Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
THE WEEK'SNEWS
WEpNEsDAY. OCT. q.


Charles A. Rollins, retired wholesale
grocer OF Boston, and Thomas Ryan,
his servant, found dead from illuminat-
Ing gas-Reynolds brothers bandits,
captured by posse in wilds Of northern
Maine after long chase-Hey. Or.
Parkhurst, in an open letter TO DOwie,
severely scores him for discharges of
cffervesceat wrath and coarse invec-
tive"-Steame South Portland
wrecked off Oregon coast; p lives prob
ably lost-Boston hotels being
searched for Clarence Fl. Leonard, ac-
rused Of stealing $4,000 from an
| Orange, n. J., bank-Elmer &.
Leavltt former treasurer Of the firm of
! I.Rmkin & Foster, boot and shoe deal
| trs. Boston, arrested on warrant
charging larceny of S50,O0O-Sevcnty-
seventh birthday anniversary Of VIII
liam IL. Baldwin, president for 80
years of the Boston Young Mems
Christian Unior--Paciiic express
strike may be extended 10 other com
panies-More dynamite found OIL the
| Northern Pacific tracks in Montana---
! teamers on the Yukon In danger Of be-
ing crushed by floating ice--ChicagO
city council approprates $1,000 to in
vestigate graft around city hall---lowa
Judge holds that insurance companies
have same right TO combine as other
commercial interests Contracts for
money order blanks awarded TO IA bid
President issues proclamation
calling extra session Of congress for
Nov. 9-Secretary Root will recon-
mend to congress change of law on
Philippine coast tradc-Thirty people
killed by storm in Mexico--Mgr.
Risleti appointed pontifcal major domo
--Canada's first lightship to.be placed'
IN Bay OF Fundy-IOndOn grand jury
brings In true bill against Whitaker
Wright-United States Consul Gar
tett dying of yellow fever at New
Laredo. Mex.
THURSDAY, OCT. %.
Postmaster general dismisses from
office NJ. A. Louis, superintendent Of
supplies Of postofiice department; Louis
Kempner, chief of registry division, and
c. b. Terry. clerk in the supply division;
action is in connection with the postal
investigation just closed--Slander
case Of Wilson VS.. Clement results I'm
verdict for defendant at Rutland, Vt
BattleshiD Missouri makes 1922 i'm trial
speed new worlds record-Women
crushed under foot in DOwie panic out.
side Madison Square Garden--Burglar
perhaps fatally shot by policeman
while robbing a house at Randolph,
Mass-Many collieries TO shut down
because coal supply is largely in excess
Of demand-Lewis Nixon throws light
on shipyards scandal; testihes that
Schwab had share Of promotion money
Board OF health examining chit
dren in Boston schools for symptoms Of
iphtheria-Federal National bank Of
| pittsburg suspendS--UtahA Americans
renew war on Senator Smoot--New
complications in the CruzeR case I'm
Porto Rico-Inter-B Borough company
| Of New York expects no strike7-A
witness for the defense in the sam
Parks case pleads guilty of perjury
Denial Of report than an army press
censor has been appointed. !. HIN
sees great possibilities in irrigation for
the northwest--Government unearths
great 'land graft" scheme on the Pa
cifc slope--Turkey orders denlobillza-
tion Of 10000 troop in Anatolln--
Ameer OF Afghanistan issues order com
Polling royal family to pay taxes
Duke OF Devonsbire urges Liberal
Unionists TO support Balfour, for fear
Of home ruiz proposals.
FRIDAY OCT. %.
New England MIX Producers union
votes to order general milk strike on
Nov, l unless Boston milk contractors
agree to terms proposed by milk pro-
Observation-Disclosures protected cruls-
er Denver fails TO make contract speed
Of II knots an hour in government Of
fetal speed trial test of Cape Ann--
Prominent Colombian holds that
United, States is bound TO pay fair
| price for canal-YellOw fever at San
Antonio, TeI-Smuggled diamonds
valued at S25OO0 seized in New York
--(seneral reduction Of WI geS, espe-
cially for unskilled labor, expected all
over the nOuntry-F. A. Heinz. wins
suit over Minnie Healy mine, and gets
injunction against transfer Of Boston
and Montana stock to Amalgamated
--LadrOnss surprise the town Of Iriga.
LuZOn, and several people are killed
| Republicans placing strong speakers In
Ohio anxious to save Hanna's seat In
the senatc-PresideDt will issue
statement in the postal cases to check
investigation by Govern
ment tugs take three ships from Ores
sent shipyards to Brooklyn to be
hnishetl----AmeIican Chamber Of Com
merce OF Manila asks for business
man on the commission when Taft re
ures-Russia will not attack Japan
for any course in Korea--Aany In
surgents surrender to Turkey but this