Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

South Natick, Mass, child falls into
metropolitan aQueduct and dies after
being carried four miles through tun-
| mel.
Statue of Gov. Winthrop must va
cate Scollay square in Boston to get
out of the way of the subway.
About 100000 spindles idle in Fall
River, Mass.
Four lives probably lost during
sQuall off Belfast, Me.
Mrs. Martin Ebelt murdered at Mt
Vernon, N. Y.
About all the cardinals who will
| take part in the conclave are now in
Rome, 81 in all; Cardinal Logue Of
Ireland praises Gibbons; Moran will
probably not arrive in time.
New York employers will start work
at once with any men they can secure;
think end of the long tie-up is in sight.
State department will wait while
before taking further action in the
Panama matter.
New Haven. Conn.,, child killed by
automobile.
Thieves bind and threaten to torture
old women at Goshen, Conn.
' Five-mile range claimed for new
/ Springfield army rife.
| Thirteen desperate criminals break
out of prison in California; guard
killed and turnkey fearfully cut.
Rear-Admirals Melville and Taylor
greatly pleased with the quick run Of
the battleship Kearsarge.
WEDNESDAY,, July 20, 1908.
Riotous scenes, wholesale theft Of
watches, capsizing of two crews in the
boat race, a narrow escape from a ia
tai accident, and a Gaelic football
game some of the incidents at q picnic
Of Boston city employees.
Home corners kept busy In many ci-
ties and towns; celebrations in score
or more places In Massachusetts,.
Majority of the convicts who escaped
in California now hemmed In. by big
posse at Granite hill; pursuers all
sharp-shooters.
Lillian Russell and Blanche Bates
in an automobile when it overturned;
neither woman badly hurt.
Aged man named Thomas Quinn
found wandering about Charlestown,
Mass. with about $500 in bills tied up
in a handkerchief.
Location of Borellls comet, which
may be seen any clear night for short
time close to the big dipper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius A. Cook Of
Woonsocket. r. l.. celebrate their gold
en- wedding.
Charles H. Trelawney held in New
York in $4,000 bail and goes to the
Tombs.
L. A. ellison of Rockland, Mass.
killed and Henry A. Russell of Leon.
inster probably fatally injured by be-
ing knocked down by bicycle riders.
Russia begins to retaliate for the
Kishineff petition; she cuts off two
thirds of the offices which may wise
passports; signers of the Kishineff
petition may be shut off.
Huge wooden caisson breaks loose
on East river.
Three boys and girl drowned in the
Allegheny river at Pittsburg.
Two Of the four thugs alleged to
have been employed by David Lamar,
a Wall street broker, to murder James
Mcmahon, his former coachman, ar
rested by New York police and identi.
/ fed.
Adolph Schloss Of New York, reject
ed lover Of Louise Friedman, makes
a failure of attempted murder and sui
eide, but does wound policeman.
| Baltimore and Chesapeake join the
North Atlantic fleet at Bar Harbor.
British schooner Laurel wrecked of
Prince Edward Island and crew bare
ly escapes.
Thousands Of union workers In New
York return to work as individuals
and employers are jubilant.
THURSDAY, July 80, 1908.
Two magazines, in which were
stored large amounts Of powder and
J nitro-glycerine, explode at Lowell,
Mass, killing 1S persons, injuring 40,
with 10 still missing. and doing prop
erty damage roughly estimated at
$125,0O0.
Shock of Lowell explosion widely
felt throughout Boston and its sub
urbs.
South Thomaston, Me-, fisherman of
3S alleged to have eloped with girl Of
IA.
Children picked up bottle nearly
filed with illuminate at New Haven,
Conn; mother of one badly hurt.
e. R. Thomas, the youthful banker,
clears 100000 in bear stock deal.
Ecclesiastics will watch the doors
of the conclave ordered to report for
duty; If the 62 cardinals in Rome all
attend the conclave it will be the larg-
est body in history.
Death of ex-Alderman Thomas w.
Flood Of South Boston Mass.
Lenox, Mass, man made. dumb by
stroke Of lightning.
DR.. w. w. Colby Of New York vic
tim Of assault at Ware while on auto
mobile tour.
Shots exchanged with the Folsom
convicts, but with no result.
Martin Ebelt, the self.confessed
stranger Of his young wife, locked up
in White Pla.As Jail; defence will be
insanity.
Haverhill parade of much excellence
the feature Of the Old Home week OBJ
servance.f
Emilio Villamor, serving 10-years'
sentence for murder in Philippines,
pardoned by the president.
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