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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1919
Page
1
United States government did not issue an ultimatum nor specify the course if the consul general is not released. The report notes a sharp censure directed at Mexico and confirms Jenkins has been released. The article centers on diplomatic tensions and the status of the consul general.
An unverified report from El Paso claims William O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, has been freed. The Mexican note, via consul general Garcia, condemns Mexico’s conduct as an attempt to divert attention from its incapacity and to entangle Jenkins in legal manipulations. It asserts Washington's stance remains unsettled amid this escalating dispute over Jenkins’s detention.
Censor notices from Geneva indicate tightened controls along the Italian frontier to curb radicals and inflammatory publications. Customs guards have been doubled to prevent illicit shipments as officials warn of risks to public order and cultural stability.
London dispatch reports aviator Ross Smith, aiming for Australia, making progress across Hindustan and arriving in Allahabad. Fellow pioneer Etienne Poulet, who left near Paris in October, reached Calcutta en route to Melbourne, then departed for another leg.
An outdated Soviet wire report from Moscow notes Admiral Kolchak and his government figure amid fragile defenses near Inkitsk and Wead. It cites a guard of about 4,000 protecting Kolchak as Partinih Bande continues to accuse him.
A Geneva appeal raises funds for families of 7700 Swiss killed or missing from World War I service. French records show most Swiss joined the French army with only about 300 surviving. A famed unit of 1000 held off German advances at Verdun despite being surrounded.
Chicago reports show regional fuel committees controlling coal stocks from Ohio to the Rocky Mountains while non essential industries close. Governors urge a national fuel administrator and equalized stock distribution as state guards handle operations and railroads reduce service.
Serbian and Hungarian forces clashed near Prekomury with Hungarian troops advancing and attacking frontier posts. Lenova was defended by a Serbian garrison that repelled a portion of the advance, with Serbian casualties reported as substantial.
An obituary note announces the deaths of Rene Nolet an honorary leader of Keane and former resident general in Tunis and Pauh Towle Peytral a senator from Boyle Hhons and former minister of finance. M Millet served as a manufacturer at Turvard University. The notice references their public roles and affiliations.
Buenos Aires reports Senator Eleodyr Yanez of Chile, leading a commercial mission, says reservations on the Versailles treaty will steer South American policy. He tells AP that Latin nations will align with the United States, subordinating objections to preserve American unity and spirit.
A Paris publication linked to the strike era will be discontinued. The Presse de Paris, printed for city journals, faces suspension as editors and staff affected by the widespread disruption.
French representatives in price conference urge American delegates to delay departure until the protocol with Germany is signed and the armistice terms are carried out. No definite news on German ratifications today. The American delegation plans to depart soon, a move viewed as independent of Senate ratification outcomes.
Harvard University weighs sending its undefeated squad to the Pacific coast for a possible New Year’s Day game in Pasadena. An athletic committee vote and telegrams from officials and city leaders push for a Western invitation while Harvard faculty remain cautious amid a team disbandment and partial reconstruction.
A fishing party of seven men were rescued from a half frozen launch off Armrose Lightship this morning. The pilot boat Sandy Hook and a New York pilot rescued six men as high seas broke over the vessel. One man remained missing before the survivors were secured aboard.
Washington reports Secretary Glass presenting annual estimates totaling about 4.87 billion dollars for peace time government activities in fiscal year 1921. Army and Navy receive the largest shares, with interest on the war debt alone at 1.02 billion. Total surpasses four billion dollars, a unprecedented peacetime request.
Washington December 1 Many months of work lie ahead for the new Congress with confidence in early action on the Versailles treaty and domestic measures. Senators and representatives returned after a brief adjournment to prepare for immediate consideration of international agreements and pending bills, including railroad and immigration topics, with factions eyeing the presidential campaign next fall.
Windsor December 1 Governor Clement will sign papers commuting Bert Kelsie s death sentence to life imprisonment. The prisoner has shown improved conduct but was deemed not mentally responsible by a state appointed committee. Kelsie killed James Allen in Coventry Orleans County on December 4 of a prior year and was found guilty of murder in the first degree.
