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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
cauaht in a Fire Trap.

Chicago, Ill.--More than 100 persons,
mostly women we're penned in burn
ing building recently on Wabash ave-
nue. and narrowly escaped with their
lives. Fully half of these were in
jured in the panic to escape, but none
is expected to die.
Many OF those who were only slight
ly hurt made on in the confusion with
out assistance.
The building is fOur-story structure
the first floor OF which was occupied
by the Story & Clark piano company,
aud the second floor by the Lotus
lunch club. The two upper floors were
unoccupied. The injured were either
patrons or employees OF the lunch club.
The fire broke out shortly before
the lunch hour, there being about rs
patrons and 25 employees in the place,
The fire started in the basement and
spread so rapidly that escape was
quickly cut on by either the elevators
or stairway.
The only exit left to those who had
not made their way to the street at
the nrSL alarm was through Sndll
window at the back which opened ON
q fire escape leading to the alley.
About 80 persons were caught with
only this chance of safety. Most OF
these were women, and they made u
frantic rush for the window, fighting
fercely in an effort to escape. Those
who first stepped on the fire escape
were almost Immediately pushed on,
and they fell to the alley 20 feet be-
low. Before they could get out Of the
way, others fell or jumped upon them.
The women piled upon one another in
a mass, from which they were dragged
by men from neishborlng stores, but
every one of those who came out Of
the rear window was injured in some
manner, except the last half dozen,
who were rescued by hTemen.
For time it was thought that Mary
Studemeyer, an employe OF the lunch
room, was burned to death, but she
was later found in the street.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
RIVER ON RAMPAGE.
Trains Held UP and Much Damage
Done on Upper Connecticut.

Lancaster, N. H.-A record breaking
food occurred May in the upper val
ley OF the Connecticut river which
caused considerable damage to the riv-
er towns and much inconvenience and
delay in railroad traffic ON the Boston
& Maine and Maine Central railroads.
The crest OF the flood was passing
here about O'Clock at night, the river
at that time having remained about
stationary for two hours, while reports
from towns above here showed the
water to be gradually falling.
The cause OF the flood was undoubt-
edly the sudden release of great guam
titles OF snow in the northern parts of
New Hampshire and Vermont occa-
stoned by the unusually warm weather
during the past three days
The weather was colder at night, and
1t is believed that the rest of the snow
in the mountains which still remains
to the depth of couple Of feet will
come down more gradually.
The river began 10 rise Monday
night and from O'Clock Tuesday
night until O'Clock the next morning
ii went up at the rate of five inches an
hour.
The heaviest sufferer from the food
was the Coos manufacturing company
which had 100000 feet OF logs haul
ed out on the river bank.
The food carried away nearly 5OO,-
900 feet of logs from the new sGwmill
OF the company at northumberland
1t also carried away a Golfer dam at
the mill and did other damage. 1t
was expected that the logs will not
prove a total loss, as they will prob
ably be gathered in by the Connect
cut River lumber company, which has
just started its yearly drive for its
mills down the river. The Connect
cut company and the Coos company
will probably reach an agreement on
the value OF the logs that are recover
ed by the former,
Trains on both the Maine Central
and the Boston < Maine roads In
northern New Hampshire and Vermont
were greatly delayed and in many cases
were stopped completely. In several
instances trains were sent back, while
those bound through to points in QUE
bee were sent over other lines.
On the Boston & Maine trains bound
here by way of Whitetield were sent
round on the Maine Central tracks
On the Maine Central road. up the riv-
er, the passengers were transferred in
numerous instances between this place
and Beechers Falls. There has been
very little communication with the
north during the past few days.
At Guild Hall and at Northumber-
land the water entered the streets OF
the towns, flooding the cellars but not
causing any great damage. Other
smaller villages along the river also
suffered from water in the streets, but
so far as known no houses have been
carried away.
The streams emptying into the Con-
necticut below this place are not par
ticularly high. While the upper Am
monousuc is five or six feet above the
average on account Of the great depth
OF snow on the Presidential range to
the north, the river Ammonousuc has
about the average height of water for
this time Of year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
Walker Did Not Appear.

