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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
2
Washington June 23 The fortifications bill a major defense measure carrying 85 875 125 for coast and field defense was approved by the House by a wide margin with only nine votes against and 165 in favor.
In Philadelphia the first game ended Washington 2 Philadelphia 4 and the second Washington 6 Philadelphia 1. Detroit hosted Cleveland with Cleveland winning 4 to Detroit. Boston beat New York 1 to 0 at Boston and St. Louis defeated Chicago 2 to 0.
National League scores show Philadelphia defeated 5–0 in game one and 5–3 in game two at Brooklyn. Chicago also played Cincinnati, while New York hosted Boston with unclear results as the day’s schedule wraps.
June 23 Portland Me special primaries planned to fill the U S Senate vacancy after Edwin Burleigh death. Governor Curtis will call the primary and Ira G Hersey says candidates for the Republican nomination will run with leaders favoring former Governors Fernald and Coburn not opposing. Rumor of Rear Admiral Peary entering as Republican candidate circulated among friends.
A mother describes her four week old daughter suffering from severe scalp and facial scale. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment three times, the infant improves and heals. The note is signed by Mrs. Gee of Paddock New Canaan Conn dated July 24 1915 and offers a free 42 page Skin Book by mail from Cuticura Dept T Boston.
A Stockholm editorial in Affarsvarkien warned Swedish business leaders the Central Powers cannot secure a peace favorable to them. It cited Germanys Verdun assault and naval push as signs of trouble, urging Swedes to not assume German success and to expect possible surprises in peace outcomes.
Berlin via London June 23. Socialist leader Philipp Scheidemann denies the German chancellor pursues annexation of Belgium and occupied French districts. He cites the chancellor’s own statements to Socialist leaders and a Reichstag declaration rejecting such plans as unfounded rumors.
The Red Cross reports over 600 nurses enrolled in New York for immediate service under Jefferson R. Kean director general. Five week training prepares women to serve as field nurses and a tentative list of border gifts includes tobacco games reading material and clothing.
Fragmented OCR text shows a curious headline about corns and remedies with odd spellings. No clear person, organization, or event details emerge beyond repeated references to cures and bandages. The readable bits suggest a period newspaper tone but lack concrete facts to summarize.
New Jersey claims the Nation’s Guard is fully mobilized and awaiting war department orders. Gov. Fielder faults federal delays in equipment and supplies, saying many units would lack shelter without state-provided rouir, and notes two local guard regiments helped supply. Meanwhile 1200 Irish volunteers offered to serve with Governor Whitman and American Tobacco Co promises full pay for employees who join militia.
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