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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

the Republic. | staid in the vicinity
for six hours, and then the Baltic sent
me word that all the passengers were
safe aboard the Florida, bound for
New York and asked me to follow
her rs she WIS in need of a convoy.
This tried to do. as well as | could,
having only the F'lorida's whistle
blasts to guide me. At about $50 |
heard four blasts, which was the
FlOrida's signal | was going at slow
speed and | steered in the direction
from which the whistle came. | could
not, however, locate the Florida in the
fog and [ never heard from her again.
| then stood in for New York
The Florida may have been any
where from one to II miles away when
| heard her WhStleI had no means
of knowing, for she carries no wireless
outfit"
Tho only message received direct
from the Republic by La Lorraine
came directly after the latter ship had
started for the scene Of the collision
It came at $50 A. M, in response to
a qucrry: "Plcasc ten us if YOU are in
fog and your exact position"
The answer was: "Position Lat 40,17;
Long 20 west. We are in fog"
After this La Lorraine repeatedly
sent messages TO the Republic. telling
the distressed snip from time to time
Of the lcasening distance between the
searched for and the searching vessel.
AT u IS. as she CROPPED through the fog,
La Lorraine flashed to the Republic:
Tell your captain we can hear his
he'll and arc steering straight towards
you. Also request him to make as
rniich noise a.. nossible to direct cur
steering. because the fog is 50 thick"
The final message which released
La Lorraine from her fruitless search
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
BAND|TS|N. LONDON
Terorize Suburb Three
Dead and q Injured
Daring Attemp pit to Steal Factory
Pay Bag But Il Fails.
One Commits Suicide--.0ne Wound.
ed-..May Be Of Boston Gang.

London, Jan 24.--Three persons are
dead and q injured at Walthamstow,
suburb Of London, as the result of
a sensational attempt Saturday by two
Russians at highway robbery The
men were run down and surrounded
Nv a POSSE and one of them finally
committed suicide. The other attempt
d suicide but did not succeed. He is
now lying in q critical condition at
TCttcnham hospital. TWO of their vic
tins, q policeman and a boy of TO- lie
dead while five of the injured are in a
hospital seriously wounded.
LONDON is breathless over the sensa-
tional Introduction into its precincts
of Russian revolutionary methods 1t
was thought at first that the assassins
were Italians. but the injured bandit
admitted last night that he is Il ma
tive of Riga, Russia, and came to
England two years ago. one of the re-
volvers used by the men was found
to be the same type used by Russian
revolutonsts. having = large butt
with rest and a long, narrow muHHie
and firing bullets of the soft -nosed, ex-
pandlrg Mauser pattern.
The bandits who We're evidently init
mate!y acquainted with the routine III
the payment Saturday Of the employees
at a rubber works IN WalthamstoW
held I'D an automobile containing the
employees wages, at the entrance to the
works and made off with the money
They were followed by a few of the
employees and a gradually increasing
crowd OF police and civilians. few OF
them armed. The police jumped aboard
a trolley ear and the bandits, hndine
themselves closely pursued, jumped
aboard another car and forced the
driver with a revolver at his head. u
send his car along at full speed. one ol
the men ran to the rear of the car ano
repeatedly empted his revolver at the
pursuers.
Reinforcements of police on foot, bi'
;vclcs and horses joined the chase an(
fusiIades of shots were exchanged fol
a mile.
The cars went laundering down the
track, With the mounted and bicNcif
police straining every effort to keel
10 with the pacemakers. Nearing the
Tottenham marshes the bandits made
tile motorman slow down and. jumping
off, seized a milk cart and made fol
the country district. An automobile
was pressed into service by the police
and it was rapidly overhauling the
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
Public Buildings at Gar
diner and 'WateIvi||e
Being Pushed Along as Fast
As Circumstances Permit.
Senator Hale and Cong. BurIeigk
Conferees on Census Bill.

