Putnam patriot., 1914-07-03
NEWS IN BRIEF

 fnal Court, were held by Chicago DO lice Oh charges of jury fixing.
 The will of Miss Serena Bulneland or, Of New York, digposiug of an $8O0,. eco estate leaves S1504000 to charities,
 General Garland N. Whistler U. 5 A. retired. inventor of smokeiess pow der, led at Pensacola, Fla, aged 6t yea s.
 Takashl Nakamural former Consul General at Ottawa and London, was appointed Japanese ConsuiGeneral al New York
 The New Haven Railroad announced that after July 1 the price of dinners on it's dining cars will be advanced from s1 to SIPS.
 The international Sunday-schooi As sociaton. in convention al Chicago, approved the teaching of sex hygiene in Sunday schools.
 Henry T. Collom, of Philadelphia, was suffocated and several others in- jured when fire partially destroyed the ouilford Hotel at Greensboro, N. C.
 "TippiBg is the course 5f the world and Americans are the worst sinners, 9 declared simon ". Straus, of Chicago, president of the American society for Thrift.
 Claim Agent Morris. of the Chicago Great Western Railway, received a Better from an Illinois farmer asking compensation for the death of goose killed by train.
 A definite movement to obtain bet. Ser roads throughout Indiana was launched by Governor Ralston when he announced the appointment Of state highway commission.
 William L. Newport, of Fort Wayne, Ind and his son Lawrence, were drowned when they jumped into the St. Marys River from bridge Go es- cape being hit by train.
 Five thousand dollars was wired 10 the Massachusetts Red Cross aathori- ties from the National headquarters ns an initial fund for the relief for the sufferers from the Salem fire.
 Theodosia. the zebra. imported from Africa 10 the New York Geological Park. was found dead In the paddock with a broken neck
 For the first time in the history Of Indiana courts woman, Miss Grace H o'Nell, will preside at d divorce hearing at Terre Haute
 0. r. Ward. ranchman, of Mara. thon, Texas. reported that a hail storm in the Glass Mountains killed 25O head of goats belonging to him.
 Thomas r. Hodges, president of the West Virginia University, was nominated for Congress at the Demo cratic State Convention in Parkers burg.
 Silas Christofferson. an aviator. flew over the peak of Mount Whitney in California. He attained an altitude of I6. 900 feet which is a new American record.
 I Henry c. Evert. patent attorney of Pittsburgh, was arrested charged with using the mails to defraud through an advertisement of $t 100000 10 the person able to patent rat exterminator.
 President Wilson approved the sen tence of dismissal from the army in the case of Major B. M Koehler, U. s. Coast Artillery. convicted by court martial on various charges.
 The Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the dual monarchy of Austria Hungary, and his morganatic wife. the Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot to death in the main street of Sara jeyo. the Bosnian capital. Bullets from magazine revolver in the hauds of an eighteenyear-old youth riddled the heir apparent and his wife.
 An epidemic of typhoid reported from Kingston, Jamaica.
 The Cuban House of Representa- tves passed a budget of $41,000.000.
 A German military aviator named Grunow was killed when hls aeroplaue fell 120 feet at Metz.
 Numerous villages in the district of Canton, China, were inundated by floods. Many persons are reported to have been drowned.
 launch being hoisted aboard the British dreadnought Monarch at New Quay, England, fell. killing three.
 President Menocal appointed Carlos Nj. Cespsdes as Cuban Minister to tho United States.
 Fire swept through the dock district Of Grimsby England. causing damage of s26o,0o0
 Many persons are reported to have been killed in a severe earthquake at South Sumatra.
 Jack Johnson. by defeating Frank Moran on points in their twenty round bout in Paris, retains his title as champion heavyweight fighter of the world. and wins purse Of $85,000. The loser receives S59e0. Each re- ceIyes a share et the profits of the moving pictures of the battle. John son earned Referee Carpenters de- cision rather easily.
 Columbia was the winner in the Intercollegiate regatta for varsity crews on the Hudson river Cornell carried of the junior and freshman races
 Hal Chase, first haseman of the But- falo Federal league club. was served during game al Buffalo with Su preme Court order based on an appl- cation fer injunction brought by Presi- dent Charles A. Comiskey of the Chi cago American League Club,
 Arthur Irwin, the peerless scout Of the New Yorks. has unearthed new candidate for the first base position with Frank Chances team. His find lis a youngster named Mullen, who has been rusticating with the Lin, coin, Neh.. team Of the Western Lea gae.
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