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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
THREE LIVES LOST IN FIRE WHICH SWEPT THE
BUSINESS AND Residential SECTION OF BANGOR.
Property Valued Around 100000 100000 Rue Beev=
ed to Be Under Control=Five Churches Are Burned

street. Both fires spread with such
rapidity that the firemen were help
less.
One of the few buildings TO escape
destruction was the City hall. This
was in the direct path of the fire, but
in some way the flames leaped over it
and it was hardly scorched. The City
hall stands at the junction of Broad,
State and Hammond streets and at
this point the flames crossed the Ken
duskeag and continued on both sides.
As it burned both the path of de-
struction grew wid.r while sparks set
siderable distance from the main con-
Migration.
An Intellectual attempt to stay the
progress of the flames by dynamiting
several blocks including the Smith and
Strickland buildings situated in tri-
angle formed by Hammond and Cen
trail streets and Kenduskeag stream,
but the fire bridged the chasm and
continued with undated fury.
Help from outside cities began to
arrive soon after 9 o'clock. the Au-
gusta department being the first to
arrive and to it was assigned the duty
of saving the residential district if
possible.
Among the buildings burned during
the early stages of the fire were the
Haynes and Chambers building. the
Hodgkins block. the Fiske building,
Fairbanks and Cos, building and the
Bangor Public Library. Then followed
the telephone office. the post office, the
Morse Oliver block. a seven-s story
structure, in which was located the Of
fees of the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road. the Windsor hotel and several
churches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. April S0.-The general
pressure distribution over the North
ern hemisphere has not changed ma
terially during the last da or two.
Pressure is low over the Eastern por-
ton of the country with q well defined
center of disturbance over Iowa, and
general though mostly light rains have
fallen over all sections east of the
Rocky mountains, except northern
New England. In the East tempera-
lures continue comparatively high.
There will be rain Monday from the
Mississippi valley eastward. with rain
Tuesday in the Atlantic states 1t will
be colder Monday night and Tuesday
in the Ohio valley and the lower Lake
region.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
AUGUSTA SENDS HELP.

Augusta was called upon Sunday aft-
ernoon to help her sister city of Ban
gor in the latter's hour of trouble, and
the appeal was not allowed to go unan-
sWefed, although it was several hours
before the assistance asked was on the
way. Had the facilities for transporta-
ton been on hand Augusta would
have had her firemen and apparatus in
Bangor before o'clock.
1t was 5.24 in the afternoon when an
alarm which was rung in from Box 81,
at the corner of Bridge and State
streets brought the fire department to
that locality in a hurry, to learn that
the business section of Bangor was in
flames and that an appeal had been
sent to this city for help. It did not
take Chief Engineer Buckley long to
act and it was but very few minutes
later that the steamer and her crew
of men, with hose and other parapher-
MALTA, was on the way to the freight
yard.
1t was O'clock. however, before the
men and their steamer got away. AT
the time of the call there was not a
fiat car in the yard on which to load
the steamer, and had there been ono
there was no locomotive to haul it, the
"shifter' having gone to Waterville
saturday evening to be washed, and
the Gardiner shifter went up at the
same time. It was reported that a To-
connective and the necessary cars had
been sent from Waterville to Augusta
at 5.45, but later the plans were
changed and it was announced at
about $50 that the Augusta apparatus
would be carried to Bangor on a spe-
eial which had left Portland at about
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