Washington. Jan. 24.-(SpeciaD.-
Within the rast week considerable has
been accomplished toward the erection
OF public buildings at Waterville and
Gardiner. This advance in each case
pertains solely to the selection of 4
site but the selection of IL site is the
first essential in the erection Of a pub
lie bullding As a rule the treasury
authorities find il takes quite rs long
to select 4 site. to conduct the ncgotia-
tons for the purchase thereof, to per
feet the title and to get that title pro-
ber,y conveyed TO the United states a
10 huIid the structure itself.
1t is ROW settled that the Watervil'e
pu ollie building will be on the Heater
piece where the streets fork just below
the t,lmN God hotel; also that the site
of the Gardiner public building will
probably be on the corner oi Bruins
wick and Main streets. Assistant Sec
1etary of the Treasury Beekman Win
thrcp has written to Representative
Burleigh that reports to his office indi-
cate that is the only suitable site yet
offered. although he has been urged tc
purchase tllt -ltt wv Ii''u ny -Ni. i>'po5
at the corner of Church and Mechanics
streets.
Governor 3urleigh at the request OF
a large number of the citizens oil
Wa;erville took up the question of the
selection Of the Heater piece with
Assistant Treasurer Winthrop who has
charge Of public building matters and
il was practically decided before he re-
turned to Washington in Decembei
tbat favorable action would be taken
The chief bar to that had been the
fact that the treasury department al
lotted only $4,000 for the purchase ol
ground for the Waterville building
There was no hard and fast rule about
it but the treasury generally aiiots
.hout one-fifth of the total cost OF
huilding for the site. While Congress
authorized $4,000 for the erection o
Waterville building, it actually APP
propriated last year but $4,000, 1t be-
ing thought at the time that sum wouit
suftice for the site. Gov. Burieigh Is
the ranking member of the committee
on Public Buildings, he expects to ge
an additional appropriation of $5O.oo'
toward the Watervile building on Tho
S,mdry Civil Appropriation bill thl:
wear and he has persuaded Mr.. Win
thron to use sufficient OF that to make
With the $4,000 now available. the nee
fContinued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

The Italian liner Florida which ran
into the Republic in the dense fog off
Nantucket, Mass, early Saturday
morning and gave her her death blow.
is slowly steaming towards New York.
conveyed BY the American liner New
York. Her passengers also are "a tne
Baltic, having been transferred in the
early hours Of the morning, along with
those of the Republic
The White star Liner Baltic. which
was callod ny wireless telegraph to aid
OF he Republic yesterday ana trans
fcrrri from the Florida not only her
ONn SEQ .tld Nor" passengers, bat the
442 passengers ard part of the crew of
tlr Republic. Il nearing the h2rbor OF
New York lat, tonight. She was in
wireless communication with the Fire
Islam station at II O'Clock tonight. but
did not define her POSITION. Thu wealth
or WIS very thick and she could not
i,r sighted from The observation sta
ton of Fire Island. 1t s unlikely that
the baltic win come up TIE bay to-
night hut viii await daylight Before
proceeding to her pier
This in brief is the situation late
Tonight in Tie stirring marine accident,
following the first wireless message
a,,ont IN" collision of the two big ships
in tn" earl. dawn of Saturday morn
ing off Nantucket. Mass. For 2G hours
TIE :uspcns" of the public was unal-
layrL for almost every hour since the
fiji st news Of the mishap came from the
Republics wireless operator, has
brought conflicting reports: FROM sever
al points tending to confuse the situa-
ton.
That there was loss Of life attending
early Sunday morning. Then the wire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
Mrs. Snow Killed Herself
While Despondent. u
Gleason. Poisoned by Wood
Alcohol, Taken by Mistake.
Recent Discoveries Clear Up Rum.
ford Falls Tragedies.

