Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-27

.. the soldier guard put up q sa,lant
but futile resistance. A military coll
\ ! umn has been sent from Saltillo In
: pursuit OF the bandits. A aimilar
J outrage occurred at the nearby station
/, OF Carnaros last october.
i. Paris. Dec. 26-0fficers from the
! Inter- Allied control commission have
discovered in Berlin q depot Of rife
and machine gun barrels, the Echo
! De Paris learns from IAN incontro-
vertible informant" in Germany. An
! inventory, now being taken. has ac-
counted for 10000 barrels, and IL r.
! expected that the total will reach
1000 The depot was found In q
cunningly devised hiding place.
III Rome, Dec. 2s.-streams OF the
faithful were still pouring today
through the holy door in st. Peters,
. opened by Pope Plus on Christmas eve
in inaugurating the year Of jubilee.
! Each one passing through kissed the
side posts from which the door had
been removed. It IS estimated that
! $4,000 persons visited the great shrine
! ! OF the church on Christmas, day.
Among those passing through the door
were Princess Stephsnie, daughter Of
, the late King Leopold OF Belgium, and
4 ucE uuSloiup s[OAy6S
(I Boston, Dec. 26.--Miss Elviria Lev
eroni, song bird of the North End"
who was one OF the stars of the BoS-
\ ton Opera Co. q decade ago. died to-
day. She had been sick tive months.
! Miss Leveroni was divorced two years
, ago by DR.. Leon Axtel Stors OF Wor-
! cester on the ground that she had de-
serted him 10 months after their mar
1t n. - - Ak,N
, in modest circumstances in the italian
colony here. Miss Leveroni attracted
attention Of masters Of music with
] her rich mezzo soprano voice. and she
| was sent abroad to study in Naples.
Her successes carried her through
debut before the Italian king and at
Coyent Garden, London.
Boston. Dec. 26.-Counsol FOR Bartol-
\ omeo Vanzetti. convicted with Nlcole
J Sacco as the slayer of p,ymaster
\ and guard in South Braintree in April
, 1920, acted today on reports that he
/ was under observation at Charlestown
State Hospital as to his sanity. Will
D liam G. Thompson, chief counsel for
: Sacco and Nanzetti, said he had learn
ed of Vanxettis condition through
! newspaper reports and planned 10
make n personal investigation :lamedi-
/ ately.
III New York, Dec. 26.--Directors or
, the Central Railroad of New Jersey
} today declared an extra dividend or
s. in addition to the regular quar-
} terly dividend of that amount, both
payable Jan. 10 TO stock of record
Jan. 5. Similar dividends were de-
! clared on Juno 20 and Jan. Is OF
J this year.
Randolph, Mass, Dec. 20--Bur-
\ glars who had made three previous
attempts to rob the home of William
D S. Bowen, were pursued early today
! by Chief OF Police Patrick ID. Nc
Donnell who fred load of buckshot
| from a sawed off gun that was be-
lleved TO have taken effect. Tie
GOODNESS of Mrs. Bowen who; awak;
u ened by efforts of the burglars to
: enter. :ried TO telephone TO the po-
lice. found the wires cut. and slipped
across the street to call Chief Nc
Donnell from q neighbours home,
brought that official to the scene.
The burglars escaped in an automo-
bile that was too fast for the chiefs.
# - -
II Boston. Dec. 26--With the arrest
Il yesterday OF Ruth A. Wilson. 30.
e specifically charged with the theft OF
k $500 from the proprietor OF Law
8 renee music store. local police believe
d they have brought to an end a trail
: of alleged worthless checks said to
q stretch through Boston. Washington,
Il New York and other cities, believed
O to be the work OF the young woman.
= She is said TO be the same Ruth Will
Il son who was arraigned in two New
York courts on the same day. Miss
4 Wilson. who was arrested as she nm
II ished her Christmas dinner, is being
Il held Tor the Lawrence police.
Il Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. i6---
h Thrown on to the pilot OF the
O. Knickerbocker Special fast Big
Four passenger train. after the train
n had crashed into an automobile In
4 which she was riding and injured
+ three members of her family at q
Il crossing here. Mrs. Kenneth Clark.
Il IS years old. of this city, had Q wild
r. - mile ride last night until she
fell from the train into n ditch near
Oaklandon. Ind. Although uncons-
, cious when found a short time later
Il by farmer, she was not seriously
It injured
Norwalk. Conn, Dec % Miss Jen-
ME Guerney died late last night from
injuries received when an automo =
bile driven by Andrew Mitaly, Jr..
crashed into n train at a grade
crossing. Five others were injured,
two seriously.
Chicago, Dec. 26-Moy Quong
IL wealthy laudry owner. shot in re-
e newal OF the Chinese tong feud.. died
II from his wounds today. He identi-
u fed Wong Way az his assailant and
D. Harry Lee as Wongs companion.
q Moy was member of the On Leong
e organization and the accused men.
u who were arrested, are believed to be
Hip Sings.
IL Worcester, Mass, Dec. 26.---Dr, Ar
n thur X. Yoosuf. surgeon IN the Bal
= kan and World Wars. died suddenly IN
his Office here tonight. His death was
caused by heart disease. Overwork in
the work of Assyrians in connection
with the erection of a new church,
:, coupled with a large practice. ~
!. thought to have caused his sudden
death.
l. Paris. Dee. 2G.--(By l. HI-W -
peared tonight that the government
had been able to avert the ministerial
- crisis which was Unexpectedly precip-
itated Wednes day when II was defeated
- by a vote in the senate on an amend
- ment to the amnesty bill. II was said
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