7 added to the discomfOrts of the thou
sands who had seen their homes go up
in flames and who We're huddled to-
gether in the streets. The burning of
the churches and public buildings left
the unfortunate without a place to
seek shelter save in the homes of the
more fortunate and those We're soon
crowded fof the greater part of the
residential district was fire swept. Al
most before the fire had gotten We'll
under way, plans We're being made for
rebuilding and at midnight Mayor
Mullen declared that although Bangor
had suffered d terrible blow the city
would "cCme back" There are few
business structures in the heart of the
CITY standing. Banks are in ruins, the
post office is pile of smouldering en-
bers the only telephone connection
With the outside world is through one
lone instrument put up on the piazza
of a dwelling house which escaped the
flames and telegraph companies are
working in cramped quarters.
Neither of the cfty's daily newspa-
pers, however. was burned and both
will publish as usual tomorrow. Early
reports told of the burning of the
News, but the fire did not reach the
News building. The Commercial, also
was out Of the fire zone.
The fire was checked OH Hammond
street in the vicinity of Franklin and
Central streets on the west and at
South Park street on the north but
there We're still scores of buildings
within the area burning fercely long
after midnight.
\ fireman was injured by a falling
wall and died on the way to hospital;
an unknown young man was crushed
Continued on Page Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

a thick fog which obscured the coast
early today. the Fairhaven, Mass, fish
ing schooner Eta M. story piled up on
the southeastern point of Block Island,
a total wreck. Her crew of 16 men
made their way through the easy
breakers to shore and thence to the
New Shofeham life saving station,
without suffering injury.
Those aboard the little vessel say
they could hardly see their hands be-
fore them so impenetrable was the fog.
The wind was southerly. and they had
no idea they were so near land. they
say.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
BANGOR IN RUINS.

Bangor, Me, April 30.-Fanned by
high wind, an insignificant fire
which started near the corner of Broad
and Union streets, south of the city
hall. about five o'clock tonight, wiped
out i large portion of the retail bus
mess section of the city and swept
uncontrolled toward the wholesale dis
trict and into tie residential sections.
Half az hour after the first alarm
had been sounded nearly a dozen
buildings were in flames and the fire
was eating its way northerlY up
Broad and Exchange streets on either
side Of kenduskeag stream. In Its
pathway were banks, office buildings,
the public library and other struc-
lures all OF which were reduced to
ashes TIE city was soon shut off
from telephone communication by the
burning of the central Office of the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. and calls for aid to Port
land, Lewiston and Augusta We're sent
out by the wire chief of the com
pany VINO climbed a pole and cut in
on trunk line. The telegraph COM
parties offices were both burned dur
irs the carly stages Of the conaagra-
ton, but later they established tenn
perGry offices outside of the fire zone
ard communication was resumed
There are varying reports as to the
exact spot where the fire originated.
Several alarms were sounded almost
simultaneously. In addition to the fire
at the corner of Broad and Exchange
streets. the fremen found blaze in
a bicycle shop in the rear of the cen
trial telephone Office on Exchange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.

Bangor, Me, April Gone third OF
the City of Bangor is in ruins. three
men, names unknown were killed,
thousands of persons are homeless
and a property loss that is roughly
estimated at SC, .e0G was sustained as
the result of a confagration which
ragged for hours tonight. Starting in
hay shed in the southerly section
of tile city. the fire swept through
the heart of the city. Churches,
schools, business blocks and all of
the public buildings with the excep-
ton OF the City hall, are burned. to-
gether with hundreds of dwelling
houses.
For seven hours the fireinen of the
city. assisted by men from other
Maine cities battled against the
flames before they conquered them
Dynamite proved of little avail. Build
ings We're blown up but the flames leaped
the chasms and it was not until the wind
which had been blowing almost gale
during the night, shifted and the skies
opened and sent down light rain, that
there was any indication that the firemen
would win. Cheered by the help from
this unexpected quarter, the fire-f1ghting
forces were concentrated near the corner
of Hammond and Central streets, nearly
two miles from the start of the blaze
and there the successful stand was made
and the spread of the flames checked at
midnight.
But while the rain and the shifting
of the wind to the east saved the rest
of the city from destruction 1t only
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Failing in their attempt to stop the fire
by dynamiting the buildings at the juno
ton of Hammond and Central streets
the firemen took their stand further to
the north and preparations were made
to blow up other buildings and make a
wider breach.
At 1890 the fire was raging as fereely
as at any time since the outbreak. A
large part of the wholesale district is in
flames and few if any of the buildings
can escape.
In all sections of the city people are
moving out their belongings and hurry
ing to places of safety.
Many are already homeless and with
churches and public buildings in ruins
there are few places where they can be
cared for.
The special trains from Portland and
Lewiston bringing fire apparatus from
Portland Lewiston and Augusta. also
special from Waterville, reached here
early in the evening. the last to arrive
being the Portland train. which pulled
into the station at $40 o'clock after
run of 1876 miles in three hours and 20
minutes with a stop at Augusta. City
hall had not burned at 10 o'clock, but 1t
was practically surrounded by fire. At
that time the fire had run up over the
hill and three the residential section. rem
dering thousands of people homeless.
Main street, on which are located many
places of business, including the Bangor
Commercial and the Bangor House. was
safe at that hour as the wind
was in a favorable direction. The Merrill
and Penobscot banks were safe, but the
condition of the others was not reported.
Communication was kept up in1armit-
tently by the postal Telegraph Co. whose
buildings. the Bass block, was within 50
Continued on Page Ten)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

