Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-04

rgest in Connecticut in T
Condensed kilograms
Secretary of State Lansing denied a
report that he intended to resign.
A small shipment of new half dol
lar pieces arrived at the Sub Treas
ury.
from Chicago last week totaled 4S,SS1.-
900 pounds.
Alonzo A. Loper, of Ripon, Wis.,, one
of the founders of the Republican
party, is dead
Exports of specie from the port of
New York for the week ended Dec.
80, totaled $1,54o,ss5.
Charles c. Emerson. one of the
leading business men Of Bangor, Me-,
died at the age of 81.
Hotel Buena Vista. at Bath Beach,
Brooklyn, at loss of $4,000.
Five firemen were slightly injured
when fire destroyed a building at
Pittsburgh at a loss of $4,000.
Gold coin to the amount of 100000
was withdrawn from the Sub-Treas-
ury for shipment to South America.
Villa followers have captured and
looted the town of Salinas Iiidalgo,
south of Villadama, between Laredo
and Monterey.
Capt. John Lauder of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders, only son of
Harry Lauder, the comedian, was kill
ed at the front.
Fire destroyed the laboratory, kiln
room pottery, warehouse and machine
shop of the General Chemical Co., at
East Camden, n. ].
Gratitude for American assistance
to the Belgians was conveyed to
President Wilson in a New Years
message from King Albert.
Representative BorIand, of Missouri,
introduced bill in the House provid-
ing for adoption in this country of the
save an hour scheme.
Report was made to the police that
the bodies of three persons had been
found in a gas filed room of a Surf
avenue hotel at Coney Island
DR.. e. T. Taylor, of South Orange,
N. j., was found dead in his room at
the home of his sister, at Wilkesbarre,
Pa. Death was due to gas asphyXia-
ton
The Italian steamship Legano, dam
outside of Cork harbor was towed in
! to Queenstown with fore hold filed
with water.
Robert Belitsky, a postal clerk of
New. York, was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Haughton on a
charge of stealing a, letter containing
$3.50 in cash.
The Pennsylvania Railroad in it's
annual traffic report announced it
carried 553, 800, ,O63 passengers in the
year just closed without fatality to a
single passenger.
Ruth Law left Buffalo for Newport
News, where she will try a new tri-
plane designed by Glenn Curtiss for
her use in the proposed transcontf-
mental flight this spring.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield as
signed Captain Charles G. Yates, of
the Coast and Geodetic Survey. to as
sist in preliminary organization of
the new shipping board.
A strong movement is under way to
make George w. Perkins the anti
Tammany mayoraIity candidate. 1t
and Theodore Roosevelt.
A daylight saving convention will be
held in New York city on Jan. 80 and
81, at which fully 155 cities will be
| represented from practically every por
ton of the United States.
Albert K. Glass, in charge of the
money order department at the post
Office at Bangor. Me, was arrested
charged with the misappropriation of
$500 of government funds.
Frederick II. eowelI, GA, chief en-
gineer of the Maine Central Railroad
ferry, Ferdinando Gorees, was drown
ed today while attempting to go
aboard the boat at Bath, Me.
Herman Swanson and Frank Wood,
of Jamestown, n. Y, were killed in
head-on collision near the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad junction between May
vile and fairfield stations.
Fifteen coal operators were sub
poenaed as witnesses when the Fed
eraI investigation into the coal and
food price situation was resumed be-
fore a Grand jury at Cleveland.
Margaret cresan, eight years old,
and Thomas Cregan, six years old,
were burned to death in their bed on
the top floor of five story tenement
house at No. 121 Bush Street, Brook
Hn.
The first bill presented to the Okla
hcma legislature when it convened
was a measure authorizing submission
to the voters of a constitutional
| amendment providing women with
outrage.
Governor Whitman is expected with
in a day or two to send to District
Attorney Edward Swami, of New York
County, a copy of the formal charges
made against him by Judge James A.