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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1915
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports the German left-front assault north of Ypres was repulsed by French artillery. Germans suffered serious losses in the flank engagement. Two Turkish aircraft were brought down by Allied ships and aviators captured. The official French statement adds no other front news.
Hull May 5 three British trawlers Iolanthe Hero and Northward Ho blown up by a German submarine while at sea all crews landed with no lives lost. Submarine fired on them with rifles after ordering stop and the fishing fleet reports nine trawlers sunk that Monday with no casualties among the captured crews.
Fragmentary text notes Turkish airplanes were reportedly brought down during wartime actions. Names and precise events are unclear. fragments reference allied forces and battles with scattered phrases about captures and releases.
Reports from Petrograd say Russians inflicted heavy losses on the Turks in a three days battle near the frontier. Persians may be free of their uninvited guests, while Germany and Austria claim 30,000 Russians captured in Galicia.
London reports and Berlin telegraph summaries indicate Russian defenders have withstood a German Austrian advance in western Galicia, with front lines shifting and the Dunajec crossing by the enemy noted. Desperate combat continues in the Carpathians as hill positions change hands. Turkish bolstering near Adrianople adds regional tension.
A Cadillac, likely headed to Manchester, crashed into a tree between Thornton's ferry and Merrimack. The driver Adams, of Boston, died instantly. passenger Miss Merthe Renn of Nashua was seriously injured and rushed to Nashua hospital. The wreck demolished the car and indicated loss of control.
Fragmentary OCR reports indicate a British submarine was sunk by an airship with sporadic details. Names, places, and complete events are garbled, leaving uncertainty about participants and dates. The piece reads like a wartime item with stray phrases and illegible sections.
Tokyo reports an 48 hour delay ultimatum to China while a Japanese cruiser and four torpedo boat destroyers reach Chin Wang Tao near Pekin. Warship movements imply intent to remove Japanese legation members as Chinese defenses mobilize around the capital.
A fragment of OCR text from a historical page shows partial phrases about a pane and a secretary. The readable bit mentions a frame and beams and a crew, but most details are unreadable, leaving the main event and names uncertain.
The Vermont Supreme Court upheld Montpelier on taxing Central Vermont Railway Co for Langdon and Nicholas meadows in 1911 while voiding the city tax list for Taylor Abreot property. Montpelier gains $810.96 plus costs. lower court awarded $362.21. Other rulings affirm defendants in Parker vs First National Bank and McCarthy vs Village of Northfield, with Dana Rickrell vs Robert Fitton affirming plaintiff’s $875 recovery. Leigh T. Harvey admitted to Vermont bar. A P Thompson withdraws as counsel for W R Aldrich.
The contested divorce suit of Laura E B Slayton of Eastrab a v Edwin H H Slayton was scheduled for trial this afternoon in the county court. A separate action by Consolidated Lighting seeks 10 000 damages claiming negligence after a worker fell from a 15 foot ladder at the Pioneer plant. Information filed charges Martin and W M Gibson with false pretense. The appeal of Francesco Raboni has been entered.
In Franklin County Court the defense offered no testimony in the Morrison assault case. The prosecution presented witnesses including Mrs Reddy and James Howrigan, neighbor Arthur Tague, and Dr. R Patton as the trial moved toward jury deliberation after Morrison faced questions about the night of the January shooting.
Brattleboro May 11 Attorney Clarke Fitts reported at the village meeting that a large log drive from the Connecticut River Lumber Co may occur next year. A water rents guarantee for 10 years and a pipeline extension for fire protection were approved. The firm explores establishing a chamber mill here and shipping logs to Brattleboro to convert into lumber, leveraging the junction of the Central Vermont and Maine railroads.
In Brattleboro on May 2 patrols from local churches gathered for a flag presentation. Congressman Kittredge Haskins gave remarks on war veterans and the flag’s history as scouts pledged allegiance and prepared for the Memorial Day parade.
A Franklin girl reportedly took poison two weeks ago amid a medical crisis. Officials describe a tense episode with treatment attempts and notes of potential coercion as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A Barre Vermont tobacco fund receives warm thanks from A A Wolfe Murray of the Ac Si Highlanders for a large shipment of tobacco sent to troops in France. The letter notes cigars cigarettes and pipe tobacco distributed to noncommissioned officers and men, bringing them comfort amid service with Britannia in France and Belgium.
A dispute over a line fence at 449 North Main Street brought Paul Kingston and his wife to court. Margaret Kingston and Mr Kingston pleaded not guilty to breach of the peace before Magistrate H W Scott. Hearing set for Friday. they were released on recognizance. Patrick Mernon alleges Kingston attacked him after a neighborhood disagreement about the line dividing Kingston property and his yard. Previous boundary issues between Kingston and the city were settled. The current dispute is separate from city street-line claims.
Mrs Nellie Nye wife of Archie K Rye of the Jones Nye livery firm dies at her son George Nye’s home in Mininfield village after months of failing health She leaves her husband a son a daughter Mrs Gladys Batchelder She was born Nellie Flood in Marshfield and married in Plainfield 30 years ago Funeral service will be at the Methodist Episcopal church Plainfield with Rev Hewitt officiating Interment in the village cemetery
Rubbish collection campaign gains momentum as Marre citizens join allied committee in a citywide drive. Volunteers canvass streets and alleys urging residents to clear refuse. Organizers plan a final push Friday through Sunday to complete debris removal and promote a cleaner environment.
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The Barre Woman's Club held its latest meeting with a large turnout. Officers for the coming year were elected as the club reports a 256 membership and over $400 in the treasury, with detailed committees praising education, music, household economies, and social activities.
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