Open Break Pressure in Irish Talks Shocks Britain
Premier Lloyd George publicized letters with De Valera, signaling a deadlock in Irish peace talks. The British plan offered Dominion status with autonomy, defense, and naval controls while Ireland would assume part of UK debt. Ulster premier Sir James Craig urged cooperation with Sinn Fein without interference. The press warned of fragile talks and possible political shifts as Dublin faces crucial choices.
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Tendon
Associated Press
England
Ireland
Lloyd George
Kamonn de Valera
Dublin
Esterday
de Velera
Gaiblic
Dail Eireann
Inedina
United Kingdom
Irland
de Valera
Inch Commonwealth Group
Tourther
Belfast
Jay Gerbrge
Tom
George
Sinn Fein
James
Caical Terns
Soul New Ireland
London
Inmale
Toy Girevllet Chalfis
Dub
Linyd Teorges
Firelly Mail
Iesa
George Wuld
Bowie
Irie
City schools advantages praised by Columbia expert
Professor Mabel Carney cites contrasts between country one or two teacher rural schools and urban schools. She notes half of U S children attend dilapidated one room buildings and miss many days, with farm labor reducing literacy and supervision in rural areas. A push urges abandoning one teacher schools in favor of consolidation to improve country life.
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New York
Mabel Carney
Columbia University
United States
Getti
Wotintey
Irish envoy Ginnell cites Ireland free status in Argentina
Laurence Ginnell, arriving as envoy of the Irish republic in Buenos Aires on August 15, told Eamon De Valera that Argentina remains unaltered in its support for independence. A high mass for Ireland was held at the Palatine church with a large crowd as Ginnell attended Te Deum at the Cathedral during the Aug 12 1806 anniversary celebration. President Yrigoyen and other officials were present. Ginnell has not yet been received by Foreign Minister Pueyrredón.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Laurence Ginnell
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
Palatiniet Vhureh
Cinnell
Lecture on Hungarys aliens by ex premier in Williamstown
Cott Teliki former Merkeerian premier spoke at an Institute of Politics event today. He discussed Magyar immigration in Hungarys history, arguing current xenophobic attitudes link to past depopulation and Austrian influence. He warned against misdirected hostility toward newcomers and urged analysis of national identity and law.
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Williamstown
Hungary
Contics
Cott Teliki
Mystery Man Sought in Ambrose Small Disappearance
Des Moines reports Frank Harty says a man under surveillance as Ambrose Small, missing Toronto theatre owner since December 1919, may be brought from hiding. Toronto authorities may verify identity. Mrs Small possible. Brophy claims man is legless and dazed, living near city, guarded for a year. A $40,000 reward was offered for Small’s return. Local police doubt the detectives account.
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Des Moines
Frank Harty
Ambrose Small
Toronto
Harty
Roan
Brophy
Taro
Small
Tieses
John Doughty
Former Husband Aids Accused in Kennedy Murder Case
In Los Angeles Aug 15 Mrs Madelynne Obenchain faces murder charges over the Aug 5 death of broker J Belton Kennedy. Her former husband Ralph Bo Obenchain of Chicago sits with counsel at the arraignment as Rev William A Burrh and Arthur Burteh attend. District Attorney Wootwine anticipates her testimony at trial.
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Fina Angeles
Cal
Madelynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Ralph Bo Obenchain
Chicago
Obenchain
Syne
William A. Burrh
Evanston
Arthur Burteh
Henchain
Fen
Henker
Wootwine
Militia Readiness for Riot Duties Amid Unclear Text
A fragmented notice describes militia preparations for riot duties with unclear lines and garbled phrases. It mentions August 1 and references workers, agents, and potential response actions amid tense conditions. The readable parts emphasize preparedness and internal coordination among groups.
Deadlock on Russia relief negotiations at Riga
A deadlock arose in talks between the American relief administration led by Herbert Hoover and Soviet famine relief head Maxim Litvinoff in Riga Latvia. The stalemate centers on American conditions and supervision of food relief to Russia. Moscow and Washington may need to decide the broader political stance before a signing outcome.
