Burglar Routed After Sharp Fight At Murray Hill Hotel
In New York on December 24 a masked burglar pried open a jewel box in a Murray Hill Hotel suite on Park Avenue. Robert L. Ireland wrestled the intruder who ordered him to rise. The burglar fled after a chair struck Ireland and Mrs. Ireland was used as a shield. Police swarmed the hotel as officers searched for the suspect.
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New York
Murray Hill
Park Avenue
Robert L. Ireland
Ireland
Grand Central Station
Mark & Haona Company
Cleveland
Dan Hanna
Enright
Warren G. McConehe
Troy
Argentina Will Receive Colby As Guest In Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires announced that United States secretary of state Bainbridge Colby would be received as a guest and that Argentina will send a warship to Montevideo to bring him to Buenos Aires. A memorandum from US Ambassador Frederick J. Stimson said Colby’s visit shows no friction with Argentina over wartime policies and he planned no references to past disputes, only reaffirming friendship.
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Buenos Aires
Bainbridge Colby
United States
Foreign Office
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Frederick J. Stimson
Colby
Christmas with Home Flavor for U.S. Soldiers on the Rhine
Coblenz reports Christmas at the Rhine with home style candy popcorn and Salvation Army doughnuts for every American soldier. Mess halls will host dinners, orchestras, and vaudeville acts while a fund of one hundred thousand marks buys warm clothing and toys for German children. Santa will distribute gifts from Christmas trees as Amaroc News publishes a lavish pictorial edition.
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Coblenz
Tee
Salvation Army
Rhine
American Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Amaroc News
Germany
Europe
Joe Lynch to Take Month Long Vacation After Title Win
New York December 24 Joe Lynch new bantamweight boxing champion of the world will take a month vacation then defend his title Eddie Mead his manager announced Lynch retires to seclusion following Wednesday victory over Pete Herman A nation wide tour of bantamweight hopefuls is planned
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New York
Joe Lynch
Eddie Mead
Lynch
Pete Herman
Military raid nets 24 arrests near Cork village
In Cork, Dec 24, military forces raided the village of Clondulance in County Cork and seized 24 arrestees. Those detained were taken to the barracks at Imoy, about a mile and a half west of Clondulane.
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Clondulane
Cork
Clondulance
County Cork
Imoy
Montpelier Christmas program opens at Methodist church
The Montpelier Christmas program opened last evening at the Methodist church with a large attendance. A program of songs recitations and exercises followed. Rev G H rof e made remarks at Santa. The tree was stripped of gifts for the smaller children of the Sunday school. Mr and Mrs x carnies traveled by automobile to California planning a winter stay. They left their home on lower State Street around 3 o clock and aimed to drive to Keene NH then south to Greenfield Troy Buffalo and the western states covering about 20 miles by auto.
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Montpelier
Methodist Church
G. H. Aoe
Santa
Mills
California
Windhem
Bennington
B Roberts
Roberts
Eorge Parmenter
Mira Parmenter
Hee Gene
St. Paul, Mine
Christmas Tree Thief Strips School Trees in Mean Act
In Braintree Massachusetts on December 24 a thief cut four large Christmas trees intended for Hollis School children. The trees held toys fruit candy and small gifts for teachers and students. Quiet night theft ruined Santa like gifts leaving disappointed children and upset teachers promising to seek justice.
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Braintree
Mass
Athena
Mirena
Will
Burglars Raid City Treasury Stole Five Thousand Dollars
A disrupted text reports burglars entered a treasury, taking about five thousand dollars after what appears to be a dynamite-related incident. Authorities, including former officials, are cited as part of the fragmentary account with unclear specifics.
United States to Withdraw From Santo Domingo
A proclamation by Rear Admiral Snowden, under President Wilson, announces U S withdrawal from Dominican affairs after over four years. It cites stable finances, sanitation, education growth from 18 000 to 100 000 pupils, and revenue rise from about four million to over seven and a half million dollars, with a Dominican commission to draft amendments and an updated election law.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Santo Domingo
Thomas Snowden
Wilson
West Indian Republic
Admiral Snowden
Dominion
Republic
State Department
The
Jailbird Again Under Arrest In Massachusetts Escape Case
Harry Manster known as Foley and Larkin was recaptured in Chicago after escaping the Massachusetts state prison where he served a life term for the murder of a Boston patrolman. The escape also involved Herman L. Barney and Charles Ward, with Ward surrendering days later and Barney turning himself in later. Warden Shattuck had said he would wager Manster would be back for Christmas dinner.
