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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
@cbnrtstasc ocntidcr giunicrc.

1rei Gionierel1, tbeils iii IcntiA-
lano g%eboren, tbeils BON belltidell
Gltern %abltommel1b, lit es bellte Der
gon1lt, I'M &reiie ibrer 1amilie utl
Srellloe Die &ieOerfebr fires Sc
bllrtstages SIT begeben.
Jran Srinu slrp Don Seem 2i6er-
tp, Sa., Die inn Sabre 1888 81. Nrob-
ltef, 1elttldlano, Dos 2id)t Ser @el1
erblifte llno I'M Sabre 1856 in Seem
Dorf 5lln1 eritcrl Male omerifaniideu
goben bctrat> fciert bcltte in poaiget
geiltiger, mic aud, forperliher Sri.
ld'e oas ieltene Set fires rs. @e-
blrtstages.
alld) 6rau Bertha MueQer bon
8alcott, So, lit es perg0rnt, i'm
&relle l6rer 2ieben beuta ibren Sc
'bnrtstag 5lt feiern. Nrall Mueaer
erblldte i'm Sabre 1860 SIT gllte
BraB 5lpp., sSa., oas 2id)t ser @elt.
Scrr s. s. Woeller bon Stofton,
So, Der i'm Sabre 1853 I'M Scott
@olllltD, Sa., gebnrc1 mltrNe, fciert
beute ebellfalls leinen @eburtstag.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
SodBcitsglpdc,t.
5rcibe II.

Iic Sraltltltg bon @errn @altcr
s. Sorn bon Der befallnten Il1toilo=
bllIirma Sorl1 ltto Glalllien BON 9a=
pellport, nit Sri. emma 2ollile Srci-
Der, 0er Spd)ter bon @errn n1tb sSrau
Nrpfellor 81. $. Sreiber bon Chicago,
pllroe III frierlider @eiie bon Naltor
?. s.. Sorlt bon Der elltid=lltberi-
ld)en Irinitatlts- aird;e 5lt Iapenport
ia ser Mobnuyg Der glter1 Ser
grant, geo. 29bS Naruea ape., gbi.
cago, SSa.a poll5oget. Baitor Sort
lit eil1 grltoer ocs. 8rall..igams. Ser
Iralung idlob iid eilt elmer a11,
l1ad)oent Dos jlllapermablte Naor iid
per Mlttumpbil nuf bic Sod)5eitsrciie
ltad, Milipallfee 6egab. Nad Dem 1.
Mpril mer0cn sic Slttgpermdblten
flir lire 5ablrciden Sreun0e III ib-
rem toligen Seine, SEQ. 1926. New=
|berrp strabc, Gapcnport, gu ipred,en
Hiein.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
@taot nnb Gourp.
Sienstas, oeu 20. MarS.
aleiue @taot=M enigteiten.
- Sci &rlten, Grfdltlangen 1,im.
TIMER 9rl,ittber, grultpaltillen uno
&1l1tenbali liant. Giepe'5 Ipotbefe.

