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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
3
A man recounts married life and learned diplomacy at home after a disruptive whist game with his wife and her friend Miss Bland. His wife conceals intentions, cushions embarrassment, and reframes the incident to preserve harmony, proving she can outmaneuver him in social tact.
Cleveland 04 Dec 15. Dallas Cooper told police of a plot to explode and bomb at Monday night’s meeting featuring Senator Tillman. Police examined Cooper but could not verify plotters or details. Authorities fear disturbance and remain cautious.
St Petersburg reports strained Russian Japanese talks over the open door and Manchuria. Tokyo accuses Russia of evading Portsmouth while pressing for Amur and Sungari navigation. Russia argues joint river use does not threaten China sovereignty and cites Manchuria openness to trade. Also notes anti inflammation cure promotion and a lecturer planning a year in Japan before returning to Cleveland.
Shanghai reports worsening unrest at Ping-Kiang Kiang-Si with anti foreign riots erupting around coal mines. Germans and other foreigners guard mines as rioters raid T-Ling. Honan troops are prepared to move from Nanking toward the trouble area.
Chicago December 15 reports 126 lives lost navigating the Great Lakes in the past year. The 1905 figure reached 215, with 38 lost overboard, 11 by machinery, two by suicide, three from natural causes aboard, 52 shipwrecks, and five drowning from collisions.
Tokio December 15. The emperor Thure day gave an audience to Professor Geo. Trembull Ladd formerly of Yaleana now at Western Reserve College Cleveland Ohio. The honor was for his important services to education in Japan. Mrs Ladd and embassy staff accompanied him.
The Chicago Chamber of Commerce urges action to curb press coverage of divorces and immoral scandals to keep the city from a damaging public image. Citizens are urged to support censorship efforts as reports of scandals and immoral cases circulate.
Mrs. Gillette, mother of Chester Gillette, breaks into tears in a prison interview. She declares she will stay until the court of appeals and governor decide his fate, insisting he shall not face the electric chair.
The Walton Vermont Register and State Directory will move from December to April each year to include a full list of town and city election results from March meetings. The change aims to enhance value and distribution, enabling inclusion of the prior calendar year’s statistics. Separately, Gen Nogi was wounded in a fall while returning from the palace, suffering a broken leg.
A partial garbled line mentions a chef and a balloon tea concept. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. The readable fragment suggests a social or culinary reference but lacks verifiable details for a full news item.
A Chicago visitor recounts a century old tale told by his grandfather Abel about bets and a giant kite. Noah, Elijah White, and the elder wager on pig theft, using a 30 foot tail kite with a hemp line and a windward ascent powered by Grip the dog and Eph’s mare to lift the contraption into the air. The stunt ends with the kite rising and Grip pulling free, amid cheers and near calamity.
Fragmentary account shows Elijah astonished as Noah freezes in shock. No gun, ropes used to lower a kite, a pig freed by an elder, then a tavern celebration. Great-grandfather guards the town colt until his death.
King Haakon Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav departed London yesterday for Germany. They expect to meet with the German Emperor at Berlin before returning to Christiania. King Edward the Prince and Princess of Wales Dr Nansen and the Norwegian minister were at the station to bid farewell.
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