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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9. P. NJ.
Regular meeting Tuesday evening, oct'

UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF
Pythias. King Company, No. 4. Rel u,ar
Captain. o. E. DOUGLAS ,,v
Recorder, HARRY n. HERSE1.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
RHODE ISLAND

CUMBERLAND, R. l., Oct. 13-The
funeral of Michael German, one of the
best known residents of Berkeley, took
place from the home of his brother, 'Wil-
liam German, on Mendon road. A high
mass of. requiem was sung lat st. Jo-
seph's church by Rev. j. W. Baggott
Burial was in the family lot at st. Jo-
seph's cemetery, Berkeley. The bearers
were William Gallashaw, Dennis Nc
CURE, Michael Landy James Whalen,
Samuel Meehan and James Owens.
PAWTUCKET-A new feature will be
added ITO the work of st. Paul's Episco-
pal church in the near future, If the
present plans are carried out This
plan is to hire medical aid for the indi-
gent of the parish and to support a
physician and nurse to look after those
who are i'll, but who, through unfore-
seen circumstances, are unable to settle
doctors bills. The arrangements for
such work are not as yet complete.
WOONSOCKET = The Perseverance
Worsted company, on a site adjoining
its present plant on River street, will
start construction as soon as contracts
can be let, upon new ithree-story
brick weaving mill of 12O looms capacity.
The present plant which will continue
in operation, has eighty-one looms.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
ALL OF THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STA 7E
MARYLAND


BOYDS, Md, Oct. 1s.-Miss Margaret
rawlings, aged 25, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Rawlings, who live near
Clarksburg, died there. She was a former
resident of Dawsonville this county. Be-
sides her parents, one sister, Mrs. Wright
of Washington Grove, survives.
CUMBERLAND August Baker. the
city patroman who was shot by
while the former was in the act of ar
resting him for disorderly conduct, died
at the Allegheny hospital. Coroner Martz
held an inquest, the jury rendering ver-
dict that Officer Baker came to his death
by bullet wound at the hands of Will
lam Burns. There was no testimony to
implicate Jesse Page in the murder and
he was released.
Mr.. John Turner, aged So years. of Lon
aconing died at his home of Brights dis
ease He leaves three sisters.
ANNAPOLIS-The navy coaches are
much pleased with the showing of Lange
9th in the game yes sterday and practice,
and believe that they have worthy sue
cessor to the veteran Norton, who gradu-
ated last year.
BALTIMORE-The various Democratic
candidates for the United States senator
snip diSusSed among themselves for sew
erai hours the terms of an agreement by
which they are to be bound In the sena-
torial primary. Those present were Gov.
Warfield, Senator ), illiam Pinkney-
Whyte, Representative j. Fred c.. Tall
bott, former Representative Joshua w.
Mills former Gov. Frank Brown, former
Attorney General John P. Poe, and Sem
ator B.air Lee of Montgomery county.
Former. Gov. E. q. Jackson sent letter
saying that business engagement pre-
vented his attendance.
CUMBERLAND-Aug Baker, one of
the veterans of the Cumberland police
force, was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded on. Winslow street, near the ca
nal wharf, by William Burns, young
mulatto who came here from Delaplane,
Farauier county, Va.
HYATTSVILLE-Mr. George w. Cold
enstroth, president of the recently estab-
lshed Kenilworth club of Bladensburg
election district, entertained several hun
dred Democrats, when the campaign in
Prince Georges county was formally
opened. Messrs. J. Enos, jr., T. Howard
Duckett and 8. Marvin Peach, candidates
for the legislature, made brief addresses.
HAGERSTOWN-Five cars of a West
ern Maryland freight train were derailed,
three being thrown down an embank-
ment, on the Baltimore & Harrisburg di-
vision, few miles west of Emory Grove.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
WANTED WIFE TO
PAY FOR HONEYMOON

/. BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 1S-"He !;
!. wanted me to pay my board while :;
! we were on our wedding trip was ),
i. one of the many startling statements :.
!. made on the witness stand in the cir !;
i. Schnepfe, 1908 West Baltimore street, !
!. in her testimony against her hus- !
!. band, John Henry Schnepfe, from I
!. whom she is endeavoring to obtain 1
!. divorce. !
!. Mrs Schnepfe, who is past the !:
+ three-score mark in life. as is also !
!. her husband, occupied the witness !
!. stand for nearly two hours, during !
!. which she laid bare in highly en- !
4. PERTAINING manner events tending to ]
1. show that she was cruelty treated by i
! her husband, on which grounds she !
j. Is seeking divorce. !
i The proceedings grew out of pc \
!. tition of Mr.. Schnepfe to have the !
+ court dismiss his wife's bill of COM J
i plant, and Mrs. schnepfe was placed !
i on the stand to substaptiate the ale =
- cations of her bill. =
i 1--WE were at Atlantic City on j
i, wedding trip two months" she i
!. told the court, land at the end of !
!. that time he grew angry because !
i had not brought enough money with =
j me to pay my own board" Mrs. =
j Schnepfe stated that the same spirit !
i of meanness characterized Mr.. !
i Schnepfe's conduct during the next !
!. two years of their married life. :
**# i i ! i i ! J. \ ! \ i : i
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
KENTUCKY

