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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
2
A damaged ad-like fragment touts Mood’r Sarsaparilia as health booster and purifier. It mocks competing tonics, mocks doctors, and urges purchase while warning that other products are inferior. The text references dealers and profits amid unclear specifics.
An Oregon bound Chicago and Portland Special was held up near the town of Portland as robbers uncoupled the express car and fled after tampering with the car and siding lines. The express car was damaged by nitroglycerine and derailment while the band escaped unseen. H. Hoff reported passengers were not molested.
Five masked men robbed the lowry bank in Gibbon Nebraska, fleeing in an automobile after stealing about $2,500 from the vaults. Citizens pursued the suspects as lawmen began a manhunt.
In a rough bowling evening, Barre claimed victory in both matches 3 to 2. The Ethane and the Calumets traded leads but Barre held steady, with high series by Averill and strong scores from Barrows. The Ethans and Crescents both posted competitive totals despite the losses.
President-elect Taft and family arrived in Augusta to a throng at the station. Mrs Taft and sons Hubert and Charlie were escorted to automobiles and driven to Landon A Thomas's home. The city plans celebrations. Taft will likely try Augusta's golf course later today.
Bank inquiry continues in Somersworth New Hampshire after irregularities tied to late cashier Fred M Varney. Bank Examiner N BBean of Manchester oversees the assessment and balancing of ledgers as receivers work to determine the exact shortage, with early estimates around 86 000 and possible stockholder relief to cover depositors.
National Association report after nationwide study finds only about fifteen thousand beds for six hundred thousand tuberculosis patients and just a few thousand beds for advanced cases. The survey shows over one hundred thousand advanced cases lacking hospital care and warns eradication hinges on isolating those patients to save lives and reduce costs.
Harrisburg report details March court sentences for A A Sondergon W P Snider W L Mathory and T Y Shie maker found guilty of conspiring to defraud the state on Capitol renovation contracts. Each received $300 fines and two year terms with potential mercy.
A local newspaper report states a man tied to the failed assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis Filipe was arrested after confessing to attempting to shoot his majesty near a railroad in Porto last year. The King and prince escaped as the carriage sped away.
Washington reports Representative J Sloat Fassett the noted orator and New York gubernatorial hopeful became the first member in history to sit on the floor of the House. During the committee’s report on the president's secret service remarks Fassett lay on the floor to hear every word, unable to find a seat amid crowded aisles and nationalist tension.
Raleigh N Y Dec 19 After ten years in prison for a murder he did not commit A B Norton a white man is expected to be freed affidavits in the possession of ex Judge Thomas H Sutton Fayetteville signed by men connected with Thomas White who died at Northampton state farm state that White confessed to the murder for which Norton is imprisoned
A lodger discovered the bodies of W. C. Fla and his wife at their residence 142 Bird Street late this evening. Both victims had been killed with a hatchet found near the man's bed. Between the beds lay a crib with their two month old baby unharmed. The incident is described as a double murder in Withington Delaware.
Minneapolis officials report Standard Oil offenders refuse to accept money. Oil inspector W J McEwen has attempted to return an overpayment of zero dollars from the scrap value funds, but the money remains unaccepted and unclear in origin.
Madrid dispatch reports France and Spain transmitted to Algeciras signatories an identical note proposing a formula for recognizing Sultan Hadd, the presiding ruler. The move aligns with ongoing diplomatic efforts to settle sultanate legitimacy amid regional tensions.
Fractured OCR promotes a medical ad for piles cure by C. H. Kendrick & Co based in Barre Vermont. The readable text hints at a promotional medical product without full details of claims or instructions.
New York December 19 President elect Taft has selected George W Wickersham of the New York firm Strong and Cadwalader to be attorney general of the cabinet. This was learned from a reliable source after conferences with Taft and prominent lawyers in New York during his visit.
Louis Kellogg of St Paul and Henry Tout, present solicitor of the department of justice, are identified as key figures in framing policy for major litigation. Wickersham, noted for corporation law work, holds top rating in Martindale's directory as a capable office lawyer for the firm Strong and Covington. The discussion centers on appointing him despite unspecified concerns.
Critics argue against selecting a corporation lawyer for the case. Mr. Wilkersham, a Princeton University alumnus, graduated in 1880, a detail cited by supporters and opponents alike in the ongoing debate.
Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss reported eleven enlisted men of the 18th Infantry at Camp Keithley Mindanas died from methyl poisoning after drinking Columbian spirits. Names of the victims were not released.
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