Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

Los Angeles, Sept. o2-Funeral SER
wees for Jimmy Murphy, automobile
racing driver killed several days ago
in Il speedway accident. at Syracuse.
y. Y. were to be held here today at
st. Nincent's Catholic church. with
the singing of a solemn mass of re-
QUEEN. Los Angeles paid its final
tribute to Murphy last night when
last rites were held by the Elks and
knights of Columbus.
Pointoise, France. Sept. 2c-The
Duchess de Marchena. the richest
woman in Spain. and Sir Basil Ia
haroff. the international banker. re-
puted to he the wealthiest man in
Europe, were married today in the
private chapel of the brides chateau.
Balincourt near Paris. They had
been friends for many years.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 22-
Three persons were killed and con-
siderable damage was done today in
q severe wind. rain and electrical
storm in western Michigan. One
man was killed here when a sign
board was blown down and two 9TH
ers were electrocuted at Hart by a
live wire.
Springfield. Mass, Sept. CDR
James p. Coll. alleged head of the
electro medical doctors of this city
was fined $500 and sentenced to two
months in sail today on a conviction
several days ago on practicinS medi
cine without license in this state
He appealed and was held in $1,000
bonds for superior court.
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the village of ST. Constant. % miles
from here. was destroyed early today
by fire which caused damage esti-
mated at 100000 More than 10f
persons of the villages population OF
! 400 were made homeless by the
flames. which were spread by a high
| wind.
Concord, n. H.. Sept 22-Promi-
nent state and local officials and rep
resentatives Of banks throughout
New Hampshire attended the funeral
today Of James O. Lyford. chairman
, of the state banking commission and
one OF the leaders in Republican po-
litical affairs for many years. The
state house was Closed for one hour
pie exercises.
Buffalo n. y. SPIT. ga general
investigation OF the Buffalo police
department to set at rest unverified
runners Of graft and collision with
bootleggers is to go forward at once
Chief Of Police Charles H. thinner
man announced today. Announce
ment Of the investigation comes on
the heels of an order from the chief
disbanding the police dry squad
which operated under the leadership
of Detective Sergeant Charles Ed :
wards.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Sept. EN- an
open letter to voters Of Minnesota,
Rev. T. NJ. c. Birmingham of Milford.
Neb.. has appealed for the defeat Of his
son. Merle Birmingham of Minneapolis.
candidate for the United States Senate
from Minnesota on a beer-wine plat
form. 1t was learned today.
Cambridge. Mass. Sept. ga new
comet blazing in its trail across the
sky two hours behind the sun. was an
nounced at the Harvard College oh.
servatory today. 1t was discovered by
the astronomer Finsler of Bonn, Ger
many. on September Is. was observed a
day later at Berlin. and second con-
NTNlation VI II came from LICK OBJ
servatory today in word that it was OBJ
served there last night.
Beaver Falls, Pa, Sept. ee-The
Coolidge-Dawes caravan on a 5000
mile tour across the continent reached
Beaver Falls from Pittsburg TODAY
The campaigners were met by delesa-
tons from three southwestern Penn
sylvania counties and Hancock county.
West Virginia. Late today the cara
van will crcss the Ohio line en- route
to canton.
Springfield. Mass. Sept 2e.-The Ma
tionai Association of Cost Accountants
opened its FIFTH internal conference
here today with registration Of $50