Connecticut western news., 1913-07-03
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.
Happenings Of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.

Happenings Of Interest Tn Various
 Parts of Our Country.
 An investigation of the records of the Frisco railway system on behalf of the French stockholders of the company has been begun at St Louis. The work is being done by three expert account ants from New York. French f1nan- ciers hold about $27, ,o00, 900 of Frisco bonds and made the strongest com plaints after the receivership proceed fngs on May 27.
 Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston an- nounced that he would not approve the appointment by the park commis- sion of Walter Cramp, Jr., son of the Yale football authority, as assistant commissioner of Boston's park and recreation department at a salary of $4,2O0. MT. Camp lacks experience, says the mayor.
 Five days in jail for involuntary manslaughter" was the sentence pass ed upon Mrs. Anna Dotson, wife of Dr.
 
 Nashville, Tenn. She was charged with the murder of Charles Cobb, a barber, whom she shot down in a bar Der shop last month.
 | All marriage license records were ! broken when the clerks office in Chi !! cago showed that total of 3,S70 per l mits to wed have been issued last month. The highest previous record was in June 1911. when 3,S57 licenses were taken out.
 For the first time in history a jury sworn in to try criminal case at San Francisco. The case is that of Mrs. Bertha Williams, charged with sending a letter to Mrs. Robinson to extort money.
 Twelve wagon loads of liquor, guard 1 ed by eleven Indians and headed for the Indian country, were captured at Tulsa. Okla, after pitched battle by federal officers. one Indian being killed
 A girl who gave her name as Madge Edwards of Philadelphia was arrest ed in male attire for stealing a ride on a train at Wilkesbarre, Pa. A man with her, she said. was her father
 George W. Townsend, brother of Representative Townsend of New Jer- sey, who killed himself at Kansas City, Mo-, left $3,00O to his stenog- rapher in will just published.
 Governor Dunne of Illinois has signed the public utilities bill stripped of all home rule principles. The bill puts Chicago public utility corporations un- der state commission. .
 Postmaster Edward M. Morgan of New York has celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his appointment in the government service. He started as a letter carrier in 1873.
 Secretary Bryan has signed the pro- tocols renewing the arbitration treaties with Japan, Portugal and Sweden for five years. The treaties will go to the senate for ratification.
 Highwaymen held up several auto mobile parties along Niagara Falls boulevard, Buffalo, forcing them to strip off their outer clothing and sur render their valuables.
 With the ruling of President Wilson that the port of Newark shall become a part of the port of New York Alfred E. Dalrymple, collector at Newark. goes out of office.
 John NJ. Slaton was inaugurated gov ernor of Georgia, succeeding Joseph Fl. Brown Tn his inaugural address Governor SlGton advocated economy in state affairs.
 Polling about one-third. of its normal voting strength. Cheyenne, Wyo., has ! adopted the commission form of gov ernment by a vote of 950 to 1892
 Cigarettes cannot be sold on trains in Minnesota, the attorney general hold fhg that the law limits the sale to a kehnite municipality.