Soc @inlbel, ser oenr slnlbll=
Iar5forps Ocs Iapenportar Goli5eis
Departments 5llgctbeilt lit. feiertc
am Sonntag oas ieltenc Set ocS so.
@cburtstaacs il1 noliger geiltiger
llnO forpcrlidysr Stride. Srot@ leine1
hcbcn Mlters lit @itlbel nod mic Dor
i'm StanSe, icinen Soften 5lnolfsturl=
oen lang taglidl alls5lfiillen.
Sic Gan1cn meroen biern1it
oltf Die an5eige1 bon aleirl's allf bic
Ter Settle allfli1erfianl genladt, mo Tic
bcim @illfullf belte lnno Die nad)ltel1
Gage cincn lpe5iellen Gabatt erbal=
telt, lpellll lie %erflarert, oaB lie sic
sln5eigen i'm uIemofrat" gelelen boz
ben.
Carl @bite ulo SRI. Giola Ml-
o%cll6ropf, mie alld1 9Sete S6ll1efer
lulo ,Morp Mnberlor, ermirften &C.
tern Seiratbsli5enien.
6. 6. 9biaips lieB seIterl1 &C.
gell leil1e @attil1, Strait 6lpra Nbil=
lips Die 5deiormgsflage einreid)en.
sN1 Ser &etition' beiduloigt 9biuips
ieine Satin Der @ranialnfeit n1o
Der nn1uiiroigetl 9ebanolln1g. 9as
Raar perDeiratbete iid ont is. Mirs
1907 rl10 trenrtc lid al1 ii bs.
Mondts. Ser &ldger perlanet Die
Sbbut ii6er Sic orei &i11ber, bie Der
gbe eltiproIien iilto: @ilber, Mari=
OIL lta0 Sipian &billips. Anore1p 8.
Gbe5em pertritt @biQips bei Dem
Sdeiou1tgspro5eB ais Il1ipalt.
@egen angeb1ider graulaiamr
gefa11Dla1ng mill 1id 6. A. &raDnif
bon %lei1cr @attin, Manrie, ideioell
lalien. Sic Sdeibrnespetition muir
De bon Den Inpalter glp & 9niE
hinterlcat. Nah Mitgaben oes &la=
gers fpar Dos Gaar IA Sabre lang
mitei1a11oer nerbeiratbet. &rapnif
rerla11at Die Gbbltt iiber leinen 5obr
Wtilton.
Ser OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mltr=
Den lrobreno oes aeltrigen Cages bier
1lellc Safe BON @lattern gerleloet
sle bier Narlolrel1, Die bon ser ld)rcd=
lldlen aranfbeit ergriffen muroen,
limo: 6. 6. @in0or, ein friiberer Sc
lpolller oieler Staot, Ser iett int s(lt=
rora, 81, pobnt, $. 6. Dol1ng, Geo.
o15 Dit 6. StrnBe, Irall Ialpb
spears, No. 1415 Campbell Strol,e
mn 6ran @. Iugglebp, go. 1907
Bridge gpc.
81. gafer, 3abnar5t, @bitofer
@nil0ing. (Mna.0
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
u. s. Sarms iicOelt nadJ @rano
Mapibs iibcr.

u. 6. Sarnrs, Der lll1ter Sen bieii=
gen @eldaftsla1ten cine beoel1teroe
ytolle lpiplt, miro aegefl GllOe ser
@od)e l1ad @ral1o Mapios iiberIie=
oelll, I'm bort pcrlonlid, Die 2citlitg
Der altbcfanlltcn Ien11ede= @eleQidaft
81 l%iberllebn1ell, Die ct fiir6lih fqllf-
lid ilberllabm. Srpb0en CT BEL ser
lebten @crianmllt1g i'm glafhMpf
Sotel %lell1e1 G%6renpolten oils Gi5e-
praiioent oes NotarD Club aus eben-
geltal11tem @rullSe anfgeben mllBtc,
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
Odiiiiiippi ,ttn wcitcrc bicr T1f &C.
iticgcm.

9sab an Ser 2epee porgellommencll
M'elinl1scn lit Der Miiiiiiippi in Ser
Set bon Sonl1abeno glbenb bis
Mtpntag 9fadmittag- aberrnQls llnl
pier SUB gclticger1. Die steiglnng
pes Jlulles lit ouf Die idtueren Die
oerlhlage Der letten Iage inn 9for-
oen Oes 2an0cs 5lriid5uiiibrell.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
@u,,, subc abbernfcn.

