Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09
THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday, Auq 8.


the Milwaukee Avenue state bank o.
Chicago. was arrested on a charge OF
violating the banking laws Of the state
The institution was placed in the
hands Of Il receiver and President
Stensland OF the bank and father Of the
vice president, together with Cashier
Herring. were officially declared fugi.
tives from justice.
The Russian revolutionary move,
under the gulse Of a general strike, has
come to nnught and the Worliin gmen's
council has decided TO call it off. This
applies only to st. Petersburg, but the
capitals example Is likely to be fol.
lowed by the other sections Of the
country.
The supply of ice in Baltimore is very
short and many consumers cannot oh,
tain any.
The armorcd cruiser Washington
was put in commission at the League
Island navy yard.
Representatives Of the legal depart.
nents of railroads who are in consulta.
ton with members Of the interstate
commerce commission say the railroad
rate law will surely he tested in the
courts.
The efforts Of the special comm ittee
Of the Central Labor union to bring
about a settlement Of the trolleymen's
strike at New Bedford. Mass. have
failed.
Schooner George " jordan Of New
York Went ashore on Pollock rip off
Chatham. Mass. Her captain and crow
were brought ashore by the lifeSavers,
it being considered impossible 10 save
the vessel.
Clinton W.ay, secretary Of thc Unr
ion Trust company Of PittsburG. was
arrested at Toronto. accused of having
stolen over S125.O00 Of the companys
funds
William Johnson. a balloonst, made
nh ascension in connection with n fair
at Little Falls. y. y. In coming down
with a parachute the apparatus failed
to work and johnson fell 5000 feet. He
cannot recover
Yardmen of the Sew York. New Ha.
ven and Hartford railroad have gone
out or strike at New Haven. alleging
that some Of their number had been
unjustly discharged by the road.
Tuesday, Aug 7.
Above the clouds and over 225 miles
Of land and water from New York city
to the little seashore resort of Brant
Rock Mass. Or. Julian +. Thomas
and Roy Knabenshue, a professional
aeronaut. made one Of the most success
ful balloon trips yet undertaken in this
country.
District Attorney Jerome announces
that he will personally conduct the
prosecution of Harry Il. Thaw. who is
awaiting trial on a charge Of having
murdered Stanford White.
in The light of developments the gen
eral strike in Russia may almost be re-
garded as tiasco.
A band of Pulaisnes made an attack
on Abuiago. Island of Leyte. killing the
ax-president. three policemen and two
other persons and burning the town
hall. All ~ records We're destroyed.
A severe electrical storm passed over
Worcester county. Mass. and caused
heavy damage. Lightning struck three
Catholic churches. ~ dwellings and
many trees in Worcester and in the
town of Hard wick a farm laborer was
killed.
The Central Labor union Of Adams.
Mass. voted to endorse the strike of
wsavers which has led to the closing
of the mills of the Berk shire Cotton
Manufa curing company.
The Central Falls, r. l.. board of
aldermen adopted resolution for an
investigation of the police department,
about which there has been much dis
cussion among the citizens.
Fishing schooner Lena NJ. struck
Roaming Bull ledge, off Csnso. n. s.,
and sank. The members of the crew
were saved
Monday. Aug g.
A terrible marine disaster occurred |
off Cape Palos. Spain. when the Italian |
steamship Sirio, from Genoa for Bar |
celona, Cadiz. Montevideo and Buenos !
Ayres. with about 800 persons on board, |
was wrecked off Hormigas island by |
striking a rock and over 300 emigrants, |
most Of them Italians and Spaniards, |
were drowned. The captain Of the |
steamer committed suicide.
A car east-bound and car west |
bound met in a head-on collision on the |
Worcester and Holden trolley line five |
miles from Worcester. Mass, and II
people were injured.
While apparently crazed by hunger,
John earle. homel youth, crept be-
bind William c. Pearson. a travelling |
salesman. who was walking through a
street at New York, and plunged long
knife into his back Pearson was prob
ably fatally wounded.
Josiah Quincy, chairman Of the Mas
ia chusetts Democratic state committee,
nrges strongly the nomination of Bryan
for president.
The fate of the Russian general
strike. which. although ii has affected
close to 10000 men in st. Petersburg,
has met with only slight response in
other sections Of Russia.
Miss Allie Jones. an actress who APP
peared In THE Rollicking Girl" has
sued Robert TAFT, son of rich resident
Of BronXville, \. u, for 100000 dam
ages for alleged breach of promise.
Sunday, Aug 8.
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