Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
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General Porfiro Diaz arrived Thurs
day at Nauheim. Germany He was
accompanied by his family and will
take the cure at that place.
The old Athenaeum in Brooklyn, from
the platform of which Henry Ward
Beecher delivered some of his famous
orations. was Quilted by fire Thursday
night, entailing a loss of $4,000.
President Taft Thursday announced
the appointment of Philander Claxton.
professor of education at the University
of Tennessee as commissioner of educa-
ton, succeeding Elmer L. Brown, re-
signed.
Alfred De orc took Thursday nights
block of 50 points in 81 innings from
John King, the Boston Nationals
catcher. at New York. thereby win
ming the handicap three-cushion bill
lard match 100 to &C.
Stepping from behind one automo-
bile iBto the path OF another, Agnes,
the 10-year -old daughter of Arthur
Hye. was struck by the machine. re-
ceiYing injuries that caused her death
a few hours later Thursday night at
her home at Pawtucket. r. l. s.
Katherine Davis Brown. daughter Of
Commander r. NJ G. Brown, L S y, a
hero of Samoa and granddaughter of For
| mer United States Senator Henry G. Davis.
| was married at noon Thursday at Elkins.
W. Va. to Lieut.. Chaster p Barnett of
the Srd ARTILLERY. L. S. A.. and 44zfehed
at San Antonio. Tex.
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Thursday night in New York Nj
| Johnson was widely kriswn as "Davy''
Johnson. He achieved his widest prom
inence, perhaps as the owner of the
horse Roseben, which cost him $4,000
and won more than 100000 in stakes
and purses.
The Senate Thursday confirmed the nom
| ination of Guy d. Con of Wisconsin to b
United States attorney for the eastern
district of Wisconsin and that of Harry
A. We'll to be marshal In that district
| The two nominations were held up for
| some time Senator. La Toilette objected
| to the nomination OF COT, because had had
| not been consulted about it.
At the closing session of the general
Eastern Young Peoples Society of Loyal
\ NplhtiS lhuiSudS at waterbury. tOUH-,
Rev. l.. F. ,Reynoids of East Norwak was
elected president; Miss AIRY e. Rowe,
Portland, Me. secretary !. Miss Charlotte
NJ Whitman, Old Orchard. Me, correspond
! ing secretary
Lieut. Trochon was fatally injured
Thursday at Chalons Sur Marine.
France. while making his first trip as
| pilot of a biplane. The machine plung
| ed tn the earth almost Immediately
| after rising and the lieutenant was
| taken from the wreckage terribly in
I jufed. He was taken to a hospital.
whore he died soon afterwards
Charged with countenaneing the levy
| ing of contributions to Republican Gam
paign funds on civil service employees and
with manipulation of the eligible list Sc
e. to appoint civil service applicants
whom he favored. Edwin 1. seyburn. scol,
lector of Internal revenue for the district
of Louisiana. resigned Thursday at the
direction of President Taft. seyburn de.
MED the charges.
| President Taft has under consideration
| the withdrawal of the troops now form
ing tie maneuvre division in Texas A
| final decision will be reached at the
cabinet meeting Friday and the indica
tions are that the withdrawal will begin
| Immediately and be completed within
a month. Improved conditions in Mexico
and unusual discomforts suffered by the
soldiers are the reasons assigned.
! Frederick Beal, charged with the
murder of William Bryant at United
Mine Workers meeting at Glace Bay,
April "a, during the miners strike, was
Thursday at Sydney. \. s., found not
guilty Self defence was the plea that
secured his acquittal. He was also to
stand trial for the murder of Michael
Murphy at the same meeting. Both
victims were shot dead.
Action in the near future regarding
1.-THE exclusion of jewish American citi-
Zens from Russia was promised Thurs
day by Chairman Cullom of the Senate
foreign relations committee. The com :
mittee had failed to act, only because
it was impossible to find out how far
the Senate could go without compli-
eating affairs between the United
Estates and Russia. he said.
Charles S. Humphrie was instantly
KILLED, Henry Wilcox of East Brighton,
IN. Y, student at Harvard. mortally
injured and two women, one of whom
was young HUMPHREYS MOTHER were
badly hurt when the automobile in
which they were gliding late Thursday,
turned turtle on the Amboy road, near
Annadale. ~. ". Humphrie- was %
years old, a civil engineer and a grad
uate of Harvard University.
Harold Frank Henwood of New
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