Putnam patriot., 1915-04-23
NEWS In BRIEF

FLOYD A. Mcfarland famous as
six-day bicycle racer, was stabbed In
the head with a screwdriver by con
fectionery dealer at the Newark, y. j.,
Yelodrome, and died In the City Hos
pital.
Mayor Dom NJ. Robert. Judge Eli
II. Redman and thirteen others con
vieted in the Terre Haute election
conspiracy case. began the trip to the
Federal Penitentiary at LeaveHworth,
War orders for uniform cloth ap-
proximating $l.15o000 were placed By
agents OF the British government with
manufacturers in New York city last
week
= The fur dying plant Of A. fiollander
G. Sons. OF New York. where strike
of zoo workers has been in progress
for more than a week, closed indehn-
itely.
Oscar Sheffield. negro. was taken
from Jail by a mob at Lake PARK,
town near Voldosta, Ga, and shot TO
death in the public square.
The Hamburg American steamship
George, now at New Orleans, has been
transferred to American registry and
renamed the Housatonic
Only boys who are high school stu
dents can find employment hereafter
in any OF the Riker-Hegeman stores
In Greater New York.
Operations on 1000 buildings, in.
volving more than $3O-o00.0oo, were
tied up by the lockout Of 10000 union
carpenters AT Chicago.
A diver at work on the sunken sub
marine "A at Honolulu was rescued
after four hours at the bottom OF the
sea
The Roosevelt $4,000 libel
action opened at Syracuse
II cost Chicago sG9s5,99S 70 arrest
1926 persons during the year OF
1914
A pig having two heads. two mouths
and four eyes and ears was born at
Peabody, Mass
The Federal Reserve Board granted
authority to the National Bank OF New
York to open branch at Monteyideo.
Uruguay.
The dreadnought Moreon, built in
the United States for the Argentine
Government. sailed from Philadelphia
Tor home.
2. c. Perkins. one of the most prom
snent residents OF Butler County. KY,
was convicted OF being a night rider
in court at Bowling Green, and sen
fenced TO four years and a day in the
penitentiary.
Three hospital trains, each consist
ing of an automobile with two traliers.
were presented TO the military com
mander at Frankfort=on.Maine, as
gift from friends of Germany in tho
United States.
Frederick NJ. Smith, Of st Joseph,
Mo, was elected president of the re
organized Church OF I.atterD Day Saints,
succeeding his father, the late Joseph
Smith.
Gifts amounting 10 s72.90s. to be
used for cancer research at the liar
ward Medical School. were announced
at meeting OF the Harvard Over
eeers.
The liner Seminole, New York for
West Indian ports, ran aground near
Saona Island, off the southeast eX.
tremity Off Hayti.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife OF
the former President. successfully un-
derwent an operation in Roosevelt
Hospital.
Arthur r. Atherholt. Philadelphia
most famous aeronaut. died AT his
home In Holmesburg, near Philadel-
phia.
Seven men we're Indicted at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-. in connection with re
cent activities OF night riders in Mis-
souri,
Princess Bismarck, widow OF the
Iron Chaneellors son, placed wreath
bearing the inscription TO the Hero
Weddigen" on the tomb OF Commsn-
der Otto Weddigen on the German sub
marine U-29. sunk by the British.
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