Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| Representative Charles d. Carter oi
| oklahoma created a sensation Ill the
heart of the smart shopping center
| at Washington Friday by assaulting
four clerks, one of within, he alleged
insulted his 1S-year -old daughter. Miss
italy Carter who was with her father
on a shopping expedition.
While agriealturists and people III
general throughout the New England
States have been thankful FOR the
large rainfall this week, farmers in the
vicinity of Hazardville, Conn. are as
anxious for clear weather now as they
were for rain month ago. y large
quantity of tobacco IN the fields IS So
ripe that it is turning yellow
Not since the Spanish american war.
according to government officers at
Louisville, KY. have so many re-
cruits Joined the army in one month.
Capt Dockery in charge of the local
recruiting station asserted THURSDAY
night that the LOG enlistments at
Louisville in August brought that Of
flee 20 fourth place for the month";
next after New York. Philadelphia
ard San Francisco
Cock fights, dog fights and bull
fights. dear to the Latin American
heart. will soon disappear from the
Panama canal zone. President Taft
has issued an executive order, effee-
tive Labor Day, placing all contests
between birds or animals of any kind
on the zone in the same prohibited
class as prize fights between men, I'M
der pain of fine or Imprisonment
Pauline Wayne. the White House
COW, has an offer to go on the stage.
The offer arrived Friday in the shape
of a telegram to President Taft. her
guardian, from some one connected
with company that opens in a rural
play in Minnesota next month. Pauline
is wanted for the heavy animal parts,
and the telegram promised that great
care would be taken not to allow her
out late at night or to go with strange
men cows. A special attendant the
telegram said, would be furnished free
OF all charge to President Taft.
Keen competition marked the contest
| for the Columbia trophy at the 21st
annual Sea Girt shooting tournament
| which opened Friday. The 4th Regi-
mcnt. Il. G.. \. j., won the match at
| 200. 500. 500 and 900 yards by 10 points.
The coroner's jury which held an in
quest Friday into the panic If last
Saturday night during a moving pic
lture show at the Canonsburg, Pa
IOpera house, when 26 persons were
killed and several score injured Friday
Ireturned II verdict consuming the man
lager of the show and the state depart
Iment OF factory and building inspec-
ton. The jury states that il is unable
to find any person or persons guilty
icriminally.
A series of important experiments
were started Friday at St Johns. n
F., by Signor Marconi, inventor OF
wireless telegraphy, on the very spot
| where he made his first experiments
| 10 years ago. The nature of the work L
be carried on by Signor Marconi i.
| I -9~----, ~. Il &c thought littef,
that arrangements will be made dur
| bic stay tor the erection of a new
and extremely powerful station at tn
| e,tcance of the harbor The proposes
site for the new station is opposite TIL
original experimental grounds. Slgno
Marccnf will be at st. Johns for
week and will then sail for England.
i The order of the United States couI
permitting the sale by the trustees /
bankruptcy of the New Englan
Breeders Club race track and real e'
, tate at Salem. n. H.. has been filed {
, the Office of the clerk of the court
| Concord. According to the indentur
, the price To be paid by the purchase
7 William II. Richardson of Boston.
/, l$T5,000 in instalments covering tw
: years Claims upon the assets of tn
{ club, including this purchase price. al
: now pending in the United States su
0 preme court. where the legality of
!, builders lien is being considered, an
| in the supreme court of this Stat
where the Boston e. Maine Railroa
= and a Boston firm of contractors al
suing for money which they allege
due them.
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