Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-25
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, July ID.


Korea that the emperor abdicate APP
parently is the beginning of the end Of
this ancient empire and seems to indi-
cate that Korea Is to come wholly and
entirely under the sway Of the japanese.
The big coastwise steamer Allegheny
caught fire as that vessel was passing
Tybee, Ga, and is complete loss All
OF the passengers aboard were mirac-
ulously saved.
Edward X. Taylor received his COM
mission as mayor Of San Francisco and
took the oath of office.
The first Jail sentence ever imposed
by Rhode Island court for overspeed.
ing an automobile was given Charles
TimberNke. a chauffeur of Providence,
who has begun serving 10 days in Jail
for fast driving.
Professor Angelo Heilprin the noted
scientist, who made his home Phila-
delpha, died from tropical fever he
contracted in South America some
years ago.
Jack Johnson stopped Rob Fitz.
simmons in the second round of six
round boxing bout at Philadelphia.
Fitzslmmons did not show a trace of
his former prowess.
Friday, July IL.
The three American dories lifted the
LOvitt-Wagner cup for international
dory racing by finishing ahead of the
Canadian representatives and making
clean sweep of the three days racing
at Shclburne, y. S.
John d. O'Shea Of Lynn. Mass.
chairman of the board of grand trus-
tees Of the Elks. who was stricken
with apoplexy at Philadelphia is dead.
Battleship Vermont now has her
full complement Of officers and men,
nearly 900 in all.
Governor Vardaman has pardoned
Mrs. Angie Brdsong. recently SEN
fenced to five years in the Texas pen
ltentlary for the killing Of DR.. Butler
a petition was filed in the probate
court at Greenfield, Mass. by two sons
Of William l.. Grout of Orange, mil
lonaire automobile manufacturer. ask
ing for the appointment of a conserva-
tor over their father.
Herman Billik was found guilty at
Chicago of killing with poison Adolph
Nreal and five of his children. The jury
fixed rhe penalty at death
United States Bank Examiner Pat
terson has taken charge of the Peoples
National bank Of Gallatin. Tenn. a
discrepancy Of $4,000 having been
found in the accounts.
The damage caused by storms and
cloudbUSts in West Virginia will
reach at least $4,000 -Four deaths
have thus far been reported
The parade of Elks at Philadelphia
was marked during its progress by the
prostrat ton from heat of an army of
persons. estimated at 300 But one
case resulted fatally.
Saturday, July 20.
BY a process of elimination, The naval
board which has been investigating the
accident whereby the men in the tur-
ret of the battleshp Georgia lost their
lives has arrived at the conclusion that
a delayed bareback" caused the
catastrophe.
The abdicatiOn edict Of the Emperor
of Korea is his first communication to
the world since the reputation Of the
the affairs of state over to the crown
prince as his representative.
NJ IShii director Of the japanese
commercial bureau of foreign offices,
started from Toxic for America to in
vestgate the treatment Of japanese
and the labor question.
| Cannclv''le. O.. a town of 300 inha BIZ
tants, was almcst wiped off the map
by food \, lives have been reported
lost.
The Home Realty company of Provi-
dence has assigned.
Robert McGraw, negro, was found
guilty Of manslaughter at Boston on ac.
count Of the death Of benjamin F, Far
well.
The 10th victim of the explosion
aboard the hattloship Georgia was re-
corded in the death of Midshpman
James T. Cruise, who died after heroic
fight for his life.
Charles r. Brayton was formally re-
| leased from his duties a c member of
the executive committee of the Rhode
Island Republican state central COM
mittee.
The Southern Railway company was
| fined $4,000 and Thomas j. Green,
ticket agent of the company, fined 81
for selling railroad tickets az rate in ex-
cess Of that provided by the recent
state law for uniform rate OF Il
cents a mile in North Carolina.
| John +. Stevens. former chief engi-
neer Of the Panama canal, has been ap
pointed vice president of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail
road. with offices at New Haven.
Sunday, July 81.
Thirty-one people are dead and more
than 20 injured. many Of them serious
ly, as the result of head-on collision
which occurred when an excursion train
crashed into freight near Salem
Mich, at sharp curve. Responsibility
is put sQuarely up TO the crew of the
freight train by officials of the roads
The strike Of Transfers union %
members against eight big Boston firms
which began April 3 and has been
marked throughout by disorders, has
been declared Off
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