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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
3
Washington D C June 24 following the court s decision in Mountain rate cases the way for shippers to recover a sum estimated as high as 10 000 000 from railroads which have been charging the old rates while the case was being fought through the courts Reparation if any and the amount will have to be decided by a committee in a reperative action.
Northern Baptist convention adopts resolutions endorsing disarmament and compulsory arbitration and opposing liquor traffic and secular intrusions into state affairs. Delegates back federation of state conventions and cigarette prohibition amid lengthy discussion. The 89 states include 12804 churches with 2014 members and $15,550,708 in contributions. church property valued at $187,000.
The condition of Matthew Hale of Boston, chairman of the Massachusetts Progressive state committee, was reported serious yesterday at the summer home in Dublin New Hampshire. The physician said Hale was very sick though his appearance was not more alarming than the day before.
Justice Dunlop in Montreal Admiralty court ordered the Storstad to be sold by auction with the winners' consent. The liner rammed and sank the Empress of Ireland near Father Point on May 30. The seizure followed the ship's arrival on June 1 at the request of the Pacific and General owners of the Empress of Ere.
Treasury officials say gold shipments are tapering as exchange rates drop and Europe seeks American wheat. Large forward grain loans issued. fifteen ships already chartered for July and August sailings. No new gold from sub-treasury expected to meet rising European demand.
Washington June 24 A Washington attorney angered by a poor shot heard the president curse from the tee. The man, unaware of who spoke, later learned the speaker was President Wilson. The attorney left the course in a hasty, unfinished round, later receiving an apology from the club member.
A fragmented 19th century ad promotes GILT EDGE aloe based Gressing for leather and shoes, touts TRENCH GLOSS ANDY for polishing, and QUICK WAITE liquid for whitening canvas. Mentions ALBO and BUCK suede care, sponge included, aluminum boxes, and full kit pricing with charges paid.
Hoxie Kansas on June 24 sits nearly empty as wheat harvests loom. Farmers visited urging East imported laborers to stay amid heat. Barbers posted signs offering “Shaves and hair cut on Saturday.” Courthouse doors shut, officials dressed in old clothes, merchants and editors pivot to keepsakes.
Wholesale quotations show dressed pork very plentiful in Barre Vermont with veals at 11 cents and fowls 20 cents per pound. Butter and eggs firmer with creamery butter at 28 cents and eggs around 21 cents a dozen. Potatoes listed at 50 cents a bushel.
Hogs were firm and higher in Brighton yesterday while all other livestock eased. Top prices reached about 8% cents for heavy cattle, with ranges for best at 74 to 8% cents. Cows varied from 4 to 6 cents, and calves were heavy arrivals with prices down to 5 to 6 cents. Sheep and lambs sold quietly with lambs at 6 to 8 cents and sheep at 4 to 5 cents. Receipts were sizable and milkers priced lower.
Washington June 24 The ginned cotton from the 1913 crop totaled 13,162,911 running bales excluding linters, the largest in U S history aside from a brief exception. The bulletin from Director Harris notes 1.41215 bales per 500 pounds, with the 1913 crop exceeding 1912 by 4, ranked as the second largest in recent years.
Boston June 26 report notes dull butter markets with weak undertone and heavy stock. receipts high, demand slow. Eggs and cheese show mixed prices as markets fail to rebound. local prices expected to ease further with more declines anticipated as week progresses.
The article explains that germs enter via food water air and the body fights them with strong blood. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a way to maintain resistance, urges fresh air exercise diet and regular activity, and offers free booklets from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
The report reviews cotton seed output in tons and its value, noting 6,900K0 tons produced at an estimated $150 million, with 4,767,802 tons crushed. It compares 1912 and 1911 figures, showing lower production and higher crush in 1911, and highlights average percentages for TiO and related metrics.
A Paquin representative in New York notes continued popularity of the holies t and skirts among fashionable women. He describes outfits as round the shoulders and round the knee, reflecting evolving styles and liberal revelations as quoted by the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
London report details Marquis of Crewe introducing an amending Irish home rule bill in the House of Lords. The proposal mirrors the March offer by Premier Asquith and was rejected by Sir Edward Carson. The measure lets Ulster county electors vote to exclude their county from home rule provisions for six years starting with the new Irish Parliament’s first meeting.
John Wanamaker tells a U S commission that recognizing labor unions is essential and faults leaders in unions while praising new leadership. He says labor and capital have the right to organize and calls prejudice the missing link to unite capital and labor under fair conditions. He also criticizes anti union tactics and notes some unions seek only wage protection.
Secretary of State Bryan received the first watermelon from his Florida plantation this season. The fruit was so large he invited all the war reporters to his home to share the melon last night in Washington on June 4.
Baltimore Maryland resident Charles Warner recounts twenty years of itching on his legs before using Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment. He reports rapid relief from the itching burning and stinging after the first application and complete cure in ten days. He notes his skin healed to resemble a child's and promotes the products sold by druggists.
London reports Ulster gains a double ballot on the exclusion from the home rule measure. If Ulster votes for exclusion twice under Lord Crewe's amended bill, permanent exclusion from Dublin will be allowed. Counties voting for exclusion would send members to the House of Commons for six years, not to Dublin.
A Bangor area incident describes a drowning in the Pesotwot river after a lily canoe accident. Witnesses saw a person perish, while authorities and rescuers were delayed or unable to render aid.
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