Vermont News Echoes Mounting Local Tensions and Elections
The week’s Barre area print notes show a mix of local concerns including a Bennington divorce suit, plans for a new Barre waiting station, and gossip about Lovers Lane’s ruined romance. Vermont papers rally for Governor Proctor’s re election while union groups demand staked positions on parcels post and postal savings. Teaching candidates in Rutland seek principalship amid unrest. District Attorney Moran’s health prompts calls to resign. Foster’s political moves and editorials in Free Press frame a contested race with Franke L. boro Phoenix and Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morristown cited as potential contenders.
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Rural Brutality Critique in Rutland Letter to the Editor
A Rutland New correspondent denounces what he calls ultra rural brutality by clerks who trapped a rat and fought it with a dog. He questions labeling the act as rural depravity and argues such cruelty could occur in any city, urging removal of the rural tag to avoid stereotyping Vermont residents. The letter questions Rutlanders’ concern over alleged animal cruelty.
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New York
Scottish plan to curb road danger to children proposed in US
A discussion notes a Scottish idea to protect schoolchildren from autos by posting warning signs at schools. The plan aims to alert drivers to slow down near play areas, with belief it could reduce accidents. It cites concern that many incidents involve drivers near children and emphasizes parental vigilance.
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United States
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Funeral of Emily Spit Marks Williams Town Event
The twelve year old Emily Spit daughter of Gilbert Smith was laid to rest. Rev W N Hotwits officiated with A Mt Bilson conducting. Body taken to Plainfield for burial. About twenty members of a lodge from Washington attended and joined a ball game with the local team. An evening program featured songs and performances by Spencer's orchestra and local vocalists including Miss Lou Seaver and Mrs Cy R Seate. The event wrapped with a end of program selections and a chorus performance.
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Yr Lore Lodge
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Lou Seaver
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Gatton
Bony
Katherine
Stein
Cy R
Spencer's
New York Buyer Secures Wool for Outing Trousers
A New York buyer has secured wool at a favorable price to fill unusual demand for extra trousers. The stock includes broad fabric nearly 1 yard wide for outing and general wear with prices tagged at 3.00, 3.50, and 4.00.
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Vermont governor Proctor praised amid renomination talks
Vermont voters show broad support for Governor Proctor with calls for his re election amid debates over Mead for lieutenant governor. Rutland News notes strong backing in Rutland county and statewide belief that Proctor’s continued leadership benefits progressive legislation and the party enters the campaign.
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Northfield Meeting Notes and Local Elections
Northfield residents attended the annual Masonic meeting led by Elis with his wife present. The Hon. BK Jones is gravely ill, and W C Whitmarsh and Charles Whitman are recovering at home. The Northfield graded school district elected officers including Moderator IL 3 dork and various trustees. a tax of 75 cents was voted, up from last year’s 80 cents.
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H.W. Omer
F.C. Greene
F. J. Howe
Local Social Notes and Arrivals in South Woodbury
South Woodbury residents list visitors and movers including B H Wells family from Barro, Feteracy's visit to Rai, P White from Barro calling on Harriet Bailey, Amara Tooker of Marshfield, R M Pray, Mrs EC Sahin from West Woodbury, Alice Mipard moving to Cabot, and occupancy changes as Mr and Mrs Knell rent the farm. Albert Burnham visits Bristol with son Clarence, Lucy Pray travels to Biddeford and back with her mother See a dayw rate Morton returns, plus a June sale note at Vaughan's offering hamburgs at reduced price from Granite Co.
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Barro
Feteracy
Rai
Se P. White
Harriet Bailey
Amara Tooker
Marshfield
R. M
Albert Burnham
Bristol
Clarence
Lucy Pray
Lake Mansfield Trout Club holds annual meeting
Members reported 118 pounds of trout harvested at Lake Mansfield. Chief business discussed director changes. Officers elected: President Tann of Stowe, Secretary-Treasurer M I Bidwell of Boston, Auditor 1 McMahon, Lovejoy of Stowe. Meeting had limited attendance, with members from multiple towns attending.
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Hardwick
Morrinville
Montpelier
Barre
Water Ivery
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Waterbury
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Bostonig
Elnh House
National Car Co Stockholders Ratify Directors Action
St Albans June 11 stockholders met at Velden National Bank building to ratify actions of directors and executive committee in distributing funds from earnings and car sales and to authorize continued sale of old cars and scrap for company liquidation.
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Granite Plant Threatened by Fire in Waterbury
Granite splint at O'Clair and Anair was threatened with destruction by fire early yesterday. Charles Wallace discovered the blaze in the blacksmith shop and raised the alarm. Fire department arrived within ten minutes and the fire was brought under control with minimal damage.
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O'Clair & Anair
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Baseball Rumors and Player Movements Circle Early Baseball
Fly Catches. Beckley, now debuting for the Kansas City Blues, is said to be forty three. Malachi Kittredge trains a promising Scranton squad in the New York State league. Talks swirl of a ball tour to Handung, Japan and Manila next winter. Fal Chase and Willie Keeler of the New York Americans contemplate joining. A California man plans the trip. Jim McGuire of the Boston Americans warned Joe Harris he does not fit big league standards. Harris has moved to Columbus, three time American Association champions.
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Willie Keeler
New York Americans
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Boston Americans
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Harris
Columbus Club
Theater Notes Highlight Cast and Tours for Season
James K Hackett revives John Glayde s Honor. Oring Caldera reengaged for The Roundup tour. Marla Bates to spend summer in France and Switzerland. Ida Conquest to play Truth with crew of starring In the Hewding. Alles Fawcett named stage manager at Ward s theater Baltimore. Chauncey Olcott to skip Irish melodrama for a spectacular piece by Aida Johnson Young.
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John Glayde
Oring Caldera
Marla Bates
France
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Ida Conquest
Truth
Alles Fawcett
Page Stock Company
Woman Suffrage Boosted by Key California Recruit
The California State Federation of Women's Clubs strengthens the drive for state wide school suffrage. The text notes a long historical thread from medieval times to More and Agrippa, highlighting claims of female equality and superiority in earlier eras.
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Mund Ballington Booth
California State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Abe Sir Thomas More
Agrippa von Nettesheim
The Fire Fiend Delays Fire Safety Progress
The Indianapolis News cites warnings about fire traps before disaster, noting progress in many areas yet little mastery of fire prevention. The article emphasizes urgentSpeak on fire safety and references Indianapo lns and Norfolk Lund in the context of ongoing concerns.
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Indianapoln News
Norfolk Lund
Barré Cleaning and Pungee Hat Restoration Offer
A local cleaning service invites hat owners to bring Straw and Panama hats for cleaning and blocking to first class condition. They also offer to replace bands and promise customer conviction after a trial.
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Juno and the Byapts and the Fashion Rules
A fragmented collage of fashion mockery and social satire. It warns on the costs of gambling and aims at the vanity of dress, linking ancient idealized form to modern restrictive gowns while mocking costume culture and social pretensions.
Quirky Old Verse jabbed by barbers and nuns
A fragment from a curious humor piece features a maid and her husband joking about a deck of queens as likenesses. A nun and barber exchange quips about shaving, time, and paying. The humor relies on wordplay and misheard lines within a roughpaged excerpt.
Difference in Fish Quality and Service Across Markets
A veteran fish dealer touts twenty years of experience behind every cut and shipment. The message emphasizes superior quality, fair pricing, and careful handling as the key difference offered to customers.
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