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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1906
Page
1
Boston voters converge under perfect weather as Republicans predict a 100,000 margin for Cullette in Massachusetts. Democrats claim Moran will win Boston by about 35,000. state organizers urge confidence for Guild. Moran’s man Gerland McFarland accuses treachery, alleging Moran is being knifed citywide.
Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt cast his ballot in 15 seconds this morning at 1:15 in Precinct 5 Fisher's hall. Reports mention a brief, uneventful vote and a distant loud report following.
A fragmented report notes Hughes favored in early voting with Hearst listed among the dead in a barber shop setting. An undertaker is mentioned, with a remark about a close shave, reflecting chaotic polling day chatter.
Nov. Lane won yesterday afternoon in a contempt of court case against Consolidate Rendering Company of the city. A fine was levied after a notice was served at the Elm office. Village officials and the company’s manager L. K. Lad faced the proceeding as Victor L. Spent posted $820 bail for the March term. The case links Spent to broader court actions amid alleged irregularities in the rendering firm’s cattle dealings.
A Boston firm A M Smith & Co. denied the signature on a check used in a forgery case. A Bennington man and a Georgia woman faced arraignment in district court yesterday over a farm purchase using worthless checks drawn on the Boston firm. The couple testified in the December term of the grand jury, while the woman was described as an alleged accomplice.
At Albank on November 6 Ernest Center of Grand Isle jumped from a moving train at Rouses Point fearing it would not stop. He believed the Winnap bound to Plattsburg would continue and leapt from the car. He sustained serious internal injuries.
Dr Edwin E B Beeman, noted chewing gum maker in Cleveland, dies from a stroke after pioneering gum with pepsin. He reportedly built a fortune from this invention and a bank robbery nearby involved loot of seven thousand dollars taken by escapees.
Paul Stensland former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president and Honey W. Hering cashier were sentenced by Judge Picty in Chicago to indeterminate prison terms for embezzlement and forgery. The sentences may run concurrently with prior terms, with ranges from one to ten years. Additional notices cover a fatal streetcar crash in Amsterdam and local fire and labor events in nearby towns.
The Choral Art club of Hoxton brings together male voice ensembles ATBion and the Corinthian Quartets for a Fraterinembile concert at the Herre opera house on the evening of November euphor hth. The program features prominent members such as Parker, Thomas Kydohweon, George HM Remel, Babnook, Wilson, Kis, Page, and Maun, with Herbert Fulyison in the Rugged winger quartet. The event promises to be the greatest musical event in the city, drawing praise for the club and its vocalists.
A flood of proposed laws arrived on the last day for regular procedures, with 22 House bills and seven Senate measures introduced. Topics include abolishing prison and industrial boards, regulation of deposits, medical registration, and penalties. Names of legislators and towns appear, reflecting a busy session and revision committee intent to weed out weak proposals.
Vermont legislature debates municipal charters and rail acts. The Senate plans public hearings on suffrage measures while governor appoints judges. Vermont statutes on taxes and prosecutions face revisions as sessions near end with a capital punishment bill slated. Legislature to visit granite quarries. several committee votes and sponsor mentions noted. The House and Senate address railway rates and public utilities amid party tactics and requests from residents.
Merchants press for charter changes to allow sprinkling of streets while the lighting committee secures a contract with Consolidated Lighting to illuminate 200 street lights until midnight at 44 dollars per light yearly. A deed transfers Arkley farm for 1100 dollars, and council approves related improvements, tax and building requests, and hearings on municipal amendments, with several permits and transfers granted.
Fire swept a barn and hog barn on Amor Partridge’s farm in Westford Hollow near Westford village. The blaze, possibly sparked by a tramp, gutted the structures and destroyed farm buildings. Residents reported a number of cattle and farming tools lost, but no injuries were confirmed as the flames were brought under control.
The Berwick Hotel in Rutland changed hands as Fred H. Richardson and Mrs A L Richardson sold to M Quinn. The sale involved Lew Bryland and Mountain View Mill as parties, with pricing and terms not fully clear in the fragment. The Berwick, once run by William Th Valiquette, remains linked to Rutland hospitality history.
Brattleboro agreed to purchase the system from George E. Crowell for 270000 dollars plus the pipeline cost on Front Street. Crowell’s debt to the village of 4500 dollars will be canceled. Voters will decide at a November 17 special meeting. The charter amendment plan is postponed by two weeks. The long dispute, splitting the city, ends with a harmony driven settlement.
St Johnsbury Nov 6 Miss Annie Ide daughter of Henry P Ide former governor general of the Philippines will wed Congressman W Bourke Cockran of New York at the St Regis Motel in New York on Nov 17 relatives said tonight. The ceremony will be quiet with only family present. Afterward the couple will go to their home on Long Island for a few days and then sail for Egypt.
The Interfraternity cribbage league season opened last evening with first games played by the Z0.1 and M. U. tease resulting in a 5 to 0 defeat by the 0. F. team. Matches included Nelwn and LeClair 0. F. defeated Leith and nemess Gallagher McNally 0. PF defeated J ant Vaith 0. O. F. defeated Smith and Rowe. The Foot A. and F000. FL route play this evening at 7 oclock.
Springfield reports thirteen-year-old Russell W. Stiles, son of Frank W. Stiles, editor of the Springfest Reporter, underwent an appendectomy Sunday morning and rests comfortably though risk of his mother’s prior illness remains noted.
Talk of the Town notes a Catholic church fair at Hale's Pavilion all next week and a Ladies Aid meeting at Tel0 in the convent. Also listed are chicken pie suppers, dances, elections of officers, and local events with Meadow Brook notes and weathered reports from Barre and Montpelier.
Dr Clinton P F Gale of Wolcott, son of William Gale of Trowhill, vanished while en route to Troy with his wife. Reports place him as far as Burlington before detours and conflicting theories about foul play or accident emerged. His wife and family, based in Barre, hold vigil as searches continue.
Raids on River Street Sunday night led to the arrest of Frank McMurphy for keeping liquor. The liquor was condemned and destroyed in Rutland court. McMurphy was sentenced to three months in the house of correction.
In Montpelier a man named Arioli surrendered after a foil story surfaced and was brought before the city court. He was placed under arrest on charges including a stated amount of 890 and a bail of 30, with the case continued to Thursday morning.
Consolidated Lighting Co relocates offices to Granite Street near Barnham as it builds a large enhancement and equips the new site with power plant connections to improve service. Workers are engaged in the move and a telephone line is listed as 2442 for election returns coverage at the Times office tonight. Community notices list Goddard Programme events and local readings.
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