Hartford, Conn.-MOnday was the
day that William F. Walker, the de-
faulting treasurer of the savings bank
Of New Britain was summoned to ap-
pear at the United States district court
and show cause as to why he should
not be adjudged bankrupt. He did not
appear.
The petition for his appearance was
signed by the Savings bank of New
Britain, the Connecticut Baptist con-
veution and Andrew ]. Sloper, Walkers
brOther-in-law. A delay OF Ave days
was given by the court than an oppor-
tunity may be afforded others to ap-
pear and object to the petition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
MONDAY,
April 2s, 1907.

Counsel for next friends charge that
Mrs. Eddy'S name was forged to either
the trust deed or other papers.
Boston teamsters' strike may be
extended to other firms.
Reported that all-water passenger
service from Boston to New York has
been abandoned, and New Haven road
has made a truce with Morse interests
which means higher freight rates for
Boston.
Sec. Root no longer Presidents
close adviser and may leave cabinet.
Great audience hears Bryan's ad-
dress at Peoples Temple In Boston
Engine and empty passenger coach
leave trestle near Pittsburg; two
killed
Barren island just outside OF New
York harbOr, sliding into Jamaica bay,
and 1900 residents are panic stricken.
Gov. Hughes OF New York declares
state must have government more re-
sponsive to sentiment Of people.
Sec. Taft speaks gusrdedly at laying
OF corner stone OF Dayton, O., Y. NJ.
c. A. building.
Detectives watch defaulting Treas
Lincoln at Woonsocket, r. |.
Portland fremen win long battle
with flames.
President Roosevelt returns to
Washington from trip to jamestown
and is cheered by crowd as he steps
ashore.
Braintree. Mass, crossing tender
killed by train.
Henry WattersOn editOrially sug-
gests constitution as platform on which
to unite democratic party.
Rufus Small, veteran insurance
agent and a native Of Maine, dies in
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Police Commissioner OMeara pro-
tests against Spanish War Veterans
preference act as applied to Boston
police force.
Steamship Admiral Sampson bare
ly escapes collision with a schooner
of Nauset
Mayor Schmitz OF San Francisco re.
ported to have agreed to diYulse facts
on grating OF granted immunity and
to resign his office.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
Safe: No AIIiaators.

An English tourist in the West In
dies had been warned against bathing
in a river because Of alligators, says
a writer in Punch, so he went in
swimming at the river mouth, wnere
his guide assured him there would be
none.
How do you know there are no alli-
gators here?" he asked, when he had
waded out neck deep.
You see, sah," said the guide, "dey's
too many sharks here. De alligators
is skeered out. Dis amt no place for
dem, sah."-Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

Havana.-In the absence OF further
tack by the police OF Santiago upon
U. S. sailors the authorities here are
unable to throw any light on the
cause OF the affray.
Gov. Magoon said that he consid-
cred the trouble without particular
signifcance-that apparently it was
merely incident to pay day This
opinion is shared by Gen. Barr, who
has just returned from Santiago and
says he did not observe any evidence
OF anti.American sentiment.
Mayor Mesa of Santiago, who left
there Sunday, said that a brawl had
occurred early that morning in al
disorderly house, which had resulted
In a conflict between police and sail
ors. but it was not a serious one.
The sailors, Mayor Mesa said, were
usually well behaved. and cordial re-
ations existed between them and the
citizens and police. Police Captain
Lay, who is alleged to have led the
attack on the sailors, the mayor de-
clared. was an officer of long SER
vice and excellent character, and it
was most unlikely he would resort
to violence except in extreme emer-
gency. 1t was probable the AFFAIR
had resulted from the row Of Sun
day.
Mayor Mesa has returned to San
tiago to start an investigation. He
declared that should the police be
found guilty Of attacking the sailors
he would infiict summary punishment
upon them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
Tea.chcwing Habit.

81 had an odd case of tea-chewing
the other day." said physician. THE
man was yellow and emaclated. He
had been chewing China tea for seven
years.
He said that at first tea-chewing
had had a wonderfully stimulating eff
feet on him.
" 4 drank in those days he admit
ted frankly, and sometimes would
turn up at the shop, after putting away
twenty OF twenty-five beers, with only
three hours Of sleep to my credit Nat
urally I'd feel seedy, but, sir. by chew
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
Which Side?

