Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-06
NEWS NUGGETS.
!tsncs Of Interest From Here, There
and Everywhers.

Frederick WcbilCr, secretary general
of Tin" supreme court Of the Scottish
Rites Masons. Southern jurisdiction,
died at his residence in Washington
Monday night. Mr. Webbef was a 33d
degree Mason.
Harina Carmella MongolluZ2o. an
aged ItHlian woman. was murdered
ard roi'lCI Of 500. the savings of her
sell ami husband. while she was at
work Monday in 4 shed in the rear of
h.r hoine in southwest Philadelphia.
That girls are Icing stolen from Amer
icali homes an, sent to Panama for
immoral purposes WIS the statement
made at the National Purity Congress
1T Battl" Creek. Mich. Monday by
Rose Johnson, q missionary who has
spent several years in Colon. where
she established Il boarding. home for
American boys.
General William Booth. founder of
the Salvation Army. Monday night adj
dressed Il congregation that filed Car
negie hail at New York. 1t WAS the
formal farewell address of what prob
ably is Gen. Booths last visit to Am
erica Leslie NJ Shaw. formerly sec
lttdiS VI liz treasury, pISSltcu bo' =
ernor Charles F.. Hughes. who was to
have presided, was unable To lie pres
cnt because of duties in Albany.
After having served half OF a .G-
years sentence in the Western Penn
sylvania pcnetcntiary for {: crime COM
mtted by another. Robert Simpson.
Who wac convicted in connection with
a safe robbery in the Irwin. Pa. post
Office in West Mor"land county. about
sin years ago. viii he given his freedom
BIZ tho state Pardon Board. 1t hls
been discovered that the robbery was
committed by two men, both of whom
are dead.
Captain Ra"ll .>nun,'scn. the fam
Gus Norwegian explorer. who GiscoE-
cred the North Magnetic Pole, gave
an illustrated talk Monday night On
| his discoveries of the Frozen North be-
| fore a large audience in fremont Tenn
pie. Boston. GOV. Guild Jr.. took !,
few moments from his night befora
election activities 10 introdIGc the
speaker.
Dwight a. Mics. Who shot and killed
| his wife ut \"Wpor. Center. Vt. las
| March. was Monday sentenced t" iiii
| inprison.lcnt Niles WaS formerly :
| brakeman in The employ eff the BoStoi
| d Maine Railroad. Aneered by the re-
| iuSaf OF hi; wife to live with with MN
ne went 20 tho home of her parents
! with whom she was staying. ana are!
:, short interview. killed her with bui-
| let from his revolver.
| In :. statement made Monday Al Ens'
| f.,t ft l.
E'a,rar. the y",Ir: American ril"l'
io,, IA, Gisvrcdi'@ the reported inter
vin,,- r~intct! in iscrlin and subsequent
" cablcG ~ this country in which MIS-
Earrar is quoted as severely critlclSln@
| Americans fer their lack OF artiStlc aN
prcciatio. Mr. Farr"r says that tl'
story dos his daughter q great MUS
Iticr. as; he is sure that she never ga
| rXrreeeiCc to the sentiments attr!tut"o
| to her.
| I;ric. Gen. Frederick Il. Carpenter
coi,l,nissary general ON I'll" stan 81
! Coy. Guild. died in Eo-ton Monday al
tor q Ions, illness, ut thu az" "i
wears. General carpenter was ldeht'
fled WIN til" state militia for !naEA
wears anG served on tie staff OF Sc'
cral Governors. He WAS prominent Il!
iu~,Ir,ncr circle, Ecing head OF IN;
firm of Geo. o. Carpenter " 60. III
Ilcayey q widow and two chlldicn-
Following his Indictment Monday ~
the grand jury on Z charge OF GRIMM
nal assault, \ia Johnson, q. negro va
taken from the jail at tamclon, Tex.
bv q mob OF $40 lncE and hanged to :;
tree in the court house yard. ofilcer.
and t,ic,ential citizens pleaded Will
the mob to allc~ the Law to take 1t:
course. but the rioters paid n" heed Z
them. ana battered down the doors 81
the iail The town vas quiet in tn
evening The governor ordered out tn
militia. bat not n time to save TN
negro.
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