Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-17
WEDNE SDAY,
Dec. IA, 1904.

WEDNESDAY,, Dec. "a, 1904.
Boston Democrats elect Il of the l"
aldermen and school board ticket.
Elections in Is Massachusetts ci'
ties: DAILY elected mayor in cam
bridge by 293; Fall River and Lowell
shift from Republican to Democratic
mayors, and Chicopee shifts the otn'
err way; Woburn and Newburyport go
over to the license column.
Lillian F. Collins Of Boston marries
Japanese steward from Charlestown
navy yard in Providence, r. |.
Fire in the heart OF Minneapolis
business district has destroyed prop
erty valued at $3,oOO,00o.
Nan Pattersons trial reaches new
evidence, and Stern, the pawnbroker,
who sold the revolver with which IL
is claimed Young was shot, proves
a disappointing witness for the prose
cution, falling to identify the defend
ant or to describe Smith with any ex-
actness.
Witness in the Smoot hearing tells
of the MormonS' frightful oatns AT tne
endowment house.
John ID. Rockefeller to give from
81. 600 900 to $3,OOo,O0O to Chicago uni
yersity for Christmas gift.
Unanimous adoption of the resolu'
tion impeaching Judge Charles
Swayne Of Florida in house OF repre-
sentatves.
Several firemen injured and $4,000
damage in an East Boston fire.
Nova Scotia conservatives charge
Ministers Fielding and Borden and
eight other liberal members OF parlia'
ment with completely in bribery 10
procure the election Of liberal mem
bers.
Sesoneff. assassin of Won Plehve
gets penal servitude for life, and his
accomplice Sikorifskv, 20 years pena
seryimde: STARS and Stripes For
ever played by military band at trial
Earl Grey, new governor genera
of Canada, arrives at Ottawa.
Sec. Taft ami his party land at Pen
sacola, Fla, and leave for Washington
THURSDAY, Dec. IS, 1904
Crowd of 10000 greets Mrs. Chad
wick with boots, ieers and hlsse:
throughout the afternoon at CleVe
land: woman refuses to plead, AM
goes to jail
Mrs. Edith Reemie, wife OF Capt
William Il. Reemie of the barkentin'
Emita, wrecked off Hatteras. rescue'
by the Clyde liner New York with ne
husband ana seven members of tn
crew after Is hours on frail raj
formed by portion of the deck
which had broken off.
Charles r. Porter arrested as beg
gar after a struggle with Presiden
Hadley of Yale; wife OF year say
his mind must be unsound.
Mrs. Joseph w. Parker of Dorches
ter (Mass.) commits suicide by juml
ing off a ferry-boat.
l., Clarke Davis, editor.inchief G
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, deat
All indictments against ex-Mayo
Ames of Minneapolis dismissed.
Machlnists in the navy yards an
arsenals will ask the navy and wa
departments to right their grievance
New Haven road buys control
the Pittsfield & Stockbridge and tn
Berkshire (Mass.) roads, now unde
lease. and will double track its entir
Berkshire division.
Presidents plan for reforms in II
terstate commerce procedure; to re-
ulate rates and eliminate private ct
service and private tracks, terminal
, and sidings.
I Swayne impeachment case move
along stage; house committee bring
the case to the Senate's attention.
. Widow of Caesar Young called
the stand in the Nan Patterson tria
and the two women face each oth'
!. for the first time since the tragedy.
/. George Washington, colored sc
). man Of the Illinois. shoots two Of h
= mates.
e Battleship Sebastopol, last OF Po
8 Arthur fleet, destroyed.