Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-23
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

Oyster Bays tax roll. this year.
shows an assessment against President
Roosevelt Of $4,000.
The monitor Wyoming has had her
official trip at San Francisco. and ex-
ceeded her contract speed by one knot.
Her top speed was 1919 knots.
Former President Heuser died at
Berne, Switzerland Wednesday. as the
result of paralytic stroke. He had
been head of the finance department
during recent years.
Announcement that the Boston
TOwboat Co. has received the contract
for towing the big government floating
dock from Havana to Pensacola, was
made. Wednesday, at Boston.
Maude Jaffray Hunnewell of Welles-
ley. was. Wednesday. at Cambridge,
Mass. granted decree nisi in her suit
for absolute divorce, custody and MAIN
tenance of the children. entered against
her husband. H. B. Hunnewell, a WELL
known multi-millionaire.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
antee CO.. Wednesday. at New York,
filed bond for $1,000. 900 for the execu-
tors of the estate of VIM. NJ. Rice, for
whose murder Albert T. Patrick was
convicted The bond is the largest ever
executed in New York county!
After lowering between life and
death since last December. Mrs Ada
Gilbert Dennis. the victim of one of
| the most mysterious assaults in the
history of the District of Columbia
| died. Wednesday. at the Garfield hos
pital in Washington. With her death
the last hope of a solution of the mys-
| terry has disappeared.
George Hull, who built the '.Cardiff
| Giant" is dead. says a Binghamton. N.
Y, dispatch to the New York World.
He was born in Suffield, Conn., Hull,
| who was something OF an inventor,
was credited with having manufacture
ed in 1868 the figure mentioned. 1t
| was said to have been made from
| stone secured near Fort Dodge, la.
The Giant" was taken to Cardiff, near
Syracuse. the story runs. and was later
dug up as a relic of prehistoric races
It caused considerable speculation at
the time.
/ Plans are being prepared for large
building in the business district of Chi
cago for Chicago University, to cost
81. zoo. 900. In it will be located the busi-
ness offices of the university, the pro-
posed musical college of the institution
and in addition the Central church and
the Thomas Orchestra will be tenants
A large hall with a seating capacity OF
$500 will be feature OF the new struc-
ture. Negotiations for a suitable site
are pending, but the location most like
ly to be secured, 1t Is said, Is on Michi-
gan avenue near the Fine Arts build.
ing.
While playing near a house on Ham
ilton street. at New Haven, Conn.
Wednesday afternoon, three children
Charles. Frances and Mary Ceccarelli
aged respectively 3. and 2, were
burned probably fatally by blazing oil
Mrs. Fiorinda Jado. who lives on the
second floor of the house. was cooking
on an oil stove, when she attempted tt
refill the stove with oil while 1t was
burning. The oil in the can took fire
and the woman threw it out Of thu
window. the blazing liquid scattering
over the children. who were playing
beneath.
l The police commissary attached to
the Elysee Palace at Paris, says the
report published in the Figaro
Wednesday morning, Of the alleged at
tempt Of a dangerous Anarchist tC
seek an opportunity to assinate Pres