Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-09

Condensed Telegrams

Miss Kate Curry, said to have been l06 years of age, died at Lowell, Mass, yesterday.
 Tho Cumberland River is reported out of it's banks at several points in Kentucky.
 Investigation of the High Price of coal in Maine is proposed in an order presented to the senate yesterday.
 A Dozen Fresh Laid Esas, shipped from Portland. Ore, to the president by parcels post. arrived in good con- dition.
 The First snowstorn witnessed in Sacramento. Cal, in years began on Tuesday night and still was in prog ress yesterday.
 Moderation in the Weather and an increased flow in the mains ended the water famine that has prevailed at Salt Lake City for two days.
 The Strict Prohibition of bird hunt ing in Porto Rico already has resulted in a notable increase in birds of all kinds seen throughout the island.
 Judge J. B. F. Ossood, who claimed the distinction of being the oldest ex- legislator in Massachusetts, died at his home in Salem yesterday in his 90th year.
 Chinese Robbers yesterday shot and killed John, the infant son of Rev. R. c. Jolliffe of the Canadian Methodist mission between Chengtu and Chung king.
 Paraguay, Which for Eight Years past has been without any diplomatic representative to the United States. has chosen Dr. Hector Velasquez to be minister here.
 Of the Ships Company of ss who sailed from San Francisco in the oil tanker Rosecrans, only three survived the loss of the vessel on the rocks of Peacock Spit.
 Teck Duncan, convict serving a life sentence in Alabama, for murder is said to have confessed to knowledge of 21 murders in Bloody Beat Jeff ferSon county.
 cipriano Castro, Venezuela's former president, who is detained by the irn- migration authorities at Ellis Island, must remain under detention there at least till Friday.
 Commissioner Franklin K Lane of California was elected yesterday by the interstate commerce commission to serve S it's chairman for the year be- ginning Jan. 13
 
 William Shine, 27 year old lawyer yesterday by Jumping from the fifth floor of the New York hospital, where he was a patient.
 Merritt Hacker, aged 7. coasted into an automobile driven by Philip Blood. 19, yesterday at Lynn, Mass. and was so seriously injured that he died on the way to a hospital.
 In the First Election since women en- cratic candidates for municipal offices won every contest at Prescott except that for chief of police.
 Senator Stephenson introduced & bill providing pension of $2,5o0 year tenant General MacArthur, who com manded in the Philippines.
 The constitutionaIity of the white slave act was yesterday submitted to the supreme court with oral argument on several cases arising under it. One was the case of Jack Johnson.
 The Duchess of Connauqf1t, wife of the governor general of Canada, is suf- ferlng from recurrence of peritonttfs and it has been deemed advisable to
 
 A Petition for State Wide senato- rial preference primary on Feb. was filed in the sachusetts senate yes terday by Arthur D. Hill, one of the progressive leaders in the fall cam paign.
 John E. Humphries, a bank employe. of Washington, D. C., was indicted for forgery and embezzlement by the grand jury of which his father was foreman. The father signed the in dictment.
 Postmaster Mansfield, Of Boston, sWore in Harry M. Jones, the young as a special mail carrier for the parcel post. Jones proposes to carry about 25 pounds of mail matter at trip.
 With Markedly Higher Temperatures prevailing "snudging'' was successful night in saving California oranges and lemons that had been only "nipped" by the cold for the previous two days.
 William Rockefeller Probably Will never be able to appear as a witness in the finance inquiry being conducted by the Pujo committee at Washington,