Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-29

The first section OF the Oregon EX-
press on the southern Pacific Railroad
was held up and robbed "Wednesday
night AT West Fork, in Cow Creek can
yon. oregon.
The building of large manufacturing
plant in Providence is expected to follow
the transfer of a considerable tract of
land to Alvi r Baldwin Of Walpole,
Mass, president of the Walpole Rubber
Co. The land covers an area of about
Sc GEO square feet and is near the tracks
of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford. .ats.s
With 10 different sections in session
at once the doctors assembled in Los
Angeles, Cal, for the CID annual SEES
sion of the American Medical Assucla-
ton had their hand fun of work
Wednesday, Better sanitation of cities,
improvements in public health winch
would save annually millions of dol
lars and cut down the death rate. We're
among the subjects discussed.
Miss Florence r. Gushing of Boston who
arrived Tuesday at San Francisco from
Honolulu jumped from the seventh story
OF a hotel Wednesday and was instantly
killed. A note found in her bedroom. said
troubles mad made her desperate and
asked that her brother. c. f. Gushing of
Needham Mass. be notified That she was
broodlng over the death of her widowed
mother was the explanation OF the sui
eide OF Miss Gushing given by her brother.
Charles f. Cushing, a shoe merchant OF
Needham, Mass
No action calculated to antagonizs
foreign capital will be taken by the
provisional government of Mexico II the
counsel of the more conservative men
close TO the Madero regime prevails. II
wish to say to the foreign world" said
President De La Barra Wednesday night
at Mexico City to a representative of The
Associated Press, that so long as ] am
at the head of the government it will be
friendly towards foreign investors. The,
country needs capital for development
and this administration will welcome 1t as
did the former"
New records for Jersey cattle were
made Wednesday at Kirksville. Mo,
when two bulls and a COW brought s26,-
425 Yiolas Golden Jolly. 7-year-old
bull born on the island of Jersey, was
sold for $4,000 to Or. Scoyille of Elem
dorf farms, Lexington. Ky. He was pur-
chased two years ago for $4,000. the rec
ord price at that time. Jolly Royal
Sultan, 2-year-old bull son of the first
named and Lady Viola sold for SO COO.
Maiesta's Lady Noubla. six year old.
brought $3425. said to be the biggest
price ever paid for Jersey COW,
The Georgia Legislature convened
Wednesday at Atlanta Ga. for It's BIZ
ennial session. Both Houses received
the final message of Gov. Joseph NJ
Brown, the retiring executive. The sew
eral candidates for the seat of the late
Senator Clay are busy preparing for
the balloting for senator on July IL
Railroad Commissioner Murphy
Gambler announced he would be can
didatc only in the event that Governor
elect Hoke Smith declines TO allow his
name to be used Mr. Smith still main
tains silence.
New Yerks fremen Wednes daE
night responded to an alarm for Il
loftiest blaze they have ever been ca I
ed upon To fight. II was on the 25VSs
story of the new Municipal building
under construction just above city
Hall park. a pile of lumber stored for
flooring purposes having cought fire
supposedly, from a heated riVet Twen-
~ stories up was as high as the con-
struction elevator in the building
would carry the fremen and from
there hose attached to a standpipe
was carried up by hand and the blaze
was speedily extinguished with NOM
inal damage.
Vice President Benjamin eampbell OF
the New York, New Haven Hartford APP
peared before .'ustice Dodge in the Unit
ed States district court at Boston Wednes-
day and entered plea of not guilty 10
ar indictment OF 90 counts charging his
road with giving concessions TO the Elm
Farm MIX Co. In the transportation OF
milg from Willimantic. Conn, TO Boston.
United States Dist. Atty Asa p. French
said there would be speedy trial of abe
case at the fail term OF the court. The
Elm Farm Co. Indicted on charges OF ae-
cepting concessions. has previously plead
ed guilty and paid fine of $4,000.
Tho largest number of cabin pas
sengers that ever left New York on d
single ship. boarded the White Star
Liner Olympic Wednesday to sail for
England. The Olympic, the largest
steamship afoat, starts the second half.
of her maiden trip with 2205 persons irs
her three cabins besides 60 maids and
Wallets The cost of sailing her from
Southampton and back is $4,000 and
the return from passenger fares will
be 1926, COG. During the steamers stay
at New York more than 10000 persons
paid 80 cents each to inspect her. The
money went to the Seames Orphan
fund.
Becoming exhausted in an attempt to
swim the Connecticut river, William
D. Clark of Caldwell, N. j., student
at Hamilton College, who had been at
tending the Mortified conference at
East Northfield Mass. was drowned
Wednesday, Clark. in company with a
classmate, George Porter. had started
out for tramp and decided to swim
across the river. Porter was swimming
ahead of Clark and when he looked
around the latter was sinking. He
drowned before Porter could reach him.
| It is supposed that he was seized with
cramps Clark was 20 years of age.
Mary Ellen Powers. for years Bar
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