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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
A REAR END COLLISION.
Two Men Killed and Several injured
on Brooklyn Elevated.

New York. Nov. 19-As the result of Il
rear-end collision. late this afternoon, be-
tween a Bay Ridge train containing about
100 passengers. and train of five empty
cars. both of which were bound for
Brooklyn bridge on the Fifth avenue
branch of the Brooklyn Elevated Rail
road. two men were killed, one was fatal
" hurt and number of others received
minor injuries. Patrick Cabin, conductor
l of Bay Ridge train. was burned to death.
The train of empties had left the sta
ton at 36th street some minutes in adj
vance of the Bay Ridge train and when
near 18th street a fuse blew out and the
train came to a standStill.
Hart. the conductor on the light train,
ran to the rear platform and held req
lantern toward the approaching train. but
Cahill. the motorman of the train follow
ing. did not diminish his speed and the
cars came together with crash that
could be heard for blocks.
Hart was thrown to the side, and al
though injured. CROPPED his way back with
the lantern in his hand. Here he was
found later in a dazed condition with his
clothes almost torn from his back
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
THIRTY-0NE KILLED
And IS Injured in Railroad
Wreck in Illinois.
Freight and Work Trains Meet
Wreckage 80 Feet in Air.
Freiaht Conductor Failed to Obey
Orders to Pass Other Train.

! Peoria ILL.,, Nov. 19.-Thirty- one men
were killed and at least Is injured in
| a head-on collision between a freight
train and work train on the Big -Four
between Mackinaw and fremont. this
afternoon. Bodies of rs of the victims
have been taken from the wreck. which
is piled 80 feet high on the tracks. Five
bodies yet remain buried under the
huge pile of broken timber and twisted
iron and steel.
On a bank at the side of the track
lie the bodies of the victims. cut.
bruised and mangled in a horrible man.
ner. So far only IL have been identi-
fled, the remaining 10 being unrecog-
nizable even by friends of men known
to have been in the wreck All the dead
and most of the injured We're members
of the work train. The crews on both
engines jumped just in time to save
their lives.
The collision occurred in a deep cut
at the beginning of a sharp curse.
neither train being visible to the crew
of the other until they were within so
feet of each other. The engineers set
the brakes sounded the whistle and
leaped from their cabs, the two trains
striking with such force that the sound
was heard for miles. A second after
the collision the boiler of the work
train engine exploded, throwing heavy
iron bars and splinters of wood 200
feet.
Conductor John w. Dodge of Indian
apolis, who had charge of the freight
train, received orders at Urbana to
wait at Mackinaw for the work train,
which was due there at 2.40 p. M. In
stead of doing this he failed to stop.
The engineer of the work train, George
Becker had also received orders to
| pass the freight at Mackinaw and was
| on the way to that station. The work
train was perhaps five minutes late
and was running at full speed. A tele-
phone message to fremont brought a
special train with four physicians to
the scene in less than half an hour.
At the same time another train arrived
from Pekin bearing Supt. C. H. Barn
ard and three physicians. After work.
ing two hours the remains of 26 men
We're taken out
The workmen had been engaged in
laying steel rails at different points
along the track. and three of the freight
cars were heavily loaded.
The injured We're taken to the two
cabooses of the relief trains, where
temporary hospitals We're improvised
and their wounds taken care Of One
| caboose was taken to Morton, while
the other was taken to fremont.
The dead will lie on the bank all
night, or until the arrival of the coroner
of Tazewell county in the morning.
The dead are residents of neighbour
ing towns and the scenes about the
wreck, this evening, were beyond de-
scription. Wives and children of men
who were missing thronged around
asking if their husbands or fathers had
been killed. Out of 35 men who con-
stituted the crew of the work train.
, only four are living and two of these
are seriously injured. Wreckage is
streWn along the track for a distance
of nearly 200 feet and it will be "a
hours before il can no cleared
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
Lightbody's
Headache
Powders
Wonderful Cures.
For sale by oil DrussFsta
WATERVILLE.
SUPERIOR COURT.
November Term, 1so3-Hon. Q. G. Hall,
Presiding.

