Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


York $4,000 taxicab robbery. after
thes escaped, receiving $500 as his
share in the robbery, and Joseph
Lamb. who took actual part IN the
robbery were sentenced, Friday
Deteo is to serve not less than two
and one half years nor more than four
years and two months in Sing Sing.
Frank 2. Manvine. an inventor and
one of the organizers of the T.. J Man
Vile Machine Co. OF Waterbury. Conn
died at his home Friday. aged e. He
was the inventor of machines for
making hooks and eyes; for threading
bicycle spokes by the rolling process
and for forming rims for bicycle
wheels. IN also invented a brass
Shoe lace hook
Max d. Steuer and ]. G. Wait. OPP
posing lawyers in a suit growing out
OF the building of the Manhattan
bridge, passed the lie and came to
blows, Friday, IN the supreme court,
New York City. After considerable
delay the case was resumed. but each
lawyer refused 10 apologize. The
court took under advisement motion
to dismiss the jury because of the
fracas.
Having read :.nout the novel ways
some Brockton people are taking to
get married. Carl Ostlund of 81 Menlo
street and Miss Mildred Hanson, tho
lf-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary
Hanson, eloped 10 Providence, Tues
day, March 49, and were welded by
Judge w. &. Tanner Thursday. the
girl told her mother. but it is said
parental forgiveness is tardy The
couple had known each other for some
time, but not one of their friends was
told of their matrimonial intentions.
c. b. Pooley. *. C., former Speaker
of the British Columbus Legislature
and pioneer Conservative leader
died, Thursday night, at Victoria, B.
C.. Just after he received news that
his son. r. FL. Pooley had been elected
as Conservative member of the pro-
vincial Parliament from EsquimaIt,
the district which the elder Pooley had
represented for many years. Mr..
Pooley came to Esquimalt with par
ty of English gold seekers in 1863. He
was a member of the Robson, the
Davie and Turner cabinets
With the exception of two districts
in which Socialists were successful
the Mcbride Conservative government
made clean sweep in the provincial
British Columbia, Thursday, winning
40 Of the AZ seats in Parliament. The
Liberal party, which had only one
representative in the last Legislature
was annihilated, II. c. Brewster. leader
of the Opposition, losing to Premier
Richard Mcbride in Victoria BY 1909
votes. All the government ministers
were returned b. favorable maiorities.
Premier Mcbride went before the
country on an Ella borate railway policy
which Offered large guarantees 10 the
Canadian northern railway for addi-
tional lines on Vancouver island.
Two boys of Coidbrook Springs Mass,
discovered. Wednesday afternoon. a val
liable foxhound held captive to tree
stump. The hound was in pitiful con-
dition and, in fact, for the past week res
idents of the village had heard the howls
of dog, but We're unable TO locate him
The dog was frightfully emaeiated. but
revived after being carefully fed and
was sent back to r. J. Myers of West
Rutland. who was caring for the ami
NAL for its Boston owner The hound
-
behind him the long rope to which he
had been attached. In going through the
woods the rope became caught to the
tree stump, making it impossible for the
animal to release itself
Miss Marion Talbot, dean of women
at the University of Chicago, denied
fatty, Friday at Chicago that in her
treatment of students she ever made
a distinction because OF their race,
or religion. The deans
statement was made upon the witness
stand in the trial of the suit for $780,
600 damages brought against her by
Miss Esther Mercy. a former student
at the university, who asserts that she
was slandered by Dean Talbot The
defendant specifically denied that she
said anything rejecting on the moral
character of Miss Mercy or used the
words attributed to her by Warren T.
Reynolds, Miss Mercy's fiancee. wheH
he was on the witness stand.