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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
4
The Barre Daily Times notes readers’ concerns on worry and rising death tolls from self harm, cites Pittsburg divorce cases involving Mrs Thaw, and references President’s remarks praising P. C. Knox while stressing that a candidate should be judged by achievements, not mere endorsements.
The Times quotes a campaign note praising Roosevelt era ties and broad party support for Raox. It highlights Pennsylvania backing, claims of progressive alignment with the Roosevelt administration, and references to Warfield’s Grand Army Man as context.
The National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier reports steady business growth despite market stringency and regulatory scrutiny. The total insurance in force rises to 101,770,281 dollars, with the surplus fund increased by over a million dollars, underscoring the company’s solidity and regional importance to Vermont and Montpelier.
The company reports its chief business concern remains growth with about one hundred percent in the home office and more as it expands. The fine building on lower State street is becoming inadequate for the volume, and larger quarters are anticipated. The shift promises benefit to Montpelier and the state, with wishes for prosperous years ahead.
Chelsea and surrounding residents are mentioned in a fragmented Chelsea news note. Warren Benjamin faces a fifty day sentence for a crime. Harry Lyford and Herma Nes discuss trunk line building between Chelsea and Timbridge for the Orange County Telephone Co. A Mrs Goss returns from Taunton with family. Several locals suffer illness. Dan Dickenson and Mit Nore Taylor enter seminary studies. The week highlights include the Orange County Telephone Co annual meeting at town hall and a bean dinner at Dana House hosted by Methodists.
Hebrew Immigrants Aid Society plans to file a petition accusing Hamburg America Line crew of indignities aboard the President Grant during the Hamburg to New York voyage. The charges follow investigations and stories from immigrants who arrived December 20, alleging abuse by officers and stewards.
Riots broke out in New York on January 6 over rent disputes between landlords and striking tenants. Police reserves fought with combatants. several injuries reported and five arrests made. Disorder spread through the affected district as police used clubs and medics cared for the injured.
A garbled fragment from a Sunday School item and club chatter cites a question about inheriting the earth. It mentions Young America and a yacht club member, with stray lines about officials and a New York press source.
Jaac Stanley of Montreal suffered a broken collar bone and internal injuries after being jammed between a stand and a pipe at the Newport roundhouse while attempting to jump from an engine passing a water tank. He was taken to Montreal General Hospital with an engineer accompanying him.
A four year old Vermont girl, Austin, who moved from Shelburne to Worcester two years ago for work, died suddenly in Worcester Massachusetts. Daughter of Willing A and Lottie Austin of Bakersfield, she had helped with duties during the war and is survived by three sisters, Mrs. James Hatch, Mrs. Mira Tillotson, and Miss Glen Austin.
A fragmentary report from St. Johnebury details an embezzlement charge tied to a local matter on a cold Saturday. The readable text mentions individuals, a court action, and a reference to a series of names and items, but the full facts remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
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