News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-08-16
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. AUG. 3.

some distance from station and pro
ceeded to hotel in automobile
| of Delaware, LackaWanna and West
ern railroad and two ferry boats burned
at New York; loss about $500 O00-
Federal government opens fight on
yellow fever; hopes that scourge will
be wiped out before frost-Nearly
200 eXcursionists rescued from steam.
boat which was overcrowded and sank
near anapolis-Land in bingham
and Weymouth, Mass, to be taken for
naval magazine-Governor Douglas
of MASSACHUSETTS not likely to grant
a public hearing on the proposed Lopez
| hospital location-Fall River mills
make 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. Il
New York composer run into by auto
mobile and fatally hurt-Tugboat J.
| W. Hustled sinks in New York harbor
| without apparent cause-Herbert p.
1urkee 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
Mayer-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 Spaulding shot and
killed by George f. Morris at Lowell,
Mass; slayer unsuccessfully attempts
suicide-James Mitchell sends bu!-
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
Albert Craffman killed at Boston
by falling down ar 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 ailrOads-Traffic in Indian girls
discovered at Cape Mudge-Fire de-
stroys st. Thomas Episcopal church at
New IOrk-AuthOrite 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,. z. Morgan
talks with the president about Chinese
ailroad-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 invita- lions, and
getting down to work-Statemen
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
81 0,OO0, OO0-Striking Hebrew
bakers start riots at New York; two
bakeshops wrecked and police re.
serves battle with mob-Archbishu
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. Lannon'S estate
s.. 3O0,O00-Rioting by Chicago teams.
tiers resumed-Serious outbreak of
typhoid at ington-Western
Bank of Denver closes its doors
WOODEN mill at Woodbury., Conn,
burned; loss $50OO0--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 postotficr
at Southport Conn, and secure $3.50
in money and Professor
Shapardson of Chicago university says
Faneul 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 Island---Investga of animal
bureau put in hands Of George H. Ne
Cabe, 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
ernment-Venezuela court OF
rassation dissolves Hamilton asphalt
contract, with cost against Americans.
FRIDAY, AUG. II.