Connecticut western news., 1914-02-26

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 Mrs. James J. Brown, survivor of the Titanic disaster and prominent in Denver and Newport society, is after Helen Ring Robinson's seat fin the state senate. Her friends declared she has already made plans for a cam paign for the office next fall. .s . Public benefits of more than S1O0.OO0 are made by the will of Mrs. William Abbe. late of New Bedford, Mass, a sister of former Senator Jonathan Bourne, ~Jr., of Oregon. The largest bequest Is one of $50.OOo to St Lukes hospital. .n.,.
 Business on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange was temporarily suspended when band of suffragettes. who had been selling tags and pencils on the streets, invaded the building and sold votes for women" pencils to the brokers. '.- .' ,i
 In the second day session of the Summit tO.) new domestic relations NouA uOSC o INOSSIS a by which children of divorced parents will be allowed to choose whether they will live with their father or mother.
 With fifty men and three women en rolled, Roslyn. Wash. opened the first free night school in Kittitas county The school is supported by public sub scription. and the instruction is given by teachers of the grade school.
 pr. Frank Johnson Goodnow. Eaton professor of political science in Co., lumbia university and now constitu- tional adviser to the republic of China. has accepted the presidency of the Johns Hopkins university.
 One hundred cases containing 36.0O0 eggs arrived in St. Louis from China. The importer says he can sell the eggs to retailers at 20 cents a dozen and still make profit Eggs are quoted around 26 cents.
 Robert W Haines rendered q forged check for SIG to the Fidelity Trust company of Buffalo and when payment was refused attempted to shoot up" the place. He was seized after firing one shot.
 The Union station of the New Haven railroad at Hartford, Conn, was wreck ed by fire and all train service inter rupted. A large quantity of baggage and express matter was destroyed.
 Edith Alpaugh, seventeen, daughter of School Commissioner Lambert AL paugh, broke both of her legs in a to- began collision at Trenton. N. J.
 Two lumbermen. Jerry Sheehan and Joseph Kelly, were found frozen to death in a snowdrift on South noun. tain. near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
 A bill to authorize pensions of SIP month for widows and $2 month for orphans of Spanish war veterans was favorably reported.
 Former United States Senator Fred A. Dubois of Idaho announces his can didacy for Democratic nomination for the senate.
 Arthur c. Mack of Providence, R. l., alleged to have beaten his wife to death, was sentenced to six years i'm prisonment.
 Governor James Fielder of New ter sey in a speech said he would retire from politics when his present term of office ends.
 President Wilson nominated Maurice Splain. a newspaper man. to be United States marshal for the District of Columbia.
 Colonel Goethals will receive the Na tional society's medal of honor at Its annual banquet in Washington on March 5.
 April 16 Is the day General Jacob s Coxey proposes to lead his second army of the unemployed" for Wash ington.
 Albert K. Rumsey of St. Louis, soph. omore at Yale, was arrested charged with stealing cameras from students.