News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-09-02
THE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, Auu, rs,


Baron Won Speck- Sternburg, the
German ambassador to the United
States, died at Heidelberg, Ger. The
baroness, who was Miss lillian May
Langham of Louisville, was with her
husband at the end.
One highwayman, wearing a black
mask, held up and robbed the passen.
gers of seven stage coaches in Yellow.
stone Park and robbed tourists Of more
than $4,000.
At the conclusion of the New England
Republican conference at Boston
Chairman Hitchcock Of the national
committee announced that he had
found everything in good shape and the
expectations are that the usual Repub-
lican maiorities will be rolled up FOR
tie national ticket.
Official circles in France view the sit.
uation in Morocco with a calm spirit
1t is pointed out that the change in
rulers does not change the problems
presented.
Richard L. Hand, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Hughes to take
testimony and report his findings upon
the charges filed against District Attor.
ley Jerome of New York county, finds
that all the charges are disproved
The first official test of Maxim's gun
silencer was made at the United States
armory at Springfield, Mass. While
the discharge of the unequipped rife
is audible 200 yards, with the 81
lencer this distance was cut down to
1900 yards.
Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Governor Cummins of Iowa called
special session of the legislature to
amend the state primary law to permit
Republican voters to select sena-
torial candidate at the regular election
in November. instead of leaving it to Il
legislative caucus.
NJ II. Reardon's bay stallion, Allen
Winter, from an indianapolis stable,
won at the Readville Mass.) track.
capturing the largest share of the $50
600 American trotting handicap from
the field of thirty-three starters.
The failure of the big New York
brokerage firm of A. o. Brown & Co.
for a sum pIpularly estimated as run
ming we'll above S1.000000 sent ncr
vOus thrill through the stock market
Pleading guilty to killing Edward |
Mclaughlin of LeOminster. Mass. |
Amos L. Simmons, aged II, was sen |
fenced to serve one year in the house |
of correction.
III, half blind, critfcising the church |
on the score of untruthfulness and in
sincerity, and declaring that he could |
not worship "America's trinity-suc-
cess, pleasure and gold" Rev. Albert
III. Trick shot and killed himself at New
York.
Mulai Hafid's victory and his proc
lamati0n as sultan at Tangier appar-
ertly make him the master Of Morocco.
Quickly. and without warning
forty -five-foot high brick wall at Chel-
sea. Mass, collapsed, burying beneath
il several workmen. Eight We're killed
outright or died in ambulances on the
way to the hospitals. About twenty
others We're injured.
Ferdinand p Earle, the artist of
affinity" fame, was arrested at his
home near Monroe. n. Y, charged with
assault alleged to have been commit
ted on his wife twelve days after the
birth Of their child.
Thursday, Aug. 81.
More than thirty miners were suffO-
cated in a coal mine near Haileyville,
Okla, when fire destroyed the hosting
shaft and airshaft and cut off the air
from the men below.
Flood conditions unparalleled since
August, 1910, turned Augusta, Ga, into
| waste of waters. The entire city is
SO far three lives are
Known to have been sacrificed
Mrs. Kate Howard. alleged to have
leen the leader of the mob which held
Springfield, Ills. in its grasp, swal-
owed poison while en- route to Jail and
lied soon after.
Friends and admirers of Admiral
Narragut paid a glowing tribute to the
memory of the naval hero when they
unveiled and dedicated a memorial
a blet in the Portsmouth navy yard
Wade Ellis. now attorney general of
)hio, has been rendered by the presi- ,
lent ana has accepted the position of {
ssistant to the attorney general.
John ]. GreenOugh, a noted inventor
nd former superintendent of the patent
flee at Washington. died at Brook
me. Mass. He was born at Boston
an. 10 1912
Brooklyn tailors, TO the number of Z
bout 1000. in response to the declara- l
ions of the contractors that they would 9
OF yield to the demands Of the men
DR. an increase in wages, went on
eneral strike. S
The Arkansas division of the Rock q
Sland railroad issued bulletin notify
e all employees that cigaret smoking /,
Y them will not he permitted. S
ut puts premium on reckless bank {
IL and is an inducement to reckless n
anking." Thus did Mr.. Taft state
hat is. i'm his opinion. the vital ohiec- n
on to the proposed plan to guaranty | G
ppOsits In national banks. %
The fleet Of American battleShipS | I,
liled from Sydney. bound for Mel d
Ourne. For six days the officers and | d
en- were feted and entertained in every