Some years ago, while the writer
was returning from Raleigh, N. c., on
an excursion train ever the Seaboard
Air Line he was accosted by the con-
ductor OF the train, one who had evil
IDENTIFY spent his youth in keeping
away from anything that pertained to
education, and who proceeded to un-
fold the following example of Down
home wit:
Il declare some people can ask the
most foolish questions ever see.
What do you suppose some woman
asked nae just ASw?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

Cleveland. O.-Fred Kohler, whom
President Roosevelt termed the best
chief OF police in the country, has just
issued an order placing ban on firt-
ing and instructinG the police to arrest
all hirts.
A dirt the chief says, is the fem
mime form OF masher, and adds that
as there are hsbitusl mashers, so are
there hsbitual fiirts. O.
PWomen who make a practice Of 60
ing out on the streets and bouleVards
to dirt with men are pernicious, or
more so, than masculine mashers,'' -
says Kohler. "These women attract
attention Intentionally and are annoy
ing generally"
.Kohler's action followed an inves-
tigation. Dressed in their best citi-
zens clothing, his handsomest officers
promenaded Euclid avenue and other
streets Sunday. They reported that
they were the victims OF hirtatiOus
maidens, and that it was unsafe for re-
spectacle men TO travel In the crowd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

Bring in your news to this ONCE.
Weare always pleased 10 have our sub
scribers send or bring us items of
news. II each of our goodly list OF
readers would give us one item each
week what newsy paper we could
produce. Send in anything but poll
tics and we shall be grateful .-sltka
Alaskan.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
General kuroki in Victoria.

Victoria, B. C.-Gen. Baron Kuroki
wearing a khaki uniform and the star
Of the order OF Palonia, accompanied
by a representative party OF Japanese
military men, arrived Wednesday
night on the steamer Aki on the way
to the jamestown exposition.
The party will leave for Seattle very
ROOn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
TUESDAY,
ApriI 80, 1907.

'OESNS'' April 81, ISOI'
Mobs stone strike-breRkers In South
Boston; worst day OF rioting since
strike began; four arrests made, one
being OF man who fred q revolver
into q crowd.
Bryan concludes tour OF Maine with
ringing political speech at Portland; ;
sees great encouragement for demo-
cratic party.
Roscoe e. Penney Of Augusta, Me-,
robbed OF between $500 and $1,000
in Boston on Saturday
Stated in New York John l.. Sulli-
van Is soon to get married again.
Kohler OF Cleveland, President
RoosSvelts best chief" begins 4 cru
sade on women who firt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

replied that was unable to guess
and requested him to enlighten me
He then proceeded to tell me his story
which ran as follows:
while / was passing through .
coach just now some woman stoppeu
me and asked me how far we were
from Weldon. replied that we were
about flfty-five miles from Weldon
She then asked, This side or me
other side?' Harper Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

Santiago Cuba-The conflict be-
| tween police and sailors OF the Ia
coma here Tuesday followed an or
derly banquet which was given at
the cafe Leon de Orc by a number
of first class seamen of the cruiser.
At 1 a. m, the men separated and
IL OF them went to the cafe Union in
a reasonably sober condition. A po-
lice captain named Lay, who was in
citizens clothes, had been watching
this cafe all the evening, with seven
or eight policemen to support him.
AT about 2 a. m. the seamen start
ed for the wharf to board the Ia.
coma. Capt. Lay says that the sea
men started the trouble with the po-
lice, and the sailors assert that Capt.
Lay, without any provocation, caused
the disturbance.
AS the enlisted men of the Tacoma
had been hindered by the police on
their way to the wharf, Ensign Bris-
bin decided to walk slightly ahead of
the party. Suddenly he heard a re-
volver shot and Immediately after
ward the police charged with revolv-
ers and machetes.
BTisbin received several cuts on
the arm and was felled to the ground
three times. AS the crowd OF sea-
men came up the policemen emptied
their revolvers at them, at the same
time attacking the Americans with
machetes.
A fierce fight ensued, with the
result that Henry l.. Lee, a fireman
Of the Tacoma will probably die Of
a compound fracture Of the skull,
! caused by machete, and a gunshot
! wound in the right breast Ten 9TH
er members of the crew of the Ia
coma were taken to the ships hos
pital suffering from machete wounds
and clubbing. Not one of the police
men was badly hurt, though a num-
Der of them suffered from fist con-
tusions
The captain and all the policemen
who participated in the trouble have
been suspended by order OF the civil
governor of Santiago, upon the rep,
reservations of Commander Tappen
of the Tacoma and the American
consul, Mr.. HOLIDAY, who affirm that
the lives OF the American officers
and men who go ashore are not safe
while such men are acting as agents
Of the law.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
South Africa in Line.

