Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-30
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The American shtpbuiIding company at
it's annual meeting in Jersey City de-
clared an extra dividend of 20 per cent.
The ice went out Of the Kennebec riv-
er at Bath. Me-, yesterday. op- |
ening the river to navigation.
The Boston and Maine railroad was
granted a government loan of S5O00,oO |
by the interstate commerce commission.
Ground has been broken for the Jesse
Metcalf Memorial Laboratory at Brown
university.
The Connecticut river continues to rise
/ and unless a cold snap comes an 1S-foot
freshet is expected.
A Dartmouth college at Hanover, n. H,
tradition tottered on1ino 3dy when the
freshman class appeared at chal5el with
out coats or the regulation caps.
The house ways and means committee
decided to defer action on the administra-
tion's bill which would authorize a loan Of
s5,000,0OO to Liberia.
The Canadian government led by
Premier King was sustained on a want
Of confidence motion by vote of 1872 to
AZ.
The first detachment of Russian dele
gates to the Genoa economic conference
left Moscow. George Cliitcherin, the
foreign minister, is in the party.
Two large icebergs were reported as
having entered the west-bound trans-At-
lantic shipping lanes. in a message from
the coast guard cutter Seneca.
The first railroad in the United States
to equip train with a wireless for the
use of passengers is the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul.
| A bill to establish the legitimacy Of
children of unmarried parents is to be in
| troduced shortly in the house of commons
i as government measure.
| Charles E. Benson was sentenced to
IA years in state prison in Providence.
j R. L, for breaking into ST. Patrick's
church and possessing burglars too!ks.
Fred C. Smith of Bridgeport was fined
| $500 and given six months in Jail on a
charge of robbing fifteen prepayment gas
meters.
The assets of the Coe-Stapley Manu-
featuring corporation were sold at auc-
! ton in New Haven to P. ]. Holdsworth
of New York for S27.7OO.
| appointment of John T. Barrett of Re
we're, Mass, as a federal prohibition di-
rector for the Panama Canal zone was an
nounced by prohibition headquarters.
Joseph MuIvihiII. former prohibition
enforcement agent, was one of four per
sons hurt when a Bridgeport-Danbury
| ftney was in collision with another We
hicle on Cropet Hill. Danbury.
BY unanimous vote, the Cincinnati
Academy of Medicine adopted a resolu-
tion Monday to oppose any restrictions
in the use of alcohol n the manufacture
Of drugs.
Lawrence B. Jencks. director of the
| Crompton ana Knowles Loom Works
city. engineer of Stamford, Conn, died
yesterday.
Albert Phillips, one of three labor
members of the United States railroad la
Dor board, gave notice of his resignation
effective April Is, to the secretary of the
board.
Eggs may be shipped TO Europe or am
lpart of the world by parcel post when in
dividaully wrapped and inclosed> in {
metal container, which in turn must be in
cased in a wooden box.
The Dodge Felt Company, Inc. of OK
ford. Mass, as result of vote by it!
stockholders, filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy. Against assets of S410,
$50 were set liabilities of S44O,647.
Henry A. Rente-, president of tn
firm of Reuter- & Company, brewers, an,
a son of Henry H. Reuter-, founder of tn,
business, died suddenly at his home il
Boston.
The Nurses Home, connected with tn
new million dollar Essex County Tu
: berculosiS. hospital at Middleton, Mass
was practically destroyed by fire en-
failing an estimated loss Of 100000.
Tony Bahry q strike sympathizer, wa
: sentenced in PawtucEet, r. L, TO 6
days in Jail for interfering with Mrs
Della Vartani while on her way to worl
1
pany on March IT.
The chew of the sealing steamer Di
ana, whose craft was crushed in the ic
foes Monday, arrived at St. Johns, y
F., after spending two days and night
on the icefelds.
Henry p. Fletcher, who will sail from
New York Saturday to assume his pos
as ambassador to Belgium. called at tn
White House to bid farewell to Presiden
Harding.
The state trade school project was de
feated in a special town vote in Middle
town. 1,09S to GAL This rescinds tn
authorized the expenditure of SAC, 900 70
a building.
Herbert Rawlinson. motion picture &C
tor. was made defendant in suit TO
5000 900 fled in the superior court at Lo
Angeles by Mrs. Ethel E. Clark. of New
York who charged Rawlinson hat
committed a statutory offense against he
daughter, Dorothy Clark.
The number Of mills closed by tn,
textile strike in Rhode Island climbed t.
% yesterday, when the Andrews mill
North SmithfeId. shut down, followin:
walkout Of the employees due to ;
ten per cent. wage cut.
food laboratory costing $50 900 ant
capable of preparing daily lunches unde
hygienic conditions for $500 Boston higl