Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-16
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For the first time in many years there
were no Catholic demonstrations at Bel
fast, Ire, Thursday, in celebration of
the Feast of the Assumption. The An-
cient Order of Hibernians had advised
the abandonment of meetings that had
been arranged and thus avert the possi-
bilties of conflict with the arrangement
1t is said unofficially at London that
arrangements are being made for the
Prince of Wales and his brother Alfret
to pay private visit to Duke of Con-
naught in Canada, next summer. under
the charge of their tutor The youths
may return home by way of the United
States. staying a few days at New YORK
A bad case of sunburn is believed to
have led indirectly to the death at Bay
shore. n, Y, Thursday, of Winthrop
Jordan, a summer resident. Yale grad
uate, 1895. and New York club man. Mr.
Jordan was sunburned, recently, and
blister which formed became infected.
bloodpoisoning setting in
Five hits out of 10 shots were made
at Diamond Head, Honolulu Wednes-
day, by artillerymen using 12-inch
mertars on small targets at distance
OF $500 yards at sea Major Undertake
of the coast artillery said, Thursday
that this was anunusually good per-
cent1ge of hits for mortar fire.
A message received at Montreal. Thurs
day, from the Marconi wireless station
at Camperdewn N. s., said that the
steamer Erie, which ran ashore,
Wednesday, off Sable Island. was in no
immediate danger but her position would
be perilous in the event of a storm. The
! Erie is owned by Turnbuil Brothers of
Cardiff and bound from Rosario, Argen-
tine. to Quebec, with 1000 tons of maize.
j. W. Powers, Metropolitan Park
policeman, in Medford, was run down
and fatally injured by an automobile
while riding his motor bicycle. Thurs
day. w. A. Blunt, owner and driver
/ of the automobile, was arrested Tor
| reckless driving, but following the
| death of Powers, a few hours later.
in the Maiden hospital. the charge was
changed to manslaughter.
Dr. Arthur Kendall, instructor of
preventative medicine and hygiene at
Harvard Medical School, has been APP
| pointed professor of bacteriology at
| Northwestern University. Chicago He,
will direct the work of studying tuber-
| eulosis and the means of preventing
| it. for which James A. Patten. retired
| Roald of Trade operator. recently,sgave
| the university $250,G00.
The motor boats Dream and Kathofn-
ma, which raced to Bermuda and back,
] recently, have been entered in the pro-
posed Philadelphia New London race to
be held in connection with the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways convention at New
London, Sept 4. The race will start. at
| 8 p. NJ Sept q Other entrants are ex-
| pected for the combined ocean and sound
contest The distance is figured at 32s
nautical miles
The wife and two children of Thomas
Risk naturaiized Syrian of Cedar Rap
| ids, Ia, who had been refused steamship
passage from MarseilleS to the United
| States because they were suspected of
| having trachoma, were given permission
| by Sec Nagel, Thursday, to enter this
country for hospital treatment. This
case is intimately connected with Score
| tary NagePs recent ruling that the citi-
| zenship of a naturalized alien confers
citizenship upon all his minor children.
Boston's women archers, Thursday
Won the inter-city team shoot which
was the feature of the National Arch
| cry Associations third day of shooting
| at the butts in the Harvard Stadium,
| Cambridge. Boston's score was 1918
| points to Chicago's 923. c.. Phillip Bry-
| ant of Melrose, shooting in the mems
| York double round, continued his VIC
| tories of the past two days, and won
| with a score of 1894, making go hits.
The merchant shipping advisory COM
mittee of the London Board of Trade. to
| which was referred the question raised
| by the Titanic disaster as to what
| changes in the existing regulations re-
| garding life saving appliance were neces-
sary, Thursday. issued its report. The
| committee declares the security of pas
| sengers is best attained by the adoption
| of all possible precautions to insure the
| buoyancy of the vessel after a casualty
| and by securing the most efficient means
! of communicating with the shore or with
| other vessels.
| Mrs. Alva Cave. daughter-in- law OF
| Rev. r. l.. cave chaplain of the Unit
| ed Confederated Veterans, was muir
| dered. Wednesday night, and Mrs. J, G
| Jones. aged "a. is in Jail at Nashville,
| Tenn, accused of the killing, which Is
| said to have been impelled by jeal-
| evsy The victim was widow, 80 years
| old and Well known in Southern cities
| Mrs. Jones had filed q suit for divorce
| and was Twins apart from her hus-
| bond The suit, however was recently
| withdrawn. The killing occurred II
| Mrs Caves home. Mrs. Jones, accord
| ing TO the police. gained admission u
Mrs Caves room and without prelim'
| inaries, began shooting. Defenceless
Mrs Cave was mortally wounded ane
| she died in a few minutes.
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