St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-21

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statehood bill-Former Pension Com
| missioner Ware starts for Kansas; G.
| L. Davenport acting commissioned
| Government officials suspicious of
| Santo Domingo; customs revenues
| falling off; we may move in matter
| Sensational domestic scandal appears
| after suicide of the noted French depu-
| ty, Syveton-Turkey's attempt to
establish legation at Vatican said to
| have failed-London Times roundly
denounces the methods of the British
war off1ce-Cuban house Of repre-
| sentatives appropriates $4,000 fol-
| cleaning cities.
SATURDAY. DEG. II.
Without clothing of any sort and
with head nearly blown off, body Of
John Shuta of Nashua, n. H., found in
adjoining town of Hudson, in woods;
police believe he was murdered
Colonel w. c. Greene of New York
and Thomas w. Lawson of Boston
meet at Boston and have peaceful con-
ference; no demonstrations such as
their personal and vituperative adj
yertisements might lead one to expect
Fire at Skowhegan, Me-, causes loss
estimated at $140,00 standard Oil
company to send a laden barge around
the Horn-Unclaimed articles found
at st. Louis fair delivered to finders
Chicago labor union to take part in
Illinois fight against tuberculosis
Entire junior class quits Virginia Poly
technic institute, Roanoke, Va
James J. Hill declares that lower rail-
road freight rates will mean lower
wages-Fire destroys principal fac
tory at Hartford, VT, and other plants;
loss $4,000 Boy confesses acct
dentally shooting hunter found dead
recently in woods at Chester, Me
One girl killed and two fatally injured
by leaping from burning factory at
Portsmouth, O-Majority of New
York Republican leaders said to favor
Black for United States senator in De-
pew's place-Liquid egg imports
barred by secretary of Agriculture
Senator Cockrell will accept place on
interstate commerce commission
Usual debate over place of holding in
augural ball breaks out at Washington
House committee to "draw the in
dictment" against Swayne Immediately
after holiday recess-Captain Martin
of the Fourteenth infantry arrives at
San Francisco from Manila, to face
charges of duplication of pay accounts
Halifax dockyard to be closed;
British warship there may be sold
Paul Kruger's political testament
read at his funeral at Pretoria Raj
suli, the notorious brigand, raids a
caravan within the town of Tangier.
SUNDAY, DEC. Is.
Chief Recorder of Mormon church
deies senate committee on Smoot-
Steamship Glen Island burned in Long
Island sound; nine lives lost-Blaz-
ing meteor falls at Newton, Mass, and
leaves nothing but cinders-Charles
La Dow, who held record for inven-
tons patented, drops dead at Albany
Outbreak of diphtheria in orphan
age at st. John, where are 70 girls
One killed and another fatally hurt in
trolley accident at Allentown, Pa
Joseph Letter and his guards armed to
teeth against strikers at Zeigler, Ills
Schooner Clara Goodwin sighted
afire and deserted off Cape Henry
Mormon house Of worship to be erected
in Harlem regardless of public protest
Government to build new island in
New York bay for immigration hos
pital-Ex-Gov Blacks organ
says he will accept Depew's seat in
senate-Mrs. Chadwick arraigned
and pleads not guilty on all charges
Lyman F. Parker of Missouri pre-
fers United States senate to $4,000
railroad job-Michigan man walking
from ST. Louis to New Orleans as re-
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foot to abolish the Panama canal COM
mission-North sea commission will
proceed by the English common law
William Rockefeller given verdict
of IS cents in suit for trespass on pre-
serve-Alderman Butler publicly
censured before the bar of the Chicago
city counciI-Postoffice department
declines to issue fraud order against
Lawson.
MONDAY, DEC. 10.
Battleship Sevastopol successfully
torpedoed 10 times; advices from Port
Arthur say that she is aground and evil
IDENTIFY completely disabled; General
Stoessel reports that Japanese lost g.
600 men in storming 203-M Metre hill
Fall River Textile council votes to sub
NIT arbitration proposition for settle
ment of strike in cotton mills to in
dustrial unions; in case of their ap-
prevail by a vote, to ask the Civic Fed
Grafton to choose board of arbitration
Maurice L. Burnce, student at
Boston university law SCHOOL, discour-
aged over failure to pass examinations,
kills himself-Two students i'll with
diphtheria quarantined at Bowdoin
college-Moscow the scene of a revo-
lutionary demonstration; probably 5000
persons actually participated; many
injured in fight with police-St. Vim
cent de st. Paul infant asylum at
Providence damaged by fire to extent
of about $780, 00-Maine's hard wood
forests and summer visitors threatened
by brown-tail moth-Three dead and
several severely burned at Williams