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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1903
Page
2
Lieutenant Shackleton speaks on polar expedition trials and discoveries aboard the Discovery. He notes dangers faced by the crew, dogs, and climbers, with emphasis on magnetic research, marine biology, and geological findings shaping continental theory.
A writer argues the Zionist movement is essential to aid Russian Jews facing persecution. He cites antisemitism in Russia, the limits on citizenship, and proposes Palestine as a homeland with autonomous status under Turkish suzerainty, aided by European and American support to enable repatriation.
English towns increasingly run services once private, from water and baths to sewage farms and tramways. Horning figures show profits from water supply, gas, markets, markets and ferry systems. note gains in electricity and gun works, with improved pay and hours for workers. Cuckoo feet detail ends the piece with a quirky aside about bird balance.
William Ingalls narrowly survives a perilous experience at a Lenox Massachusetts mill. He was swept by a swift current of the Housatonic river after a rope accident and plunged through the wheel pit, emerging alive after a perilous 200 foot ride, with workmen recalling a quarter mile dash in under a minute.
The article profiles Miss McGirr, a twenty two year old deaf blind pupil at the New York Institution for the Deaf and Trimial, who has learned use of a typewriter and manual alphabets to articulate speech and read through tactile methods. Her progress rivals Helen Keller and she communicates rapidly with instructors via hand signs and touch.
Pacific report from San Francisco dated June 20 notes the steamer Minnetonka, more than a month out from Valparaiso after leaving Callao, is overdue. Pearls and cargo claims rise as insurance stands at 18 percent with expectations of higher rates.
Harvey Logan the Montine train robber escaped Knox county jail by overpowering a guard and seizing his pistol. He forced release, then mounted the sheriff’s horse and rode off. A posse was organized nearby to pursue him.
A historical note explains tattoo as the drumbeat summoning soldiers to quarters in the 1760s, tracing its origins to a term once called tap too from Dutch meaning no more drum taps or sale. The account links the tattoo to a permanent military signal and the ritual of nightly calls.
A brief historical note mentions that glycerin can be added to courmon writing ink to enable copying. The caution implies early ink formulations used for duplicating written material. No dates or organizational names are provided.
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports that in 102 a number of students banished to Siberia for political demonstrations refuse to return. The czar revoked the decree months earlier, but exiles stayed put. The governor urged relocation. ministry of interior issued a decree condemning them to return to European Russia and forbidding return to the steppe regions for a year.
The text argues that crime rises with advancing civilization because new laws create new crimes. It notes more locations of law but fewer atrocious crimes, claiming most statistical increases come from lighter offenses and newer definitions rather than harsher acts.
Barre readers recall protests for Doan's Kidney Pills and hear Norman York recall relief from kidney pain and urinary issues. He endorses Doan's after years of discomfort, noting prior remedies failed and urging others to try the pill with its 60 cent price per box.
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