Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-29

@io Week SHulHS June 20 as compared
TO S2'517,41O,oo0 for the previous week.
Rutland. VT, June 2S.-R)-Attor-
ney Z. w. Lawrence of this city,
alumnus of the University of Vermont.
has established funds of $1,000 each at
Vermont and AIiddlebury Colleges in
memory of Attorney Robert A. Law
renee and Attorney George E. Law
renee, his brother and father, respec-
lively, to provide prizes in prize speak
ing contests. There is a third $1,000
fund for prize at the annual debate
between the two institutions.
Montreal, June 2S.-(P)-Four men
are dead as the result Of a collision
between an automobile and motorcy-
Gle near Shawnigan Falls, Que, yester-
day. They are Arran Boisvert. ].
Boisvert and A Bernard, all of Shaw
nigan Falls, and f. Beaulieu, aged 25,
of Falls River Mass.
Singapore, June 2s.-(P)-Two
earthquake shocks lasting 20 seconds
each were recorded in quick succession
beginning at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing. They are said to have been the
most severe experienced in Singapore
for years +.g
Mexico City, June 2s.-iP-Special
dispatches from Guadalaiara tell of
pistol duel in the streets there between
the occupants of two automobiles who
were distributing political propa ganda
for rival congressional candidates in
the Forthcoming elections. The auto
mobiles dashed through the streets
with their passengers exchanging
shots. Several pedestrians were said
to have been wounded,
Buffalo, n. Y, June 2S-(P)-Fort
Porter, the first permanent defence
post on the Niagara frontier above
Fort Niagara, today was abandoned
by the United States Army. The fort
and the picturesque and historic
buildings surrounding. were to be
turned over to the city for use as an
entrance to the new Buffalo-Fort Erie
bridge now under construction. The
old fort was named after General
Peter Porter, distinguished volun-
teer Of the war of 1872.
Para, Brazil. June 2s-(P)-Ber-
nardo Duggan, the Argentine await
| or, on flight from New York to
Buenos Aires, has returned to the
make landing two weeks ago be-
! cause of a shortage Of fuel. 1t has
been decided to give the machine a
! thorough overhauling before the
flight toward the Argentine capital is
resumed.
Warsaw, Poland, June 2s-{P)-The
first motor car race by women, ever
| held in Poland was run yesterday
over a course of 305 kilometers. OF
II starters, 16 finished the race Mrs.
| Toepfer, a well known woman, was
the winner. Her time was five hours
and thirty-five minutes.
Naples. Italy. June 2S-(P)-The
Marchioness Giovanni Carignano,
aged 80, and Beneditto Pelli, 17-year-
old student, are lying in a hospital at
| the point of death, after their sec
ond mutual attempt at suicide within
a fortnight The Warehouses, who
was formerly an actress, left her hus-
band when she became enamored of
Pelli, according to friends. The pair
| decided that death was the only pos
sible outcome of their perfect love-
and left a note ordering an elabora te
| joint funeral to music from Tristan
and Isolde.
| Halifax, n. s., June 2S-(P)-Frank
| S. Mitchell. of Gloucester, Mass,
found adrift in a dory so miles west
! of Sable Island, was picked up by
| the steamer Cornerbrook, the steam
er reported by wireless today He
was in an exhausted condition. Nit
chell was a member of the crew of
the Gloucester fishing schooner Edith
E. Rose, owner by the United Fish
| Company. The message gave no
further particulars.
Pawtucket. r. l., June 2S-(P)-
Joseph Henry Foster. retired inven-
tor. died today at his home here in
his s0th year. He was identified with