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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
2
A June 24 report describes heavy fighting as Shah forces assaulted a parliament surrounded by Cossacks and loyalists. Reinforcements with artillery entered the city, firing until morning, with casualties mounting and buildings bombarded in Teborn Teborn district.
In Pittsburg a man died of rabies after a dog bite. New York officials propose a rabies control move to destroy stray and injured dogs found in streets. The patient Charles Walter died at Magee Hospital after weeks of agony following a bite by a cat that also bit his wife and two children who are receiving treatment.
A late June report from New York shows the city’s death rate at 1.345 per thousand, with the figure tied to Manhattan and surrounding inland areas. The data reflects a decline from prior weeks as health statistics are compiled for Greater New York.
Three men were killed yesterday afternoon when a locomotive boiler on the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad exploded near Brunswick, New Jersey. The blast wrecked the engine and injured others, with reports naming the location and highlighting the tragedy on the rail line.
Oyster Bay June 24. President Roosevelt did not issue a statement on Sidney W. Fish and Charles Morgan Jr. and their withdrawal from the Harvard varsity and four-oared crew. Telegram texts reveal Roosevelt and Robert Bacon discussing punishment and probation versus expulsion for the two rowers over library theft.
Milan June 24 Show Delagrange the French aeronautist Monday evening soared above ground for thirteen minutes and thirteen seconds. He stayed ten to eighteen feet aloft while making nine laps along a measured course in a military balloon at about thirty eight miles per hour. The flight covered about eighteen kilometers or roughly eleven miles. A public celebration will be held in honor of Delagrange's achievement.
Yesterday's NL results show New York edged by Boston 9 to 7 in game two while Brooklyn hosted Philadelphia and Pittsburgh split with Cincinnati with unclear second game details. AL results list Washington by Philadelphia 2 to 0 and Chicago 6 to Cleveland, but several fragments remain unreadable.
Johnson and Bryan struggle for delegates as Denver convention nears. Johnson managers claim Nebraskan lacks two thirds while conceding 727 delegates. Kentucky official Urey Woodson and Roger Sullivan lead efforts as Taft’s impact shifts East. Philippine independence stance eyed for platform. Georgia North Carolina Vermont votes loom. Johnson defense aims to alter southern delegation alignments and counter Bryan.
Senator Kittredge of South Dakota arrived in Washington aboard the Unisineds and declared strong support for Secretary Taft. He expressed confidence in Taft’s election, noted South Dakota’s favorable outlook, and dismissed Democratic plots to sway the House. Roosevelt’s reported Dakotas estimate was questioned by Kittredge.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Judge Gray and a Delaware presidential ticket. Henry and Washington figures are referenced alongside a Mr. Levin Tiandy and a federal Tudor George Gray. Content is garbled but suggests political candidacy and appointments with uncertain outcomes.
The passage notes criticisms of a judicial nominee for vice president, with references to Mr. Hinody acting regent and Mr. Dryat, and a remark by Judge Gray about the candidate's view on religious consolation and deprivation. The context implies a political dispute over a running mate and religious perspectives.
Twenty delegates depart by auto train from Chicago under escort of mounted police. National Committeeman Roger Sullivan leads the party traveling in five touring cars toward Denver for the convention. They will reach Dixon, Illinois, tonight for a civic reception and dinner.
Boston final decree in the New Haven case requires Kew Haven to dispose of all trolley holdings by July 1 2009. Judge Rogy denied the company’s motion to show it had already shed all holdings except Worcester, Webster, and Dudley Street Railway companies.
A canal break in Cornwall, near Montreal, tore open a 150 foot section above Qurnwall, wrecking the Ontario and New York railroad swing bridge and forcing a complete canal closure. Repairs will take weeks, stopping grain and other shipments from the Great Lakes to Europe. The outage also shuts down the St Lawrence Power plant, plunging Cornwall and nearby areas into darkness and halting the Toronto Paper Company mills and other electricity users.
A Sunday afternoon lightning bolt pierced the Sandy Springs church roof in Greenville and instantly killed Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Lendermin. Their infant was knocked from the father’s arms and another baby was sent rolling to the floor but unharmed. a second infant survived unhurt as the tragedy unfolded during services.
A fragmented observe fragment describes peeling bananas and mentions an event with an Oberrion and a seed. Readable details are limited. the text appears garbled with missing context.
The notice lists two and three ply Tarred Felt at 1.00 and 1.20 dollars, along with a good Sheathing Paper for 0.75 dollars and the best for 1.00 dollar.
Ottawa June 24 American vessels will be barred from Canada’s Pacific coast coasting trade after August 1. Longstanding suspensions on Pacific coast tonnage are ending as Canadian and British ships will handle coastwise business between Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, and Skagway. Canadian goods must use Canadian or British registered vessels for Pacific routes.
London reports that Russia and Great Britain have reached an agreement on the Macedonia reform issue. The announcement was made in the House of Commons by J. A. Pens, Liberal MP for Baffrom Walden, speaking for Foreign Secretary Gray. The discussion noted no recent summit or summit meeting.
Washington June 24 A statement by Assistant Attorney General A By Pugh comments on the recent land conspiracy case. Frederick A Hyde and Joost H Schneider were convicted while Joan A Benson and Henry P Dimond were acquitted. Government costs totaled 48360, yet the Land department expects major future gains with the restoration of over 100600 acres of public lands valued at about 1000000.
The prince and Mme Gould, after breakfast, left by taxi and later rejoined at their hotel for lunch. Registry officers reported the special license for a royal wedding can only be issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who opposes remarriage of divorced persons, making a rapid approval unlikely. The couple registered in their own names at the hotel and gave strict no gown requests.
June 24 in New York a man named Vitor Henry shot and killed his wife Mrs Mary onn widow at her Water street home after a quarrel then killed himself. Neighbors heard a scuffle and four shots with a bullet passing through the widow's ear into the brain. The suspect died before help arrived.
Turin reports official word that Miss Elkins will marry the Duke in October. The ceremony is planned for a royal palace setting with an event at Reecrongi House on a date in October.
A garbled report describes a woman named Lillian and a family fight over an inheritance. It mentions a long-ago uncle, a San Solan relative, and a dispute about assets after an elderly relative’s death. The fragment references a factory, a factory gist, and a warehouse setting with unclear events.
Mini Margaret Mae Curtis, daughter of Mr. Detrim Curtis, wed Harry Reynis yesterday in Manchester New Hampshire. The ceremony surprised guests as Curtis, known for a prior $400000 suit against Frank Stone estate, kept details quiet. Several invited attendees attended the wedding with a few present and the groom rumored to be son of J W Rey of London.
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