Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-15
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 A slight earthquake shock was felt in the Canal zone.
 The corner stone of the s2,00O, 900 Lincoln memorial was laid in Wash ington.
 Fifteen students of the University of Illinois have been dismissed for 1y- ing and desribing in examinations.
 Edward Monroe, said to be the oldest veteran of the American Civil war, was buried in London, aged 106 years.
 Jacob Vogel, former president of the Citizens Bank of Fruitvale, Cal, and his wife were found murdered in their home.
 Governor Frank B. Willis suffered an attack of heart trouble while in his office in the State capital building at Columbus, Ohio.
 The $75,oo0 alienation suit of Ralph NJ. Herrfck of Rosindale against Albert H. Waitt of Newton has been opened at East Cambridge.
 Starvation faces 2,5oo people on the island of Nanua, one of the Ameri- can group, unless they get relief with in the next three wel1s.
 Judge Mayer, in the United States District Court in New York dismissed two suits brought as a. test of the con- stitutionality of the income aN.
 Miss May Belle McArthur of Chica- go reduced twenty-two pounds by eating only celery and drinking nOth ing but water since January 21.
 After prolonged debate the Utah State Senate passed the Wootten Statewide prohibition bill by a vote Of fl to 3, with one member absent.
 The Iowa Senate adopted a constitu- tiOnal amendment providing for state wide prohibition by a vote of 39 to l0- The measure now goes to the House. A boy IA named Pinchon, the son of a merchant at. Saint Servan, France, who stole away to the war in Noven- Der, has returned with the rank of corporal.
 
 Three men and two women accused of being counterfeiters, were taken to Jonesboro, Ark. by Federal authorities for hearing before a United tSates Commissioner.
 A State wide peace conference, call ed by Governor Capper to create pub lie sentiment in favor of permanent peace among the nations opened at Topeka, Kan.
 The Illinois Supreme Court, Circuit Court and Superior Court judges here l after will be nominated by the old convention system instead of at pri- mary elections.
 i Wright A. Ednundson, IT,, 14, was | arrested at Boston, charged with hay | ing inflicted the stab wound which l caused the death of fifteen-year-old ! John :. Goodwin.
 China, the United States and the 1 Netherlands are now pledged to the suppression of the opium trade and to l the abolition of international traffic in 1 ihabit-forming- drugs.
 Senator Robert R. Lawson of Brook ] lyn sent telegrans to Governor Whit i man and Senator E1lOn L. Brown, say ] ing that New York city was on the verge of bankruptcy. l Rev. AIxander Mann, rector of Trim l ity church, Boston, announced that he ! had declined oaccept the election as
 Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal di- 1 ocese of Newark, \. J. ] Two hundred thirsty citizens of Clarlzsville, w. Va, purchased ''whis- i key" at S2 a pint from Q travelling man. They opened the pacages to find ] fHar each contained coffee. | Fred Boyer of GIens Falls, received a check for S15,000 from H. C. Stiger of New York. as a reward for pointing out good fishing spit in Schroon ] Lake twenty eight years ago. ! George c. MountcastIe, 6s years old and weighing 450 pounds attempted suicide in Washington. He sent three bullets into his breast, but the missiles merely caused flesh wounds. 1 Fire in the First Presbyterian church at New Bedford, Mass. did dama ge amounting to s5.OO0. The cause of the ! blaze is unknown. The building car ried insurance ample to cover all loss. l The Grand Trunk Railway from its headquarters in Montreal, sent an of ficiaI warning to all it's agents in the i United States and Canada Of plot tC dynamite property owned by the rail
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 l Members of the Womar's Suffra ge party of Philadelphia, were denied the ] privilege of placing q wreath on the | statue of Abraham Lincoln in Fair mount Park. They had failed to SC cure a permit,
 William j. Taylor and Alfred E i Duncan, former under arrest for at tempted breaking and entering and