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Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
Mayor Wants Postoffiee Inspector Sent
 Hare

| Mayor Daniel P. Dunn has written | Congressman Mahan letter soliciting
 his offices in securing a postoff1ce in 1 spector to immediately visit this city to secure location for a suo-post- office. It is hoped the sub station may be retained in it's present location, cor ner of Main and Railroad streets.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
SaiIinn for Syria.

Fred Fysel, 16 Moulton court, sails for Syria Monday to be absent three months He has resigned at the Willi- mantle Gas and Electric Light compa- nays plant His wife and family will spend the summer in Fall River.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
Farewell Supper.

The officers of Company l. gave Capt. E. E. Carpenter. who retires from the company's command, a farewell supper Tuesday night at Hotel Hooker. The officers present were First Lieut.. l.. N. Dondero. Second Lieut., H. E. F.. Tiesing of Company L. Lieut.. U. A. Rivard of the Third battalion of the First regiment and Lieut.. w. F. $. Heating of the Medical corps.
 $1,2Oo More for Street Oiling.
 The city council met Wednesday
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
WiIlimantic, DanieIson and Putnam

evening and heard the second readings of sidewalk petitions from w. D. C.. Hills, Walnut street, and J. A. Conant, corner Prospect and Chestnut streets, and their requests were granted. The additional s1,2o0 appropriation for oil- ing the streets was ratified.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
To Play Eastford Team.

The South Highlanders of this city are to play the Eastford nine at a pie nic to be held in Eastford under the auspices of the young people of that town.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
WILLIMANTTC

What Is Going on Tonight. Willimantic Clerks Protective Asso- citation.
 Trinity Chapter. No. g. R. A. M., Ma sonic Hall.
 Obwebetuck Lodge, No. Is. I. o. 0. F., Odd Fellows Hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
rh. Danu+v .Judoesbin Ma+ter

It is generally believed that Cover nor Baldwin's offer of the Willimantic police court deputy judgeship to Judge W. A. Arnold. which was declined by
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03

Rev. John F. Quinn of Waterbury is visiting his mother, Mrs. Timothy Quinn, and his sisters of Maple street Principal and Mrs. Herbert K. Ben nett have returned from a visit with relatives in Providence.
 Ellsworth Burton has been engaged as pianist for the summer at Myrtle beach, Milford
 Fifteen Acre MiIIet Field.
 D. E. Shippee of the Wauregan road has one of the largest millet fields in this section, a piece of fifteen acres.
 John A. Dearing of Hartford was a visitor with friends in Danielson We'd nesday.
 At the postefice on the Fourth of July the usual holiday hours will be in force. The money order and postal savings departments will be closed for the day and the rural free delivery service will be suspended,
 Out Door Services.
 Sunday evening union services on Davis park will be resumed for the summer next Sunday evening, when Rev. Clarence H. Barber will con- duct the service, Rev. w D. Swaff1eld will conductWill conduct the serviceon the following Sunday and Rev. E. A. Legg nthe third Sunday in July.
 Not So Hot Wednesday,.
 There was some relaxation Wednes- day from the intense heat of Tuesday, when the high record for Danielson was 96 degrees. Ninety degrees was the highest point reached Wednesday.
 Pomfret to Celebrate.
 A number of Danielson people plan to be at Pomfret tomorrow for the only real observance of the Fourth in any town in this part of the county. The Pomfret celebration is to be on old fashioned lines, but the arrangements are such as to insure fine entertain ment for all who go there.
 A General Holiday.
 The Danielson Business Mems as sociation agreement relative to closing on holidays will be in force on the Fourth and only those places that sell fOodstuffs and some stores that must be kept open to meet the demands of the public will be open for business, the markets and grocery stores open ing only for while during the morn ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
EmeraIds Prepared to Trounce Pio-
 neers.

neerS.
 Manager Mccarthy of the Emeralds has arranged a game with the fast Pioneers of New Britain at the fair grounds in this city the Fourth. The Emeralds were defeated by the New Britain team by close score last Sunday and an exciting contest is ex- pected Friday. Lefty Smith of the Baltimore International league team will be in the box for the Emeralds, whose lineup follows: Casey C. Smith p. Shepaum 1b, Corcoran ss, Comins 2b, Joe HameI 3b, 4. Hamel If, Hig- gins cf Martin If Manager Mccarthy has signed Babe Adams, star twirler of the Rovers. and he will appear in an Emerald uniform.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
Buys Two RuiIdino Lots.

