Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15

York. in an attempt t. shatter the
coast-to-coast record Of "a IL days
now held by Clarence Wagner.
New York. Aug. 14-Mrs. Sarah
Antoinette Jefferson. "a. widow of
Joseph Jefferson, actor, died here
last night at the home of her son.
Mrs. Jefferson is survived by two
sons, William Winter and Frank j.
Jefferson, both of this city. She will
be buried Sandwich. Mass.
Washington, Aug. 14-Charles d.
| Hilles Of New York, member of the
| dent Coolidge today and reported
that a preliminary survey of New
York state had shown most en-
coura ging trend toward the national
| Republican ticket"
Keene, n. H. Aug. lit became
known here today that G. Harold
Gflpatric, who is alleged to have mis-
appropriated funds of the Putnam,
| Conn.,, First National bank, is a
stakeholder in the Golding- keene
Feldspar company of this city.
Providence, r. l.. Aug. lin a
public statement issued today the
committee appointed by the execu-
| tive committee of the Republican
state central committee to investi-
gate the placing of bromine gas
bomb in the Rhode Island senate
chamber on June %, advised against
the resignation at the present time of
| William c. Pelkey, chairman of the
| state central committee. who has
| been indicted by the grand jury for
alleged completely in the gas affair.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 14.-Litera-
ture urging the people to rebel against
| the order of President Coolidge setting
aside Sept. II as National Defence
| day was seized in the mails here yes
terday by Pcstma ster F. G. Kahn. The
circulars urged demonstrations with
crepe instead of flass and advocated
| that the day be observed as Black
! Friday"
Providence, r.. l.. Aug. Hilary
Martin. bantamweight, won a refe-
! ree's decision over Spencer Gardner
! OF Newport in a fast ten round open
! air bout here tonight. The decis-
ion carried the bantamweight cham
pionship OF New England.
! Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-THE direct
crs of the Cincinnati National
League Baseball CLUB today appoint
cd Jack Hendricks. manager of the
local team for 1925 under one
year contract. Hendricks succeeded
Pat Moran upon the death of the
former Red leader at the training
camp last March. Despite the posi-
ton OF the team in the league
standing, the owners felt that Hen
bricks work entitled him another
! year as a leader.
/ New York, Aug. 14.-Andrea Puleo a
jewelry merchant, was killed early to-
day In Brooklyn by an unknown aSsail-
ant who fired both charges of a double
! pa"reled shotsut from an automobile
as the merchant was standing on the
street talking to a friend The auto
mobile then sped away. The police be-
lieve that the death of Puleo was the
outcome of feud
Buenos Aires, Aug. 1.-THE Santos
| correspondent of La Naoion SAYS IL is
stated in an official quarter there that
the Brazilian federal troops operating
| IN the interior of Sac Paulo state con.
tinue in pursuit of the rebels, who are
proceeding in teh direction of aMttc
Grosso During their retreat the reb.
els are destroying the water tanks
thereby rendering the pursuit more diff
ficuIt. ... =
Rangoon Burma. Aug. 1f.-(Ry A
IL Major Pedro Zanni, Argentine
| round-the-world tiier, arrived here late
! today after having made non-stop
flight from Calcutta.
Berlin. Aug. 14-(By A. P.)-Pres.
ident Ebert presided ut an extraor.
binary session of the cabinet convok.
Ell at $50 o'clock this morning to dis
cuss the situation which has arisen
lE london because of the failure OF
the French and German delegates to
the international conference to reach
an agreement on the lime limit for
the military evacuation of the Ruhr
Picking. Aug. 14-(By A. P.)-Thc
International Famine Relief Com.
mittee announced today that the lat
est estimate of the number of deaths
| from he foods which have been
sweeping China. is 1915. The COM
mittee estimated that 10000 per-
sons were affected IN the flooded
areas In the provinces Of Human
! Chilli, Kiangsi, Fukien. Kwangtung
Shantung, Hohan and Hupeh.
! Breslau, Aug. 14-Teaching of Es-
! peranto by daily lessons broadcast
over the radio has been successfully
, tried here. When asked if they
wished continuance of the service
the majority of the listeners answer
ed in the affirmative.
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! Hauen, Aug. 14-Long distance
! wireless communication from Nauen
| to Buenos Aires on a wave length of
but seventy metres, has been accom-
plished with a new transmitter. built
by the Telfunken Company of Ber-
lin.
Munich, Aug. 14ABavaria Is &c
have the highest radio broadcastine
station in Europe. The station will
be opened on top of Mount Herzogs-
stand, in the Alps. $500 feet above
sea level. The antenna will have Il
length OF 1900 feet, stretching from
the mountain top to the valley.
Decide Is Time
Gilpatric Resigned
AS State Treasurer
Putnam, Conn. Aug. 1i-(By A.
! Po-The resignation CT c. Harold
! CilDo3,ic ne stofe eas1Irnr has been