St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-16
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, AUG. 8.


some distance from station and pro-
ceeded to hotel in utomobile-Pier
of Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad and two ferryboatS burned
at New York; loss about $500O00-
Federal government opens fight on
yellow fever; hopes that scourge will
he wiped out before frost-Nearly
900 excursionists rescued from steam
boat which was overcrowded and sank
near Indianapolis in bingham
and Weymouth, Mass, to be taken for
naval magazine-Governo Douglas
of MASSACHUSETTS not likely to grant
a public hearing on the proposed leper
hospital location-Fall River mills
make a better dividend record
Executive board may order strike Of
structural iron workerS-Forest fires
causing great damage in vicinity of
New Limerick, Me-Anthony Reiff d
New York composer, run into by auto
mobile and fatally hurt-Tugboat J.
W. Hustled sinks in New York harbor
without apparent cauSe-Herbert 2.
Yurkee caught in moving belt in
Adams, Mass, mill and crushed to
death-Wallace MacFarlane to be
counsel for the Equitable Life, in the
suit brought by Attorney General
NIayer-New Dutch cabinet formed
WEDNESDAY. AUG. 8.
After round Of booming salutes and
ceremonial bows, speeches and lunch
cons, peace missions of Russia and
Japan at last come to haven in Hotel
Wentworth, at Portsmouth, N H.; can
now address themselves to main task
Mrs. Jennie Spauldlng shot and
killed by George f. Morris at Lowell,
Mass; slayer unsuccessfully attempts
suicide-James Mitchell sends bull
let into brain Of Mrs. Minnie Rankin
at Grafton, VT; fires shot into his own
skull, but may recOver-Middle sec
ton of big store of the John G. Myers
company, Albany, collapses, carry
down with it over 100 persons; at least
80 men, women and children meet
death in multitude of horrible forms
-AlUtIl NldAlldu hllISu at bUSlOu
by falling down an elevator we'll
Reciprocity resolutions adopted by
board of directors of Boston Chamber
Of Commerce will be forwarded to
coming national convention at Chicago
Negro lynched by mob near Waco,
Tex-End Of rate war between west
ern railroads-Traffic in Indian girls
discovered at Cape Mudge-Fire de-
stroys st. Thomas Episcopal church at
New York-Authoritiest to investigate
discovery of dead body at Antrim, n
H-Combination of most of the Cali
fornia raisin growers and packers
Filipino governors complain about con-
ditions in the Islands,. P. Morgan
talks with the president about Chinese
railroad-Secretary Wilson will ask
for $4,000 for additional inspectors Of
meat-Assistant Secretary of State
LOOMS visits the president at Oyster
Bay-Men Of Secretary Taft's party,
at Manila, refusing invitations, and
getting down 10 work-Statement
from Pekin that boycott was not
started by WI Ting Fang-Grand
lodge of Knights Of Pythias begins an
nual session for maritime provinces at
St Stephen. N. B.
THURSDAY, AUG. 10.
Gloomy fears of hitch in peace nego.
tiations generally expressed; based
largely on statements made by White,
Russian envoy, that he is unalterably
opposed to payment of any indemnity
on the other hand, the Japanese ENJOYS
will insist, it is asserted, on at least
$1,000, 00,000-Striking Hebrew
bakers start riots at New York; two
bakeshops wrecked and police re-
serves battle with mob-Archbishop
Chapelle of the Roman Catholic diocese
of New Orleans dies of yellow fever,
after illness of six days; fever spread
ing and number of deaths increasing
THE late Daniel S. Lamont's estate
300,000-Rioting by Chicago teams
tiers resumed-SeriouS outbreak Of
typhoid at shington-Western
Bank of Denver closes its doors
Wooden mill at Woodbury., Conn,
burned; loss $50,000-July traffic
through st. Mary's ship canals rec
ord breaker-New concern organized
at Bangor, Me-, to manufacture wood
alcohol-Two little girls prevent Sc
rious disaster on the Pennsylvania
by tagging train-Revenue cutter
Calumet rams New York pier, prac-
tically cutting it in two sections
Burglars blow OPEN safe in postotfice
at Southport, Conn, and secure $3.50
In money and stamps Professor
Shapardson of Chicago university says
Faneuil hall, Boston, was built with
tainted money--Death list of the
Bennington now totals 66-Marcus
Braun, immigration inspector, resigns
office rather than wear uniform at
Ellis Isand-InveStigat iOn of ANNA
bureau put in hands of George H. Nc
Gable, solicitor Of agricultural depart
ment-King Edward reviews com
bined French and British squadrons
off Cowes-Paris papers believe re
ception of fleet in England an i'm
portant historical EVENT.. p Nor
gan said to be willing to return Han
kow railway concession to Chinese
government-Vene court o.
cessation disSolves Hamilton asphal
contract, with cost against Americans
FRIDAY, AUG. II.
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