Two building lots on Windham road, each 45x100 feet, have been sold to Walter K. Johnson, who is to erect a residence on one of the lots this fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
DAN 7ELSON

Millet Field of Fifteen Acres-Death of James L. Prentice-Wauregan Boy Drowned in Canal - Plans For Union Out Door Services on Sunday Evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
About YOUR EYE troubles

consult GEORGE C. MOON, Optcian, 728 Main Street, WiIiimantic, Conn. Scientific Eye Examination. Glasses Fitted and Repaired.
 OcuIists' Prescriptions Accurately Filled
 Of1ce Hours: to 12 a. m, 2 to 5 D. m
 Telephones Pa = 127-5
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
Believed to Be WiIIimantio Man.

Fred Belmont, who was killed in a railroad wreck at Benton, Ind, June 12, is thought to be without doubt Jeremiah J. Sullivan. formerly of Will limantic,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
Engagement Announced.
OBITUARY.
Henry Adams,

Henry Adams, 72, died at the Day Kimball hospital Tuesday night The body was removed to his home in At tawaugan. Mr Adams was brought to the hospital last week Saturday. He leaves three brothers, John e.. East Greenwich. R. l., Clarence, Ponagan- sett, R. l.. and Theodore of Fort Point Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
PUTNAM
More Eks Going to Rochester-Death of Henry Adams-FuneraI of Mrs. Harriett C. Day. Descendant of Two Governors-St. Philips Mission Or qanzes.

John B. Byrne has been appointed member of the common council to fill the vacancy caused by the recent resignation of G. Allen Hawkins.
 Engagement Announced.
 Mrs Henri Duhamel announces the enga cement of her daughter. Aida Ma rie, to Benjamin Willis Carroll The marriage is to be at St Marys church, Wednesday morning, July Is.
 Miss Mary Peters, injured with a moving machine at Woodstock, was resting comfortably at the Day Kim ball hospital Wednesday.
 number of railroad and 1inemen from this city were called to Jewett City Tuesday evening in connection with the freight wreck at that place.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03
Puttinq Cable Underqround.


 Cable men of the S. N. E. T. company are engaged in running a 200 pair cable through the conduits recently built in the business section of Put nam.
 MT and Mrs. J. Harry Mann and daughters have gone to Gales Ferry where the family has a cottage MT. Mann is to spend a few days at the cottage, returning here the first of the week
 There was some scurryfng around at about APO Wednesday afternoon when a false alarm for fire came in. The department did not respond. how ever, the fact that the alarm was not real one becoming known at once.
 Burial at West Thompson.
 The body of Albert E. Jones, who died at Uxbrtdge. will be brought to West Thompson this (Thursday) morning for burial. Local friends were at Uxbridge Wednesday to attend the funeral services.
 Going to Rochester.
 Charles Seder, Samuel Walsh and William Foran are three more mem bers of Putnam lodge of Elks who have planned to attend the grand lodge meeting at Rochester, N. Y. Most of the local Elks will motor to the New York city and expect to have a de- lightfui tour.
 Morses orchestra of this city Is to furnish the music at the big Fourth of July celebration to be held at Pom fret tomorrow, A number of Putnam people are to spend the day in that town,
 Praise for Methodist Pastor. The July number of The Standard, the official paper of the Connecticut Sunday School association. has a cover picture of Rev, George D. Stanley. pas ter of the Methodist church here The issue contains a tribute to Rev. Mir.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-03

Seats that on other seasons have provided comfort for many who like
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22

brothers fired the shot. but the police
have nothing definite ON the subject
Ghuiro, even as he died, declined TO give
the authorities any Information. Thir'
teen persons. including the mother VIE
two small sisters and two brothers of the
dead man, were arrested, pending inves-
tigation of the case.
Drops of dirty water spattered aboIt
Mayor John ID. Smalley as he sat in
a Chinese restaurant at Hammond,
Ind. Sunday night. Upon inyestiga ton
he found Mrs. Frank o. Rick hopping
the floor of the apartment above. She
informed him tfat the scrabbing was
a part of campaign of Several mem
bers of the Womans Christian Ten
peranee Union to Dust the restaurant
with its mechanical piano and a sa-
loon next door. She asserted that she
bored holes in the floors OF her rooms.
and that she mops the apartments
every night She said that 80 mem
bers of the temperance organization
would assist her in going over the
floors. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
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LAST MANS BANQUET.
Only Eight Now Left of Famous Co.
B, LIST Mimi. Volunteers.

