Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
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East, South and West.

| The Utah supreme court holds the
! inheritance tax law passed by the Leg
/ islature of 1902 to be constitutional.
| John Barrett, commissioner general
| of the St. Louis Exposition to Asia
and Australasia, has been appointed
United States minister to Argentina,
vice W. p. Lord.
| Pres. Loubet has declined to receive
Il suggested deputation from British
Catholics who desire to present him, in
London, with a petition regarding the
| Persecution of the Catholic religion in
A, France, expulsion of religious orders
and coniiscation of their property"
Fire at Ocoya, a village 80 miles north
of Bloomington, ILL.,, caused a loss of
100000, Wednesday. Two elevators of
Kirkpatrick and Lakeland We're de-
stroyed. together with the railroad de-
pot, the general store of Fisk Bros,
together with many other buildings
| and residences.
| The 3@rd annual convention of the
German-American teachers of the
| United States, opened at Erie, Pa,
| Wednesday, with 800 delegates repre-
Senting all the large cities of the coun-
try. The convention will last three
days and will close with a banquet,
Friday evening.
| A special train left Topeka, Kan,
Tuesday, loaded with teachers on their
way to attend the annual convention
of the National Educational Associa-
ton at Boston. The train consists of
three Pullmans, five tourists. one chair
lear and a dining car and will go
! through to Eoston.
| Wednesday morning, at the railroad
station at Schaerbeek, a suburb of
BRUSSELS, train from Antwerp, filled
with leading grain merchants who
We're on their way to attend the weekly
grain market collided with a train
which was leaving Schaerbeek. About
20 were severely injured.
Bug Garth, a member of a promi
neht Todd county, Ky, family, shot
and killed Younger Watkins, aged 20,
| at the latters home near Trenton, KY,
Tuesday night. They fought several
days ago about a woman. A posse is
searching for Garth The slayer has
been twice in the penitentiary.
| NIS. LtliI Cdlity, dCtOIulIo " Tic
cOroner's verdict at Cincinnati, O.,
died, "Wednesday, from poisoning. She
had just returned to her husband with
their two children after q temporary
separation. 1t is charged that Il man
| who had previously boarded with the
| Gaileys put poison in their beer,
| brought with him when calling on Mrs.
Galley, Tuesday.
| A notice has been served on Attorney
Sherman l.. Whpple of Boston, repre-
| senting the Bay State Gas Co. of Della
ware. to appear before Judge Lowell
Monday next, to show cause why a CO.
receiver should not be appointed for the
| Bay State Gas Co. of Delaware, on pc
tition of Attorney Charles O. Engstrom,
representing Messrs. Doherty and
i1gan, in pending law suits.
AN engine company with its horses,
men, apparatus, hay and mascot dog
have been thrown bodily out of the
fire mousse on Coney island because the
CITY of New York refused TO pay rent.
| A deputy fire commissioner of Brook
lyn protested against the eviction on
the ground of public policy, but City
Marshal Glover, armed with Il dispos~
scss warrant, organized a posse OF Az
and cleared out the house.
Anthony Hope Hawkins, the author,
and Miss Elizabeth Sheldon of New
York. sister of Sussane Sheldon Miss
Auley) the actress, were married at
st. Brides church, Fleet street, Lon
don, Wednesday afternoon, in the pres
encc of many distinguished literary
and society people. The church was
handsomely decorated and the bishop
of Stepney officiated. Among the
bridesmaids was Ethel Barrymore.
Samuel w. Creech, for more than 40
wears a member of the Massachusetts
bar. died, Wednesday. at the Relief
hospital at Boston. Mr.. Creech was 6S
wears old and of late had been in feeble
health. He was found unconscious en-
the third floor of the Adams building,
Tuesday night and taken to the hos
pital. Mr. Creech formerly was Il
member of the firm of Perry. Creech &
Lowell. The partnership was dissolved
10 years ago, since which time Mr..
Creech had practiced alone.
John f. and Thomas Leonard We're
Wednesday, adjudgcd guilty IF promit-
ing an illegal sparring exhibition at the
quarters of the Sunset Athletic Club al
Boston, Friday, June 5. They were
fined $50 each. John Coffee. on the
same charge, was found not guilty
James ]. Burns. who served as referee
and John Williams, Ed Moore, Johr
Mcnamara, Ed Brown, James Higgins
and John Leary, the boxers, were al
convicted of engaging in a sparring ex'
hibition and each was fined $40.