Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-01
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Charles G. Gates. head OF the New York
firm of Charles G. Gates & Co, stock
brokers. made the final announcement
Tuesday that the firm win be dissolved
and will retire from business about June
1st
William +. Corey was reelected prcsi-
dent Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton at the annual meeting Of the board
of directors in New York City Tuesday
All the other officers whose terms expire
were reelected.
The Rhode Island state building, tho
first of the state buildings to be COM
pleted on the jamestown Exposition
grounds. was formally opened Tuesday
by Governor Higgins. assisted hy his
staff, the entire Rhode Island commission
to the jamestown Exposition. other
Rhode Island officials, including the
judges of the supreme court and the la
dies of the visiting party.
Announcement Of the resignation Of IT,
p. Fish from thc Office Of president Of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
CO. was made Tuesday at Boston. Mr..
Fish will be succeeded by Theodore n.
Vail. who was the first president Of the
served on the board of directors. MIR.
Fish will continue to serve the company
as one of its legal advisers.
William Z. Dodge of New Yor.,.
son Of the Ehilanthropist, William
Earl Dodge, and son-in-Iaw Of Henry
T. Stone. the millionaire carpet manu-
facturer, was Tuesday night at
Yonkers, n. y, sentenced u 10-days
terra in r~;sor in addition to paving
fine Of 800 for automobile speeding,
Dodge has been arrested twice before
for tho Same offence. He appealed
from the sentence
Fire TUESDAY at IcrSvillc, La. caused
4 loss estimated at 100000 Among the
larger buildings destroyed We're those OF
the First National Bank. the Bank OF
Leesvillo. the Vernon News, e. II. LyonS
Dry Goods Co.. Powell Wocks Dry Goods
Co. Lecsvillc Drug Co. City hotel ana
poStoffcc. The flames, swept TIE entire
business portion of the town. burning
three blocks. At Rose Pine. La. a lum-
hcr town II miles from Lcesville a block
Of business houses and two dwellings
were burned. The loss is estimated ut
$4,000
Levi e. Lincoln, who confessed q week
age that lie had cmbezzled S92.ONG since
1870 from the Woonsoctct Electric Ma
chine and Power Co. Of which nc was
tic treasurer until recently. was arrested
ny officers of The Woonsockct police de
rGtmcnt Tuesday night. A warrant is.
su"d on demand of the Fidelity and De-
post O.. of Baltimore, specifically
charges Lincoln with Cmbczzin;; STOOD
since Jan. 1 last. The former treasurer
is locked mp at the police station ana will
not attempt to obtain bail until after his
arraignment in police court Wednesday,
Tho statement that Albert G. Bur
rag" has paid thu Copper Range Con
sOl1atcd Copper Co. $4,000 in settle
meEt of tho suit brought against him
by tho company is contained in the an
nual report Of the president. William
y. Paine of the corporation. which was
made public Tuesday at Boston. The
settlement was reached out Of court.
The suit was based upon the owner
snip of shares of Copper Range stock
and the company originally sued for
50 900 Oc0. The exact terms Of the set
tlcnent were not disposed until Tues
Gav.
u" contest over Inc MI dlm'd At the
United Shoe Machinery 20. will 10 re-
sumcd in tie Massachusetts Senate
Thursday. the measure. which makes Il
Illegal for companies leasing machinery
Of any kind to make condition thai
lcssecs shall lease machinery from am
othc~ company. having been declared by |
tn" supreme court Tue sday To b. consti. |
tutional. TIM bill at present rcasts on |
the table in Senate but Senator Valley |
Tuesday after the reading Of |
the supreme court decision that he should !
move Thursday 10 have the bill taken |
up for further consideration.