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Riga
Latvia
Associated Press
Russia
American Relief Administration
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Moscow
Herbert Hoover
Relief Administration
Walter Lyman Brown
Mr. Hoover
Litvinol
Onder A
Turks Take Up Strong Position Near Angora
Aug 15 report says Greek forces renew operations against Turkish Nationalists. Creeks contact Turkish troops who evacuated Seyeri Hissar and moved to the Sakaria river’s east bank. Turks stand about 4 miles west of Angora awaiting a desperate defense as Constantine returns to Baki Shehe from Kutain while General Papoulas and the Greek crown prince visit the front.
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Seyeri-Hissar
Sakaria River
Angora
Sin
Serena
Constantine
Baki-Shehe
Kutain
Papoulas
Burglaries terrify summer visitors at Kennebunk Biddeford pool
Summer colonists at Kennebunk Biddeford Pool and Proute Neck report a spree of robberies over four weeks. Local, county, and private detectives join police patrols as five deputies begin nightly watches. Loot includes a New York resident’s valuables valued around 1,000 and jewelry about 2,000, with further items seized from Weston and Parsons Beach houses.
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Biddeford
Kenpebunk Beach
Biddeford Pool
Ant
Pronte Neck
Proute Neck
King F
Ip Somes
New York
James Robbing
Weston
Maes
Keawebunk Bach
Parsons Beach
Robbers Take $95,000 in Springfield Street Hold Up
In Springfield four assailants robbed a payroll crew on Rimcald Street, escaping with about $95,000. Deputy Sheriff Lockhart and another officer pursued the suspects, who eluded capture after the car chase and exchange of gunfire. Local authorities appealed for tips as the investigation continues.
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Springfield
Mab
Traeger
Deren
Lockhart
Slerid
Mo Tour
Memorial remains found at lonely cemetery site
Fragmented OCR reads like a burial notice. Names and dates are unclear but imply a cemetery discovery or memorial event. The text references a location in Florida and several personal names, suggesting a local obituary or graveside notice amid damaged copy.
Body Found Lying in the Road near Poultney
The death of Robert Williams a 53 year old Poultney businessman and half owner of the Willsme machine shop is under investigation. Officials question foul play or accidental death as a Burlington laboratory examiner was sought. Williams survived by a wife and five sons with relatives in New York.
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Poultney
Robert Willian
Willsme Machine Shop
Hampton, N. Y
Williams
B. ©. Stone
State Laboratory of
Burlington
William Bethel
J. J. Dervin
Shortman Edward Ripley
Dervin
Cae
State Interatory
Harry, Edwin
Robert Wiliam
New York
Wiesel
Ceorge Williams
Poisoning Suspected In Bridgewater Case
Dana Root of Bridgewater hospitalized in Hanover NS amid poisoning suspicions. State's Attorney Glenn Howland says tea strainer contents tested at Burlington lab to confirm poison presence. Wife Minnie Knot, serving sentence in Woodstock jail for a statutory offense, is to be questioned along with Charles Fisher who is serving 18 months for another offense. Judge A G Whitare Whither to review evidence on alleged poisoning attempt against Mr Root.
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White River
Dana Root
Heidgewater
Hanover
Hue
Minnie Knot
Woodstock
Glenn Howland
Winter
Root
IFOMAN OPERATOR OF SAILBOAT DROWNED IN LAKE AW
In Middleboro Anglia Mrs Orville Crome wife of a Natick clergyman drowned in Lake Aw during a sailboat mishap. William Munroe and Ett Marion of Nethe were weekend guests. Mrs Crane and her husband were being taken across the lake when their party fell into the water. they were rescued by bystanders aboard a motor boat.
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Orville E. Crane
Natick, Mass
Lake At
Middleboro
Mass
Mase
Ang. IS
Orville FB Crome
Natick
Emia
Wiliam Munroe
Ett Marioweser
Nethh
Crane Colingy
Crane
Youths Dominate Bonomi Cabinet In Italy Rome
Rome reports that youths and World War I veterans form the core of Prime Minister Bonomi’s cabinet. The average age is around 30 with many serving in the breeches. The cabinet marks a historic shift as the first time Italy is led by a government with such young ministers and war veterans shaping policy.
