St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-22
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, FEB. IL,


guide southern race problem action:
believes that in the end "our people
will rise level to every need"--Con-
gresham Hearst IN. " accuses Con-
gresham Sullivan (Mass.) Of having
been convicted of having kicked man
to death in a saloon some years ago;
followed speech in which Sullivan
scored Hearst in reply to attack in one
of latter's newspapers-W. H.
Grimm, manager of Boston restaurant,
shoots and kills waiter employed by
him; claims he feared an attack and
acted In Observation-Disclosures famine
in northern Vermont becomes more Sc
rious; many trains snowbound-
Strike of drivers Of coal wagons at
Gloucester, Mass-Cold record broken
in Iowa; 26 below at Des Moines-
Big damage to shipping done by Ice on
the Ohio at Episcopal
clergymen start reform movement at
Providence-Tug Catawissa and
barge Molino doated at Cushing's isl.
and, Portland, Me-Stockholders of
Agawam National bank of Springfield.
Mass, vote to liquidate the institution
Two French aeronauts go 25O miles
in balloOn--Porto Rico house of
delegates denounGes false press re.
ports of hostility to United States
Red Cross liner Sylvia, from New York
for St Johns, arrives after being long
Overdue-GermGns in Samoa appeal
to reichstag to help get indemnity from
Britain and the United States.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. 49,
President Roosevelt visits Little
Hungary" district of New York;
guarded by swarms of police and secret
service men-Boston police search
ing for j. o. Cox, Jr., said to have
committed $4,000 forgery-Suilivan
(Mass.) replies to Hearst IN. " in con-
Gress; admits conviction of man.
slaughter, but discharged upon district
attorneys admission that he was not
morally guilty-Nine feet of snow iu
some portions of White mountain dis
trict-James II. Wolff, a Boston ne
gro, elected department commander oc
Massachusetts, G. A. R-Admiral
Wilde's request for retirement granted;
will be taken from active list on Feb.
20-Largest pumping engine in world
set in motion at Boston pumping sta
tion-Council of Religious Education
association and General Alliance of
Workers with Boys begin sessions ut
Boston-Fire in Brevoort house. Chi
cago; guests escape; loss $4,000
Illinois state attorney will investigate
charges of graft in egislature-En-
gineers' order supports side of New
Haven road in dispute with french
Senate making plans for a general dis.
cussion of the railroad bill--Indica.
lions that bureau of corporation will
investigate the Standard Oil company
king Edward opens British parlia-
ment- Protective duty on lumber
recommended by British Columbia
legislature.
THURSDAY, FEB. 16.
Harbors of Nantucket, Vineyard
Haven and Edgartown, Mass, more
firmly blocked by Ice than ever-Chj.
cago Republicans nominate John M.
Harlan for mayor-RuSsia's third
Pacific squadron sails from Libau TO
Join others in Indian waters-W f.
Smith sentenced to not less than IL
years In state prison for robbing f. ].
Burns Of jewelry at Athol, Mass, at
time Burns disappeared; no trace of
Burns ever found-West Virginia
legislators accused of boodling in con.
nection with liquor and medical legis-
Authoritarian near Tonopah, I. n,
goes on warpath and kills three suuaws
and fellow Indian; fees to mountains
ana escapes-Charles M. Phillips.
Judge of light harness road horse and
familiar character in New England
sporting circles, commits suicide a.
Boston--Death at Charlottesville,
Ind, of General Lew Wallace, soldier
outhor-Distress caused by water
famine In northern Vermont daily
growing more acute-Mysterious sui.
eide at Boston identified as Hiram
McCollom, Washington university med.
teal student and war department clerk
-Fitchburg Railroad company given
authority to issue $3,66O,OOO 2O-year
bonds-Coal and fuel famine in Iowa
produced by cold and snow-New |
throurh the MichiUan oonnor
district from Red Jacket to Lac La
Belle Observation-Disclosures of Penn
sylvania, on motion of board of pardons,
grants respite to Greason and Mrs |
Kate Edwards -Shipwrecked sailors |
brought to New York; one a member
of crew of abandoned Maine schooner |
Ida @. Southard-Secretary Taft &c |
clares his opposition to anti-canteen |
law--Little hope that the senate will |
pass the pure food bill during this SEES
sion.
FRIDAY, FEB II.
President Roosevelt transmits TO sen.
ate new Dominican protocol; message |
warning other nations not |
to try to collect Dominican bills by |
force-Death Of Colonel II. S. Rus
sell, BOston's fire commissioner for the
past 10 years: had faithfully served |
city for many years previous in var- |
GUS capacities, and had fine war record |
William f. Mcdowell of |
the Methodist church elected president |