Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01


Tho Labor party will undertake to es-
tablish daily newspaper In London
Figures just prepa red show an increase
of 694S68 in membership Of churches Of
the United States during 1911.
On the reballotlns in the Reichstag cleo
lions Potsdam, seat OF the Kaiser's sub
urban palace. returned a socialist
Belgrade newspapers publish the details
OF an army plot to dethrone King Peter.
London papers are endorsing the sug-
gestion that King George visit the United
States
The Marquis Of Queensbury is in bank |
ruptcy in London on the application OF a |
money lender
The Jewish population of New York
city Is SOC. 400, according to a Jewish pub
LEGATION.
Shippers are not sending eggs to Balti-
more because Of the boycott there and
dealers will advance prices.
Mrs Amelia Jones Of Ionia, Mich. has
been convicted OF putting poison In pie
and paralyzing her husband for life.
Prof. Percival Lowell of the Lowell OBJ
servatory at Flagstaff. Artz.. reports the
discovery of two new canals on Mars.
The Spanish government proposes to
give large bounties to encourage settlers
in the Spanish possessions in Morocco
President Taft will be the principal
speaker at the St. Patrick's day dinner
of the Charitable Irish society Of Boston,
March IS.
The New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago
railroad will build 100000 station
at Mobile, Ala.
Col George w. Cocktails. chief en-
gineer on the isthmian canal commits
zion, Is on his way from Panama to
New York.
The receipts Of the Chicago Grand
Opera company for its 10 weeks sea-
son were s452.s36.
New York Is planning a new Man
haitian approach to Brooklyn Bridge.
| to cost s2.5O0.000.
| The new French government Will IN
| troduce bill providing for compul
sorry insurance of school children.
British syndicate has bought 100.
900 acres in Saskatchewan for $1.65e.
900, to colonize with English and
Scotch farmers.
At Westminster Abbey a memorial win
grim's Progress" was unveiled last week.
| 224 years after his death.
| Mrs Russell Sage and Miss E. l.. Todd
Of New York have offered an aeroplane
and $3.50 equipment for the national guard
of their State
At Paris the Baroness Vaughan. NOR
ganatic wife OF the late King Leopold. is
seeking divorce from her husband, N.
Durrieux on the ground OF cruelty.
magazine editor and founder of so
| called electrical healing cult was con-
victed of assault with intent to kill his
wife.
| Harry A. Levy, assistant ticket seller
in a New York theatre. was fined $50 in
| special sessions court for refusing to sell
tickets to a negro and girl friend.
Prof. Herschel c. Parker of New York
has sailed from Seattle for Seward.
Alaska. TO make his third attempt to
climb Mount Mckinley
Eleven Syracuse University men have
been suspended by Chancellor Day for
papers.
The National Institute of Arts and
Letters has awarded the institutes gold
medal for poetry 10 James Whitcomb
Riley
The Massachusetts, House rejected bills
to make legal holidays of Evacuation
day. March II. and New Years day.
January l.
Bishop Rhnelander OF the Episcopal
diocese OF Pennsylvania has confirmed
Is prisoners in the Philadelphia peniten-
tiary.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Sec
rotary of the Interior Fisher will make
an inspection OF Panama canal IN Feb
ruary for President Taft.
Instead Of being shot Gen Bernardo
Reyes. leader Of the recent attempted
revolution in Mexico win be sent to
prison for Elk or eight years
The police of LODI, Russian Poland.
prevented band OF fana,ical women
from crucifying a man whom they had
adopted as their Saviour"
Gossip IN Washington has il that Presi-
dent Taft as offered to appoint Secre-
tary OF State Knox as successor TO the
late Supreme Court Justice Harlan.
Miss Agnes Pearl Weller and Mrs
ICathanne Smith of Salt Lake City,
daughters Of the late Supreme Court
Justice Weller OF Utah, have been fined
$loo In New York for shopllfting
Stockholders of the Lackawanna rail
road will vote February 10 on n propo-
Isltion to increase the capital stock from
tS0,277 600 TO So I'll. 900 the proceeds to be