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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
A MAD RUSH
For Life from a Blazing Build
ing in Boston.
About $50 Girls in Wild Scramble for
Place Of Safety.
No Lives Lost-Two Persons Taken to
the Hospital.
A MAD RUSH

Boston. Aug. 1S.-Screaming and
women rushed from the top floor of a
burning six-story building at the COR
ner of Binford and Wormwood streets,
South Boston, this afternoon. Several
of them We're injured in their mad rush
down the stairway, and at one time it
was feared q loss of life was inevitable
The financial loss is placed at fully
$15OG00.
The fire started in block No 4, of
what are known as the five WormWooG
buildings, occupying three acres of
ground. The burned building was -
feet wide by 30 feet long, with a total
of Is, $50 square feet. II was occupied
by several firms, including William
Byers, manufacturer of lace curtains;
Wharf e Yeaton, the United States
Shoe Stitching Co, F. L. & j. c. Cod
man. s. II. Young & Co., Morse Black
ing Co, and the American Wheel Bear
ing Co.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of tank of gasoline in the basement
of the building and it spread with such
rapidity that threequarters of the fire
department of the city had to be sum-
moned. The young women were en-
ployed in the lace factory on the sixth
floor, and the cry of fire caused intense
excitement. A dense volume OF smoke
enveloped the building which made it
difficult for the girls to find the stair
way Many were crushed and bruised
in the frantic rush down stairs
The members of the fire department
performed heroic work and carried
down the ladders many of the girls who
had tented or were overcome by the
smoke.
The occupants of the other building
escaped without serious difficulty. Two
persons, however, We're taken to the
hospital. They are Thomas Logan, a
workman in the building, who was
badly burned, and a young woman,
name unknown, who was badly crushed.
Owing to the infiammable nature of
the contents of the building it was soon
a seething furnace and within an hour
only portions of the walls We're stand
ling. The fremen We're obliged to use
extreme care as tank containing 1900
gallons of ail was stored in the first
| floor.
The building was owned by the Fac
tory Building Trust. The loss is COW
cred by insurance.
The people who We're the last to leave
the building were generally of the opin-
ion that everybody got out alive. That
also was the testimony of the firemen
and policemen who were first on the
| scene.
Despite these assurances. however.
there were persistent rumors to the
effect that a number of girls employed
| in the building had been burned to
death. The police, however believe all
| escaped from the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
200 INDICTMENTS
Against Alleged RumselIers
Over in Penobscot County.
None Yet Made Public Many Dealers
Have Left the City.
Long List of Other Offences-Court
Opens at Bath.

Bangor, Me, Aug. 1S.-The grand
jury of the August term of the supreme
court reported, this mornig. Following
are the indictments:
Harry V. Nolan, breaking and enter
ing, guilty; John a. Mccartney, larceny
from the person, not guilty; Harold b
Heald, breaking and entering, guilty;
Nelson Davis, larceny of horse and
wagon, not guilty; Earl Raymond, for
gerry, nolo contendere; George f. Bragg
larceny of horse, not guilty; Henry
ballard, common nuisance, not guilty;
Walter Cairns, larceny of watch, not
guilty; James Scott. burglary, not
guilty; William Daley, burglary, not
guilty.; John Cribs. larceny from the
pelson, mot guilty; Frank Stafford,
sbfeak king and entering, n0lo contendere;
James w. Clark, receiving stolen prop
eI1aE not guilty; Edward McKenney,
fceny of@ horse, not guilty; Vital
Nadeau assault and battery, not
g1ilty S rank NICHOLS, compound lar
ceny not gtfiNSy~ Harry Maher, COM
pound larceny ART breaking and enter
sssgsf not galiityxtAWiliam Doyle. larceny
Ehntt Ida M.NBean, attempt to burn
dwellihx houss, not guilty; Sherman
Gray, Manning. a bull. guilty.
County Attorney Smith states that
there Sare about 200 liquor indictments
andsthat theyeeWill not be given out.
Nc. 4zxssss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
TIE 18TH MAINE VETERANS
Hold Annual Reunion at Cape Cot
tage-A Large Attendance.

