Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The tearing up of the rails by hri-
eands has resulted in the Wreck Of a
passenger train between Hak and Ia
tum Russia. Six cars We're Destroyer
and "A persons were Killed and loo
injured.
1t is reported that an attempt 10 hold
up a fast Louisville x Nashville passen-
ger train between New Orleans and 81
Louis. Miss late Monday night, was
frustrated by detectives and two men
arrested. The police are said to have
had Information Of plans of the robbers
before the train left New Orleans.
Another fatality due to Sundays
riot at Hariston. Miss, brought the
| list, MondaT to II. three white persons
and eight Negroes Homer Aiken. a
Negro, succumhed To wounds he re-
| eeNed At the hands of the two Jones
| brothers. who inaugurated Tire disor-
der. Which ended when they were
| lynched
Mrs. George Getty. wife of wealthy
| stock farmer at Silver SPRINGS Nd, and
one Of the best known horsewomeH in the
state, Was instantly killed. late Monday.
near her home, when she was thrown
| from Il carriage. while breaking horse
| to harness. Mrs Getty was . years old
When she was young woman she was
| a great favorite of the late President
| Cleveland, who used to go hunting on
the farm of her father, Joseph Burr, Al
| Golesville. Md.
A rescaing party seeking To liberate
Thomas Toshesk*. WHO was entombed
| in the Continental mine al Gehtralia.
| Pa Friday, by q fail of coal heard
| him, Monday. signalling to them BY
| TAPPING on the side af sansWaY 4
bore he L WAS made from an upper lev
| el 10 where he was confined and bottles
| flied With noufshing food was lowered
down. II was thought he might bt
reached by the reseuers some time
Monday night. ty.t5zzszze...
| A two days visit to Boston as guest $
of the Chamber of Commerce was bo-
gun, Monday, by the rifle team FROM
the Argentine Republic, which has
been competing in this country. Thel..
entertainment consisted Of a motor car
trip through the park system and It
luncheon rendered by Mayor Fitzee9-
aid. The visitors, Tuesday. will liz
spect the new Argentine hattleship
Rivadavia at the Fore River Ship
building plant al Quincy.
Women We're granted the right to
vote in International questions and
We're given complete autonomy Over
their own local business by the In
| ternatonal Convention Of the Amer
can Federation of Labor Brotherhood
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Boston. This action followed the Gre
alton of waman's department of tn ?
Brotherhood in which telephone OPP
orators and women employees of cleo
trical shops Will be eligible to mem
bership. The right to vote in interna
tional convention was given the Wo-
men only in the proportion of one vote
for every two to which men delegat' $
are eligible. The convention will clos
Tuesday, after electing officers
Governor Foss was condemned for veto
of the bill for raising the wages of the
| metropolitan park department employees
from s. to $50 a day and also for his
anti-labor utterances at the annual con-
yention Of the National Federation OF
| State. city and Town Employees Unions
held, Monday at Nahant, Mass. Michael
+ OBrien of RoXbury. who has been
president since the federation was organ
| lied, nine years ago, was Reelected
| unanimously. }. f. Andrews of New
| Bedford was chosen secretary. Violations
of the S-hour law We're reported by dele
gates from Boston. Lynn, Worcester and
| New Bedford Unions and it was voted
| that legal steps be taken by the OIL
GERS against all offenders. a movement
| to have all cities and towns, particularly
| in New England adopt 81 50 n day as a
minimum wage for city laborers wa
begun.