Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-27

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 An earthquake was recorded at Reno. Tokio reports an epidemic of pulmon- ary plague.
 Mount vesuvius and Mount Etna are both active.
 Fire destroyed the Western High School in Washington. Loss S500,000
 Mayor Mitchell had a narrow escape when his auto skidded and nearly up- set.
 Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, of New York, Cross.
 The Boston Excelsior companys mill was burned Saturday. The loss is estimated at $25,000.
 Basil Zanaroff, owner of the French newspaper Excelsior donated s100,000 to the French Olympic fund.
 ne mdSSdCDuSeIkS F1OuSc SoF1Hlil- tee reported adversely on a bill inn posing a $5 tax on bachelors.
 Three children of John CIoegma were burned to death when their home at Holland. Mich, was destroyed.
 The New York Sun obtained mort gage of S565,000 on it's property at Nassau and Frankfort streets.
 The Rev. Poindexter S. Henson, widely known as a lecturer, died in Chicago. He was S3 years old.
 Joseph Wishart, in charge of the United States secret service bureau in Boston, was found dead in his office.
 The Massachusetts House passed a bill for the appointment of women as special police-officers to safeguard girls.
 Major General J. Franklin Bell, re- gently relieved as commander of the Philippine Division, sailed for the United States.
 Mrs. Camille Beetrup committed suicide by jumping into a tank of boil ing water in the Neurological Insti- tute in Jersey City.
 @s Ns T., was awarded sS,O00 damages in his suit for injuries against a Detroit automobile concern.
 More than 1e,ooo Polish residents of Pennsylvania, veterans of the Russian army, offered their services to the United States.
 Charged with obtaining S25 under false prtences, Capt James G. Collins, formerly of the British Army was put on trial at Baltimore.
 The Department of Agriculture places the loss of meat animals in United States during 1913 from expos ure and disease at s15O.OoO,oOo.
 Helen Ware, the actress, and her crime play, Within the Law at the Ohio Penitentiary before 1,s00 convicts.
 Foest fires, which have been bIaz- ing fercely for two days in southern New Jersey, are under control. Seve- ral thousand acres of timber have
 Bail of $1,o0o was declared forfeited when Louis Restrappo, of Newark failed to appear in court on a charge of driving an automobile while intoX- icated-
 James Maher, who entered the apart ment of Mrs. Mary DeeIey in New York beat her with a lead pipe and escaped with 90 cents, weS sentenced to 10 years in Sing Cing.
 Governor Walsh of Massachusetts was notified by Secrtary of War Garri- son that the government can furnish 5000 pairs of shoes and overcoats for the state militia.
 w. J. Antone, jeweIry salesman, of Newark, N. J., reported to the police of Chicago. the loss of two bags con taining jewelry valued at between s50,000 and s75,OO0.
 Charles F. Niles, the new upsidedown aviator, looped the loop at Hampstead, L. l., coming so close to the aerodome there was no doubt about the fact that it was a clean cut loop.
 The Vermont Methodist Episcopal Conference today held a joint session or pastors and laymen at Hardwick, Vt, to consider the general theme .sThe- Call to Great Advance"
 The fire early Saturday in the large wooden carriage factory of D. E. Mo Cam and Sons on Prebel street was confined to the upper floor, with a loss estimated at ont over $10,00o.
 Richard F. Maher, game protector, Of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, was Iured into a freight car and the door locked on the outside. He was carried 20 miles and then arrested for stealing a ride. DEATH OF RAILROAD
 MAGNATE G. P. BAER Stricken on Street and Never Regain
 ed Consciousness
 Philadelphia. April 26.-George F. Baer. president of the Philadelphia and Reading railway, died at his home here at 7.50 o'clock tonight.
 He was stricken on the street yes