Fire destroys Montpelier block and prompts firewall push
Residents recount a stubborn blaze at Montpelier Junction last night where the Barre fire department fought a difficult fire. Officials note the fire tested the new firewall between the Eastman block and the Quinton building and urged stricter permits for firewalls as Montpelier grows. The incident follows a February 5 1005 execution date discussion for a Bennington murder and a looming state legislature debate on capital punishment.
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Barre
Bennington
Maeasion
Vermont Segislature
Eastman
Quinton
Churchmen Name Novitiate Entry in Austrian Lineage
Count Alert von Meran, a young vesog of the Austrian imperial house, has entered the novitiate of Bene dectine monks. He is the grandson of Archduke John. Bishop Timek Addison Ingle of the Protestant Episcopal church has risen to a high post, noted as the youngest bishop in the American church. Jim Edwards, a Baptist preacher from Owensville Indiana, is famed as a booster-state storyteller and plans a joke book. The Rev. Hather Stawint of Charlottetown has been named Secretary to Mer. Sharrett, papal delegate to Canada, succeeding Bilckney who returns to Washington.
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Alert von Meran
Archduke John
Timek Addison Ingle
Protestant Episcopal Church
Hanton
Chins
Bonita Ching
Whe Mey
James JB
Edwards
Owensville
Ind
Hather Stawint
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Mer. Sharrett
Canada
Father Bilckney
Washington
Train and Track Size and Streetcar Dependence Discussed
Europe has 4.4 miles of railway for 20 000 people while the United States shows 25 miles per capita. Streetcar reliance is noted with Eng Hah cities using double Mockers seating forty and sixty on top. An American strap hauler is cited as the most profitable passenger carrier for the mailway. The heaviest train hauled by a single locomotive weighed 4 787 tons with eighty four cars, moved sixty three miles at thirteen mph. A photograph was demanded but not offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Eng Hah
Resignations and plans stir Vermont Castleton area
Advent Christian pastor Irving H. Barnes resigns after three years at Castleton church to accept a new call. State executive committee of the Young Men's Christian Association meets in Burlington to organize county work in Franklin County. Veardawn of New York to launch St Albans campaign. James M. Holland plans to acquire modern houses in Northfield next spring amid anticipated building growth. No vacant tenements exist. demand remains strong. An Istlat WN.G. officer examination was held in Brattleboro. Fred Goodrell of Mendon, who knife-wounded his wife at Castleton, was captured after pursuit by Constable Carl Beach.
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Irving H. Barnes
Advent Christian Church
Castleton
Toonick
Yung Men's ‘Christian Association
Barington
Franklin County
Veardawn
New York
St. Al‘bane
James M. Holland
Ard
Nortlfeld
Northfeld
Northfield
Istlat
WN. G
Brooks
Ratland
Carl Beach
Teta
Goodrell
Joll
Fragmented Verse Snippets Spark Mixed Reactions Across Columns
A garbled compendium of quips, quotes, and verse lines from various sources, including Chilengo Post, Washington Star, New York Times, and Yale Record, appears as jumbled snippets. The collage blends jokes, moral reflections, and literary allusions, with scattered references to public figures and cultural tropes, across a chaotic page fragment.
Twain's Farewell Interview Reveals Umbrella Contract Jokes
In a farewell interview from Italy, Mark Twain jokes about a difficult contract with three umbrella prices and his own perceived innocence. He quips about obscured party roles, the Divine Creator, and the cost of legal dealings as he notes his departure abroad for his wife's health.
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Mark Twain
Italy
Behald
Tan
Mississippi
Mark ‘Twain
Poetic fragment notes commerce and war as unity
An archaic verse fragment mentions commerce covering every land and a unified voice against war. Names Duke Srayd and Harper appear in a fragmented, stylistic chorus about global reach and the end of war. The text reads like a historical wartime poem snippet with unclear attribution.
Bookstore Clearance Sale Announces Deep Discounts
A local bookseller announces a clearance sale from December 19 to January 2 offering fiction not sold at net prices for 1.50 now 1.00 and other price cuts including 1.00 to 85c, 75c to 65c, 5c to 50c, 36c to 25c, and 2c to 20c, urging public to take advantage of the deal.
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Frank E Langley
Bette Daily ‘Times
Montpelier Junction
Cleveland
Leeds
Bert Wo Campbell
Rookingram
Thay
Chilengo Post
Puck
Jen
Washington Star
New York Times
Yale Record
AWD
Manecer
Miss Browteigh
Mike
Pollman
Tourlat
Elerive
Mlotia
Hover
Elmetne
Milwacker
Twain
Mark
Umbria
Glunta
Duke
Srayd
Harper
A. Hadden
Clan Gordon
Alemnamen
Verorder
L. P
H. C. Gleason
Mépelier, Vt
American Fidelity CO
Wontpelier, VT
W. Dilton
Barre, Ve
H. Bigelow
East Brookdeld
the Singer Manufacturing Co
North Main St
Montpelier
North Main Street
The
Averill Music CO
Chas. A. Smith
Gordon Block
Morris
A. W. Badger & Co
Morse Block
Vermont
Jos wikiNi
Federal Directors House
Telephone—Store
Inventor
Highton
Vaugn
Emilie, de Florist
Otis Block
Pearl Street
M. J. McLowan
South Main Street
Oliver
Corin
E. A. Crown
Nat'l Bank
Weiare
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