21 Jun 1920
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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
1
An important conference opened at Boulogne France after premiers Lloyd George and Millerand arrived with Marshal Foch and the French finance minister. The parties aim to decide how Germany shall be compelled to give up.
At Boulogne on June 21 Premier Lloyd George and Millerand with Marshal Foch and Francois Marsal arrived to join Venizelos and others for talks on Turkey Armenia and Russia. Italy will press for 20 percent of German reparations while disarmament consensus holds. Debate centers on reparations and Russia with a Hythe Conference backdrop.
Medford Mass June 21 Tufts College commencement honored Herbert Hoover with a doctor of science, and Kilery Folgwieck editor of the Atlantic Monthly and others received honorary degrees. Recipients included Arthur B. Lamb Alfred L. Doar Harold Matherall and Ker te Perin Charles L. Hutchinson John B. Macwbner and Joseph Sweet.
The report details a troubled scene on Sunday with unclear events and names. Readable fragments mention a local team and figures around a lake setting. Further context remains obscured due to OCR garble.
Washington June 21 Republican campaign plans began to take definite shape with a conference in Washington of Senator Warren Harding and Republican national committee sub committee members. The Chicago convention named Will Hays to head the party ticket and fix the date for Harding’s notification. Harry M. Daugherty will be relieved of campaign burdens, and an executive committee of up to 12 members including several women will be formed to run the campaign.
Middletown Conn June 21 commencement exercises at Wesleyan University drew notable attention with Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts receiving an honorary doctor of laws. President Shanklin awarded seven master degrees and numerous bachelor degrees while other honorary and civil degrees were conferred on figures from New York City Detroit Brooklyn St Paul Cincinnati and Meriden.
Pennsylvania game commission plans to import 100 beavers from Canada and release 40 in the near term. Proposed colonies will be in game sanctuaries across several counties, including northern Bucks. Currently three Pennsylvania colonies exist in Potter and Clearfield counties, with one in Potter native.
Angus A Smith of Montreal visits for days on granite industry business in town. Donald Smith of a street with Heather. Hugh Cole a University of Vermont student with friends during a Sunday visit. Mrs Wil late Cole of Orange Street. Dr Arthur V Gass state hospital superintendent returns home after days with brother and wife. Mr and Mrs W frees at East Street.
A fragmented account notes cross county air travel growth in Spokane and California routes as regular passenger service nears. The piece compares the progress to early automobile expansion, cites a Spokane flier’s Ye Stan trip of 50 miles in over two hours, and mentions plans from agencies and private firms to expand air links to Washington and New York, with limited current schedules and public interest.
President Wilson appointed Edward Capps of New Jersey as minister to Greece in a recess action. Capps, a Princeton classics professor and Yale alumnus, previously taught Greek language and literature and held a New York area academic career. Parker Gilbert Jr. was nominated as assistant secretary of the treasury, succeeding Leffingwell who left the post.
Chicago police hunted R. Br. Jonas and three alleged black agitators after a parade of the Star Order of Ethiopia turned violent in the city’s black belt. Two white men were slain and two black men wounded as a flag was set afire and clashes spread, with ministers assaulted and sailors alerted at Great Lakes.
Memphis on June 21 authorities found the bodies of Fred Weiss a man in his years and his wife aged 11 partially buried in land near a lonely river section by Lake Tocamarant along the Mississippi. Indications show skulls crushed by an axe several days earlier. Weiss lay in a horseboat near the government river light beacon where the bodies were located.
The civic department with Marre and Woelan’s club will hold a peony exhibit Friday and Saturday this week on the Eastern Estate. The department thanks late contributors and wind sower helpers as they prepare the 120 flower show. They will move their flowers Friday morning for the event, with details coordinated by the Mewer omnit er.
Incomprehensible OCR fragment describes a man in Wimaen, Jer Ot The tenly of Weta, aged, a machinist at a national Acme plant, who shot himself in the head. The note is partial and garbled with dates and locations unreadable.
Philadelphia reports strikers claim 5000 men quit, boosting freight delays and prices. Newsprint shortages worsen as embargoes hit Baltimore and Ohio lines east of Cumberland and all freight shipments except food, utilities, and hospital supplies. Strike leaders insist the conflict targets the railroad labor board, not the railroads. In Worcester, two boys aged six and seven face juvenile proceedings over a wreck near Lake Quinsigamond, with detectives saying they admitted placing obstructions on nearby tracks.