Portland, Ne. Aug. 1S.-Tuesday was
the occasion of the annual reunion of
the 18th Maine Regiment and it was
successful in every way both as regards
the weather, the attendance of veterans
and their wives and the business tran
sacted
The secretary and treasurer, David
II. flanagan of Portland, gave his re-
port which showed a balance was in the
treasury. The nectologist, Capt. G. w.
Nerrill of Portland made his report and
said that the following Old soldiers had
died during the year:
Urah Cobb of Westbrook, Geo S.
Jordan CT Willard. Marshall Babb of
Wcstbrook, David d. n. Furlow of Dry
Mills. VIM. b. Morton Of California,
Chas. +. Holyoke of North E,dgecomb,
Sam'l b. Libby of Pleasantdale, Chas.
y. Morrell of Chicago, Daniel A. Conant
OF Milford, Mass, Frank Adams of
Westbrook, Thos. w. Ford, Washington,
Munro Boynton of Hiram; Hosea r.
Allen of Hiram.
Letters of regret or greeting We're
read from absent members and then
came the election of officers which re-
suited as follows: President, Geo. o. D.
Soule, Portland; LIST vice president, Jos.
S. Hobbs, Falmouth; ed vice president
Il. +. Stevens. Lewiston; secretary and
treasurer, Maj. VIM. II. Green, Port
land: necrologisr, Geo. w. Nerrill
Portland; directors, Gen. Chas. p. Mat
tocks, Portland Cyrus H. Chaplin, Ok
ford; Thos. II. Jordan, Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
MURDERER ESCAPED.
VIM. Decker of Pulver's Corners, N
", Shot Dead, Monday Night.
mon. wed &fritfpl

Poughkcepsie, n. Y. Aug. 1S.-Wil-
liam Decker was shot and instantly
killed in the highway near his home at
Pulver's Corners. Duchess county.
Monday night. The neighbors saw him
in the road near his house a few min
utes before the shooting and while they
were talking Il pistol shot was heard.
They found him lying dead on his side
in the road. His shirt was on fire.
showing that the pistol was held close
to the body when it was discharged.
The bullet pierced the heart.
Coroner Caulllins of Armenia and Dis
trict Attorney Lee are investigating,
while deputy sheriffs are looking for Il
man who was seen in the vicinity OF
the shooting. The murdered man
sleaves wife and two small children
He worked and lived on the farm of
Adam Pulver near the Corners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
SERENADERS BUSY.
Have Made Night Hideous at
North VassaIboro.
Four Of Them Arrested on Charge of
Breaking the Peace.
Charge Not Sustained and Complainant
Pays the Costs.

North Vassalboro, Me-, Aug. 49,
(SpeciaD.-A new germ is rampant il
this town, and nearly all the young
male population is afflicted with it. Sc
far no adequate cure has been discov-
cred for it, though one man made a
very strong, if not quite scientific. at
tempt to find it. His try cost him $21
or whereabouts, for it wasn't success
full. The particular germ is that of SER
enading. 1t is epidemic and there
seems to be no telling when it will come
to an end.
The first symptoms made their ap-
pearance, last Saturday night, but
there's no telling how long the germ
had been at work upon those afflicted
In confidence, it is believed that the
germ first found Judgment in their sys-
TENS some time ago, when a certain
couple in the town was married Per-
haps these suspicious would not be
floating around if it wasn't for the
facts connected with the case
Last Saturday night, the couple re-
wedding tour. They had h?fd.l nice
little time so they told folks, but they
weren't aware, at the time, what was
coming to them. They found out later
on.
1t was soon after the village had set
tied to slumber, that the folks who liv-
ed in the particular house where the
young married folks were, We're star
tied by some of the most frightful mu-
sic ever made from tin pans, bells and
boilers.
1t was a serenade for fair. The
crowd was bound that the benedict
should come forth and produce tobacco
in roll form for them to smoke. He alb
solutely refused and, though the band
of noise-makers passed the night in
front of the house, he held to his de-
termination and stayed in bed.
Some folks thought that was the end
of the trouble.
They had another guess.
Last night, another couple who had
been married some time since and went
away, arrived back in town. The sere-
naders got wise to the fact and made
plans accordingly.
As in the previous case, after all was
quiet the noise broke upon the stiffness
of the night and Jared the slumbers
of the good people of the town. 1t con-
tinued and at last one of the inmates
of the house put his head out of the
window. When he did so, some cheap
chap hit him in the back of the neck
with single covered with mud. At
ter that the serenading came to an end,
for the night at least.
This morning, there was another
chapter to the story. -Four young men
We're arrested and taken before a trial
justice charged with breaking the
peace. The charge was not maintained
and they were discharged. it costing
the complainant the sum of $21.
Tonight, there is another serenade in
progress and there is no knowing when
the epidemic will cease. if the newly
married couples hold out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
TRY FEEDING.
Instead of a Journey for Health.

