Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-04

ater of the life of the metropolis, the
young woman suddenly forsoek Wit
ing for travelling. and journeyed 10
british Columbia. Thence she went 10
Alaska. where she net Van Camper,
Who is % years old and member Of
in old New York family. The pair
Travelled several thousand miles 10
seattle To lave the marriage ceremony
performed returning afterwara to Lat
Tonehes
The Isaac Prouty shoe Co.'S factory at
Spencer. Mass, was On a 9-bour schedule,
Wednesday. for the rest Of the month
The change from the 10-hour day affect
ed. 1850 hands. Lack of orders is said to
be the cause of the change
The standard Oil Co. Wednesday, at
New York, announced an advance Of Is
points i'll all grades of refined oils. Re
fined in cases 800; standard white 75a'
bulk 400. 1t also announces an advance
of Z cent per gallon for all grades of
naphtha.
Count Khuen Won Hedervary. the
premier and minister of hte interior
in the Hungarian cabinet, was oper-
ated on, Wednesday, al Budapest, for
cataract. The surgeons declared that
Count Hedervary will in short. time
be able to resume the duties of his
Office
Fires in New York during 1911 We're
less by 2452 than in 1910. according to
the annual report of Fire Commission
er Johnson, made public. Wednesday.
The total number OF fires in 1911 was
14,405: jh 1911 it was 1883. Greater
zeal in the exercise of fire prevention
methods is assigned as the cause for
the decrease.
Mrs. Ralph C. Herr, known on the
stage as Miss Lulu Glazer. testified,
Wednesday, in Judge MeDonalds court
at Chicago. where she is suing for a di-
vorce. that her husband not only called
her a "barmaid" and a "Bowery' wo-
man, but he ehoked her. Herr did not
contest the suit and the court ordered
the attorneys to prepare the decree. The
couple were married in New York City,
five years ago.
All large cities and railroad sys-
TENS in the United States will unite
to form an organization to confer
medals for bravery, il plan proposed
by the American Cross of Honor is
carried out. President Herndon OF
the society says support for the move
ment already has been promised by
some of the largest cities and by heads
of several of the most important rail-
way systems. The idea is to have hero
medals awarded at annual conventions
held in Washington, ID. c.
Holding that suicide could not be re-
garded as accident, Judge Thomas
Windes, in the circuit court at Chicago,
handed down q decision, Tuesday,
against Mrs Ira 6. Rawn. widow of the
former president of the Chicago, Indian
apolis &, Louisville eMonom Railway,
and in favor of the Continental Casualty
Co. The ruling was on a demurrer filed
by Mrs. Rawn to pleadings of the insur-
ance company Rawn was found dead
from bullet wounds in his home at : Will
mette more than 4 year ago and an eff
fort was made at the time to show that
he had been slain by burglars.
A wireless station will be opened up
at Block island which has beensscut
off from wire communication for Sew
eral days because Of break inssthe
cable. A crew of electricians sleft
Providence, r. l., Wednesday,. ON the
boat for New Shoreham, where they
will re-equip the old station of the
company, built there several years
ago. They expected to have the wire
less in operation, Wednesday night or
Thursday. At present the only means
Of 7o9lmlnunieatiop is-9Y. Steamer which
runs daily.