Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-23
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Frank Grille. a white SLAYER convicted
of holding girls captive. was sentenced
in Brooklyn Wednesday to 10 years inn
prisonment in Sing Sing. Frank Salvador
formerly convicted, got four years.
The King of England Wednesday Great
ed the Duke of Cornwall. Prince of Wales
and Earl Of Chester. Thursday will be
the 10th anniversary of the birth of the
duke.
General Nelson A. Miles. formerly in
command of the United States army, re-
ceived the degree of LII. D. Wednesday
at the Commencement exercises of Col
gate University. General Miles delivered
the Phi Beta Kappa Grafton.
Spanish sailor who was washed
ashore at Penzance. Eng, Tuesday,
claims to be the only survivor of the
Spanish steamer Febrero, from Bilbao
for Newport. The sailor says that the
steamer foundered with her crew of %
off Landsend Monday night.
Adele Richie. the actress Is bankrupt.
She filed voluntary petition Wednesday
at New York, enumerating liabilities of
$I5.249 and giving her assets as only $3.50
worth of wearing apparel. Exemption
is claimed for this. Dry goods firms.
jewellers and outfitters are the heaviest
creditors.
1t, Is probable that the pending
British war offices changes will make
room for the appointment of Field
Marshal Lord Kitchener as chief of
the Imperial general staff. This post
is now held by Gen. Sir William G.
Nicholson.
The yearly meeting of the Society of
Friends of New England was formal
ly begun Wednesday in Providence,
r. l. Preliminary meetings were held
Monday evening and Tuesday but
Wednesday the delegates launched into
the regular business of the session.
The meeting will close Sunday.
Mrs w. P. G. Harding. wife of the
president of the First National Bank
of Birmingham, shot and killed herself
at her home in Glenirs Ala, Wednes-
day. Nothing definite is known about
the cause of Mrs. Harding's act, for
her home life seemed to be happy. Mrs.
Harding was regarded as one of the
most beautiful women in the South.
mo. 2" Burgess bi-plane. guided by
william w. Hillyard of Boston,
achieved the record for Plum island
flights Wednesday evening, going five
miles in minutes and 80 seconds.
Hillyard crossed Plum Island river to-
ward Rowley. then passed over Parker
river to Pine island. then Little Pine
island, and circled and headed for the
aviation shed on Plum island. where
he descended without a jar so feet
from where he arose.
The Spanish government Wednes-
day closed seven schools conducted
by the order of Christian Brothers.
The action was taken in fulfilment of
the imperial decree of May 81. which
directed that unauthorized religious
orders seek immediate authorization
under the law of 1887 under pain of
dissolution and the closing of their es-
adjustments in the event of non COM
pliance.
John Nicholas Eckle of West Haven,
member OF the graduating class at
the Yale Sheffield Scientific School.
who received his degree at the Com
mencement exercises Wednesday. told
his classmates Wednesday night that
his mother, Mrs. George NJ. Eclsle had
died shortly before IL o'clock Tuesday
night. y. Before dying she made her
son promise that he would take his
degree.
The board of cancellations award in
arbitration of the differences between
the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific
and their trainmen and conductors
providing for q 25 per cent. increase in
wages from May l. last. was Wednes-
day refused by the men who asked for
the standard wage of United States
railroads an increase of 40 per cent.
The matter involves more than $4,000
employees.
Cornell University will receive the ma
for part Of the estate Of Goodwin Smith.
who: was prominently identified with the
early history Of the university. Prof.
Smith died recently at his home in To-
ronto, after an illness Of many months.
of the bequest was made
Wednesday by President Jacob Gould
Scharman to the Alumni Association. AL
though DR.. Smith was never business
man and had lived in retirement for