If Clarence Tibbetts of Milinoeket
RECEIVERS from an accident that befel
him Saturday afternoon he will have
had remarkable escape fron death.
The prospects now seem fair for re-
covery. He fell across rapidly revolv-
ing circular saw and his body was cut
from the left arm to the right side, the
saw barely missing his heart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
A GENERAL STRIKE
Advocated BY Haywood on Day Nc
Namara Trial.

st Louis, April Embarrassing a
meeting of laboring men in Union
headquarters. today, William ID. Hay
wood, former secretary of the Western
Federation of Miners and once tried
and acquitted for completely in the
death of Ex-Gov. Steueneburg of
Idaho, advocated general strike
throughout the United States on the
day the Mcnamara brothers are
brought to trial in Los Angeles for al
legged completely in the Times ex-
plosion.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the Socialist Labor party, and there
was a large attendance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
A MONSTER PARADE
Planned BY General Labor confeder.
alton at Paris.

Paris, April 3o.-As the General Confed-
Grafton of Labor is persisting in its inten-
ton to carry out monster demonstration
tomorrow In face Of the governments
prohibition. the authorities have drafted
10000 additional troops to supplement the
Paris garrison of 25690. NJ. Lepine. pre-
feet of Paris, has been given absolute
control of the city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
FEW EVIDENCES
OF Dissatisfaction in New England on
May Day.

Boston. April so-With the exception
of Connecticut, May day tomorrow will
develop few evidences of industrial dis
satisfaction in this city or in New Eng
land generally. Ii has lost IT'S former
standing locally as the date for the be-
ginning OF labor troubles, owing to the
Continued on Page TEMP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
GoMPERs IN CONFERENCE.
A. F. of L. Will Take Charge of De-
fence Fund.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 3o.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, arrived today and
Immediately went into secret confer
ence with 40 labor lea ders of national
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED.

Washington, April 8O.-Forecast for
New England Unsettled Monday and
Tuesday with occasional showers;
cooler Tuesday west portion; moderate
south winds, becoming variable Tues
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Boston Forecast.

Boston, April 90.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Unsettled, probably
occasional showers Monday and Tues
day; moderate south to southwest
Winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
RELIABILITY

When buying Jewelry the reliability OF
the firm you're trading with Is the first
consideration. I have been in the Jewel
ry business right here on Lisbon St
forty-nine years and guarantee every
article sold in MY store to be exactly as
represented. ! also guarantee my prices
to be as low Cor lower) as any other re-
liable Jewelry house in Maine!
~ Watches, Diamond Rings, Wedding
VIKINGS, Seal Rings, Silverware for the
table and all sorts of beautiful and in
expensive Gift articles.
DreW'S Reliable JeWeIry Store
Established 1919 years agoi
- Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Ne.
may1d1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
A TOTAL WRECK.

