Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Newman Erb, president of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis Railroad. left New
York, Tuesday, for trip, during which
he expects to complete the incorporation
of new company to build branches TO
the Canadian border. These extensions
will eventually mean a new Canada to
the Gulf line.
The two-months strike of the steam
filters, plumbers and their helpers of
Pawtucket, r. l., was ended. Tuesday,
when the men returned to work, having
reached compromise agreement with
their employers regarding wages. The
steam filters struck for an increase in
pay and the plumbers went out in SYM
pathy.
The Pacific mail steamer City of
Panama, which sent wireless signals
for assistance when its engines broke
down, $50 miles southwest of San Pc
dro, Sunday. was towed into San
Francisco. Tuesday, by the steamer
Rose city of San Pedro. officials said
the injury to the machinery was
slight and that the vessel would clear
for Panama. July 10.
DR. Robert Sharp, a native of Law
rencevilIe, Ca, and dean of the grad
uate department of Tulane University.
has been elected acting president OF
the university. He succeeds DIR. Ed
win 3. Craighead, who recently resign
ed to become president of the Univer-
sity of Montana.
Loretta Ross, aged 6, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Solomon Ross, was severely
burned, Monday afternoon, at her home,
1856 Blossom street. Nashua, n. II. The
child had been warned by her mother
not to light matches. but having lighted
some and hearing her mothers approach,
sat on hem. Her clothing was soon
ablaze- Her mother was severely burned
on the hands in putting out the flames
Theflittle girl was taken to st. Joseph's
hospital.
4 Judge Deane, in the divorce court at
iLondon, Tuesday. gave leave to serve
Prince Charles De Bourbon, who is un-
derstood to be in the United States. with
substituted service in suit brought by
Princess Jeanne De Bourbon, for de-
cree of nulIity of marriage. According to
brief statement made by the PRINCESS
counsel, the couple were secretly married
lowing September the prince is alleged
to have deserted Princess Jeanne in
Paris. He thenceforth disappeared and
Princess Jeanne is suing on the ground
that the marriage ceremony was void.
A forest fire was discovered upon
the land of Reuben s. Page, in Camp
ton, N. H., Monday afternoon, which
has been gaining Roadway despite every
effort to check it. 1t has burned over
acres covered by mixed growth of
wood and, Monday evening. was very
threatening. A force of SO men has
been fighting the flames since z.
M, but thus far their efforts have
been in vain. The country round
about is well wooded and is in the
vicinity of valuable timber tracts
The ground is dry as finder. and it
is doubtful if the flames can be sub
dued before a rain.
The last hearing until yfall in the
government suit against the so-ealied
| Shipping Trust, was held. Tuesday, al
New York, when counsel for the va
rious defendants were supposed te
produce copies of all correspondence
relative to the alleged existing poo
From the comments OF
Assistant District Attorney Dorr, II
appeared as il the responses to the
subpoepas were not satisfactory. The
only witness examined was Oscar L.
| Richard, general agent for the Lloyd
Itaiana Line, and formerly agent for
| the Russian Volunteer Fleet. His
testimony seemed unsatisfactory to
both sides. Counsel for the defend
ant companies were unable to get the
witness to qualify his previous testi-
mony about the conduct of the Ger
| man government control stations. II
| is a disgrace the way those control
stations are conducted the, witness
declared. 1.-The German government Is
aware of the actions of the steamship
companies and is party to the whole
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