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Rome
Bonomi
Ite
Iwaote Bonomi
Aia
Mateo Birsalati
Socialis
Treasur
Menem
Cnapraratin
Signor Soleri
Ratal
Bevan
Million Dollar Fire Extinguished at Works Plant
A major blaze at the works of Albe Fer Per was contained after spreading alarms. Fire crews from surrounding districts battled the flames, preventing further damage to adjacent buildings and averting potential loss of life. No casualties were reported as investigators began assessing the scene.
Rum Run Boat Arethusa Busted by Customs
Boston officials report three customs inspectors returning from Martha's Vineyard and New Bedford with evidence of liquor sales aboard the former fishing schooner Arethusa. They interviewed buyers who purchased from one to six quarts while the vessel lay off No Man's Land, though the Arethusa had already left the area. The crew were to be arrested under a provision requiring masters of vessels near shores to present their manifesto on demand.
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Boston
Martha's Vineyard
New Bedford
No Man's Land
Gee
Seventeen Attend Barre Tuberculosis Clinic
Seventeen applicants showed at Barre City clinic run by the Vermont Tuberculosis Association led by Dr. Henry A. Ladd. A second clinic will be held October 19 at Barre hospital with nurses preparing and following up, under local physician supervision in multiple Vermont towns.
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Barre City
Vermout Tuberculosis Association, Inc
Henry A. Ladd
Bastar
Barre Hospital
Vermont
Ant
St. Albans
Richford
Burlington
Middlebury
Wildeor
White River Junction
Rochester
Montpelier
Barre
Northfield
Banish Hardwick
St. Johnebury
Wells River
Newport
Erie R R shop work taken by local firm
The Erie Railroad Co. announced that rural shops and roundhouses would be leased to the Railway Service Co. of Marion and operated immediately. Owen, head of the Rail Service Co., is a local manufacturer and union member. W A Baldwin, Ohio rail region manager, said repair work will continue under the new company with about 490 to 500 workers involved.
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Marion
Erie Railroad Co
Railway Service Co
Ists
Owen
Oneimployers’ Association
On Employers’ Association
W. A. Baldwin
Ohio
Crompany
Romenmuitier
Novelist and Poet Spofford Dies in City at Sixteen
Fragmentary obituary notes that Spofford, a novelist and poet, died at her home in the city at age 16. The text mentions early recognition by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and a later marriage to Richard S. Spent, a member of Congress, with unclear dates and details.
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Nims
Spofford
Howe On
Deer
Thomas Wentworth Higen
Richard S Spent
Menter
Congress
Sears
Kerosene Stove Blaze Destroys Stairs Firefighters Respond
An early evening kerosene stove fire damaged the stair area of a residence as the city fire department rushed to the scene. Fire crews extinguished the blaze but reported no further damage to the stove or adjacent property. No injuries were noted.
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A. Gobbi
Steve
Death of Judge S Stanton Ends Vermont Career
The widow announces Judge Zed Silloway Stanton longtime Vermont jurist and former lieutenant governor has died at his Roxbury home after a week with pneumonia. Born 1848 in Roxbury he rose from rail work to law, served as judge chief of Vermont Supreme Court and held roles in legislature. Survived by wife Jennie Walbridge Stanton and daughter Josie Stanton.
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Zoi S. Stanton
Superion
Vermont
Roxbury
Zed Silloway Stanton
George Berry and
Lucretia (Silloway) Stanton
Vermont Senate
IRS
State Railroad Commission
Judge Stanton
Clare-Davis wedding unites Bernice Lila and Jaa lie M Clark
A wedding was held Wednesday noon August 10 at the bride’s mother Mrs Effie Davis home in Corinth. Bernice Lila Davis married Jaa lie M Clark of Glover in a single ring ceremony performed by Rev C J Anderson. Attendants were Evelyn and Leland Davis, with Shirley Davis as ring bearer. The couple left for a visit to Springfield and Newport then will reside on the Clark farm in Glover. Both graduates of Montpelier Seminary in 1917. Clark was a teacher and served in the army before farm work in Glover.
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Effie Davis
Corinth
Bernice Lila
Marri
Jaalie M. Clark
Glover
C. J. Anderson
Bradford
Evelyn
Leland Davis
Shirley
Horned Davia
Clark
Springfield
Newport
Montpelier Seminary
Tragic Fall In St Albans Takes Child’s Life
Allen J Warner aged years died at Sherwood sanitarium after injuries from a fall through a barn window while playing with boys near his North Main Street home two weeks earlier. Two operations failed as pneumonia set in. He is survived by three brothers Frederick Harold Branch and four sisters Mrs Floyd Potter Mrs Howard Black Lola and Marion Warner.