Runford Falls. Me-, Jan. 24.-The
theary that Arthur Gleason and Mrs.
Arthur G. Snow, whose deaths oc-
CURED on Friday of last week had en-
tered into suicide pact, was dispelled
among friends of the couple today ow-
ing 20 recent discoveries Mrs. Snow
committed suicide by drinking bi-chlo-
ride Of mercury, according to the cor
oners report. and from letters found
among the womans effects from her
inother-in-la Mrs. Henry Snow. and
her little daughter in Pembroke,
Mass. asking her to come home, 1t Is
believed she killed herself in a fit OF
dependency
Gleason died from the effects OF wood
alcohol 1t is belicvd by his friends
that he drank this by mistake, think
ing it was a stimulant Gleason and
Mrs Snow. who We're neighbOrs, had
been friendly for some time and when
tneir deaths occurred at about the
same time, it was thought that the
couple had entered into suicide pact.
Gleason was % years old and Mrs.
Snow. who had been separated from
her husband for some time, was 30
years of age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

h1. Il his Ions Ike and enterprise to
BoWdoin College.
George l.. Fox of New Haven deliv-
cred very interesting address on the
Corrupt Practices Act" of Connected
to large number of Bowdoin students
end friends of the college in Memorial
hail. Saturday evening. At the con-
clusion OF this meeting, which was held
under the auspices of the Bowdoin
Good Government Club. an informal
talk was given by Mr.. Fox III the Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
1t has been announced that on the
evening of Feb. 8, a college smoker
will occur in Memorial hall. under the
auspices of the Undergraduate Council
The music committee of the Under
graduate Council has the affair in
charge, composed of Atwood. 10:
Bishop, O9; Stahl, '09 and Brown, OG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
WIRELESS TELECRAPHY SAVES HUNDREDS OF LIVES
WHEN Sim. REPUBLIC IS RUN DOWN BY THE FLORIDA
Other Steamers Miles Away Rush RescuePassenge Taken ORepu
Later in Tow for PORT Sksoida Creeping inSx Lives Lost

New York. Jan. 24.-Thc palatial
ocean steamship Republic of the White
Star Line which was in collision with
the Italian Liner Florida in fog early
Mass, went down at last at $50 o'clock
tonight. No one was lost Her pas
seneers, taken off many hour, before
are on the steamship Baltic which was
of Sandy Hook late tonight, making
for this port
The Republic was in tow of the
revenue cutter Gresham and the dcrc-
lict destroyer Seneca, proceeding to
New York. when she foundercd on
board her was her commander, capt
Sealby, with a volunteer detail of 30
Of her crew She had been lowed but
short distance when she BEGAN t.
settle rapidly. Seeing no hope Of saw
ing the ship, Capt. Sealby gave the or
taken off by the Gresham, which east
loose from the crippled liner and stood
by until she sank.
The Gresham and the Seneca then
headed for the Massachusetts, coast
and will land capt. sealby ana his
brave crew at Gay Head Mass, or
Newport. Il. |. AS to the exact place
of landing. wireless advices differ, The
Republic went down according to brief
wireless messages received here TO-
night. off No Mans Land. Il small is
land south of Marthas Vineyard island,
off the Massachusetts coast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

and sent her into port, came from the
Baltic at $40 P NJ. 1t read:
Republic says to steer for The Flor
ida She is proceeding to New York
With passengers and she must have
some one to stand by. She is blowing
four blasts"
Early in the morning when She start
ed on her 12U-mle dash. La Lorraine
repeated the Siasconset operators mes
sage of distress to the Lucania OF the
Cunard Line. If the Lucania replied La
Lorraine failed to receive the answer.
New York, Jan. 24-'ihe marine aC-
cident which for more than "A hours
has held the attention of the world
and which has been without fatalities
is tonight nearing a fortunate if not
happy ending. The ramming of the
White Star Liner Republic early Sat
uraay morning by the Italian Liner
Florida OFF Nantucket, Mass, has been
followed by Il series Of everts. max
ing it one OF the most remarkable
ocean mishaps on record.
No less than seven ocean liners--the
Ealtic, New York, Furnessia, La Lor-
ra;ne, ard Lucania, and the two Grip
pied ships. Republic and Florida arr
figuring in this stirring story. The Az
passengers Of the Republic have un3e~-
gone two transfers on the open sea
f1st TO the crippled Florida, ON Satur
uay mornis, and again early uoCay t.
the more Commodiolis Ealti". Wnici.
is bringing also the 9ol and more pas
stnScrs from tn" disabled Florida
With this great human LulIen Of 165'
rescued persons, besides her u"n list 0:
90. lie Ea!tic will arrive of Sandy
Hook ahnut IL O'Clock tonight. The
kci,u Ii started FOR New York, towed
by thu r"vcnue cutter Gresham ant
stccrel iy :hc Anchor Liner Furnessia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

