Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Announcement was made, Monday. at
Providence that the price of all grades
of coal will be raised % cents ton,
Tuesday. This will make the price for
stove coal from $50 to S. a ton
The Atlantic National Bank or Rroxi-
denee. which closed its doors. April IA,
announced. Monday. that it will pay its
first dividend to its creditors. Tuesday.
The initial dividend will be Is per cent.
The total amount ready for distribution
is sisG.l6S
Three men. Patrick Dunn. John Can
non and Thomas Winch, We're drowned IN
sewer at Cleveland. Monday. when
earth about n trench in which they were
working eaved in and brushed them into
culvert leading to the Cuyahoga river.
Fellow workmen dug their bodies out of
the mixture of sand and water
Gov. Dunno of Illinois, Moaday. s'en-
cd the Public Utilities bill stripped OF
all home rule principles. This acton
of the governor takes from Chicago the
right to locally control its pubic utility
corporation and places that under the
guardianship of commission OF five,
to be appointed by the governor.
T. w Morgan. a newspaper ealtor OF
Ottawa Kan, took the oath of office.
Monday, as warden of the fedcsal peni-
Tertiary at Leavenworth, Kan succeed
ing Major Robert w McClaughereS
who resigned after II years 3rTiae as
head of the institution. Mai. MeClauSh-
e,ev is u years old and authority on
e,imnology being one of the first TO ap-
ply the live and let live" Principle 10
prisoners.
A petition asking for the appoint
ment of a temporary receiver to dis-
solve the Rhode Island Worsted Co.,
whose mills are at STAFFORD springs
CT. was presented, Monday. IN the
| United States district court at PfoVl-
dence. Judge Brown took IT under
| Amusement. The petition was brought
| by BENJAMIN p. Leonard and Jerome
b. Schoenfeld of New York, minority
stockholders, who allege the company
| is insolvent H. w. r. MALI of New
York is the majority stakeholder
The members of the American COM
mission on Agricultural organization, Co.
| operation and Rural Credits, We're In ses-
| sion for two hours. Monday, at t'e
| French ministry of agriculture at fai -
| with the commissioners specially appoint
| ed by the French government to ASSIST
| them in their Iabors. Afterwafd tpeS
| were the guests of Myron ]. Herrice, Tue
| United states ambassador, at luncheon al
| the embassy, and then, accompanied "
| the ambassador, were received at Tue
| Palace of the EIysee by President rom
care.
| plans for the meeting of the Society Oh
| Descendants of Signers oh the peeiai" a.
| tion OF Independence in Phiiaoeipiu I
| JuIy 4. were sent broadcast, Mohaas ps
| Mrs Amos G.. Draper of Nashis
| registrar of the organization Inc hhei'i
hers of the board of governors VIII meet
next Thursday evening, and the eNete's =
will be held Indeps 1denee day IN Deci !
| ration Chamber in historic lhuepehoeu'e
! Hail A luncheon 10 the delegates 70
tho CITY of Philadelphia, i'll the aiter
| noon, and the supper. IL the evenings WI
/ complete the days celebration
The condition printed on the Steamship
! uo,,ats issued by the White Star Line
| exemnting that company from liapiity
| g. ,oss nv a Messenger, even through
,a,,iyence of the company's servants l.
| i,Iegal according to Judgment pro
| ro,,need nv Sir Clement M. Ballhache'
Justice of the Kings bench DIVISION ~
| the English high court OF justice
noint has been held over Tor oeeisio'
erou the test case decided last "eeh'
IN which an Irish farmer, Thomas ryan
was awarded $500 and costs against -" -
white star Co. for the loss OF ms SOU -
the Titanic disaster.
! Harold Smith, general manager "a
| tho Home Gas Co. of Salisbury, MI.
was. Monday, held by the coiorei
iury as an accessory before ana ai.e.
the fact to the criminal opeia
| that resulted in the death OF fioie,os
| Wainwright Smith was afres.eu
later and arraigned before lusliee
of the peace. Miss Wainwright va,
the bookkeeper of the Gas Co ana :: =
/ wears old Her body was found -
/ the office of the Gas Co. frioas
night, June 20. medical examlna-
ton showed fiat death had peer
caused BY .scriminal operation s,, per- !.
| formed a=4G hours before. smi'h =
about n years ,t,.,n DID, ,n msrFlsd '"'