Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The strike of the seamen which was
declared at Marsei4les. Tuesday. has
tied up the port and several liners
have cancelled their sailings. The
government is sending bluejackets to
replace the strikers.
BY a vote Of 100 to so. the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen's and AS
sistants' Union, in convention at Hale
Springs, Wednesday, sustained Presi-
dent c. L. Berry in his action in call
ing a sympathetic strike of pressmen
throughout the country after the Chi
cago strike G. b. Crowley of Massa-
chusetts. who led the fight against
President Berry, was unseated
Town Treasurer Joseph Fl. Meacem of
Saugus, Mass. was arrested Wednesday
ON a warrant charging him with larceny
of $500 of the towns funds, and was
arraigned at his home. Wednesday night
before Associate Justice James Case.
Meacom pleaded not guilty and waived
a hearing, being held in 5000 bonds for
the grand jury.
Miss Caroline Newberry. daughter of
former Secretary of the Navy Truman
H. Newberry was. Wednesday, married
to Frank Brooks. Jr., son of the vice
president and general manager of the
Detroit United Railway at Detroit.
The engagement of Miss Newberry to
Capt. w. II. Alleyne, a popular British
army officer stationed in the Bermudas.
was recently cancelled after Capt.
Alleyne had arrived in Detroit for the
wedding.
Action was taken by the state constf-
tutional convention at Concord, IN. H..
Wednesday, looking for final adjourn
ment. Saturday noon. Favorable action
was taken on extending the power of po-
lice court justices and increasing the size
of the State Senate, its members TO be
elected on basis of population instead
of valuation as at present. Among the
amendments killed We're those for initia-
tive, referendum and recall, for the APP
pointment of county officers instead of
their election, to regulate salaries and
dividends paid by corporations and for
betterment of laws.
Immigrant men and women brought on
from New Britain. ct, testified for the
government. Wednesday, in the federal
suit. at New York. to dissolve the So
called Shipping Trust. Their testimo-
German and Russian. immigrants who
bought tickets to America over steam
ship lines not connected with the alleged
shipping pool were turned back at the
German and Russian frontiers in seeking
10 reach Rotterdam. and found them
selves forced to get new tickets good on
the lines charged with being members
of combination in violation of the
Sherman law.
The body of DIR. Loren b. Doxey,
whose wife, Dora DoXey, was acquit-
ted in st. Louis of numbering William
Erder and is to be tried at Clayton,
Mo-. on charge of having married
Erder bigamously, was found in the
Tennessee river at Clifton, Tenn,
Wednesday,, after he had been missing
several hours. according to dispatch
received here. The dispatch stated
that it was believed DIR. Doxey killed
himself as he was Respondent over
his failure to establish a practice at
Savannah, Tenn, where he and his
wife had lived since Mrs. DoXey was
acquitted of the murder charge. Mrs.
Doxey was Frustrated when she learn
ell her husband was dead
IN the toss-up for positions at
Gales Ferry "Wednesday, for the
Varsity eight-oar race on the Thames.
Friday afternoon. Capt. Romeyn of
Yale won and chose the west course
for the four miles downstream. He
also won the choice for the Fresh
man four-oar race, one mile up stream
and again chose the west course.
Capt. Strong of Harvard won the toss
for the Freshman eight-oar race,
choosing the west course, and he also
won the toss for the Varsity four-oar
race, choosing the east course. Both
of the latter races are for two miles
up stream.