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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
4
The article reviews nationwide divorce scandals and Vermont politics including Governor Proctor, ex-Gov Tago, and Hyde Parker amid fuss over the Proctor succession. It notes regional interest from across the country and hints at a Vermont arrest case drawing notoriety.
After six weeks of strikes and gloom, divisions with gran fte manufacturers and cutters are being resolved through negotiations with unions. Hope rises as a settlement seems near and industry leaders foresee a strong start to the next week.
An ad notes Walk-Over agents in Barre offering shoes for four dollars to keep you safe in spring mud. The shop also advertises cleaning, pressing and repair of clothing, highlighting attention to appearance and fit.
Citizens praise conference committees of two organizations for their sagacity and duty in resolving disputes and avoiding chaos in Barre and Washington county. Their persistent efforts are credited with paving the way to a satisfactory settlement in the granite industry.
Joseph W. Sault’s editorial colleagues and friends learn he has purchased the Ladyow Tribune, a weekly Windsor County paper, and will manage it diligently after a two and a half year interval during which others served.
Discussion highlights tactics and political endorsements in Barre and Bellows Falls as figures like Congressman Foster and Gov Hughes attract support. Mention praised service in Congress and contrasts with Taft and Maxwell Avarts in a Vermont and New York context.
Reuben Adams of Waterville, past 00 years old, walked to Burlington to consult C J Ferguson in Stowe about campaigning regarding a recent license verdict. He left on foot Monday on the quest, noted for his faculties except for some hallucinations.
Essex Junction April 8 Lee Tuntley elected chairman Homer D. Howe reappointed secretary and reengaged as supervisor of the school district for the coming year at a salary of 1300 dollars. O. D. Howe was mentioned as auditor.
Reported in Montpelier through a jumble of OCR errors, Hobert Chad’s critical illness and a separate forgery accusation involving Miay Ia Calhoun are noted alongside a court mention about a man bound over for a medical or legal action. A moose sighting near Liberty Street draws attention, with details of a taxidermy shipment and a long river journey by canoe to a taxidermist. The Capital City Press reports the incorporation of Capital City Press with stockholders Harry Parker and others, and Parker’s purchase of the Onion Cordeal property, with Cristy management timing and postension paperwork.
In Maine last year 797 divorces were decreed, equating to one divorce per 12 marriages. Data from Dr A G Young notes durations of marriage before dissolution, with 209 after one to five years and 223 after ten to twenty years. Seven cases involved suicide of the spouse. the death rate is LIB per cent per 10,000.
London reports a possible cabinet lineup with Asquith as prime minister and first lord, Lloyd-George as chancellor, Tweedmouth as treasury head, Crewe for colonies, McKenna as first lord, Churchill as board of trade, and Rumerman heading education. □
Edmund Laflam pleaded guilty to a first offense of intoxication and paid a five dollar fine plus costs. Willarnee was arrested after an assault on Albert Clark who, allegedly left unconscious on the railroad track north of the P. T. elevator, crawled away before a train passed. Frappler’s trial opened before Jusilee Conger with PD Carpenter, G Ladd, and A B Rowley representing the defendant. Cheee and others reportedly procured liquor at the Tine house on the Abercorn road, fueling recent drunkenness discussions among Richford citizens about forming a law and order league.
Anne Gould denies any engagement and states she has no definite plans to marry soon. A close family friend notes Gould has not committed to a date or person, with recent social visits at a hotel. Talks of engagements involving Gould were discussed but no confirmation or decision has been made.
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Obituaries record the deaths of M. Stilen in Morris te Brides and Herbert Farnsworth of Randolph Center. Stilen, born in Jexi ise, died January after grippe complications. Survived by wife, three children, and extended family. funeral at Jericho Congregational church. Farnsworth, 49, a longtime farmer, died Sunday. funeral held in Randolph Center with wife and five children surviving.
Chicago April 8 The Aldrich plan would have compelled national banks in reserve and non reserve cities nationwide to raise more than 16 million dollars in cash reserves. President Roberts of the Sami atom Haak defends the measure noting redemption land types counted as cash in vaults. He says there would have been a deficiency of over 81 million dollars on February 1 under the act.
A garbled magazine review fragment discusses imagination and dramatic scenes. It mentions The Power of The Imagination and references a church, a parish, and a local congregation, with scattered lines about characters and dramatic moments.
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