Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-29

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 Condensed TeIegrams
 For the first time in 20 years the Chicago levee district has been closed | tight by police. probably fatally. when a street car rammed motor bus in Buffalo. William ChiIvers was appointed as- sistant corporation counsel of New York at salary of ss,00o a year.
 Fire that did damage estimated at Strong block in Springfield, Mass.
 Burglars rified the safe in the office of the City market at Perth Amboy, N. J., and escaped with $500 in cash.
 The Senats passed a bill authoriz- ing the construction of bridge across the Merrimac river at Lawrence, Mass
 George J. Beams, of Lincoln, Neb., was nominated by President Wilson to coin.
 Stamp collectors gathered at 6os- ton for the annual three-days' con- vention of the National Philate'ic So- ciety.
 The City Auditor finds Denver is spending s100.Q00 more year under the commission government than under a mayor.
 While responding to an alarm two fire engines collided at Broadway and Cortland Street, New York. No one was injured.
 Governor GoIdsboroueh, of Maryland, saved Harry l.. Levine. q Baltimore merchant from drowning while bathing at Ocean City.
 President Wilson nominated E. j.. Doyle, of Grand Rapids, Mich, to be collector of internal revenue for the fourth district.
 
 President Wilson promised to open Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs on October to S1.
 Brieadier- General Camille c. Carr, U. s. N, retired veteran of the Civ il War and an old Indian fighter. died in Chicago. aged 72 years.
 -r lighthouse and army transport services under the Navy Department was fav- ored by Secretary Daniels.
 A delegation of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which just closed its convention at Norfolk, Va, were re- ceived by President Wilson.
 David Bernstein of New York. known as ''the tough man of the East Side" was sentenced to one year in prison for threatening to kill a po- liceman.
 The State Bank at Greenwood, Miss, capitalized at s35.0e0 was ordered closed. The cashier, J. J. Green was arrested. charged with misappropriat- ing s12.0Oo.
 The House agricultural committee favorabIy reported the Humphrey res- olution inquiring whether there is a press agency" in the Department of Agriculture.
 President Wilson was urged by Sen ator Pomerene to name Sully Jaynes, 1 negro lawyer of Springfield. Ohio. to be recorder of deeds for the district of Columbia.
 Captain E. L. Breckenridge, United saf1 xuhn thrn,rcyl1 the Spanish-American war under Gen eral Lawton, died in Lexington, Ky, aged 3s years.
 Two thousand Greeks witnessed elaborate ceremonies when the battle ship Kilgis. formerly the Mississippi, was officially turned over to Greece at Newport News.
 1t took five persons to drag John Spencer Of Paterson, N. J.. from sewer when police sought to arrest him on charges of disorderly conduct and drunkenness.
 l Herbert N. Johnson of Indianapolis | was designated by the United States | to act independently of the American | collector of customs to conserve the i finances of San Domingo.
 Under an order of Bishop Thomas | F. lillis of Kansas City, Mo-, read ir all Catholic churches, flowers will not | be permitted at future funerals held | in churches of the diocese. | The trial of Porter Charlton, the | American who killed his wife at Lake 1 Como in 1910. was postponed till nexi year because of delay in taking tssti- mony in the United States. | In special election at Dobbs Ferry N. Y. three propositions involving al expenditure of S5s,O00 for village i'm. provements were defeated despite ar ardent campaign by women.
 The racing mast and boom of tn, cup challenger Shamrock w arrived in New York on the steamer Mime waska The mast and boom are O. steel and are'valued at S10,000 | Michael J. Ryan, national presiden of the Union Irish League of America has sent out an appeal for S3O0.0O' to be used to purchase arms for, thu "defenseless people of Ireland" ! The New Jersey Supreme Court af firmed the conviction of Fred $. Boy' on two indictments for melting tn destruction of private property during the silk mill workers strike at Pater son.
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