Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-24
The WEEK'SN NEWS
THURSDAY, DEC. II.

Heath ana beavers bIa med ror
IRA udunnt employment Of subordi-
mates In postal service; Rristow's report
makes charges Of grafting"---Senate
rasses Cuban reciprocity bill-----Tn-
vestiga ton of charges against General
Wood completed: his confirme ton will
he recon mended---1hree Boston city
la Il patro!inen to he placed on retired
list: Chief watts ONCE 10 become =
kindergarten" for detectfves--- Peters
& Rice selected hy the treasury De
partment as architects Of the new fed
| era building TO be erected 1T Marble
head. Mass----.New moves for peace in
the Colorado mine district First
suits in Pennsylvania under news
paper lihel law Louisiana supreme
court fines whitecappors $1,000 Zach
- x Go, ernor Russell of Nor1h Caro-.
linn believes the negro problem IL I'M
Solvsble---Fever epidemic ~ Butler.
Pa. due 10 suspension Of mechanical
hltroto and pollution ~ dra image
Government demand repnration ny
Turkey by Alexandretta outrage----
Amba ssador Won Sternborc is INSURED
=
crininat~ against German mannfac-
tnrcrs- Scottish Antarctic expedition
returns to Buenos Ayrps Rye-elec-
lions IN England a great triumph for
| Observation-Disclosures emperor re-
news his determination to have thc
| drebund intained---Captain Sol
| ~ cobs' stea m fishing vessel. Alice NJ.
Emperor Fra4cis Joseph warns King
| Peter ~ punish assassins or remove
| hem from office Cuba delays action
on losn bill, until approval ~ all amend
ments can be secured from New York
| finnnciers
FRIDAY, DEC. IS
| Senator Hoar declares that BY our at
| titude toward Colombia We have com
United an act If war: revolution known
in Washington before II was known in
Panama -.-- Colombia II troops cnca m ped
on Colombian frontier awaiting or
| dnre from superlors Gang of des-
/ pcradoes that terrorized many New
England towns hiding IN or near Pos.
! ton: one Of them shot a nd killed in run
! ming fight with Boston police --- Fire
destroys Maine Furniture company's
! factory at Chelsea. Mass loss S,i5. OnO
Will of George W. Rovd makes pub
! Ii" requests agcr"Cnt ting $3.50 900,
mostly TO Boston institutions New
| lightship to b. established at Hedge
! Fence Shoai----Ncw weather bureau ut
| Nara gansett Pier is completed New
| York physicians curing typhoid fever
! with a serum from Italy and Switzer-
! William Rockefeller loses suit
| for frespass against a resident of the
Adirondack region----President signs
the "ubun reciprocity bilI---R Report
! that former Speaker Henderson may re-
! turn to congress President offers va
cant civil service commissionership to
General John c. Black King Chris
! tan Of Denmark in Admiral
! AleXieff said to Oppose war with Japan
French fishermen said to ne viola T.
ing French shore treaty amher-
| lain's proposed tariff inquiry meets
| conflicting views 81 the press--An
American said to have offered $3.50. 600
or original manuscript Of PARADISE
.ost"---Austrian imperial minister
| suggests that Turkey places herself ia
/ danger II she does not agree 70 plans
| of pow erS.
SATU RpAY, DEC. ~.
John A Benson. head Of what is
| styled California Land syndicate, ar
/ rested at Washington on charge Of
| hrihing interior department enploye.
w. x. Harlan; held in $4,000 bail
! Secret service agents arrest +. r. VIII
son and f. r. Wiggin ~ Boston.
| charged with being dangerous counter
| feitors sury Agents Ruin and
! Bean return 10 Boston for duty Re
/ port Of Professor Shaler's withdrawal
from Harvard lacks foundation Of Fact
--Theological students of Boston uni
versity de " that they have declared in
favor Of DR., Hamilton for president
Nebraska supreme court holds tina + dea l.
! ing In options is Sixteen
| hundred livery drivers strike in Chi
cago: 400 stables tied TIP Executive
COMMITTEES of the civil federation meets
IN New York and makes plans for tho
nr--Independ"nt plate glass mann
| ia cturers agrcr with PittSburC com
pany TO maintain prices a nd output
| Merging ~ American lin Plate and
steel coInpa MICS will save United states
steel corpora ton 81 900, 600 a year
| Senator Hoar's speech on Panama
! pleases General ReyeS---I sport
Kingsley ashore on the north coast OF
! Nindanao Senator Hoars Panama
| speech arouses new interest in tbs sub
! jet; plans being made for handling
such resolutions Nicaragua first
| Central American republic to recognize
| Panama Wos Y Gil says annexation
so tho United States would not be
sgroea bic TO San Domingo,
SUNDAY, DEC. 20
Electric car inst escapes l"ins
smashed in pieces by an express train
n sailor. beaten and robbed If 500 at
Boston; man dragged into a lodging
house and robbed Historic South
| church at Salem. Mass. destroyed by
hrr--Tuige Beatty OF Idaho. called 10
sit in United tates court in Butte by
Judge KNOWLES. sdjudges F. A. Heinze
| in contempt Of court ard fines him
hcavil = Chica GO hrarsp strikers max
ing il pcriIons 10 bury dead or even 'e
move dying folk 10 hosp.ta Frcsi-
| dent Roosevelt sends third batch OF
| Panama corresDondence 10 congress;