Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, June 9.


chain Of brutal. revolving crimes, com
mitted. he said. at the inspiration and
for the pay Of the leaders Of the Western
Federation of Miners.
Governor Guild sent n special mes
sage to the Massa chusetts legslatur
announcing that the New York New
Haven and Hartford railroad is acQuir-
ing control Of the Boston and Maine
railroad, and urging upon the lecisla-
ture the importance Of enacting new
! laws for the protection Of the state
against watering of stock or excessive
| tariffs in connection with the proposed
| merger.
| Richard Croker won the Derby at
Epson and gained tho ambition of his
life, his colt Orby. bred from an Amer
lean dam. ridden by an American
3. jockey. capturing the blue ribbon Of
the worlds turf by two lengths.
An earthquake shock lasting 10 sec
onds was felt at san francisco. No
damage was done.
Charles W. Bartlett Of Boston for
mally announced himself as q candidate
for the Democratic nomination for gov
! ernor Of MaSsa chusetts
Judge Chamberlain of the Merri-
mack ~. H superior court denied the
petition of the three trustees to whoa
Mrs. Mary Baker G. EDDY had trans
ferred her property. asking that they
be substituted as plsintffs IN place OF
next friends" in the suit 10 secure an
accounting Of Mrs. Eddy's property
The golden wedding of King Osca,
and Queen Sophia was ioyfully cele.
Lrated throughout Sweden.
Friday. June 7.
United States Senator Knox an
nounced his willingness to become :
candidate for the presidency in 1905
should %e Republican party see fit te
nominate him. Knox's position was
made known in expressing his apprecia
ton of the action of the Republican
state convention Mt Harrisburg, which
, endorsed him as a candidate for thai
office
Lee NJ. Friedman was appointed re
ceiver for the Dodge Spear company,
John Jacobs negro, was acquitted
O. numbering his wife and her para
mour, John Johnson. at Colum bia 5. c
t Jacobs killed both by beating in thei
+ heads with a hammer The jury base
" their verdict upon the unwritten law
remaining out but II minutes.
3, Harry Orchard crowned his admis
- SONS of grave crimes when he made
. detailed confession Of the murder o
Frank Steunenherg by an Internal ma
chine that directly opens the way 10
R his own conviction and execution TO
> the mortal Off He lifted the tota
o of his murdered victims 10 IS.
e The state of Minnesota IS about {
= begin suit 10 Dust the Standard O
y company from the state.
', A squadron Of II torptdo boats, col
o structed out Of funds raised by popt
II lar subscription during the war VII
Il Japan. has arrived at 81. Petersburg.
y There has been another reign Of te
IL TOT and violence nj Lodz since June
: Eleven persons have been killed r
: GLIDING lwo millowners, and 81 hay
been wounded.
"A An automobile crashed into an ele
N trio car near Albany and Clarence NJ
k Kenzie. president Of the Standard Brak
If company, was killed instantly.
If Owing to thick fog. steamer Rridg
L water, from Halifax for Guysboro nm
l. intermediate ports on the Nova Scotia
coast. struck OH the rocks off POI
- Beckerton snd became total wrecI
y The passengers and crew were saved.
d. Saturday, June 8.
- Eugene W. Wight, proprietor OF Il
Hotel Marliave at Boston. commIttt
n suicide by shooting.
of The Lime Rock National bank
n Providence is paving its stockhoIde
all their final dividend in liquidation OF Il
d. banks affairs.
! That f. II. Hartman, the rai'roj
aac magnate, is immune from crimll'
40 prosecute as the result of his ties
ar mony before the interstate CONNER
II commission in New York recently
n the conclusion reached NJ conterch
ist held at the White House,
ia Popular indignation in Japan ov
81 the san Francisco question has reach
~ degree never before witnessed in I
-. history Of Japan's relations with I
tv United States.
zig Patrick Foley, aged 10, telepho
cy lneman. was elcctrocuted AT Boston
as grasplng live wire.
"a tornado struck Duqoin. HIS. 4
rs wrought excessive damage to resden
~ property and crops.
'as Sunday, June 8.
ina James Krraire, aged H. catuy
he the Rroolilne Mnssl Country club q
=" links, accidentally struck anotl
nI Cnddy, William Strain, aged II, in
head with his club killing HIM
SANITY
The submarine boat Octopus, Ia
-, cred into the sea by powerful dprri
VI. was sunk 10 Il depth of 2o5 feet. VIII
49,. she rested on the bottom for 40 mlnut
,ws When the submarine was raised
was found TO be in perfect condition
es- Al the regular yearly commrn
service of the First Church Of Chr
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