Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-01-16

or sinking fund bonds aggregatlng
$4,000 to make good stock market
losses.
Gas explosion in store at Montague,
Me-, kills two persons, Injuries five seri'
ously and several others less severely.
Physicians report. after consulta-
tion, that there is no hope for the re-
covery of Gen. John B. Gordon.
Reception to diplomats by President
and Mrs. Roosevelt; slight firt at the
capitol.
Supreme court of turf world decides
that trotting and pacing records made
with wind shields or to high wheeled
sulkies with ball bearings are invalid.
Charles M. Schwab testifies at the
shipbuilding company hearing in New
York.
Chairman Thomas Talbot and Hor.
ace II. n.he. .--, chairman and secre-
tary OF the Mass. Republican state
committee.
Baby Ruth the eldest daughter OF
eX-President and Mrs. Grover Cleve'
land, died yesterday of diphtheria at
; their home In Princeton. N. J.
Nantucketers living on pork and
eels because Of ice embargo.
Ex-Congressman briggs convicted In
New York of accepting money to pro-
cure a government contract.
Minneapolis bartender kills himself
and his wife after having called UP q
friend by telephone and told him to
listen.
SATURDAY, Jan. 9, 1904.
Mrs. Mary E. Perry, wife of ex-mayol
of Somerville, Mass, ia ally burned IN
her home.
Manuel Perry Gloucester fisherman
picked up by schooner Off Thatchers
island, after two days Of exposure.
Toxic dispatch says that Japan will
make one more effort to secure modifi-
catjSSn Of terms from Russia before
resorting" g"ttoS'f5fes to ioi cs
Prisoner in Trentoas. N. j., endeav-
ors to shoot his way to freedom ne IL
dead and two keepers are wouIued.
Gov. Peabody of Colorado says mill
tary will not obey injunction in Tellel
county.
Large quantity Of dynamite explodes
at Mexican mine. killing 20 and in
Inquest testimony at Chicago one
continued tale of pitiful neglect of the
lrOquois theatre to make provisions
for safety; three more of the injured
die; theatres closed in st. Louis and
Baltimore.
Steamer Priscilla goes on mud bank
In Newport harbor; passengers all TAX
en- off safely.
President Roosevelt sends long LIST
of army promotions to the senate;
Chaffee to be lieutenant general.
Automobile driven by E. r. Thomas,
son OF the late Gen. Samuel Thomas,
said to have killed a peasant woman
in Italy.
Daughter OF former millionaire
charged with cruelty to animals at
bingham, Mass.
Executive department clerks at
Washington indignant at the new exc
cutive order, making them work a
half-hour day more.
Funeral of Ruth Cleveland, daughter
of the eX-president
Scenes of great disorder characterize
city election al Memphis. Tenn. one
man seriously shot.
MONDAY. lSnuary II, 1903.
Odd Fellows block at Plymouth,
Mass. destroyed by fire; Fireman Jas.
IT, Eddy lost his lire; property dam
age $4,000.
l.. O. Hoffman. noted forger and ho-
tel beat. escapes from Jail at SPRING
field, Mass.
Conductor Charles Gill tells story
Of holdup by masked robbers at Clin-
ton, Mass.
Relatives of Iroquois theatre fire
victims at Chicago form association
to prosecute those responsible for fire.
Bryan has busy day in New York;
time divided between church, poll
clans and invitations to dine.
Owen MCGOWAN of Lowell, Mass,
found dead under suspicious circum-
stances at Newark, n. J.
Confederate veterans invite G. A. r.
members to attend funeral of Gen.
Gordon.
Incoming steamers at Norfolk, Va,
report that Diamond shoals lightship
is missing
Revolutionists' appeal to U. S. min
lister at San Domingo turned down;
city being bombarded daily.
Germany will remain strictly neutral
should Japan and Russia fight.
Receiver Pepper of the Bay State
Gas company will ask courts to re-
quire ]. Edward Addicks to pay over
large sums in cash.
Jean Leon GerOme, painter and
sculptor dies suddenly in Paris.
Salt Lake highwayman confesses to
murder of two railway men and wants
to leave his property to their families
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 1904
Mrs. John l.. Gardner of Boston pays
5000, ,000 duties on her art treasures un-
der ruling of department of justice.
Chinese. minister, at request of Jap
anese foreign Office, reports Russia's
latest note unacceptable and says jap
an will promptly resort to arms un-
less Russia recedes.
Little tug WaquOit breaks the Nam
tucket ice blockade, landing and re-
turning passengers.
Twenty seamen and woman rescued