Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-04
FLASHES OF LIFE
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Rochester, n. ~H.-Iouis Calhern
and llka Chase believes that mar
rage will not interfere with their
stage careers. AT any rate thew
have welded and will continue to
appear in Seventh Heaven" SThey
only met five weeks ago but it was a
case of love at first sight, so they
slipped away after a performance
and had the knot tied by Justice of
the peace.
New York-Marriage is a much
more difficult proposition for mem
oers or athletic teams in Europe. An
athiete has to obtain permission of
ms manager as preliminary to en-
Saglng the services of a r..oister.
members of the Hakoah soccer team
OF Vienna revealed as they sailed for
Europe. Only three members of the
squad of % are married,
New York-There's always one ad-
1'inct or marriage that Is never over
looked. the shower of rice. The pro-
verbal rice mixed with confetti, sped
Mr.. and Mrs. David X. Este Bruce
on their honeymoon to Europe. Mrs.
Bruce, You will recall was the former
Ailsa Mellon. the only daughter of
the secretary OF the treasury.
Albany. n. Y.-Court attaches here
apparently have to keep a supply of
change on hand. Two men have been
fined so cents for illegal transporta-
ton and possession of intoxicants
The days scale of fines, however.
ran all the way from so cents to
100000. the latter on a conspiracy
charge.
Chicago-Domestic difficulties are
driving Judge j. J. Lupe mad, he
says. They're not his-but he will
resign as head of the domestic rela-
tons court, having served a year, the
longest time any judge ever sat in
the local arena of marital wrangles.
Bethany, Mo.-Fred w. Fitch, bald
Des Moines hair tonic magnate, mo-
tored down here and married Miss
Gertrude Westberg. his foster-daugh-
ter and chief bother in his plant. The
first Mrs. Fitch. who won divorce
six months ago, ia getting $1,000 in ad-
dition to a $4,000 cash settlement.
Chicago.-The excuse of r. 3. Fish
er. summoned as juror in the Dur
kin murder trial. was that his doctor
told him to take a pint of milk every
two hours. The judge told him to get
in the box and his milk would be,
brought to him.
Chicago.-Gustaf Adolph. H. r. H.,
VIII also be an LID. The Swedish
crown prince will receive the honor
airy degree from the University Of Chi
cago when he leaves here in June. in
recognition of his contributions to
archaeological science.
Providence, f. I.-WhiIe on the SUBJ
Ject Of liquor, someone had dug up the
information that Roger Williams.
founder of Rhode Island. was one of
the first licensed liquor dealers in the
state. This reference was found in an
old volume of colonial records: TT is
granted unto Mr.. Roger Williams to
have leave to sell a little wine or
strong water to some natives in theare
sickness"
New York.-Fellow workers Of Gaan
Weiner often urged her to bob her
hair, but she insisted in dressing her
tresses in the old-fashioned way"
Becoming loosened, her long hair be-
came entaneled in bookbinding ma
chine and she suffered severe LAGER
alton of the head and face
Ripley, \. Y.-Ripley's oldest inhab-
liant is dead. She was Mrs Nelina
Burton, los.
Lexington, Ky.-Self-defense, long
the legal refuge Of man, has been set
up and maintained on behalf of a bull.
Cleveland Smelling sued for damages
alleging that he was injured by the
bull, but jury upheld the contention
OF the defense that the plaintiff had
assaulted the animal which merely
protected itself.