Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-15
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS
| Concord, n. -H.--A verdict for the
/ Il. &. NJ, external remedies Company,
! OF Boston, was returned by a jury in
the United States district court here
today in a case growing out of the
seizure in drug store here of IL bot
ties OF medicine manufactured by the
company. The government claimed
| that the remedy, advertised as a cure
for tuberculosis, locomotor ataxia,
pneumonia and other ills, was mis-
branded in violation of the federal
pure food and drug law.
| Foster, who had sought the woman
since childhood as a sweetheart, and
| had been rejected, had previously
| limited that she committed suicide.
| New York--The three masted
schooner yacht, Atlantic, winner of
the race across the Atlantic ocean in
| 1905, for the cup offered by the then
German emperor, has been purchased
| by Cornelius Vanderbilt, it was learn
ed today.
Dublin, (By A. P)-Talk of peace
between the factions in Ireland is in
creasingly heard as Christmas time
approaches
| New York-Announcemen was
made today that the New York Stock
Exchange would be closed all day on
Saturday. Dec. %.
Cambridge, Mass. Count Paul
| Telek'. professor of geography at the
University of Budapets, and a fell
low OF the Hungarian Academy of
Science. has presented to Harvard
| college library, a collection of SO vol
umes and pamphlets dealing with
Hungary, 1t was announced tonight
! Chicago-(By A. P)-Oscar Z.
Bradfute of Xena, Ohio, today was
elected president of the Farm Blu
| reau Federation j. II. Howard, the
retiring president refused to be
| candidate and condemned politics in
the organization.
Rio Janeiro.-(By A. PAN in
ternational band is seeking to cause
war between South American ma
| tons as stimulant to armament
sales said a statement today by the
chief Of police of Rio Janeiro.
INSTRUMENTATION General Andrew
brewster. successor to Major Clar-
chce' X. Edwards (retired) as COM
nander of the First Corps Area.
made his first visit to his new office
az the army base today. Tomorrow
night he will he an honor guest at
+ the Army and Navy ball.
Rome.-(By A. P.)-PubIic inyes-
ture by Pope Plus of six of the eight
new cardinals took place in st. Pc
ter's today.
Washington.-The supreme court
under the leadership of Chief Justice
TAFT, has established new record
Tor expedition in rendering opinions
and otherwise disposing of cases.
| When it took a recess last Monday
IL had at the present term disposed
OF 243 cases. compared with 1872
cases disposed of during the cor
responding period last year
| New York.-A special board Of in
curry has barred from the United
States William Iinde. sometimes
! known as Wolf Unidentified. lie was
| brought to this country by the De-
! partmcnt of Justice in connection
with the Wall street bomb explosion
! of Sept. 1G. 1920. and has been de-
tanned at Ellis Island since Thanks
giving day.
| Tcrre Haute, Ind.-The threatened
coal strike in the Indiana field was
averted last night when members Of
the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators
/ Association at meeting here voted to
! rescind their action Of last week when
| .hey voted to refuse to check off spe-
ciaI assessment from the miners wage.
Athons-fBy A. P.)-The Orient Ex-
press, due in Athens Monday evening.
has been showed in by blizzard in the
Macedonian mountains Cor the past "a
hours Three feet of snow have fallen.
! in the mountain districts and trains
thae should have left this city for the
north are being detained here.
T, l,io-(By A. P)--Prince Regent
Heirchito. who has been seriously i'll
with measles was reported at noon to-
day 70 be improving. His temperature.
which yesterday was around 104, has
dropped to slightly more than 101. and
his pulse, which has been between 108
and 10, is now Sc.
London-An Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Dublin says that delegates
of the Sim Fein branches in Dublic
city and county will confer here Sat
urday with the object Of establishing
! peace.
Observation-Disclosures Of persons
representing virtually every walk in
life did homage today at the bier of
John Wanamaker. whose body lay in