Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-07
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Miami Copper Co. produced 5,273,
260 pounds in January, compared with
4,9S9,435 pounds in December.
Chairman kItchIn of the Ways and
Means Committee announced the war
revenue bill would be reported out OF
the committee today.a
Naval sloop PenartF struck a mine
off Tyne. Part of the crew landed at
South Shields, England.
Former Queen Maria Theresa of
Bavaria is dead.
Government will sell SIS, 600, GOO
smokeless powder plant at NlLro, IA
miles from Charleston, to privileged
interests.
Gold holdings of the Imperial Bank
of Germany were placed at $3.50, 4U0,-
600 marks on Jan. %.
British purchasing commission is
reported to have placed orders for ST.
$4,000 worth of leather.
Prohibition leaders believe brewers
will be allowed to make beer with 2
per cent, alcohol, on assumption it is
not Intoxicating, under new amend
ment.
United States Employment Service
| placed 100000 workers up to Jan. l..
Pres dent Wilson appointed mem-
| bers of the Annual Assay Commission.
lllinois-fed Hereford steers sold for
| S20.1O in Chicago, establishing a re-
! cord price for the season.
| Francis J. Heney said the Federal
| Trade Commission did not propose to
| prosecute packers for alleged viola
! tions of the law.
Shipping Board announced that five
additional vessels would be released
| from Government control
A Mitchell Palmer is reported as
slated to succeed former Attorney
General Gregory.
Time for filing by farmers of appI-
cations for nitrate of soda was eX-
tended to Feb. Is.
Navy Department seeking bids from
leading steel companies OF the coun-
try for steel requirements for f0ul
new battleships and fuel vessels.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
to abolish the office of Controller o
Currency and turn its duties over t
the Federal Reserve Board.
Ten coal companies of West Virgini;
have consolidated under the name o
the Reliance Coal Co, of Ohio.
!; Five thousand men were thrown ou
of work at Scanton, Pa, when th
Delaware, LackaWanna & Western
shut down three mines.
| Wyoming has appropriated $1,000
, to be used to entertain soldiers upol
their return home at the Atlanti
ports.
! President Wilson thanked Repre-
sentative Padgett for his vote on tn
Navy bill
> Mine sweeper Cornorant was launch
t ed at the Tebo Yacht Basin, Brook
, lyn, n. Y.
New York Legislature adopted
resolution appointing committee t
!, work with a similar committee fror
. New Jersey to draw up the neces
r sary regulations concerning the tun
mel connecting the states.
= Bills for the return of the conVen
2 ton system of nominating state an
S judicial officials We're introduced
: the New York legislature.
5 According to reports received c
b Copenhagen, a Norwegian and
n Swedish steamer were sunk with tt
loss of 25 lives.
Portugal procIains blockade of a
ports.
) J. Henry AIbers, former president
the Albers Brothers Milling Co, wit
several establishments on the Pacif
n Coast was convicted of violating Il
4 espionage act.
: Thousands of people in the Ler
Y district, Upper Austria, have bee
Il pIundering food shops and committir
OLiltl NlCIJI CAtCllOilS'
II Three men were arrested in VaIIe
Stream, L. L, by revenue inspecto
% for running an Illicit still
d Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and h
. daughter, Mrs. Richard Derby, sailt
/ for France.
< International Mercantile Marine al
IS nounced the Olympic would resun
l. passenger service.
e George H. Taylor, Westerly, r.
: was one of the MIN commended f
bravery by Secretary Daniels.
= The boiler at the plant of the Pl,
E, mouth (Mass) Gas Light Compai
:, blew up, probably fatally injuri1
il James L. Hobbs, an empioye.
IS Thirty two University of Mai
Y men lost their lives in the war
II were wounded and four have receiv,
the CroiX de Guerre for bravery
l. action
e The Rhode Island senate yesterd;
$ by vote Of % to Il indefinitely pos
to poned action on the resolution f
n ratification of the federal prohibit;t
s. amendment.
Il Secretary Daniels announced tn
l. he had commended twenty eight e
listed men of the navy for acts OF e
Il ceptional bravery, Among them we
o. twenty three Rlambers OF the ere
le of the steamer Beatrice.
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