Barre Daily Times Highlights Barre Welcome and Local History
Barre Daily Times notes anticipate one of Vermont’s largest welcome events for returning World War I service members, mentions plans for entertainment and sincere reception. It also praises Barre Historical society markers by Johny Morrison to fix event locations, and comments on Allied leaders and British troop tensions amid postwar uncertainty.
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Barre
Vermont
Barre Historical Society, Inc
Johny Gale Morrison
Cambridge, Mass
Morrison
The
Rural Good Lurk club meets with Mrs Edwin Smith in June
Williamstown notes a Rural Good Lurk club meeting with Mrs Edwin Smith on Saturday June 21. Readings and discussion planned with good attendance expected. Also reported: Rev and Mrs A M Markey in Hardwick for a preachers meeting, and townsfolk visiting Lake Caspian shore at Eastman Cottage with Ruth Wheeler Austin as guest. Pomona Grange in North Randolph held a large gathering with about 50 for dinner and many for the afternoon session plus local attendees.
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Edwin Smith
A. M. Markey
Hardwick
Ear
George Eber
Greensboro
Eastman
Ruth Wheeler Austin
Pomona Grange
North Randolph
Samuel Wales
George T. Colby
Fred Poore
Harry Anderson
Ida M. Whitcomb
Benevides
George H. Goodrich
Edith M. Goodrich
State Grange
Pomona
A. B. Washburn
Harley T. Martin
Ruth E. Martin
Bakersfield
Brigham Academy
Richard
The Same Old Human Nature in Wall Street War Era
A Civil War era view notes Wall Street transactions reaching 6 billion with nine firms each surpassing 100 million. It likens traders to “a pack of howling der vishes” and calls the frenzy not business. Oil promoters and luxury gains loom, with diamonds powering a vibrant, reckless market.
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Wallstreet
New York Tribune
New York Herald
Philadelphia Ledger
Broadway
Stock Exchange
Aftermath of War at Union Station
A Chicago Evening Post vignette shows 15 injured veterans on crutches arriving by a Pennsylvania train. A woman mourns openly as the men, still jaunty, realize the toll of war. they shoulder their loss and move to resume their journey, a silent, poignant tableau.
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Union Station
Anthor
Inga
France
Chicago Evening Post
Wilson's belated visit to Belgium praised and questioned
The piece explains President Wilson finally visiting Belgium six months after inviting him, detailing Belgium's devastation from German aggression and noting speculation over why the visit was delayed while Wilson toured Britain France and Italy. It reflects on official recognition and public sentiment in Belgium.
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Paris
Weimar
Germany
France
Hay
Clemenceau
Wilson
Belgium
Presdent Wilson
Europe
Lst
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Careless Janitor Service in Rutland Criticized by Herald
Rutland Herald condemns careless janitorial work in business buildings. Hallways and lower floors are cluttered with dirt, dust, litter, bicycles, boxes and debris, affecting tenants on upper floors and visitors. The piece urges cleaner hallways, proper storage, and responsibility of janitors to prevent dirt from spreading to sidewalks and stairs.
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Rutland
Ite
Rutland Herald
Prohibition and the Supreme Bench Discussed
The Boston Transcript notes debate on how prohibition affects the full supreme bench. A student questions the impact while a professor cites judges as sabers, reflecting a satirical or rhetorical dialogue about law and policy.
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Supreme Bench
Robert
Boston Transcript
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Barre Daily Times, Inc
Pronk BE. Langley, Publ
Barre A6
Clase
Oe Pear Tee Sa
Pal Sam One Oni
Mall
Associated Press
Associated Prew
Rein
Russia
Samuel Gompers
Springfield
Gompers
England
Barre Board of Trade
Howland Hall
Peerless Knitting Mills Company
Mattapan
Mass
Board of Trade
Canada
Mouch
Williamstown
Raymond Faron
George W. Brush
Proctor
Emma Warner
Ampere W Ho
Horace Flint
Horace St. John
Gibbon
Neb
Will H.sutter
Alburg
Fred Winslow
Berlin
F H. Rogers & Company
Rogers’ Walk-Over
Boot Shop
D Park Ave
New York
Washington and
Orange Counties
D. J. McMillan
Omar
Hoston
Horton
Capital Savings Bank and Trust Co
Montpelier
Trustees
Geo. L. Blanchard
Albert Jomonnott
Vicw
Edward H. Deavitt
Frank N. Smith
William G. Nye
Julius Volholm
Harry Daniels
Kodaks
Russell’s
Red Cross Pharmacy
Quarry Savings Bank
Ben A.eastman
Pres
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
McAllister & Kent
Orange
First National Bank
Montpelier, Vt
F. G. Rowell
Oldsmobile
Barre, Vt
Aerolux
A. W. Badger & Co
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