CHARLES W. JONES. Clerk of Courts.
FRANK J. HAM, Sheriff.
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer.
Waterville, Nov. 10.
Lois Richardson VS.. Julian D. Taylor,
Admr. Brown & Brown for plaintiff, Z.
F. Johnson for defendant. This is an &C.
ton on account annexed, for balance of
$500 and interest claimed to be due the
plaintiff for extra work performed in the
home of the father of the defendant in
Winslow The plaintiff claims that she
did work outside of the housework for
which she was under contract and receiv-
ed S. per week, such as caring for the
stable and shoveling snow, that was not
properly part of the Homework. Two wit
ncsses testified that the old gentleman
told them that he wanted Miss Richard
son, the plaintiff, to have $1,000 out of his
estate when he was gone. One of the
witnesses the next day wrote out this al
legged statement of the old gentleman, and
preserved it. After the death of Daniel
Taylor the father the plaintiff present.
ed the writing to the defendant, admin
istrator of the estate of Daniel Taylor,
and said to him that it was in the nature
of will. The defendant testified that on
the presentation of the paper to him he
said very little, but upon investigation,
and finding it probable that his father had
told some parties, or expressed a wish,
that Miss Richardson should have from
$50 to 800, and desiring to carry out to
the letter the wishes of his father, he did
send her a check for 800, and wrote her:
IF you choose to accept the enclosed
check in satisfaction of all demands
against my fathers estate will you please
sign and return to me the accompanying
receipt. If not, please return the check"
1t was in evidence that the check was
cashed by the plaintiff but she did not
sign the receipt.
The testimony was all in and arguments
completed at adjournment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
E%{ 9g@94&sfE'
O. Railroad

Arrangement Of Trains in Effect, Oct
IL, 1908.
Pullman Car Service: Pullman Parlor
car on train leaving Bangor at Bis p. M
and Caribou at 500 A. M.
Pullman Sleeping car on train leaving
P. M
TRAINS LEAVE
LEAVE Portland, 1915 P. NJ; Augusta
S.55 A. M; Arrive Millinocket at SAB A. M. !;
Houlton, SIS A: M; Pressure Isle. 1887 A.
M; Caribou, 11.o5 P. M. Fort Fairfield,
III Leave Al = Portland Il: io.45 +. M; Augusta,
12.5s A. M; Watervile LAO A. NJ, Ban
gor, ITO A. M; Arrive Katahdn Iron
Works. 1o.o5 4. NJ; Patten. 11.5o a; NJ;
Houlton. 1855 P. M; Pressure Isle, GAG P.
M; Caribou. 315 P. M: Van Buren,, 450
?. M: Limestone. 40 P. M. Fort Fair.
K. NJ; Guiford. SIS 4. M: Monson, 1851
LEAVE Portland, 1925 A. NJ; Augusta,
1926 P. M; Waterville, 1.20 P. NJ; Bangor,
Presque Isle, 957 r. NJ: Caribou, 1925 P.
M; Fort Fairfield. 1o.15 p. M.
LEAVE Portland. 1240 r. M; Augusta,
gor, $50 p M: Dover. I.o3 P. M; Guilford.
7.26 P. M; Greenville, $40 P. M.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
LEAVE Greenville, 5.35 A. M; Dover.
7.05 A. M; Arrive Bangor. $50 A. M:
Leave Bangor, Waterville. Augusta.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. 6.05 A. NJ; Car
ibou, $50 A; NJ; Pressure Isle. SIS A. M;
Patten. s.55 A. M; Millinocket, 10. % A. NJ !;
Katahdin Iron Works, 1920 A. M; Arrive
Bangor, Los p M; Wateryille, 3.08 P. M:
Augusta, 3.47 p. NJ.
LEAVE Van Buren, e.5s A. NJ: Caribou.
n.40 A. M; Presque Isle. 12.11 p M; Fort
Fairfield, lbs A: NJ; Houlton, LIS P. NJ;
Patten,. 2.55 P: NJ; Millinocket, 40 P. NJ:
Greenville, 3.S5 P: NJ; Monson. $40 P. M:
Guilford, AL r NJ; Dover and Foxcroft,
sos P: M; Arrive Bangor, 7.25 P: M; Wa
terville, 9.H P. M; Augusta, 1923 P. M.
LEAVE Caribou, Ais P. M; Fort Fair
field. $50 P. M; Pressure Isle, 4.43 P. NJ:
Houlton, $40 P. M; Millinocket, S.43 p.
NJ; Arrive Bangor, II As P. NJ; Waterville,
1.52 A. NJ; Augusta, 2.30 A. M.
GEORGE M. HOUGHTON,
Traffic Manager.
W. M. BROWN,
Superintendent.
Bangor, Oct. Z. 1903.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
SAN DOMINGO HOLDS OUT.
Has So Far Successfully Resisted At
tacks of the Rebels.

