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The Washington times., 1904-09-25
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ceiling. and the walls are wainscoted
very high with italian marble Above
this wainscoting the walls are treated in
French chrome. highIghted With gold
leaf.
To right and left Of the main entrance
viii be coy smoking corners overlook
ing Broad Street. and in their ample
hreplaces real logs Of wood-not make
believe affairs Of gas and iron-wll blaze
and crscbie morrily on chilly days
Relics of Old Clubs.
In one OF these corners will be grouped
relics of emblems Of the Glover Club.
the Five O'Clock Club. and other Ia
nous social organizations whose home
FOR some time has been the Bellevue.
Tie Office is at the left Of the main
entrance. facing the elevators In IL
hangs a clock with five diais, telling the
time in Philadelphia. San Francisco.
Manila. Rome. and London
This body makes luxurious lounging
apartment for guests. its magnificent
furniture Of Louis XIV style being OF
mahogany and gold. covered with rich
ve,ours de knap. embroidered in gold.
Huge chandeliers OF gold are filled with
electric lights with tinted globes.
The restaurant or main dining room.
occupying most OF the Chancellor
street. or south. side Of this floor, is
decorated in a French color scheme Of
the Colonial order The general i'm
preston is soft. old ivory. warming here
and there into pinkish tints and deep
enfng sometimes almost 10 salmon,
highnRhted with gold. A large central
oval, done Ia delicate tones. brings out
the detail Of the lofty ceiling. while an
impression Of stately dignity Is given the
room by rows Of gTeenish marble pillars.
capped IN bronze. All the restaurant
furniture Is mahogany.
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

half the fare Of the steam roads. and
for this reason the present railroad
arrangements win be forced to adopt the
new system Should they delay the
change too long they would find their
trackage paralleled by rival electric
companies who could soon ~rive them
out Of business in the one-sided conpe-
tition.
The steam engineers are acutely alive
to the possibilities of electricity. The
brotherhood of locomotive engineers
are facing the inevitable decline of their
power. They fear that under the new
regime they will be supplauted and their
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

The perfection reached in every de-
partnent Of these new homes for the
public makes one wonder what can be
done next in the way Of improvement
There is no comfort Of homes, or
privacy either. that the new manage
ments do not claim to be able to fur
nish-always provided, OF course. that
you have the wherewith 20 pay for Il
all. A comparison of the present splen-
dor with descriptions Of the hoStelries
of twenty. or even ten years ago XIII
furnish a fruitful topic for philosophic
meditation
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

based on a very short Roadway.
For runs Of a distance such as between
Washington and New York, trains could
be arranged for every hour, or even
twice an hour. They would be lighter
than those made up for long cross
country service and would therefore be
capable Of very high speed.
Il Question of Months.
1t IS merely a question Of months be-
fore all the suburban service from the
larger cities will be operated by electric
ity. The reduced cost Of operation
makes it possible 70 charge about one
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

probably entertain some doubts and
fears in regard to the long distance
travel They are used to the steam-pro-
PEELED trains and know about what Is
the percentage of their chances forl
getting killed or MANNED. One point has
been raised. and that is the compare
lively small experience the engineers Of
the motor trains will have TO start upon.
when the project Of putting long dis
lance runs into effect becomes feasible.
1t will be found upon investigation that
the motormen in charge Of the
heavy electric trains now in service
compare most favorably with their
brother engineers in charge Of the steam
locomotives.
Same Qualities Required.
In the driving Of a fast. heavy cleo
trio train. very much the same qualities
and equipment are required that are re-
quired in the engineer Of a steam loco
motive Brains are required IN both
cases; brains and quick. cool judgment.
power Of maintaining concentrated and
alert attention during intervals OF con-
siderable length.
Combined with this. Of course. there
must be the temperate. orderly life on
the part Of the motormsn or engineer,
without which those necessary qualifics-
lions cannot be counted Upon IL is true
that the man at the controller of an
electric car need not be equipped, as the
good engineer IS. 20 just about rebuild
his engine as II stands on the tracks,
but he IS required 70 have frst-class
mechanical training and adaptability in
other directions.
When people trust their lives in a rail-
road train. whether the motive power be
steam or electricity, they are entitled
10 have a man in control Of the power
that whirls them at such great speed
through the country who is a first-ciass
man in every respect-in brains, in vtgOr,
and in responsibility Of character.
Change Will Be Gradual.
1t Is not proposed to supplant steam
locomotion all at once. The complete
use of electricity must be approached
gradually and with careful attention 70
the defects that are sure to crop up, as
was the case at the commencement Of
the steam era. 1t is proposed to COM
menCe with the passenger service where
rapid transit and cleanliness, combined
with comfort, are the most essential
| points to be considered. The locomo-
tives on hand are to be used on parallel
| tracks for freight hauling and emergen-
cies in the electric line that may develop
under the new system.
The electric motors are not as expen-
| sive as the steam locomotives, and for
( that reason a greater number Of trains
can be operated and maintained on
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

