Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-31
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Twenty children are reported to have
been drowned by an ice disaster at the
village Of Warpuhnon- Boirhein Feast
Prussia.
While driving. Monday. Alderman John
Solely of Chelsea, Mass, was thrown
from his carriage and sustained such III
jur!es about the head and shoulders that
he died few hours later.
The Boston police will enforce the
anti-boxing law by preventing Jim
Jefries from giving an exhibition with
a sparring partner on local stage, this
week.
The four upper floors of the 6-story
brick and stone building. No. IA Cort-
land street. New York. were burned
out. Monday night. The property loss
is $4,000; insured.
Because of continued failing health.
Mrs. J. Meyers 30 years of age. a
wealthy visitor from Pittsburg. com
mitted suicide at Atlantic City. n J..
by jumping into the ocean.
Teddy McGovern of Brooklyn.
knocked out Caspar Leon of New York.
in the Eth round before the Green
wood A. c.. a New York. Monday
The knockout was a left hook on tn
jaw.
The bulk of the $500 900 of gold
which arrived at London from the
Cape of Good Hope recently. went 10
the continent. Only a inconsiderable
portion. it is believed. was bought for
the United States
Dr. William H. Bailey of Somervilla,
Mass. was arraigned. Monday on a
charge of performing an illegal opera
ton upon Mrs Anna NJ. Nelson, who
died at her home. Monday. He was
held in $4,000 for a hearing. Feb. 3.
The attempt to have legislation in
favor of a new city charter for Fall
River has probably failed. this year.
as the common council. Monday night,
promptly defeated the new city charter
by indefinitely laying it on the table.
The Boston Herald Co. was fined $500
BY Judge Bond in the superior court. at
Boston, for publishing in u headline over
M rs"d of the trial Of the city
words: Guilt Is Evident The publica-
ion of the head line resulted in the dis
nissal of the jury and an order for Il new
trial.
1t is stated by manufacturers at Prov
1ence. II. L.. that an English syndicate
seeking to secure control of worstcd yarn
producing mills. has made an offer for
70 sell or enter a pool 1t is thought some
Providence mills may be drawn into such
I pool. but none are as yet known to be-
concerned.
Three cars of a west bound mixed
train on the Addison Railroad were de.
rallied and passenger coach rolled
down a bank and burned one mile from
Larrabee's Point. near Rutland. VT, at
$50 p NJ. Monday. Six people were
slightly injured.
John Lancy. as he calls himself. but in
reality Mollie Matches alias DIR. L.
Denmark. and DR.. Simpson, one of the
best-known pickpockets in the Uniteu
States, and who has served terms in Sing
Sing and other penitentiares. has been
arrested at Montreal. He was detected
picking the pockets of worshippers at the
Church of the Holy Sacrament.
The state police We're informed, Mon
day, that some unknown person fired
charge of Dirdshot at the house of Jo-
seph Caprello, a nOn-union shoe work
man at Marlboro, Mass. Saturday
night. The shot struck the lower part
of window but did not injure any of
the inmates. There have also been a
number of cases of stone throwing re-
pointed to the police but as yet no ar
rests have been made.
The house or Mrs. Leon Smith, at 1c
Washington, avenue Haverhill Mass,
was entered by secOnd-story thief.
Monday, while Mrs. Smith was in her
kitchen On hearing a noise in the
apartment above. Mrs. Smith went up
and was met in the hallway by man
who presented revolver, threatening
her life if she made any noise. AS she
turned away. the man struck her on the
head with the butt of the revolver.
knocking her unconscious to the floor
When she recovered sufficiently to give
the alarm the assailant had departed,
| taking with him only a small amount of
| money which he distracted from 4
chid's bank and few juvenile thinkers
of little value. She gave a good descrip-
tion of the man to the police but no trace
of him could be found