Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
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New York. psc. ss--leys. Bessie
KatS, who GA the morning oe Dec. 8
threw her week old twins 70 theii
death from q third moor window oi
her apartment and then Jumped af-
ter them, today was arrested for
homicide upon her release front q
hospital where she had recovered
from q fractured arm and .ater1lal
injuries. Hospital physicians said
the shock soS the woman's deed had
restored her mentality. She was held
without bail for hearing nest Friday,
Gloucester, Mass, Dec. as-~Mrs,
Lucy d. O'Keefe. clerk In the once Of
the municipal water department.
who returned from Binghanpton. ".
r. with local police authorities to
meet charges Of larceny Of $2s9o from
the department. funds, pleaded not
guilty In the district court today.
The case was continued until Dec. 20
and Mrs. O'Keefe supplied $4,000 ad-
vanced by relatives as bail.
Concord. ". H.. Dec. :e-Rev. Ora
A. Craig OF Canchester. commissioner
Of law enforcement and head of the
state prohibition forces. has rendered
his resignation to Fred Is. Brown. ef-
feetive Jan. 5. Mr.. Craig said today
that he expects to return to the Epis-
copat ministry, a profession which he
left TO accept appointment rs state
prohibition ofiicer on April S. 1898,
and that he expects to be assigned to
a Vermont Passionate.
Washington, Dec. 22--Cotton SPIN
crease in November a. compared
with October the census bureau's
monthly report today showed. al
though the total number Of active
spindle hours was smaller. Tho In :
dustry operated ~ l-2 days In Mo-
vember as compared with IS "a days
In October. but was run at S7.5 per-
cent capacity as compared with S5.4
percent the previous month. Active
spindle hours during November total
led S,l2S.9S9,0S4. or an average OF
1Ss per spindle In place. compared
with 1852, 569,22l, or an average of
col in October this year and $685.
4I9.l61, or an average Of 21S In No.
vember last Year.
Nashua, y. H.. Dec. 2s-Both the
Nashua and Jackson mills, employing
$500. will increase running time to
FIVE days a week beginning Dec. 80.
This announcement today follows
notice last week Of q REIMBURSEMENT Of
pay made last week. following similar
action In other New England textile
plants. The mills have been running
three days a week.
Lexington. Ky. Dec. .a-Charges
BY two Lexington hotels that a wom-
IN registered here as Mrs. L. A, Lit
Teton Of Greensboro, Pa. made and
passed worthless checks were sched-
uled for hearing in police court this
afternoon. Mrs. Iittleton also Is al
legged to be q fugitive. the latter
charge having been placed after re >
ceipt of information from the Chi
cago chief of police. Prominent citi-
zens of Lexington signed bond for
$1,000 which gave -rs. Littleton her
.liborty Saturday following her arrest
Friday night.
New York. Dec. 22--The freezins
weather which was swept into the
eastern states Saturday night on the
wings of an Icy northeast wind. con-
tinued to hold sway today, although
indications were that the flashing
blizzard that had struck the west las
week and then swept eastward would
disappear at sea within a short time,
New York City Jared we'll In the cold
wave. but in the New England states
and northern New York the coolest
weather of the season was recorded
Boston. Dec. Grounding OF a
graduate school covering the whole
field OF graduate study at Boston
University az a memorial to Borden
Parker Boone. well known philoso-
pher and former member OF the Uni
versity faculty was urged by Prcsi
dent Lemuel II. Murl!n today In his
last annual report to the trustees OF
the institution. DIR. Muffin will re-
tire from the presidency of Boston
University Dec. 81 10 become presi-
dent of DE Paw University. Green
castle, Ind, his alma ,ratcr.
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. H2.-Rcpcal Of
ell state death taxes" on personal
property Of nonresident decedcnts was
recommended to the legislatures of all
states in which these regulations are
in effect BY the Pennsylvania STATE
commission and tax experts from four
other ctates, New York, Mnssa:iusett.i
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