LATEST APPLICATION
Owe Railways t11dh StreNe The
Sixty Fee
copyright y NORWOOD YOr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
j. n. Ogicr, Camden, Elected President
at Portland Meeting.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 21.-The 45th an
nual annual meeting Of the Maine
Press Association opened in the COM
mon council chamber. today. Besides
the regular reports which made 4 sat
isfactory showing the subject OF libel
Was given some consideration and 4
communication was read from the
Maine Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation enclosing :. resolution adopted
by that organization whereby atten-
ton was called to the scarcity of com
potent printers and pressmen iii
Maine, and the suggestion was made
that everything possible should be
done t. encourage a2pranticeship in
the printing craft.
These officers We're elected for the
ensuing year: President. Jesse II.
Ogiei. Camden: vice presidents. Liston
F. Evans. Dover; W. II. Dow. Port
land: Fred W. Sanborn. Norway; sec
rotary. JOS Wood. Portland; treasurer,
Charles F. Flynt, Augusta; correspond
ent secretary. Edward S. Sterns,
Thomaston executive committee. J.
II. Ogi,r. Camden; L. NJ Banding.
Bangor: Flank G. Rich. Bangor; Ar
thur T.. Forbes. Norway.
There will be two sessions of the
association. tomorrow. The morning
session will be devoted to business Of
various kinds. including the selection
of the place for the annual excursion.
In the afternoon there will be liter
airy exercises
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
DIFFERENT NOW
Since the SIusger Coffee Was Aban
dcned

Coffee probably causes more bilious
ness and so-called malaria than ani
Jnc other thing-evcn bad climate. A
1T. Worth man says:
Il have always been OF a bilious
temperament. subject to malaria anC
up to one year ago a perfect slave to
coffee and at times | would be covered
with boilS and full o. malarial poison,
was very nervous and had swimming
in the head
Il don't know how it happened but
I finally became convinced that nv
sickness was due to the use of coffee
and little less than q year ago
stopped coffee and began drinking
Postum. From that time I have not
had 9 boil. not had malaria at all.
have gained Is pounds, good solid
weight, and know beyond all doubt
this is due to the use of Postum in
place of coffee as 1 have taken no
medicine at all.
POSTUM has certainly made healthy
rcd blood for me in place of the blood
that coffee drinking Impoverished and
made unhealthy" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum makes red blood. There's n
reason.
Look in each package for a copy OF
the famous little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28

All of the bodies Of the victims of Tues
days accident at the Stratton- Indepen-
dence mine at Victor, Col. have been re-
covered. Four have been identified
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
SNOWMAN COLLAPSED.
Sensational Incident in Trial of Case
at Rockland.