There are in the neighbOrbood OF
81, 900 900 worth of automobiles in con-
slant daily use in Johannesburg alone,
while in the entire length at the Reef
at least twice that value will be found.
Consular Report.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

The silk industry OF the United
States now employs 7s.6Oo operatives
and Is using 31OS.55s,621 capital. A
few years ago the United States did
not have any silk industry"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
SAILORS
Santiago Police in Conflict With
Grew Of Cruiser Tacoma

Captain Of the Police Who Had Been
Watching Them Banqueting in a
Cafe Claims the Sailors Started
the Trouble-ThlE ls Denied by
the Sailors, Who Say the Attack
Was Without ProVocatiOn-one Of
the Crew Probably Fatally Injured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

ing few mouthfuls OF tea I'd become
almost as alert and fresh as ever again.
"As the habit grew on the man,
though, its stimulating effect died. II
finally failed to stimulate him at all,
but without 1t he was nervous. he got
headaches and he had no appetite.
"Ot course l advised him to aban-
don tea-chewing-to abandon 1t grad
ually. What interested me in his case
was his claim that in tea shops-he
worked In a tea shop-the chewing Of
the leaves was a fairly common thing"
Minneapolis Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
THURSDAY,
May 2, 1907.

THURSDAY, May 2, 1907.
Governor OF Massachusetts, refuses
to order out militia to guard strike
breakers and teams; says Boston police
ample protection.
Painter falls from the l. structure
in Jamaica Plain, Mass, in front of a
street car and is instantly killed.
Henry l.. Lee, fireman OF the U. S.
cruiser Tacoma, shot and wounded
with machete in fight with Santiago.
Cuba. police. South Boston boy.
Cleveland capitalists organize a $4,-
600, 600 bean trust.
More than 80 persons. mostly wOm-
en-, injured by leaping or failing from
Are escapes at burning of a building
in Chicago, in which there was a lunch
room.
New wage system Eract 'caIly agreed
on for Fall River operatives.
Man killed by train near st. AL
bans, Vt.
Explosion in West Virginia mine
kills tree. entOmbs four and seriously
burns four.
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone
President RoOseVelt's undesirable cit
liens" issue statement in their own
behalf and asking q fair trial
ScruSham denies charges OF con-
spirscy growing out OF New York life
election.
Senator Chandler says Judge Sep.
timus Hanna will not be made defend
ant in Eddy suit; hearing on May 20.
Much damage by water in upper
Connecticut valley where food cOndi-
tiOns prevail.
Many cases Of hydrophobia reported
in Massachusetts the past year,
Dewey observes anniversary OF bat
tie OF Manila by dining with former
officers.
Past National Pres LiZbeth A. Turn
er OF w. r. c. buried at New Britain,
Conn.
Riots in Paris, with 20 injured and
1000 put under arrest.
Thomas F. Murphy, Haverhill, Mass,
shoemsker murders wife, then at
tempts suicide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

New York city's water reservoirs
hold a sufficient supply to meet the
usual needs of the city for IA weeks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

To make the appended quotations OF value
alike to buyer and seller, the resume OF tue
market. prefaclng the quotations, should he
carefully read. In market OF This rharar-
ter IL Is impossible to give prices for every
day Of the week Noting, however, 'he
general tendency Of trade sufficiently, ac-
curate quotations will be given on which
SeRers can safely base their transactlonS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

The average price paid for automo
biles used In New York city is 1.,560
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
WE On ESpAY,
May 1, 1907.