st. Paul. Mimi. July 2l.-"fhe last
mans banquet. WAS held, Monday, 1T
Stfwell, Mimi. Eight men attended and
% vacant chairs. draped in black. occu-
pied places at the table, on which rest
ed cedar chest containing a bottle OF
champagne.
Some day when death has depleted the
veterans of Co. b. LIST Minnesota. to one
man. the survivor will attend the annual
banquet and. after calling the roll, he
will drink to the memory of his 3 gal
liant comrades. who fought shoulder TO
shoulder with him at Bull Run and at
Gettysburg.
The sentimental custom began in 1886,
when Louis Hospes, father of one OF
1.-The boys" presented the wine. on condi-
ton that the bottle remain unopened un-
til the last mans banquet"
THAT last banquet is going to be far
more heartrenaing than any of our bat
tlefield scenes said one of the veterans,
land none of us hopes to hear the cork
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
Save Millions to
The United States,

Washington, July 21.-Many mill
ions of dollars will be saved to the
United States through stoppage in
the waste of natural gas as the re-
suit of experiments conducted under
the direction of experts from the bu-
reau of mines. Tests just completed
in the oklahoma oil fields are said to
have resulted in insuring a yearly saw
ing to that state alone of at least
$15,000.000 by shutting off the escape
of gas.
The new system of preventing the
waste is said To be extremely simple,
consisting principally of pumping Il
mud-laden liquid of a certain consist
ency into the oil wells and in the
adoption of certain notifications III
the present methods of boring.
A. J. Pollard of Bakersfield Call and
A. G. Heggem of Pittsburgh conducts
ed the field work for the bureau. The
system will be extended throughout
the country in the hope of checking
the rapidly disappearing supply OF
natural gas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
Comment on New
Nicaraguan Plan.

! Washington, July 21.-Strang sup
port has developed in the Senate for
President Wilson's policy Of protee-
| ton and supervision over Nicaragua.
| An informal poll of the committee on
| foreign relations. today. indicated that
the treaty proposed, Saturday by Sec.
Bryan will he endorsed with a safe
| margin Of votes and come into the
Senate with the backing of iniluen-
| tial members of both political parties.
| /. became known definitely, today,
! that the proposal does not bind the
| United States To any obligation for the
outstanding debts of Nicaragua The
rehabilitation of the republics finances
is expected to come about through the
sta bility that would be given TO future
, operations through the control to be
, exercised by the United States.
| Senator Bacon, Lodge Root. Hitch
cock. O'Gorman. Stone. Smith of Ari-
IONA. Sutherland. Burton and other
i members of the foreign relations com
mittee expressed in varying degree
| their approval Of the general princi-
pie advocated by the administration.
Many Of these senators insisted how
ever, that the proposed plan would
care to insure the full independence
and freedom of action Of Nicaragua.
A sharp distinction was drawn. to-
day, between the character of the fl
nancial support. proposed by Honduras
and Nicaragua under the Taft admin
istration and the guarantee of financial
stability that would he given under
the Bryan plan.
-
opponents of the former Nicaragua
and Honduran treaties. said they had
sought To bind the United States TO
enforce the collection of loans that
were exorbitant and that would have
bankrupted the country; While under
the Bryan plan the United States
would have the power TO say at the
outset whether the financial contracts
| of Nicaragua are fair and just.
In statement expressing genera
approval of the Bryan Wilson policy,
| Senator Lodge said it would be an
| effective method of satisfying the
| world that the United States intended
| To enforce the Monroe doctrine.
If we are going to maintain the
/ Monroe doctrine he said, as we al
ways have and as we always shall, il
is absolutely necessary that we should
see Ia it that order is maintained in
the republics bordering on the cari5-
bean sea so that not only our own
citizens and interests, but the eitizei:s
and interests of other countries may
be protected.
We say to all the world in the
Monroe doctrine that they must not
COLOMBO or take land on the American
continent. and in practice that they
must not interfere with American af
fairs. We cannot take this position
unless We are prepared also TO say 10
all the world that We VIII see to Il
that the rights of their citizens or
subjects are protected in the countries
affected by the Monroe doctrine"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
We Are Not Married.
1t Just Happened So!

