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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
JAMES WIN. KELLEY.
Sudden Death of Well-knoWn Port
land Man, Formerly of Bath.

Portland, Ne May S.-James VIM.
originated street ear advertising in
Maine. died suddenly from shock
late Monday night. at his home, 4S+
Cumberland avenue. Mr. Kelley had
been in excellent health up To Monday
night ana his sudden death is Il great
blow To his friends and business as
sociatcs. He was known throughout
the State and his friends Were legion.
Mr.. Kelley was born in Bath Sept. l,
1852. and came to Portland in 1896.
He was the pioneer Of the street car
advertising business in this State and
for 20 wears has conducted 1t on an
extensive scale. Beginning in small
way. the industry expanded until Mr..
Kellev's business interests We're rep
resented in every part of Main" where
street car lines are operated and IN
Portsmouth and Dover. y. H. Mi.
Kelley was a familiar figure in all
those cities where his business took
him and he was Il general favorite
Win an who met him in either Il bust
ness or social way
Mr. Kelley was married in Bath to a
Miss Winslow. daughter of Nathaniel
wiuslow of Portland, who had moved
to Bath after a long residence here
widow and two sons. Walter >
NJ Kelley. an attorney in this city.
ond lanes w. Kelley. Jr.. survive.
Among Mr.. Kelley's relatives are his
father and a brother who live in Sa-
vannah, Ga.
Afr Kelley was a member Of many
fraternaI organizations. lie was
a,d degree Mason, belonging to Dun
Ian Commandery of Bath. member
of Path Lodge knights of Pythias. an
Od5 Fellow. member Of the United
Commercial Travellers, member of
the Portland Athletic club and also of
other organizations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
AGREEMENT RATIFIED.
Anthracite Convention Unanimously
Endorses Strike Settlement.

Scranton. Pa, May S.-The conven-
ton of anthracite miners reassemblcd
here today and ratified the action TAX
en- by its Sub-Scale committee in CON
ference with the operators committee
in New York yesterday declaring oper-
alive the award Of the coal strike com
mission of 1902 for a further period of
three years ending March 81. 1909.
The report of the committees action
was adopted unanimously.
Today notices We're posted by the
Della ware, LackaWanna * Western.
Delaware * Hudson, Erie. Pcnna. Coal
and Scranton coal companies. an
nouncing the resumption Of work next
Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
". H. Russell, U. Of Maine Student,
and Harry Semon, an Actor.
Canoe Overturns Crossing the River and Current
Carries the Men to Death.

: Old Town, Me, May S.-(SpeciaD.--
William II. Russell. a University
Of Maine student. and Harry
Semon, member of the
atric'u company, lost their lives
in a tragic manner in the PenObscot
river here about o'clock this after
noon. W. r. Ramsden. Il member Of
the same company with which Semon
was connected. lad a narrow escape
from sharing the fate of his two com
pan;ons. He clutched a pikepole ex-
tended to him by Fred Starks. Il rail-
road empioye and was drawn from the
water in 4 thoroughly exhausted condi-
ton.
SemOn and RamSden. members of the
Side Track" Company, went together
to the shore Of the river and We're plan
ming a fishing trip when Russell came
along and offered them the use of his
canoe, which was accepted. The three
men crossed over 10 Indian Island,
where they found that the water was
running too swiftly for fishing and then
started to return. Russell was in the
stern Of The canoe ana I;amSden was
in the bow. Instead of going M tie
river ana coming uoWn with the cur
rent the party tried 10 go straight
across.
The river is very high at this time
and the current was running Very
swiftly. In order to make landing on
the side from which the party started
it is necessary 70 PASS through i gap
in the boom. Tile craft was carried
past this gap ana Russell bcCalie en-
cited. Despite the entrcaticS of his
Crmpa Mons not ~ do 50 he Jumped
from the canoe into the water. filling
it half full of water rs he did 50. and
made il unmanageable In a very short
time all three of tn" young men We're
Laundering IN the river.
Some distance below where this mis-
hap occurred ar" tNo dams. one ex-
tending straight across lhc river,
while the second one crosses III" river
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
The Water in St. John
River Is Rising Rapidly.
Annual Meeting Of Dover and
fOxCroft Water District.
ereeniIIe Men Arraigned in Court 10 Ans.
wer Liquor Sale Charges.