.N.
6ron MutbiIoa Shlne=
ter, bic @attill bon &laus Sdll,e=
ter, mllroe aeitcrn 5t friiber Moraell=
ltltloe I'M @ultlc ibrcr Ipd)ter, Irall
Slllia Iapis SIT Sioltr Gttp, So,
pom IoDc a@hgerltfen. Die Iahingc=
idieocne, Die i'm Sabre 1852 SIT
Strabbltrg im Icutihlano Dos 2idt
Scr @selt erblidte, fam I'M Sabre
1874 nod, Mmerifa n,o pernlablte
iid@ bier i'm Sobre 1882 nit &lalts
Sbllleter. Al1ber ibrell lcd)s Sob-
llc1 aus smcltcr Che, Sobll,. @enrp,
Gctcr, sllfrco, Stto llro Grr1eit, bin=
tcrlaBt Bic Gerltorbelle cine Sodter
aus critcr Gfe, Sralt Slllia 3apis.
Iic 2eid)e miro BON Siunr GitD 1lad)
Davenport itberfiihrt mcrOen.
Die Misunderstanding miro am
Gumlcrstag Madmittag ltl1 slpei l1br
pom Scr llltberiiden @eiligen &rel1s-
fird,e OH Ser gelGe slpe. aus allf 0ent
Safoalc 0rieobof crfolaell. Galtor
>. s. @cislcr miro bic Sralieral1=
lprad}e halten.
9Sod lallgem idmere1 2etoen ent=
ldlief geltern morgel1 6rau Nlo=
10 6. 9omfer, SEQ. 7O4 Serlep
6ioee @uao. Die Gerltorbene bi1t=
terlabt altber ibrenr @atti1L &er1rp
s. 9omfer, flint &inoer, 1orence,
IloDo, Nlta, Trancis ltn0 Warie. Gle
Gprbereitungen fir oie 8eiiekung
iinb nod nidt pollenOet moroen.
5ranf Oscar Carl on,
9fo. III %. StraBc, erlag geltern
Nadmittag einem. ldtueren 2eberlei=
Den, Dos i'm cine ISOLDE lang an oas
9ett fellelte. Ser @eritorbel1e bi1l=
terlabt allber ieiner @ittme orei
&i110er, sic aqe in 1apenpprt lpob=
llell. Gie 9eiietu11g loll am Mittpod)
POM Irauer6altie alts altf Dem Hiper=
iioe 6rieobof SIT Moline erfolgelt.
@ie aus Mltseatine genelbet
miro, peritarb BORT Gonrab @ :
# e. Der 6is Dor ei1em Sabre III 1a=
peltport 1pobnte. gr ltarb i'm Seine
%leiter sdapelter, 6rnt @el1rp M}arf.
Ser 1abingeldieoene binterldBt lit
1npenport cine Sdnpeiter, Iralt
Charles 2oppe u1o. cine Nibte, 5rall
@altar Setter.
Die 9eiiebllng BON 2erpD gb=
| II, Der am IL. Ml1gl1lt 1914 in Ia<
pellpprt ais ser Spbn BON @errn ltno
Iralt Soicpb Colin, go. 1919 @eIt
3. StraBe, Dos 2ibt Der @elt erblid=
te, l1l1o am Sonntag slbe1b inn Wercp
Solpital peridieo, miro bente gead)=
mittag Inn 2 llbr al1f Dem ltaotilden
Srlcobpfe erfolgen.
Die 9ei6e bon Tran Gil a
6 mltr6e geltern BON ser
@obrntng ibrer Iodter, Sral1 sllilta
3oedler, geo. COG @elt s. StraBe,
aus i'm 9apenportcr &r%ematoriul11
.perbran1t. I~anlilienmitglieoer bot
ten ben gbrenpolten Ser gabrtllf=
trigger in11e.
1ie eeid)e bon 6ran II + Ii I d
1Sarer mllroe geitern Nodmittag
bonn Sralterbal1le in Der Ma6e bon
Gonablte aus allf Oen Gong @rope
6rieobpf beigeiett. Gaitpr &erger
belt Die 2eidenreoc. Mls 8abrtud)=
fltngirten: Soc @oltbam,
Sobn 8allpflcr, go. Marti, s. gng=
Ter, Ibomas lt1tD Mibael @iQa11.
- Werdants Gransfer & Storage
Go Sp[phhnn S55 (Mn, !
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
sicoidlas anf so5ialifcntidct fir
Sta0tailciior.

~ ''HHHE.H e aZ
$. s. sieoidlag, geo. 3 lorotbea
Slots, reid)te aeltern Ieill 3ertiiifat
1ilr Die Stellrmg ciltes ituotiiden Nj
leliors allI oenl lo5ialiitild)en Gidet
bel Dem Staotclerf Gin. Scrr Sico=
ldJlag 1pllroe bei elmer am Solnlabeno
a%bgebaltenen gcriammlltng Scr JiiG-
rer Der Embellishments Oa5ll ol,ser=
lebell, Die Applifation fir oiaie Stcl=
hung allf bent lo5ialiitiideu Iidct
eill5ureid,ert.
80 Saben sic idon Slo. Million
8ier probirt? @leib nit oerl beIteu
importirten 8ier unb empfobltn bon
Den 9oftoren. Gof Sslano @reping
eotrpa1'p. Mn5.)
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
eibirilder Salfsfuno,

