Putnam patriot., 1915-04-09
NEWS IN BRIEF

Calvin J Huson, who retired as
Commissioner Of Agriculture Of New
York. reported that the foot and
mouth disease has been eradicated in
New York State.
The largest Of the ships Of the New
foundland sealing feet were ordered
10 return to their ports because Of
the danger from ice foes.
According 70 a story from Sarasota
Fla. 100 pound shark that had
to be landed by a mule team was
caught By a fishing party.
Five American army officers. at
tached 70 the German army in the
capacity Of observers. were ordered by
cable to return home.
Contracts for 5000. 900 pounds OF
meats and lards have been made ny
the Commission for Relief in Belgium
Sir Walter Raleigh. professor Of
English literature at oxford, England.
will deliver the Venuxem lectures at
Princeton In May
Twenty persons were seriously hurt,
and hundreds injured during blizzard
that struck New York. Ten inches
of snow fell.
Rowboats and small launches were
used to carry passengers through the
.streets of Norfolk, Va, owing to high
tides.
Robert Woiton OF Independence, KY
was arrested there by an S. p. G. A.
agent when he kicked a mule that had
kicked him.
David S. Crater, aged sixtynine,
Secretary Of State of New Jersey,
dropped dead in Cortland street near
Broadway, New York, as he was on
his way to q train to go 10 his home
in Freehold. N. J.
An unidentified man committed sui.
eide at Niagara by going over the
Falls.
The Chilean government formally
accepted the invitation of the United
States to send representatives to the
Pan-American financial conference, to
be held in Washington May p.
Crazed by his attention to other
women. Mrs.. e. J. Sheffield. wife Of
a prominent physician of BIakely, Ga,
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State Department adYiees said n
virulent smallpox epidemic had broken
out in Vera Cruz.
Because. after a White House visit
Secretary General Applaud, of the Par.
is "Tempa.n eabled TO France pur-
ported interview with President VIII
son on the war situation. the Presi.
dent will reeyeiye no more foreign
journalists.
Two bandits held up ". Bershtein
and his brother Bernard in their Jew.
eIry store in Philadelphia and escaped
with $4,000 in gems in an automobile.
The Illinois Central Railroad Is try
ing out the plan OF having women tic
ct "punchersn on suburban lines.
A contract for the erection Of 80
additional by-product ovens at Ian
singvine. O.. costing s14onoooo was
awarded BY the Republic Iron q Steel
Co.
Mrs. Joseph Ferona WIS fatally in.
jured and her nine months old baby
killed in an explosion that wrecked
their home at Greensburg. Pa 1t is
believed that the explosive was plant
ed by an enemy.
A petition TO allow the Grand Trunk,
through the Southern New England, TO
acquire docking facilities in Boston
was presented to the Massachusetts,
Legislature.
Special Delivery" Tully, light.
weight boxer of Pittsburgh, died at
Steubenvile. O., az a result of being
struck over the heart in a bout with
"Banty" Sharp.
In fire that destroyed their home
at Clay City, Ky, William Larson,
his two children and Miss Florence
Charles. his housekeeper, We're burned
10 death.
Gen. Frederick Funston arrived at
Brownsville. Texas, from Fort Sam
Houston. Tex. to watch the border
situation during the villa attack on
Matamoros.
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