Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The steamship Oceauld, OF tIe aus
tro-Ameriean Line from New YORK,
has been quarantined at Trieste, Aus
tria. woman died of cholera aboard
the slip during the voyage.
John NJ. Slattery, aged IL years. In
i'll health and respondent, committed
suicide Sunday by hanging himself 10
his bedpost while alone at his nome
at AZ Irving street, Salem Mass. a
widow and five children survive
Leo Pelletier, aged II, was drowned
Sunday afternoon in the deepest part
of Mascuppic lake. suburban resort
in Tyngsboro. Mass. With Joseph
Golden and John Lessard. he was in a
canoe and because one of them leaned
over the side, the canoe upset. Pelle-
tier sank at once.
The United States warships Indiana,
Iowa and Massachusetts with the mid
shipmen aboard which arrived at
Queenstown last Sunday night, will
sail Tuesday for Kiel The officers and
men have greatly enjoyed their visit
and express regret that they are
Obliged to leave so soon.
The Emperor's yacht Meteor was again
successful in Sundays race at Kiel. de-
fea ting the Germania, owned by Lieut..
Krupp Won Bohlen and Halbach and the
English boat Waterwch, owned by G..
Cecil Whitaker. The wind was tricky
and one of the smaller yacht was dis
masted: another lost sail. The ships
of the second division of the United
States Atlantic fleet were crowded with
visitors Sunday afternoon. but the officers
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tertainments.
Thomas Whalen and his cousins,
Mark. aged 10, and Matthew. IL, went
fishing on Patch pond. Plymouth.
Mass. in leaky boat Sunday and
both the boys were drowned. The par
ty had got we'll out onto the pond
when one of them discovered their
craft was filling. While one of the
brothers was bailng the other bent to
the oars but the water came in faster
than the boys could bail it. With eV-
cry prospect of reaching shore before
the boat sank, one of the lads became
frightened and jumped. The force OF
his lump washed the gunwale under
and moment later all three were
struggling in the water. The bodies
were recovered.
William S. Babb, one of the oldest
residents near Pittsfeld, n. H., was
killed in a runaway accident while
driving to Northwood late Saturday
night and his body was taken Sunday
to his home at Pittsfield. Babb who
was about SO years of age. was driving
with his son, Charles Babb. when the
horse took fright at a barking dog ran
Iaway and overturned the carriage.
Both men were thrown out. the elder
Babb being so seriously injured that
| he died within "A few moments, while
the younger escaped with few
bruises. The elder Babb was born in
| the neighboring town of EPSON and
lived there until few years ago, when
he went to live with his son. He was
1. widower.
| Reliable advices have been received
| at Vienna from Albania that the sit
| uaton there is extremely critical. Tur-
| key has massed $4,000 troops within q
| days march of the Montenegrian from
| tier. Charles r. Crane of Chicago. who
| has Just arrived at Vienna from Get
| tingje after traVersng Alberta. de-
scribec the situation as absolutely in
| tolerable. The turks, he says, are de-
vastating whole districts, killing pris-
/ oners, refugee women and children
| burning houses and crops and blow
ing IN churches. A large body of AL
bantam women and children is now
| caught between two wings of the
| Turkish army and escape is impos-
sible. He reports that $4,000 men and
children have fled to Montenegro and
| starving there.
| Anna Keys and Albert j. Handtman,
missing since Thursday night. were
found in the Ohio river Sunday near
Cincinnati Miss keeys was known on
the vaudeville stage as Bonnie Hamp-
ton Handtman WAS young ciubmaa
and athlete of Cincinnati. He took Miss
Keeys out for a ride in launch
Thursday night The disappearance of
the two was not noticed until Satur-
day, Mrs Keeys reported the absence
of her daughter to the police 1t was
believed they had eloped. but following
the finding of the overturned launch
: searching parties dragged the river