Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
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FRIDAY, June II, 1904
From the Gen. Slocum disaster 53C
bodies have been recovered, and 1t Is
now believed the loss OF life will not
be more than 700.
kuropatkin sends Stakeberg's re.
port Of defeat at Telissu, north of Va.
langow; l3 guns out OF IL smashed
and two batteries cut to pieces; losses
heavy but unknown; Vladivostok
squadron goes back to port.
Postmaster George II. Bonney of
Kingston, Mass, removed for alleged
irregularities.
Charles l.. Tucker arraigned for the
murder of Mabel Page at Weston,
81 :" March 81, pleads not guilty and
aSkS that counsei -iGnea for bia
defence.
Gen. Israel Putnam, Connecticut
leader of great physical courage, a pa
triot and fine soldier
Gen. Bobrikoff, governor-general of
Finland, shot by assassin at Helsing-
fors; Schaumann, the perpetrator, I'M
mediately committed suicide
Increasing suggestions of insanity
developing in Richard E. Preusser,
who killed Miles B. Mcdonnell of Bos-
ton, at Albany, N. Y,
War on "scorching" automobiles to
be revived by a general holdup of ma
chimes, some day.
SATURDAY, June 1s, 1904.
Work on the Slocum wreck stops be.
cause of disagreement between insur-
ance men and wrecking company; 559
bodies recovered, 293 children, 243 wo-
men, % men.
Thery, representing France, wins the
James Gordon Bennett automobile
race in Germany, Jenatzy second.
Montana train robbers escaped on
horseback.
Gov. Gen. Bobrikoff of Finland dies
from wounds inflicted by assassin.
p. II. Grahams waste paper estab-
lishment in a dangerous South Boston
district is destroyed by fire; loss $4,000.
Russians pour broadsides into help
less transport, and almost all on board
are killed; comforting themselves for
Vafangow.
Three shocks necessary to kill wife
murderer Schiller in OhiO's electric
chair.
Knox will leave the cabinet July l.,
and Moody will take control then;
Darling may succeed Moody in navy
department.
Authorities at Tangier expect Perdi-
caris will reach there Monday.
Jose Fraga drowned while bathing
off North End park at Boston.
MONDAY, June 20, 1904.
Forty-nine more bodies found in the
list 632; missing still about 800; Of.
ficers and crew of the boat detained.
Threat to dynamite Charles S. Mel
lens special train.
Monument to Harry Elkes dedicated
at Glens Falls, N. Y.
Rumor at Chefoo that japanese have
captured one of the inner forts of Port
Arthur, losing 1000 men in doing So;
not confirmed Gen Oku reports bat
tie of Telissu or Vafangon.
Walbridge, the missing Yale student,
returns to New Haven and says he has
been resting up in New York.
Sixteen buildings at Mars Hill, Me-,
burned entailing $4,000 loss.
Raisuli sends letter to correspondent
Of New York paper. explaining why
he kidnapped Perdicaris and Varley.
Schooner Harold l.. Berry of Bath,
Me-, struck by larger vessel in Pollock
Rip channel and nearly sunk.
Prof. w. w. Fem of the divinity
school breaches the baccalaureate SER
mon at Harvard
The Filipino commissioners to the
St.tLous exposition on brief visit to
Boston.
James Gordon Bennett revisits New.
port for first TIM in 20 years.
TUESDAY, June 21, 1904.
Slocum death list increased yester-
day by 102. making 734 bodies recov-
cred so far.
President Roosevelt tenders navy
portfolio to Paul Morton, a recent con-
vert to Republicanism.
Victor II. Metcalf of California to
succeed Cortelyou in the cabinet.
Levi 2. Leite, left his millions to
wife and four children. Lady Curzon
received $2,7OO,00O "in advance"
Russian war office expects news of
battle now on, which rumor has it is at
Haicheng; Field Marshal Oyama to
be viceroy and commander-in-chief in
Manchuria.
James H. Vahey and C. H. lines, his
present counsel, assigned by court at
Boston to defend Charles L. Tucker at
his trial on cha re of murder.
Capt. Francis w. Gorham, one of the
best known Shipmasters of New Eng
land, dies at home of his sister in
West Roxbury, Mass.
Man who wrot, of plot against Pres
Pa.
South Portland, Me-, votes to be an
nexed to Portland, Me.
Mrs. Margaret Norcross of Hyde
Park commits suicide.
John Luro. aged %. kills May Bun
nellie, aged 20. and fatally wounds him.
self in Rumford Falls, Me.
Standard oil fortune pledged in sup.
port of Slocum sufferers.
Inquest on Slocum horror begun
found so far FIRE hose was worthless
and that crew had never had fire
drill
WEDNESDAY,, Jure %, 1904.
Schooner ManhaCset reaches Boston
abort 1S marhnrc of hpr crn,v who