Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

+. wears had been cashier OF the tlueeii' I
'ourtv Savings Bank at Flushing, H.
t., committed suicide Monday by shoo'-
nc himself in the mouth, while in tl'e
hanks vaults. No reason is known lor
his act. The bank officials sad a'''i
a hurried examination of his BOOKS
that there was no discrepancy WI
Carpenter was Il years old and WIZ
CIV and FIVE children survive, u
Miss Irene NTrzcl!c Isman, wile VI
fe,ix Isman real estate operator anu
theatrical promoter, was Mo'''"y
granted a divorce 10y Judges Bresy anu
Negill in common "l'as court at fh'i"
delphia. The greatest secrecy ""'
maintained about the case ana ilo'
even the ground for the action Is p"'
itivelv known. though it is said TO pe
..cruel and harbarous treatment. MIS-
Isman was formerly an actress.
Mrs. A. d. Winship of Racine. WIS., al
though nearing her 18th birthday, mas e'i-
tered Ohio State University at Coi''illo"9'
Ohio. for the regular collegiate 'o"' 80
For the last two years she attended s''i''-
mer school at the university, taking Spe-
cial studies. She will study PSYCHOLOGY
and literature. especially. She says ''"'
she has planned a course OF STUDY 'h"'
viii! keep her occupied until she reaches
her Goth birthday.
A dispatch received Monday night
at Halifax, \. S, states that the NOV"
Scotia barkentine c. b. Whiddeh
Capt Morrison is total wreck y.
Cane Pine n. f. The Whidden leI'
S, ney, n s. last week for 81 JOHNS
\. r.. with Il cargo OF coal. outslo'
of the fact that she will be a total loss
and that the crew were all saved. no
particulars of how the wreck occurred
have been received. The Whidden was
built at Liverpool. n. ! in 1891 and
was $40 tons registered. she is owned
bv c. Edgar Whidden of \ 'igonish.
Herbert j. Gladstorie will 'ordng
TO the London Daily Telegral h. the
first governor general of Uni1v. 5 nth
Africa. Mr. Gladstone has I j. N
considered a great success as Sc retry
for home affairs and there have bt en-
many hints of his removal to another
sphere. There is some doubt however.
whether such an appointment if made
would prove an acceptable one to South
n
name of his father was associated with
Maiuba HILL The removal of Mr..
Gladstone would lead to interesting
cabinet changes, possibly the promo
ton of John Burns, president of the
local government board to the home
secretaryship.
A firm OF expert accountants from
Boston took charge Monday OF the
books Of II eaGurer Lombard of Fran
inSham, Mass, who vas recently de-
posed as town official after the dis
closures in connection with certain
forged notes OF tie town. The account
ants reached birmingham at noon
arI spent the rest Of the day in famil-
iariZing themselves with Lombard's
methods in keeping the books. Up to
, p. NJ. no additional notes had been
presented TO the town authorities. leav-
ing the amount of questionable paper
which had beer presented at 100000.
although it was still maintained by
those near Lombard that the outstand-
ing amount was S320,000.
An explosion of three boilers in the
Pabst Brewing Cos. plant at Milwau
Eee Wis. Monday morning resulted
in the death of one pmploye. the INJURY
of four others and property damage
estimated at S25O.O0O. The explosion
was caused by the bursting of an IS
| inch steam pipe. TIE explosion wreck
ed the power plant and shook up q
section of the city within radius OF
half mile of the brewery, many win
doWS being broken. A portion of one
of the boilers was blown across the
street on to the roof of q three-StOrN
storeroom An elevator 60 feet in height
and 40 feet wide, just south OF the pow
er plant was Jared three feet off its
foundation.
Il am Judge Gaynor: of course You
know | have been elected" was the
startling announcement made Monday
afternoon from the steps of the knick-
erbOcker Trust Co. on Fifth avenue.
New York City. The speaker. a we'll
dressed man of about "a. bearing no
resemblance to the Democratic candl-
datr for mayor. then buttOnhoied the
first man who walked out Of the trust
company. You be my commissioned OF
the street cleaning department and I'll
give you $4,000 year he continued.
Al Bellevue hospital the stranger NAG
been identified as DR. Louis FIGHTER Of
New York City. suffering from severe
mental strain. He offered the policeman
who arrested him $4,000 a year to be
his police commissioner.
Four buildings in different parts of IN
dianapolis We're wrecked Sunday night by
explosion of dynamite, caused. according
to the police, by malicious members of
labor unions employed by Albert Won
SpecKelson, a contractor. in the construc-
ton of Il Mystic Shrine temple and thea
ire. The -four explosions all occurred
about midnight and it was not discovered
until Monday that more than two build
inss had been damaged. Two automobiles
and two horses We're destroyed in the ex
plCsion and fine in Won Speckelson's sta
BE A branch exchange building under
construction by him was damaged beyond
repair. Won Speckelson's planning mill was
torn to pieces. A branch of the PUBLIC
library being built, by Won Speckelson was