Boston. July 21.-Mrs Genevieve Chand-
Ter Phipps, formerly the wife of Law
renee C. Phipps, the Steel man, of Pitts
burg and Denver, and a fellow voyager
on a ship that arrived here from Ham
burg yesterday. Edward f. ID. Powell of
Denver appealed to the press. tonight,
TO deny a report that the two had been
married.
Speaking for both, Mr. Powell explain
ed that he met Mrs. Phipps at a house
party in London on his return from "a WIS.,
1t to South Africa. Learning that she
was to sail for the United states upon
the same steamer upon which he had
planned to go, he volunteered to make
her stateroom reservation for her.
He did this, but as both were late IN
booking passage, their names did not
appear on the passenger list. Naturally.
they were together more or less on the
way over. which gave rise TO the report
that they had been marrieu. Arriving
in Boston. Mr.. Powell looked after ms
companions baggage and it So happened
that they stopped ut the same hotel.
At the time of her divorce. il Is said
that $4,000 was settled upon Mrs.
Phipps. with the provision tnat she was
to lose the income Of SlD.0ao of me
amount. should she marry again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
California Tennis
Star Sets Fast Pace.

Boston. July 2I-W. NJ. Johnston, the
lS-year-old San Franciscan. who came
out Of the West with a reputation as
another of the sensational tennis
stars, established his position in the
East as player of high rank. today.
when he eliminated Gustave +,
Touchard. the speedy New Yorker, in
the second round Of the Longwood
Cricket Clubs 23rd annual all-comers
tournament for the Longwood cup for
lawn tennis singles. The scores of
this match which was the feature
event of the opening days card were
2-6, 11~9, Ca
1t was not only the young Cali
fornian's first visit east of the Rocky
mountains. but 1t was also his first
important match on a grass court
He was confused in the first set, ner-
vous. uncertain of his game and APP
parently without defence against the
dashing play of Touehard. But the
early stage fright passed off and from
the second set on it was a contest of
almost equal strength and skill. Sev-
eral times Touchard was within n few
points of winning. but his opponent
fought him off and won ont in q
games.
Touchard established a lead of four
games to one in the third set. only
to have Johnston playing the best
game of the match, win out on five
successive games.
Tonchard had played q hard fought
games with Richard Bishop of Boston
in the first round while Johnston was
without previous competition through
a default of his opponent. ]. G. Mel.
son, the Dartmouth star.
One of the surprises of the tive
rounds of the tournament which wer,
played. today, came in the victory oi
Dean Mathey of New York. the inter.
collegiate champion over Revert LIE
roy of New York.
The day closed with the drawing:
for the Eastern doubles championships
which starts, tomorrow morning
Forty pairs We're drawn, tonight, il
the first and second rounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Photographers from every state in
the union are in Kansas City, Mo,
Monday. for the opening meeting of
the Photographers Association Of
America.
William Lashley, aged 80, a vaude-
vile actor OF Steubenville. Ohio. com
united suicide by cutting his throat
at Colorado Springs, Colo. He was
in poor health.
The body of Marie Turner the
young colored woman from Everett,
who was drowned as the result of a
canoe accident at Lake Mascuppic,
Lowell, Mass. last Thursday, was
found. Monday morning, floating on
the surface.
John J. Ivers. a mail clerk at the
Lowell post office, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned. Monday. before Unit
ed States Commissioner Hayes at Bos-
ton on a charge of embeZzling $50 from
the post office funds. He furnished
bonds for appearance at hearing, on
July IS.
Seventy members of the Society for
the promotion of technical knowl-
edge of Moscow. Russia, arrived in
Pittsburgh. Pa. Monday, and for two
days will be the guests of the Engi
neers' Society of Western Pennsyl-
vania. the University of Pittsburgh
and the Carnegie School of Technol
ogy. They will visit the principal
manufacturing plants of the Pitts
brugh district.
Besides the sharp shocks of earth
quake felt throughout Wurttemburg,
Sunday tremors We're experienced all
over southern Germany, extending
from Strassburg by way of Frank
fort to Munich and as far as Zurich
Many persons were thrown down in
the streets and in some places bricks
| fell from the chimneys and tiles from
the roofs. while hundreds of people
ran in terror out of their houses. Al
Strassburg the seismic recording in
struments We're put out of order by
| the violence of the disturbance.
The p members of the crew of the
Metropolitan Line freighter II. f.
Dimock ran through smoke-filled pas
sages to safety when fire broke out in
| the forward hold of the steamer, early
| Monday The Dimock arrived from
New York, Sunday afternoon. and
| was tied up at Union Wharf Boston
| when the blaze was discovered 1t is
not known how the fire started. The
crew was awakened by whistles of
many harbor craft and had little diff
fculty in reaching the hart No one
was injured. The loss is estimated al
| $780,
! Frank Ghuiro, 81 years old. died at a
Bridgeport. CT. hospital, Monday. from a
bullet wound in the abdomen received
Sunday night in quarrel over a game
of .morra," kind of finger slapplne
game in which number of young men
including several brothers of Ghuiro
took part 1t is alleged that one of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
J. A. Deebe's Auto Kills
Young Boy in Boston
While Rushing 10 Daughter Who
Said She Had Taken Poison.
She Was Despondent and Dead Be.
fore Father Reached Bedside.

