Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-21
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the United States Public Health and
Marine Hospital service. died at provi-
dence hospital, Washington. at 1920
a. NJ, Tuesday, after an Illness of
several months.
The state department has learned from
the American minister at Monrovia that
the Liberian Legislature has unanimously
ratified the agreement with American
bankers for $1,0O0,000 loan and that it is
understood Reed Page Clark of New
Hampshire will be appointed federal re-
cciver of customs at Liberia
According to the Grand Rapids.
Mich police. Monday night. Perry II.
Mcclellan, n former employee Of the
Adams Express Co, has confessed TO
the robbery of the company's safe AT
The depot office. Sunday night Detec-
tiyes, Monday, recovered $685. in eur
rency and checks at his home.
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg, Mass.
eexpeaded 1860 in his attempt to secure
election as lieutenant governor of Mas
sachusetts on the Democratic ticket.
The sworn return. made to the score
tary of state shows $1,000 was paid the
state committee; $475 To a Boston ho-
Tel for headquarters; $500 to the Walsh
er minor items
A wireless message from the reve-
nue. cutter Seneca received at New
York, Monday, said that she had pick
ed up barge No a03. which was drop
ped by the United States navy collier
Vulcan, last Saturday. The barge was
found about 100 miles east of the Del
aware Capes. She carried coal AMI
had no crew aboard
Word was received at New London.
Conn.,, Monday night, of the death,
Saturday, in Panama, of E. 3. Nash.
for many years superintendent of the
Southern division of the Vermont Cen
| trail Railroad and previous TO that
time connected with the Boston &
Maine. Mr.. Nash left New London 2b
years ago to assume charge Of the
Changuinola Railroad at Panama and
his death is understood 10 have fol-
| lowed an operation for stomach
trouble. The mother who lives in War
rem. VT. widow and one son survive.
The United States battieship Ne
| braska. which arrived at the Charles
town navy yard, late Monday, will
play an important part in murder
trial which will open, Tuesday, before
the United States circuit court in Bos-
ton. On board are several witnesses
who will appear in the trial of James
Beeks, charged with the murder of
Alexander Allen, May 9, on board the
battleship. Both were eolored mess
mates and Allen was shot and killed
following a quarrel. The battleship
will remain until the jury has had an
opportunity to visit the scene of the
alleged murder
An outbreak of fire occurred on the
Cunard liner Lusitania, which left
Liverpool, Saturday, bound for New
York. via Queenstown The fire was
caused by short circuit in the sec
ond cabin, soon after the steamship
left the Mersey. 1t happened in ono of
the staterooms and almost Immediate
II afterward all the second cabin
lights went out. A thick, pungcnt
smoke drove the passengers to the
decks. Tho engines were stopped and
the steamer Adriatic stood by Ia ren-
der help. This however. proved I'M
necessary, for the crew quickly sue
ceeded in eXtinsuishing the flames
The censorship over the wireless pre-
vented the passengers from making
any mention of the fire.
The cases of six Yale undergrad
mates arrested during the disturbance
outside the Hyperion theatre, at New
Haven, Ct. Saturday night. were not
called. Monday, in the city court l.
has been arranged that the hearings
if held, shall be on Saturday. Mean
time an inquiry has been opened ny
both the police and college authori-,
ties and it promises to be thorough
one Among college men the belief IS
held that the charges against the stu
dents will be nolled. They are demand
ing that the inquiry into the whole al
fair be without fear or favor. Repairs
arc being made in the Hyperion the
atre and the estimate Of the damage
has arisen above $1,000.
The valuable painting Madonna Dele
STELLA" by Fra Angelica, has been stolen
from the monastery of San Marco, Italy.
The theft occurred, Sunday night, during
severe storm. Strangely enough, the
thief or thieves did not touch any of the
several other pictures by Fra Angelica IN
the same cell. Five persons have been
placed under arrest, among them the GUS
todians of the museum. 1t is believed,
however, that the theft had its inception
in the international gang of thieves VINO
are thought 70 have engineered the theft
of other valuable paintings, including
that of Leonardo Da YincPs Mona
Lisa from the Louvre. faris. last Au-
gust. The painting is one of four copies
There are now only two of these paint
ings left The third is believed TO be IN
a Boston collection. This is the first mas
terpiece ever stolen from a government
museum in italy. -
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