Barre Manpower Registration Surges Across States
One thousand twenty Barre men registered with Chief Registrar Mackay filing noon deadlines. Registrants came from 45 states with camps in Arizona and Idaho, as well as Colorado Illinois and eastern states. Total registered 662 including 66 aliens, no alien enemies. 200 with dependent relatives. nine totally disabled. 28 probable exemptions. 16 officials. one colored. An attempted extension occurred but corrected when queried.
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Arizona
Idaho
Colorado
Ilinois
Barre
Hotel Barre
City Hall
Mackay
Proarie
Washington, D
B. M. Hopkins
Iaindred
Nere- Ournere
Montpelier Registration Yields 525 In Wartime Census
In Montpelier yesterday 525 men aged 21 to 31 registered, including 464 citizens and 61 aliens, short of the expected near 600. Two reported total disability, 284 have dependents, 12 face exemptions on Boise ground, 162 indicated no exemption. St Johnsbury also logged 707 registrations for the 21 to 31 group, while a Russian noted his wife and two children dependents held by the Germans. Outdoor patriotic services were held in St Johnsbury and Lyndonville with local clergy and educators speaking, as State Education Commissioner Milo B Hillogas addressed Barton attendees.
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Montpelier
Boise
O. D. Mathewson
Lyndonville Institute
Frank Brooks
St. Johnsbury
Milo B. Hillogas
Barton
ONE NERVOUS MAN St Albans June
From 7 o'clock yesterday morning until late evening the city hall was the center of interest as young men of conscription age gathered in St Albans. The anxious scene reflected tension over the militia draft process. Local authorities monitored the crowd while residents debated the potential impact on the community.
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St. Albans
St. Alband
Draft registration totals fall short of expectation in Brattleboro
In Brattleboro on June 5 suspended registration drew 502 names far below the board’s morning estimate. Farmers mostly avoided registering many registrants over 31 years old sought safety in numbers and a few naturali zed Germans declared readiness to serve Uncle Sam. A Russian born man noted his birthplace before leaving. Rutland reported 1231 registrations and Burlington tallied exactly 1600.
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Bratleboro
Uncle Sam
Russia
Horn
Commander Visits Fort Ethan Allen in Burlington
Brigadier-General Clarence R. Edwards, commanding general of the northeastern division, visited Fort Ethan Allen for a few hours. Col. Joseph T. Dickman greeted him as he arrived from Platteburg aboard the Ticonderoga, with a general’s salute marking his reception. He left on the 11:10 train for Boston after spending Monday and Tuesday at Plattaburg’s officers training camp.
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Fort
Edwards
Boston
Plattaburg
Stanford Stevens Enrolled in Paris After Ambulance Unit
News from St Albans reports Stanford H Stevens formerly of this city now in Paris after sailing with an ambulance unit from Harvard. He is elder son of Mrs William Stanford Stevens and recently departed for France. He plans to stay in Paris briefly before entering active service.
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Stanford H. Stevens
St. Albans
Boston
Willian Stanford Stevens
France
Harvard University
Paria
Talk of the Town and Local Happenings
An itemized recap of local notices includes sale of writing paper at Fitts, an Excursion to Fort Ethan Allen of Plattsburg, and the Bijou ad promoting The Voice on the Wire. Also reported is a postponed Mon’a eluh meeting due to Rev F H Laird’s absence and a wedding in Barre between Mary Drew and Earl Lewson. A Perrin hill area alert details a man attempting to seize a child. a search by police yielded no clues.
