Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
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geles, Cal, was fined 5000 or 300 days
In Jail for operating a car without the
kind Of fender prescribed by the city.
Henry Lehna, charged with assault
ing Alma Whitehead, IA years old, at
Meadville, Pa, confessed 70 two similar
cases Of assault previous to the one up
on which he is now held.
The failure Of the city Of New York
to dispose Of its bonds even at private
sale will, Il Ia declared, result in an in
crease in the rate Of interest from 4 to
AZ percent.
Welcome rain and almost superhu-
man work upon the part Of those fight
ing for the preservation Of their prop
erty Is believed to have placed under
control the big forest fires that have
ravaged the Cape Cod district.
A sudden ending Of the masters
hearing in connection with the suit In
equity brought by relatives for an &C.
counting Of the property Of Mrs. Mary
h. c. Eddy leader Of the Christian
Science faith, came when counsel for
the next friends" announced tina,
they had filed motion with the SUI
perior court to dismiss their action.
Friday, Aug. %.
For two hours n mob Of criminally
insane at the state hospital at Dame
mora, \. Y. stood off their guard.
while other lunatlcs made a desperat,
attempt to force an exit from the
building. One Of the rebelllous madmer
was shot and killed and the guards
were reinforced by less violent Inmate!
and villagers before the outbreak was
put down.
Fisheries differences between Cana
da and the United States in referenc,
to the Ma gdalene islands will probably
be submitted to The Hague tribuna
jointly with Newfound!and's case.
the Republican candidate for the presl
Marion Story. the artist commt tet
suicide at his home, Brook Farm, nea
Port Chester, n. Y, BY shooting through
the head
National Democratic Committeeman
Mack reiterates his statement mad,
some months ago that Roosevelt will b,
dency and that Bryan will lead tn
| Democratic ranks
President Roosevelt has approve,
the sentence Of dismissal from the nav,
Of Chaplain Jones, who was tried re
Gently by court martial for financial ir
regularties
In the recent Philippines election
the total vote recorded was 7,SOa
which is only IA percent Of the popu
la ton.
The financial affairs Of the Pop
Manufa curing company are to be ir
vestigated by a committee Of FIVE cred
tors representing s., 900, 600 of the firm
Indebtedness.
Secretary Of War Taft opened tn
$ Republican state campaign in Kel
t lucky with a discussion Of the rae
! problem. general political issues frol
the southern standpoint and an al
peal to Kentuckians to aid the Repul
lican party in support Of those prime
Piles.
: Saturday, Aug. "a.
President Roosevelt and the depar
ment Of justice have under consider;
ton the proposed control of the Bosto
and Maine railroad by the New Yorl
y New Haven and Hartford system.
. New Hampshre's ninth annual OF
r Home week closed with record Of II
n successful town observances. all f.
vored by weather unusually fine.
" Five persons were sutrocated |
smoke from a fire in the interior Of
tenement house at Somerville. Mass
and two others are in serious cond
, tor The victims are all members
l the family Of Martin Cooper.
= Prince Nicholas Of Montenegro ht
, decided to withdraw the constitute
which he granted to his subjects
1905 believing that the retention of II
, parliam sntary system would lead
the ruin Of the country.
r fine Of $4,000 was imposed upC
!; the ChicaC-. st. Paul, Minneapol
r and Omaha Railway company, and I
3 former general freight agent. H.
Pearce. was fined $1,000 at Minneapol
for granting rebates to the Spenc
Grain company.
Six men who were testing boil
of donkey engine in the hold Of
. coal barge at New York were instant
+ killed by the explosion Of the boiler.
The Milk Wagon Drivers union. OIL
Of the strongest labor organizations
Chicago. Is up against a shortage
:, about $4,000 in funds.
II Secretary Of State Root, who has
u ready spent three weeks at the farl
q sanitarlum OF W. c.. Muldoon, ne
White Plains, n. T., taking treatme
for a severe attack Of nervous exhau
e ton, expects to complete his cure
= two weeks more.
n An indictment was returned again
l. Sidney X. Preble, aged IL, of Bowdoi
= ham, Me, charged with murderil
y Norris Heath.
3 The Atlantic fleet Of Is battleshi
- will start for the Pacific next Dece
y Der. according to an official stateme
It issued at the direction OF Preside
IL Roosevelt.
% Boston authorities and the sta
IS board Of health made an unsuccesst
< search at Quincy, Mass. for Bert
Is Osis Russian lew who II ia ola M