Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-25

present Lieutenant Governor David
II. Walsh delivered the principal adj
dress. having for his subject, Les
sons of the Maine
Catherine Kennedy, aged 6. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Kennedy
of II Agricultural avenue was struck
b. an electric ear near her home, Sat
urdaY morning, and died within'a few
minutes. With other children she was
playing near the sidewalk and ran
IN front of the car. The motorman,
John Mcnamara. applied the brakes
almost instantly. but could not stop
in time>to prevent the accident. which.
it is stated, was unavoidable.
Christophar r. Robbins. aged 50, of OK
.oIo. M0as., committed suicide by shoot
ing inssc,f Enough the right temple with
[ T. 0kcr at his home, about 4.30 Satur-
- lnoin!eA He had been suffering
rom severe cold contracted while fish
ng on the ice, Feb 12 and his act is be-
lieved to have been committed while In
fit of dependency over his illness. He
had refused to have a doctor and he had
often been heard to say that he would
never suffer from any sickness.
Declaring its belief that a breach
of national honor has been committed
under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the
board of directors of the Massachu-
sets delegation in Congress, express
ing the hope that the clause in the
Panama canal act exempting AmeTi-
can coastwise traffic from the pay
ment, of tolls may be repealed or the
question at issue with the British
government be submitted to arbitra-
ton. The board is of the opinion
that the case does not properly come
under the reservations of national
honor, vital interests or independence.
In attempting TO reaGjust his car to
a level with the street floor in the
apartment house at 222 and pa Mari
bero street, Back Bay, Boston, sat
urday afternoon. Francis Kane, aged
Is, was accidentally caught by the ele-
vator and his head was severely
keep his poise stop the elevator and
call another boy to notify the police,
as well as summon the Back Bay
station ambulance. in which he was
taken to the city hospital. He lost
half dozen teeth, sustained upper
jaw Although in a serious condition,
he will recover.
After serving more than three
years Imprisonment in the state
prison at Hartford, Conn.,, for crime
which it is now officially acknowledged
they did not commit, two Greenwich.
Conn, men, Salvatore Iemma and RAJ
mia Salvatore, are to be released.
letter of confession has been received
from Dominick Patti. now in Italy, in
which he graphically describes the
assault on Malcolm Merritt, a pay
master, who shot and robbed on
lonely road in Greenwich on the night
of Nov. 20. 1909, and declares that he
and Joseph Corso. who disappeared
from Greenwich about that time, were
guilty of the holdup.
Three persons were injured, one of
them seriously when motorcycle and
automobile We're in collision in Broad
way. opposite Rantoul street, BeVeT-
ly, early Saturday evening. the auto
mobile being knocked completely over
and its occupants pinned underneath.
The machine of George W. Patterson
of "A Washington street Salem, was
crossing Broadway when a motorcy-
Gle driven by Charles w. Brotehie, Jr..
aged 25. of II Mechanic street. struck
its forward wheels. The heavy auto
mobile turned turtle, in view of many
pedestrians, throwing Patterson and
his daughter.
Lightning played pranks in HopeGxe
Mass, late Friday night, stunning Ms
John Gaffney as she was seated In IN
parlor. and causing a $500 fire at the
home of Moritz Mittel. Mitters home at
the corner of Hopedale and West Main
streets was struck and set on fire. As the
members of the family attended drama
given by the Hopedale Players in Town
hall, they did not know of the fire at the