Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03
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Nathan Baine's bathing companions
in Onota lake Pittsfield. Mass, missed
him after they dressed and left the
lake Sunday, and on returning to look
for him they found his body near the
shore in four feet of water. Baine
could not swim. He was % years old
and was employed there as dry goods
clerk.
While being rushed in a special train
to Gardiner, Mass, hospital Sunday
night, Roy Barron, 20 years old, of
Keene. N H., died of injuries received
by being run over by another train.
Whether Barron fell from a train or
was walking on the track when run
over is uncertain.
Despite the efforts of two men to res
cue her, Mrs. Fred Tisdale of Spring
field was drowned in Hart pond in
South Chelmsford, Mass, Sunday,
while bathing. Mrs Tislade was 26
years old.
The last of the great naval pageants
which for the last few months have
played such prominent part In the
campaign waged around the question
of Great Pritain's sea power, took
place Saturday afternoon in the Solent,
where Is miles of Warships were re-
viewed by King Edward and Queen AL
exandra.
The Denmark cabinet, headed by
Premier Neergaard. resigner Saturday
in consequence Of its failure to secure
support of Parliament in it's military
defence scheme. King Frederick ac
cepted the resignation, but asked M.
Neegaard to act as premier pending
the appointment of his successor
August Minderi, 80 years old, a baker,
Of Gardner. was drowned in Lake Den
nison Sunday when he jumped from his
boat after it had shipped" consider
able water. He was seen from shore
and Harry Scharvano went out to his
assistance, but Minden sank.
A night watchmans prompt work in
sounding the fire alarm enabled the 100
guests at Hotel Tybee, a summer re-
sort on Tybee island below Savannah,
Ga. to escape from the structure when
it burned before daylight Saturday.
The fire consumed the main building,
with loss Of $4,000, about half of
which was covered by insurance.
Joseph Bottomley, aged SIS, of Lowell,
was drowned while bathing at Sails
bury Beach Sunday. He came here
with his wife to visit his daughter, Mrs.
G. Campbell, and half an hour after
eating hearty dinner went into the
water He was attacked with acute in
digestion and drowned before help
could reach him.
Samuel c. Lee of Boston, a salesman
for the United States Shirt and Collar
Co., of Sharon, Mass, who until re-
Gently lived at the Hotel Plaza in that
city. and Charles Hambro, a clerk in a
liquor store in Dartmouth street, Bos-
ton, We're drowned late Sunday in the
mill pond at the rear of the Acme
Thread Cos. works. Lee was unable
to swim. He slipped into a deep hole
and both he and Hambro. who tried to
save him. lost their lives
Nearly 2.5O0,0OO of trained disciplined
sharpshooters have been added to the
defensive forces of the German army
this week by the imperial chancellor,
DR.. Bethmaan- Holweg. The chancei-
lor has taken this step by giving per-
mission by degree to 2,402,644 members
of 27,676 veterans societies to practice
rifle shooting ON the military ranges
throughout the country with army RI
fes 1T annual charge of 81 cents
piece. Cartridges will be supplied to
the shooters at ~ cents hundred.
Heretofore all requests made by the
veterans AsGs,ia tions in this direction
have been refused.
|, Wong Bow Cheung, as he has been
identified. or Matunda Woung, as he
insists on being named. the understood
Americani2cd Chinese cook who shot
and killed his vice CONSUL, DR.. LUX
Wing. Sunday afternoon was arraigned
before the coroner and committed to
the Tombs without bail to await the re-
suit Of an inquest to be held next We'd
nesday.
Declaring he was pursued by men
who wanted to kill him, Frank Saulis,
aged IS wears, a Lithuanian, after at
tending mass at the Lithuanian Catho-
lie church on East 7th street, South
Boston, Sunday, went into the base
ment of the church and committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a ra-
zor. The man recently came out of the
woods at Brewer, Me-. and was be-
friended by Rev. Joseph A. Circus. He
was apparently demented and was sent
to a doctor by the priest. He passed the
latter part of the night with the priest,
who occupied rooms in the basement of
the church The man had wife and
two children III his home country.
LINCOLN