Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17

ance ut funerals Fever conditions at
Butler, Pa, improving,--Fire at
Cherryfeld, Me- causes loss Of SIS, 900
Citizens union favors Jerome plan
TO allow New York saloons to open from
to II y. IN. on Sundays--Twenty
two indictments returned by federal
grand jury a Omaha ono against State
Senator Lowe charging bribery
Rathbone suggests including Woods
Santiago accounts in those asked for
by the ssnate---Slr Richard Cart
wright favors alliance OF English.
speaking countries---Report Of attack
on Consul Davis at Alexandretta Is
confirned-Annsxation to the United
States an issue In st. Pierre ard Mioue-
lon chmpaign--Ex-M Minister Foster Of
Canada believes tho dominion will take
the plnce Of the United States in sup
plying Great Britain with wheat.
| SUNDAY. DEC. 13.
Three inspectors in the Boston police
service and one lieutenant retired. pre-
paratory to retuvenatiou Of the de-
partment--Five more holdups In Pos-
ton; some -Walthour and Mum
roe win the six-day bicycle race: Ie-
ander and Butler second----Senator
Tillman Of South Carolina paid for his
lecture OH the race question at Sa-
Nannah In bad money-.Iack Mason,
the actor, sued by Katherine Grey for
divorce--TestimoDy Of Perham In the
Rogers murder trial at Bennington, VI,
found to be contradictory in some par
notwithstanding +. McAlllster Of
Arlington. Mass, missing from home
-Flotilla Of torpedo boat dcstroyers
calls from Hampton roads on first leg
or long trip to ilippines--R Richard
Duggan falls 70 feet to bis death in
pier of Washington bridge. New York
Franklin Press Feeders union of
, Chicago fined $1,000 for viola ton of n
n5uncdon-Walter Wellman tells the
Arctic club members he has certain
) plan for rea ching the North Pole
william j. Bryan is received in
audience by Pope I'ius X-Livermore
Fails, Me. has two distinct earthquake
shocks; its people greatly excited
Patient injured In street collision In
Paris. at hospita turns out to be French
Countess IN male attire.
MONDAY, DEC. IA.
Miss Mary A. Nsrbonne OF Salem.
Mass, aged so. beaten senseless by rob.
Der whose hand Is mangled in desperate
strugElo---Firec causes panic in Bos.
ton lodging house; patrolman's pres
epoe Of mind saves many lives
Haverhill policeman has battle with
three burglars. who escape-Shortage
of $5,000.000 in Chicago assessment
bureau--Senstor Oullom believes Re-
publican convention will be solid for
Roosevelt--Man and girl held up by
Italian with knife at Lynn, Mass--
Blizzard swoops down on Nebraska,
Missouri, Kansas and Illinois--Nor-
dica denies thai Melba Is a correspondent
In her divorce suit---Gsmbing pla ces
in New York resume play, apparently
feeling safe--Rnilding contractors in
convention at Chicago declare for free
competttion-Six persons hurt in Chi
cago elevated train collision--Dsath Of
Colonel John Overton. prominent in
turf circles years ago--Da rim outh
winner in the annual debate with Brown
at Hanover, y. Holm c. Proctor Of
the civil service commission dies very
suddenly--Panam canal route men.
ace; danger from smallpox and other
diseases-Nsticun authorities may
condemn the latest work OF the Able
LoiYny filed against Consul
General Hughes At Coburg-Body OF
) Herbert Spencer cremated at Ham
stead, Eng-Japanese marines land at
Mokphe. Korea. and suppress labor
rlot--Russo. japanese negotiations not
) concluded, but II is believed peace will
notwithstanding documents rela-
) tive to the Louisiana territory found In
the French archives
TUESDAY, DEC. Is
Company OF United States marines
landed at Colon; will proceed to i'm
portant strategic point and resist any
invasion Of isthmian territory by Co
lomban troops--Sea flows 80 feet be
yond low water mark at Nantucket,
Mass; old skippers say phenomenon
foretells hard wlnter--The 25th ami
versary OF st. Louis Post Dispa tch cele-
brated by issuing OF edition, single copy
Of which weighs two pounds and CON
tains 100 pages--Shoe travelling
agents predict long and busy spring
sea son--Immigrants landed at Bos.
ton in last II months exceed total mum
Der admitted in 1902--Iudge Holt
dlsmisses smuggling cases in Porto
Rico-More cotton mill wage reduc-
tons in effe,t in New England -
Sterling Comb compauy's plant at
Leominster, Mass, burned; loss SAC, 900
Testimony ut Wood hearing show
Ing the generals friendly rels lions
with Bellairs-Dr Edward Everett
Hale elected chaplain Of the United
States senate; appointment takes ~f-
feet Jan, il. NJ. Edge, defaulting
Paterson. n. j., bank teller, pleads
guilty OF populations amounting to
nearly 800, UO0--Mayor Harrison OF
Chicago calls halt on invasion OF NIL
} nicipal service by labor unions
Diphtheia epidemic in New York
state reformatory ended-Philip T.
Heitchmsn confesses TO setting FIRE "a
hospital at Attleboro, Mass, ut trial
Of woman accused Of the crime
Schooner Sailors Home wrecked Off
Newfoundland; crew of six persisted
c. I, Revan found guilty Of setting Are
to Empire theatre, Baltimore; impll-