Rockland. Me, Jan. Elm the
supreme court in this city, yesterday,
was opened the suit of Eugene A
Snowman CT South Thomaston, against
George A. Mason, now of Rocklanl
IN which the former asks for $4,000
damages against Mason for alienation
Of his wi;es affections. The court
room was packed to suffocation, nc
ladies except as witnesses being pres
ent.
Senator L. NJ. Staples and County
Attorney Howard were counsel for th6
defendant, and Judge L. II. Campbell!
of the Rocliland municipal court, foi
The plaintiff. Mrs. Mason sat beside
her husband. the defendant, and
stoutly defended his character as 4
;rue and loving husband with whom
she had lived Il years.
Mrs. Snowman, wife of the plaintiff
relied, SAT inside the bar circle in an
obscure corner and wcpt occasionally
as she was referred to. snowman sal
along beside his counsel. Three Fin
handlers, witnesses for the prosecution
nIde up the circle of witnesses besid-
g two or lnfcc others from ASH fOillt
.icinity.
4 dramatic incident occurred in tl:5
middle of the afternoon session when
Mr.. Snowman under Il hotfre OF cross
examination by Mr.. Staples, suffered
| 4 nervous collapse and daZedly stag
rerrd from the witness box and col
iapscd completely in nearby chair
Court was suspended half an houl
init, the witness recovered.
Another unusual feature was pre-
scented vixen Judge Campbell, counso,
| for Snowman, confronted Mason. re
sardins alleged statements made lie
| tween them on July II last, which tn,
| Witness stoutly denied. Judge Camp
| 3cll will with the courts permission
take the stand. today. to refute this
part of Mason's testimony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
AFTER LONG YEARS.
Mystery Solved About Missing
Geo. Geyer, Friendship.
Left Home Over 80 Years Ago and
Disappeared from Sight.
News Just Received ct His Recent
Death in California.

Friendship. Me-, Jan. 27.-After more
than 80 years the mystery surrounding
the sudden and unexplained disappear
ance of George Geyer, prosperous
young man of this town, has been par
TALLY cleared by the receipt of a letter
announcing his recent death in Cali
fCrnia.
The letter, which was received by
Postmaster George Collamore, gave no
details of Geyer's life. the cause of his
death or even the name of the place
where he died. 1t merely stated that
George Geyer, formerly of Friendship,
Ne, had recently died lin California;"
leaving considerable property and ask
ing if the man had any relatives in
Friendship.
The writer George Gibson Of Pen
rose, Utah, stated that Geyer had no
relatives in California ard that unless
the property WAS claimed by relatives
here it probably would go to strangers.
lie added that full details would be
given the relatives If they would open
correspondence with him. 4 Br0the"
and sister who reside here. al.i u
brother at Somcrville, Mass, have
| communicated with Mr.. Gibson, but no
reply to their letter has yet been re-
ceived.
The disappearance of George Ceyer
| was one Of the most mysterious cases
with which the officers Of Maine ever
had to deal. and it was finally accepted
| as fact that the man had been muir
| dered. Geyer lett his home in Friend
| ship. early one morning in 1871, when
| he was about 80 years of age. for
| business trip in Rockland. informing
| his family that he would return that
evening. When he did not come home
| the following day inquiry was made
by his relatives in R0ckland and sur
rounding places, but nothing could be
learned. Finally the matter was plaC ed
| in the hands of the police and for days
| the official machinery of KnCX county
| was kept constantly in motion in an
effort to locate the missing man. After
| several days of tirelesS search body.
/ bruised and mutilated beyond recog-
/ milton, was found and Geyer's relatives
!, agreed with the officials that the young
i man undoubtedly had been murdered
4 and that the body was his. From that
time until the letter from Mr. Gibson
arrived Geyer had been :nourned as
dead. Property to the value OF about
| 1880 which he owned i'll this town
was divided by his relatives more than
so years ago.
BY a strange coincidence the letter
inGuiring for Geycrs relatives fell into
the hands Ct the dead mans nephew.
Postmaster coll2more being the son of
Mrs. Melissa CollamOre, Geyer'S sister.
A brother. William GeyeT. also lives i'll
this town. and another brother, Capt.
| Ellard Geyer, resides in Somerville.
Mass. Immediately upon receipt of the
letter from Mr.. Gibson Postmaster Col
lamorc wrote to P2nrOse asking for
full details Of his unclc's life in Cali
. fornia and OF his death, and the reply
is anXiousiy awaited by the dead man 5
brothers and sister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
CLAM FAMINE.
Prices Have Risen Far in Advance Of
Any Previous Year.