Mrs. William Thaw gives up search
for bail for her son, and is TO so
abroad
Scots charitable society OF Boston
present bronze portrait medallion 10
Andrew Carnegie in New York.
Unsuccessful attempt to kill Presi,
dent Estrada Cabrera OF Guatemala.
Aged woman. a pauper in Boston,
will receive one-third OF an estate Of
$4,000.
Andover Theological seminary at
Andover, Mass, will probably remain
in its present location, at least for the
present.
William J. Bryan given a remark
able reception in Bangor, the police
having 10 clear a way for him.
Germany will not discuss limits,
ton Of armament at The Hague.
American naval crews win two Of
the three International races at
jamestown, British jaCkies taking the
other.
Capt. Charles De F. Chandler and
aerOnaut j. G. Mccoy leave st. Louis
on 7O0-mle balloon trip to Washing.
ton.
Strike Of mates begun at Merchants
and Miners line boats at Baltimore
and Providence; men to quit in Bos.
ton and New York today.
Counsel for Mrs. de Massey outlines
an alibi defence in murder trial in
New York.
Henry d. Blackwell says this coun.
try is not republic, but a plutocracy.
Arrests in New York life insurance
company election case.
Theodore n. Vail succeeds Freder-
lex Perry Fish as president of Ameri.
can telephone and telegram company.
Rioters stone teams on X and l.
street, South Boston; bullet smashes
store window where strike-breakcrs
stood; more arrests for assault and
carrying revolvers; application to
court for injunction against strike
leaders,
Embezzler Lincoln arrested AT
Woonsocket, r. |.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

Half a century ago the number OF
Germans residing in Paris was So
600. =,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04
.~r~~~A~sO G..AasAs1~~NbSQ
U1hy a Lock Canal
II Great 4dUantage in the Freedom Of
Lake Navigation
BY Secretary Taft
!HSNAA~AE~~

great advantage the seaTeVe
is the freedom the lock canal
4 well shown Dy
the last O the the exhibition OF map
n drawn o a n level canal was supe1m
L n posed on the differences in width were
The to he projected hTst
which
that will unstable second the locks to be erected e1ceeu
ramc FOR
navigation
both the locks dams OF the
easily OF commission
malicious through the use OF
or explos IS Century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04


he
As
being brilliant attract ana
what lucky
to Monday
with Thursday
oyOusy
romc n % s
that ctiC
Charlotte Observer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-04

Gentle Art of
Pleasing a Husband
BY Mrs. Lindsay Patterson

you have bran husband bit un ncerain just
what to do with him. but quite certain that
of roOst in the family martin
yard, give that husband Don't bother
ing brilliant reasonable For
think that while he
a has reason whatever-ony intuition It's a
harmless deusion let him enjoy It, And So while the
Igh Ofra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-13

Thanksgiving coming, secure your
carving set now. We have them.
Chas. McCIintock, SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-13
ON LAND OR WATER.
Amphibious Automobile Underroes a
Successful Test.

New York, Nov. 13.-Waterlanf1 the
amphfbious automobile Invented Nv
LOUIS Jewellers of Paris, has proved its
dplity mere. 1t took its pIuneer in the
I1udson at Fort Washington. in the
presence OF 80 or more automobiJe and
motor BOAT experts. After half an hour
spent IN diving from the beach to the
lNer ana returning, and then cayortine
dooul IN the quiet waters of the Hud-
ron s' the car ran up the bank and across
~ me new York Central tracks climbed
the steep hill to Riverside Drive and
roiied merrily down the drive amid the
plauolts OF those who watched il. The
opinion of the experts who saw If was
that the demonstration was a connleta
success, though in its present form its
commercial value is not apparent
Inc Watcrland looks like narrow
yaWl boat decked over fore and q f. Ieov.
ing a cockpit for the navigator and a
space behind him for two passengers
II is 80 feet long, six feet beam and
ABOUT three feet six inches deep amid
snlps, taperfng to two feet at bow and
stern: 1t draws about % inches of wa
Ter. Inc motor can be transferred by a
most ingenious continuance instantly
from the wheels to the propeller, or ap
pied to both simultaneously.
The four wheels are of wood thinlv
P!ateo with Steel They are chain gear
ed and have hard rubber tires Tbe
Iour-bladed propeller is of brass Its
bearings are protected from dust NV a
metal hood. which is lifted as soon as
The machine enters caep water. The
maximum speed of the machine on land
is So miles an hour and Is nautical miles
aflOat, $4,000