San Domingo, Wednesday, Nov. 49,
Yesterday, at noon, another severe at
tack was made on the city without
effect. The rebels had many killed and
wounded, but the government losses
were small. The firing continued dur
ing the night, the insurgents using
heavy cannon. The situation here is
desperate. The poor are suffering for ne
cessites and prices of provisions are
rising. The sanitary condition of the
city, however, is good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

Marks Nathan. the scrap iron king"
whose will has just been filed at Chicago.
lett provision Tor the erection OF a syna-
structions that land be purchased in the
Holy City and dwellings erected for the
free housing of the families of poor and
deserving Jews. Out of total fortune of
$4,000 made in the buying and selling of
scrap iron, Mr.. Nathan bequeathed $46, 600
to charity. The amount named for ex-
pend1tn ul IN Jerusalem was $1,000: An
Of Jewish hospital or asylum for Jew
ish orphans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
FAIRFIELD.

Arthur Wyer, who has been in the
employ of the Sawyer Publishing Co.,
at WatervilIe for several years, has sew
cred his connection with that company
and has entered the employ of The A.
C. Ladd Co., here, succeeding Ches-
ter Burrill, who lately went to Augusta
TO work for the Maine Farmer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
The Baltimore Needs Coal.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Capt. Briggs
of the cruiser Baltimore, now at San
Domingo City, today, cabled the navy
department that he will leave there,
Saturday, for San Juan, Porto Rico, to
take on coal. In the meantime the
Newport will have arrived at San Do
mingO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
Japanese Acting on Defensive.

London, Nov. 20.-The Daily Nails
Tien Tsin correspondent announces
that the Japanese have occupied
Wichu at the mouth of the Yalu river,
and that the Chinese government has
withdrawn its note to the provincial
governors advising them to prepare
for war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

Right Worshipful Frank E. Sleeper,
grand lecturer of the Grand Lodge of
Maine A. F. and A. NJ, will hold a
convention for instruction in Masonic
work in Masonic hall, today, beginning
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. There will be ses-
sons of the convention in the after
noon and evening as we'll as in the
morning. All Master Masons are cor
daily invited to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 90 1903

I Don't fool with coldsspo one can tell what
the end may be. Pneumonia, catarrh, chronic
bronchitis and consumption invariably result from
neglected colds. Nothing can be compared with
Chamberlain Cough Remedy as quick cure for
colds and influenza, and by it, use these diseases
may be avoided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
1T LOOKS STORMY.
A Fairly Long Fighting Spell Expected
in Jolo.

Manila, Nov 19-The situation in Jolo
indicates several weeks of lighting. me
Moros generally are in state of unrest
Sixty-fivc prisoners have escaped at Caga-
van. Among them are number OF des
perate characters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

Chas. Oakley Morris, one of the found
ers and once president of the Consolidat
ed Mine Stock Exchange, and before the
Civil war president of the Gold Board IL
New York, is dead at his home in Eliza
beth, N. j. He was a son of Gen. VIM. L.
Morris, who served in the Mexican war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

Margaret Johnston Merrill of Detroit. is
dead of tuberculosis at Walla WalIa.
Wash. Mrs. Merrill had written a num-
Der of books for children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
GARDINER.
POLO AND BASKETBALL.
Gardiner, 2; e. L. H., 1-PortIand, %;
Gardiner, 10.

