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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
3
An untidy wartime tale recalls a soldier recovering at Montauk Point hospital amid nurses and a thermometer romance. The narrator follows a nurse’s teasing tests, declares love, then ends as a married man with four children. The piece blends humor and sentiment of a soldier’s courtship during the Cuban War era.
In a crowded Mott Street yard Policeman Eagen tested Dominieco Pulera by asking him to swear he did not kill his father Vitto Pulera. The 54 year old ty miner’s body lay nearby. A revolver with an empty chamber and a draft for 5 000 lire were found on the accused. Pulera denied the accusation and was placed under arrest as detectives recovered a stray Etchooke and other items. The elder Pulera had saved enough to fund his emigration to Italy.
In Memphis Tennessee a white man named Latura opened fire in a saloon killing three and wounding four. He reportedly declared I shot them and that was all there is to it. Police captured him without resistance after he surrendered at a nearby saloon.
Washi December article outlines a major reorganization by the United States Forest Service. It creates six district offices to oversee National Forests with district foresters based in Denver Utah Albuquerque Missoula San Francisco and Portland. The shift trims headquarters staff to core administrative and investigative roles outside the National Forests.
The Forest Service forms six West district offices to speed decisions and bring trained personnel closer to ground level. Gifford Pinchot says the move will broaden public access while maintaining centralized authority, with many district officers former forest leaders now in higher posts born and raised in the West.
An influenza like malaria outbreak hits a Tennessee jail, killing five inmates and Ensign suspects. Captain Quentin Rankin’s alleged killer band is linked to the deaths. Jail leaders including Ben Carter and Tom Wilwon die as more prisoners fall ill amid murder indictments.
St Petersburg December 1 It is understood that when M Isvolsky Russian foreign minister makes the long promised statement outlining Russia attitude it will be found that Russia favors an alliance with the United States D Peck and son have purchased W Mann power bone cutter which they will have installed at their house and be cutting meat and bone in a few days
A fragmentary OCR reads terse lines about an anti hate action and a person named Pavey ud Banc, with unclear roles. The readable items suggest a legal or civic matter, mentioning motives and procedural terms without full context or clear outcomes.
Dutch forces reinforce blockade duties at La Guaira with battleship Juesh Van Heemeheek and cruiser Gelderland cleared for action. Expect possible clash with Venezuelan forts as ships move to seize merchant vessels and deter trade, amid tensions from Curacao to Caracas.
President Castro of Venezuela departed Bordiaus for Paris yesterday, due at 6:16 pm. He reserved rooms at the Hotel Palain D'Orosy and traveled by private car to the station, accompanied by a special police commissary.
French government told President Castro he would be expelled if he attempted actions that threaten public order. The report notes Castro planned interviews and campaigns opposing France or justifying his stance linked to Venezuela, as he traveled to France in a diplomatic capacity.
A private citizen reportedly agreed to halt an operation and follow the government’s wishes, signaling compliance with official directives. The details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text but the core claim concerns submission to authorities and suspension of actions. Local officials declined further comment as investigators review the account.
In Dauphin County Court Judge George Kunkele denied a new trial for four defendants John H. Sander James Sehtmaker William YP. Snyder and William I. Mathues convicted last spring in the capital conspiracy. Their appeals were rejected and they face sentencing next Friday with possible State Supreme Court appeals.
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