Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

| HNhi dithfAN' 4 nus Idi lhViS man In
cases have developed but there have
been no deaths.
The secret clauses in the Anglo
| French agreement of 1904, relating to
Egypt and Morocco, which led to the
| International understanding and un-
| der which il was alleged Great Brit
ain was heavily committed to the mil
itary support of France in certain
| eyentualities, turn out to be of minor
| interest.
Hugo Won Tschudi, professor and
| historical writer on art, died, frldaS,
at Munich, Bavaria. Prof. Tschudi
was born in Austria in 1851, studied in
| Vienna and in 1854 became curator OF
| the. National Gallery in that city. lie
was afterwards appointed director OF
the royal Bavarian state art gallery
at Munich. He published many works
| on the history of art.
DR. Wilhelm Jensen, the well-known
| German author. died, Friday, in
| Munich, Bavaria. He was born IN
| 1897. At one time he acted on the edi-
torial staff of the Norddeutsche ALI
gemeine Zeitung. the semi-oiiicial
| newspaper of the German government.
He retired from newspaper work in
order to devote himself to authority
and became a prolific writer.
Phillips Andover Academy won an
Invitation three-mile cross. country
run, Friday, in Andover Mass. Har-
ward Freshmen finished second, Cor
nell Freshmen third. and Dartmouth
Freshmen fourth. The course was
sea of mud and all of the runners tih-
Iished in an exhausted condition Fee
ney of Andover was the first man to
finish. Andovers time was l. min
utes, II 20 seconds.
Miss Eva Hassin, a second cabin
passenger from Liverpool on board
the steamer Ivernia. giving her resi-
dence as s57 Mystic avenue. Brooklyn.
was detained. Friday, by the New
York customs officers, who claimed
that after she had declared nothing
dutiable, jewelry valued at $1,000 was
found on her person. The government
officials also found $500 sewed in her
clothing, although she said that she
was penniless. She was permitted to
keep the money. but the jewelry was
taken by the officers.
Through giant seas that tossed her
about like a cork. the liner Lusitania
made New York, Friday, hours behind
her schedule and at speed of 70 per
cent. below normal. Passengers and
officers declared that they ran into
gale, Wednesday, which lasted for "a
hours Many were hurled from their
herths and few slept through the
night. while mountainous waves swept
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deck. Many of the crew slept only
after flashing themselves to their
hunks.
six shipwrecked sailors CT the
schooner James ". Maxwell. bound
from Brunswick, Ga. to New York,
reached New York. Friday. on the
Morgan Liner Il Rio. They comprised
the seheoner's entire crew and were
picked up off Cape Charles, Wednes-
dav. after passing Il hours in a small
boat They said that the schooner had
been bnffeted by wind and wave for
two days. had become dismantled anu
was settling with her decks awash in
the heavy seas. when they left her.
Benjamin Waterman, 60 years old and
for p years an engineer on the New
vas run down and killed by his own en-
CINE, Friday, at the freight yards N
Providence Waterman left his engine.
early Friday. in charge OF his fireman,
Fred IT. Parker. Sometime later whea
the engineer had failed TO return, Parker
started up the track TO look for him and
found the mangied body Of Waterman
whom he had run over on the previous
trip.
The 5000 two-years not which Thorn
as B. Taylor, president of the defunct
New England Trust Co. of Providence.
gave to secure his release from prison,
where he was held for nearly two years
in default Of $1,000 bail to prevent his
leaving the state. Was defaulteed, Fri
day. and Receiver Joseph p. Burlingame
believes that none Of the depostors will
obtain any OF their money The note was
secured by collateral made UP Of stocks
in companies in which Taylor was inter-
csted. This collateral, it was stated,
Friday, By Mr. Bnrlingame. viii be diff
cult to realize upon. Taylor left thc
state Immediately after signing the nota.
The New England Trust Co. Of Provi-
dence closed its doors on Jan. 10, 1868,
with liabilities amounting to $4,000 and
81, 90 in assets. 1t was 1860 depositors.
y sentence of three years in the
house of correction was imposed up
on Edwin H Hancock. Friday. by
Judge White in the Bristol county su-
perior criminal court, at Taunton,
Mass. Hancock was found guilty on
granddaughter, Thursday, for causing
the death of Miss Lottie Thomas and
George Hunt in Attleboro on April 10,
last. He was operating the automo-
bile which ran down and killed the
young couple. Counsel for Hancock
asked Judge White that fine be i'm
posed instead of Imprisonment. speak
ing of the general good character of
the prisoner. Judge White said that
the jury was justified in bringing in
such a verdict and imposed sentence.
Sigurd Hartig of San Francisco. a
real estate dealer, formerly of Cincin
natl, accidentally Iit cigar with a
$1,000 bill there Thursday. He intended
TO burn only the end of a bit Of yellow
paper at the edge of the bill for the
ediication Of his friends. Samuel Hal
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