Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-11
NEWS NUGGETS.
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North. East. South and West,

The scheduled bout at Philadelphia TO,
Wednesday night between Frank Erne
| and Joe Cans did not take place. 1t is
said Erne left the city for New York
early in the evening.
Edmund Anthony, Jr., president of E.
Anthony & Sons, Incorporated, publishers
of the New Bedford Evening Standard,
and one of the best-known newspaper
men IN Massachusetts. died at his home
in Fairhaven, Monday, at the age of s.
years.
Anne Tully, aged rs, was found. Mon
day, in Hennessy court, off Market street,
Lowell, Mass, frozen to badly that she
died at st. Johns hospital shortly aftei
the head and feet. Hennessy's court,
though in the heart of the city. is dimiy
lighted The woman had probably been
on the ground all night. A son survives
her.
The keeper of prominent saloon at
the new liquor law, closed his place
promptly on time, Sunday night but
found good customer asleep. The pro-
prietor shook his customer and then sent
man, Gideon S. Sprague. aged SO. son-in-
law of the late Secretary of Treasury
Salmon p. Chase. was dead.
The coroner's jury which has been in
vestigating the recent explosion of dyna-
mite in the excavation for the rapid tram
a
dict, Monday. holding Ira A. Srafer, the
sub-contractor. Ernest J. Matheson who
was chief engineer of the works on the
day of the explosion, and Moses Epps,
the cOlOred man who had charge of the
powder house, as being Jointly RESPONSE
BILE for the deaths caused by the explo-
sion.
The Orpheus theatre on Washington
street, opposite the City hall at Chicago,
was damaged by fire to the extent OF
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who We're working in the theatre have not
been accounted for and it is feared both
persisted. Three other attaches of the
theatre and two hotel walters who wer,
but firemen saved them from death. This
is the third time inside of six months
that the theatre has been on fire.
The large pail manufacturing establish
ment of John p. Rust at Keene. N. H.,
was partially destroyed by fire Monday
in width, and number of outlying build
ings were levelled. These were mostly
two stories in height The large saw
mill was saved. however, together with
large quantity of lumber. The css was
about $4,000; insured for $4,000. 1t is
supposed that the fire started over the
boiler room.
Trapped by fire as they were playing
with their dolls, Sunday morning. Elsie
respectively. daughters Of Dr. Robert
Berlinger Of 13l East Seventh-fourth
street, New York, were smothered to
death. Kneeling by their little beds in
prayer. with their faces pressed tightly
against the bedspreads. the children were
found after the fire was extinsuished,
each holding her favorite doll locked
tightly in her arms.
The Hindoo twins, Radioa and Dordica,
who were united in a manner similar to
the Siamese twins, who were exhibited
the world, were separated at
Paris. Sunday, by DIR. Doyon. The op-
GRAFTON lasted 20 minutes and was entire
~ successful; but owing to the weak con-
dition of the patients, the final result of
the operation is still doubtful. The mem
brane connecting the twins contained |
three large arteries, and the patients lost |
between one and two ounces of blood. The |
only complaint made was that they felt |
pain in the membrane.
A plan to build a sl,OOO,0OO theatre at |
Pa, is being looked into by |
B. F. Keith, the theatrical manager. Mr..
Keith, who has been there inspecting /
sites, has met H. w. Oliver, who has con-
troll Of many of this city's downtown
sites Mr.. Keith says he stands ready to