Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-16
FRIDAY,

John Galligan of Taunton, Mass.
pronounced insane after attempting t,
blow up boiler with dynamite.
Special to Chicago from far eas
gives Seoul report as saying the Jap
anese have crossed the Yalu at severa
points and have established themselves
in strong positions.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin convicted agar
at San Francisco on charge of murder
IN the first degree, and sentenced t.
Imprisonment for life.
More inmates of Gloucester. Mass.
almshouse testify about poor food fur
nished.
Capt. Solomon Jacobs lands seasons
first fare of mackereL- % barrels. al
Fortress Munroe.
Senate devotes its day to eulogies
of Hanna, Is members speaking; house
dispose of Swayne impeachment mat
ter
Census bureau estimate of population
for 1903 places that of the United
States, exclusive of Alaska and insular
at 7O,90O,3
Ex-Secretary Root probes deep into
cotton pools of Sully & Co. 1--WE decid-
ed to give him up" Edwin Hawley
testifies.
Report of bomb being thrown at
King Alfonso contradicted by Amer
lean consul at Barcelona; explosion
occurred half mile from where the
king was.
Cambridge, Mass, in danger Of a
water famine.
President Roosevelt spoke at notaby
attended dinner of the Periodical Pub.
fishers association in Washington.
Conclave Of bishops on the selection
of names for bishop coadjutor.
SATURDAY April 9, 1904.
George Dewhirst arrested at Law
renee, Mass, on charge of larceny Of
$2500 from Arlington Cooperative as.
sociation.
William Parker, aged 18, shot and
killed Eleanor Cobb, aged 26, in Rox-
bury, Mass; both are colored.
Aged recluse at Danbury, Conn,
robbed OF $4,000 by burglars; five per-
sons under suspicion, one boy, and
all have disappeared.
Henry E. Bates, 72 years old, hangs
himself in Chelsea, Mass.
Miss Edith Coburn killed by train
at Weston, Mass.
Schooner Rival of Gloucester strand
ed off Jersey coast and likely to be
total loss.
u- ST aRsteyEtShyrtffl tia" qQghultal tRfaKEf6f
sailed out from Port Arthur with a
Japanese fleet in the offing, and that
it is believed a sea fight has taken
place.
-Four children burned to death near
Pittston, Penn.
British accommodating force enoount-
er 300 Thibetans, who open hre; no
casualties.
Emma Boehm Of Chicago. by sys-
tematically teaching her children the
art Of begging, amasses fortune.
House passes the Philippine ship
ping bill, amended to become operat-
i've July /, 1906; Chinese exclusion
matter considered in the senate.
Baltimore big fire loss figured at s45-
100000 gross and $l0,O0O,0OO net to
owners.
Body of farm laborer suggests mur-
der at Colchester, Conn.
Schooner Theodore Roosevelt loses
two Of her crew in fog on the Grand
Banks.
MONDAY, April II, 1904.
Sheath of a hunting knife found in a
wagon in which Charles Tucker rode in
Weston the day of the murder; i'm
prints of teeth upon it; evidence Of a
struggle in Miss Pages room; another
motive beside robbery suggested.
Rev. F. c. w. Parker of Chicago ac'
cepts call to assistant pastorate of
fremont Temple, Boston.
Mrs. Emma Graham kills Mrs. Vic
toria Robinson of Pocahontas, w. Va.
because of jealousy.
Greek anniversary of independence
and Easter Sunday celebrated in Bos-
ton.
Pat" Rooney and Miss Marion Bent
stage favorites, welded.
Japs did not again attack Port Ar
thur Saturday night, as anticipated
Russian ministry permits woman tC
join Cossacks.
Samuel Hoar in state Of coma pre-.
ceding his death at his home in Con
cord, Mass.
Mgr. Denis O'Callaghan, Concl
OKelly and others addressed United
Irish league meeting in South Boston
Preparations making for the Episco
pal general convention in October.
Col. Power of Mississippi won $341,
900 at Monte Carlo.
Five men stabbed in feud fight ir
New York street.
Negro arrested in Boston after at
tempting attack on police inspector
with a knife.
Believed in Washington that con
gress will adjourn on April 2s.
TUESDAY, April 12, 1904
Story told by Charles l.. Tucker o
murder the most damaging evidenc,
the police have against him; Prof
Woods report Of the time of the killing
may turn it damagngly against him
accused man held in Waltham cour
until April 21.
Russia to put 100000 men into tn
field in the Far East, and proposes tt
have the Baltic fleet reach Port Al
thur by the time the army complement
is filed.
Pope Plus celebrates his first mass II
ST. Peters.
Case against Mrs Charles a. East