Van Buren,, Me-, May S-Some ankle
~ is felt because of threatened
spring freshet on the st. John river as
a result Of the large amount of snow
, in the woods and the recent heavy
rains. The river has risen two feet the
past two days and tonight continued
10 rise but more slowly. A part of the
mil and yard Of the Van Buren, Lunl-
bel Co. located on the river bank was
partially flooded tonight. There was
two feet Of water in the engine room
and It was feared a further rise might
% some damage although not extern
sive unless there is more rain within
a day or two. A lumberman stated
that it would take at least a rise of
six feet more to carry out the plant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

diagonally and the water flows around
the end of il. Semon was carried over
the dam first and disappeared in a
whirlpool. kamsden ana Russell went
over It about the same time and close
togt thrr. ltarnSdrfI was formerly Il
sailor and is an expert swimmer. As
soon - H. was carried over the dam he
swan fer the one below. The current
is exceedingly swift al this point.
A. L;amsden approached the lower
dam Fred Starks employed by the
Railway and Electric Co., ran onto the
dam with Il pikepole. which he ex-
tended to the struggling swimmer
Ramsden 2raSped ii ANA was drawn to
safety. He was 50 exhausted that hr
did not recover his strength fur over
TWO hours.
AS Russell was swept over the first
dam he started to swim and made a
desperate struggle for life. He was
carried by the end of the second dam
and into a sluiccWay. keeping up his
effort to swim after being carried intn
the SluiceWay. from which large
crowd, which had quickly assembled,
was making vain efforts to save him.
He was seen to go out of the sluiceWay,
carried by the swift current ana then
disappeared from view
Russell was Il years Of age and the
son Of contractor of East Boston. His
nome there was ut GA Eutaw street. He
has been working since last fall as Il
brakeman On the Bangor & AroostOok
Railroad. but was Il member of the
class of 1907 at the University of Maine
and intended to return to the university
next fall and resume his studies It
was IL make the arrangements for this
that he came to OrOnO today. He was
taking the civil engineering course and
was very popular with both students
and faculty.
Sem"n belonged in Philadelphia. His
nome was at 300 Market street in that
city. He was married and had one
small child. His wife and child are
now in Camden. Me. He played iuva-
nile parts. Ramsden. who escaped,
takes the part Of an Irish comedian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
Capital Jottings.

TIL" Washington Post says that At
torney General Wade Ellis of Ohio. has
been in conference with President
Roosevelt regarding tn" prosecution
Of tn" Standard oil go. in Ohio. and
that attorneys general from other
states Will probably confer with him
on the operations OF the company in
their states with Il view Of where sufii-
cient evidence is available tn proceed
Ing against the company. MIR Ellis is
said 10 hay" been gathering evidence
against the company in ohio for some
tim" with view to bringing p'osecu-
ti"ns against it both civil ana criminal.
under what is known as the Valentine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

Can't. George w. Lloyd. who for
forty wears has voluntarily cared for
the grave of Thomas Paine, author Of
.urbe Age of Reason" and who iS one
&c The oldest and most picturesque
characters in New Rochelle. y. Y. is
seriously i'll in the New Rochelle Hospi-
tai.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
Coal Price Same as May, 1905.

Philadelphia, May S.-The Philadelphia
e Reading Coal and Iron Co. issued its
May circular of coal prices today, reduc-
ing the prices of coal 40 cents a ton from
the April list ard makes the new prices
the same as May. 1897. This company has
also ordered the resumption of mining at
all If its collieries to begin May TO-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
PORTLAND BAKERS STRIKE.
Employers Willing to Give Advance
But Won't Sign Agreement.

Portland. Ne. May s.-A strike of
Union bakers employed in the shops
here was declared this evening. In a
statement the union announced that
the issu" is one of principle, the master
bakers being willing TO grant the adj
vance in wages requested but Will not
sign an agreement that practically
means recognition of the union. The
Portland Union has between 60 and 20
members
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

Geo. nooth Of Arson has chestnut
mare by CyleX by Nelson 209 dam by
Red Jacket. by Patchen, that stands
Isl. hands and will weigh close to 1000
She goes to the pace and is
n good speed prospect. She
is a fine roader. full of nerve, but a
kind and fearless driver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
Conditions and General Forecast.

