Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
Beane's Drug Store

York, which tonight are from Is to %
distant from Jersey City, on
the way to the thickly settled suburban
fields of New Jersey and the west be-
yond will be brought nine minutes
nearer this morning by the opening
of a second set of Hudson tunnels.
Ii was learned that two OF the sub
marines, running with only their peri
scopes showing above water, managed
to get within torpedo distance of two OF
the battleships during the maneuvers
Tuesday morning off Provincetown,
Mass. During the afternoon, two 9TH
er submarines also managed to get
within torpedo distance of two of the
big ships.
Fire at coal pocket on Lincoln
wharf, Boston, owned by the Boston Ell
evated Railroad, caused a damage of
about $4,000 to the hosting apparatus
Sunday night. For a time the steam.
er Calvin Austin, belonging to the
Eastern Steamship Co.. and the Ken
nebec, a coal steamer, were endan-
gered, but effective work by the fire
boat saved them.
TOoi illtIl, dCCOTuIlsS To re-
ports in labor circles in New York City
have coded from the International
brotherhood of Tteamsters, and formed
an organization which they call the In
dependent International brotherhood
of Tteamsters. They are saiG to be
mostly men who have been out on
strike in New York during the past six
months without the sanction of the In
ternational Brotherhood.
Forty persons OF q crowd of $50 or
more. who had sought refuge from a
sudden shower on the porch of an old
mansion in Claremont Park, the Bronx,
We're injured Sunday evening When the
over-taxed supports gave way beneath
their weight and plunged them all into
the cellar, Is feet below. Five of the
injured arc seriously hurt and it is
feared two OF them. Miss Minnie Weis-
lie
The body Of Harry Il. Cahill of Sea
Foam avenue, Winthrop, Mass, was
found beside the tracks of the Boston
I Albany Railroad between North
!-eominster and Shirley, Mass, Satur-
Icy, -'hb >itN f'oiitC etIt dilNlcuS 10 lttdTil
he whereabouts of two men with
Thom Cahill is supposed to have heen
during the day. Cahill was a brake
man on the Boston & Maine, and a
widow and two children survive. He
left home Friday night and it was sup
posed by his family that he had gone
TO work
1t is said at Mexico City that Presi-
dent DiaZ has sent a letter to President
Taft, accepting the latters invitation
10 q meeting to axe place at El Paso
some time in September Ambassador
&c IN Rarra will deliver the letter to
President Taft early in September. 1t
was said at the state department. that
1t was not absolutely certain that Pres
ident Diaz could make the trip. but
that he has assured Mr. Taft of his ap-
probation of an opportunity to meet
him.
From statement made Friday in
London by Lord Lansdowne' in a polit-
lcai speech. it is apparent that the
Inionist lords intend to disregard prec-
edent and treat the budget when it
reaches them from the House of Com
mons as they would any other meas
ure. Heretofore the House of Lords
las not interfered with the financial
of the government of the day.
The members of the government re-
Gently threatened that if the, House of
Lords ipterfered with the budget they
would appeal to thei country on the
question of the reform, If not the aboi-
ton of that House