Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-19

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The following communication was
received. Thursday, by the Associated
| Press: Brooklyn, Nov. II. TO Inc
! Associated Press: Will you kindly 90
/ me the great favor to most emphatlcal-
| ly contradict any and all statements 10
| the effect that | intend to make IA pub
| lie appearance, either on the stage
| or on the lecture platform. fer-
| nit me to add that in no instance
has there been the slightest ground Tor
such report. Very truly yours
/ Florence Elizabeth Maybrick.
The Marion street Episcopal church
at Indianapolis. Ind, of which wee
| President-elect Fairbanks and Senator
Albert j. Revoridge are trustees, was
! destroyed by fire, Thursday. The loss
is $4,000.
| Secretary Taft. accompanied by Mrs
Taft, Senior Obaldia the Panama MIN
| ister; Rear Admiral j. q. Walker
president of the Panama canal com
mission; Judge Charles G. Magoon. law
| officer of the canal commission; n. w.
Cromwell. attorney for the canal COM
pany, and others. left Washington,
Thursday, for Panama, and will sail
| from Pensacola. Fla. Monday. on the
cruiser Columbia. Secretary Taft goes
to Panama as the special representa-
tive of President Roosevelt to present a
message of amity and good will to
President Amador.
The navy department at Washington
has authorized the commanding officer
of the torpedo station at Newport to
receive dispatches to and from ships at
sea by way of Nantucket lightship UNI
der regulations drawn by the bureau of
equipment. and to be published in :,
notice to mariners. Orders are being
prepared opening to commercial busi-
ness the following naval coast wireless
telegraph stations: kittery, Maine.
Cape Ann, Mass; Boston and New
York navy yards; Cape Cod. Montauk,
l.. L.. Navesink. n. j.; Cape Henry.
Va; Dry TOrtugas, Fla; San Juan.
Iulebra. Yerba Buena. Cal; and Mare
Island navy yard. Other stations will
be opened in few weeks.
Salem d. Charles street commission
er of Boston, was renOminated Thurs
day. by the Democratic party at the
municipal primaries. defeating James
II. Doyle. chairman of the board OF al
dermen. his Democratic opponent for
the street commissionership by a plu-
rality Of about 5000.
Richard Y an Colt who was charged
with aiding and abet1ing in colonizine
| in the 5th New York Assembly district.
where he was defeated for the AS
sembly in The last election. was dis
charged by Justice Wyatt in the court
| OF special sessions at New York
Thursday. The justice held that the
evidence against MI. Ean Colt was in
| sufficient.
A street car. with trailer attached.
cot beyond the control of the motor
man and crashed through the guard
gates at the Queen street crossing of
| the Grand Trunk Railway. in Toronto.
| Ont. Thursday night. The forward
| car was struck by moving freight
| train and ground 10 splinters. Every
| passenger on the two cars was injured.
two of whom died soon after being
taken to the hospital. A warrant was
| issued. Thursday night. for the arrest
of the motOrman, Willis Armstrong, on
a charge of manslaughter. He is at
| present in the hospital suffering from
minor injuries.
! James Wignall and William Abram Of
| England. and John A. Flett. Canadian
/ delegate 10 the American Federation Of
| Labor convention, in San Francisco,
| Thursday. We're each presented with a
/ gold watch and gold badge in the name
of the Federation.
| A large wooden building. occupied by
Levi Nickerson's oil cloth factory. sew
| eral stores and tenement owned by
| Mr.. Nickerson We're burned. Thursday
night. in Gloucester, Mass, entail
ing loss Cf $4,000.
The long pier shed OF the Warren
| Line in Charlestown. Mass. filled with
! oil wood pulp and other highly intiam-
| able material. was destroyed by fire.
| Thursday night. The loss is estimated
at about $250.00O.
George Tuchek gave himself up 10
| the Lacrosse. Wis. police. Thursday,
| saying that he had killed stranger.
who attempted to rob him. by holding
| the mans head under water Tuchek
says that When the man tried to relieve
| him of his valuablps he threw him
down an embankment twice and then
| to save his own life held the mans
head under water until death ended the
| struggle.
John G. Heckshcr. secretary Of the
National Horse Show Association Of
America, was run down and trampled
| by pair of horses on exhibition in the
| ring a. the Horse Show in Madison
Square Garden. New York. Thursday
night. Intense excitement prevailed.
| Women screamed and tainted and men
crowded to the ring. Mr.. Heckscher
attempted to pass in front Of pair of
horses driven by Edward r. I.adew Of
Glen Cove. l.. l. Mr.. Ladew pulled
| them up from rapid gait. but one of
| the horses lunged forward striking
Mr.. Heckscher and knocking him
| down. In an instant the horses were
| trampling him. 1t is feared he may
| have conclusion of the brain.
Former Judge Alton b. Parker has
| been appointed Il member of two COM
missions to acquire dock and wharfage