Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13

"holii He udu qudETeieu, tndfleS Rose
killed his 2-year-oId daughter. Tues
day, at Chicago. The child was
smothered to death. A note, pinned to
the pillow on which the child lay was
signed by the father, who admitted his
deed. The police were unable to find
Rose.
David De La Fuente, formerly Gert
crai Pascual Orozeo's chief of staff
was arrested at San Antonia, Tex
Tuesday night, by United States au-l
thorities and Is confined in the guard
house ar Fort San Houston. II is uni
derstood De La Fuente is accused of
violation of the neutrality laws. al.
though the persons connected with the
arrest are reticent about it.
AS an expression of my thanks for
the grace of God, to which is due the re-
covery of the heir to the throne, | pardon
Private Dachurin his grave offence. =
This in the language of a Russian inn
perial decree commanding pardon to a
soldier who, Oct %. was sentenced TO
penal servitude for life for leaving the
ranks at review In order to hand a Pc
tition to the Russian Emperor.
Through the rawlings of a woman des-
perately i'll in a hospital at Richmond,
Va, was revealed, Tuesday. the alleged
murder of her own child She said in
her delrium that her husband had killed
their newborn baby by asphyxfation.
Detectives went to the home and after
a long search dug up the body of an
infant from beneath wood house. The
husband, Charles C. Merlin, confessed,
according to the police. He Is said to
claim that the baby was smothered In
bed during the night.
The four masted schooner T. Holmes
Birdsall of Philadelphia. bound from
Brunswick to New York which was
in collision off the Virginia capes,
Monday night, with the battleship Yer
mont, as the latter was making for
Hampton Roads from the Southern
drill grounds, was towed into Nor
folk, Tuesday, by the tug Edna V.
Crew. The Birdsall had her head gear
and bowsprit carried completely away.
The Vermont will have to cone in for
repairs to her port quarte-, upon
which she WAS struck by the schooner.
Six men were killed by an explosion
of 20oo pounds of dynamite In ole of the
pack houses at the plant of tie Aetna
Powder Co.. Tuesday morning. lear Ga
ry, Ind The dead include William Hal
pin, foreman; Charles Schmidt C. O.
Carlson and three unidentified @orkmen
number of worlsmen were rfported to
have been injured but officials of the
company said this was incorrect. The
men who lost their lives had ARRIVED at
the plant for the days worI and were
repairing one of the packint machines
when the explosion occurred.
A constable and citize1 were shot
and killed and several persbns injured,
some mortally. in a strikefriot. Tues
day, at Waihi, \. u. Maddned by the
taunts of the strikers, Il hpdy Of non
union workers marched 10 the unipn
hall, burst open the door and rushed
on the occupants. A fierce battle en-
sued during which rtvolvers Were
freely used. Police rushed to the acene,
but after the riot was quelled mob
of Free" workers chased some Silk
ers. severely beating them. The stika
at tie Waihi gold mine has beenin
progress for some time. The men SIX
for better pay and shorter hours.
JoHi ~ ftODlHSOn OF silver SFeek,3.
Y. a state game protector, disappears. |
Oct 81. His hunting coat, handqfs,
badge and automatic revolver ERE h
found. Tuesday evening. in the ften I
under railroad trestle over CattarERsi
creek, near Irving, the place wh4 ne
was last seen alive. Before leavintrv-
ing, Robinson said to a friend: am
going back to Cattaraugas creeHfter
some violators If l get my man VIII
write you. If you don't hear ftp me
youll know they got me" Near spot
where Robinsou,s effect were foh the
searchers also picked UP hed iron
bar.
Maude Malone. Suffragetq was
found guilty in the BrooklynN. u
court of special sessions. Tufay, OF
disorderly conduct for interPtihg
speech by President ELECT Yson IN
the Brooklyn Academy of APlc, octI
80. Sentence was suspeDd mel
counsel announced he woul1make az
appeal My conviction semi unVsrt
ranted," said Miss MALONE, hfterk tne
trial. Il do not recall tA4any gInah
was ever found guilty il p slmiHr
case" Miss Malone had ts4d am open
invitation to SuffragettS % come 70
the trial, but very fef fvotek for
women" advocates wen il couft, ana
the decision of the juti9 eausen no
demonstration.
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