Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-12

metropolis for more than 20 years.
A fishing smack, which has arrived
at Cuxhaven from Iceland. reports
finding an empty rowboat belonging TO
the steam trawler Burgomeister Bur-
chard, which is believed to have foun-
! dered off the Shetland Islands The
Burgomeister Burchard was COM
manded by Captain Buss and carried
a crew of 13 men.
Labour w won the Prix Mediter-
rance in Tuesdays program of the
motorboat regatta at Monte Carlo.
There were II starters. The event
was for cruisers from SIS to metres
in length over a course of so kilometers
CLOS miles). Labour Tvs time was l
hour, 4 minutes, 32 seconds. The prize
was $1,000. "
With only three sacks of ballast re-
naming out of AZ they carried when
they left San Antonio, Texas, Monday
night in balloon Lieut.. l.. E. Honey
we'll and j. w. Tolland of st. Louis
were forced at 100 P. NJ. Tuesday to
make landing Is miles south Of Lit
tie Rock, Ark, and abandon their
attempt to lower the Lahm cup rec
ord.
With his clothing mass of ames.
Arthur Rapp, 4-year-old son of James
Rapp of Smith court, Rockport, Mass.
raced from the beach to his home
Tuesday afternoon crying for help.
Neighbors who saw the human torch
from their windows ran out and rolled
the child in the sand and thus extin-
g,iished the flames. but the boy was so
badly burned that he died Tuesday
night at the Haskins hospital.
Joseph W. Weeman, a laborer living
at 10 Free street. Portland has brought
suit against Horace E. Doughty, a
fisherman. claiming $4,000 for aliena-
ton of his wife's affections. The hear
ing comes up at the present term Of
the supreme court. Percy II. Andrews
appearing for the plaintiff. and Joseph
Il. Reed for the defendant.
Means for lifting the ethical tone
of sports and athletes as well as de-
veloping the physical we'll being or the
youth of the land were considered
before the delegates to the American
Physical Education Association at its
10Th annual convention which opened
Tuesday in the Girls Normal school
at Boston. The association will con-
tinue its meetings Wednesday.
Herbert Leslie Small, one Of the
weli-known and highly respected resi-
dents of Brewer. died early Tuesday
morning from the effects of dose Of
rough on Rats, taken on Monday aft.
ernocn during a fit Of despondency.
Mr.. Small who was nearly A years
Old. had been Ill all the winter as the
nf ha
Tered in the fall. A widow and two
daughters survive.
Ihe steamer Bonaventura, which
was sent out from st. johns several
days ago to rescue the crew Of the
wrecked Newfoundland sealing steam.
er Harlaw, succeeded Tuesday in
reaching st. Paul's island, where the
sailors had taken refuge. The men
We're taken aboard the Bonayenttlre.
which departed for st. Johns, after
leaving provisions for the islanders.
who are not likely to see another yes-
sci for several weeks, because of the
ice conditions ~.
samuel Lloyd, the wcll-known puzzle
expert. whose problems have interested
not alone the rising generation but 9TH
efs, died Tuesday at his home in Brook
iyn from stroke of apoplexy. He was 20
years OF age For many years Mr.. Lloyd
had been famous throughout the country
Tor his popular problems for the amuse.
ment of newspaper and magazine read
efs. In this unique calling he built up q
fortune that has been estimated at more
than s1,OO0OOo
AS climax to the broadside of suits
on notes and several years of business
adversely, during which ne lost several
million dollars, L. C. Lewis, owner of
the st. Louis Star, mayor of Uniyer-
sity City. Mo-, and owner of the greater
part of that municipality. has arranged
to transfer all his possessions, includ.
ing $4,000. 900 worth of property IN Uni
versify City. to board of trustees for
the next five years. Lewis Tuesday
night said that the board of trustees
would defend the suits against him
which are still pending.
Tho condition of Secretary OF Stats
William NJ. DIN, who Is i'll with pueuno,
MIA at Boston. was announced Tuesday
TO be extremely critical A severe cold.
which his family believe was contracted
at the recent Grand Army encampment.
tuesday his physician stated that both
lungs We're affected. Secretary DIN has
held office for nearly 20 years and has
been prominent in the Massachusetts, G.
~. H. since its organization. He was for,
merly newspaper writer in the press
gallery at the State House at Boston.
Lying face downwards on the steps OF
house where she had evidently dragged
herself to obtain help early Tuesday
morning. Miss Sarah G. Chase of 100 Main
street Fairhaven, Mass. was found dead
by two passing workmen in the place
where she had fallen after failing to
arouse Mrs. Arthur l. Record, who lived
in the house. Hiss Chase succumbed to
heart trouble. disease against which
she has been battling for many years
Miss Chase was about 81 years OF age and
for the past few years, since her father
died. she had lived in seclusion. She was
native Of Fairhaven.
Divers made an examination Tues
day of the steamer Princess Irene at
New York and confirmed that the only
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