Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-17

ed as speaker.
 A Republican Filibuster prevented consideration of the Indian appropria- tion bill in the house yesterday and forced an adjournment.
 George E. Brewster, one of the best known druggists in Eastern Maine, took his own life by shooting yester- day, at his home at Dexter.
 A Bursting Water Main on St. Ur- | bain street, Montreal, yesterday food | ed the cellars over a large area and | did damage estimated at $5o,000.
 Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Loneworth's i share in the estate of her grandmoth- | CT, Mrs. Caroline Haskell Lee, is the income of a trust fund of S7O,0OO.
 The Ohio Oil Company yesterday de- clared dividend of $1.25 per share and an extra dividend of 75 cents per share on it's capital stock, payable on March 20.
 Secretary Wilson of the department of labor braved the storm and the ice laden water of New York harbor yes terday and made his first visit to Ellis Island.
 Captain William H. Hand, one of the
  States revenue cutter service and veteran of the Civil war, died at New Bedford yesterday.
 Preston Little West Newbury Mass. farm hand committed suicide | by hanging yesterday. It is believed that he was Respondent because of his arrest for intoXication.
 Indications Are That from 200 to 25O | ha Tod oh contempt of court, as a result of the rioting near St. Casimir's church at South Bend. IndY Sunday.
 John A. Blazier, q Portland, Ore, l timber operator, yesterday filed pe- ! tition in bankruptcy through attor- neys declaring inability to pay obli- gations aegregating S4ss.412.
 The United States Naval Tug Po- | tomac, caught fast in the ice foes of | the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was aband- oned on Saturday night by the 35 officers and men of her crew.
 Tom Sharkey, Once Famous as heavyweight pugilist, was sentenced to thirty days in jail and fined $500 yes terday for maintaining a disreputable resort in Fourteenth street New York.
 A LS5oo,o0o Campaign against cholera and a horse disease called dourine, is to be financed in a bill which was passed by the house yesterday, and which already has passed the senate. William Henry Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette, now the Railway Age Gazette and for eight years it's editor, died at his home at Ridgefield, Conn, yester- day aged siXty-seven.
 La D davin came into Boston from a trial trip last night during a raging bliz- gard, with report of endurance runs successfully accomplished under ex- trt me wintry conditions.
 John Van Drsmer, driver of the mail wagon between the Pittsfield Mass, post office and railroad station was arrested early yesterday by post of flee inspectors on charge of opening letters and stealing from the mails
 Mrs. Anne Isabelle Hutchinson, of Bridgeport, yesterday won her suit to set aside the will of her sister, the late Ruth Louisa Bailey, widow of James A. Bailey, long associated with P. T. Barnum in the circus business.  Great Britain Consulted the United States before landing a guard of ma rines for her legation in Mexico City
 
 trary to any principles held by the United States in the present situation e Edward MoDermott. foreman for . f contracting company engaged in build T l ing the Boylston Street subway al f i Boston was found guilty yesterday o r extOrtion in compelling laborers to pay sim s5 for a job and s1 a week whii, T they held it.
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 n with conducting a campaign of mis representation, against the progressive ! party, William F.. Cadmus national or ganizer of the progressive congression al campaign committee. spoke at Gas 1 per, Wyo., last night at a conference of progressives.
 Representative Moses p. Kinkaid o ! ! Nebraska in the house yesterday call 2 ed up his bill to provide that the mar 4 Tiage of homestead entry man to o homestead entry woman shall not i'm T pair the right of either to a patent The pir was passed.
 In a Letter Received by the AIassa a l chuscats Public Service commission ' yesterday Charles <. Mellen forme
 president of the New York New Ha il ven & Hartford lailroad declined fo q second time to appear ir connection
 with the investigation of the road
 publicity expenses.
 = In thes Suit of the State of Missour if to recover S2.4e0.C00 in alleged over e charges from the Kansas City south 7 ern Railway company. Judge Calvin e in the circuit court at Butler, Mo - yesterday appointed James D. Lind a say of Clinton, a master to receiv II claims against the railroad.
 With 97 Percent of the national bank
 of the country already on record a
 formally accepting the terms of tn - federal reserve act, the officers of tn e federal reserve organization board las IS niShC issued a warning that all na " tjunal banks must signify their ac ;- ceptanee before next Monday, Feb
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