Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-17
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dispatch from Berne says the total
Of summer victims of Alpine accidents
is the heaviest ever recorded Eighty per-
sons were killed and % injured in 90 acct
dents this wear. Thirty-eight OF those
killed were guides and 81 were persons
spending vacations in the Alps and tho
remainder were natives
The 9th anniversary of Mexican indie
pendence was inaugurated at sunrise
Sunday. 1t was also the nth birthday
Of Pres. Diaz. The principal streets were
ella borately decorated. At IL O'Clock Sum
day Pres DaZ appeared on the balcony
Of the national palace before a throng of
TO- 100 persons and rang the Liberty bell.
In a fierce fight in an italian shack
at Graniteville, Mass, Sunday night Au-
gustne Pagnotta had his head split open
with an axe and will die. Dominick Rus
80 is under arrest for the assault.
George Flynn. aged IS. who says he
belongs in Springfield. was found late
Saturday afternoon at Rish point. He
was so sick that he was in semicon-
scious condition. 1t is thought that he
must have been near where he was
found for As hours or more. He was talk
en- to the police station and by order of
Capt. Bryson was sent to the hospital.
He must have suffered greatly from eX-
posure and lack of food. Il have no
friends he said, when questioned by
Capt. Rryson.
A fire that threatened the destruction of
Rocky Point, +. l., one of the oldest
| resorts on Narrag ansett bay, resulted in
the destruction of an entire block of con-
cessions, the loss amounting to $4,000.
The fire. which started in penny vaude-
vile. containing at the time about $50
| people. was caused, it is thought, by
crossed wires.
VIM. Bailey, until recently a draughts-
man for the New York Shipbuilding Co
| Of Camden. N. J., started down the Del
aware river Sunday in a A-foot sailboat
| for 247O0-mile circuitous voyage to
| Auckland. N. z.
| Timothy Kelleher, member of TrooI
| c. Of the state constabulary. was stab
bed to death at Reading, Pa. late Sat
| urday night by one or two Italians he
was attempting to arrest for assaultine
Il young woman. The body of the officer
was found along the banks of the
Schuylskill river Sunday.
| One man was killed and three injured
| in Il peculiar wreck on the West PennSyl
| vania extension of the Pennsylvania Rail
way opposite New Florence, West More
| land county. Penn, Sunday. Parts o.
| two fast freight trains running Yves
| on parallel lines were reduced to kindint
! wood. A flange on wheel broke abou
| the middle Of one train and the car wa
| thrown against the other train Boil
| were travelling at good rate Of speed
Flagman Chas. Russell was caught in thu
| wreckage of is cars and instantly killed
Three other trainmen were slightly in
jured. Traffic was impeded for severa
hours.
i The New England convention of TIL
Churches OF Christ came to close
Danbury, Ct. Sunday night after votin!
to meet next year in Worcester. Mass.
With clubs and revolvers drawn
squad Of rese rye policemen fought mo
Of Infatuated Italians, numbering thou
! sands, who tried to lynch Garrett Nor
rissey. rlotorman, in New York Sunda
night. after his car had run over an
killed a ?-yesr-old boy. To save him fror
the mob it became necessary to lock mir
in store In the meantime the car wa
lifted from the track. thrown on its sid
regardless of passengers in 1t an
wrecked. The crowd grew to such pro
] portions that it packed more than fou
blocks. Traffic was tied up on the lin
and a riot of serious proportions wa
threatened, but the police after half a
hour of dangerous work, dispersed tn
mob and restored order.