Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-19

DIR. Equi threatened, Thursday night.
to use poison dipped pins on officials
who attempted to arrest her.
The new German armored cruiser
SeydlitZ at her trials, Friday, at
Danzig. Germany, made new record
speed of 20 knots. The vessel dis
places about $4,000 tons and was es-
timated by her constructors to at
tain nominal speed of 251a knots.
Jack Scanl9n and Frank Nogle, par
Elephants in the forcible expulsion of
japanese laborers on the Denver &
Salt Lake Railroad extension. Tues
day night, We're convicted and fined
800 each in the justice court at
Steamboat Springs, Colo. Thursday
night.
Coored veterans of the Civil War.
who participated in the battle of Fort
Wagner, gathered in Faneul hall. at
Boston, Friday, to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the conflict. The meet
ing was held under the auspices of he
New England Suffrage and National
Independent Political League.
The town of Newington, a suburbs
of New Britain. with population of
about 1900, has gone on a meat strike.
The poor lone butcher who piled his
trade in that town has been forced To
quit because the frugal housewives
refuse to purchase his giltedge chops
and steaks.
All of the unpleasantness that arose
over the recent mixup between the
Boston leaders of the Bull Moosers'
\ xNr fnrReG
have been ironed out and once more
tentative plans have been mace Tor
the amalgamation of these forces in
the next municipal campaign. inc
proposed amalgamation was planned
several weeks ago, only to receive IL
Jolt when the Good Government As
ISOLATION executive committee voted
not to join the Bull Moosers IN
candidate picking" conference.
DR.. Henry p Walcott chairman OF the
Massachusetts State Board OF Health,
was severely criticised at the meeting or
the special legislative committee on tu-
bercuosis. Thursday, because OF the
small amount of time he gave to MS OIL
cial duties The committee voted TO re-
quest Chairman Waleott to appear beIofe
il, on Thursday, July "a. and explain
why the State Health Board MAD hot
called on the attorney general to enforce
the law requiring cities and towns, under
penalty of a fine of $500, to establish tu-
berculosis hospitals.
Engine No. 1916. a big Pacific type
locomotive, hauling the Boston Elk
press on the New Haven Road, due at
Meriden, CT, at I'll p. M, Friday,
was derailed near Hoirs bridge. about
one mile from the city, when botn
driving rods broke. The thrashing OF
the driving rods struck valve. caus-
ing steam to escape, which drove
both fireman and engineer from the
cab. The steam escaped through the
train and caused a panic among the
passengers, most of whom ran from
the cars. some going out of the win
dows Many of the passengers walk
ed to the Meriden station from the
scene of the accident. No one was in
jured.
Miss Emma Mahaney, 81 years Ole.
of Wooster, Ohio, asks "a heart Balm
of s25, 900 from John Wolf, 77-year-
old veteran of the Civil War and
retired merchant in papers which
have been served upon him at Pater-
she has not seen Mr.. Wolf since their
separation in 1863 when he went TO
the front, after it is, alleged, he had
proposed to her. She says she mas
waited so years in the hope that hes
sweetheart Of youthful days WOULD
some day return to her and that she
was recently encouraged by a secoho
| proposal of marriage by mail but lat
hot In Ifll
would never take place. She has for
warded scores of alleged love letters'
many of them containing poems.
The controversy between Chairman
| Walter II. White of the Revere. Mass
| board of selectmen and Chief OF Ponce
clair =. Chainey, which had its incep-
| ton several weeks ago when the chair-
man of the selectmen claims to have no
| tilted the chief of police that several
| places in the town ought to be closed up
and which was brought to heao'
| Wednesday night, when the Lyhhway
| club at the Point of Pines was raided by
| members of the Metropolitan park poice
nnaer the direction of Chairman White
| unknown to Chief Chainey, has stirred
IN the liveiest interest in that turbulent
| town. Further interesting and complex
| Developments are looked for within re"
DAYS. Chief Chaney declares he Will not
| resign. despite the request OF the chalr-
| man Of the board of selectmen He Is de-
| termined to stand pat.
| sheriff Oliver and Deputy Abortion WIS.,
| tied sweets Front street drug store.
| Bath. Friday forenoon, and seized SIX
Quarts of whiskey and a dozen bottles
| Of Jamaica ginger In the municipal
court. Friday afternoon. before Judge
| Keegan. SWEET waived a hearing on the
search and seizure warrant and was I'm
| ed 500 and costs. and furnished bonds
in the sum of $500 for appearance at the
October term of supreme judicial court