Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
The WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, MARCH "a.


n nese---Shutting down of turn shoe
departments in Lynn factories on ac-
count OF strike may throw 1000 men
out of employ - Miss Florence
Borden of Fall River. Mass. wins
Southern California golf cha mpionship
Good results of anti en- mbling cru
SADIE In Chicago church
leaders unite to combat the divorce
evil--One contractor on the collapsed
Darlington hotel. New York. arrested
--Sharpc's hotel at 1ittleton, W. Va.
wrecked by gas explosion; one man
killed---I.awrence. Mass. strikers
willing 10 compromise, hut decline TO
accept wage cot Of 10 percent---New
shipping rules at Vancouver mined Mt
American vesscs--Consu Fee Mt
Bombay cables daughter dead
plague; wife attacked Charles
Dick Of Ohio sworn in MS successor 10
the late Senator Hanns---Move I'm con-
Cress to abolish the office Of Judge
Swayne and thus nvert impeachment
trial--London discredits report Of
death Of Ameer Of Afghanistan-----
British loan Of s25.OOO.oOO under Irish
land act seven times ovcrsubscribed
FRIDAY. MARCH Is.
The Japanese fleet renews attempt
to block up the entrance TO Port Ar
thur: Russians expect japanese to land
army IN China-----Professor Coolidge OF
Harvard defends Congress
again votes down postal inquiry South
fights eight-hour law-,Judge Swain
comedies some Of charges against him
Strike threatened in Chicago stock
yards--Methodlsts Mt New Bedford,
Mass. move TO safeguard trust funds
Strike Of 300 quarry workers at
North Chelmsford. Mass Fire that
started by lightning in Kansas City
causes loss of 100000 Northern
! Securities counsel denies that new
| company is TO he formed Survivor o:
Hubbard party in Labrador confirms re-
ports Of editor S Secretary Taft
favors a cash subsidy for salroads in
the Philippines Chicago importers
urged TO organize to fight European
discriminat ton against our exports
Commerce Commissioner Prouty be-
! lieves the c>orthern Securities decision
will not result in breaking up any more
combinations - Cuban crops large.
| with excellent mark ct - French clcr-
icalS obstruct education bill IN cham
! her OF deputies Queen Alexandra cn-
| Joys nine cent dinner ut the Alexandra
! Trust Two men sentenced TO three
years Imprisonment in France for per
! jury in the Fair will case New rvi-
d"nce 10 show ;hat traders by abusing
Hereros were the chief causps Of rising
in German Southwest Africa French
public minister attorney general holds
! that Colombia has no case against the
canal company or the liQuidators.
SATURDAY. MARCH &c.
Russians said to be in large force
south of the Yalu; battle expected soon
--Wallace II. Ham Of Boston pleads
guilty to II counts against him charg.
ing thefts from American Surety COM
pany and st. Iuke's convalescent home:
sentence deferred House judiciary
committee recommends impeachment
of Judge Swayne Of Florida --Britt
defeats Young Corbett" in lightweight
fight for cIampiolship-St State board
Of arbitration settles Lynn shoe strike,
both sides making concessions
Dartmouth men begin raising money to
rebuild dartmouth hall Seventeen
candidates for vacant apprenticeship Of
Boston schools -- Sinsle fare by trolley
between Boston aud Worcester to be
advanced April 1--Fire at Presuuo
! Isle Me. causes loss OF $4O.WN--
Space allotted to Russia Mt st. louis
Is awarded to Holland Forty fac
tories a Grand Rapids. Mich, forced to
close owing TO floods - Several hun
dred beef luggers and butchers at
| Chicago Union stockyards on strike
| Samuel Gompers declares economic and
social conditions In Porto Rico deplor-
able Northern Securities interests
making plans for settlement of all diff
ferenccs Census bureau estimate Of
the amount OF Ia year cotton ginned
1O.399. 5lS bales Severe storm I'm the
west; many houses unroofed; several
people injured; heaviest snowstorm of
winter IN North DakOta--Re Reform
scheme IN Macedonia soon will lie In
full operation Panama reduces army
70 OF" battalion and the navy is offered
for sale
SUNDAY. MARCH -.
General Mistchenko reports II Skin
miSh betWeen patrols al Pax Chieng:
one japanese officer. soldier and q
horse killed; Kuropatkin renches Muk
den: Maknroff goes out from Port
Arthur on reconnoissance--- Frank \.
Brown OF Roslindaie. Mass, scenic
artist, Kills his wife anu commits sui.
cide-Dan DAILY, member of the
famous DAILY family of actors. dies
from hemorrhage at New York--Bill
for the better protection OF the person
OF the President OF the United States
Mvd of ambassadors and ministers OF
foreign states reported by the senate
committee on judiciary Actress Rose
Coghlan's petition for divorce from
John +. Sullivan denied by Montana
court - Stones fail to dcrail train near
WOllastOa, MasS-Nine suits OF Lon
don-made clothes seized in tho hold OF
the steamer Georgian Mt Roston---
Daniel j. Sully, al n meeting of his
creditors, makes Il formal charge Of
treachcry against Edwin lIawley and
Frank III. Ray who. he says were his
partners In cotton operations Mr..