Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Sir William Agnew. chairman of Brad
bury, Asnew & Co, publishers of Lon
don Punch. died Monday. He was born
in 1924 and was for many years head of
the firm of Thomas ASnew & Sons, pub
fishers and art dealers. He was interest
ed in several philanthropic institutions
At the end of a 400 mile journey from
san Francisco to New York and return
on motor cycle. Olney f. Davis. Il mem
Der Of the San Francisco Motor Cycle
Club. arrived Sunday at San Francisco.
after lS days on the road He is said to
be the first man to make the round trip
from coast to coast on a motor cycle.
The riders best mileage for a days
travel was 1876 miles, between Toledo.
Ohio, and South Bend, Ind.
The body of Henry Stormer, 80 years
old proprietor of I; millinery establish
ment in Boston, was found in Il room in
a Boston hotel Monday with a bullet
wound in his head. The medical examiner
who viewed the body stated that Stormer
committed suicide during Sunday night.
Ill health is given the cause. \ widow
survives
BY request of the prosecution Monday
at Tampa, Ella, charges of conspiring to
murder j. +. EasterlinS and of completely
in the assassination of EaSterlng were
dismissed against Joseph De La Campo
president of the joint advisory board of
the Tobacco Working Trades, j. f. Bart
( lum and Barrtt Russell, members of the
board. The men are still in Jail on
charges of conSpirinS to prevent men
from returning to work in the factories.
Director Durand of the census bureau
is preparing a public statement regarding
alleged fraudulent census returns in Fort
Smith, Ark, and Great Falls. Mont
which will be given out at an early day.
The census bureau asserts that quite
extensive Irregularities have been discov-
cred in both places. In Great Falls these
already hay" led to convictions of three
cIImerators.
Stephen Jones, Il Boston x Maine car
penter, gave up his life Monday at Lynn.
Mass, to save three small children who
had wandered onto the railroad tracks
in front of an express train. The children
Were crossing the tracks near the Chat
ham street grade when Jones Spied them.
succeeded in soaring the children 50 that
they ran out of danger. but in his OK
element and anxiety the man failed to
notice how close the train was upon him
self and the engine struck him. lie was
almost instantly killed. Jones was -
years of age, married ANA lived at Rial
side. Beverly
lao, Il.
10 the industries .oG Brattlcboro. VT
in the near future. OF the half mil
lion dollars necessary for the cstah-
liShmcnt OF the ontcrpri5" $120o0e
has been subscribed locally. the re
mainder being furnished by Maesa-
chusctts and Rhode Island capitalists
The now concern viii ne styled the
For, Dummer Mills. and Macom G.
Chase. of Providence. will he presi-
dent and manager. II. |. Hartman
of Hyde Park. Mass. is'aso Interested
in the project. The capitalization. it
is said, will ho the lowest per spindle
of any mill in New England.
Seventeen persons were seriously hurt
Sunday night in an explosion during u
fire in an Ellis street apartment house at
san Francisco. Four of the number were
newspaper men and the others were
members of the fire department. Most or
the guests had left the building before
the explosion occurred and those who re-
manned on the upper floors escaped on
fire ladders Captain Joseph Cappclli and
Hoseman Thomas Bell of the fire depart
ment were overcome by gas and We're res
cued by their comrades. The force Of the
explosion almost completely wrecked III
building
The hills and woods Of the Green
Mountain state at sunrise Monday
morning We're invaded by an army of
huntSmen, who, taking advantage of
the re-opening Of the deer season |
Set out in quest of the priced but |
eVaSlVe game. The extreme drouth |
which has prevailed in many parts |
of the state last week induced Gov
season by proClama ton. and thus |
minimize the danger from forest fires |
No blghtirg effect resulted from the |
interruption, for at daybreak the gun |
ners, among whom We're a more than |
ordinarily large number of women, |
Windham county was a favorite sec |
ton for the hunters. Last year a |
great killing was made in this region |
and the prediction is freely made that |
the slaughter will De repeated this |
year.