The sick person has not exhausted all
of his resources until he has tried the
value Of proper, pure, and scientifically
made food.
1t often happens that when medical
skill has been exhausted person
thinks change of climate necessary.
That's the time to change the food.
A big man in New York city whose
normal weight is around the $50 pound
mark had run down to 173 pounds. Il
was so ILL.," he says, that my doctor
ordered me to go South but as I could
not afford to go I hesitated and then
along came a friend who persuaded me
to try the food Grape-Nuts.
''Am glad to say did SO for gained
back nv lost so pounds and I now
feel fine ALI the time. never felt better
in all my life and that means I am
well and strong, didn't have to go
South. saved the money and am all
right Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
This shows what delicious food can
do when it is pure and the right
kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
THE 1ST MAINE HEAVlES
With Families and Friends are Enjoy
ing Their Annual Outing.

Bangor, Me, Aug. 1S.-Nearly 80 men,
bers of the First Maine Heavy Artillery
Association, accompanied by their wives,
children and friends. left Bangor, Tues
day morning at o'clock, on the steamer
Verona for Vinalhaven, where the an
nual reunion of the famous regiment will
be held.
Among those who went were: Sergt.
Maj A. c. Sawyer, wife and daughter:
J. S. Bartlett, Capt. II. III. Shaw wife
and son, of Portland; Maj. G. j. House.
Augusta Lieut.. j. Albert Dole, G.. p.
Smith, Harrington Lieut.. and Mrs. Fl. p.
Smith. Brooklyn n. ": Gen, Charles
Hamlin; Lieut.. Miles Mckenney. Corinth:
Maj Fred c. Low. Edward Emery, james
S. Spratt, \ r. E. White, M. l.. Fisher, A.
j. Pierce, John Bigelow, A. Grant r. A.
Webster, William Dickson, John l.. Rol-
Inns, V. +. Hooper. Gen. Charles Hams
lin, j. p Dore, r. F. Jordan, II. B. Jor
dan, w. Fogg, Harry Robinson, II. j.
Hussey F. Burr. Simon Devoe. Grin
Houston, Alfred Condor, George Furnish.
Walter r. Kurdish. George r. Fernald.
Fl. A. Blanchard. Elbin Grant, Bartlett
Bradford, Peleg Bradford. John Hurd. c.
A. Burgess, G. BRIGHAM, j. f; Emlc, S.
J. Waldron. r. p. Haynes. j. Il. Robin
son, George T. Coffin; J. B. Parsons, ].
w. Blake, wife and daughter. Portland;
j. f: Rogers, l.. q, Lee B, F; Godfrey.
A. c. Sawyer, A. W. Ford, Roscoe F.
Hersey and wife of St Paul, Robert
Swan William Doughty, Calvin Kirk, G.
F. Haskell and Charles S. Morrison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
mot MEYERS BODY
But That Of Louis Greenwood
Of HoIyoke, Mass,
Has lust Been Foundiin the Waters
Of Moosehead Lake.
Was Fugitive from Justice and Thought
to Be in Canada.

