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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
2
Loss of appetite linked to impure blood in spring. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches blood, restoring vitality and aiding digestion. Often advertised as the year round remedy, it is promoted as essential for spring ailments and overall health.
Bellows Falls town clerk reports 80 May marriages all to out-of-town couples, none local. Since January 1 total marriages 241, with judges and ministers named for May officiating. several clergy listed with counts from 1 to 29.
Delegates from Michigan Illinois and other states gather in St Louis to attend the Democratic convention with plans to renominate President Wilson and Vice President Marshall. McCombs says Chicago selections won’t alter the ticket while possible vice presidential candidates are discussed and a new national committee chair awaits Wilson’s guidance.
Italian transport Principe Umberto was torpedoed and sunk in the lower Adriatic while carrying troops and war materials. Accompanied by two other transports and escorted by destroyers, it was attacked by two Austrian submarines, with believed heavy loss of life though exact figures are not yet known.
Theodore Roosevelt refuses the Progressive party bid, citing uncertainty over Republican stance on key issues. Meanwhile Charles Evans Hughes and Charles Warren Fairbanks are confirmed as Republican nominees for president and vice president respectively, with Hughes later accepting and resigning from the Supreme Court.
Justice Hughes telegraphed Republican National Convention chairman Harding, declining the nomination yet pledging to serve the nation. He urged restoring diplomacy, defending neutral rights, and a strong, independent American policy amid Mexico tensions and postwar adjustments.
Theodore Roosevelt declines the Progressive presidential nomination, proposing a conditional refusal and urging the party to consult with him if Hughes’s candidacy meets national interest. He tells reporters he is out of politics, while Justice Hughes’s resignation from the Supreme Court is officially accepted by President Wilson.
London reports the British cruiser Hampshire was sunk by a mine while escorting Field Marshal Earl Kitchener and staff. Only 12 survivors remain, rescued from a raft as debris and wreckage dispersed along the coast. Admiral Jellicoe notes all other crew perished, with rescue vessels and patrols combing the area for more survivors.
Saturday games featured New York-New York defeating Chicago 1 to 0. Brooklyn-St. Louis outlasted Brooklyn 3 to 2 in 14 innings. Pittsburg at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Boston were postponed due to rain.
Twenty two players were entered for week four of the golf event but only 15 scorecards were filed due to heavy Saturday rain. Andrew Fresland wins Class A with a net 71, Peter Won second 72, James Stewart third 77. In Class B William D. Lovie wins with 70 net, Murray second 75, tied third 76. The round robin tourney will start next week with entries on or before Saturday June 17. Ex Champion George M. Marrion offers a trophy for the winner. Mixed foursomes plans near completion as grid season nears.
London telegraph dispatch reports the Nationalist party meeting in Dublin adopted the home-rule plan. The terms reportedly include the exclusion of six Ulster counties from the settlement. The June event underscores a pivotal shift in Irish constitutional debates as Dublin and London scenes align on governance provisions.
The May Woman's Home Companion article by J Fresekl, former judge, argues incompatibility is often misread as a fault. It notes couples with opposing traits may appear mismatched but can still have a happy marriage if issues are managed.
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