less, which has had its first great trial
and proved its utility in this accident
brought the information that Mrs Eu-
gene Lynch of Ecston and w. J. Moon
e}, a banker. of Langdon. \. d., had
been killed and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Murphy,
Wife of the financial agent of the I'M
ion Central Life Insurance co. of Grand
Forks. n, D.. and Eugene Lynch Of
Boston injured.
Besides these fatalities among the
passengers on the Republic it was re-
ported that four members of the Flor
ida'5 crew had met death. The bodies
Of TIE dead and the injured persons
were transferred to the Baltic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
BALTIC AT SANDY HOOK.
viii Anchor for Night and Go UP to
the City Toe.ay.

New York, Jan. 23.-T'hc steamer
Baltic. with the passengers of. the
steamers Florida and Republic. was re
ported at / so this morning as nearing
hey anchorage eff Sandy Hook by the
Mari oni wireless station ut Sea Gate.
The Baltic will anchor for the night
and will not come up to the city until
wei! INTO TIE morning.
'"ToWards o'clock in the afternoon
we reached the vicinity of the wreck,
rs known to lis by the bearings--Iat
iD17, Long. 20 West-giVen us by the
operator at Sasconsett, but the fog
was so dense that nothing could be
seen We steamed III all directions
north south. east and west. Meanwhile
we had come very close to the Baltic,
which we never actually saw. SO thick
was the fog. All this time | was con
stontly exchanging messages with her
and ! could hear not only her bell, but
also another bell, which I took to be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
10DAY'S JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

Page One.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Florida ane
Republic Collide at Sea and Wireless:
Tele,graphy PLAYS Prominent Part D., il
dts Terrorizing the Suburbs of London
Fourth Annual Boys Conference ut Lew
iston-Rumford Falls Double rrased>
Not a Fact
Page Two.
LOcAL-Elks Block. Wateryille;, Mar,
rowly Escapes Being Burned-PlttSleld
and Gardiner Local News.
Page Three.
LOCAL-Gardiner Hallowcll. Nationa
Home, Winthrop and Waterville Loca
News
Page Four.
STATE-Legsative Committee Notices
and Hearings-'The New Gymnasium at
Oak Grove Seminary-General Sporting
News
Page Five.
CLASSIFIED ADS-Wanted-To Let
For Sale-Lost-Found-Re Estate
-Hotels-Business Cards.
Page Six.
EDITORIAL-The Wreck of the Maine
Again-The Pacific Slope Again-Maine
Gossip.
Page Seven.
--LOCAL-Small Gain in Deposits in
Maine Banks Last Year-Abstract of EN-
aminer Skeletons Annual Responsiveness
est Manifested Regarding Bridge Lesisla
ton-The Leading Features Of Donigan
and Chase Bils-State Highway Commits
sioner Favors Standard Board on Tax
Trade.
Page Eight.
LOCAL-New Trial ordered in Case OF
Strout VS. Gay-Local Amusements-Ar-
engagements for Charity Ball at City Han
Jan. 27-Iocal Briefs.
Page Nine.
LOCAL-Grand Jury Rises and Reports
A. Indctments-Social MeetinSS-Locai
Bits.
Page Ten.
Aaf. nf he wv rnpk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
BOWDOiN COLLEGE.
Tribute to Memory of Late J. e. Mer
riIl '54-CoIIege Smoker Feb. 8.

