Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


killed by fall of so feet from mono
plane of his own invention.
William II. Slattery and his wife;
residents Of Troy, \. Y. were instant
ly killed Sunday at crossing at East
Greenbush, N. Y, when their automo-
bile was struck by rapidly moving
trolley car on the Albany Southern
Railroad. Mr.. Slattery was a travelling
salesman for a New York firm.
Governor Gray won the 10Th running
OF the Latonia Derby Saturday at La
tonia, KY, defeating Star Charter by
four lengths. The American record for
ll2 miles was lowered by two seconds.
Governor Gray going the distance in
Pm 80 2-5s. The former record Of I'm
32i5s was made by Han Dor.
Funeral services over the body of Mrs.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon SMASH
er, who died Friday night at Leaven-
worth Kan. were held Sunday at the
home of her niece, Mrs. NJ. ID. Moore.
In Kansas City. Kan. A large number of
friends attended the services. The re-
mains will be buried in Bolton, No. be-
side the parents of the deceased.
Four men. two of whom We're officers,
were drowned Sunday when the sand
carrier. ]. w. Marshall was overturned
by wind in Lake Michigan off Gary. Ind.
The remainder of the crew OF l2 We're
carried to the shore by waves and res
cued by fishermen. The craft was upset
in storm. Most of the men were be-
low and Owed through the companion
way. when the vessel rolled over.
fright. which she received during
the severe electrical storm which Wis
tied Binghamton, n. Y, early Sunday
morning, resulted in the death of Mrs.
John Allen of the town of Maine. Mrs.
Allen. who was e. years of age. was
awakened by the loud thunder and the
fright occasoned by the accompany
ing flashes of lightning made her yio-
lently i'll. She died before physician
arrived and the coroner gave verdict
of death from heart failure.
Sued for breach of promise by a girl
his own age, 10 years old. Paul Hagen
of Coopersburg, committed suicide
Sunday at Bethlehem. Pa. by drown
ing himself in the Lehign canal. Ho
was arrested on a capias last week and
held in bail to answer the girls suit
made him respondent and his friends
| say that ne threatened to bring his
| troubles 10 a speedy end.
| Four girls were drowned and five
| other occupants of a small sail boat
| narrowly escaped a similar fate Sunday
| when squat struck the craft on Little
Lake Quito DIES Morris near Appleton
| Wis. and eapsized it. The victims were
| the members of picnic party given by
| the owners of the store 10 employees The
| remainder of the party stood heplesss
| on shore, only short distance from tbs
| yacht and witnessed the drowning. The
| four girls drowned were held under wa
| ter by the sail of the boat
! The annual convention of the New Eng.
| land branch of the International Typo
graphical Union opened Sunday a
| Springfield, Mass, with a banquet, a.
| which the chief guest was James NJ
| Lynch of indianapolis. national presi
| dent. The affair also marked the 25tt
anniversary of the local union The con.
vention will continue through Tuesday
| business sessions being held in the fore
| moons ana the afternoons and evenings
| being devoted to recreation
Harry W. Mitchell of Giencarlyn
Va. was burned to death, Fred Kitch-
en-, private in the 18th Cavalry at Fort
/ Myer. Va, was seriously injured and
| three others We're severely injured
| Sunday night as the result of COLI
sion between car on the Old Domin-
ion Electric Line and Mitchelfs auto
! mobile at Rosa'yn. Va. across the Po-
tomac from Washington. The car turn
ed the machine over and it caught fire
/ Mitchell was beneath and could not
| be extrieated The other men We're pas
| sengers on the trolley car.
/ The greatest trap-shooting event ever
| held in Maine closed Saturday at
Raugeley A pretty contest for the in
| dividual State championship took place
| Saturday afternoon. A. II. Waldron OF
| Richmond, Elias b. Adams and A L.
| Dow of Portland were tied for first
! place with IS birds killed out of 100 lr
the shoot off Waldron won out by hit
| ting % straight, while Dow and Adams
dropped one each in a string of %.
Steele of Boston was high gun for the
/ day with a score of 1870 birds killed out
of 200 In the inter-city matches, the
| team of the New York A. A. won first
| place with score of 456 out of 500.
| Portland was second with 446. Haines
third with 443 and Boston fourth with
| 422 A. l.. Dow of Portland won the
| Elm House cup with "a out of 25.
| A gasoline launch with a picnic party
| of four women and three men aboard
burst into flames Sunday night in Flush
| ing bay. near Sorona, L. l., 1000 feet
| from the shore. The blazing oil sci
| fire to the woman's clothing and Will
| liam Persch. owner of the craft seized
| Miss Gertrude Moran, sitting beside
him, and plunged overheard. His two
male companions similarly extinguished
| the blazing garments of the other three
| women none of whom could SWIM and
| kept them afioat until Persch swan
| ashore with Miss Moran. Persch ther
/ returned to the five persons struggling
in the water and brought Miss Binnie
| Reiners to safety. A passing launch res
cued the others. The women were bad
| ly burned, but will probably recover. A
leaky pipe dripping gasoline caused the
accident.
Philadelphia members of the Amaiga.