Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-19

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TUESDAY, Dec. 49, 1908.
Gradually being discovered that Co
lombia really means to try the appeal
to arms with the United States over
Panama; troops may be sent to the
isthmus.
Mrs. Mary Rogers gives way to hys-
terra at her trial on charge OF murder
at Bennington, VT; state calls wit
nesses to identify Handwriting.
DIR. Frank Burr Mallory Of Harvard
discovers germ of scarlet fever
Five. deaths and much suffering In
Chicago as result Of cold.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale Of Boston
receives the appointment Of chaplain
to the United States senate and imme-
diately wires his acceptance.
Announced at Washington that Han
ma will not manage the next campaign;
Ex-Gov. w. Murray Crane probably
the man; administration now in favor
of Senator Fairbanks for second place.
Report that the beautiful Dowager
Queen Margherita Of Italy has married
an engineer of 80 years.
Nantucket has tidal phenomenon.
Troops Of the provisional govern
ment in Santo Domingo attack the rev.
olutionary troops.
Japanese marines land at Mokte,
Corea, to protect Japanese subjects;
purely local trouble.
<ootifS, at tho WNOd hoor.
ng that Gen. Wood knew Bellairs'
criminal record; Secretary Root sends
letter to the committee containing Gen.
Bliss protest against Justification OF
his testimony.
Confession of Philip Heitchman that
he set two fires In Attleboro, Mass.
frees Mrs. Margaret Giles Of all sus-
picion Of causing the first one.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. 10, 1908,
Mrs. Blair's resignation accepted by
lady managers of st. Louis fair.
Miss Ella 8. Page, Lynn. Mass,
club woman, taken Ill on the street and
died in a physician's office.
Mabel Parker, "forger queen" says
her confession was lie to save her
husband.
Meeting at Harvard for the award
ing of academic distinctions disturbed
by the explosion of huge firecracker.
Reports of state officials submitted
to Governor Hill of Maine.
Thirty thousand effected by reduc-
tion of wages of II percent in the Con-
nellsville coke regions.
Mrs. Mary H. Rogers collapses again
at murder trial at Bennington when
Morris Knapp testifies against her.
Thrilling axnarianee. nf ,t". "r",,, H,,, OF
A. 81. - as1s~,os,or Abbio F. Colltns,
Attorney General Knox closes his ar
gument In the Northern Securities
case; Young concludes for the COM
pany and the series of arguments Is
ended.
Troops held in readiness to be dis
patched to Panama.
John Hatch, a Canaan, Mass, farm
err, attacked by q savage boar and so
badly injured that one Of his legs is
amputated.
Cashier Business of Yale National
bank a suicide when discovery of
shortage becomes certain.
Democrats conclude to make caucus
action binding; enough Democrats
will vote for the Panama treaty to en-
sure Its ratification, but will insist on
amendments.
THURSDAY. Dec. II, 1908.
Union station at Worcester, Mass.
heavily damaged by fire; telegraphit
communication cut of and passenger
trafiic delayed: loss $4,000.
Three men crack the safe in the Of
fee of the Metropolitan coal company
in East Boston and secure 5000; they
brutally beat the watchman.
Loss OF the Yale national, bank Of
New Haven through Its cashier will
be $4,000
w. A, McKowen, secretary Of the
board VI regents Of the state university
of California, confesses defalcations Of
$40, 900 of the institutions funds, which
he has lost on race tracks.
Cuban bill passes, 81 to Is; senate
agrees with house on holiday adjourn.
ment from Dec, 10 to Jan. I,
At request of state department Sec
retary Moody puts United States
cruiser Brooklyn at orders of Consul
Davis to take him back to Alexandret-
ia; reparation for outrage will be de-.
manded.
Wood hearing over; Root defends the
general; takes responsibility for acts
for which Wood has been censured.
Mrs. Daniel Manning chosen presi-
dent OF the worlds fair board Of lady
managers.
Steamer Alice M. Jacobs of Glouces-
ter, Capt "Sol' Jacobs, goes ashore
near Cape Race, N. F.. and will be to-
tai loss; crew rescued after remaining
hours on wreck and rocks.
r. Il. Bancroft of Stoneham, Mass.
arrested on charge of thefts from
Brown university students.
Mrs. Manning Wins.
st. Louis-Mrs. Daniel Manning Of
Albany, N. Y, has been elected presi-
dent of the Worlds fair board Of lady