Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-16
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Jean Marius Antonin Mercle of
France. sculptor and painter is dead.
increased its capital from $1,20O,000 to
81. 100000.
Prince Henri XII Of Rerss was kill
ed in battle on November %, on the
Russian front.
viIIista forces have again captured
the town of Santa Rosa1ia, south of
Chihuahua City.
Powers have been delivered to the
Italian government.
| Fire destroyed the American Laun-
dry Co.'S building at Hagerstown, Md,
at a loss of $4,000
| Gold coin amounting to 100000 was
withdrawn from the sub-treasury
for shipment to Cuba.
Mrs. Abby Maria Harris French, of
Rome, N. Y, celebrated her one hun
ored and second birthday.
The Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana
iCaddo crude oil 10 cents a barrel
The Southern Commercial coneress
in session at Norfolk, Va, decided to
hold its 1917 convention in New York
j. p. Morgan, financial representa-
tive of the Entente allies in Ameri-
ca, was a visitor at the British en-
bassy.
AL ,rIa L:
cago, former United States ambassa-
dor to Japan, is seriously i'll at BaIti-
more.
An embargo has been placed on
shipments of grain and flour to eastern
terminals by the Northern Pacific rail-
way.
The American Line steamship Fin
land and the White Star Line steam
ship Baltic sailed from New York for
Liverpool.
William o. Nixon, SO. president of
the ST Louis and San Francisco rail-
road, died at st. Louis at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
| Gold to the amount of $4,000 O00
was imported from Canada and de-
posted at the Assay Office for the ac-
count of ]. P. Morgan & Co.
George w. Anderson, United States
| district attorney at Boston, and in
fcharge of the governments food in
vestigation, arrived at Chicago.
The Italian steamship AIqier, form
| erly a German vessel, which was re-
ported adrift and in distress off Che
bucto Head, arrived at Halifax, N. S
II The governors conference, in ses.
L Washington
| next year in Salt Lake City, Utah, al
a-tin1e to- be selected by the executive
eommittee. -ss.z+-.-~
II Public hearings on President VIII
sons recommendations for railroad
legislation, to begin January 2, were
determined upon by the Interstate
| Commerce Commission.
An increase of per cent. for its
| 5000 motormen and conductors was
announced yesterday by the United
| Railway company, which operates the
. st. Louis traction lines.
Canadian bankers have been sum.
moned to Ottawa by Finance Ministe,
; White for an exchange of views upon
the question of financing British muni
tion orders plCced lin Canada.
, The army transport Fitzpatrick ar.
! rived off Barnegat, N. j.. to join the
: fleet of wrecking tugs and coast cut
ters which is tryinsSto drag the
stranded transport Sumner off into
deep water.
: The Ohio State Telephone compan,
announced that since the strike of Its
operators ond linemen began three
weeks ago 1000 wires have been cu
: by rioters, rendering that number o.
: telephones useless.
! The coIdest weather in two year.
, tstruck Dallas, Texas, yesterday, wher
the mercury fell to 20 degrees above
zero. Reports from all over the state
indicate that freezing temperatures
prevaild on the Gulf.
: John H. Fulton, president of the
+ Commercial National Bank, and the
I Commercial Germania Trust & Saw.
iings bank of New Orleans was elected
a vice president of the National City
Bank of New York
of the H C. F'rick Coke compan,
s throughout the coke region in Penn
sylvania, announcing an increase o.
10 per cent in wages. Approximate
f ly 10000 men are affected.
s The sailing of the naval collier
! Caesar, Americas Christmas ship fol
e the suffering Armenians and Syrian.
f was postponed until Saturday because
= of a delay in loading the cargo of food
= clothing and medical supplies.
t Orders for 100000 board feet o
e mahobany billets, to be used in the
0 manufacture of airpIaine propeller
= blades, have teen placed with the C
iC. Mengel & Brothers Co, of Louis
e willie, for delivery to the Entente al
f lies.
+ FORMER 3. G. M. RECEIVER
s FILES PETITION OF INQUIRY
Whether to Pay Dividend on Stack o.