Kineo, Me, Aug. 18.-One of the most
peculiar cases ever investigated by the
Maine authorities developed, today. As
the result of the finding of a body in
the lake near this point, the county
officials ascertained, today, that instead
of it being that of James Myers of St
John, N. B., the woodsman who was
pushed from a lake steamer, July g.
by Joseph Scribner, now in Jail at Do
YER on charge of murder, the re-
mains are those of Louis Greenwood of
Holyoke, Mass, a lumberman who was
supposed to be in Canada, a fugitive
from justice.
On Sunday last, the badly decom-
posed body of a man was found neal
here. AS no other person was known to
have been drowned recently, other than
Myers, it was supposed that the re-
mains We're those of the New Bruins
wicker. Today, however, Frank jan
drow, who occupied a bunk with Green
wood in a logging camp, on viewing the
body, discovered that it was Green
woods. The identification was posi-
lively confirmed by evidence which the
authorities found later.
1t developes that Crossword spent
the winter in the camp of Charles
jackson, a Bangor lumber operator, at
Socatean. He came to Kineo in the
middle of April and obtained employ
ment with local man. He secured q
room with a workman named Wm
King.
On April 2S the date upon which the
lake was free from ice, it was the de-
sire of many of the lumbermen to go
down the lake on the first boat of the
season. Greenwood, Mr.. King states,
appeared to be in an unusual hurry
to have him go on the boat and in the
rush for the lake King forgot to take
his money out of his trunk and place
it where it would be safe.
Greenwood did not go on the boat Next
day on Kings return he found that his
companion and his money were both miss
ing. Suspicion naturally attached to
Greenwood and King notified the author
tiles of his loss. Telephone messages
were sent to several points but no one
could be found who mad seen Greenwood
1t was believed he had gone to Canada
Grcanwoods companions say that they
understood that he came to the Maine
woods because of some difficulty he had
in Holyoke, in which a woman was con-
cerned. When he landed in l<ineo he had
a trife over $11 in his pockets and he in
timated that he intended to save some
money and strike for Canada. The body
was taken to Greenville, this afternoon,
and there King identified certificate rep
resenting $40 in gold, a silver dollar and
a number of s. notes which was his prop
erty. He convinced the coroner at the
inquest that the money was his and it was
returned to him. The money was in a roll
in the dead mans pockets and was in ex-
eellent condition notwithstanding its long
immersion
The authorities here will probably com
municate with the Holyoke police.
1t is supposed that Greenwood after talk
ing canoe for the purpose OF crossing
the lake and striking out for Canada. was
unable to handle the frail craft and up
set it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
RAYMoND'S CENTENNIAL.
Hon. J. w. Symonds of Portland De
lvers the Grafton.

Raymond, Me-, Aug. 1S.-Hon. Joseph
w. Symonds of Portland, delivered the
grafton at the exercises, today, COM
memorativ of the centennial of this
town. The exercises were attended by
large crowds from the surrounding
towns. Prof William H. Jordan of
Geneva, N Y, Hon. Charles Sumner
Cook, Hon. Edward c. Reymonds, all
of Portland, were among the out of
town speakers. C. s. Whitman welcomed
the visitors. and Francis s. Plummer
read an historical address. The eXer-
cises continued forenoon and afternoon
with a picnic dinner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
SAGADAtloC COUNTY COURT.
Justice Spear Presides-About 1O-Days
Session Expected.
,gfsSN

BakEsMe, Aug. 1S.-Associate Jus
tice A. NJ. Spear of Gardiner presided
at the opening of the August term of
the supreme judicial court, today. 1t
was expected the court would be in ses-
sion about 10 days, during which sew
eral liquor cases will be heard. Cliff
ford f. McGlaufiain, Portland, E. f.
Randall Freeport, and Harry r. Cool
idge, Livermore Falls, were admitted
to practice in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
HAGERMAN NO BETTER.
And the Doctors Can See No Hope of
His Recovery.

Saco, Me-, Aug. 1S.-Frank Hager-
man, the victim of Harlan P. Hanson
in last Fridays shooting affair, was
practically in the same condition, to-
day. The physicians offer no more en-
enlargement for his recovery than they
did. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
CHICAGO WAGE BASIS.
Cost of Living Increased IS Per Cent
Wages Will Be Raised.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-After receiving a
report from a corps of experts con-
corning the prices of commodities in
districts where the organized working
ing men of the city live. the Employers
Association has discovered that the
cost of living has increased 10 per cent
during the last five years, and has de-
cided that wages should be increased in
like ratio. In many cases the inceease
already has been granted: in future
cases this will be the basis of wage
raises
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
w. j. Bryan at New Haven.

