Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-15
BRIEF TELECRAMS
Between 2s and 90 Americans stm are held in Soviet Russia.

Two fires of ineendiary origin were un- ler inquiry yesterday at Bridgeport.
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 The expenses Of the victorious olym- pic team were placed at sl4S.S63. Chicago coal dealers reported redue- tions of from $2 to 8 a ton in prices.
 Gold output of the Rand co.,-i in sep- tenber was ss2,173 fine ounces in Aug ust.
 Maine women must give their exact age and date of birth before being regis tered as voters.
 The superstrueture of the mine planter General Edwin Kirby was destroyed by | fire at the Fort Totten docks.
 Defeat of General wranEeI's forces and reoccupati2n of Mariupol and Berdiansk | by Bolshevik troops was announced. :. More than six thousand rats have been killed at Corpus Christi Texas at 1 and average cost of five cents per rat ny Boy Scouts.
 RoIIin |. Tyler. democratic candidate for governor of Connecticut. has declined the nomination for iud egof probate in the Haddam district.
 An airplnne on it's way from Newark to Cleveland for mail was wrecked in a i street at Bloomfield, N. J., in making l. forced landing.
 | 56 lid an ounce. New York domestic price unchanged at 9s 1-2c and foreign silver. was up 4c at S7c. |
 War department announced sale of the lold Hickory Powder Plant at Jackson vile. Tenn. 10 the Nashville Industrial Corporation for s3.5oo,ooo.
 Charges Of lrreenlarity In the award of s2.20Oo0o to the Standard Steel Car lcompany in settling and cancellins war contracts are not sustained.
 General Chang Tsoa-Lin. governor of Fengte:n, has ove-thrown the Pekin gov ernn1ent and proclaimed a monarchy. ac- cording to reports current in Shanghai.
 Eliot wadsworth of Boston, vice lchairnan of the central committee of the
 American Red Cross. was elected presi- dent of tho Harvard Alumni Association.
 Assistant District Attorney Samuel
 Markewich began an investiFation into .the alleged conspiracy by s'r.king fur
 riers to cripple the business Of retail fur
 riers.
 ! Pari. opern singers and musicians voted to go. on strike. Jacques Rouche ldirector. said the reason was because of
 his refusal to change rules concerning the chorus. @ , Charles MeCaIIon Alexander. an evan
 gelixt known throughout the world. diec
 suddenly at his home in Birmingham
 England. - -
 Japan vfu propose to in. powers jein . lactien to check the rise of Bolsnevisn n Ian the Asiatic continent especially ! d northern China. according to the kokum Q in Shimhun- e Tie federal iSquiry into continue y lhigh prices for food at restaurants an e hotels in Boston is to be carried direc n ly to the proprietors of dining room r. next week.
 70 The Londen master bakers associr d tion has announced that. the price l. tbread will be increased frop one shi re Hing to one shilling fsurpence for II tpound loaf. - ID | Another effort VII be made by q to shipping board to dispose of 2S5 wood' o. steamers. They will be offered for ga
 on a private competitive basis with " steel steamers
 a ,The legal battle for the millions nt Edward F. Searles. the rsc'ue millio sd aire of Methuen and New York who di
 recently. was opened In the probate cou
 at Salem, Mass.
 State department of7cials said thst IT was not expected that the United Stat
 would be represented in any manner as the first meeting of the assembly of t nt league of nations. 'o President Menoenl of Cuba has C GU prf ssed the hope that American f1narci ~ and sugar irteres4s will be bale to a 'n. Cuban growers in the handling of [ " coming sugar crop. ne Two high officials of New Ensla
 railroads spoke in favor of some for es of consolidation of rail lines in this d re tr;ct at a: special meeting of the Mass .oI chussttss chamber of commerce. ;es The Fabre line steamer Canada. NJ 'lo York to Palermo which docked at Pro
 idence was delayed In clearing oy
 search for a . man wanted by the NJ
 York police on charge of murder
 Chairuan Benson of the shippi nee hoard announced that American and f' ool eirn shipping lines had agreed to go to- limit in reduc' ng freight charges to m' i've the competition of the French line. ool '''G .:::--- By plstriet. Attorney Harry F. Lewis. lnd the Brooklyn federal court declared tf
 if the vo,stead law is to be made eff me five in New York we will neef 10000 the enforcemsit agents and a jail as lai lgh as Prospect Park and Central Park co the ht,ed will
 cal Frank l.. Boyd, supervising prohi
 lion enforcement agent for New Y'
 mate. has received orders from fede
 hadquarters in Washington to inves BA gate reports of the existence of c'
 market" in contraband liquor in the Bowery:
 of New Miiferd-Father Quinn. assist zed pastor of St. Francis Xavier of \ 'ty- Milford. leaves this week to take up duties at St. Francis parish in \ nts Haven. Father Quinn succeeded Fat of Mooney here last spring. Father Gu tied takes Father M. Joseph Ryan's place the - ,om DRASTIC CUT IN PIECES OF 'r BLEAcHED MUsLINs ron