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Chicago
Harry Manster
Massachusetts
Boston
Os Foley
Larkin
Harry R. Manater
Joseph Reiser
Herman L. Barney
Charles Ward
Ward
Shattuck
Barney
Nathan A. Tufts
Middlesex County
Manster
No Christmas pardon for Debs
Washington officials said President Wilson has not committed to granting any Christmas pardons but reiterated a determination not to free Eugene V. Debs, who is serving a ten year sentence in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for espionage law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White House
Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Closing Arguments In Mudgett Murder Case
Arguments in the Arthur Mudgett murder case, charged with killing Amy Shonio at Johnson on July 31, will be completed in Lamgille county court today, with a jury likely to be locked up until next Monday.
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Hyde Park
Der
Arthur Mudgett
Amy Shonio
Johnson
Lamgille County Court
Town Gossip Around Christmas Visits in Town
Talk of the Town lists numerous residents and visitors arriving for Christmas. Carrie Beckley and Misses Biz xi from Waterbury, Columbia student Orpheus Bigeozero in New York, workers and shoppers from Homer Fitts Co. and Adams Co., plus families like the Dodges, Pontanas, Norin, McKenzie, and Wisharts making holiday stays. Local banks note a Christmas club trade expansion as arrivals flow in from Hartford, Springfield, and Amherst for festive visits.
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Carrie Beckley
Marshfield
Paul Johnson
Union Dry Goods
Moretown
Christine
Angie
Josephine Bizxi
Waterbury
Orpheus Bigeozero
New York City
Columbia University
Victor Gignar
Homer Fitts Co
Toonight
Franklin
A. Whitcomb
Fall River
Mase
South Main Street
Myrle Pirie
Adams Co
F. G. Holland
Barre Savings Bank and Triet Company
Vivien Dodge
Springfield
John Dodge
Nathale Pontana
Greenfield
Mass
Central Street
Nannie Norin
Cobble Hill
Catherine McKenzie
Hartford
Conn
Arty
Anna Melver
Jefferson Street
Orrin C. Hughes
Film Street
Burlington
Clemenceau and Wilson Clash Over Rhine Reach
Isaiah Bowman, head of the American Geographical Society, said at a Philadelphia forum that Clemenceau called Wilson pro-German during the peace conference. Bowman quoted Wilson describing his trouble over the left bank Rhine and Saar basin, noting Clemenceau had labeled him pro-German and left the room. He said a solution was found that the conference eventually accepted.
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Philadelphia
Clemenceau
Wilson Proterman
Isaiah Bowman
American Geographical Society
American Peace Commission
Public Ledger
Bowman
Commission
Rhine
Saar
M. Clemenceau
A. Nand
Mr. Bowman
Weather outlook for Atlantic states next week turns chilly
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain and snow in the Atlantic states. Temperatures remain normal early in the week then drop significantly by the end of the period. Washington D C December 24. The word
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Atlantic States
Washington, D.C
Jury Discharged in Washington Venuet Case After Long Deliberation
In Washington D C jurors could not reach a verdict after 19 hours of deliberation in the case of Jules W mkhee tein and others. They reported to Justice Gueld in the district supreme court that they were unable to agree on a verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Jules W. Mkheetein
Gueld
District Supreme Court
Crete
New York Central Carmen Idle in West Albany
Approximately 100 employees of the New York Cretecer deperiment at West Albany are idle as Mary New York Central Carmen Idle in Albay Nova Scotia V Der 24. A party patron named Lori dy reportedly halted operations after workers left their shops.
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Albay
NS. V. der
New York
Cretecer
West Albany
Lori Dy
Trading with Spain Offers Good Chances
Washington December 24 report to the department of commerce by Trade Commissioner Arthur Young notes opportunities for American business in Spain. He asserts Spain has a trade surplus and cash to pay for U S goods, with a war era balance of trade around 772 million and broad prosperity due to neutral status and cash payments. He cites lower cost of living growth than other Europe nations and minimal currency inflation, with cotton accounting for about half of U S exports to Spain.