Conditions and General Forecast.
Washington. May S-Tho weather con
tinucS fair and cool in all parts Of tho
country except the Lake region. the mid
die Mississippi ana Ohio valleys where
light rains have fallen as q result Of the
rapid eastward movement Of a depression
central tonight over eastern Lake Huron
The Lake region disturbance will pass
down the St. Lawrence valley Wedncs-
day and cause showers in New England
and eastern New York. Elsewhere fair
weather viii Prevail Wednesday and
Thursday. 1t will lac cooler Wednesday
in the middle Atlantic states
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coast will be fresh posi-
bly, brisk southwest shifting to northwest.
south Atlantic coast fresh south becoming
west
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
$4,000 MORE NEEDED.
President Asks Congress to Add That
Amount for Frisco.

Washington. May S.-The President
today transmitted to Congress Il letter
from Secretary Taft recommending the
Of an additional 100000
to meet conditions at San F!Hnciico
The Presidents letter Of transmital
asks thai the appropriation be made
at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

Several important changes were made
III two Baths banks at the meetings OF
the dir ctors Monday. At the Bath
Trust Co. the resignation of President
a. II. Shaw, F. +. SouthardS and r.
Il. Nichols from the board of trustees
and executive comittec We're read ana
accepted. J. b. Drake and G. w. Morse
We're elected directors. At the direc-
tors meeting of the First National
Bank, G. w. Morse was elected MEM
Der ii In" board of directors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

Albert Mooers of Milo is the proud
posscssor Of two valuable Vassar colts,
four and five years old respectively.
H. intends to train his five-year-old
mare. which is PAGER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
Maine Shipping Notes.

p,tb Me. May S.-Cleared schoners
r 6. Tamprey. Ninal Haven: Abanaki.
New York: Ralph NJ. Hayward. New
York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
SHOW ERS.

Washington. May 8.-Forecast: New
England: Showers Wednesday; Thurs
day fair and cooler; brisk. possibly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09
THE MUENTER CASE.
Contents Of Vessels Taken from Home
to Be Analysed.

Cambridge. Mass, May S-Sudden
activity was shown today by the police
i'll connection with the death Of Mrs.
Leone Mucntcr wife of Erich Muenter
Tor whom the authorities are seeking
on the charge of poisoning the woman
"A police ambulance was driven to 20
lice headquarters and in The vehicle
We're placed a Carboy and Il Jug Of
mineral water which were seized at the
Muenttr home after the body Of Mrs
Mucnter had been removed to Chicago.
me ambulance was driven to the Har-
ward Medical School and given into
the car" Of Prof. Whitney who will
make Il chemical ANALYSIS of the con-
tents of the vessels.
The famous RObitaille timber limits
IN Bonaventure County, Que. and the
property of Louis Robitaille. Quebec,
nave been sold To an American syndi-
cate for $500 900
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

ChIrcs ". Morse, The ice king. has
a. cld'd to erect Il 100000 palace IN
Fnth avenue. New YORK. The total
Waite of the land. house and furnishings
VIII amount to approximately Si.1Dtu'.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-09

THE BEST WHIS<EY
Iaken aS medicine is Il poor SUBSTITUTE"
Tor Sanford's Ginger. always heaithfui
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
THE STUDY OF ENGLISH.

1t is serious question if the study
Of English grammar in the public
schools of the present day is not SER
iously neglected.
1t has been said that the language
of which we boast is SO unscientific in
it's construction, So arbitrary in its
formation, and SO lawless in it's SPELL
ing that no grammar of the Language
based upon scientific principles is pos
sible.
1t may be true that because of the
many sources from which the language
has been drawn, and the many nation
alities through which it has passed that
we have redundancy of words
words which mean so nearly the same
thing that the layman is unable to
distinguish the slight shade of diff
ference. 1t may be true also that the
combination of different parts Of
speech which are derived from diff.
ferent languages in the, sentences, to
some extent have destroyed to some
extent the unifority of our syntax.
But while these are to some extent
handicaps, 1t must be remembered that
they are shades of thought. NOR is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
Easily Rcmcdied.

