Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

4 general strike of workmen in the
cotton and iute mills in and about
Puebla, Mex, is on. affecting between
1000 and 5000 men. Twelve establish
ments have been compelled 10 close
down. Disorders are feared
After considering the case for nearly
four hours. a jury in the superior
court at Providence, Friday. acquitted
Former Town Treasurer John ogden
Of North Providence of the charge of
enlightenment Of the towns funds. Og-
den had been Oh trial for two weeks
on three indictments alleging embez-
clement of s4700. His defence was that
he never knowingly converted any of
the towns money to his own use and
if there are any discrepancies they
were due to mistakes in bookl1eepingg
One of the most praisewortfwexhi
billions of a crowd acting under leads
ership when panic threatened was
Witnessed at the Crown theatre, a
moving picture house on Hanover
street, Manchester, n. H., at 40
O'clock. Thursday neon. The theatre
WAS filled with an audience of more
than loco. when one OF the films
caught fire, filling the house with
smoke and causing sensation. So
orderly was the movement of the au-
dience, which left through openings at
both the front and rear, thar the the
atre was emptied in TWO minutes with.
out injury to any one. The fire de-
partment put out the blaze.
Fire broke out in an old tenement
house on East Fourth street, New
York. early Friday, and soon after the
fire escapes We're white with scream
ing women in night>gowns, many with
naked children in their arms. The
ladder that connected the end of the
fire escapes with the ground could not
be lowered and policemen caught 81
women who jumped from the second
floor. throwing their babies to the out
stretched arms below. On account OF
the difficulties of tho rescue. il was
reported at first that several persons
had been burned to death but when
daylight came all the tenants were ac-
counted for.
This is a happy Christmas season
for the people of Wales, Mass, be-
cause it has brought them positive
assurance that a renewed period OF
prosperity for the town is at hand and
that as a result number of former
residents Will return. The Berkeley
Woolen Mills formerly known as the
Hogan Mills, which have been idle for
about two wears, have been leased TO
the Germanie Mills Co. of Holyoke,
who VIII operate the Wales plant in
connection with their Holyoke enter
f1FiKsfs nnarati1Vc 1rritf T.. ti.
Wales mills as soon as necessary re-
pairs. which are now under way, have
been completed. A part of the old OF
ganization of feremen have been en-
gagged and as result several families
which formerly resided in Wales viii
return 40 the town at once The mills
viii employ between so and 100 hands
How George Lindsay, II years old,
and sole heir to the millions of the
late w. II. Lindsay of Philadelphia,
had been removed from the temple OF
sun Worshippers' " cult and placed
under the charge of the Juvenile court
at the request of relatives was re-
vealed Thursday Charles X. Lindsay,
uncle of the boy is responsible for
the action. After a nation wide
search the uncle found him in the
temple" at Chicago. Detectives in
tho employ of Lindsay, who attempt
Ell to take the boy away. We're attack
ed b. worshippers, it IS said. The
boys mother who placed him in the
temple is said TO be known among
the cult as "Vahdah." One of the
charges made by the boys uncle was
that the lad was kept ON a diet OF
grapes and beer. The Gerry Society
and other Juvenile organizations aid
ed in the search. He is said to have
been in TIE temple about six
months. The boy is now at his moth
er's home in Chicago. She has been
ordered not to return him to the
temple Judge Pinllney will hear
the ease. Jan. 4.