Fishing Schooner Piles Up on Rough
Block Island Point
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
1904
lee CIGAR

IHc. CIGAR
Largest selling brand OF i0c. cigars
in the world ENOUGH SAiD-Fae-
tory, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Bangor. Me-, April 20.-The New
England Telephone & Telegraph Co is
already taking steps to re-establish
service. Calls have been sent out to all
available Offices between Bangor and
Boston asking that all available equip
ment be shipped here at once. a large
gang of linemen are on their way from
Portland, Augusta and other points to
string temporary wires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Portland, Me. April 30.-The Western
Union reported that nearly all the bus
mess section of Bangor had been burn
ell at r NJ. The buildings burned in
Guided the Morse Oliver block, a seven
story brick block on the corner of Ex-
change and State streets containing
the Offices of the Bangor q Aroostook
Railroad; the Windsor hotel and a
number of churches
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Block Island, R. l., April 3o.--During
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Bangor, Me-. April 90.-At 8 o'clock
the office of the Bangor News had been
destroyed and the Postal Telegraph Co.
was moving out of its office which is
in the direct path o9 the flames. Both
Continued on Page Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Bulletins.

Bangor, Me, May Ii A. M.-The
fire is now under control. having been
stopped at Hammond and Central
streets on the west and at South Park
street or the north.
Losses roughly estimated at $7,000,O00
to $S,e00.000. Insurance probably so per
cent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07

The young ladies class of the
Christian Church held q most
enjoyable and unique box social
at the Tabernacle last evening
About fifty young people were
present, about half being
young men. Each young lady
brought a box filled with good
thi..gs to eat and the young
men were required to buy the
boxes, the purchase price being
determined by the weight of
the young lady owning the box,
/ cent for each pound. Much
fun was created by the young
men trying to guess the WEIGHT
of the young ladies. The man
who guessed the correct wiegh'
was to get his box free but only
one was able to do it, Bruce
Thurber being the lucky guess
er. A short program was
rendered and the evening was
spent in a general good time.
A neat sum was secured for the
treasury of the young ladies
class. Mrs Winston is teacher
of the class.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07

towns Ill our neightsorhuoG, nu
very. far from us Talent,
about five miles away. Phenix,
may Ie three further off. Then
Medford with 5000 population
and 10 Saloons. about. twelve
miles from US. OF course these
towns so near account for a
rather slow growth here. But
the people are sanguine of
progress in the near future.
We have no saloons. Fine
pure air and plenty of pure
snow water from the noun
tains.
People are here from many
different states. Some are
quite disappt inted with what
they find, others are delighted
beyond measure and others
moderate in their enthusiasm
Come and look it over before
you move your family and
stuffs is perhaps good advice.
| am gaining in health daily
since this last month or so.
Yours AS ever,
John Mac Allister.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07

Mrs. DR.. Gamble entertained
several friends Saturday after
noon at a Kensington at her
home on Sixth St. A large
bouquet of roses occupied a
prominent place in the living
room, where the ladies spent a
most delightful afternoon, with
their Kensington work. At
six o'clock an elegant two
course supper was served, Miss
Mildred Raymond assisting the
hostess. The guests were seat
ed at the round dining table,
where large bouquet of red
roses was used as a centerpiece
Two small tables were also used
and the name cards We're 81
tractively decorated in the
proverbial turkey. Besides the
members of the Kensington
Club, the following guests were
present: Mesdames Vetter,
Huntsinger, Pratt, Jacobs,
Misses Amen and Schacbel, of
Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07

Memorial services were held
list evening at the Masonic
llall by the members OF the
Order of the Eastern Star. D.
NJ. Harris, Miss Matte White
and Mrs. Laura Lewis Colenso
we're the honored dead and the
memorial work, which was put
IN by the officers of the Eastern
..'sarsawas beautiful. The ser.
vice itself is very impressive
ind each officer did their part
perfectly and the result was
more than pleasing. A mixed
sextette under the direction of
Mrs. R. G. Hills sang several
5 ,ngs appropriate to the occas-
siaIl.s--zhe Masons and their
wives and-t4fe Stars and their
husbands were present and the
hill was crowded to its capacity.
s .veral were present from
Logan and our chapter was the
recipients of manv compliments
on their splendid rendition Of
the memorial work
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07
Gordon Mahoney Shot.

