Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-02-06
FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 1904.
Cyrus Ryan arrested in Boston on
charge OF numbering Guam Sing. a
laundryman, at Hanover. Mass.
Secretary Shaw issues a circular in
structing returning tourists how they
may avoid annoyance while comply.
ing with the customs law.
Mrs. Isabelle A. Marsh, serving life
Sentence for murder Of her husband,
dies in state prison at Windsor. VT.
Indiana physician believes he has a
scheme by which negro babes can
be whitened out, to be regular Cauca.
sian.
Verdict for $13,500 for w. b. Brig
ham, injured by explosion in under.
| ground wire conduit at Boston.
Three trolley cars and a girder-
laden truck In wreck in the Bronx
borough, New York; dozen persons in
jured. none mortally.
Patsey Sweeney. the puglist, saves
three children from death in fire at
Manchester, N. II.
Ex-Sergt. Overheiser's fine for big
amy paid at Newport, r. l., and he
rejoins his wife No. 2.
Defaulting bank cashier, Rose of
Cleveland, confesses to stealing $751;.
900, all of which he lost in grain spec
ulation.
Gov. Herrick of Ohio closes state
| Offices at noon as tribute to memory
of william Mckinley, whose birthday
it is.
Fire at Progreso, chief port of Yu-
catan, does damage of $2,OO0,OOO,
burning an entire square of business
houses and public buildings.
Pathetic scenes in Cheswick, Penn,
1O6 bodies of miners recovered .,
SATURDAY, Jan 80, 1904.
Eyesight of Justice Brown of U. S.
supreme court said to show great i'm
provement under dark room treat.
: ment.
United States seeking cooperation
of Mexico in barring undesirable immi-
grants.
McKinley>day observed; iilany beau
tiful floral tributes sent to Cation
O.; Mckinley association meets a.,
New Haven. .
Panama learns that Colombia is pre-
pairing to send an expedition into the
new republic, on representations Of
Gems. Reyes and Cavalero that the
United States will not object if the
canal zone Is not entered; internal
situation at Bogata said to be growing
"baHK examiner Ever called from
Boston to Nashua, N. H., to straight
en- out tangle in accounts of ex-Treas.
Goggin. ...
Minnesota supreme court frees DR..
A. A. Ames on a defect in the indict-
ment against him. -,
Sec. Root replies to house inquiry
concerning number of vehicles and
horses used by heads of war depart
ment.
Continuation or the Marhen trial in
Washington.
Three Gloucester schooners, Fern
wood, Nicholson and Talisman, fast in
the ice foes.
Woman held up and severely
pounded on streets of Nashua, N. H..
Mayor Harrison intends to force a
revision of ordinances by strict en-
fOrcement Of existing regulations.
Pilgrim societies of New York and
London exchange greetings at their
banquets. 49,
u s. gunboat Bancroft attacked at
night by San Bias Indians at Gale
donia bay; hostiles armed for the most
part with bows and arrows and fright
ened away by rain Of the Bancroft's
shots near their canoes.
J. Pierpont Morgan said to be plan
ming to retire to England in the spring.
So far $50 bodies have been recoy-.
cred from the Harwick mine.
MONDAY, Feb. I, 1904.
Mrs. Maybrick has left .Aylesbury
prison, but 1t is said she has not been
pardoned. and is still prisoner;
mystery shrouds action of British Of
ficials.
Amanus Hogbery of Worcester
kills himself at ST. Augustine. Fla.
Suits amounting to $38,666.952 for
uuhn6Oo PShuihS u6oihoe ShiNo6o, uilt
city attorney says bankruptcy is Ger.
tain unless charter is amended.
Russia's, answer to Japan delayed
again; this is interpreted to mean that
1t will be pacific in tone.
Mrs. Abby b. Frost, sister of late
George Francis Train. dies at Omaha.
Neb.
Gen. Reyes says he has nothing to
do with Colombia's reported invasion
OF Panama.
Mrs. Alice Brines of Roxbury.
Mass, kills herself by drinking poison.
after a night of soclability.
Omaha woman, wife of an elevator
man, heiress to $3.OOO.OOO in South
Africa.
Joseph Meunier, formerly of Man.
chester, N. FL, gives himself up to po-
lice at Detroit, saying he had stabbed
woman to death.
Fight between negroes and whites
in Webster Pa. results In one death
and one fatally injured.
u. S. Consul Skinner returns from
visit to King Menelik with enthusias-
tic report of friendlness for Ameri-
cans.
Snowfall during January was nearly
36 inches, practically the average fall
for winter.
Several passengers injured In troll.
ley accident at Bangor Me.
TUESDAY,, Feb. 2, 1904.
Amalgamated Copper company wins
big victory in Montana courts; Judge !