Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
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LendcH. Dec. as--Ths former la
Dor premier. Ramsay Ma1DenAld, h
taking . vacation. he left to-day fer
Kingston. jamaica, and beforp setting
sail he remarked 3oyfuIiys II en- go
ing to sleep and kick up my heels ana
be free from all worldly troubles"
Cariinvilis. Ill. Dec. ss.~~coavictSd
|of staying his bride Of Is days. Lester
kahk ~. farmer. died on the scaftota
here today. He wsiked 20 che uocse
with firm step. processing faith 81 .
fcrgivtng God and asserting he well
coined death. Kaht was executed tor
the staying Of his second wifs. former
Margaret Schsulter OF Gilman. He
shot her after directing her 10 70 be-
hind some bushes and scare cut some
game. -
Boston. Dec. 33,--Leuis ,. Msscisr,
sentenced to life imprisonment for
murder OF HE wife BY pcieeRine. YES
brought TO the state prison at Charles.
town today. Mefcier said he did net
expect TO remain ct the prison <sry
long as he expected to be granted q
new trial TIE frst - hours OF his
sentence VIII be spent IN solitary con-
hnement
Boston, Dee. s..~-Aatheyity wAs re-
ceived today from the war department
for the promotion ef Colonel James A.
Haggerty OF New Haven. Conn, COM
manding the icfnd Infantry, Connee-
ticut National Guard TO the rank Of
erigadier general. He will icommsnd
the SSth Infantry Brigade Of the new
tsrd National Guard Division. cover
Ing all the New ENGLAND states sx-
cept Massachusetts, Colonel tiaggee.y
commanded company OF the io?nd
Infantry. ssth Division, In France.
, Washington, Dec. ss,-president
Coolidge today took W the study Of
housing conditions In the capital, tine
bitter fsht over which has Nlled the
air In recent weeks with charges %
unlawful assemhly/of tenants, boil
shevisnn. prottserihg and many ether
things. Richard y. whaley. chnirm.n
of the District OF Columbia rent COM
mission. was called into conference by
the president. He asserted apa tmen,
rents had been increased from IL -
ESQ per cent. since June and that u
emergency greater than At any time
since the last war existed as TO the
housing of government employees.
New York, Dec. 2e--More than $40.
100000 In cash out Of the 1000, 900
gift recently made by George Fast
man of Rochcster, n. ". to eduea-
tional institutions. was raised in Wall
street today through the public off
cring of iS7.500 shares Of Eastman
Kodak Company common stock. The
stock was priced at $ii0 a share.
Somervillc. Mass. Dec. o.
Leonard Wesley who. with q pack on
his back that included rs pounds OF
stones. told the police who arrested
him yesterday that he was Q natural
list. was arroigned today ~ o Sagrant
and Is charged with the understand
ing that he would hike back 10 New
Hampshire. and Maine. He said he
came here from Jackson, ~. H.. to
confer with the state chemist over
valuable minerals that were IN some
OF his stones. He produced seventeen
cents in denying that he was ve-
grant. md explaining that he could
enjoy only the outdoors, said he was
almos: overcome by the heat IN the
jail cell yesterday. At the same time
temncrature read four below zero
outside,