Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Turkish government is taking
measures to fortfy the seaports Of
Trobizofd and samsuH, on the Turkish
coast in the southeastern part Of the
Black sea. according to a special dis
patch received at London from Constan-
tinople.
While there have been ne additions
10 the list of "a Killed in the storms
which swept through sections of Okla
bona, Saturday, the number Of in
jured is much larger and the property
loss is greater than indicated. Wire
communication has mol been restored
in many OF the galestricken points.
It was announced By the American
Museum of Safety, Monday night at
New York, that Judge Ebert II. Gary.
i'm behalf of the United States Steel
Corporation, has presented the mu-
scum with 5000 toward obtaining a
collection of the best devices for saw
ing life at sea, as a permanent ex-
libit for demonstration and study,
free to the public.
The Central Grade school building
at ithaca, n Y, was burned to the
ground Monday. with loss of $780,
zoe. alt is believed thai the fire was
of inccndiary origin. II started in a
room that had been vacated and
spread through the entire building SO
rapidly that 500 children barely had
time to make their escape without
their wraps
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Iierpont Morgan. set up 1909 navy
yard workmen, Monday, in the res
taurant business She surrendered
control of her Brooklyn navy yard
eating establishment to the yard en-
ployes. ana gave a check for $1,000 as
a sinking fund. If by Dec. so next,
the wor.Smen have proved they can
operate the restaurant successfully on
the cooperative basis, il will be
given outright to them.
4 strike, which. 1t is feared. may
spread to other departments. occurred
at the No. mill of a. d. Ellis &
Sons. Palmer Mass, Monday, when
| 80 weayers walked out. Last Friday
the weavers petitioned the company
FIR a 10 per cent. increase in wages
and the officials promised to take the
matter under consideration. Having
heard nothing from the company the
weavers decided to strike.
The old two masted schooner, Fred
a. Schipp, which sailed from ProVi-
dence. r. l., Jan. IA for the Cape De
Verde Islands, has been wrecked, says
cable received, Monday, from Capt
James L. Silver her owner The
message vas dated st. Vincent and
contained nothing more than the
words eSchipp lost" When she left
Ion her last trip, after having been
sold al auction by the government fol
false registration, it was predicted by
many that She would never survive
| the voyage She was built in 1877 al
Northport, \. Y.
Charged with manslaughter in caus
| ing the deaths of two laborers early
Saturday morning, John A. Maloy, {
chauffeur was given a hearing, Mon.
day. in the Boston municipal court
and on his plea OF not guilty was heiC
in $4,000 bail for a continued hearing
1 May !, by Judge Wentworth. Thorn
| as Donohue and John Connolly were
| struck by an automobile and killet
while at work on the Boston Eelevatet
| Street Railway tracks on Bpylstoi
street 1t is alleged that the automobile
| was driven by Maloy. The machine dit
ont stop, according 70 witnesses. Ma
| 10y was arrested few hours>after tn
accident occurred.
| A serious fire in the Building FIX
| change building at 1888 West S2nt
| street, New York, for which fou
| alarms were sounded, early Tucsda!
| morning. aroused the guests OF ;
number of largi hotels in the imme
| date vicinity The structure in whiel
| the fire started is 12-story Office an'
loft building Flames enveloped tn
entire upper half of the building. TIL
| vicinity for blocks around was bril-
lisntiy lighted up. which frightenet
many guests in the hotels The iir'
was adjacent to the Hotel Martinique
| diagonally across the street from Ia
| Hotel Imperial and nearby also wer'
the Hotel Aberdeen and the Hote
/ Pierrepont. The loss will probably b.
l heavy.