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Washington, D. C
Spain
Department of Commerce
Arthur Young
Young
United States
Fire damages Eldredge summer home in Great Barrington
In Great Barrington Massachusetts on December 24 a fire destroyed the summer home of Harry C Eldredge a New York stock broker. His wife Mrs Eldredge was injured climbing from her room through a window to a piazza roof and then to the ground. Daughter Constance and sons Harry and William were unharmed. The house valued at about 25 000 burned with 15 roods. The cause was not determined.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Harry C. Eldredge
New York
Fire in Hanford Church Tied to Overheated Still
Fire at a Hanford Washington church yesterday was blamed by deputy sheriffs on an overheated whiskey still operating in the basement. The basement space was rented by J H Brooks, a local butcher for whom a warrant has been issued. The church suffered only minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford, Wash
Hanford
Wash
J. H. Brooks
Marriage Card for Rose Trow and Joseph Norton
Cards announce the marriage of Rose Trow of 14 South Main Street to Joseph Norton of Lynn Massachusetts, the ceremony held in Lynn last week. Norton is in the piano business in Lynn.
Seizure of 26 Barrels of Scotch Whiskey in Freight Car
Local customs officials report the seizure of 26 barrels of Scotch whiskey in a southbound freight car billed from Montreal. Each barrel held 100 to 125 quarts, total value about 25000 dollars. The consignees and final disposition remain undisclosed as inspectors removed and inspected the liquor after a depot employee detected its odor.
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St. Albans
Montreal
Joe Creamb
Central Vermont
Barre Christmas notes and local society updates
Barre residents visit relatives over Christmas with trips to Woodsville Montreal Plainfield Wells River and New Rochelle. Births marriages and hospital news include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Chandler and a corrected Miss Willett marriage. A Barre City patient suffers heart trouble and a local railroad clerk is praised for courtesy. A school masquerade dance features 40 students, a four piece orchestra and festive decorations in Worthen hall.
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Everett Ricker
Groton
Cecil Webster
Washington Street
Montreal
Winifred Hamel
Spaulding
Plainfield
George Cameron
Hotel Barre
Woodsville
N. H
Cameron
George Fowlie
South Main Street
Wells River
Norwich
Conn
Freeman
Eva Annie Bishop
John J. Lee
South Barre
Barre City Hospital
Lee
Julia Rizzozero
Ametia Gibbars
Leona Lamperti
Leonardi Rossi
Annie Taylor
Church Street
Randolph
Boston Post
Barre
Charles Simmons
Barre & Montpelier
Central
Central Vermont
Montpelier
Riding New School
Re Quinlen
Worthen Hall
Dorothy
Cheer for 25 Families Through Salvation Army Drive
Ensign Kunz thanks Barre residents for generous support as 25 Christmas baskets are prepared from kettle and store donations. Each basket includes potatoes coffee butter sugar cranberries crisco rice oats soap chicken canned goods bread pie vegetables and more for local families this Christmas season.
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Salvation Army
Ensign Kunz
Barre
Goddard Honor List Showcases Top Students
Nora Ellis of North Montpelier heads Goddard Seminary first term with 94 percent. Lillian Avery East Barre and Hazel Abbott Cabot follow with 92.2 and 90.7. Other academic honorees include Lawrence Jackman East Corinth 88.8 and Joseph Darling Chelsea 88. Doris Smith Holyoke Massachusetts 88. In the commercial department, Helen Rossi Barre leads at 90.6, with Dorothy Currier Canaan Center 90.0, Lessell Steward Barre 80.5, Wayland Page Plainfield 89, Marie Rossi Barre 89, and Cecilia England Chaplin Connecticut 88.5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Ellis
North Montpelier
Goddard Seminary
Lillian Avery
East Barre
Hazel Abbott
Cabot
Lawrence Jackman
East Corinth
Joseph Darling
Chelsea
Doris Smith
Holyoke
Mass
Helen Rossi
Barre
Dorothy Currier
Canaan Center
NTL
Lessell Steward
Wayland Page
Plainfield
Marie Rossi
Cecilia England
Chaplin
Conn
Christmas Holiday Greetings and Local Notes
Harvard post graduate Cyril Marrion spends holidays at Filin street home while numerous neighbors share travel plans. Articles mention alumni ball plans, performers, and many residents visiting families for Christmas including Mr and Mrs A. G Miles and Leo Loranger. A note explains Pilgrim half dollar issue and its use for Plymouth Tercentenary expenses. Dr Mae Gage departs for Crown Point with farewell tribute from patients and friends.