The secretary of agriculture. James
Wilson, had been talking about his tea
tablets, a boon to travellers, for one of
these tablets, no bigger than a cough
lozenge, suflices, in combination with
boiling water, to make a pint of excel
lent tea.
II hope" said Secretary Wilson,
that ] shall never have to apologize
for these tea tablets as l once heard
cook apologize for her sponge cake.
Il was taking tea with some friends
one afternoon in Washington when
large and beautiful sponge cake was
brought in. ....
"'Ah, a sponge cake!' our hostess
cried, and she broke it in generous por-
tons, and We all helped ourselves.
But, alas, it was not good sponge
cake. The hostess, angered, sent for
the cook.
"I thought, Jane she said bitterly
that you prided yourself on your
sponge cake
do, ma'am,' Jane replied.
And. you call this sponge cake"
the mistress went on. Why, it is as
hard and tough as can be-
"'Yes, ma'am,' said Jane, TRANQUILITY.
That is how sponge is before it's wet.
Soak it in your tea, ma'am."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
CUBA's HEALTH RECORD.
Poor Sanitation Throughout Island,
But Good Supply Of Water.

Passenger steamers from Cuba are
said to have largely increased their
passage rates, owing to the wild
scramble to go home on the part of
Americans who have been spending
the winter season in that country.
More than $4,000 American visitors
are said to have registered in Havana
alone. The homeward rush of. the
Cuban visitors is due to large degree
to the desire to avoid detention at
quarantine at the home ports, which
detention takes effect early in the sea-
son. The southern ports of the Unit
ed States established quarantine
against Havana on March is. al
though there has been no yellow fever
this season in that city. There is very
little difference between the death
rates In Havana and in New York. In
New York it averages less than 20 to
every thousand, while in Havana for
the past year it has averaged 2O.3.
Havana has no sewers, but It has a
water supply that is unexcelled else
where in the world. Thirty-three
springs we'll up from the coral reef
that underlies Cuba and supply the
city with $50 gallons per CAPITA every
day Of the purest water possible to
find. Z
Consumption IL said to be the cause
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
The Old Enthusiast.

There's a glad old-fashioned feeling
steaing over me once more.
forget I'm gray-headed and am verg-
There are many weighty matters that
my earnest care should claim
But come on, old man, let's knock off
ana go out and see the game.
Let's get bag of peanuts, and be boys
:, again and shout
fof the men who lam the leather and
who line three baggers out;
Lets go out and root and boiler, and
forget that we have cares,
s when are worked by bulls and
Every year, or two they tell us that
baseball is out of, date
But each spring it's back in fashion
When ht the they ESod n "o up at the pate
W., comes again to file its claim
When man can turn from trouble and
go out and see the game.
through my veins again-hooray!
see 5nose tS slender n,r penman1s waNn
Yah. you bluffer-no, you didnt-;iw,
~. say umpire. that's u shame!
WhI t?r Two strikes? Come off, you rob-
! ~: ~: s,,, Well, you're rotten ali
VIII - "cu IL man IKE Arson or Dan
BrOuthers used to be-
10 hold down that first bag-Moscs!
what corkcr that was! Gee.
Go 1t! Slide, you chump-you've got
to,,never touched him! Zip! Hur-
Say, that boys n wondcr-hold it! ALI.
the dub. they've caught him
pshaw!
! !, =. :.
Ever, see. John Ward as short-stop?
There's the boy that had the head!
Why, if we had him out yonder he
would scare those fellows dead.
And Mike Kelly-Whec-e-e a beauty.
lone run, sure as Browns my
name!
Riff! Wow! :,
Downed 'em 9 to s, by golly. !;
Wasn't
Chicago Record Herald
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
STORIES OF THE HOUR
A Method in His Madness.

The trustee OF the insane asylum at
kankakee were making Il tour of in
spection and walking through the
grounds when they came upon party
OF Workmen who were repairing a
wall. One of the harmless patients,
appearing to be assisting in the work,
was pushing a wheelbarrow along up
side down.
My friend" said kindhearted trus-
tee, gently, you should turn your
wheelbarrow over"
Not on your life!" replied the pa
tient. Il turned it over yesterday and
they put bricks in it,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
APOSTATE GANGSTERS.