Brunswick, Me-, Jan. 24.-(SpeciaD.
President William Dewitt Hyde Of
Bowdoin College delivered this after
noon at King chapel beautiful ad-
dress in memory of the late Joseph
Edward Merrill of the Glass of 1854.
Mr. Merrill was ono of Bowdoin's most
loyal sons and ct the close of his long
life, he gave practically the entire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

The circulation of books and maya
zines at the Baxter Memorial library,
Gorham. for the month Of December
was as follows: Fiction, zoos volumes;
biography, 81; bound magazines. 20;
literature. L. useful arts, Il: history.
IS; natural science. 70; sociology, 6,
fine arts, 5: religion 5; philosophy, a.;
total, 1,164; circulation of current maya
zines,1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
CHARLES WEBER OF AUBURN.
MelanchoIia Causes Well-known Guide
to Shoot Himself In the Head.

Auburn, Me, Jan. 24.--Charles Web
Der. so years old, committed suicide
early today by shooting himself in the
head. He had been suffering from
melancholia for about two years. In
the hunting season he was employed as
guide and was well-knoWn among
Boston and New York sportsmen. A
widow and four children survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
THE WEATHER.
RAIN OR SiIOW-WARMER.

Washington. Jan. 24-Forecast for
New England: Unsettled Monday,
with rain or snow and warmer in north
portion: Tuesday fair. variable winds,
shifting to southwest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
Boston Forecast,

Boston. Jan. 24-Forecast for Bos
ton and vicinity: Monday clearing
warmer: Tuesday fair, somewhat cold
err; southerly to westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

Mrs. Emily Cummings Of Dorchester.
Mass. has recently made gift OF II
volumes to the Springvale Public IL
brarY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25

TELEGRAPH-Deta of the Wreck.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-03

moneys which may be appropriated by
the mayor and council of said city for
the Keeping up, improving or creating
parks. squares. cemeteries, streets,
grass plats and flowers. and said mon
eys shall be paid out of the city treas
ury upon the warrant of the chairman
and secretary of said board drawn
therefor. and such payments shall
De made quarterly in advance to said
board, and shall be used by said
board in the payment of the expenses
incurred by said board in the perform
ance of the duties devolving upon it.
1t being the intention and meaning of
this ordinance, that all moneys to
be expended by the municipality in
connection with the objects afore-
said shall be used under the sole and
exclusive direction and approval of
such board and that said board he.
and ii is hereby authorized to avail it
self at its pleasure of the services of
the city engineer and director of pub
lie works in and for said city. and
that the appropriations annually here
after to be made and devoted to the
objects aforesaid, and the maintan-
ance, establishing, creating. preserv-
ing, Improvement and adornment gem
orally of the parks, squares. cemeter-
les, grass plats, trees and flowers of
said city. The planting of and caring
for trees and grass in the parks.
squares. cemeteries, streets, grass
plats and other public places of said
city, shall be for the use control of
and expenditure by said board.
Sec. .. BE it, and it is hereby in
like manner further ordained That
said board shall annually make a full
and complete report of all and singu-
lar its actings and doings to the MAYOR
and council of said city of Brunswick.
and in addition. shall make to said
mayor and council such other reports
from time to time. as may be required
of said board by said mayor and coun-
Gil
Sec. G. Be it, an it is hereby in like
manner further ordained, That for the
year 1909 the sum of five hundred
$50000) dollars be, and it is hereby
appropriated for the usa of the afore-
said board for the present year for the
purposes of this ordinance.
Sec. T. Be it, and it is hereby in
like manner further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict or initiating against this
ordinance be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-03

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There sign long and feet wide attached permanently
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What does this sign mean?
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doing business honestly desired 1t that there nothing
about the Pmkham which open aboveboar
1t that permanent invitation is extended anyone
and verify the made the advertisements Lydia
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the private correspondence with sick conducted
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