Gordon Mahoney aged ID
years was accidently shot S 10
day afternoon while h1n "
with his brother Archie az,
Ralph Johnson, all of Counc i
Bluffs The shot, which wa
from a six shot pump gun went
through his left wrist and left
leg but luckily no bones were
broken. He was taken to the
Mercy Hospital in Co. Bluffs
ant at this writing is resting
easily.
He is the son of j. C. Ma
honey formerly of this city.
He and his brother and a friend
by the name of Ralph Johnson
went hunting Sunday morning
and had gone about three miles
north of Co. Bluffs when the
accident happened. The guns
of the three boys had been un-
loaded and were leaned against
the fence while they went for
a drink of water. Upon re-
turning, some farmer toys
wished to see how one of the
guns worked and while the
johnson boy was showing them
the gun was accidently dis
charged, the discharge enter
ing the left wrist and left
leg of Gordon Mahoney. For
some minutes the boys were at
a loss what to DO as the serious
ness of the wound was not
known and the boy who was
shot did not realize it himself
A doctor was finally called and
tho injured boe taken to the
M ~cv Hosnita'. who're Is shots
W,s talk y f.y.n the Wonnd
Early this morning he was
resting easily and il no COM
pile atoms set in, he will recover
the shock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E.. Robinson

Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Robinson
gave their Thanksgiving dinner
yesterday. cover being laid for
Harry Baisden, Glenn C. Silk,
Fred Robinson and Misses Ruth
Wolf, Margaret Jennings and
Pearl Briggs. The dinner was
their usual Thanksgiving Five
Course one, and was amply
taken care of. After dinner
music was INDUCED in and
some good up-to-date Rag time
records were made for the
monograph Just before good
byes were said, Mrs. Robinson
served ice cream and her
famous sunshine" after which
came the flash light kodak,
then goodbyes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07
Knight and Ladies.

the knights and Ladies met
Saturday evening and one of
the largests crowds of the sea.
son was present. Six new
candidates were taken into the
order and twelve new names
were ballotted on. After the
lodge work, the room was
thrown open and about $50 in
all enjoyed the evening enter
ia inment. Dancing and re.
freshments made the evening
very ENJOYABLE.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07
Good Price For Iowa Land


Logan, Ia, Nov. 30.-s. e.
Cox, recorder, has just placed
on record in his office here a
deed of transfer in which II A.
House conveys 26O acres Of
land west of Missouri Valley to
E. H. Lougee for a considera-
ton of $44, 200, or at the rate
of $40 per acre. TIE land is
a part of the Allen House es-
tate and is in section IL of
Cincinnati township. While
other farmers of fewer acres
have sold at higher prices, the
present sale of the House farm
is considered in keeping with
good farm sales. On bottom
land farmers have produc. d
from sixty to eighty bushels Of
corn this season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07
Birthday.

Last Sunday Nov. 26th a
a party went out in the country
to Louis Paulson's to celebrate
his 57th birthday, with him.
Mr.. John Hansen took Helen
his wife, Mrs. Hansens mother
of Co. Bluffs, and Mary and
Peter Perkins in his automo-
bile. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Jensen and his brother Carl
Jensen and his wife drove out.
They were a little surprised
to see so many and to receive
several nice presents.
Mrs PaulsoD served a sple n.
did dinner, and after the after
noon refreshments they de-
parted for their homes having
had a very happy and pleasant
time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-07

4 Patrick O'Connor received a
Telegram this morning from
Fort Dndge announcing the
navs IA he was again grand
m 4 son was born to Mr. and
Mira 'orris O'Connor Decem-
b-r LIST.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Given are
in Chicago for over Sunday.