Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12

Jest in Connecticut in Pro
Condensed kilograms
Martial law has been declared in
Guatemala
An earthquake shock was felt in
Evansville. Ind.
The cunard liner Ansonia arrived
in an American port from England.
Fire destroyed the Central Furnf-
ture Co. at Richmond, Va, at a loss of
$4,000.
Two grain elevators were destroyed
by fire at Minneapolis, at a loss of
100000.
cord at Chicago when choice heavies
sold at $3.50.
The cunard Line steamship Car
mania arrived at New York from a
European port.
The number of ships entering and
clearing the Panama Canal terminal
poIbS III cur udEJ was OH
Berlin confirmed the death of Prince
Friedrich Karl. an aviator, reported
missing several weeks ago.
J. w. s. Shea. educator and presi-
dent of the Trans Mississippi Golf
Association, died at Memphis.
The First Battery of Louisiana Field
Artillery. was ordered out by the War
Department for police service.
Six thousand workers of the Colo
RADIO Fuel e Iron Co. will receive a
10 per cent. wage increase May l.
The Peruvian Government appointed
Capt. Pedro Buenano to go to Wash
ington on a special naval mission.
Gold coin to the amount of $500, 900
was withdrawn from the Sub-Treas-
ury for shipment to San Francisco.
All the unnaturaIized Germans in
the employ of the Baltimore Copper
Smelling & Refining Co. at Baltimore
have been dismissed.
The Rhode Island senate Yesterday
passed, 80 to 8. an act giving women of
Rhode Island the right to vote for
presidential electors.
Representatives sterfina, of Illinois
and Martin, of Louisiana, were named
as new Republican members of the
Ways and Means Committee.
Harvard University students will
man two yachts which have been
placed at the disposal of the govern
ment for coast patrol service.
Governor Whitman annoupeed a
hearing on April 13 on the BewIy bill,
reducing the number of election com
missioners in Niagara county to one.
Representative Webb, chairman of
the House Judiciary, reintroduced his
bill for promotion of export trade.
amended SO as to meet the views of
exporters.
A war committee consisting of 13-
members of the New York Senate is
to be appointed to have charge of all
legislation on matters arising from
the European war.
Four men were injured, two proba-
bly, fatally when they fell with a scaf-
folding on which they were working on
the new Yale Musical School building.
20 feet to the ground.
Rutgers College students who may
ployment by the Government, will be
granted leave of absence without loss
Of academic standing.
srandard OF Six coIorS was pre-
sented to the state department of the
Grand Army of the Republic by the
Massachusetts senate at the close of
its annual encampment
An explosion of chemicals which
had been improperly mixed caused
blast at the plant of the Delion Tire
& Rubber Co., at Trenton, N. j., in
which Is men were injured.
Orders were issued bv the New
Haven Railroad that all trains cross
ing the Poughkeepsie Bridge should
stop for inspection to ascertain If un-
authorized persons are aboard.
The tannsry at Island Falls, Me- of
+. w. Hunt & Co, of Boston, one of
the largest soIe-leather tanneries in
New England. was burned here today
with a loss estimated at $4,000.
Senator George r. Thompson intro
duced in the New York Senate bill
to amend the railroad law as to put
into effect the proposed uniform sys-
tenn of grade crossing protection.
The Peace bill to prohibit the sale of
intoxicants within a Quarter of mile
of the military training camp at
PIattsburg after May 81 has passed
the New York legislature without op-
position.
The public Utilities commission yes
terday handed down a decision order
ing the Connecticut company to con-
tinue the operation Of the interurban
service between East Hartford and
RocviTe.
Senator Lodge introduced bill to
return to Theodore Roosevelt the $40,-
900 cash Nobel peace prize which the
colonel gave to the foundation for
promotion of Industrial peace while
President.
A scheme for a school of munition
workers and army and navy mechanics
to be added to the curriculum Of the
University of Kansas, was approved
University.
A bill authorizing the War Depart
ment to begin negotiations for the ac-
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