Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-12
BITS BY WIRE.
A Glance at What is Happening in
Many Places.

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shipyards there. Thursday. for Russia.
via New York, indicating that the
| torpedo boats recently shipped from
| Newport News We're for Russia.
Peter Tattro. an ernploye of the Wor-
| cester Consolidated Street Railway.
| slipped as he was passing in front OF
one of the company's ears. in Norces-
| ter. Mass. Thursday night. ana falllng
| to the rail was instantly killed. His
head was severed.
! At the conclusion of the investi-
cation, which followed the announce
ment that County Treasurer storm,
had been bound. gagged and robbed, in
Prescott. Ariz. his bondsmen an
, nounced that there was shortage in
/ the treasury of s15.S36. The bondsmen
! served official notice on the board of
supervisors and upon Treasurer storm,
withdrawing from the latter's bond.
/ Under the law of Arizona the treasurer
is allowed 10 days 10 furnish a new
bond. and upon failure TO DO SO the
Office will be declared vacant. The
bonsdmen, Thursday night, offered 4
reward Of $1,000 for the arrest and con-
viction of any person or persons who
.
office.
At meeting of the Republican cam
didates and party leaders in Denver.
Colo. Thursday. it was decided to be-
gin Immediately 4 contest for the
places of all Democrats elected i'm Colo
RADIO on the face Of the returns An
effort will be made to seat all Republi-
cans from the Governor down. The
matter will be carried to the courts on
the claim that the successful Demo-
Gratis We're elected by glaring frauds in
Denver. and number of affadavits in
support Of the charges of fraud have
| been fled by the Republican watchers
and Judges. Chairman Williams of the
Republican city central committees de-
clares that nearly all the increased
vote pOled. Tuesday. amounting to
/, 1000 more than the number cast at the
| election in May. was fraudulent.
Sadie McDermott, % years old. of
Linwood place. Eharlestown. Mass,
drank carbolic acid with suicidal in
I tent. Thursday night. and died half an
| hour later.
| Judge Sweeney, in the first criminal
| court of Newark, N. j., Thursday
night. imposed an unusual sentence
| upon Mrs. Beula McCarton, convicted
| before him of professional mCndicacy.
| The sentence was that she must pay a
+, fine of 10 cents daily for a period OF
| two years and that she must appear in
| the court each day to make the pay
ment. Mrs. McCartOn is 50 years old.
and the police say She is member of
| the McCartOn family. several of whom
were arrested recently in New York.
and whose record extends over many
cities in New York, Pennsylvania and
| New Jersey.
President Roosevelt has promised to
attend the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton on Saturday, November 26. This
promise was made to a committee from
st. Louis headed by Mayor Wells, who
came to Washington especially for the
purpose of inviting the President. Ar
engagements will be made Immediately
for a fitting program for that day. The
chief feature. will be a thorough inspcc-
ton Of the grounds and buildings of
| the fair. Ii the President can remain
over Sunday. arrangements will be
made for his entertainment for that
day.
Seven men, who were recently sum-
mOned into court charged with trans
porting dynamite contrary to the
| provisions OF the Boston city ord-
nances. We're not found guilty and dis
| charged by Judge Adams in the
municipal court, Thursday. Judge
Adams before announcing his verdict
read the law and said that much of the
| government consisted of confessions
| said TO have been made by the accused
parties and that such evidence did not
| warrant conviction. The arrests We're
the outcome of the explosion in Mel
rose. Mass, when box of dynamite
slipped from an express wagon and
was struck by an electric car, injurng
| 30 persons, and killing nine.
A dispatch from London says that
at the oxford sports. Thursday, T. NJ.
Young of South Dakota, Rhodes
| scholarship student won the long
jump with 90 feet inches and also the
hurdle race. w. r. Schutt of Cornell.
another Rhodes scholar won the mile
run. time 4 minutes, "A 3-5 seconds. d.
II. Porter Of Maine. won two events
putting the weight with 81 feet liz
| inches, ana the hammer throw with Sc
| feet, l inch.
At the second meeting of the Ameri-
can Appl" Growers Association in ST.
Louis, Thursday, Alexander Nc
Dowell of Ottawa. Ont, urged the
members to endeavor to secure reel
procity with Canada. According to
the figures submitted by Prof. w. A.
Taylor Of Washington. less than 10 per
cent. of the production Of apples has
been exported in>recent years.
Henry T. Blake, president Of the new
Union Park commission in New
Haven. Conn.,. Thursday, brought suit
in the Superior court to test the con-
stitutionality of the present ballot law.
At the election. Tuesday, Mr.. Blake
handed in written ballot at his vot-
ing place. This ballot was thrown
out by the moderator on an alleged
techricalty.