The Pulaskian., 1915-11-19
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rISuCu liu6, WHICH I6IL BOTu0duX OCts 31 on it's maiden trip, has arrived in New York. The Lafayette is 690 feet long, with a passenger capacity of 2,000.
 Joseph Nancy, 54 years old, de- posed as chief of police of Benison, Neb., was shot and killed at the Doug las county fair grounds.
 Fire crippled the plant of the Beau mont (Tex.) Enterprise, destroying a warehouse and damaging the main building.
 The three Republicans elected in CIV York last week to fill congression- al vacancies favor a prohibition amendment to the constitution of the United States.
 Mrs. William Swindell, 55 years old. is dying at a hospital in Belvidere, III. She lost her balance on the stair way of her home and fell 15 feet on a sharp post, which pierced her torso.
 
 Balloting for city and county off cers at San Francisco was marked by the arrest of woman, Mrs. Mary Marks.
 Mrs. W. K Vanderbilt has resumed her work in the American ambulance corps, wearing nurses costume.
 The supreme court of the United States announced a recess from Nov 15 to Nov. 29.
 Able Cartwright, living six miles south of Peabody, Kan, celebrated his 101st birthday anniversary. "Al- ways be happy and never worry" is Cartwright's motto.
 Eighteen German officers and sol diers were killed and 50 wounded when a portion of Fort Machovelette, in Belgium, was blown to pieces by an accidental explosion.
 The ship Cluett, sent north last spring to the relief of the Crocker land expedition, has been unable to reach Etah. The relief ship was hemmed in ice in North Star bay.
 Reports that W. s. Windham, for merly banker and merchant at Pasa- dena, Cal, had been assassinated in the territory of Tepee, Mex, were re- ceived by Los Angeles friends.
 Capture of Hermosillo by Carran- za's forces was confirmed in navy de- partment dispatches.
 Carranza, and agreed to fully support him, according to Col. F. M. Romero, who returned from trip to the Orient in Carranzas behalf
 A dispatch received here from Ber- lin announces that the federal coun- cil has voted to confiscate all oils and fats, which will be sold only through the government.
 Thirty-four members of two card clubs in Bangor and Rockland, Me-, will receive $1,000 each under the will of Mrs. F. W. Hill, who died at her home here recently.
 The economy of some postmasters in having clerks utilize spare mo- ments tying together for use sec ond time pieces of twine received around incoming mail has been com mended by Fourth Assistant Post master-General Blakslee.
 
 Gen. Alvaro Obregon charges that George c. Carothers, special agent of the American state department is dangerous to the tranquility of the de facto government in Mexico"
 Romulo s. Naon, Argentine minis ter, leaves Washington shortly for his own country on vacation.
 Monday, the 9th, was Gen. Fun ston's fiftieth birthday. He is the youngest major general in the army. Detectives are taking snapshot pho- tographs of every employe of the Bal tlmore & Ohio railroad they see talk ing drink of liquor.
 
 Nine miners were killed and nine injured in fre-damp explosion in the coal mine at Essen, Germany, con- trolled by the kaiser
 
 Bert Hope, 40 years old, beat his mother to death on the 18th of No vember at Princeton. Ind. She was 70 years of age.
 An appeal for truces to allow the burial of the dead and to acquaint relatives of the fallen with their names is made to the rulers of the powers by the Red Cross. Juoements aggregating $150.o0 nave been filed against Col. John T.