Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-26
Monday, Sent. %,

tuttTtHlUNu, NTT1NPU III 1TOHSOe, nor
way, aboard the sloop Bache.
Samuel Sloane. for three decades one
OF the country's best known railroad
o1icials, died at his summer home at
Garrison, \. Y. He was born In 1917.
william L. Chandler Of New Hamp-
shire has signifed his wish to be re.
lleved Of his duties as chairman Of the
Spanish treaties claims commission.
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the
Americas cup reached New York on
the steamship t'mbria.
DR.. J. l.. Peppard, aged 70. and Sam
uel Lindsay, aged G3. both died OF Tru-
70, n. s. from poisoning Peppard
mixed mp drink and by mistake he
put in strychnlne instead Of btters.
Lying in Che yard In the rear Of hs
stable at Taunton. Mass, the body OF
John Ciokosy, Polish baker, was
found, the victim Of murderous as.
sault Robbery was the evident mo.
tive for the murder.
Robert Anderson and BENJAMIN Sullv,
employees Of the Boston Elevated Rail
way company, were resting against n
railing which had become charged with
electricity. powerful current passed
through their bodies, causing Instant
death.
A severe arraignment Of the DEPART
ment Of sealer of weights and meas
urcS Of the city Of Boston is made in
report issued by the finance commits
sion. which declares that there is an a.
most hopeless ineNciency in the depart
ment
The British admiralty has decided
that all vessels of the Dreadnought
class now building shall be armed with
weapon over 30 feet long she'll
from ii will. 1t is calculated pierce 90
inch Krupp steel armor at a range Of
5000 yards,
Tuesday, Sept. "a
/ Rev. Simon Bush, a negro clergyman
Of Cambridge. Mass. was sentenced to
prison for two years. Bush was tried
on an indictment in seven counts. the
compliments being young negro girls.
William II. Hearst denies that he IS
candidate for the presidency. II am
not a candidate for the presidency"
he said land cannot conceive Of any
conditions under which would be will
| ing to become a candidate"
Rev. Barnard Cullen. well known TO
Roman Catholics IN New England as a
Redemptorist missionary priest. was
stricken with heart failure at Boston,
dying almost Immediately.
Master bakers throughout Ri ode ISL
and claim that profit on pastry has de-
creased 10 almost nothing and that they
are to take action IN regard to raising
prices.
After being adrift in their dory for
four days without food or water, Benia-
min Gerroir and Patrick Nolan of the
Gloucester fishing schooner Judque
were rescued.
sixteen. and possibly "a. lives were
lost along the Newfoundland coast
during the equinoctial gale. Seventy
FIVE fishing vessels were wrecked. The
financial loss is estimated a $4,000
United States circuit court Of ap-
peals handed down an opinion affirmin 2
the Judgment Of a United States district
court declaring the Great Northern
railroad guilty Of giving rebates.
Peace has been declared in Morocco.
The delegates of three important
overtures and will see that the terms
Of the agreement are carried out. Hos
tilities are now at an end
Wednesday,, Sept. rs.
With the returns from the Demo
cratic primaries held in Massachusetts,
the majority Of delegates chosen for the
Henry NJ. Whitney candidacy for nom-
ination for governor has been consider
ably increased over the number chosen
for Charles W. Bartlett.
The strike Of the dock lahorerS al
Antwerp, which has heen going on
since last June. came to an end with a
sweeping victory for the Federation OF
ShipOwnerS.
Mrs. Bertha Mund, ged 81. strangled
her three children, Christopher, aged
wears, Helen, aged >, and Freda. aged
months, to death at their home in Buff
falo.
Hotel Ampersand. one Of the largest
and best known of the Adirondack ho
tells. was destroyed by fire. The loss is
placed at S270,000.
Count Ferdinand Zeppliu. the Ger
man aeronaut. spent four hours and Il
minutes in the air in a drigible bal
loon. completely crcumna eating III,
lake OF Constance. Germany, and pass
ing over five different states.