Cambridge June 21 Charles K Hughes warned at Harvard Law centennial that governing by rhetoric harms democracy. He condemned the tendency toward uncertain laws, bureaucratic inertia, and waste, urging constructive action and preservation of liberty amid wartime stress.
The wedding of Mary Fountain to Allen Lynch took place at Rt. Augustines in Montpelier at 8 AM. Attended by family and friends including Mary Lynch, Miss Lynch, and Rev P of Hang Olivinton presiding, the ceremony featured decorative church front by Sisters of Mercy and a reception for 35 at the bride’s home before a Boston wedding tour. The couple, St Michael’s graduates, plan to reside in Montpelier and trade in the Capital area. the groom previously served in the military and is connected to the Statham family network. Guests included Mrs Lenwood St Albans, Mrs Baxter of Maverink Mane, and others.
Martin Van area Croes of Hegtin died yesterday at age 1 years. He was born in Bachury Amy 211440, son of Mr and Mrs Andree Crone, and spent his life in Man bare atst Worvester, later moving to Kerley five years ago. He followed the evar Lion ef a farmer and was prominent in church work in the vars plows where he resided. Mrrose leaves his wife Evaline Matehelber, and three children, Mire Heonge Hockert of Mant we, John One of Windsor, and William Cree of Merlin. The funeral will be teeld from t hee tate Herlie Tuesday mortar et orbs.
Reading shows disrupted text about a strike at a plant with tremors and a three day shutdown. It mentions operatives and managers and possible legal or entrenchment actions but text is garbled and names or dates are unreadable.
Fragmented OCR text mentions names and events in a vague weathered style. The readable parts reference service resumption, possible individuals J. Hemus and Steere, and Beaten & Male Seasre Deet Setterday, with garbled lines about travel and plans. The exact facts remain uncertain due to the corrupted source.
Orange County court opened a third week with State vs Wile Jinn Harrican Pomeroy ending in a not guilty verdict after a trial for adultery. Several divorce petitions were granted for neglect, desertion, adultery, intolerable severity, and custody, with alimony and support orders issued. The term included judgments in contract case Asa Maroon v Cheney, and foreclosure decrees in several matters. Court recessed to July 2 after completing civil and most criminal matters.
Byron M Pettibone undertaker's assistant was held for the grand jury after being charged with murdering his wife. The state claimed he confessed to poisoning her with salts then kissing her good night and calling a doctor as she complained of pain. Pettibone repudiated the statements attributed to him. State's Attorney Graves ordered a special grand jury session in Manchester tomorrow to consider the case.
Mrs Charles C Moorcroft widow of the late Charles Moorcroft died Sunday afternoon at 4 oclock after a serious operation performed Saturday. She had been visiting in Brookfield when taken ill and was moved to the hospital. She leaves two children Arielle M Foster and Lester B Moorcroft and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be from the First Universalist church Wednesday at 1 30 with Rev F O Hokerk officiating and burial in Chelsea west hill Cemetery. Flowers were requested to be sent by relatives.
The funeral of Flora Beard, who died Thursday at her home in Orange, was held Saturday at 2 PM at Congregational church. Rev. James Remage officiated. Miss Nellie Tillotson and Mrs. James Lond spoke. Pallbearers were Henry Hurd Roy C. Mille Herbert AM Clark and Robert Andris. Interment in family lot at local cemetery. Attendees included Mrs. Netlie Shattuck, Miss Le Cate, Mrs. Alion Heard, John Beard and delegations from Barre and Washington.
In Hertieh quarry a 21 year old girl drowned Saturday afternoon while attempting to rescue four home crew from a beigen near the bank. Witnesses describe the pit as deep and filled with water, with the edge slick and danger looming as bystanders watched.
Former prominent merchant Be Albate fades from public life after a recent incident described as a reverent event. The note mentions Miyhendeem and Mamghire in uncertain context with Peach involved and A. Bebent as a referenced figure.
Vermont secretary of state noted several minor crashes over the weekend amid mobile troubles. A bicycle collision near Hage Wie Lights ment caused damage to a vehicle while a Barre driver reported a delivery truck accident in Fins Botlarind. No serious injuries reported as drivers and bystanders responded to the incidents.
A cryptic note records a five hundred dollar contribution from Jones Brox Cx to be divided between Barre and Wantpetier. The text references a meeting or event, with scattered names including Mhentpeterrer and Weskeream Geene. The fragmentary source gives little context beyond the shared financial grant and the involved individuals.
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