Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
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schooner ventura tbI) WHICH, Nt'S
noated off West Chop Tuesday evening
was examined by IL diver Wednesday
and her keel found to be badly dam
aged Several planks are broken. the
tern post damaged. rudder unhung and
her bottom is generally in bad condi-
ti.n. She was grounded at the head
of the h2rbor at Vineyard Haven.
Walter s. Gliddcn of Somerville de-
featei Alfred T.. Cox of Maiden. the
present incumbent, for the Republican
nomination for the executive council
from the 4th district at the convention
held Wednesday in Boston. The re-
suit came on the first ballot when Mr..
Gli,iden received 126 votes to ST for Mr..
Cox The contest between the candi-
dates was wageG with considerable
| spirit at the caucuSeS, and while both
secured pledged delegations, neither
| had Il sufficient number of delegates to
claim the lead Mr.. Glidden is a pro-
| vision dealer in Faneuil Hall Market.
| PENNSYLVANIA and Harvard Jared best
| in the first days play in the annual
| intercollegiate championship lawn ten
his tournament Wednesday on the
grounds OF the Merton Cricket Club at
Haverford near Philadelphia. All the
matches in tie first round of singles
ANA two in the second round were com
l,lcted and when play ended for the day
| thcr" We're IA survivors. OF these
Pennsylvania and Harvard had four
each. Yale and Princeton two each,
Cornell and Haverford 1.
The National Steel ard Wire Cor
| IL, e I., \, hany,
chased by the United States Steel Cor
pcr1tion. Announcement of the pur-
| chase WIS made Wednesday by the
officials of the purchasing concern.
United States Senator William F..
I3orah vas acquitted Wednesday night
Of the charge of conspiracy to defraud
| the government Of Idaho timber lands.
Tn" case was submitted without argu-
nent by the defense, anG the jury was
out Just long enough to take one ballot.
Advices from Montgomery, Ala, say
that according to q dispatch from
Mobile Capt. Aamot of the Norwegian
fruit steamer Bertha. which arrived
| here Tuesday evening. brought news
of Il disastrous fire, supposed to be of
| incendiary origin, which visited Port
lAliiloU last w euItSQuy dllu
entailed loss estimated at $500. 900.
Four blocks in the heart of the bust
ness section of the town We're destroyed
and three natives lost their lives in the
burning buildings. No foreigner suf-
fered loss. Neither the shipping nor
| the manufacturing industries We're in
volveG, except for a loss of about $15,-
900 by the United Fruit Co.
\ garden party in honor Of Secretary
Root and his party was held in the
spacious grounds of Chapultepec Cas-
tie. Mexico City. Wednesday. Over
500 invitations had been issued to the
PARTY. The formal meeting of Mrs.
DiaZ and Mrs. and Miss Root took
place at an informal tea garden party
given by the first lady of Mexico at
her home in Caltecedena, Wednesday
afternoon.
A four days celebration of the 10th
anniversary of the opening of the
Mass& ckusetts Agricultural College was
begun Wednesday with the first SEES
sions of a conference on rural progress
which will be continued each day dur
ing the celebration. Wednesday. An
niversary day. was one of the most i'm
portant Of the four as besides the de-
livery of numerous addresses Of much
interest to those in attendance. the
dedication of Il new botanic building
was arranged for the afternoon.
While the trial of Herman Hollander
for assault on his wife was going on
in the district court at Westboro.
Mass. Wednesday. eight men went to
the Hollandcr farm. the largest in that
place. and carried away horses, cows.
wagons and other property valued III
all at $4,000. AS soon as Mrs. I1ol-
lander. who has Il bill of sale of the
property, discovered her loss. she noti-
fed her law Yer. Officers We're sent in
pursuit. arrests We're made and the
prisoners taken to the Wcstboro lock-
UP. Their leader. James Duva', sup
posed the property belonged to Hol-
| lander and believed he was acting I'M
der authority from him in removing it.
| The men We're charged with grand lar
Ceny and after 4 hearing were re-
| leased on bail.