Galtor @%olternlonn iibcraob &C.;
lterlt I'M Nnnne11 BON Sricoerifc Iul1z
1,erfelot Der Geoaftiol1 srpei Collars
iilr Gc1 Sibirii1en @iilfsfpllo SIM
galtel1 Der bcoalterlsnertben @efnll=
gel1ell, ltlter oellen iid altd) cine
Ml15obl 3ipiliiten beiinoen.
9ielen lpacferen 3elltidel1. Die jebt
Inter Der fltrd)tbaren &alte III Del,
libirild)en @ismiiltcn arbeitel1 mill
len. 1llto falln1 geltiigel1O &leioungs-
ltlicfe nno gBmaaren, BON 9aargelo
.polltan0ig abgclebell, 5llr Gerfiiglllta
'baben, lpllte MON ppferll, 11paS iid)
MIR opfertr laBt.
3llpor teridtetc gilrgdl1se ]. $25o.0o
Sbel1angefiibrte beutige
Spelloe i. 5000
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
iubea, we i'll auocren gsidditeu III 9aurnport 81 $500


miro SEER @arms altb icrncrbin bic
len 2apenporter SrgaaiIatiol1cll ais
GbrenOirettor altgeborel1..
SEER @arn1s, Der Dor Ia sSsa6rell
iih bier geld6aftlib ltieoerlieB, lit ser
4ralioellt Scr 2oren5e1 @eltcrn Gbi=
lta, Company, Der gi5epraliOclt Der
sSolmell' Grocferp Company llnO Mit=
glleo ocs 3cpartclnent 81, Gonlpa-
ny of SarleO Il 9on Mal1r.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28
Npplifantcn miiiicn 3riifnns be-
itclcn.
9oli5ci= uno 6elter= aonpmiiiion am
Gonncrstagt in Sibung.

applifallten, Die iid I'M stcall1g
I'M Ianellporter Iellerpehr : Iepar-
tenrellt bcmerbeL miiiien hei ser am
Gonnerstag Gadmittag I'M 9 llGr
ab5uhaltenoen &erlanlnllung Der $50
li5ei= nllo 6ellerwebr-a olnmiiiare Ell
ne Eriifnl1a ablegal1. g%efamltlid)
li1lO 5lllll erltat Ipril 5ebll %1Sel,er=
pebrltellen 5ll beleben, mie bei ser
lebtell Geriamimllung Oes Staotrotbes
beltimmt wtlrOe. Mpplifatiousfpr-
mlllare li1o bei Dem Staotelerf err
baltlid,.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-28

Irosocm oac 0rei @cbllrtstagsfin=
Der ld)on altf ilber cill babies Sabr=
ibililoert illriifblidell fon,len, 10 er=
frelten lie lid) brd) alle polliger geiIti=
ger unb forpcrlid)er Jrii6e.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
Disappointing Movie.

"I've seer i%t-'tain't nc good"
re gets Jung, don't 'e?"
"Yus, but they don't show yer that"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
salvini,s Descendants.

Salyini, the great Italian tragedian,
made it II condition that none of his
sons should act In Italy so long as he
remained on the stage. SO Gustavo
WAS banished to the other countries
OF the continent aud acted in Russia
and Austria with some successes. Alex
ander learned the English language
and played in this country until he
died ut an early & Tomnso is now
an actor in Italy and is said to have in
llerited to a greater degree than any of
his brothers the talents of his father.
Salvini was married twice; first to
Clementine Cazzoln, an eminent Italinn'
actress, who died, leaving him three
small children. Many years later he
married IN Englishwoman named Lot
tie Sharp, by whom he had two chill
dren. His grandchildren have attract
ed attention in art and other circles
in Italy. I
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
"Safety Frat"

From the Saturday Evening Post.
Percy Ames, who is just pack from tn,
tering officer-a serReant-met on the
street OF an English coast village q strap
ping, outstanding %younsster OF q, or
t~hereabouts. The noncom hailed him:
in good 'ealth?"
II are" stated the youth.
Are you iharried?"
81 aren't"
Ave you any one dependent on you"
Then your king and country need you.
Why don't you enlist?"
The youth stared at the sergeant,
oun eyed.
"Wot?" he said. with this bloomin'
war goin' on? You must think I'm a silly
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

l-aad Her Safe.

