Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursd ay, Oct. 8.

Thursday, Oct. 3.
The Western Federation Of Miners
was accused Of instigating the death
of Baker city, o., in an antemortcm
statement made by the victim.
Farmers Of 4 half dozen districts Of
Staten Island have organized them
selves as Minute Men" to give their
neighborhoodS the protection the po-
lice department has been unable to af-
ford.
War Secretary Taft officially hadc
farewell TO Japan ana left for Kobe
amid the firing OF an artillery salute
and a great display Of fireworks.
John Mcclure Of Enfield y. H.. was
sentenced TO 10 years imprisonment for
killing Chris Gerhardt. also Of Enfield.
/ Gerhardt was stabbed to death. fol.
lowing a quarrel.
The Prohibition party of MasSachu.
sets will be led by IIervpy S. Cowcll
Of Ashburnham in the coming cam.
pa gn and state election this fall.
United States Senator-elect Borah
was acquitted Of the charge Of con
spiracy to defraud the government Of
Idaho timber lands.
Friday, Oct. q.
James +. Downcv. a member Of the
! Boston fire department, was probably
| fatally shot in BoSton'S Chinatown
! Clement Yore Is under arrest charged
with the shooting.
a revolution has broken out IN the
Argentine Rcpuh.c. The insurgents
already have seized several positions.
and many men on both SIDES wcr. eli
Their killed or wounded.
Ludwig SzozyGicl. tho Polish priest.
convicted Of murder FOR killing An.
drew and Stephen Starzynski was sen
fenced at PittshurS to 80 years i'm
prisonment
The strike of the railroad employees
throughout Austria for increased wages
is spreading.
The Independence League Of MaSsa.
ch,setts nominated Thomas l.. Hiscer
of West Springfield as the candidate
for governor.
The government of Newfoundland
has decided to remove all restrictions
on the sale Of herring.
u. II. Edwards. on trial NJ Chatta-
nooga for the murder Of sam Brooks.
a negro. under cYo>S-eXaminatOn said
81 have shot and probably Killed Ia men
in my time
In the course of an address at Cairo
III. Irrae ~ ont DoCSoNnit nd ,rpa t,I : lao
building up and maintenance at the
highest point Of efficiency the United
States navy.
Saturday, Oct. 5.
Two separate tickets We're nomi
mated by the Democrats Of MaSSaChu
sets in convention at Springfield
while pandemOnium reiGned. one wa,
headed by Charles w. Bartlett and the
other by Henry VI. Whitney. The
state ballot law commission will be in
voked TO settle the question rs to which
ticket shall be recognized as regular.
The state Of Ncrmout's gift to the
great battle>hip bearing its namc--a
handsome silver Service--was pre-,
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Charlestown navy yard.
senator platt made formal denia.
that he ever married Mae c. Wood who
is suing him for divorce.
Frank l.. Nav.er. proprietor Of the
Yonkers u. " Herald was found
guilty Of criminal libel for publishing
an article in relation to District Attol-
ney Jerome Of New York.
Ambassador Tower has written a le,
ter to President Roosevelt asking that
he be permitted to retire from the diplo
matte service next spring.
Henry Welch, aged 49, was accidental
ly killed by his brother Fred, aged -
at Bedford. y. H.
Inc Republican state convention AT
Boston rcnominatcd the present state
officers without II contest
The officials of tie New England
Telephone and Telegraph company
have been indicted by the grand jury
nj Boston As the result of the invest
cation relative to the charge that pol
iticianS had obtained from the cor..
pany employment for their constitu.
ents. in violation Of The law.
Engineer Wilson and Conductor Mo
roney, charged with mauslaughtcr
were sentenced to nine months each
In jail, They We're IN charge Of ira n
which collidod with work train -,
Hartford, killing 10 and injurng 4C
others.
! SUNDAY Oct
Dr. and Mrs. David Rowland. joint
~ charged AT Raleigh with po,>onin.
the womans former husband, Charles
K, Strange, We're acquitted by jury
An explosion caused by the upset
ting OF a metal pot ut Butler, Pa
caused the death of four men, fatally
injured 20 and seriously injured II
others.
On her first entry into the port OF
Boston the full-rigged ship Rhine made
n record for the port by bringing II
stoWawAys, who were found soon after
the ship left Cardiff.
lmmi grafton OF Japanese into Amer
lea is increasing AT SO alarming a rate
that il has been determined by the GOV