Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
Federation Of Musicians convention at
Indianapolis abolishes color line.
MONDAY, MAY ~.

cars wrecked and burned. France for
bids continuance of contest --tiolrpcrs
pleads to Lowell strikers to stand! firm
and promises generous nd from Fedora
ton of Iabor--Crops in various parts
Of eastern New England badly dam.
aged by frostS--Farmers conibina ton
to demand 81 bushel for wheat
Politicians puzzled and Roosevclt's
friends worried over IIanna's opposi-
ton to resolution lndorsing Roosc.
volt for a second term-.-Yale wins the
HarvardYnle dual meet. SO to 46
| points; four new records esta blshcd
-Relinnce heats the Columbia and
Constitution. but conditions so bad that
race was declased Off because of time
| limit--Threr fires in the Jewish
quarter of Boston within an hour: one
evidently had been set pcopl" fee from
the tlames--NIrs. Mary Harrington
Hanna. div orced wife Of Dan K. Hanna
to marry r. X. Stallo Of New York
John W. Gates money now said to be
behind the bull movement in cotton;
Fall River manufacturers considering
cut in wages or a shutdown.
TUESDAY. MAY rs.
President Roosevelt enters Ohio fight
and practically calls on those who favor
his administra ton and nominal ton to
declare themsclves-D Death of Rev.
r. .. MacCartney. Socialist representa-
tive in Massa chusetts lcgiSlat,trn---
Darrell V. Miller. assistant attorney for
postofficc department. summarily dis
missed and arrested on charge Of con-
spracy in connection with turf invest
ment concerrs--TwO persons burned
to death at Barre, Nt-Lake shores
10Th century limited runs III miles in
133 minutes---Five electric .hocks
necessary to kill murderer Triln Mt
Sing Sing-Iowa Republicans likely
to endorse the national policy on the
tarif-New York has 165. 900 idle men.
owing chiefly to sympath strikes
Strike Mt Edison electric plant ut
Newark may spread to all works of the
Ompany--Chinese in Honolulu at
tempt to bribc attorney general to al
low them to conduct lotteries Tor
! nado sweeps part Of Nebraska: a score
of people killed; farmhouses destroyed
and wires dOwn-Small fleet to be sent
to the Azores for practice in ocean
cruising continues war prep
ara tions-Suffering from famine in
Kwang- Si--Bulgara and Turkey omen
negotiations in Sofia---M arconi sta
ton at Table Head ready for business
Serious riotlng in Laihach. Austria :
mob cheers for Croa tia Texans re-
port discovery of volcano in Sierra
Madre ranee---New pretender Of CO.
lombia said TO favor construction of
canal-Englsh surgeon holds use of
bad fish responsible for leprosy----
Korean officials ordered under arrest
for sale of land to Observation-Disclosures
states put prohibitive duty on tin ore
unless it is smeltad in the colony
Russian paper says ManchHrlan tribes
become ''insolent' on the withdrawal
Of Russia.
WEDNESDAY,. MAY 81.
Nearly 100 buildings destroyed. 21O
persons made homeless and loss OF
between $3.50 200 and S4OO,UOO is the
story of fire at Lacon.a. y. H.; burnt
district covers about $50 acres
Hanna decides to offer no further oppo-
sition to proposed resolution in the
coming Republican Ohio state convpn
ton endorsing candidacy of Roosevelt
for another term---Reliance again out
sails Constitution. finishing in lead by
Pm. 2ls; Columbia left hopclcsSly
astern-Announced officially that ar
attempt will be made to operate tn,
Lowell cotton mills on June +
Thomas f. Cutter of Ncwburyport
Mass, sitting as juror, dies suddenly il
court-Stock issue of Slhi.OOO au
thoriZed for Worcester and Holden
Mass, Street Railway company--
Governor Bates Of Massachusetts signs
requisition papers on Governor Odel
for eXtradtion Of Moody Merrill from
New York-Drought in Now Eng
land becoming seriOus--Lake Shor
limited runs 3O7 miles in 2O2 minute
Indians and Eskimos In Alaska 81 !,
to he starving Give huIllir 9
burned AT Weeks Mills Me: loss S15,rO
Flood reaches serious stage il
Oklahoma; 200 houses under :, ater---
New York subway strikers continue 4
interfere with workmpn----Alaban n;
Republican leaders pladgc state 10 favo
Hanna's MOUNTAINEERING inmen'
brotherhood votes to incr-a Sc protection
fund from 100000 70 S3OO.OO --
Socia list arrested in Walla Nalla
Wash, on suspicion Of having intcndC,
to kill the presidcnt-In Increase in i'm
migra ton from nearly all countries
Last claim against Charleston EXpori
ton company is paid-Admiral Dcwe,
recommends naval station at Dntcl
Harbor. Ala ska--Philippin Catholic
ask aid of American fedora ton in kcel
ing friars in the misunderstanding
plans dam on Salt river which Is I
be one Of the largest Of irrigation or
terprses- mother outbreak Mt Eist
incff promptly checked by police
British government will contribute (
Antarctic relief fund Great rush q
emigrants from Austria Hungary (
the United Statcs--Pcru's new gul
boat on the way from England spring
aleak and Sinks-Iieutenan ut Shack
ton Of British Antarctic eNpeditiO
, rea chas Sar francisco.
, DEATH or MRS, A. c. ROBINSON
o Mrs. Tretta stevens, wife Of II
I | Hon 4 O. Robinson. of WeStford. die