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 1S.-Wm. J.
Bryan arrived here, tonight, to attend
the funeral, tomorrow, of Philo S. Ben
nett OF this city and New York, who
was accidentally killed while travelling
IN Ioaho. He is a guest of relatives
of Mr.. Bennett.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19

er Wilhelm III arrived at New York,
Tuesday, from Bremen, southampton and
Cherbourg, after a fast run of five days.
Is hours and 10 minutes over the short
course of 1862 miles. at an average speed
of 225s knots per hour. On her present
trip the Kaiser Wilhelm IL brought TIT
cabin and S26 steerage passengers. Among
the passengers were Lady Charles Beres-
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.
and Mrs Jules s. Bache, George Westing-
house. Charles Barring. Heinrich Conrsid,
director of the Metropolitan Opera house.
r. Ziegfeid. Jr., Anna Held and Baron
Won FREEZER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
Massachusetts, Will Sail, Today.

Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug. 1S.-The dis
abled battleship Massachusetts will
sail at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
for the Brooklyn navy yard where she
will be repaired. The vessel will pro-
coed under her own steam. The In
diana will sail for Rockland, tomor-
row
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
Lord Salisbury's Condition Grave.

London, Aug. 1S.-The condition of
niably grave. The bulletin issued by
his physicians. Tuesday morning.
merely says the patient passed a rest
full night and that his condition is much
the same.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
WARSHIP SUNK.
The Chinese Cruiser Huang Tai
Lost With "A of Crew.
In Collision With Empress of India
Through Own Fault.
Captain Refused to Leave Ship-Other
Steamer Badly Damaged.

Hong Kong, Aug 1S.-The Canadian
Pacific's steamer Empress of India
FROM Vancouver, b. c., July 81. and
Yokohama, Aug. 10. for Hongkong,
collided near this city, Tuesday, with
the Chinese cruiser Huang Tai. The
warship sank an hour after the COLI
sion. The Empress of India saved one
man of the crew of the cruiser.
The captain of the Huang Tai refused
to leave his ship and IS of her crew
were drowned. The Empress of India
was badly damaged amidships.
The Huang Tai is tender to the
naval engineering college of the south
ern Chinese squadron at Nantang. She
was 2l1O tons displacement, go feet long
Sc feet beam and draws 20 feet of water.
The cruiser was built at Elswick. She
had 24O0 indicated horse power, was
launched in 1885, and was completed in
1888.
The Empress of India is one of the
finest vessels of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Co. She is 440 feet long. and is
of over 5000 tons net register. She was
built at Barrow in 1890, is driven by two
propellers, and has 10000 indicated
horsepower.
Montreal, Aug. 1S.-In an official ex-
PLANTATION the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way gives of the collision between the
steamer Empress of India and the
Chinese cruiser, the railway officials
say the two vessels We're running par
allel courses about midnight when,
without warning the captain of the
Chinese cruiser suddenly starboarded
his boat and tried to cross the bow of
the Empress. The latter immediately
maneuvred so that the collision. which
he-knew would result, should be a
CHANGING one. The bow of the cruiser
slid along the side of the Empress, but
the starboard propeller of the Empress
caught the cruiser and injured her so
seriously that she sank in a few sec
onds. ...
Portland, Ore, Aug. 1S.-The Empress
of India, carried 25 cabin passengers
and $50 steerage passengers, the latter
bainor mostly Chinese Sbe was p0tn-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
Dover Wooden Mills Have Vacation.

Dover, Me-, Aug. 1S.-The Brown
Wooden mills here have closed for two
weeks They are owned by the Ameri-
can Wooden Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
MONEY
TO LOAN

on all kinds of personal property at rea-
sonable rates. Installment payments
COLLATERAL LOAN CO.
zi3 water St, Opp. Cony House
July31eodtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
NEW
IN SHIRTS
at the up to date stores of
H. G. BARKER co.
Cash Hatters and Furnishers.
Opp. Hotel North, August
21s Water St, Caroline
COMMISSIONERS.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Forecast:
New England, partly cloudy, Wednes-
day, with showers in north portion;
Thursday, fair; fresh south to west
Winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19

The average depth Of the ocean between
GO degrees north and 60 degrees south is
nearly three miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19

Deacon and Mrs. Charles Copeland
of Holden, Monday. celebrated the 5oth
anniversary of their marriage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19

Portland, Ore, Aug. 1S.-The Empress
of India, carried % cabin passengers
and $50 steerage passengers, the latter
being mostly Chinese. She was COM
manded by Lieut.. c. p. Marshall.