Boston, July 2l-Speeding in high
powered automobile toward a Boston
hotel. where his daughter, Miss +. f.
Beebe, had just died under myster-
ous circumstances, j. Arthur Beebe, a
wealthy business man, was halted i'll
a tragic way, tonight. when his car
ran over and fatally injured a boy in
Chelsea
After taking the boy. Harry Som
blcsky, 10 years old, to the Naval hos
pital where he died, the anguished
ia ther was forced to wait further
while his chauffeur was arrested,
charged with killing the lad. went
through Abe fernality of giving bond
and was able finally to resume his run
To this city.
When he arrived at the hotel. Mr..
Becbe learned that his daughter reg
i'll, this afternoon, and sent fer a ply
stefan, saying that she was suffering
from poison. The doctor had difficulty
in entering the room. When ne WAS
able to gain admission he found the
Young woman dead The cause of
de4th according to the physician, was
Heart trouble
Miss Beebe had been suffering from
nervous trouble for three years. She
had been living recently at the fami-
Tvs summer home in Manchester,
Mass.
Miss Beebe committed suicide by
taking an alkaloid poison. according to
a statement made 10y Medical Examin-
or I.earV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The challenge Issued by the Eaton Rifle
Club of Calais to the Bayside Rifle Club
of So Andrews. y. b. has been accepted
by the latter club and tie match WIN be
shot at the Bayside range, on Thursday
of this week. Ten men viii be III each
team and the distances will be 200 and
500 yards. The Eaton team expects 10
make IA good showing on the 20 range,
but will be at a slight disadvantage in
the 500-yard range on account of using
less powerful rifle than their Canadian
opponents, who will use the regular rifle
with which the militia of Canada are
equipped a high powered weapon using
steel bullets and smokeless powder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22

moHy NTH swhich Mrs. Eaton was in
dicted. access TO all exhibits to be
used by the government at the trial
and a. bill of particulars as to what
kind of poison was used in the alleged
murder and how 1t was administered.
Frederick e. Small, formerly of Ever
EFT. Mass. president OF the Brooklyn
Arizona Mining Co, and A. Calvin Cru
Chef of Marblehead. treasurer of the
American Sureties Corporation. pleaded
not guilty In the United states district
court at. Boston. Monday, 10 q charge OF
using the mails in d scheme 10 deffaud
Each was held in sl5,000 sureties, Small
being committed in Default or sureties.
marked Improvement has been noted
in the condition of William H. Moody,
retired Justice of the United States SUI
preme. court. SatipS IN. "a wheel char.
Mr. Moody was taken out Of doors. Mon
day, at HaverniR.H Mass. for the .frst
time In two years. The attending pay
stefan said the former Justice could go
out of doors each day providing the
weather continued warm ana fair.
Friends hope ne viii be able TO walk
before the end of the summer
On board the steamer asafle. which
arrived. Monday, at New York from
South American ports. were q members
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
who left Boston. April "a, to tour Central
and South American countries. The OBJ
iect of their trip was To study and, II
possible. to better trade conditions be
tween this country and the South amer
lean republics. The party was composed
of representative New England business
men,