Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-31

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

big touring car, swerving to avoid
humping another ear with which, the po-
lice charge. it was racing at high speed
down Bronx boulevard, New York,
Wednesday, leaped over the curbstones
and killed child in baby carriage and
a male pedestrian. The childs father
was seriously injured and the mother
was taken to a hospital, suffering from
shock and hysteria. Both cars were
crowded with men and women, who leap
ed out and mingled with the crowd.
which quickly gathered at the scene of
the accident The ehauffeurs, however
were caught and locked up charged with
homicide.
Mande Patten, aged 90. charged with
having assassinated Reuben Todd. q
wealthy merchant. last Saturday night,
at Irving. KY, was, Wednesday, in
dicted by grand jury for wilful muir
der. Todd was recently married and it
was claimed that he attempted to
49, ~N'~':N-~ wiz, Mise Patten and
hat abe shot him through the heart. in
ixhs cear OF his store where she had
concealed herself. ssaa~iS ssss.Is ~A1
Only one match was played. Wednes-
day. in the Point Judith Country Clubs
tennis tournament at Narragansett
Pier r. l., before rain stopped further
competition. In the second round of the
mems doubles, p. S. Randolph, Jr, and
Ray Kimball defeated Rowland Haz-
ard and II. d. Harvey, As. rs. 60.
Capt. William III. Lawrence of the
Providence police department. died
at his home in Providence, r. 4 l.,
WpdppGdaU uf IF no. rIU
two months. He was born in Medford.
Mass, in 1850, and had been a men,
her Of the Providence police force for
3S years.
An engineer was killed and about two
score passengers were injured in Q
rcar-end collision of passenger trains
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Wednes.
day. at Tyrone, Pa. The dead man Is
George Funk of Altoona. Pa. About 20
of the injured were seriouly hurt.
The American Tanning Co. stock
swindle trial come to a close in the fed
eral court, at New York, Wednesday
aieht, with the conviction of Adam
Hoch, a German, and Eugene s. Rob-
inson, alias r. H Raymond, who were
indicted, two years ago, for misuse OF
the mails. The jerry deliberated lit-
tie more than ar hour before finding
both men guilty ON all counts in the
indictment The defendants will be
sentenced Thursday. Hoch was sup
posed to have discovered a secret pro.
cess for rapid and cheap tanning of
hides. A company was formed and rep
RESERVATIONS made through the mails
declared by the government to be
fraudulent, investors were swindled out
of $780, 600 the indictment set forth.
The young women were drowned.
Wednesday night when squat cap
sized row boat containing six per-
sons on Loeb Lomond. a few miles
from St John. n. b. Three others were
saved after clingEng to the overturned
beat for two hours. The dead girls
We're: Miss lilly Davis. Miss Brown
ard Miss Eliza Darling. all of ST. John.
The party was fishing on the lake,
when the storm overlook the craft.
1t is reported at Port au Spain. Trini-
dad. that small party of Venezuelan
revolutionists made an unsuccessful at
tack. Monday, on the Port of Cristobai
Colon. and that Gen. Bustamente ON
board a government warship is now m
pursuit of them. Cristobal Colon is q
northeastern part of Venezuela. Inc
town lies at the western end of Arieagua
bay
A step toward a satisfactory adjust
ment of the strike of 500 boiler makers
in Boston. Cambridge. Worcester, Lowell
and other Massachusetts cities will be
taken. Thursday. at Boston. when COM
mittee will be elected to represent tho
strikers at conferences to be held with
the employers. This arrangement was
decided upon. Wednesday night. at q
conference between representatives of the
union and members of the State Board
of Cancellation and Arbitration The
strike was called on June and affected
Is shops.
The body of well-dressed man was
found Wednesday. upon the mud mats
off Bridgeport, CT. His clothing bore
| the mark of South Norwaik tailor. No
! marks of violence were apparent