Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
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way. was elected president OF the
road at a meeting of the board u
directors today. Mr.. Hill succeeded
President w. p. Kenny. who recently
ras made federal manager.
chicago, July 5.--One thousand
Chicago employees of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. announced IN
resolutions sent to President w llson
today that they are not mempers OIL
the Commercial photographers Union
of America. that its president, Syi-
yes,er j. konenkamp. does not rep
resent them. and they will not heeo
The call issued by him for strike
next Monday. The resolutions arc
said to have been signer only by en-
ployes with We years or more OF sew
vice.
DAYTON. Ohio. July 5.-Lieutenaht
John W. Bradley. 81. an aviator al
he Wilbur Wright aviation SCHOOL
died today of injuries sustained N
n fall of 500 feet with an aifPia"e
last Monday Cadet Fred Hafefa'e
was with him in the machine az Inc
time. Bradley's mother arrived iFH'i
her home in a Massachusetts town
today to see her injured son only ~
find him dead, The body VIII i'
sent back home tomorrow after a
military service at the field
Washington, July 5-A bill direct
ing the commissioner tf patents 10
recognize the International reg'stia-
ton of trade marks by the IAN
American Bureau at Havana as Nahu
! was approved today by the SENATE
commerce committee as SUBSTITUTE
for proposed amendments to the pres
ant trade wark law designed to carry
ont the convention signed in 1910 d!
all North and South American coun
, tries.
cleveland, Ohio. July 5-Accorains
to word received here TO-DAY Ifoh'
Fort WAYNE, Ind, William Waihpe-
panss. second baseman tor the cieve-
land Americans, has been ordered TO
report at Camp Taylor. Leais''he'
Ky. on July Is.
New York, July 5--Four men con-
victed OF conspiracy to defraud an
vestors in the stock Of the Emerson
Motors Company, Inc, received SEN
fences today, Nicholas fleid wilson
was sentenced to serve seven Sea'
the Atlanta penitentiaFy' Hoheit
Matches to three years, and Nlliiam
Ioomis ia q wear and day, osporh
U ch,,av was sentenced to one day
detention in the custody of the th1-
led states marshal, and to pay me
of $4,000
Boston. July 5-Sergeant frahcis
ouimet, of the National army
western amateur golf CHAMPION was
notified today that he had been conn
,,iss,oned y second lieutenant ana
assigned to the quartGrmaster
Genartment here. Ouimet was made
q corpora, after he had been ~
,'or,p Dcvens a few months ana lat
er was promoted to Sergeant.
Washington. July 5-Annonnce-
ment that campaign for sll-'-
OOO. 900 fund for the Y. NJ =. ~
work will begin Immediately AFTER
the Fourth Liberty Loan was made
today by John r. Mott, international
secretary. after d Call on PRESIDENT
, Wilson. Mr. Mott has Just conciud-
Cd u visit to .S states in the interest
Of the drive
Aver. Mass. July 5-Seven Negro
walters from hotel AT l.enoX were
brought to Camp Devens today I'M
der the work or fight regulations.
They are natives Of Bermuda and on
reaching camp demanded that they
be permitted to see the British con-
sci All however. were placed III
the depot brigade with draft evad-
erS.
Duluth, Mimi. July 5-W orkmen
of the McDouga!lDuluth Shipbulid-
ing Company today were claiming Il
record in laying the keel plates FOR
a new boat. AS the Lake Helen
was launched yesterday, a trained
crew of men jumped into position
and in thirty seconds had the hrst
plate in place. The full keel OF l5
plates was laid in I IL minutes.
Ottawa. Ont, July 5-Conforming
to the action Of the railroad admin
istration ordering United States car
riers to increase trans-continental
westbound commodity rates from
eastern states to coast points, the
Dominion railway board has author
lied a similar increase in Canadian
rates effective Aug. /.
st. Pierre, MID, July 5.-This sma, Il
French island, yesterday was EN- fete
in honor of the great republics celc =
bration of its Independence. To show
it's sisteriy feeling and heartfelt ap-
probation of American intervention
in the world conflict on the side Of
the Allies, the government declared
A general holiday. The Stars and
Stripes interviewer with the Tri- color
floated from all government and To-
cal buildings and from vessels in the
harbor. bunting in patriotic color.
was used profusely for decorations.
of John f. Maynes, a native of this
city, who died in Phlia deiphia, June
81, the Salem Hospital is hequeathed
the Maynes property, comprising
business building on Essex street aid
several houses assessed for more than
100000 The will was filed for pro
bate here today.
Pittsburgh, July 5.-George ".
Strayer of Columbia University. to-
day was elected president of the M
tional education Association at the
closing session Of the annual con-
ventiOn.
Washington. July 5.-The Senate late