Stamford police yester- day. Mrs. William Wilson who had the watch, was arrested charged with the theft