Let the unprecedented voter go over
the list of the men who are now cry
ing "old gang" and see how many of
them have been benefciaries of the
republican organization of this state.
B. F. Spalding, twice in congress
and would have been there third
time had his own county delegation
have wanted him.
NJ. N. Johnson. eight years in con-
gress, first as the candidate of the lot
terry and railroad. and then allowed
to remain in because the same in
fluences were satisfied with him.
Geo. B. Winship. nearly three years
in the local land Office at $4,000 a
year. meanwhile enjoying the bene-
fits of the numerous fat state printing
contracts.
c. N. Erich. twice attorney general.
still in Office. but who suspects that he
will be compelled to step down and
out. and in consequence is talking
against the men who put him in
Office.
c. L. Lindstrom. receiver of the
Grand Forks land Office for four years
$4,000 worth, and who turned on
those who put him in that position
when he found that he could not hold
on Indefinitely. When he got his. ap-
pointment he openly declared and
privately boosted that Mckenzie gave
it to him. ..
David Bartlett, always machine
man. but now decrying "the gang"
because to do SO appears to be popu-
lar just now in some quarters.
The fact is the above named gentle
men have all been shining lights in
1.-THE gang" constellation-indeed, they
are largely "the gang"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01
The WORLDS Cash,

Let us see how much actual cash
there is in the pocketbooks of various
nations and understand by comparison
how rich we really are. says Leslie's
Weekly. The total stock of money in
gold, silver and uncovered paper in
the whole world amounts in round
figures to ~ billions of dollars. In
the United States the total stock of
money amounts to two billions. Hence,
we have In our own purse one-sixth
of all the cash of the globe. These
figures-and this is a fact which must
be emphasized-dO not represent the
wealth of nations. Far from it. These
figures represent merely the available
hard cash. Divide this hard cash of
the earth among the inhabitants there
OF, and each man, woman and child
would have $40. But divide the hard
cash of the United States among the
people thereof and each of us would
have $25. And here is one respect
in which the people of foreign coun-
try would have the better of us, in
dividually. We're each nation to divide
its cash among it's own people each
living human being in France would
have $35, or $40 more than each per-
son in our country under similar cir
cumstances. Meanwhile, the divided
cash of Great Britain would give each
Briton only $1S; in Germany the cash
per capita would amount to only SIT,
Russia 50 and Japan So. while in
Cuba each person would get 50 bill.
OF the worlds IL billions in cash
two billions are right here in the
United States. Ane one-twenty-fift of
all the cash in gold in the world is
stored in New York alone. This gold,
this symbol and synonym of wealth,
comes, like all things else. from the
ground, from mines. Here, again, we
lead all nations, for we ourselves pro-
duce one-third of all the gold of the
earth, as we produce third of all
the silver. Our chief contributors to
this product are the mines of Color
ado, South Dakota, California, Idaho,
Montana. Oregon, Arizona, New Mex
leo and Alaska. Consider merely
Cripple Creek! AS under magic
ian's wand, that regiOn,has in fourteen
years developed until 1t now covers
at least 100 square miles, with many
cities and towns connected one with
another by rail. Here is an earnest,
sober population, engaged in the bust
ness of extracting precious metals
from the mountains to the tune, some
years, of $25, 100000. So much for the
work of man in securing the raw ma
terial for money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-01

of as many deaths in Havana as any
other disease. Throughout Cuba the
poor sanitary precautions are a sub
iect of criticism on the part of for
eigners, although there is COMPARE
tvel~ low death rate; but for the
reason of the low death rate the Gu
bans are indignant at the quarantine
of the southern ports of the United
States, which causes the Cubans con-
siderable loss.
George Gillette of the Development
company of Cuba makes the following
statement: Let no farmer come to
Cuba thinking that he will meet with
no difficulties. The soil is here and
the climate. is here, but for every OBJ
stacle he met at home he will meet
ten here. The soil is rich-the rich
est in the world-and will not yield
up its riches without a fierce struggle.
When it does yield the reward is
great"