Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-24

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Condensed Telegrams Sugar cards are to be instituted in France.
 American exports for 1916 were valued at s5,4S1, 100000. The United States Army Dept. ac- quired 2,3SO motor trucks during 1916. The Fidelity Trust Co.,, of Rochest- CT, increased its capital from s20O, 900 to $500,000.
 Mayor curIey of Boston announced an increased wage scale for certain classes of city employees
 William J. Mcvay, postmaster of Far Rockaway, died at Rockaway Beach, of acute indigestion.
 The eleventh annual convention of the American Druggists Syndicate opened at Long Island City.
 The House Committee to territories agreed to report favorably the bill providing for prohibition in Alaska
 The Mayer-Marks Furniture co. building at Cleveland, Ohio. was de- stroyed by fire at a loss of about $150,- 900.
 Articles of incorporation were filed at Albany of Bonbright & Co.,, Inc, of New York, with a capital stock of $50O.oOo.
 Floods resulting from a heavy rain on top of a three-inch snow have caused considerable damage in north West Virginia.
 An order for 40 9o-ton consolidated type locomotives was placed with the American Locomotive Co. for Chemins de Fer du-Mfdi.
 A special convention of the Massa- chusetts State Branch of the American Federation of Labor was opened at Worcester, Mass.
 A special Denver & Rio Grande train, carrying a party of Philadelphia capitalists, was wrecked at Bells Sid- ing, near Durango, Col.
 The University of Pennsylvania an- nounced that the University museum will send new expedition to the Far East next month to study ancient Chinese art.
 Passenger Train No. 5e of the New York Central Railroad jumped the track at Glenfield, near Lowville, N. Y. A fireman and baggageman were slightly injured.
 Isaac SiegeI and Frederick c. Hicks, both republican representatives of New York, were seated by the House over contests against them by Demo- cratic opponents.
 Dr. John w. Chambers. one of the leading surgeons of Baltimore and be- lfeyed to be the first surgeon in the South to. perform an operation for ap- pendicitis, is dead.
 As the result of tripping over a rope yesterday and falling twenty feet into the hole of coal barge, Captain Fir rickson Gustafson is in a dying con- dition in the Norwalk hospital.
 A fight between native bandits and American marines in the Dominican republic, resulting in the death of one marine and the severe injury of anoth- CT was reported to the Navy Depart ment.
 Three men were injured when an in which they were riding skidded at Southern Boulevard near crashed into pillar of the elevated structure.
 Proposals for a general increase of
 
 freight rates was submitted to the fin ance committee of the Chamber of Deputies by the French minister of and labor.
 Officials representing 4S schools in | seven middle Western state declared | n favor of military training under the | Wyoming plan," as instituted by | Capt. Edgar z. Ateever, U. S. A, after | two-day conference.
 Representatives of the National | Special Aid Society from New York, ] Pennsylvania and New | Jersey are arranging to attend the 1 Congress of Constructive Patriotism o be held in Washington, Jan. 20 to
 The Department of Commerce was sked by the Merchants Association o investigate legislation governing he handling and storage of explosives he situation in and around New York | arbor. John w. kaIinger, a clerk in the Stamford post office, was arrested yes erday on a charge of robbing the 1 nails. He denies his guilt. He will | e given a hearing before United ;tates Commissioner Wright in New Haven today.
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