Barres Daily Times 1915 Vermont and national notes
This June 7 1915 Barre Daily Times column surveys mixed items from St Johnsbury church plans Vermont federation stance on liquor laws late 1910s public safety concerns and drowning fatalities. It notes Spaulding high school baseball success yet weak support and discusses Granite Cutters International union leadership and organizational efforts led by James Duncan and H T Dunran.
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Spaulding Hig School
Ben
Karen Bent
Lincoln Chimps
Hase
Swanon
Quarries in Vermont Exposed in Historic Picture Dispute
The article discusses a mislabeling incident involving a quarry image seen by friends of workers. An enlarged framed photo once shown at the St. Louis exposition now sits in the State House at Montpelier. It may have been reused from older quarry scenes to depict Quincy quarries today, prompting debate over representation and attribution.
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Globe
State House
Montpelier
Quincy
Barre
Peoples National Bank of
Continent wide effort eyed after Mexican crisis and killings
Reporting from a tense moment in U S history the article discusses a potential Pan American approach following President Hoover Huerta and a deadly attack on Americans near Tampico. It notes Latin American involvement and a broader strategy to restore order and goodwill in the hemisphere.
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Fresday
Mexico
Tampico
Argentina
Brevi
Chili
United States
Huerta Himerlf
New York
Heston Herald
Commencement Sermon Urges Duty and Character at Montpelier
Wesleyan University President William Arnold Shanklin delivered a bac calaureate sermon to Montpelier Seminary graduates at Trinity Church Montpelier urging spiritual manhood and serious self examination. He warned against pleasure seeking and urged youths to emulate Puritan ideals while stressing self mastery and faith in God and country.
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William Arnold Shanklin
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Wesleyan
Connecticut University
Ezekiel
Tatesman
Westendy
Seminary
Stanley F. Blomfield
Congregational Church
Trur
Ambiguous text prompts about college life and events
The readable portions describe a college setting with references to duties, a head of college, and an address. Content is noisy and fragmented with unclear individuals, roles, and chronology, but implies an academic or ceremonial context without concrete events or outcomes.
Sermon at St Johnsbury Fragment Focuses on Faith
Fragmentary OCR text outlines a sermon at St Johnsbury with garbled phrases and scattered names. It hints at religious themes and a discussion involving Bert and Marta Remit, but the overall content is unclear and incomplete. The readable parts suggest a historical service note with uncertain details.
Foreword to Graduates Emphasizes Self Mastery and Hope
A foreword to graduates urges belief in self and personal mastery. It teaches that victory comes from conquering self, controlling impulses, and looking ahead to higher aims. The speaker, noting world travel, stresses inner power and opportunity as essential to progress and success.
Wesleyan themes stir through Hedding church address
The speaker praised Wesleyan as a Christian college shaping students through faith and character. He contrasted worldly scholarship with building Christian character and urged loyalty to Jesus Christ. The talk highlighted Wesleyan’s reputation, faculty nobility, and its role as a parental guide in youth edification.
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New England
Shah
Franklin
Wesleyan
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Wesleyan University
Thomas Arnold
Lord Chesterfield
Atlantic Monthly
Christian College
EF. Newell
Shanklin
Hedding
Tutte College
Cleir
W. Barnett
Congregational Church
Mise Evans
Place
Purchase of Forestland for Federal Reserves
The American Forestry Association urges Congress to appropriate 2,000,000 annually to continue purchasing southern Appalachian and White Mountain lands for federal forest reserves. The plan aims to protect several million nonagricultural acres from fire and disease, sustaining productive forests for the Atlantic seaboard.
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American Forestry Association
Congress
Appalachians
White Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Appalachian
National Forest Reservation Comunission
Office of the Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Cringress
Fallliem
Bethel Sermon Highlights Opportunity Theme
Bethel June 7. The congregational church baccalaureate program last evening drew a strong crowd. Members of the class of 1906 served as ushers and several ministers attended. The sermon, delivered by RM Chase and Hinkies, urged everyday service and the pursuit of happiness through helping others, centering on the value of opportunity.
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Academy
South Church
Nile
Greme Ye 2A Hw ee Taendes deming Jeer Tepp main text
The readable fragment references a payment and a gear or wear item. It mentions a product line or brand Gasman and a sequence of actions tied to a transaction. Details are sparse but indicate a purchase or payment followed by an offer related to gear.
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Jeer
Fragmentary OCR Brief on Ombers or Owners
A garbled OCR note mentions Piet Lath Ome, Noré town, and references to water, owners, and Ceska. It is unclear and contains many misspellings and missing words, offering only terse hints of names, places, and actions without coherent context or dates.
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James Duncin
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Granite Cattered International Union
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F. H. Rogers & Co
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the Peoples National Bank of
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Bethel
Tee Piet
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Niagara
Ke Vaughan Store
Main Street
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A. V. Beckley
Barre, Vermont
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