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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
2
Boston voters approved a new liquor law allowing hotel dining rooms to serve drinks until midnight. The measure, by a margin of about 20,000, permits sales from 11 PM to midnight with a $500 extra license and one permit per 26,000 inhabitants, pending state approval and commission actions.
New York delay at quarantine ends as 52 cabin passengers aboard the steamer Blucher from Hamburg Cherainty are released. The 115 second cabin passengers exposed to smallpox are to be detained at Hoffman Island for observation.
Nashua area nuns deny Father Johns Medicine as a dangerous drug or poison, stating it is not a pharmaceutical product and urging caution about unsafe use and unverified claims. The piece emphasizes vow adherence and safety in medical matters.
Amid talks and interviews, Britain faces a stalled education bill as Liberal leaders push for compromise while Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman and Lord Rosebery defend upholding Lords amendments. Debate extends two days as factions seek an arrangement before adjournment.
Dec 1 report from St Petersburg cites the Gail Gazette printing a leading article calling for a rapprochement between the United States and Russia to safeguard their interests in the far east amid tensions. The piece notes prevailing anxieties about Japanese actions and urges cautious diplomacy.
London December 1 letters patent were viewed granting a constitution to the Transvaal. The terms were outlined by Mr Churchill Secretary for the Colonies in the House of Commons on July 21.
New York reporters United States deputy marshal Masterson and Willan E Lewis and Henry N Cary, writers for the New York Morning Telegraph, were charged with contempt of court for circulating false reports of the Chester Gillette case. They were sent to the court of rail commissions for action.
Washington moves through the legislative and general bill with $250,000 for agriculture to enforce pure food laws and $50,000 for the war department. Congo relief discussion dominates Senate committee, Morgan reading long letters on atrocities delays action, Foraker undecided. Soldiers' Homes board opposes canteen funding, citing veteran welfare. House adopts December 20 Christmas holiday recess with January 4 reconvening.
A clipped dispatch notes Oregon voices pressing for a formal definition of Washington Territory and a parliamentary approach to resolve the question. The report highlights debates over jurisdiction and the path to formal recognition.
An old style advertisement promises axes at $1.00 and describes cut and drag saws bishop hand saws with warranty. The notice emphasizes sharpened tools and ready work for buyers.
A fragment discusses boxing’s famous knockout aimed at the jaw and stomach, then shifts to Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming cures for digestion and catarrh. It advertises a free booklet with medical authorities endorsing ingredients, and mentions a senatorial resolution on Japan from Oregon.
Mexico plans tax reductions and salary raises for minor officials after outlining a 20 million dollar public works bill for the coming year. Government allocates funds for water systems and port work in Coatzacoalcos and nearby districts, drawing 72 million from the treasury reserve.
In Edison on Friday last, Bakerfield worker B Hicks, one of five trapped miners, remains alive and communicates via a pipe forced through 70 feet of debris. Hicks reports word of the rescue event, but rescuers have received no signal since Friday. He is reportedly in poor condition but alive after the lengthy hold.
Washington December reports Senator Arion said Cortelyoun will take charge of the treasury on March 4. The nomination faced delays as the Senate finance committee postponed action due to no effective date. Objections also linger over Garfield’s interior secretary nomination, tied to the same issue of a stated effective date.
Enrico Caruso's appeal of a disorderly conduct conviction toward a woman in the monkey houses at Central Park was heard in New York. The session focused on legal argument as no new evidence was introduced.
Washington Dec 13 Isidor Rayner of Maryland in the Senate denounced the President’s attitude on the San Francisco school controversy and possible military action. He argued the President lacks power to order school desegregation across states and warned of implications for Japanese and Negro children. He pressed that no treaty grants such authority and any such action would violate the treaty power.
Washington dispatch reports former Senator Arthur Brown remains in stable condition after a bullet wound allegedly inflicted by Mrs Anna Alfred. The incident followed a case involving a son and occurred at an agency capital area, with officials stating no significant change in his health.
Washington reports the secretary of war issued a memorandum outlining reinstatement procedures for Twenty-fifth Infantry soldiers discharged without fault. Enlisted men travelled to the War Department to present documentary evidence of innocence and claim they were unaware of the alleged affair. Testimony was promised to follow.
President Roosevelt sent nominations for ambassadors and ministers plenipotentiary to the Senate. Names include White of Rhode Island to France and Griscom of Pennsylvania, Riddle of Minnesota, Dudley of California, and Comiz of Kentucky to Persia, with additional envoys listed.
An antique advertisement touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for blind bleeding ulcerated and itching piles. It claims immediate relief, mentions a 1 percent absorbent formula and a pouch of guarantees, with prices 500 and 2.00, subt by C W Wendrick and Co.
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