The opening evening of the series of
athletic games in the Coliseum under the
auspices of the Board of Trade, was,
Thursday evening, and the games proved
interesting to the large audience The
first attraction was a period Of polo and
at the close of this the Gardiner team
scored two and the Auburn team failed to
score. This period was fast one and
both teams did good work. period of
exciting basketball followed this and dur
ing it some fine playing was seen. The
first period ended with score of Is to IL
in Gardeners favor.
The second period of polo was faster
than the first and E. l.. H, S. scored once
In the last half the Y. M. C. A. team was
given II points and the home team scored
six points, and so Portland won, % to 49,
The game was a fast one and was a credit
to the Portland players and no discredit
to Gardiner.
The basketball summary:
PORTLAND. GARDINER.
Hunkins, IF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lg, Rafter
Chase, IL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rg, Hazard
SiharI, ;,, .o.'...'.'........... c. Strafiin
E. r. Moody, lg ................. IF, Wiley
Score-Portland %; Gardiner, 49, Goals
from iioor-R. Moody 3 Chase 3, L. Mood,
|, Hunkins ], Scott L. Rafter s. Straffin i.
Wiley 2 Forfeited points-Chase 9. Goals
from fouls Chase s, Moody 8, strafin j.
F'ouls-Wiley 8. Scott 3, Chase .. Hazard
3, r. Moody ., Straftin. l.. Moody .,
Hunkins 4. Rafter l. Referee, Ross. UNI
pire. Legate. Scorer and timer, Ring At
tendance 400. Time, Commute halves
The last period of polo was not as good
as the other two and ended with the fol-
lowing summary:
f. l.. H. S. GARDINER
Huntington ..... LIST rush ....... Goodwin
HOuShill ......... I'd rush ............ Scott
WOrmwood ...... center ........... Marley
Banks ......... halfback ......... Gordon
Cobb ................ goal ....... Harrington
Won Rush Gagged
Goals. by by by Time
1-Gardiner. Goodwin. Scott. 10
2-Gardiner. Huntington. Scott. ...... 80
Sc. l.. II. Goodwin. ..... WormwCod 5.45
Score-Gardiner. .; e. L. II. s., L. Stops
Hon pptr 2. Pm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

1-Gardiner. GOODWIN. .....ScOtt........ 10
2-Gardiner. Huntington. Scott. 80
Sc. L. II. Goodwin. .WormwCod 5.45
Score-Gardiner. .; e. L. H. s.. L. Stops
Harrington 8; Cobb, 5. Rushes-Good-
win, 2; Huntington, ,. Fouls-Houshil -
Referee Hill. Scorer, Ring Timer, Ring
Attendance, 400. Time, three 15-ininute
periods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
MEAT MARKETS
HALLowELL ADVERTISEMENTS.
CLOTHtERS

LONGEST AND STRONGEST.
Have you seen that long all wool
Overcoat Andrews Bros. are selling for
$1,000? Do not fail to examine, and
get prices Of our Overcoats before pur-
chasing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

CHARLES w. JONES, Clerk of Courts
FRANK J. HAM, Sheriff.
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-22