w ATESBURG, KY, Oct. 13-Two men
were killed anu three more or less des-
perately wounded in a free-for-all fight
on Puncheon fork of Beaver creek, near
Hemlock, a hamlet on the Pike-Letcner
border. The opposing factions were
members of the Martin Ferrell-Hall fam
lilies, most of whom have been waging a
feud for several months. Andy Ferrell
and Alex Martin, jr., were killed outright,
while David Martin, John Ferrell and
Mannon Hall were seriously wounded.
Two others of the factionists received
more or less serious wounds.
At Laurel Fork, a hamlet near here,
Joseph Mullins, aged SO, formerly of JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, was married to Mrs.
Mary Ann Short, aged 76 making their
fifth marriage each, Elder Wilson Church
officiating
PADUCAH-Augustus e. Wilson, Re-
publican nominee for governor, is usirg
with effect the pardon record of Governor
j. C. w. Beckham, and recites actual fig
ures to v hich no defense is attempted.
OW WijNSBORO-Mis Nina Bruins. 10
year-old girl, known at the skating rink,
where she was a belle, as Miss Fluffy
Ruffles," attempted to end her life by
drinking half an ounce of laudanum. She
gave no cause for her act A physician
attended her for four hours and she was
finally revived. She announced that she
would make another attempt to end her
life
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
PENNSYLVANIA

YORK, Pa, Oct. 13.-While he was pre-
pairing for his wedding, Alexander Berry
of South Queen street, this city, was ar
rested by Detective Fickes on the charge
of the larceny of bicycle.
WILKES-BARRE- = Members OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union regiment
of this city have induced the Sisters OF
Mercy to open night school in st. Mary 8
school building. This is to be started on
November l.
SHAMOKIN-Tired of living alone III.
Legge shot himself with a revolver. When
found he said he did not want to live any
longer, before he lost consciousness.
There are no hopes for his recovery.
During storm lightning wrecked the
home of John Strausser of Ferndale, near
here. A child in a cradle was fatally in
jured.
COATESVILLE-The same old story
"did not know it was loaded" resulted in
Edward Wilson, aged IA years, being shot
in the mouth by 32-caliber revolver In
the hands of August Ceppe here.
SCRANTON-Helen Kresge, years oid.
daughter of James Kresge of Farr street,
was killed by trolley car while she was
trying to cross the street near her home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE

NASHUA, N. H, Oct. 13--With three
cases of typhoid fever at the hospital
and fifteen more reported in different
sections of the city, physicians are
busied preventing a general spread of
the disease. A number of cases OF
typhoid pneumonia have also been re-
ported.
MANCHESTER-Joh w. Nye, pro-
prietor of the Phoenix market, has
made an assignment to Lawyer P. H.
Sullivan for the benefit of his creditors,
which include number of Manchester,
Boston and New York parties His
liabilities are said to be several thou
sand dollars and his assets small.
'LACONIA--At the closing session of
the annual convention of the grand
lodge of New Hampshire, international
Order of Good Templars, in this city.
the following officers were elected:
Grand chief templar, Hiram r. Ell
liott, Laconia; grand counsellor, j. Ar
thur Beaudeau, Concord; grand vice
templar, Flora Elliott, Laconia; grand
secretary. Gertrude P. Holmes, Man
chester; grand treasurer. George w
Hazen, North Weare; grand marshal,
Hiram H. Lincoln, Nashua; grand chap
lain, Cyrus French, Wilmot Flat; past
grand chief templar, Charles E. Wiggin,
Portsmouth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
SOUTH DAKOTA


