Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Il Fire, early Friday. destroyed eight
stores two hotels and one dwelling at
Corbin, KY, and caused about $3.50 OoU
loss.
The body of an unidentified man who
had apparently been stabbed to death,
was found. Friday. in clump of
bushes near railroad crossing at
Il Unionvi!le, CT. He was apparently an
Italian.
Il James j. Townsend, former president
Il of the Chicago Stock Exchange and prom
4 inent in Democratic politics died. Fri
u day of apoplexy at Chicago. He was
stricken while at lunch. Thursday He
was born at Lima, Ohio, and was 81 years
old.
Advices by cable to the American BIZ
BILE Society and the Methodist Foreign
Mission Board told of the murder of the
Rev. Carl Hansen. who had been doing
missionary work for the society for q
number of years The messages, except
to say that the killing was at the hands
of workman. gave no details.
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch
of Russia arrived at Newport, r. l..
| Friday night, incognito for short
stay. He was met by the Russian am
hassador, George Bakhmeteff and then
went to the summer home of Mrs.
John Aston, whose guest he will be-
Rev. Father Christopher Schiesl, one
iof the old and best known missionary
preachers in the Congregation of Pas
lsionists. was drowned, Friday. in Lake
Erie, off Point Gratiot, near Dunkirk
N. Y. While bathing with Father
Oswin, he was carried out on the crest
lof big wave and sank. He was born
in Buffalo, IS years ago.
/ Lord Strathcona, Canadian high
commissioner in England. arrived at
New York, from Europe, Friday, ac-
lcompanied by Lady Strathcona He is
on his way to Montreal where he will
lattend the annual meeting and BAN
J quet of the American Bar Associa ton
A frebug with his torch levelled within
an hour, Friday, five of the Western
Fair buildings at London. Ont. The ce-
ment building. machinery hall. main sta
BILE, dining hall and transportation build
ing, all erected in connection with the
county exhibition, were burned. The loss
is 100000
Romance in the long idle silk mills of
| Paterson, n. j., has revived with the
death of the strike. So many workers
| stormed the marriage license bureau,
| Friday. that the registrar decided to
keep his office open, Friday night, to ac
commodate all corners. This has never
been done before. During the strike the
number of licenses issued dwindled al
most to none at ALL
|
, Adirondack lake. near Utica, N. Y, FIR.
day, by the capsizing of canoes. Miss
Hannah Griffith of New York was
, drowned near Lawrence Point. South
, Lake. when her canoe was upset by
rough water. On Blue Mountain Lake,
, Mildred Hale, Lillian Gates and Oscar
Hannah. all young people who lived
lon the shore of the lake, were thrown
into the water when their canoe cap
sized.
Robert G.. Norton a real estate deal
er of Savannah. Ga. arrested. Friday
night, at New York, by Geographic re-
quest of the Savannah chief of police
who wired that Norton was wanted on
Icharges of manipulating check, was
locked up in default of $4,000 bail, FRI.
tday, until Sept. 3, to await the arrival
of detectives from Savannah. Norton
was arrested at the home of Miss Ed
= ma Robinson in Brooklyn. She said
a he was proposing marriage to her
when the detectives called him out
9 side and took him away.
Lee and Jacob Shubert and their
r three, sisters.-Fannie, Sarah and
e Dore-lost by five minutes Friday a
/. race against death to the bedside of
their father. David. in Jamaica, N. Y
The Messrs. Shubert and their sisters
-lstarted for Jamaica from Rockaway in
|. a high powered automobile. when in
a formed of a change in their fathers
g condition, and travelled at high speed
n to his home. The elder Shubert was
% years old. He died of asthma.
Secretary Daniels of the navy and
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge OF
the war department. conferred. Fri
day. on the abandonment OF tue
army and navy football game. Mr.
Breckenridge expressed himself in
favor of having game. Mr.. Daniels
, withheld his opinion until later. The
general impression in official circles
was that the heads of the war and
navy departments would make an eff
tort to get the midshipmen and the
cadets together.
Announcement was made, Friday, II
, Washington of the amicable adjustment
E through the department of labor. of diff
ferences between the Baltimore &, Ohi'
Railroad and the machinists in all tn
shops of the system between Philadel
phia, Chicago and st. Louis, that hav,
existed. since December. 1910. The ad
justment deals particularly with working
conditions although the minimum wag
. scale is increased one cent an hour ant
e provision is made for a nine-hour work
5 ing day.
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