Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-23
Condensed IeIegrams
Typhus epidemic raging in eastern

Grand Jury at Atlantic City will be asked to investigate charges of gambling there.
 The dollar was quoted at 13 francs los in Paris, compared with 13 francs S5c at previous close.
 Bar gold was quoted at 119s Sd a fine ounce in sLondon, compored with 121s at previous close.
 Bar silver at New York, remained unchanged at s1.S0, compared with 8. 5-S an ounce in London.
 Under a new law bonus from $25 to $37.50 ton will be granted to ships constructed in Brazilian ports.
 Dutch steamer Noordiik reported in danger off Cape Breton is now in open water in no need of assistance.
 A report from Moscow declared the bolsheyiki had captured Archangel and that the garrison there had join ed the Reds.
 stnadard Oil Co. of New York, re- portd to. have place a contract for three new 12,50O deadweight ton tank steamers.
 Former Governor Murphy, of New Jersey, who was operated on for ab- dominal trouLe is recuperating at Palm Beach Fla.
 House Military Committee approved the principle of universal military training as part of the nations fu- ture military policy.
 Senate Commerce Committee order ed a favorable report on Chairman Jones bill prohibiting the sale of former German ships.
 Mexican Federal troops routed com bined rebel bandits at Barre de Naut- la and Paso de Talaya after killing more than hundred.
 Lord Lytton's name was added to the list of possibilities for appoint dor to the United States.
 One man was killed and three seri- ously injured in an explosion of tank in the plant of the Organic Salts and Acid Co.,, Newark.
 Thirteen persons were killed when the steamer Danube struck a mine in the Black Sea, thirteen miles off Cape Ramili on the European shore.
 Consideration of the Kenyon reso- lution to create large industrial con- gress will begin in the Senate Edu- cation and Labor Committee next week.
 Transatlantic liner Noordam, sched- uled to sail for New York, will not depart for an indefinite time because of the dockworkers' strike, at Rot terdam.
 Acting Secretary of State declared the Preident's note was not held up but was being given the customary reading to insure covering of all points.
 London Chronicle announces pur- chase by syndicate of between 13,- 000000 and, s15,000, 900 yards of fan mel from the government disposal board.
 Luis Cabrera, Minister of the Mexi- can treasury, announced in the Excel
  of the United States Mexico had noth- ing to fear.
 Unofficial Republican convention completed it's session in one hour and five minutes one of the shortest sessions ever held. Harmony marked the meeting.
 saturnino Reyes, son of former President Reyes of Colombia, was sentenced to serve six months. to one yean in the penitentiary on charge of grand larceny.
 Official statistics issued at Conen- hagen show wages of manual work CTS were increased $237 per cent. since 1914 and the cost of living in creased 142 per cent.
 Gold coin amounting to $1,550,oo0 for export to South America was engaged at the uib-Treasury. A ship ment amounting to $215,000 was also arranged for Mexico.
 A prairie fire, sixty miles wide swept through thes territory of La Pama in the central part of Argen- tina, causing an estimated loss of
  Department of Health reported 38s cases in influenza, showing de- crease of II per cent. over previous day and 259 pneumonia cases, an in- crease of If over the day before. A diplomatic dispatch from Berlin says undoubtedly the coming nego- | tiations regarding prisoners exchang- ed between Germany and the Soviet will develop into peace negotiations. Because the War Department now has 200,000 typewrfters, acquired dur | ing the war, the House favored Rep resentative Woods suggestion that no more be bought during the fiscal year Tax law problem can be solved only by cooperation between the public and administrative officials with con- iifidence in each other, Daniel c. Roper, l U. s. Internal Revenue Commissioner declared.
 | Seven men, arrested four months Iago. following an investigation which showed that s25,000 worth of parcel post matter disappeared from the mails last year.. were indicted on sev- eral charges.
 A guard of several passengers were 1 injured and traffic held up on the the Hudson and Manhattan tubes when the rear car was deraned at Ex- | change Place.
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