MITCHELL, S. D., Oct. 13.-The Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul train over
the Sioux City and Dakota division
crashed into switch engine working
out on the main track within the yard
limits. Engineer Denny |Sumner and
Fireman Weiland were both killed.
SIOUX FALLS-1saac l.. Gill, steward
of the Sioux Falls penitentiary, who a
few days ago was stabbed three or four
times by Robert Ames, a convict, dur
ing an attempt of the latter to make his
escape, now is gaining ground.
PIERRE-The reports of fire chiefs
and town clerks to the fire marshal for
the first quarter since the law went into
effect show that 107 fires occurred in the
state for that time.
HURON-South Dakota Congregation
alists win be represented at the annual
council in session this week in Column
bus, O., by Rev. F. w. Long of this
city as delegate and DR.. w. H. Thrall,
superintendent of Congregational mis-
sions for South Dakota.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 13.-William
Frost of Sherman county, Kas., is a
much disappointed man. He answered an
advertisement in a matrimonial paper, it
is said, and after due correspondence and
paying the papers fees came to Anoka,
this STATE, and secured license to wed
Mrs. Hanna Wearer, comely widow.
He made few inquiries and found out
enough to convince him he was not max
ing any mistake, so he went to the house
to be married. Today on the clerk of
courts desk rests the license with the
pathetic inscription: This license is null
and void. She, has changed her mind.
Frost.t
DULUTH-Claiming that the United
States Steel corporation and Sheriff Bates
entered into a conspiracy to deputize
guards during the recent strike, who were
not citizens and not responsible persons,
John Moser of Chisholm has brought suit
against both the sheriff and the COM
pany for $4,000 damages.
MINNEAPOLIS-As result of its in
vestigation of the so-called little black
Look" the federal grand jury returned
nineteen indictments against well-known
lumbermen and officers of the North
western Lumbermens association, charg-
ing conspiracy to defraud by the use of
the mails.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
ONE CENT TO SHOW FOR
FOUR YEARS WORK

! BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.-For his :
i four-year service at the city hall as I
i president of the fire board, George !
!. w. Gail, jr., who will retire on Mon I
! day, has just 1 cent to show. Mr.. +
i. Gah has given away all the remain i
4 der of his salary. I
+ 1t came to light today that Mr.. !
i Gail has just divided between Mrs 4
J. Gill and Mrs Gesswein, widows of i
i firemen who were recently killed, his !
+ last months salary as president of !
1. the fire board, which position pays 4
/. $1,000 year. Mr.. Gall made the gifts +
!. quietly, and they only became known :
4 through friends of the two widows. =
!. Last December Mr.. Gail, as !.
!. Christmas present for certain mem !
/. bers of the department, whose sala- X
1. ries had not been raised by the board i
i. of estimates along withfthe salaries !.
1. of other members of the department, !.
!. turned over to these men what =
!. amounted to four years salary of the !
1. fire board president. The sum dis !
- tributed was close to $4,000. =
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
ILLINOIS

DECATUR, ILL.,, Oct. 1S-Drum Major
Dick Mueller is back from Cairo. where
he had charge of the Champaign band
during the visit of the president.
Mrs. Roy West has gone to Des Moines
Iowa. to visit friends.
Mrs. william S. Ennis has gone. to Chi.
cago for a week.
! October 10 the first anniversary of the
Y. M. c. A. campaign for 500 new mem
berS will be celebrated by q repetition OF
the effort
Oscar Kolp of Edwin was instantly killed
while putting fuse in a box on the street
car line His index finger came in con-
tact with a copper-lined box while his
right knee was touching a wire, COM
pleting a circuit through which 23,000 volts
passed. Kolp was dead before falling
from the pole on which he was working.
NASHVILLE-John Longlitz and Mrs.
Carrie Longlitz of Mascoutah, who were
divorced in the st. Clair county court less
than a year ago, were married here by
Judge Lewis Bernreuter The young peo-
pie were divorced last October, yet the
time was few days short of year.
The bride is daughter of Phillip Elling,
contractor at Ashley.
Warren e. Kuhl has entered into a
separation agreement with his wife, Mrs
Lillian Kuhl. The peculiar part of the
agreement is the provision in the agree
ment that he is to allow her S. less If she
goes to work while the agreement is in
effect.
Harry Gewe has gone to- Springfield,
Mo-, for a weeks visit with relatives
SPRINGFIELD-S Treasurer Smul
ski turned into the state treasury the sum
of $So.o27, being the interest on the states
money for the quarter ending September
80 The total amount which he has de-
posted with the treasury for the past
nine months amounts to $70,0O9.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
BLIND MAN WALKS
TWO THOUSAND MILES