At the amateur operate perform
grce Of The Mistletoe Bough"-in
which, as you remember, the heroine
hides in Il cellar chest and is sinotll-
Fred to deatll-tle lady who played
This part was, vocally, a terrible fias-
60. Nevertheless, they struggled
along until the scene where SHE
climbed into the boX-a real prop
erty" kindly loaned for the occasion
by John Smith. president of the local
safe-deposit company. The lid snapped
down with q click that was only too
realistic.
A frightened stage manager rushed
out to where the owner of the box sat
and whispered
Gimme the key! The lid of your
blooming box has sprung lockcd!'
is that woman going to sing any
more?"
Sure, she comes in as a ghost in
the next act and sings two songs
THAT settles it, muttercd old John
Smith. She can just stay there"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
Disappointed Homes.

II told that inveternte gossip, Mrs.
Gabby, that ! saw young Highly TAX
ing lunch with Il married woman in
the fashionable restaurant
"And was heI"
Sure. 1t was his mother"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
NOTHING Left.

You don't hear much lately about
those terribly destructive tornadoes
that used to be so prevalent through
out the Middle West.''
No, you don't. 1t must be that
the politicians out there are using all
the available supply OF wind"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
He Waved the Lantern. But
Believed All the Ads.
From the Toledo Blade

Traveler-I say. what are you peopla
so proud about? Last time l came here
everybody was very friendly. n now l
can hardly get a person to speak.
Uncle Eben-YOun pardon as, but it's
our town pride. You see. Jse Summers
motor car last week and we found that
the old tannery swamp is a. mountain
tarn, Simmons. stone quarry a preclpice,
Bill Moodler's beer house a wayside inn,
and the whole country chock full Of his.
toricai antidotes and decisions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

Nothing pufs a woman up more
.han to have a seventeenth cousin sud-
denly become near-famouS.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

And it's as easy for IL man to break
n promise as it is for a woman to break
>: man.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

Il want cut rates on this job"
What is it,"
trimming my trees and hedges"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
The fatter n woman gets the easier
1t is for her to believe other women
are unable to notice it.

Honesty is, Il good thing in connec
ton With insurance politics.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

Lyddite is picric acid melted with {
little %vaseline.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29
The Bible is a good book to read. II
you doubt it, brush the cobwehs of
your copy and look into it.

Two women can remain good
friends if they don't meet often.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-29

Every man has a sense of duty. but
not every mar has sense enough to uti-
HE 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
Brief Mention,

On account of the city meeting com ing May the regular meeting of the board of trade is to be held Tuesday evening, April 25, at their rooms.
 William Ahern of the Ahern Con strucIion company has returned from the state of Maine where Nhe had been for several days looking over con- tracts the company has in that state.
 At Recreation Park this afternoon the Windham High school baseball team will play the South Manchester nine. The local team has been pra-- ticing faithfully and is expected to do good work.
 Colonel James M. Dixon. formerly mayor of Savannah. Georgia, and the present mayor of Tybee, a summer colony near Savannah, who has been visiting his sister. Mrs. Fanny Dixon Welch at Columbia, returned home Friday.
 The Bijou moving picture theatre Is closed and an inventory is being taken with the expectation that it will be sold to out of town parties. The names of the parties who are consid- ering the purchase of the theatre are not stated
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

are used in handling ores it is a dIf- hcul- matter to keep the natives on tho cars
 Although Mexico produces a largs quantity of coal it is of a cheap grade and the railways as a rule either im- port their fuel or else burn oil, which Is produced in great abundance, es- pectally in the Tampico region.
 The lines in the north are operated on Mexican time. which is 24 minutes Faster than American time at Fl PaEo and 35 minutes faster at Laredo.
 The most interesting railway in Mexico is that 192 mile stretch of track which connects the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards across the isthmus of TeEuantepec. IL was here hat Eads dreamed of a ship railroad which could lift vessels by huge derricks from the harbOr at Salina Cruz and swing them on trains which would transport them across the continent 10 CoatZacoalcos. where they would be lowered into the roadstead.
 The proposed Pan-American rail- way. being built by American capital Is expected some day to establish a direct rail communication between New York City and Buenos Aires"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
JiTNEY INJURIES FATAL
Robert Pickett, Formerly of Battle, Struck by Car, Dies at Hospital Driver Hoehberg Held in S2r6oo Bonds.