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St. Albans
Allen J. Warner
Jarner
North Main Street
Sherwood Sanatorium
Paris
Rederick
Harold
Branch
Thie Ity
Floyd Potter
Thie Efty
Howard Black
Burlington
Lola
Marion Warner
Titcomb Awarded 1500 in Vermont Case
The court denied a claim of 85,000 that Titcomb said was mine by Vail. The dispute involved whether the Vermont state affair affected Titcomb’s employment status as confidential secretary to Mr. Vail.
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St. Johnsbury
Vail
Vermont
Farmer Lewie Hurlburt Dies On Village Street
Bristol report of Lewie Hurlburt a farmer from near town who collapsed in front of W M G Parr store about 10 am Saturday. He fell backward landing head on the cement sidewalk and died soon after. Local heart trouble cited as cause.
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Bristol
Lewie Hf
Hurlburt
Parr
Harkward
Willing to Be Bankrupt Under Federal Appointee
New York August 5 Federal officials announced that a receiver would be appointed for the United States Mail Steamship line amid involuntary bankruptcy petitions. The company admitted its inability to meet debts and its willingness to be orderly, with no action yet taken on the petitions. A statement from A J Lapker chairman alleged the firm had mismanaged its finances and criticized the board.
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New York
Federal
Manton
United States Mail Eyes
Pine Chartered
Tohecn
Rampans
Delis
Willingeness
A. J Lapker
Vessete
Remus
Talk of the Town Bereaved Holiday and Local Moves
Tomorrow being a bereaved holiday Remington Rattle day. Ashie Sease in Montreal and a parade to Calo City. Miss Jennie Brows returns to work at the W. D. Smith store after ten weeks at relatives in Hartford.
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Montreal
Phar
Calo Eity
Misa
Jennie Brows
W. D. Smith
Hartford
Cneu
Italian native Clementina Movalli dies in city home
Mrs Clementina Jocanne Movalli died Sunday at 10 o clock of heart trouble at 9 George street after six months poor health. Born in Brenna Useria Italy Sept 22 ISTO she came to America about 26 years ago and lived with her son at George street until 12 years ago. Survived by her husband and son Carlo Norma and other son Pant. Sister Mrs Anta Brusa of Howard street also survives. Funeral from the home Trinma at 2 o clock to Hope Cemetery Maple Avenue.
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Clementina
Jocanne) Movalli
George Street
Movallie
Movalll
Brenna Useria
Italy
Isto
America
Fer
Tiethard
Jol Mowalll
Many Liquor Cases Hearings in Federal Court
The United States district court convenes at 2 o clock in the afternoon in the federal building at Montpar. Judge Harlied B Howe of Harlington will preside with all other officers in attendance. W A Bullard district attorney has about 60 cases slated for trial this term while civil matters may be heard as well. Federal prisoners arrived overnight for appearance.
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United States District Court
Inmon
Federal
Montpar
Harlied B. Howe
Harlington
W. A. Bullard
Ite
Stolen delivery truck found after Brunswick incident
Newton street resident Francis Quintan reports a Valder & Richardean firm delivery truck was stolen from a shed on North Main Street yesterday. It was later found near Don Camp's place in South Barre after Horace Richardson was alerted the vehicle was missing. Bennet or Loyserold and associates were seen driving the truck through Williams town and South Barre, with investigators noting the gasoline tank evidence. Authorities believe Bennet is the probable thief, with no further leads for two days.
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Francis Quintan
Newton Street
Cailillee
Valder & Richardean
North Main Street
Don Camp
South Barre
Horace Richardson
Hirkardenn
Bennet, & Loyrerold
Williemstown
Fie
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R Joseph Ossola
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co
P. G. Howland
Barre Savings Bank & ‘Trust Co
Emont
Pidt
Clare—Davis
Titcomb
Theodore N. Vail Estate
Lewis H. Murtburt
Bristol Farmer
U.S. Mail Steamship Co
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