!. ABERDEEN, Wash, Oct. 1S.-Ab- 1
i. erdeen has a citizen who has the I
i unique record of having walked be- I
!. tween 1000 and 5000 miles without +
4 going outside his own dooryard. The !
i. man is Chas. Cork of 3O4 Terrace ave- +
:, nue. an aged man, who is almost !
i. blind. =
]. An Englishman. Mr.. Cork Is firm /
i believer in plenty of exercise, and has !
i. taken his daily walk In all kinds of i
i. weather by pacing up and down i
i boards on his own premises. +
!. He knows just how many OF these i
i. laps make mile, and keeps a daily 4
j. record. He announced that he had i
i. walked 2539 miles since year ago !.
4. last May His health, which has been +
i. very poor for a long time, is now i
4. improving, and he bids fair to finish i
j. the biblca. span of three score years !
1. and ten. =
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
MISSOURI

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Oct. 13-While the
family of George w. Dulany were away
from home attending the street fair Fri
day night thieves entered the residence
and stole jewelry valued at $1,000.
The Hannibal harvest festival. after a
five days season of success, closed last
Saturday night. Hon. H. D. Hughes, in
structor in agronomy in the Missouri
state university, determined the best
grain in the corn contest Rails county
product was awarded the premium.
MOBERLY-The herd of acttle at Cairo
belonging to James Owings and John
Gooding was discovered last week to have
Texas fever. Every precaution has been
taken to stop the spread of the disease.
The Randolph county tax books show a
larger total than any year in the history
of the county.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
LOUISIANA


NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct 13.-John
Denison. a non-union machinist, died at
the charity hospital today as result OF
injuries received several weeks ago when
attacked by men alleged to be striking
machinists. He is said to have come to
New Orleans from Washington or New
York. No arrests have been made.
About 200 strikebreakers were brought
here today and put to work by the Illinois
Central railroad at the Stuyvesant docks
loading cotton. The levee strikers, who
now number about 10000, remained away
from the loading docks. Governor
Blanchard announced that the state
troops would be called out at the first
sign of violence.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 13.-About 1000
strike breakers were employed by the
Illinois Central at the Stuyvesant docks
loading cotton. The levee strikers, who
now number about 10000 remained away
from the loading district. Governor
Blanchard announced that the state
troops would be called out at the first
sign of violence.
The Italian consul here announced that
he is investigating charges of cruelty to
italian laborers at Sumrall. Miss. For
several days reports of impending race
riots, involving Italians principally. have
emanated from Sumrall.
SHREVEPORT-The dead and multi
ated body of George Hanson, aged 26
vice president of the Caucasian Printing
company of this city, was found under a
band stand on Douglass island, which is
separated from the city of Shreveport by
a small bayou He had been killed on the
bank of a bayou with a heavy railroad
wrench and the body dragged beneath
the house.
LAKE CHARLES-Preparati are un-
der way for the breaking up of the big
prairio belonging to the Orange Land
company, south of town, and its CONVEX
sion into small farms.
SHREvEPORT-Th dead and mutilated
body of George Hanson, aged 26 vice
president of the Caucasian Printing COM
pany of this city, was found under a
band stand on Douglass island. He had
been killed on the bank of a bayou with
a heavy railroad wrench and the pody
dragged beneath the house during the
nieht His head was beaten into jelly.
IIanson's watch and money were gone.
LAKE CHARLES-Passenger train NO.
1. northbound on the Wat-Lns, ran INTO
an open switch at Hourton spur. Inc en-
gine and the baggage car were paoly
damaged and went into the ditch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
IOWA

DIES MONIES, Iowa. Oct. 13.-Cruel fla
owners in Des Moines have gone the limit
They have agreed that hereafter they VIII
lease their flats to no one unless tn'
tenant agrees absolutely never to cool
cabbage or onions in his apartments.
KEOKUK-Petitions were filed yester
day against seventy-seven saloon keeper!
of Keokuk and Lee counties asking thai
they be enjoined from selling liquors ait
asking that the saloons be declared nui
sances
BURLINGTON-Th funeral of Jack
Hathaway, the boy who was burned tc
death, was held. The theory is now gen
orally accepted that the boy set fire to his
clothing by accident.
August Hubner, business man, 81 years
old is dead here.
Andrew Lagomarcino, wholesale dealer
in fruits3 is dead here.
DAVENPORT-The arrest and suicide
of James H. Farrand, superintendent OF
delivery at the Davenport postoffice
created a sensation. He was charged with
opening registered mail. Thefts from mail
at the Davenport postofice have puzzled
the authorities for several years. Detec-
tives have been working on the case for
the past month. Farrand had been bound
over to the federal grand jury. He gave
bail and was found dead in bed later,
having suffocated himself with chloro-
form.
SIOUX CITY-Resisting the claim OF
Rachael Johnson Beck his youthful step
mother, to widows one-third share in
the $500 estate of the late William Beck
of Holstein, Iowa, Amiel j. Beck of Sioux
City, executor of the estate, has filed tho
sensational charge that the alleged mar
riage by which she became Mrs. Beck
was null and void
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
CONNECTICUT