Portland. Me. Jan. 21.-Several weeks
of severe weather along the coast has re-
suited in practically a famine in the clam
market and prices have risen to a point
far in advance of any previous record.
Where the receipts in this port usually
total more than hundred barrels every
day. the supply during the past week has
dwindled to almost nothing and prices
have risen from $50 to So per barrel
Even at this price only n smallspercent
age Of orders can be filed roday's re-
ceipts Were two barrels with orders 10,
nearly a hundred times that quantity in
the hands of local dealers. Diggers re-
port that flats all along the coast are COW
cred with ice and that it is practically i'm
possible to work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
CAPTURED At KENNEBUNKPORT
Prisoners Have Liberty of One Hour
and a Half.

Kennebunk. Me-. Jan. 27.-The three
prisoners who escaped from the city
all at Saco. We're captured here at 1.30
o'clock this morning. The local off,
GERS had been notified that the men
we're coming this way and Constable
Hubbard was al the railroad station
lying in wait for them. Suddenly the
men appeared close to the station, hav-
ing followed the railroad track. Con-
table Hubbard summoned John john
son, the night telegraph operator at
Ehe station. to his aid and ordered the
nen to surrender. All three were suf-
tering intensely from the cold and ex-
lausted from their long tramp and
made little pretence of resistance. They
we're scantily clad and could hardly
nave gone far in their condition. They
were handcuffed and removed to the
police station to await the arrival Of
officers from Sac0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
HAL!suT SCARCE.
eut Two Trips.gLandcd at Portland
y TtiixSeason.
1904


1872
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lSeninul fish che1cDna much III demand.
is now growin$ scafeer year after year.
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~. -. & -, 4 ~. ,,
snesh mnhedsfH% foftiah"' l-'- IMAM
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t.a Ire T5ci IrG,p WIZ, '' t,c,. M arn
f;.. , ,,i I" -, III M'tir ''N az I
".t, '.''d summed On IN cold %."raE@.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
Shirts 10
Your Measure

This season We shall make speciality
OIL taking orders for custom shirts. over
80 samples Of new ahirtirgs in both i'm
ported and domestic goods. You are in
'ited to call and see this line.
GEE WISE on the new styles for
Spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Jan. 21.-There is nc
We'll defined storm center on tonight's
map. The pressure is high on the
middle Atlantic states. the lower Lake
region, thence westward to the north
Pacific coast. a disturbance CT small
extent is apparently central in tho
Gulf of Mexico.
The temperature has fallen sharply
in eastern New York, southern New
England, thence southwark. The winds
along the New England coast will be
mostly westerly and fresh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
cOEL-LADEN BARGES LOST
And Lives Of Nine Rargemen in Per
Of Pcnfisld Reef.

bridgeport. Ct. Jan. 27.--Word was
brought in. today. that eight hargcs load
ii with coal were lost and the lives o.
zine barSemen We're in dire peril for hours
II the sound OF Ponticid reef in the storm
Yesterday afternoon. The coal was con
went down is SO great that it is doubtful
If the coal can be saved. The Dargns wer.
N tow Of the McWilliamS Flu" Line tug
T.. I.uckenbach. The aggregate weight
of the lost cargo is 400 tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
large Fish Recelpts az Portland.

.,.':.. '''''o' Ne. Jan. 2,-Today's FISH re-
s,i'.'... N''t me largest of the season. /.
! '-',fS bringing in 1o.ooo pounds of cod
r., ,,',,ock ana hake Some of the fishermen
nj,bt:s n;ird experiences during last
'''7'' gale and snow storm. '''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
Il. c. BARKER co.,
Hatters and F'urnishers,
opp. Hotel North, Augusta.
us Water St. Gardiner.
FAIR WEATHER.

Washington. Jan. 27.-Forecast 70.
Thursday and Friday. for New Eng
land: Fair. Thursday and Friday;
fresh west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
Boston Foreca st.

Boston, Jan. 27.--Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Thursday, fair; light
westerly winds; Friday, increasing
cioudincss ard probably snow.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27
Wheat and Char.