The farmers institute, which was
scheduled to be held in Kenosha this
week failed to materialize and thus far
none of the conductors have shown up
to begin the work.
The relatives of Matthew Marks,
the missing Elm Grove man, are still
searching in Keuosha for him. There
seems to be reason to believe that the
old man is hiding here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Karnes enter
tanned a number of their friends at a
whist party Tuesday evening at their
home on Elizabeth street. Those pres
ent report very pleasant time.
The Pass Time Pleasure CLUB has
accepted an invitation to attend a
dance in Racine Friday evening and a
special car has been chartered for the
use of the boys and their friends.
The funeral of the late Arthur Jornt
was held from the German Lutheran
church this afternoon. The funeral
was largely attended. The remains
were inferred in the city cemetery.
Miss Alice Richey resumed her du-
ties as teacher at the College of Com
merce this week. Miss Richey had a
months leave of absence to her home
ia Pennsylvania on account of illness
The Ladies Aid society of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church meets Thursday
afternoon Jan. %, at the home Of Mrs
j. A. Vinberg, 157 West street. Mem
bers and friends are most cordially
welcome.
The Railway men are working on
the crossings on Market street this
afternoon, and all the crossings will be
put in before the work is stopped
There are seventeen in all, in the diff
ferent parts of the city.
The proposed plan of holding state
exposition next fall in place of the
annual industrial exhibition of the Elk
position association in Milwaukee viii
be decided at the meeting of the asso-
cations board of directors on Monday
Feb. 2.
The Black Cats and the Miller Polo
team Of Racine play at the Lakeside
Auditorium in that city this evening.
The teams are about evenly matched,
and hot game is expected. The re-
ceipts from the game are to be divided
between the hospitals of Racine.
People having vicious dogs should
see to it that the animals are properly
tied up. During the past few months
several people in the city have been
bitten by these doge and the police
should be ordered to either kill the dogs
or see to it that their owners take
proper care Of them.
built by Louis King at the corner of
Prairie and Ashland avenues is finally
completed and large parties of skaters
are having rare fun on it nightly. The
rink is 100 by us feet and after many
trials Mr.. King has been able to get
the ice in excellent condition.
On February 1910 the Wisconsin Re-
tail Grocers' Association will hold its
yearly meeting at Madison. The pro-
posed Legislative bill pertaining to ex-
emptions and garnishments of wages
will receive the unanimous vote of the
delegates, and the delegates will visit
the Legislature in a body and urge its
passage.
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
says: A slight revival of the buying
of last seasons crop is developing,
though but few dealers are riding as
yet, and no great volume of trading
is reported. The receiving points
throughout the growing sections are
becoming busy places nowadays as the
deliveries are quite general.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coates, of Ra.
cine, spent Tuesday evening with
friends in kenosha.
President B. J. Arnold of the street
railway CONS any transacted business
in kenoSha Tues ay e. ening.
The Town Treasurer of Brighton,
made his full sestis ment with the
County Treasurer to-day. Wheatland
has also paid her entire Indebtedness
to the county.
Mrs. Daniel McLeuenn and children,
and Mrs. V. Eppler left for Chicago
this morning where they will visit
for few days with their sister, MRS.
J. A. Molitor.
The inmates of the poor house have
already begun to get ready to move to
their country home for the coming
spring and summer. The plan of the
city to put the old men and women on
farm seems to be received with favor
among them.
M. n. Eldridge, assistant director of
the Good Roads Inquiry Bureau of the
department of Agriculture at Washing-
ton, has been ordered to Wisconsin to
lecture on good roads before Farmers
Institutes. Mr.. Eldridge will deliver
his first address at Tomal1, Feb. 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-29
STATE news
CALL BROWN DOWN
County Commissioners Would
Have Him Devote Energies
TO Public Schools.

Provo. Sept. ZS.-County Superintendent
OF Schools j. 4. Brown has been engaged
by the Brigham Young academy as a
teacher in several branches, and conse-
quently spends part 81 MS time there.
iris Is not satisfactory q. certsn people
and the superintendent. Was cited 20 ape
pear before the board oI county commits
slonefs today, Wnen re Fras made ac-
Quainted with the .CcudEa OF tne board
that, viz. that Inc shoUld devote his en-
tire time 20 the work OF the county
schools and after taking over the uues-
zion further consideration WIS deferred
Tor one Week. during watch time SupeFin-
tendent Brown VIII be permitted TO pre-
sent such proofs as he desires that the
county is getting better service than IL
he devoted his entire time to the schools
as he claims ii ~ getting. ,Superutend-
ent Brown has appointed as has deputy
Principal c. n. Child Of Lehi 10 attend 20
certain of the detail work. work that Mr
Brown claims and so explained TO tile
board Mr. Child is better qualified To per
form than he (AIr. BROWN would be-
This appointment. however, has not
been submitted To the board for COnfir-
nation. and the board objected to THAI.
superintendent Brown further explained
academy which would compel him to neg
lect the work Of the county schools. ami
That If the two interests conIlicted he
would give his first efforts TO the county.
In addition to this, he stated that the
work as county superintendent was being
done TO the satisfaction of State Superin-
tendent Nelson.
At the convention at which Mr. Brown
was nominated a year ago the following
resolution was adopted. and on that m
Brown obtained the nomination Tho fact
that he is doing other work Is what has
raised objections The resolution reads:
Believing that the school interests Of
our county are all important and That
the duties Of the county SUPERINTENDENT
have grown TO be numerous and to the
end of improving our present educa tiOnaI
coNdltlon. We recommend that the county
Superlntf ndcnt Of our schools devote his
time and talents TO the work Of the coun-
~ and engage i'm no other work or pro-
from.
What the outcome VIII he is Uncertain.
as the action Of the board I'm the event
tnal Mr. Brown refuses TO rescind his
contract with the academy and 90 no
work except attend 10 the duties OF SUI
perlntendent IS more or less problem
atical.