Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04

.hu pVuuOiy kiHeV ~ eApIO6lOn IN
..ine near W1lburton, O. r--Less
workingmen on strike Ia Boston and
vicinity than on any May ! since or.
xanised labor became a power In New
England--Moses silverman ties his
'ess together. places 4O-pound stone
around bic neck. and browns hin,aelf
al Worcester, MasS---Dcsd body OF
Fred A. Bartlett found on sidewalk at
North Bennington. VI: police believe it
case Of muidsr----Tutile efforts OF
peace committee to settle Chicago strike
----Forest hre burns over nearly 1000
acres near Centerville. Mass.
TUESDAY. MAY 2.
Easter sightseeing crowd at warsa W
ambushed by CosSacks, who kill and
main 100 defenseless persons. includ.
Ing women and children; bombs thrown
and city In reign Of terror--fire.
bug sets four more fires at Boston;
sleeping children imperilled----Six
youths detained IN connection with
murder Of Fred H. Bartlett at North
Remington. vt---Strike breakers
openly carry arms At Chicago; non.
union men being introduced in large
numbers-----verdict Of $1,000 for father
OF Boston boy that was run over by
an utomobile---Court refuses to re.
move default against Thomas J. scol-
lans. held at Boston for teaming
frauds. and be must stay in jail
Metropolitan steam ship company sold
to G. w. Morse 4 Co.. promoters Of the
Eastern Steamship company--Bos-
ton navy yard men discharged with
plenty OF work on hand because officers
cannot exceed appropriat ton available
Quiet May day in labor field
throughout New England---Nsw tele-
graph wage schedule adopted on the
Maine Ccntral---Cave Mountain
house, Bartlett. n. H., burned; loss
$1o!ON---Red Rock Fuel COMPANY
files charges against the Baltimore aud
Ohio--Iubor men trying to prevent
at Seattle landing Of japanese labor
ers----Snow and a decided drop in
temperature in New York state and
Maine.--"1'wenty five thousand imm,-
grants scheduled to arrive At Ellis Isl.
and this week----wide nuctua lions in
price of United States Gas due to MT.
gotiations pending in Philadelphia
Samuel Fessenden withdraws from the
contest for United States SEM tor ship in
Connecticmt-Fire at factory Of
Household Sewing Machine compnny
plant. Providence: loss may be $17e..
OOO---suprenle court sustains war rev.
enue act Of 1686--Ambassador Nc.
Cormick succeeds General Porter in
Paris,--Minister Bowen starts from
Caracas for the United States--Ser.
vice at Washington over remains Of
Breadier General Lee: body taken to
Richmond.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 3.
Death Of one man and injury Of
scores Of others the immediate result
OF fighting between Chtcagos strik.
ing tea msters and sympath izers on one
side. and police and non-uaion men on
tie other: riots in al parts Of the city
--JeR1es. heavyweight pugilist, to
retire from prize ring and stage and
so into business-Testimonial bene-
ut to Nine. Modjcska at New York
lealixes more than $1O,OW-Band OF
masked robbers blows up bank safe at
Cilbertsvtlle. n. Y; get away With
about $1O.0O-Three more ircen-
diary fires at Boston. one jeopardizing
iuany lives-Boston Germans start q
movement TO enlarge Csrmanic mt
scum at Harvard---t'nited Shoe Ma
cl!inery corporation incorporated under
New Jersey laws, with a capital of $50.
OC0, O00----TrOube in building trade at
Pittsburg over----Strike Of Italian la.
horers at Calais. Me-. collapses--
Southern factors generally bearish on
the cotton narket----Ambassad Nc
Cormick received by President Ioubet
STRIKERS at Riverview mill, Water.
vile. Ne, to return to work-Ex-
Senator Cannon Of Utah says Mormons
seek complete political dominance
Prosecutor Rand says points made by
counsel for Nan Patterson were based
ON lies---Work on nearly all the large
buildings under construction in Brook.
lyn interrupted BY Mayor
Dunno says Chicago can buy and re-.
habilitate Chicago street railways for
ShO, 900 .OO0--Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton TO erect memorial near the
Washington elm In Cambridge. Mass
--ffck investigating committee of
tie Equitable society said to have
asked President Alexander to retire.
The president himself will settle the
I.ooms Bowen controversy---Geor
W. Beavers appears in court at WASH
ington: released temporarily on bond
Of $2OOWi.