Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-03

William R. Talbot. for many years con- nected with New York banking houses, died at his home in Greenwich, Conn, yesterday, at the age of 65 years.
 Canadian railway shopmen threaten ed to call strike unless railroads with hold wage cuts until the conciliation board has ruled on them. . The Canadian gasoline schooner Ell wood of Is tons was sunk off Cutler. Maine, in collision with the local schoon- CT. McColl.
 The Elva L. spurling. an auxiliary fishing vessel carrying a crew of Is men, was run down and sunk off Nauset. Cape Cod, by the collier Lake Flournoy.
 Former United States Senator Frank S. White of Birmingham. Ala. died there of pneupmonia at the age of 75. He was a Conferedate war veteran. Traffic on the main line of the New York Central Railroad was held up be- l tween five and six hours by a freight wreck. seven miles north of Hudson, \. '.
 This years cotton crop vas placed at Il 449.0O0 bales of 500 pounds gross weight in the second forecast of the sea-
 son announced by the department of
 agriculture
 1 Franklin D'olier. prominent cotton merchant and first national commander
 of the American Legion. Philadelphia
 was elected president of the Sesqui-
 Centennial Exhibition association.
 Twelve sticks of dynamite bound to-
 gether with wire and covered with tin foil, were found on the International
 Railway Company's tracks in Buffalo. N.
 Y.
 The report that the soviet govern
 ment was preparing to authorize inc sale
 of vodka was characterized as a ''sure
 invention" by the Russian trad. dele. gation in London.
 Assurance that France would pay hcr var debts was given in aformai state
 naent dictated by Ambassador Jusserane before he sailed from New Yor6 on tn.
 Jaris for vacation.
 President Harding yesterday signed
 an executive order affording the same preference to Spanish-American war vet
 erans that is now enjoyed by veteran, , of the World war in connection witt appointments as postmasters. tariH of 55 per cent. ad ralor.m or
 silk cloth was approved by the senat, after the rejection, 35 of 22. of ar amendment by Senator Sheppard, demo crat Texas, to cut the rate to 45 pc cent.
 { Bobbed hair was barred by the Ma 3 tional Hair Dressers' associate at St
 Louis. The edict, however. states bob
 bed hair may he tolerated f1- sport wear
 but as coiffure with evening dress. will not do.
 Bunk Harris. negro. was taken fror :, officers at Hot Springs. Ark. and hang 7 ed in a public square following the deat 6 of Maurice Connolly. an insurance ST o licttor, who was shot by negro burg . lar.
 Stephen Henry Olin. tIass of 1886. hs : been appointed acting president of We, leyan university for one year by tn : executive committee of the boal1 If tr,l; - tees, 1t was announced. Both east bound tracks the main Ur
 6 Il Il ford railroad were blocked for sever, e hours yesterday morning following tf Y derailment of ten cars of loade A freight train west Of Woodmont. VI Announcement that Secretary of ti .e Treasury Mellon had IeasaL Av,lon. = summer estate near Pride; -,-rcss;n lo 1 Mass. and would possession at once. "; iu iu made by real estate dealer at Beverl m Mass
 :. ,r ,JeweIry valued at sa.OOO belonging II Mrs. William T. Butler, of Pfttsfel 1- Mass, was stolen from her home wbi aa .e the family was in camp at Richmol or Pond. 'a
 William TOuldon. 7s. osiIer sh s' manufacturer of -Broc-;ton, Mass. di . suddenly Of heart u:se4se at St Stephe Ies N: Y, where he was passing his ann II al vacation at hls native home. SC Contracts received at the office of T. Connecticut Valley Tobacco Associati Tn total more. than 22.o00 acres The tot V, stalk cut acreage in Connecticut q io W Massachusetts is 27,S95 and the Tel aah quired 75 per cent. of that amount al al 2o.921.r acres. '.u A special commission of the Ora Lodge of AIasons in New York sta
 headed by Supreme Court Justice Arth
 S. Tompkins, grand master. sailed frc New York on the Frederick VIII to CT N stitute the first Masonic lodge in { .. Republic of Finland: 'st -i <.-s ----s= -
 ls- An vacations for members of the V ed Haven police force were cancelled at Chief sof Police Philip T. Smith 'o- though no reason for the action was 2 'ee en;~ it was understood that the noss:l an ity for disturbances in the rai.rc in shop strike was the cause, -' s. ,ee Representatives of the; Lawren ITO Mass, council who met Governor ( 9n, yesterday. in an attempt to svolve so ce; means of settling the textile strike as Lawrence. were informed by the gt pm ernor that he thought it wis to take fly action before next Tuesday = Beetlers employed at the Line
 B,eechery in sLonsdale. R. [. return CE to work yesterday after being m str
 over six. menths Labor leaders dc-- the men have gone back to finish w hio was left unbleached when the men wa .ni- cd out.
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