Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-21

President Palma suspends special
taxes imposed by the provincial coun.
Gil of Santa Clara.
SUNDAY. MAY Il.
Eccentric miser who died at Uamil-
ton. Ont, leaves over $4,000 TO Mrs.
Peter Jordan of Brockton. Mass, in
atonemcnt for theft of her pockethook
in lSSS-MiSS Ellen M. Stone makes
formal demand. through state depart
ment on Turkish government for ont
RACES of briga ndS-.Toscph Gilliarl
shot by jealous husband ~ pttSfi"id.
Mass; probes wound and removes .iul-
let with a match---CaShic: Of South
port, Conn, bank missing: sholta.,r Of
$4,000 reported d Shannr.'k III
pleases her friends immensely: Rrli-
Hnce at City island to he cleaned for
this weeks raccs--Convcrse. the
crack Harvard hurdlcr, decided to be
Ineligible by the Harvard Yale arhi.
tration committee. and lie will not com
pete in the dual event Workman
falls l05 feet in q Boston building, bat
is not seriously injured; another falls
short distance and is killed---.l'rosi-
dent Roosevelt compelled to remain
over night in Yosemite valley by furou,
nOwstorm-Retired Italian secret
service man stabbed in New York,
presumably on orders of the Malta
Bridge and structural iron workers Of
the country obtain increased wages
and shorter hours-INath Of Sybil
SanderSon at Paris--Marconi takes
piccAres at ~ miles diStancc--Army
and navy maneuvers to take place at
Portland. Me.
MONDAY, MAY Is.
Trolley rloting at bridgeport. Conn. {;
80 non-union men injured; mob scat
tered by fire department----Ve randa,
with eight persons on it. falls at Fail
River, Mass: one woman killed
Former Mayor Ames OF AGnneapol
sentenced 10 six years in prison --
Burglars take $1,000 from safe in
Birmingham, Ala. railroad station
Yale freshmen beat Columbia crew in
hot race on Lake Whitncy--City
officials still control street railway sit
wins championship in the Maine |. A. \.
competitions edford, Mass, and
state police practically give up tho
Sturtevant murder mystery--Turkcy
disturbed by recent appearance Of
Armenian bands - Charles NJ. Schwab
presents a free industrial school to
Homestead, Pa--GOvrrnmcnt will
| CHI
| to New Bedford--Grain shipments of
nearly 100000 bushels from Boston last
week Secretary Cortelyou appoints
n board to improve statistics colupla-
ton.
TUESDAY. MAY 10.
| Mrdford, Mass, police abandon hunt
for Nellie Sturtevant's murderer: like
ly TO remain an unSolted mystery -
Steamer Swat briggs cargo worth
more than $1,OmO00 10 Boston
George w. Prescott If Quincy, Mass.
entertainS 30 editors in recognition OF
his completion of half A century OF
newspaper work -Nunbrr of strikers
in Denver estimated at G530--1hre
miners buried by a cave-m alta Montana
mine-Rev. Cortlandt Myers calls
Brooklyn "city of criminals SIS Sharp
attack on Mayor NHlvihill atthe Bridge
port, Conn, peaE More
labor riots in New York; women armed
with huge stilletos arrested Car
negie declares Washington is the proper
capital of the English speaking orld
Salt Lake Mormon convicted Of
| polygamy sentenced to three years in
the penitentlary and lined $50O-Rc-
publican leaders plan short session OF
congregations depends OF England
for help against Russia--Canadian
government begins study of Atlantic
currents--Russia prevents China Civ
ing us free ports in Manchuria--
Australian railway strike OFF: govern
ments terms accepted--Verezuela