Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
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ex-Mayor EDWARD K. Hathaway and
son of Franklin L. Hathaway. keener NJ
the house of correction here. was a,ec-
, trocuted here today Mr., Hathaway
jumped from shipping platform in the
mill and grasped the two overhead rails
of the electric loading apparatus. A
current Of $50 volts shot through his
body and he fell back dead.
Washington, April ga special court
martial has been ordered for Brig. Con
Arthur B. Donnelly. formerly of the
Missouri National Guard, now under ar.
rest at Camp Mills, New York. He has
been in command Of the 13sth Infantry
formed from the old First and Fifth
Missouri Regiments. An official report
made by an inspecting officer charges
that he participated in games of cards
with junior officers in which money!
was passed, that the games were held
| in the generals tent and that LIQUOR wa q
served to the players.
| Hamilton. Ont, April 25-Three men
were killed and a number injured TO-DAY
| by mysterious explosion at the plan
OF the Hamilton Tar e. Ammonia Co.
The dead include Alfred Ingram. the
superintendent.
New York, April 25.-The Gulf States
Steel Co. today declared a stock diyi-
| dent or Is per cent, subject to the an
prevail OF the capital issues committee.
Washington, April 25.-H. Iarue
Brown of Boston today was nominated
to be assistant attorney general. vice
Charles Warren, resigned.
New York, April 25.-The cam
pa1sn to suppress the circulation of
German language newspapers in
! New York was augmented TODAY by
action taken by the executive com
mittee of the National Security
League committing its membership
OF 100000 in support of the move
ment. Colonel Charles E. Lydecker,
chairman of a special committee, was
authorized to ask the board of al
dermen to revoke the license of anv
news dealer in New York CITY SELL
ing German newspapers.
Louisville. Ky, April 25.-William
Fred Schultz, widely known turfman.
former president of the New Louis
willie Jockey Club and at one time
president of the American Turf Con-
gress, died at his home here today
after long illness. He was 60 years
old
Chicago, April 25-The executive
committee of the Liberty Loan drive
in Chicago, astonished and chagrin-
ed at the number of statesmen who
have reported that their patriotic ad-
vances have met with abuse and in
suit. is considering the publication of
the names of offenders.
Chelsea. Mass, April 25.-One man
was burned to death and five two
story wooded buildings, comprising
! the plant of the Persons Box Manu-
featuring Co. located on the water
front, were destroyed by fire today
Because Of the close proximity Of
shipyards and other manufacturing
establishments a general alarm was
sounded, calling out all the local APP
paratus, engines from Revere and
Boston, and two fire boats. The
flames. however, We're confined to the
Parsons property, with a loss est
mated at $4,000.
| Seattle. Wash. April 25.-The
state Central Labor Council voted to-
, day to call a general strike here for
! "a hours May ]. as demonstration
for Thomas j. Mooney, sentenced i'll
/ California.
! London. April 25.-Lord Rothemere,
brother of NorI Northclffe. has re-
| signed from the office of secretary of
state for the air forces, it is an
bounced today.
London. April c5.--John i. Red
] mond, the Irish leader who died re-
Gently. left an estate Of s5,7S6.
Boston. April 25.-Gov. Mccall to-
, day signed the bill which will per-
NIT the operation of motor vehicles
on the island of Nantucket provided
the voters of that island town accept
the act within three months.
| Haverhill, Mass, April 25.-Mrs.
Abbie D. Butterfield. of this city, was
notified today by the United States
Shipping Board that her son, Capt.
Fred J. Butterfield, lost his life when
his Ship the Florence H.; was d"
stroyed by an internal explosion m
French port April H.
Burlington. VT, April 25.--Fire re-
sulting from an unexplained eXplo-
sion destroyed the plant Of the Ner-
| mont Milk Chocolate Co. tonight
causing a loss of about S1,000,000.
Three men were reported missing.
The company which had been oper-
ating this plant for less than a year.
was engaged in filling a large con-
| tract for sweet chocolate for the Bel
gian Relief Commission.
Washington, April 25.-Frederick
c. Miller mayor of Michigan City,
Ind, who was arrested as an alien
enemy when he came here Tuesday
to discuss prospects of completing
citizen. was released tonight and al
lowed to depart for home.
Moscow, April 25.-M. Tchitcherin.
the Bolshevik foreign minister. has
asked Germany, according to the Off
cial news agency. to give guarantee
that the Russian Black sea fleet
while remaining at Sebastopool will
not be seized or damaged by forces
of the Central Powers now advaEC-
! ing into the Crimea nor by any other
naval or military forces of that al
lance.
Boston, April 25.-Alec Sutherland,