Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

mis- Int, When struck by a motorcycle.
The accident occurred near Grange $
home and the cyclst escaped without
revealing IFS identity Grange was a
son of William Grange, who is well
known in financial circles in Philadel-
pliia.
Becoming dizzy as he was descend
ing the Worcester City hall stairs,
Monday, Thomas Brown. aged "a, of p
German street, stumbled and fell
down the entire fight. being injured
about the face and upper portion OF
the body. He was taken home and
late to the City hospital, where it
was reported. Monday, that because of
his advanced age his condition is Sc
rious.
William Wilcox, aged &c. and mar
ried, a telegraph operator in the sig
nal tour at Saybrook Junction, Ct,
on the Shore Line Division of the New
Haven Road, was crushed to death.
Tuesday afternoon, when four freight
cars crashed into the tower. burying
him under the wreekage. The freight
cars jumped a bumper" while being
shunted into a siding. The tracks We're
blocked for several hours.
Howard B. Warren, 16-year-old
Chester boy, who, it was alleged. muir
derously assaulted Overseer Thomas
J. Fox of the hosiery department of
the State Industrial School, Manches-
ter, N. H.. July 80, while attempting
to escape from that institution, was.
Monday, sentenced to state prison by
Judge Pike in the superior court for
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than five years.
Patrolman Arthur Enright. Monday,
thwarted an attempt to burn the
johnson block on Spruce street. at
the South End. He found large
quantity of paper stuffed in and about
a rear window in flames. and before
the fire could be put out it had burn
ed the window casing and the clap
boards about ii. TWO men were seen
hurrying from the alleyway a few
minutes before the fire was discoy-
cred.
Patrolman Bartholomew ]. Mulhern
of the Back Bay station, While cross
ing Beacon street near Deertie4d street,
Boston, at O'Clock, Monday evening,
was knocked down by an automobile
owned and operated by Louis Rosen-
berg of Strathmore road, Brookline.
He was injured about the legs, arms
and body. He was taken home. About
the same time Solomon j. Golden,
aged 30. of ALB Dudley street, was
knocked down in front of Al Bowdoiu
street, West End, by an automobile
owned by George Grow of 140 Wor-
cester street, and operated by Herbert
Edwards of Is Ashburton place. He
sustained cuts on the face and was
treated at the Relief hospital.
Thomas j. Conway. who recently
served a sentence at the Federal pris-
on at Atlanta and was re-arrested by
the naval authorities, has been
brought to Portsmouth, y. H. A court
martial has been selected to hear the
case, which concerns the escape OF
Conway and two other naval prison.
ers from the naval prison on Seavey's
Island. Several months afterwards,
the body of Driseoll, one of the men,
was found in a cove near Seavey's
Island, he having been drowned while
trying to swim the river TO the main
land. The other member of the party,
White. was discovered in the army. he
having enlisted at Fort Preble. He
was traced by finger prints.
Notices of proposed merger of
the State National Bank with the
Merchants National Bank of Boston
and the formation of what. 1t is be-
lieved, would be the fourth largest
financial institution in the city, We're
sent to the stockholders, Tuesday. The
directors of the State National have
voted in favor of accepting an offer
to sell their stock for $500 share
and such further sum as the liquida-
ton of the assets of the bank yield
in excess of S175 a share. The State
National stockholders are given the
privilege of purcha sing at $500. one
share in the Merchants for every four
shares in the State. The offer of the
| merger is contingent on its accept
ance by two-thirds of the State Bank
stockholders.
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