Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
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oil operator. was instantly killed and
Mrs. Crawford and three women
friends We're injured, Monday when
the automobile in which they We're
riding went over a 30-foot embankment
in that city.
Police of Beverly, Mass, and surround
ing cities and towns are searching for
Emanuel Margetti. 20, who, Monday, shot
Mrs. Dolores Romani in her home on
Rantoul street. According to the, police.
Margetti went to the home of Mrs Ro-
mani, forced his way into the house past
the woman's husband and fired two shots
before anyone realized his intention. tie
then made his escape. One shot lodged
in the woman's breast, but the other
went Wild Mrs Romani was taken to
the Beverly hospital
Seven lives were lost In fire which.
early Monday, destroyed the home of Jo-
seph Paquet at st. John Paris, Isle of
Orleans, some Is miles east of Quebec
The dead are: Mrs. Paquet, her FIVE
children-three girls and two boys-ano
a women who was staying in the house
The fire was caused by the explosion of
a lamp. Neighbors made a gallant at
tempt to rescue the imprisoned family,
whose frantic cries for help attracted
their attention Paquet. who is a river
pilot. and one child. were rescued. tho
former terribly though not fatally burn
ed.
Hundreds of people passing the
corner of High and Market streets.
Newburyport, Mass. last Sunday af-
ternoon, narrowly escaped with their
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suddenly snapped off at its base and
fell into the street. The pole crashed
down with electric wires carrying 5000
volts. When the pole fell there was
wild excitement as the people scurried
out of the way to escape being cleo
troeuted. A carriage containing four
people was passing at the time and
the falling pole missed the rear of the
carriage by less than a foot
Five members of the West Virginia
Legislature. convicted of bribery in
connection with the election Of
United States senator, early in the
year, were sentenced by Judge w. S.
O'Brien in the superior court at Web
ster Springs, w. Va, late Monday
, The sentences follow: Delegates S.
, L. G. Rhodes, Rath Duff and II f.
Asbury. six years each i'm the peni-
Tertiary; state Senator B. A. Smith
five years. six months and Delegate
Dayie Hill. five years. In addition
the five are disqualified for life from
holding any public office or office of
trust. Nf
Mary Brogan, 8 years old. the third
victim Of a crazed mothers knife. died,
Monday, at Philadelphia. Mrs. John ]
Brogan. Saturday night, cut the threats
Of three of her six children and then
killed herself One of the children,
! Thomas, three years old, died almost
Immediately and the other two. Victor
and MARY, were removed to the hos
| pital. Victor died. Sunday. Mrs. Bro
gan attempted to kill her 12-year-old
| son Joseph, but he escaped her and
| locked himself in room. Mrs. Bro
gan became insane as the result or
| worry over the condition of her oldest
! son, who is i'll with typhoid fever.
| Admiral George Mont and Admiral
; Luis Tribe of the Chilan navy, sailed
from Panama for home, Monday, after
having made study of the Panama
canal from the standpoint of its COM
mercial possibilities for Chill Upon
their report rests the decision whether
the Chilian government will increase
its subsidy to the Gillian Steamship
Co. The visitors spoke enthusiastically
of the outlook. They said that Val
pariso already had begun port i'm
provements in anticipation of the
opening of the canal These improve
ments, they declared, would cost $780,
100000.
thrilling escape from drowning in
Rainy river. near Fort Francis, Ont,
by catching hold of the antlers of
big bull moose, which was swimming
across the river, was the experience,
Monday, of Clyde w. Buell. of Min
neapolis a junior academic student
of the State University Buell. was
out on a raft of logs which, after
striking n jam, disintegrated. Cling
ing to a single piece of timber. Buell.
was carried toward the rapids. He
had given up hope when he saw the
moose with it's head and antlers above
water swimming from the rapids.
Buell. let loose of his log and grabbed
| the moose, shifted himself to the ami
mails back and rode it to shallow
| water.
| In order to stimulate interest in the
navy swimming. Acting Secretary
Roosevelt has offered a silver trophy
cup to be competed for annually bv
the personnel of the battleships of the
Atlantic fleet. The cup will be hel
for one year by the battleship of the
fleet which has during the year quail
fled the largest percentage of it's en-
tire personnel as swimmers. The COM
petition will apply to every person
on board from the commanding Of
ficer to the newest enlisted man. Sec
retary Roosevelt believes that every
man on board warship should know
:, how to swim.