Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
THE WEEKS NEWS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %
Test Of Luce primary election sys-
tenn at Boston brought out almost 10,
600 more voters than did caucus sys.
TEN year ago Samuel Swenyun,
crank, tries to see president at oyster
Bay; held up by secret service men
pnd railroaded to New Fifty
six hremen overcome by smoke at a
fire in Boston paint and drug store
Reward offered by American WOODEN
company for capture Of the robbers who
held up Saranac mills paymaster--
William Z. Upper, missing Cam
bridge, Mass, real estate and insurance
man, left several checks with which
TO pay his bills-Indians claim title
10 5GO0-acre game preserve on Cape
Cod; trustee seeks protection, and
master is appointed by Massachusetts
supreme court-New York workman
falls eight stories, but is not injured
Tuskegee institute opens with largest
attendance on recOrd-Strike expected
in the Boston and Albany shops at
rssClaer--Ground broken for the
new Peoples palace in Jersey City
Burglars rob South Hodley, Mass,
pOstofiice of $1,000 worth of stamps
Bx-Cashier Sherwood Of Southport,
Conn, sentenced to 10 years In prison
for embezzlement-- Cardinal Gibbons
returns from Rome; he speaks Of the
new pope with great enthusiasm
Deputy sheriffs in San Francisco may
be involved in Illegal substitution OF
Chinese-One of Parry's non-union
employees killed by a union bod car
rier at Acknowledgment to be
sent TO Indian reservations to inyestl-
gate sun dance case--Governor Taft
reports remarkable success OF civil
service system in the Philippines.
THURSDAY, SEPT. "a.
Prince Alert PAGES a mile in 1857 on
Empire City track-England raises
embargo on cattle from New England
Etates-New England jewelry manu-
facturers will blacklist strlkers--Fire
destroys five tenement houses at Calais,
Wheat shipments from Boston
expected to increase soon--Carriage
Builders National association favOrs
reciprocity Railroad commission Is
sues order reducing rate of speed on
Boston street railways-Bad fire in
South Boston storehouse occupied by
Jones. McDuafee & Stratton Co.; several
firemen oYercome--Fish and game
commissioners of New England and the
British provinces desire uniform laws
for the protection Of the lobster
Court OF land registration decides that
the people Of Marblehead, Mass, have
no legal right to make use OF certain
wharf properties there-Train held up
and rObbed near ST. Joseph, Mo-
Big Lackawanna iron furnace to be
blown out for a time-New Jersey
stree, railway company increases pay
of mployes-Threat Of strike still
hangs over Boston and Albany shops at
Rensselaer,, n. Y-Professor John
HAYS Hammond will present a metal.
lurgical laboratory &c Yale Inde.
pendent Packing company, capitalized
at S5,000OOO, organized at Kansas
City-Grsat rush Of immigrants at
Ellis island--Treasury to resume re.
funding operations to extent Of $780,
Eighty-five fourth-class post.
offices to be made presidential on oct.
House plans to work promptly dur
ing extra session without complete
Misunderstanding that convey
ances Of allotted land are void II not
approved by the secretary of interior
Count Hedervary re-entrusted to
form new cabinet for Hungary
Canada's Alaska argument ciosed and
that OF the United States begun in
Cuban veterans assure
Palmn that they are satisfied with the
governments plan for payment.
FRIDAY, SEPT. %.