Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-09-30
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Brought BY the Wires from the North
East, South and West.

Sir George Truscott was Tuesday
elected lord mayor of London with the
customary ceremony in succession 10
Sir John Charles Bell He will assume
office Nov. g.
John ]. Moran died at his home in
Lowell. Mass, Tuesday, aged l06 years.
He was born in County Leitrnn, Ire
land but did not come to America dn-
til he was 46 years old. He never Wore
glasses and was reader until within
few days of his death.
The Wisconsin supreme court Tues"
day declared unconstitutional the W IS
consin eight-hour railroad telegrapllers
law which was enacted at the 1904 ScS-
sion of the Legislature. The law is de
c!ared unconstitutional on the theory
that it is in conflict with provisions OF
the Federal Constitution.
Henry Eurnison of Methuen, Mass,
ana Mitchell Nortnup of Graystonr. Z.
l., who were convicted in the United
states district court for conspiracy IN
importing contract labor from England
to Graystone. were fined $50o each
Tuesday by Judge Dodge in the same
court. Both appealed.
Alfred NJ Beers, who was arrested
Monday in Boston on charge OF "p-
Grating q bucket shop in violation OF
the new .luti-buckct shop law. pleaded
guilty to the charge in the munlcip&l
court Tuesday and paid fine OF 300
The prosecution was the first one un-
der the new law.
Alfred J. Maginnis. who was arrest
Cd Monday at Boston for the larceny
of notes valued at $44.7S9 from the w
IL. Chester Lumber Co, was h"id Iol
the grand jury without hearing ll
the municipal court Tuesday. His COM
panlon, John Tumulty. who was also
arrested, will be given d hearing later
in the week.
AS she lay sleeping in bed with he1
two children at her side. Mrs. Helen
Roach. % years of age. was shot dno
killed early Tuesday in an apartment
house in West 53rd street, New York
The police are searching for Herbert
Woods, so years old. an uncle of the
woman. Woods lived in the same
apartmcnt with Mrs. Roach.
At the first business session of the
American Numismatic Assoclatlor
which began it's annual convention a
philadelphia Monday, was held Tues
| day. when men skilled in the knowledge
of the value and history of coins par
| ticipated in the work of the convention
| Expert collectors brought valuable dls
play:; of coin, and these Will be shpWl
| in a public exhibition at the Academy
of Fine Arts.
| An unidentified woman whose hrs
name is believed to have been "Beat
| rice" was struck by train and killed
\ when she went under the gate of thu
Central square crossing of the Bostor
& Maine Tuesday at Lynn. The woman
evidently was an Italian and cahl'
from Chelsea on morning trolley car
The name Beatrice was found on let
ter on her person. She was about 8
years Of age. -.
| In a decision handed down by th'
New York court of appeals Tuesday, II
what amounted to a test case, 1t is Eelt
that a person who has been convicted
of a crime and upon whom sentence
was suspended, cannot vote withou
first having been restored to clt'zen
ship. The question passed upon Wa
whether the word convicted means
the verdict of jury or the solemn
Judgment of the court. 1t is understood
the decision will affect the right 0
about 2OoO to vote in this state.
Announcement was made Tuesday
Nashua N. H.. that w. D. Brackett Z
Co., who operate a large shot factor
in that city. will be incorporated N H.! no
v.mber and that the Douglas interest
in Brockton. Mass, will be stockh"id
ers in the new concern. The Nashu
n,ant. after the incorporation. will b
| entirely devoted to the production Q
Douglas shoes. In "a statement f.
Brackett says the only change III IN
cperation of the plant will be all in
crease in the amount of shoes that WI
he produced and will mean an nhcfeas
in operatives The report that ioo" OF
eratives were to he brought ,r,'
Isrockten is denied by officials ot III