Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-30
The WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, MARCH %.

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cause Of Grover factory FIRE horror at
Brockton. Mass., are in progress; miss
ins number a.; only IS bodies recov.
ered---Dseith Of Blmer II. Capen, presi.
dent Of Tufts colIege----All guards
Withdrawn from Letters mine at
zeigier, Ills---Pittsburg steel com.
pany buys 100000 tons Of steel billets
Special grand Jury in Beef trust"
case at Chicag 60 complete----Fall River
strikes over; mill men make conces.
sions to weavers--Largest four.
lnasted schooner afloat launched at
Rockland. Me--Rivers at Pittsburg
receding: loss to industries estimated
at $1,000 OO0--Maryland court Of On.
peals holds that "Jim Grow" law is
partly valid---Governor Folk signs
bill making poolselling and bookmak.
ing felony in Missouri--Little hope
OF floating the steamer Spartan, which
is ashore on Block lsland-Grndua
naturalization Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society adopted by the full
board OF directors----Afr. Babcock OF
Wisconsin may be chairman Of the Re.
publican national committee In 1905
FRIDAY, MARCH "a.
All traffic ceases, schools close and
people unite in one great tribute Of sor.
row and sympathy at Brockton. Mass.
Oh account OF explosion and fire In
which 50 persons persisted: 30 bodies,
so charred and disfgured as to make
identification impossible. borne to
cemetery---Reporte on high author.
ity that an actual paat, step by Rus.
sa is imminent. If not already taken
Municipal contest in Chica 20
centres on municipal ownerS!iip---All
Provincetown. Mass. vessels driven
ashore by ice have been tioated-.-
Three police captains in New York
fined for neglecting to close disorderly
hcuses---Three large granite con.
Germs merged into Milford (Mass.) Pink
Quarries company--Chicago physi.
clan says drunkartls are disea sed men
and suggests means for curing them
PLANS to improve United States
Amy as result Of observations in Russo
Japanese war--Truman II. New
berry of Detroit appointed assistant
secretary of the navy---Spring rush OF
: immigration almost swamps govern
ment officials at Ellis Isln nd-----Presi-
dent approves dismissal of Midship-
man Arrowood. who thus fn. :cjts oiti.
zenship---Shaw and Aiison in New
; York, consulting business Interests in
, relation to tariff revision--Twenty
new double stars discovered by Mills
expedition IN Chile--Gulf of st. Law
renee icebound: great capture Of seals
reported---AIiners at plant of Cum
berand company. Springhill. n. s.,
may strike--Liverpool gives the new
Allan line Victorian an enthusiastic
sendOff--Franco-v Venezuelan situa.
ton relieved by delay of decision in
cable case--New German steamship
to be fitted with appliance to prevent
rolling at sea.
, SATURDAY. MARCH o5.
Brockton citizens organize movement
for relief of distressed as result of OK
, posion in Grover factory--vene-
zueia tells United States "she will not
submit" to arbitra tion---Russia to get
, loan from F., Nch financiers; peace be.
lieved 10 be near-----City Of Haverhil
Mass. RECEIVERS in suit against surety
for former Trea surer Glinas--Andrew
n King Of Vinal Haven. Me-, arrested
at Quincy. Mass, in connection with
death Of his wife---Busy days for
Maine sheritfs: very large seizures OF
liquors Of weavers at Gran.
lite mill produces new crisis ut Fall
River--Neero pugilist dead in Phil.
adelphia after a bout; other principals
arrested--ConditionS seem to favor
ultimate floating of steamer Spartan
AZ Block Island. r. I--Counsel for
Russell Sa GO files satisfaction of judg
rlent FOR SAB 104,25 in case CT w. Il.
l.aidlaw, Jr---Army corps preparing
for joint ballot exercises in Chesapeak Ike
: district next June--Death OF Jules
; Verne, the author, at Aniens. France
: Germany not pressing Santo Domin-
+ go: leaves matter the United States
-Canadian lodge protest at OTTAWA
against our new Steamboa regula.
| tions---Bowen's plan declined by
! President Castro, who says he has nd
/ dispute with the United States
Deschanel says France should initiate
United States regarding separation OF
i church and state
, SUNDAY. MARCH %.
> Mrs. Rachel Finkelstein. mother OF
Ave children. burned to death in heI
home at East Boston--Steams ships
Pavisiun and Albano. with 1900 passen.
e gers aboard in collision, barely mauag.
,, ing to reach docks ut Halifax
/ Frenchmen believe the first steps to.
! ward peace in far east have been taken
in northern European capital; ia pan
said to prefer to wait till she has taken
- vostok---United States Steel cor
poration will raise the wages Of 80, OOC
employees; increase will Approximate
r Sa,OO0,O0O q year--Daughter Of King
Leopold Of Belgium and her husband
= Philip Louis Preleau, a Venetian noble.
g man, living in Milwaukee as Mr.. and
i Mrs. Philip Alton--Confederate flags
! captured In the Civil war being re.
n ~ turned by war departm Rookie
o Teller gift Of 100000 to Board Of For.
u eign Missions arouses wide discussion
: OH the faint Of money" and its makers
!. Lawyer p. +. Cassidy shoots and
d. kills Ernest Herron, q demented man
T., at Woonsocket. r. John Donoghue
il 7 years old. missing five days from hi.
/. home in New York supposed to be 60
NIX toward the south in a box car With