News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-25

In an under water two-mile race or
three submarine boats in Narragan-
sett bay the Cuttlefsh beat out the
Viper and the Tarantula, who finished
In the order named.
Suit has been filed against sixty-1ve
insurance companies doing business In
Arkansas, asking penalties amounting
to $65, 200, 900 for alleged violations
OF the Arkansas antitrust laws.
William "A. Bourque, driver of the
Knox car in the 250-mile race. and
Harry Hocomb. his mechanician,
were killed in the indianapolis speed
carnival.
The Gloucester, Mass, fishing
schooner Orinoco, bound to the
Banks, turned turtle in gale twenty
five miles off Sambro, N. s., and
when she sank she carried down with
her eleven members of her crew.
Secret service officers arrested John
Roberts at Beechmont, KY, with ST.
600 200 in counterfeit bank notes in
his possession.
Saturday, Aug. Fl.
Steamer Fred Swain, with twenty
five passengers and fifteen sailors
aboard, burned down to the waters
edge at Peoria, Ills, after the nam
ing craft had been piloted into four
feet of water and the occupants had
escaped to the bank of the Illinois
river.
The New Bedford Textile council
voted to ask the manufacturers for
restoration of the wages paid the
operatives in that city previous to
March, 1908.
President Taft accepted an invita-
ton to visit Mexican territory on Oct.
IS, when he will exchange visits with
President Diaz of Mexico.
Governor Forts efforts to settle the
hatters' strike in New Jersey have
failed. The men have now been out
more than five months.
Pope Plus has presented his motor
car to Cardinal Merry del Val. The
car was presented to the pope by
wealthy Americans.
In futile effort to save the life OF
W. b. Lessig, Philadelphia lawyer,
Miss Virginia Paul, aged 21, one of
the leaders in Philadelphia society,
was drowned at Wildwood, N. j.
Neither body has been recovered.
The Turkish chamber of deputies
approved the granting of concession
to an American syndicate to con-
struct a railroad in Asiatic Turkey, to
be 1850 miles long. (.
Dispatches from various parts of
northern Mexico agree that the situa-
tion throughout that region is one of
much political unrest.
There were suffragette disturbances
at several political meetings in the
British isles.
At the automobile race meet on the
indianapolis Motor speedway Strang.
won the fastest 100-mile race ever
held in this country in the time of
/ 30 ?48 $40.
= Sunday, Aug. %.
George Cabot Lodge, son of United
States Senator Lodge and private sec
rotary to his father, died from heart
failure, caused by an acute attack of
indigestion.
Walter Wellman's second attempt to
sail over the north pole in a balloon
has resulted in failure. The fiirigible
balloon America met with mishap af-
ter it had proceeded about thirty-two
miles from the starting point.
The position of the Spanish forces
in Morocco is extremely difficult and
grave at the present moment.
One state trooper, one deputy sher-
lift and three foreigners were shot and
killed in a wild riot at the Pressed
Steel Car company's plant in Schoen-
willie, Pa. whose employees are now
On strike. At least a score of per-
sons were seriously wounded, ten ia
tally.
The spectacle of six aeroplanes
simultaneously winging their flight in
huge circles was remarkable feature
of the opening day of aviation week
at Rheims.
Three more dives were sacrificed in
the mad speed carnival which has in
augurated the great indianapolis
motor speedway. One mechanician
and two spectators paid the penalty
of their lives to satisfy the extreme
desire for speed.
Monday Aug. %.
Mariana Janeiro of West Bridge
water, Mass, 20 years old, fired
bullet into his wife's head and then
committed suicide. The woman was
rushed to hospital, where in a short
time she gave birth to girl The ia
FAINT and mother are expected to live.
New Hampshire's eleventh annual
Old Home Week opened with beautiful
weather in all sections of the state
and large number of visitors.
. Refusal to loan SIS to a fellow coun-
tryman caused the murder of an I'M
known Itakan in a laborers' camp al
bingham, Mass.
Fire destroyed property in the bust
ness center of the city of Monterey,
Mex, to the value of about 81 $780,
900.
When fourteen foot shark caught
at Pensacola, Fla, was cut omen its