WATERBURY. Conn.,, Oct 13.-Dur-
ing the Republican rally in the North
End Athletic club room the floor col
lapsed, precipitating $50 men into the
cellar of the building. By the explo-
sion of lamp the building was set on
fire and the crowd of men struggled in
the flames and debris almost helplessly.
The fire was extinguished within an
hour and when the men were rescued
from the cellar it was found that one,
Harry Dean, a we'll known Republican
worker, was perhaps fatally injured.
HARTFORD--Engin Jerome Will
son and Conductor David C. Maroney,
charged with manslaughter, were found
guilty in the criminal superior court
and sentenced to nine months each in
Jail.
Wilson and Maroney were in charge
of the passenger train which on June
25 collided with a work train in this
city, killing ten persons and injuring
forty.
MILFORD-An automobile owned
and driven by DIR. c. e. Backer of this
place and carrying five others was
struck by a trolley car at Bay View
crossing and carried for a distance of
1875 feet on the fender before the car
was brought to stop.
All the occupants were injured, DIR.
Backer the most seriously. A big cash
was cut in his head, but it is believed
that he will recover. The others in
the automobile were Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Kahn of Meriden, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Pleucher Of New Haven and Joseph
Fouche. They were all badly cut and
bruised
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
NEBRASKA

BEAVER CITY, Neb., Oct. 13.-The
board of education has added the third
teacher in the high school. Beaver
City now has twelve grades and good
equipment of apparatus. Prof. w. I.
Davis has done much to prepare the
school to do normal training. AS re-
suit the school has been made the nor
NAL training school for this district.
BEATRIcE-Alvin f. Sheriff., ar
rested here for stealing two grips from
Conductor A. L. Duval at Dewitt was
bound over to the district court at Will
bur at his preliminary hearing. In de-
fault of $500 bond he was remanded to
jail.
GENEVA-There was some frost this
morning, the thermometer getting down
to "a degrees.
PLATTSMOUTH-Jo Kohoutek
and Miss Frances L. Svoboda, both of
Plattsmouth, were united in marriage
by Father Bartek in the Bohemian
church Monday.
The impressive ritual service of the
Woodmen of the World was used in the
unveiling of the monument of the late
Edward Grassman Sunday afternoon.
The city Council granted ten years
franchise to Earle Wescott Monday
evening to establish an electric light
plant The power for the same is to
be furnished in Omaha.
PAPILLION-Charles Scooter, aged
35 years, died of lockjaw. He was
bailing hay when the fork handle
slipped and struck him on the side of
his head. Lockjaw set in, from which
he died.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
FLORIDA

KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 13.-Austin Grif-
fin shot and killed his wife at the break
fast table then committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid
MARIETTA-Mrs. James L. Wall of
Belmore is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
w. ]. Lane.
Il. N. McCormic. has purchased neat
little home about four miles north of
Marietta.
Lillian Eva Laurimore is still i'll.
Mrs. A. Pickett of Jacksonville is visit
ing her fat IT.
PLANT. CTTY--Miss Minnie e. Neal of
Jacksonville, president of the w. c. T.
U. of Florida, gave the, local league here
two meetings.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 1S.-Forty
of forty-three defendants in the gov
ernment suit to dissolve the so-called
Dupont powder trust have entered an
appearance in the United States court
here In addition to companies
throughout the country, including the
e. 1. Dupont-De Nemours Powder COM
pany of New Jersey, the holding con-
Germ, the defendants include Senator
Henry A. Dupont, President T. Coleman
Dupont and numerous other individ-
uals.
Federal Judge Archibald of Scranton,
Pa. probably will preside at the trial.
The defendants have until November A
to file answers.
DOVER-Two serious accidents oc-
CURED in Dover within the same block.
and Homer Wilson, son of G. r. VIII
son, and Mrs. Edward E. Clements, wife
of prominent citizen, have been taken
away for hospital treatment.
Young Wilson was crushed in a stall
by horse which he was stabling. The
animal surged against the boy and
crushed the bones of his arm through
the skin.
Mrs. Clements fell down stairs, frac-
turing and sp1intering her right knee.
Her brother -in-law, DR.. T. 0. Clements,
administered temporarily to the injured
limb, but ordered the patients removal
to Philadelphia hospital for an opera
tion.
MILFoRD-Miss Hettie Latchum is
visiting in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bishop and John
T. Crouch OF. Milton were Milford visi-
tors last week.
Harry Thaw returned last week from
his summer vacation in the Pocono
mountains.
Miss Jennie Stanton left for Boston,
Mass, where she has entered college.