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Fitts
Fort Ethan Allen
Plattsburg
F. H. Laird
Barnet
First Presbyterian Church
Ward
Harre
Mixa Mary Drew
William B. Drew
St. Marke Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Earl Malcolm Lewson
Phoebe J. Lewis
Nelson Street
Barre
Lewis
Marne
Upper Elm Street
Upland Avenue
Perrin Hill
Karl Hunt
Panama
Mra
Dirnie’s
Peasant Street
Matteburg
Ella Hull
Ee Toemorrow
Polly Red
Lady Lee Ren Wilson
Bijou
Mitchell Wate
KE. Quadri
New York City
South Barre
N. D. Phelpa
Mount Mansfield
Lake Mansfield Club
Fred Hertrand
Springfield
Mass
John T. Averill
Kearney
N.J
Tun
Granite Savings Iunk
G. H. Pape
Paige & Campbell
J. W. Dillon
Arte Golf Club
Netop
Hedding
Alfred Mazvolini
Randolph
East Randolph
Vermont Central Baptist Association
W. A. Perry
F. G. Rogers
JM. Nason
PF. A. Hutchinson
Abbie Corliss
KB. J. Lehigh
Suaressay
Faravan
Montpelier Road
Hue
Organizing Milk Producers in Caledonia County
W F Currier leads drive for New England Milk Producers association to secure a 75 cent per hundred rise in milk price and butter fat pay. St Johnsbury meeting featured A F Lawrence W E Currier W J Batts L Weed. Lyndonville session followed. more meetings planned across the county next week.
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St. Johnsbury
W. F. Currier
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Caledonia County
A. F. Lawrence
W. E. Currier
W. J. Batts
Labbor
United States Department of State
Lyndonville
Still on an American Basis
Still on an American basis the article argues there is no British censorship of U.S. papers during the war and praises restraint. It contends that information aiding the enemy will be suppressed and asserts Congress has resisted attempts to control the press, while noting divisions among administrations and outlets. It claims no paper will be forced to support a weak government or weaken the nation.
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Congress
New York
Betan Treveter
U.S
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Go
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
United States
Liberty
Lincoln
Germany
Bavaria
Aisne
Champagne
Britain
Isonzo
Aing
Kalua
Fung
Recov
Here Is Your Chance Boceere Incubeter
fragmentary OCR text mentions Allen and Orange Comments. no clear event or identities to form a cohesive news item. unable to extract a definite story, date, or organization.
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Allen
Parade notices and local events in Barre mix
A cluttered Barre page reports shipments, theater showings, and social notes. Mentions an auction sale, address changes, travels, and civic announcements, with church events, registrations, and war bond push details shaping a snapshot of daily life.
Unclear event title from mangled text
Fragmentary OCR hints at a meeting or event at work with dates unclear and attendees unnamed. The readable words reference time and members but lack concrete participants, places, or outcomes to establish a precise summary.
The Dull Man and Realizing Others, Says Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett argues against excuses of not realizing in The Woman's Home Companion. He asserts most people possess some imagination and can place themselves in others' shoes, though rare truly dull individuals exist. He cautions against habitual obliviousness and stresses the harm it causes when one neglects others' feelings.
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Arnold Bennett
Our Sense of Motion and a Railway Delusion Explanation
A discussion explains why passengers perceive movement when a train is in motion. It notes that perception comes from comparing moving outside with the still interior and the mind’s resting assumption. The piece cites a comparison of stationary inside with moving outside to illustrate the illusion.
The Touch Courteous Note From the New York American
A quirky 1920s exchange shows a person arranging a midday meeting at 3 o clock to repay a five dollar debt for lessons. The dialogue reveals casual social norms and small personal transactions of the era.
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New York American
A Proverb Gone to Smaan in Washington Star
A clipped exchange from the Washington Star features Mr. Chuggins musing that speeders outrun law enforcement yet a motor cop may still arrest them. The dialogue satirizes moral absolutism and the balance between speed and legality.
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Smaan
Mr. Chuggins
Washington Star
The Liewit Yarn Measure Reference in England
Fragmentary note from Baltimore American includes a line about women and love, a quotation about a yarn measure called the tank in the west of England, and a brief misquoted line about debts we owe each other attributed to John Ruskin.
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Baltimore American
England
John Ruskin
Kaiser Deception in War Reports Sparks Public Outcry
The Boston Herald condemns German censorship and false war reports, contrasting Kaiser telegrams with Allied advances from April to May. It cites French, British, and Italian gains, including 76,000 prisoners and heavy artillery captures, arguing German claims mislead and will face reckoning. A Rutland Streetcar anecdote questions gender roles and courtesy under a changing social order.
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Gulf of Trieste
Jutland
Boston Herald
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