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Cyril Marrion
Harvard
Filin Street
James Comelli
North Main Street
Bethel
Harry Allen
Warren
Beckley Street
Christ Carroll
and _G. Fuller
New York
Mirae Oralter
L. Howard
Averill Street
Geor Shannon
Washington
Atreet
Brandon
H. A. Dunbar
Palace Garage
St. Albans
Sidney Weaver
Gladys N. Gale
Montreal
Edwin Bruce
Joseph Bonnet
Carroll Smith
W. D. Smith
Summer Street
New Haven
Conn
Leo Loranger
A. J. Loranger
St. Michael's College
Priscilla Miles
State Hospital
Waterbury
A. G. Miles
South Main Street
Fiorino Ronea
Amedeo Ronea
Cottage Street
Worcester Tech
Worcester
Mass
Ronea
People's National Bank
United States
United States of America
Pilgrim
United
Pen‘s Bank
First National of
Boston
Crown Point
P.M
Hot
Drew Wupert
Water loss suit seeks 95000 in East Montpelier case
A sprawling legal filing from East Montpelier seeks 95000 damages against Montpelier and Barre Light and Power Co., the Perry Deavitt Frost Electric Co., and individuals for road damage alleged from No 2 dam and water backing on the Winooski river. Julia Andrews of Roxbury sues John Barton Payne as Central Vermont Railway director for 5000 after a train alighting accident on April 1, 2019 leaving her injured and multiple bones broken.
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East Montpelier
Montpelier
Julia Andrews
Roxbury
John Barton Payne
Central Vermont
State Supreme Court Jan term docket listing cases
The January term docket shows Washington county cases for hearing including Daisey Shortsleeves vs BE H Eroville W Hamilton vs U Aja Granite company Harlan W Kemp vs J W Brock estate. The only new state case is state versus Zebe Thebedeau Windsor county alleged neglect of a minor child.
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Supreme Court
Washington County
Daisey
BE. H. Eroville
W. Hambleton
U. Aja Granite Company
Harlan W. Kemp
J. W. Brock Estate
State
Zebe Thebedeau
Windsor County
S H S 1918 Reunion at Spaulding Ends in Joyous Night
Fifty five of the 1918 Spaulding graduating class of ninety three returned to the school for a reunion in room A. Miss Eva G. Smith attended, H H Jackson led the way, and Laurenes Campbell presided. Prophesies recalled, a pageant of school days, four piece orchestra, and domestic science refreshments closed the event at midnight.
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Spaulding
Eva G. Smith
H. H. Jackson
Laurenes Campbell
Jackson
Mildred McGue
Vivien Marrion
Dean A. Davis
Neat Rennin
Fifth Escape Attempt Foiled at Montpelier Jail
Leon Shentelle, a youth with four prior escapes from confinement, was stopped in a fifth attempt at Montpelier rail. Sheriff Tracy uncovered the plot as Shentelle, allowed in jail corridors, used a case knife to saw at a bolt and planned to flee through a stair door. He is now back in his cell awaiting transfer to a state prison or other facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Shentelle
Varigous
Rae Il
Montpelier
Atte
Tracy
Shontelle
New Trustee Named For Burke Estate Fund At Barre
Mr and Mrs Thomas MacDonald of Wollaston Massachusetts arrived this afternoon to visit at Mr Mediewild s former home on Beane Street as the Granite Savings Bank and Trust Company appointed trustee of a fund established by the will of Frank H Burke and a trust from the bugler estate to replace the Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company which resigned as trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wilson
Amherst
Mase
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Harry Wishart
Winooski Savings Bank & Trust Co
Winooski
Barbara Wishart
Camp Street
Granite Savings Bank & Temie
Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company
Graniite Savings Bank and Trust Company
Frank H. Burke
2 A. Bugler
Thomas MacDonald
Wolleston
Mass
Mr. Mediewild
Beane? Street
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