Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-19
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President Grover Cleveland, who
is now the only living ex-President of
the United States, was IS years old,
Tuesday.
Prince Francis of Teck sailed from
London for South Africa, Tuesday, to
resume his duties with the remount de-
partment of the army.
Signor Marconi left Ottawa for Cape
Breton, Tuesday, where he will locate
his station for transatlantic wireless
telegraph business. He says he has
completed his business with the gov
eminent. vA~l..A r. r
Navigation on Lake Erie was opened.
Tuesday, for the season of 1902 by the
steamer City of Detroit of the Detroit
& Cleveland Line, which left her dock
at the foot of Wayne street, Detroit,
at $50, bound for Cleveland.
Word has been received at Halifax
from harrington to the effect that
some orange boxes, bed sacks and
pieces of wood washed ashore on. Cape
Sable island. Tuesday, and it is feared
a steamer, possibly the Huronian, has
been wrecked.
Half a million of London's poor1will
be the guests of King Edward during
coronation week His Majesty, Tues
day, notified the mayors of the metrop-
oils that the sum of $150000 was
placed at their disposal. and he invited
them to make the necessary arrange-
ments to entertain the very poor, to
the number of 100000 at a dinner in
celebration of his coronation.
\ strike in which so men are involved
went into effect at Weymouth, Mass,
Tuesday morning, and as result many
factories of that place may have to
close before the week ends owing to
lack of coal. The men are employed by
j. F. Shepard and II. j. Richardson &
Son. coal dealers. They demand an in
crease of 20 per cent. in wages with 9
hours day and half holiday on Sat
urday. There is said to be no chance
of an early settlement and grave re-
suits are feared.
Louis Bitter of Turner's Falls, was
arraigned at Greenfield, Mass, Tues
day, on a double charge OF murder in
taking the lives of Miss Ida May
Colomb and his son, Louis Martin Bit
ger at Turner's Falls, Dec. 81. last.
There were two counts in each indict-
ment and to them Bitter entered a plea
of not guilty. Bitter asked that coun-
sci be assigned. Judge Lawton, who
presided, said that at the proper time
he would have counsel assigned. Bit
ger was then taken back to Jail.
The London Globes naval cores
pOndent reports that on her recent
cruise along the Irish coast the British
battleship Revenge was fitted with a
wireless telegraph apparatus and re-
ceived Il number of Marconigrams
passing between mail steamers and
shore. The correspondent understands
that the admiralty proposes to make
an attempt to intercept Marconigrams
from an experimental station across
the Atlantic with view of determine
ing whether Signor Marconi has per-
fccted his syntonic system.
David Belasco, the theatrical mana
ger, has been severely injured at the
Criterion theatre in New York. While
the heavy sets of scenery were being
lowered to make the street scene in the
final act, in which the leading woman
is taken to the guillotine, one of the
massive borders broke from its fasten
inss and fell, striking Mr.. Belasco on
the right side of the head. The curtain
was held for 10 minutes, while doc
tor was summoned. He dressed the
wound and Mr.. Belasco was revived
sufficiently to be put into a carriage.
The sentence of one year in the