Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

While eating an oyster a. II. Hitler of
Eagle Lake Tex, found Il pearl which
he has just sold a Houston jeweler for
$500
A gasoline launch with five men on
board broke down near the harbor en-
trance at Marshfield. Ore. Saturday.
drifted out to sea and was eapsized. The
men were drowned.
The American bark Dirign completed,
Sunday, a voyage from san Francisco.
arriving at New York without having
been once spoken by another vessel In all
the fiYe-months passage 'arouud the
Horn' The big four-master brought u
cargo of general merchandise.
Mechanics at the Norfolk navy yard,
who had further resisted the signing of
time cards under a scientific management
plan at the yard, determined, Saturday,
to sign and to return to work. This ends
the controversy. The men acted upon
advice of the committee which was in
dorsed by local commercial bodies.
While her mother was absent from the
room for few moments. Sunday, Marie
Rose Page, a 3l-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Page of Woonsocket,
r. l., secured can of kerosene, and
after pouring it over her clothes, acci-
dentally set fire to them. Her mothers
frantic efforts to save her were futile
and she died within a few moments.
While skating on Loughberry lake,
Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Baringer of Saratoga Springs, broke
through the thin ice. and Mrs. Bar
ringer was drowned before help arriv-
ed The wife clung TO her husband
until nambed by the icy water, when
she was swept away just as rescuers
came. Barringer will recover. His
| wife was 20 years old.
The new 1s,Ooo-ton cunarder Tacoma
| sailed, Saturday, on her maiden voyage.
| She will be engaged il the New York
Mediterranean service for the next two
| months, afterward entering the Boston
service. The Laconia is the first British
vessel to be fitted with anti-rolling tanks
to effect steadiness. All the latest novel
ties have been introduced. Her appoint
! ments are most sumptuous, the colonial
| scheme of decoration throughout espe-
cially being first-class. She has good
passenger list for her January sailing
| Her departure was loudly cheered by a
| large crowd.
| The police of Watervliet, Sunday night
| arrested Antonio Guerier who is wanted
at St townsville, N Y, ON a charge oil
murder The alleged murderer was ar
| rested Just as he was entering the home
| of his brother Blood was found on hi
handkerchief, skirt and neektie. The pc
lice had been watching the Guerier
| house since early that morning, whet
| word was received from St townsville
that an italian committed murder
| there Saturday night lie is wanted fol
shooting and killing Ed Stanley, an ie'
harvester, who lives at Providence, r.. ]
The shooting followed quarrel
Search for tthe Norwegian bari
Hermes. reported by Capt Emmanuelse;
of the steamer Sangstad as below Nan
tasllet, Saturday, failed to show any
| signs of the overdue sailing vessel, Sun
day, although the tug Leader and the
customs tug Winnisimmet both went be
low Boston light in search of her TIL
Hermes is now 104 days in passage from
Colon, Panama, and is consigned to Wey
mouth Capt. Emmanuelsen said he saw
her Saturday, east of Boston light an
that she looked badly damaged by he
rough passage. He said her topmas
was missing and other parts We're blown
away.
The body of Miss Florence Vogel o
Allentown, who fell into the Iehigl
/ river from a bridge at Bethlehem
PENN ON the night of Oct. 80 last
} while masquerading in suit o
clothes belonging to Emmett Nc
Bride. her fiiance, was found in tn
; Lehigh river. 10 miles below Bethle