Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-26
The WEEKS NEWS
We'd n0Oday, July IS.


hllt with revolution IL proclaimed by
Premier Stolypin In a telegram adj
dressed to the governor generals, gov
errors and projects throughout Russia
and to the viceroy Of the Caucasus.
Street car service at New Bedford,
Mass, ceased FIVE hours before the reg,i-
lar stopping time as the result of a
strike Of 200 employees of the Union
Street Railway company for an increase
In wages. recognition Of the union and
shorter hours.
The sudden illness Of Queen Will
hemina has spread grief throughout
Holland, for it has been announced
that an heir TO the throne will not be
realized for the present.
The Phoenix Royal Insurance com.
pany Of Vienna, which carried about
$2,50O.OOO insurance in San Francisco,
has decided not 10 pay any loss growing
out of the connagratlon of last April.
An investigation of the management
Of the house of correction at Deer isl.
and. under James r. Gerrish. was or.
dercd by the Boston city council.
Official announcement will be forth.
coming shortly that the crisis in Chine
has passed. Orders have been cabel
to send back to New York the army
transports Meade. Fitzpatrick, McClel-
Ian and ingalls,.
Chief Shaw Of the Massachusetts
state police has issued orders to his Of
ficers throughout the commonwealth 10
make special endeavor to enforce tho
child labor law.
Canadian Minister OF Agriculture
Black says that more than 10000 har-
vest hands will need to be imported this
year to handle the crop in Manitoba,
The largest iceberg ever seen in the
Atlantic ocean was sighted and meas
ured from the steamer lonian just out
side the Straits Of Belle Isle. 1t meas
ured 300 feet high
In attempting to drive across rail-
road track in the outskirts Of Rutland
VT. Vernon II. Reed and Mrs. Matte
Wilton wei killed and Fred Bissel
was perhaps fatally injured.
Tuesday, July 20.
The curtain dropped on the final act
| Of the drama of Russia's first parliH
ment. when the assembled members OF
the Russian lower house. 1856 in mum
| Der, adopted and signed an address tC
the people which is thoroughly revo
| lutonary in its nature. elected per
petual executive committee, TO carry
on the work Of liberation, and ad
| journed.
At least nine and perhaps twice tina
number. of masons, plumbers and ltal
ian laborers were crushed to death II
the sudden collapse Of a building OF
the main street of South Framing
ham. Mass, which was being rushed Il
completion.
President Roosevelt reviewed th
campaign plans of the Republican con
gressional committee after conference
at Oyster Bay and pronounced ther
entirely to his liking.
British steamer Roman. Antwerp 10
Montreal. was in collision with tn
Swedish steamer Tails. which sank
The Roman rescued the passengers an
crew Of the Tails.
Discovery Of forged certificate 70
so shares of common stock of the In
ion Pacific railroad was announced II.
Secretary Ely of the New York Stoc
Exchange.
A body found al Revere, Mass, WA
positively identified as that OF Alto
T.. Newcomb of bingham, Mass. age
25. 1t is said that he committed su
eide when Respondent over love al
fair.
A strike Of union iourneymen horse
shoers is on at Hartford.
John 4. Dowie made a formal az
mand upon Wilbur G. Noliva. IN
present head of the Christian Catholi
Apostolic church, for detail of III
charges in writing made against DO"
les moral character. Noliva refuse
TO comply with the demand.
Monday, July %.
The seven Protestant churches c
Woburn. Mass. united in a service Z
the First Congregational church TO pa
honor TO Rev. Daniel March. ID. D., pa
tor emeritus of the church. Ii was tl
occasion of his Goth birthday.
Charged with being responsible ft
the death Of his son. Arthur. Jr.. age
3 years, Arthur c. Hoxie of SANE
wich, Mass, was placed under arrest
As result of the burning of the pow
er launch Kitt.e NJ. in the Connectlcl
river. William Hayes was browne
another man is severely burned al
eight others were more or less >eriou
ly burned.
thorough search Of the woods al
fields bordering upon the Upper por
at Belchertown. Mass. by nearly II
men failed TO bring to Il ght the Sigh
} est trace Of Miss Winzola Goode
who has been missing from her hon
since the afternoon Of July &. III
pond was also dynamited.
: Mrs. AZalia Thompkins, 20 years
} age, committed suicide at Lorada, Arl
by driving two 10-penny nails into h
head. She had once before attempt,
suicide by cutting her throat.
David Il. Woodruff of Macon, q;
past supreme chancellor of the knigh
Of Pythlas for the United States. di'
at West Haven, Conn, where he HI
been visiting.
William McGrath was injured by
ing thrown from a runaway car on
: scenic railway at Hartford and died
o result of his injuries,
Sunday, July 20.