Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS
Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. S.-Announce-
ment of his engagement TO another
Pittsburgh woman. said police,
prompted Miss Anna Cooper, IS, to
shoot and seriously wound Jacob
FIom, "a, last night, and then take her
own life with the same pistol. F'lon1.
with bullet wound in his back and
another through his neck. is expected
to recover, physicians at the hospital
where he was removed declared to-
night. Miss Cooper with three shots
through her breast died instantly.
Buenos Aires, Feb. THE Argen-
tine supreme court today denied to
Monsignor Boneo, bishop of Santa Fe,
en- exequatur to exercise the functions
OF apostolic administrator Of the arch
diocese of Buenos Aires on the ground
that his appointment violated the con-
Stitution.
Rochester, y. H., Feb. Word was
received here today that sections Of
North Wakefield are suffering from
lack of water. The water is conveyed
into the village by an underground
pipe ami 1t has frozen, as is the water
in the brook short distance away.
AS Pine River pond is over a mile
away, residents are melting snow to
get water for all purposes but drink
ing, and that is obtained at two wells
that have not gone dry and at spring
that has been opened up in J. W. Mat
thews field.
New York. Feb. cardinal Mum
n III 80 H., Ia
ship Berengaria today on his holy year
pilgrimage to Rome.
Philadelphia, Feb. THE body of
the young woman found dead in a
roomng house here last night was to-
day identified as that of Mrs. Jennie
Burke, wife of DR.. Herbert Burke, A
veterinary surgeon Of this city. who is
serving IS moNths to three years in
the county prison for peddling mar
cotic drugs.
Sofia, Bulgaria. Feb. 1.-THE foreign
Office was notified by the state depart
ment in Washington today that Prof.
Nicola Mileff would be acceptable as
Bulgarian minister to the United
States in succession to Stephan Pa
naretoff.
Waltham, Feb. THE bandit
who robbed Miss Nellie White OF
500 outside her home, 2l1 Lexing-
ton street. this evening. sew her
draw the money from bank in
lowed her to Waltham in his small
sedan, is the belief of the policemen
inv cstigating the case.
Bellefourcher, S. D., Feb IA
cake, bearing 100 candles. will take a
leading part in the observance to-
morrow at Minnesota, near here, OF
the birthday of Mrs. Catherine So
phia Stevens. Mrs. Stevens, no wa
Form in Ontario and came to Belle
fourche in an OK cart ~ years ago.
continues to do simple household
tasks, enjoys sewing and automobile
riding.
Providence, Feb IA dream that
something was wrong at DR.. Gard
her Miller's house. led his chauf-
teur, Irving Wheeler. to get out of
led at his home, around the corner,
at 80 this morning and go there to
surprise an armed burglar who got
away with about $3.50 in money, so
the chauffeur told the police. Wheel
CT let himself into the house and
snapped orr the electric lights. The
burglar fired a shot and escaped
through window. Tine Miller's
safe was found rifled of money but
$3.50 in Liberty tonds and stocks
were found untouched.
Searsburg. VT, Feb. bobcats
appear to be unusually plentiful in
this section of Vermont this season.
Recently large bobcat killed a 10
pound doe near Biddle bridge, and
down beside the doe for a nap. A
dog discovered the cat and wassa bout
to be set on by the wild animal,
when it was chased away by II. j.
Rice. A farmers wife who went to
get eggs at the hen coop discovered
Ia dead hens, a dead house cat, a
dead rabbit and a IL i, bobcat. The
bobcat escaped from the coop, but
was killed by a farmland when it
scaled the piazza of the house.
Concord. n. H., Feb AS pre-
caution against q scarlet fever cpl
de.nic, the board of health today is
sued orders that all cases of rash or
sorethroat be temporarily quaran-
tined. The board states the action
was taken as a result of several cas-
es of scarlet fever having been re-
ported and because several neigh
boring cities and towns have recently
had severe epidemics.
Rochester, N. H., Feb. Mrs. Fred
w. Drew of Dover was seriously in
jured this evening when the coupe
driven by her husband, was in col
lision with a one-man electric car
near Central park. Mr.. Drew turned
into q driveway at the home of II. f.
Morrill, and the snow stalled his car,
which was partly on the track, with
the result the trolley struck it with
considerable force, wedging it against
a telegraph pole. The collision shook
up the passengers on the electric car.
The coupe was wrecked. Drew es-
capped with minor injuries.
New York, Feb. IA new micro
thermal furnace recently invented by
Miss Taisia Stadnichenko. instructor
in chemistry at .Ssar College, will
be the means Of eliminating much
of the wastage in Oil refining, ac-
cording to President Henry Noble
MacCracken of Nassar. who spoke
today at a luncheon of the Vassar
Alumnae Association at the Hotel
Biltmore. The national research
council, he said, has granted to Miss
Stadnichenlo $1,000 to continue her
research work in Washington dur
ing the coming year.
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