Success at the price Of the soul Ia
failure
Prayer for others leads to care for
others
without eternity life is an eternal
enigma.
God never forgets the man who can
forget himself
Better an honest Lazarus than a sue
cessful Dives.
Darts Of Satan may be used to drive
us TO God.
They who know enough to sin know
enough to be saved.
You cannot make progress toward
Heaven in the pathway Of sin.
The attractiveness of Heaven de-
Ponds on the treasure we have there
The darker the sin the fairer the
name the devil will select for it,
Rams Horn.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27
FLOODS AND STORM.
Property Destroyed at Fort Scott BY
Water and at Mcpherson 81 Wind.

Fort Scott. Kan. April 25.-Fort
Scott is experiencing the most serious
food in its history. Marmaton river
and Mill creek. which runs into tho
former stream here. have risen ten
feet in the past - hours. the result of
heavy rains. Several hundreds OF per.
sons have been rescued in boats. As
far As known no lives have been lost
The estimated loss to live stock drown.
ed and property damaged is 500. 900
The two streams began to rise at 10
o'clock Saturday night and Sunday the
city was divided into three sections
and almost completely isolated Sun.
day night the entire northern part OF
the city was cut OF and part OF the
city is inundated, Ten feet OF water
is rushing through the streets in that
part of the city and several hundred
persons in what is known as Bc,ltown
have been forced to leave their homes.
Kansas City. April 25.--Unusual,y
heavy rain and wind storms. causing
more or less damage. prevailed In
Western Missouri and Central Kansas
Sunday. with n blizzard in Western
Kansas. Small streams I'm Kansas are
over their banks and many telephone
and telegraph poles have been blown
down. One drowning is reported
Many trains are late on account of
washouts.
Mcpherson. Kan. April 25.--A SO.
we're tornado struck Mcpherson Sun
day afternoon. demolishing six resi-
dences and causing more or less other
damage to property. Three persons
were injured. one seriously. Much
damage was done in the country north
of here.
The tornado passed four miles east
of Salina. wrecking telephone and tele.
graph poles and farm property. Ef-
forts were made to follow the course
Of the storm by telephone. but all the
wires are down.
II is miracle that great damage
was not done at Mcpherson and many
persons killed. as the tornado barely
missed the thickly settled residence
district.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27
KILLED HER PET DOG.
The Girl Grieved so Over the Act That
She Drank Poison.

New York. April 25.-Grieving be-
cause she had killed her pet. a st. Ber-
nard dog. Miss Martha Bond commit.
ted suicide at New Rochelle Sunday
by drinking carbolic acid. Miss Bond
was "a years old and was companion
to Mrs. William Carey, living in a
fashionable apartment house. Miss
Bond Saturday evening called her big
pet into the yard OF the apartment
house and fired two bullets into its
head She had been told that she
could not keep the dog in the building
on account of rule against animals
OF any kind being permitted there.
After she had killed the animal she re.
pented her act and grieved through
the night. She said she had done
wrong In shooting the animal and IN
remorse for the deed, planned her own
death.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27
HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Tho Victor Talking Machine Co., Cam
den, NJ. j., the Victim.

Camden. N. j.. April 25.-The inte-
rior OF the large four-story building OF
the Victor Talking Machine Co, OF
this city, was destroyed by fire Sun.
day afternoon. causing a loss estimat.
ed at nearly $500 900. The concern
carried an insurance OF $3.50, 900. Up
wards of half a million Photographic
disc records and $4,000 talking ma
chimes in various stages OF completion
were destroyed. Thousands OF origi.
nal records which can not be replaced
were also ruined. A fire boat and four
fire companies from Philadelphia as
sisted the Camden fire department IN
preventing the flames from spreading.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27

into MS "wor,insmaa's ExchsuEc." AZ
long as they have nickel in their pock-
cts 70 spend for the vile beer he dis
penses, cr the prospect OF setting the
nickel, but when fellow is squeezed
dry and there = no more profit in him.
and no need OF his vote. out he goes ard
the friend" of the wo-kingmau is ready
to sreedily grasp tho hand OF another
foolish victim. And there is a GOOD
deal OF that kind of friendship in the
world. Friendship that is based upon
selishness. But Jesus is not such a
friend. Jesus died that He might prove
His friendship. He tells us: Greater
love hath no man than this. that he
lay down his life for his friend"