Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Julia LindIay. Wednesday night, at
Lansing, Mich, shot and killed Ed
ward Hallen. in their apartments in
Lansing, Mich. The two came from
GAINESVILLE. Wis, several months ago.
The woman confessed that she shot
Hallen when he told her Wednesday.
that he intended to go to Rockford.
Ill. and join his wife and child.
Pembroke w Pitt. the grain broker.
charged in Baltimore with swindling
to the amount of 100000 by means
of false warehouse receipts. arrived at
New York, from Europe, Wednesday.
on board the steamer Carpathia in
charge of Detective Charles A. Kohler
of the Baltimore police. Pitt who was
accompanied by his wife, was traced
by the detective to Athens, Greece, by
means of their baggage checks
The body of Bruce Russell. II, was
found hanging in the woodshed behind
his fathers home in Louisville. three
weeks ago. 1t was believed the lad had
committed suicide, though no motive for
the act could be assigned Tuesday. the
boys father appeared at the coroner's
Office and said his son had been lynched.
Young Russell had quarrel with play
mates on the day his body was found.
George J. Laughlin. pipeman in the
Chicago fire department, was instant
~ killed and Lieutenant Morris ODay
and Frank Swickrath, also tiremen,
We're seriously injured. Wednesday,
when the hose cart in which they were
to an alarm of fire was
demolished in collision with Chi
cago Junction Railway switch engine.
jumping from the hose cart
The lack of fire fighting apparatus of
any kind was responsible for the de-
struction of five wooden houses and
barns at Briggs Corner, Attleboro,
Tuesday afternoon. The loss is placed
At S7l00 The locality is beyond the zone
of tho water system and the only
method of combating the flames was
by a bucket brigade. The buildings
burned We're owned by Eustace V. Car
penter, James Hardy and Albert d.
Smith.
Dean Summers suggestion that min
listers demand health certificate as
well as a marriage license from those
wishing to be married was approved,
Tuesday. by 200 Protestant elergymen
in meeting of the federated churches
of Chicago While no set OF rules was
proposed for the various churches, a
resolution was adopted unanimously
urging pastors to direct their energies
toward creating public opinion that
shall indorse the plan proposed by
Dean Sumner.
After lying unconscious for nine
hours in a drifting power boat. William
Smith, aged IA, was rescued near the
New York, Tuesday night, and
taken to hospital in serious condi-
ton Tho boy told the police. during
a brief period OF consciousness, that
while on his way to school, in Staten
Island, early that morning, n stranger
invited him to take a ride in the boat
He said he was attacked by the man
and cruelty beaten Hospital physicians
fear that the boy suffered internal in
jures
The movement for the electrified
ton of steam railroad lines in the vi
rinity OF Boston gained additional
Roadway, Wednesday, when the joint
legislative committee on railroads and
affairs reported a COM
pulsory measure, with six years as the
time limit. The bill authorizing the
Boston & Providence Railroad, now a
division of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford. to borrow $s,00o,00 for
the electrifcation of that division, was
laid before the Governor, Wednesday,
The United States marines who ar
rived AT Caimanera Cuba, Tuesday on
board the Prairie landed, Wednesday.
at Deer Point. the regular marine