Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-06
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school. was elected president of the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America, ut the session of the
Council in Chicago, Thursday after
Z, noon.
The official count of the New Mex
leo vote Tor Presidential electors
shows Wilson 20.4S7; Taft 7,733:
Roosevelt s347; Debs 1859. The amend
ment to the constitution eliminating
the language qualification for holding
state offices was adopted. 26,603 to
1855.
4 That women are going to get their
share of the appointive offices was
the declaration, thursday. of George
| II. Hodges, governor elect of Kansas.
| The woman's suffrage amendment to
| the Kansas constitution carried by a
large majority at the last election.
Ira Let's of Brown University. was
elected undergraduate president of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,
Thursday, at Memphis, Tenn A finan-
| of the AZ chapters of The order occupy
! their own fraternity houses.
DIR. Frank Sanders has resigned as
president of Washburn College in To-
lpeka. Kan. according to an announce
ment made in Topeka. Wednesday
night. The resignation is effective in
July, 1919. DIR. Sanders came to Wash
burn from Boston five years ago.
Three men with drawn pistols en-
tered the saloon of Robert p. Smith,
a few doors from the Central police
station at Kansas City, Mo, Wednes-
day night, and after forcing Smith to
give them $1,000 from the cash regis
ter, escaped. Smith was alone in the
saloon at the time. He formerly was
n police lieutenant.
Charles A. Wilson was unanimously
reelected chairman of the Rhode Is
land Republican state committee at a
meeting, Thursday, of the organiza-
ton All the other officers were also
reelected without opposition. a res
oiution was adopted on the death Of
Congressman George II. Utter of
Westerly.
William r. Joyce was brought to
Broekton. Wednesday. from lewiston
Me-, where he was arrested on non
support warrant. He left Brockton II
years ago, but has been back to that
city two or three times for a few
days at Il time. He has been employed
in All Auburn. Me-, shoe factory. His
wife, Mrs Margaret Joyce, lives at
6S Denton street. Brockton.
Mrs Mabel A. Thorne of Stoneham.
Mass, Administrative of the estate of
| George w p Young late of Stoneham,
who died as a result of injuries received
In, in ahaf
last October, Wednesday filed suits for
$4,000 each against Mrs. Edna L. Pills
bury Magill of Somerville, driver of the
/ automobile. and Orr ]. Palmer and
James j. Brooks, both of Somerville, do
ing business under the firm name Of
| Brooks & Palmer.
| Frank j. Eagan of Sterling, who was
arrested. Tuesday evening, at the
WestbCro State hospital at Westboro,
vas found guilty in the district court,
Wednesday, morning. of trespassing on
state property and threatening the
life Of Miss Blanche E. Peasly, nurse
with whom he had been greatly in
love. according to his testimony on
the witness stand Judge Fowler SEN
fenced Eagan to the house of corred-
tion for one month for trespassing and
three months for threatening.
Heavy increases in freight and pas
senger offerings between San Fran
cisco and Manila have caused the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Co. and the Togo
, kisor Kaisha to double their sched-
ules of direct trips to the Philippines.
OF outward bound freight cotton it
said to be the principal factor in the
increase. Larger quantities of hemp
nd other island products are coming
this way.
Joseph Rudolph employe of a dairy
in Los Angeles. died, yesterday, from
wounds inflicted by a bull with which
he had deliberately engaged in bat
tie. Sometime ago the bull killed fell
low employee and Rudolph determined
to avenge his comrades death, en-
tered the enclosure, where the animal
was confined, armed with a revolver
knife and club. Before he could use
any of his weapons, the bull charged
and gored him so badly that he died.
Homer A. Greenwood, aged 49, of
Chestnut street. Spencer, Mass, was
killed Wednesday afternoon, by the
accidental discharge of his shotgun
He had been hunting with Moses Col
lette and Louis Collette of Temple
street and Arthur Coache of Chestnut
street. While Greenwood was throw
| ing his hunting knife at a tree against
which his gun was standing, the knife
struck the gun and discharged it, the
entire charge entering the body just
| below the heart.
Hunting as gas leak under mail
car with a lighted lanter, James Con-
nelly aged -, of ITO West 9Th street,
South Boston, was seriously burned
| by an explosion at 4.30, Wednesday
morning, in the South Boston yards
of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford. The explosion started
| fire that damaged two cars, but en-
ployes saved large quantity of mail.
| The flooring of loaded express ear
next to the mail car was burned 50
badly that the iron work was at white
heat Connolly was rescued from be-
meath the mail ear and sent to the
City hospital. His condition is not
considered dangerous.