Putnam patriot., 1914-03-27
Editorial Scraps
The Delawar. and Raritan Canal

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 United States Commissioner Rich ard Stockton for Newark district resigned
 Fire destroyed the Eyer Block fin East Rochester, x. r., at loss Of s2Oo, 900.
 4 gift of s50.0 .0O0 by John D. Rocke feller to the r. NJ. c. A. at Spring Held, Mass, was announced.
 The vault in the First National Bank at Gallatin, Tenn, was blown by robbers who escaped with SIS, ,000
 The printing and binding plant of J ". Clement at Buffalo. N. r., was destroyed by fire. Loss s2O0,000.
 4 shipment of 2,200 dozen duck eggs arrived in New York from Ireland The eggs enter free under the new tarif law
 Marie Jansen, comic opera fsvorite of twenty-five years ago, died st Milford, Mass, after a brief illness. She was 85 years old.
 Representative Konop of Wisconsin introduced bill that would divide Indians into two classes, competent" and mon competent"
 | Lack of water pressure resulted in the plant of tho Eclair Moving Pic .tnre Co, of Fort Lee. N. J., being destroyed by fire. Loss S650,00o. [ Cone Johnson of Texas was nom mated by President Wilson to be solicitor of the State Department. sue ceeding Joseph W. Folk, resigned.
 Miss Florence Gray, heiress to sl.- 100000, who disappeared from a board ing school in Scardale, N. Y., three days ago, was found in Chicago
 Mrs. Hannah Kelly, 70 years old. who made sl. 900 900 in real estate at Atlantic City. N. J., was found burned to death in the kitchen of her home. Former Representative Nicholas Longw0rth announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress in the First Ohio District
 Jesse NJ. Kelley of Springfield Mo, & years old, former recorder of Greene County. died one hour after the death of his wife, aged so.
 Chief Clerk Siceni Nori of the Carlisle Indian School at Carlisle, Pa, was arrested on charges of embezzle- nient and destroying records.
 Secretary Redheld has asked the House committee for an appropriation Of $50, 900 10 establish a wireless re- search laboratory in Washington.
 The House agreed to the provision ot the Rivers and Harbors bill appro rr4a aftng th.s .ment Of New York harbor
 John Norris, former head of tho American Newspaper Publishers As. sociation and prominent newspaper man, died in Brooklyn, aged 5s.
 Of the S04 students at Vassar, 59 per cent are ip favor of woman suffrage. # per cent against 1t, and 174 stu. dents were indifferent.
 Stricken with apoplexy while shay ing, Thomas j. Ramon, a prominent resident of Middletown, N. Y.. fell to the floor dead.
 Burglars entered the jewelry store of H. J. Monrich at Huntington. Va, and escaped with gems valued at s20,000.
 The super dreadnought New York will be placed in commission in April under the command of Capt. T. E. Rogers
 The battleshlp Oklahoma. first of the new dreadnoughts to be launched under the Wilson Administration. will be chrlstened with champagne instead of grapeIuiee, as was suggested.
 Sylvia Pankhursts attempt to enter Westminster Abbey at the head of her followers was frustrated
 Carl Hopf, of Frankfort-on-the-Ma Main, Germany, who was named the Blue beard of Germany" was beheaded for the murder of his family
 Great Britain has accepted an inv- tation from Germany to participate officially in the printing and publish ing exposition at Leipzig.
 In an excited debate in the House of Commons government speakers ds- clared that the refusal of army of fieers to serve in Ulster was due to 6 misunderstanding of instructions,
 Lieut. St. George of the Ninety Eighth German Infantry, who killed Lieut. Hage of the same regiment in C duel at Metz. was placed on trial before a oourt-martial.
 General Ciprisno Castro. deposed President of Venezuela, has been dis covered by the police in hiding at Port of Spain. Trinidad.
 Court proceedings will be brought against Maxim Gorky. the Russian novelist. on the charge Of blssphemy. The worst famine in many years is reported in Cape Verde Islands.
 King George has sold patent for movable fireplace for S25.000.
 A determined effort will be made to foster field events on the athletic pro grams during the coming season with the idea of strengthening Americas representation in these competitions al the next Olympic games.
 At banquet in Atlanta, Ga., Bill Dahlen wAs presented with silver service set by the members of the Brooklyn club of 1913. Speeches wer, made by President Ebbets. Manager Robinson. Capt. Jake Daubert anG Dahlen.
 William Hoppe easily defeats, George Sutton for the 1Sl balklin, billiard championship 500 to 22s.
 AS Wolgast may never fight again This announcement followed an X-ra examination. when 1t was discovere, that three small bones in his lei hand were broken.
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