Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, MAY 2.

Henry NJ. Whitney announces that he
.s candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for governor Of Massachusetts.
He desires to make the campaign on
business issues" as he puts ii, par
ticularly the tariff and Canadian recip-
rocity.
A record.breakng food occurred in
the upper valley Of the Connecticut
river, which caused considerable dam
age to the river towns and much neon
venence and delay in railroad traffic.
The cause was the sudden release of
great quantities Of snow in the north
crn parts of New Hampshire and Yer
mont.
Except for the spirited struggle OF
the teamsters and the passive contest
OF the gnrn ent work ers. May day labor
difficulties in Boston consisted in brief
strikes, nearly all Of which were set.
tied.
The sum total of May days opera
tons in Paris was over 1000 arrests. 20
PERSONS. including policemen and citi.
IONS, badly injured and n great mum
ber OF persons suffering from contu-
SONS or from being tranpled.
Hundreds of residents of the 70
hemlnn colony In New York city have
lost the savings Of years which they
had deposited with Nine. Marie vitous,
the healer, who committed suicide.
Friday, May 8.
Rev. ]. K Cooke. who recently left
Hampstead l.. l., where for five years
he had beer rector Of ST. George Episco-
pal church, was deposed from the min
istry by Bishop Burgess.
The New York senate roconfrmnd
Otto Kelsey in the office Of state super.
intendent Of insurance. giving only "a
of the PC votes necessary to sustain
Governor Hughes recommendation of
his removal from office.
The lower branch Of the Massachu-
scttS legislature killed the bill for the
taxation of certain property held by col
Ieges and universities. by vote Of 142
10 H.
William A. Brewer. Jr.. former presi-
dent Of the Washington Life Insurance
company. paid fine Of $500 for max
ing false and fraudulent report in re
gard TO the financial condition of that
company.
The jou'nPyInen bricklayers Of Phil
adelphia wer" locked out bv the mas
ter brickayers. The lockout will in.
volve 10000 workmen in TINT city and
tie up nearly every building operation
Anisia l.. De Massey. q pattern de
Signer, who killed Gustav Simon. "A
New York waist manufacturer. was
convicted Of manslaughter in the first
degree. with recommendation Of mercy.
Archanrelo Rossi, the tenor, recently
lost his voice. This set him crazy and
he cut ont his tongue with n pair of scis-
sOrS. resulting in his death
1t is announced authorita lively that
France will welcome any action by the
United States looking to the creation Of
Joint tariff commission.
Saturday May 4.
The settlement is suthoritatively
made that President Roosevelt a pres
ent has no intention of reiteratinQ his
declaration that under no circum-
stances would he be n candidate for. or
accept. another nomination.
The new treaty between the United
states AMI Santo Domingo, intended to
replace tn" treaty which has been pend
'ng before the United States senate for
the last two years, was ratitied by the
Dominican congress.
Former State Senators MAYS anti
Jones were sentenced at Portland. Or.
in connection with laud frauds of east.
ern Oregon. Mays punishment is a
$4,000 fine and four months in iaiI and
that of Jones is $1,000 and eight months
N Jail
John l., Routt. 81 years old, thrice
governor Of Colorado, has been declared
by jury to be $50 insane and dis
tracted in mind as to render him in
capable OF managing his estate"
Sir Alexander Swettenham has re-
tired from the post Of governor OF ia
naica.
Representatives Of the Fall River
cotton manufacturers and of the Textile
Council have agreed upon new scale
OF wages to be in force for six months.
Guatemala has apolog!zed to the
Mexican government for insinuatinc
that the Mexican legation at Guate-
mala City was harboring the men who
are suspected Of attempting to assassi.
nate President Cabrera.
Sunday, May 8.
The body of Horace Marvin. Jr., was
found lying in pool Of water less than
half a mile from where he was last seen
playing On March 4. There is much ia
make it appear that the boy for whom
detectives searched so long wandered
away and fell exhausted into the pool
on the marshes where his body was
found
Thirty-three Koreans. most Of them of
prominent rank. have been arrested on
suspicion OF being ringleaders in plot
to assassnGte the five Korea min Sters
who signed the convention for Japan
ese protectorate.
Nearly every available room In
Boise Ida, has been reserved for law
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