Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
Societies. which has been in session

in Detroit, Mich, for the past few days,
elected the following officers, Thurs
day: President, E. B. Minahan. New
York; vice presidents, j. B. Oalkers or
Newark, n. J., Edward Feeney of
Brooklyn, George Steigner of Mime
sofa: treasurer, c. H. Shultz, Detroit;
secretary, Anthony Matre, Cincinnati.
After a search Of two days and two
nights, Antonio Beraccio, a workman
employed in quarry on Hudson
Heights. North Bergen, N. Y, was
found alive at the bottom of a hundred
foot crevice in the rocks OF the
Palisades Beraccio fell while at work
and his body was damned between the
converging sides Of the rock In such
manner that he could not move. He
shouted for help, and on the second
morning became insane from eX-
haustion, and starvation and terror.
He was unfnjured ny his fall and 1t Is
thought that he will I,-7f'' his reason.
Senator Spooner Fo-''Dn~i'H' General
Payne and Represe ;t,',~ Babcock,
all of Wisconsin, me New York,
Thursday night. and .i.scussed the
political situation in their state, where
the La Toilette faction is fighting the
so-called SpOoner faction. They all
said that the fight would not prevent
, Wisconsin from giving her vote to the
Republican presidential ticket. 1t is
expected that the courts will take up
, the matter of the legality of the two
factions.
The Democratic state convention at
Topeka, Kas., concluded their ticket by
naming S. H. Allen of Topeka, and NJ.
r. Nicholson of Council Grove, for
justices of the supreme court.
Less than a score of boiling Populists
met at Topeka, Kas.. Thursday. to dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY of placing state
ticket in the field. After discussing
the situation it was agreed it would be
best to allow every man to vote as he
pleased.
Arrangements are rapidly being COM
pleted for the observance of Philippine
day, Aug. IS. at the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton in celebration of the commemora-
| ton of the acquisition of the Philip
pine islands by the United States.
! Secretary of War Taft has accepted an
| invitation to be one of the speakers
! II If tSBt'ltu tIlcit [hulIll al DC"ts
I General Wheeler and Gen. Otis will
| participate in the exercises.
The Daughters of Massa chusetts held
reception. Thursday afternoon, at
| Hotel Brunswick, Boston. in honor of
| Old Home Week. The reception was
i largely attended and among those pres
ent were Gov. John l.. Bates and Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. Austin C. Wellington. pres
ident OF the organization. Secretary
Charles Fl. Bangs of the New England
| Old Home Week Association and
Thomas +. Anderson secretary of the
Massachusetts, Old Home Week organ
! ization.
| The Teigler relief expedition arrived
| at Vardo, Norway. on board the FIRTH
jof. July 3, on it's return from the north.
| Owing to ice and fog the Frithjof did
not succeed in reaching the America
| having on board the Zeigler Arctic ex-
| petition. The Frithjof will sail north
| again as soon as possible with coal for
| the America. The America sailed from
Trondhjem for Franzjosefland, June
i %, 1903
| man suspected Of completely in the
! Illinois Central train robbery near
I Harvery. Ills, was arrested, Thursday,
, at st. Louis.
| Major Oliver III. Story. wellknown
in military circles of Massachusetts.
died, Thursday. of typhoid fever at his
summer home at Wakefield. Mass. He
was 80 years of age. Major Story was
president of large nail manufacturing
concern and was inspector of rifle prac-
tice of the Cd Brigade, state militia.
A widow and child survive him.
| Capt Asa r. Perkins. the last of a
family of pilots well-known in coast
wise shipping circles, dropped dead,
Thursday. on wharf at Salem. Mass.
The father and grandfather of Captain
Perkins were pilots in Salem harbor,
making a record Of continuous service
by the family since 1913. His grand
father guided the famous frigate Con-
stitution into Marblehead harbor when
she was being chased by British war
ships. during the war of 1872. Captain
Perkins was born in S'1lcrr in 1915. A
widow survives him.