Robert Pickett, who was injured in the jitney accident Thursday after noon, died at St. Joseph's hospital on Friday morning at 2.15. Following the death Dr. Owen O'Neill, the att tending surgeon, and Medical Exam iner Louis l. Mason were called. The latter viewed the body and stated that the cause of death was fracture Of the cervical vertebrae. Tho police de- partment was notified at 3 a. m., and the driver of the car, Joseph Hoch- berg, was arrested at his home, 1S1 Main street, and locked up in O cell, pending a hearing Friday morning in the police court.
 In the police court Friday morning he was arraigned on the charge of manslaughter. A plea was not en- tered, the case being continued until Monday morning. Bonds were fixed at $2,5O0 by Judge Shea, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney T. J. Kelley rec ommending big bond in view of the seriousness of the case. HochbsrS IS represented by Attorney P. J. Dana hey. The required bond was furnish ed by Jacob Cohen and Hyman Israel.
 MT. Pickett was born in Baltic in November, 1868, and had lived in this city for forty years. Until Q year ago he had been employed at the Ameri- can Thread Company in this city for nearly thirty-f1ve years. For over two years he has suffered from rheuma- tism which was the cause of his re- tirement from active work. He is sur vived by his wife, Elizabeth, and one son, Edward T. Pickett of Waterbury and two brothers, John R. and Thom- as Pickett of this city. Mir. Pickett was a member of San Jose council No. fl, Knights of Columbus. In for mer years he was an active member Of Mont HnSn and Of late years has been an honorary mem her of the cOnnanY
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
THOMAS ASHTON DEAD
Had Complained of Acute Indigestion, But Case Was Not Considered Se- rious.

Thomas Ashton, aged 56, died at his home at 2S Union street Friday morn ing at 1.45 o'clock of acute indigestion. He was employed at the American Thread company in this city and on Thursday afternoon was obliged to leave his work X physician was call ed and prescribed for him and he seemed to be somewhat relieved. He became worse toward morning and a physician was sent for but MT. Ash ton died before the doctors arrival. Medical Examiner L. I. Mason was called and he gave his opinion that MT Ashton died from acute indiges- tion.
 The deceased was a member of Willimantic Lodge, No. 1440, Loyal Order of Moose, and of the Mule Spin ners' Union. He was born in Thorn dyke, Mass, Sept. 23, 1859, the son of Peter and Mary Lucas Ashton. He came to this city with his parents at the age of three. He received his education at the Old Natchaug school and has been an employe of the American Thread Company for many years. He is survived by a brother Andrew Ashton, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Beckwith, both of this city. He has four cousins, Mrs. John Lehman,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
mlc cGJQllum1 Silk Hosiery

Our Silk Hosiery Department is well worth visiting these days. You will find here hosiery suitable for every occasion. made by good, reliable mak- CTS.
 McCALLUM SILK HOSIERY, made with that fine weave which cannot be found in other silk hosiery. They come in black, white and colors, at $1.00. s1.50 and s2.O0 pair.
 We have other good Silk Hosiery of good makes, such as Onyx and Kay ser, in black, white and colors, also fancy striped effect, at S1.00 md $15C a pair. Boot Silk at 25c and soc a pair.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
THE RAILWAYS OF
 NORTHERN MEXICO.
System Built Up In 45 Years -. All Equipped With American Loeomo- tives and Cars.
Especial to The BuIletin)

Especial to The Builetin.)
 Washington. D. C.. April 21.-The railways of Northern Mexico. the use of which was fraught with grave moment to the punitive expeditionary force under General Pershing a few days ago. because of the serious ques- tion of transporting supplies, is the subject of an informative bulletin just issued by the National Geographic Society of Washington.
 The railway system of Mexico has a mileage which exceeds by 25 per cent the combined mileage of all the other countries of North and South America with the exception of Can ada, the United States, Argentina and Brazil,'' says the bulletin. This vast system has been built up in 45 years, for while there was a tiny track from Mexico City to the suburb of Guada- lupe as early as 1854, it was-not un- til 1873 that President Lerdo inaugu- rated the first important line, that which runs from Vera Cruz to the na- tional capital. President Lerdo, was opposed to the building of railways across the desert plateaus of northern Mexico. for he believed, it is said, that these arid plains afforded a certain security against the political and com- merctal influence of the United States President Porfirio Dfaz had a far broader vision, however, and during his long regime railroad building was one of his chief concerns, SO that when he retired from the presidency these steel arteries of commerce haC crossed the United States border a, six places-Laredo. El Paso, Nogales Eagle Pass, Presidio and Brownsville and 1000 900 people were carried an nually. together with 11,0Oo. 900 ton | of weight.
 "One of the most interesting fea lures of the railway system unde | Diaz was his inslstence that tn