A hurricane swept southern Michigan, forcing the temporary closure of numerous industrial plants and curtailing operations across the state. Power lines toppled, the interurban railway system disrupted, and early reports tallied hundreds of deaths from debris and wreckage as authorities feared further increases.
London reports Lady Astor taking the oath as the first woman member of the House of Commons. The scene drew strong applause as she approached the speaker, with Prime Minister David Lloyd George and Lord President Arthur J. Balfour in attendance. Government and foreign policy items loom, including treaty debates, tax revisions, defense reforms, and plans for labor mediation and war measures.
Holyrade Dec 1 Great activity surrounds Fiume as a destroyer sails Saturday afternoon bound for Zara. A merchant ship followed with 1 000 shock troops aboard. Serbian press lareau says Admiral Riese, head of the D An nuttaian fleet, has boarded a destroyer and plans to seize Selenite.
Old line railroad history notes a temporary receiver appointed August 20 2010 as Boston and Maine undergoes leadership shifts. The story weaves through a wreck sighting 400 miles off the Virginia coast, a Barre physician Dr VC Goodrich passing, and a Vermont medical career with ties to Brookfield Randolph and Barre along with family obituaries and local civic roles.
Montpelier reports the marriage of Mrs Baa Berganti to Rumotle Mutechi of Montpelier with nuptials at a local parsonage. The bride wore taupe. sister attended in brown. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside on Taplin Street. Other items note court entries, estate matters, a death in Massachusetts, and local social updates.
Stirlington, Dec. Franklin postmaster Werly Ray Witney faces a United States court trial on charges of misappropriating about 820,000 from the office he ran. Arraigned before U S Commissioner J J Enright, bail set at 2000, which he cannot yet raise. Married with four children, Witney allegedly lost funds gambling and attempted to cover losses. Irregularities in the office were found two months ago. inspector Walter tried to intervene. Witney fled Franklin before arrest, later returned home and surrendered as grand jury convenes.
In Goodwin Park Bellows Falls on Saturday a 20 year old son of Hosea L Parker accidentally discharged a revolver. He handed the gun to a friend William Cassidy to unload. while removing shells the weapon discharged harming his left hand. Local authorities treat it as an unintended self infliction with partial removal of tissue.
11 year old Bellane Falls boy, John Scott, son of Patrick A. Scott of North Walpole, is not expected to live after an attempted ride on a freight train. A second freight train followed within minutes as the youth near South Charlestown station. Witnesses reported injuries and an ambulance was summoned.
A deadly clash at the Riverside mill patch of the Natural Tube company in Benwood Marshall county ends with a striker killed Sheriff Clayton shot and wounded, a deputy wounded, and several others injured as state police mobilize after Governor Cornwall’s appeal for troops amid the Benwood riot.
Burlington officials arrest Anette Stieger, a colored man, on suspicion of vaultry with a dangerous weapon after Henry LaBounty, a Fort Ethan Allen medical corps soldier, was shot in the chin on First Street. LaBounty says two men talked with him before one drew a gun and fired.
At noon no deer reports had been received statewide. Montpelier dispatches say no deer shot yet as the deer season opened. Commissioner Linus Leavens arranged to notify on the anniversary day and town clerks were busy telephoning and telegraphing. Hunters appear more eager to pursue the sport than expected.
State's Attorney Bi. R. Davis presides over an inquest into the Montpelier fire at the car barn on Monday morning. Friction over low water pressure in the city mains is noted as a factor in the incident. Local resident Frank Huntington owns the harmed horse. Fudge G. F. Davn handles the proceedings.
A troop train traveling to Pittsburgh, Kansas, derailed after striking an open switch near Humbold late at night. No injuries were reported among National Guard and volunteer workers aboard.
Randolph Corporation, The Webster company of Taste dolph has filed articles of association in the secretary of State's office for the purpose of manufacturing many different products. These include lumber, cloth and other material. The capital park and the papers are signed by Edgar M. Hunter, Leon W. Webster, J. A. Chodel, B. C. Angell, and B. O. L. Tewey of Randolph.
A mangled OCR fragment hints at an anaesthetic and obscure dialogue about a taker and Boston Tatty weript. The text appears garbled with unclear meaning and missing context, making it hard to identify a clear event, person, or place.
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