Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-05
The WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, Nov. 20.

lay sleeping in her room on the ninth
Hoor OF New York hotel. Whitley
then leaped from the window into the
street, being killed Instantly.
An organized gang Of kidnappers has
been operating in Mexico City. Tween
tytwo boys and 81 girls have been
stolen from their homes.
Seven men lost their lives in fire
which destroyed a rooming house at
Kansas City.
portion Of the Moroccan army in
vaded Algeria The French were
forced to retreat and in the fighting
they lost II men killed and 10 wound
ed. Later. however. they were rein
forced, and succeeded in driving the
Arabs back across the frontier.
A head-on collision between freight
trains at Carmel. Me-. resulted in the
death of Harry Symonds, fireman, and
the injury of five other tralnmen. Both
engines were demolished and about 20
cars were smashed.
The steam yacht Kanawha. owned by
Hartley G. Baxter and valued at $65,-
600. was burned to the waters edge at
Gurnet Me. where she was in winter
quarters. 1t is thought that the fire
was Of incendiary origin.
riday, Nov. 20.
Twenty-seven hours and % minutes
Were clipped by Edward +. Weston
from the record for Professionalism be-
tween Portland. Me, and Chicago, es-
tabliShed by himself 40 years ago.
when he ended his record trip between
the two cities. WcSton's time was "a
days, ~ hours and IL minutes
Judge Tempieton. at Grand Forks,
n. H., decided thar tho North Dakota
statute AUTHORIZING the seizure Of
liquor imported into the state to he
used de 4 h"veraC" il unconstitutional
The announcemon- by Secretary Cor
tolyou that further subscriptions TO ;hc
one-yoar treasury certificates will not
be received is regarded as indicating
that The secretary considers the crisis
in the money market 10 ne practically
over.
Tho Italian government has present
ed bill prohibiting bakers from work
ing at night and establishing heavy
fine in eases Of infraction.
Tho body of Mrs Mary ]. Colburn.
widow Of Rev. II. II. Colburn Of Dalton,
y. H., was found in the Connecticut
river. Mrs. Colburn had been despond-
eat and undoubtedly committed suicide.
Members Of prospecting party who
have been in the state Of Sonora. Mex.
tell of butchcry by Yaqui Indians in
which four persons We're killed and two
injured.
Hampered by iack of ready funds
with which to continue rs business, the
American silk company, with a cap
ital stock Of Sl!U0O,000. has been
placed in the hands Of receivers.
The wedding OF Miss Edith Root,
daughter Of the secretary of state, and
Lieutenant Ulysses s. Grant, engineer
corps, L. S. A, occurred at the home of
Secretary Root n Washington.
Saturday, Nov. so.
President Roosevelt stepped out Of
his Office and examined Ezra Meeker's
yoke Of oxen and prairie schooner.
which has just accomplished a 1000
mile trip from the state Of Washing.
ton over the old Oregon trail
United States Senator Foraker has
made it clear that he will contest the
Ohio delegation to the Republican nj
tional convention" with Secretary of
Wac Taft. p'
Mrs. Catherine Snay passed her 1OGth
birthday at her home at oxford. Mass
Rev. w. II. Park, one OF the best
known ministers of northern Indiana
committed suicide in two feet of water
in a canal at Goshen, Ind
William lie Flair, Edward Fry and
and II years, were held for the grand
jury, charged with having attempted to
wreck a passenger train at Ogdens
burg, ~ y.
President Amador Of Panama. ac-
companied by his wife, We're received
at the White House by President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
An accident in which five factory EN-
ployes were killed occurred at cross
ing at Waterbury, Conn. when freigh,
train crashed into trolley car
Frank Gotch defeated Yankee Rog
ers in wrestling match for the catch
as-ca tch-can championship of America
Judge Lemort has been appointed SUI
perintendent of insurance in Ohio in
place Of A. l. yorys. who will devote
'of Taft for the nomination for the
| presidency.
Sunday, Dec. I.
Over 400 men were discharged from
the forces OF the Charlestown navy
yard, the work on the various battle
ships at which they had been engage
having been completed.
Thirty-tive mills and factories II
New England which have been curtail
| ing production or shut down for repair:
for a brief period recently are ex
pected to resume operations during the
| week
The lights of the jamestown exposi
ton were turned off and the exposition
which had been running since Apri
26, came TO an end.
Murders and outraccs, including the
killing in Xuluand Of two chiefs who
were friendly to Great Britain, are
causing uneasiness throughout Natal
The baseless character of the alarm
list rumorS representing that Portugal