Sixteen Men Drown as Motorboat Catches Fire on Chesancook Lake
Bangor Maine reports a tragic accident as a motorboat carrying lumbermen from Chesancook dam to Cushwxte caught fire about five miles from shore. Half the crew jumped to swim ashore. wind and ice hindered rescue. Survivors were aided by nearby camps while four bodies were identified. The vessel belonged to Great Northern Paper Co. and was chartered by Alexander Gunn of Greenville. Numerous workers, many foreigners, were aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Tver
Chesincook Lake
Chesincook Dam
Te Tng
Eran
Great ‘Bourtiern Paper Company
Alexander Gunn
Greenville
Gann Wan Save
Nelson Smith
Orous
Great P Northens Paper Company
Cuxaberis
Aorrill
Notham
P. FE. Ty
Pol McCaul
Ts Nehn McBowell
Arthur O'Conner
Bir Great Northern
Snrpy
Pleaded Not Guilty in New England Watch Society Case
Rostem November 1% Godfrey L Cabot treasurer of the New England Watch ward society pleads not guilty today to a conspiracy indictment. The grand jury investigated charges tied to removal of letters and papers from a facsimile Crockery firm, with claims of wrongful reentry and intent to conceal the seized items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostem
Godfrey L. Cabot
New England Watch Fend Ward Society
Smd Heeson
Pene
Daniel TL Criktry
Charree
Crakiey
Alenb
Coakley
Local Notables Visit East Calais Area This Week
East Calais notes list visits by Lewis Prownet of Sprimefield and Mies Marion Kenion from Godferd seminary. Mr and Mrs Charlee Hormpns wed at YU Kickerd. Sher Wil Bickard of Ade among visitors at Teme Bancroft. Vern Wheeler started Hartrick feet work. C F Bie and Miss Symve Bie attended Barer. Angel of Woodbury borne in village. village school cheered by Starbars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Prownet
Sprimefield
Frivnds
Standley
Mies
Marion Kenion
Godferd
Meg Charlee
YU Kickerd
Sher
Wil Bickard
Ade
Tromnt
Bancroft
Mee
Vern Wheeler
Hartrick Feet
Mn C.F
Mix Sy
Werbert
Angel
Woodbury
Prohibition Enforcer Attacked by Jail Prisoners
Springfield Illinois November 19 S Glenn Young of East St Louis a prohibition enforcement officer was beaten by federal prisoners in the county jail while awaiting release on a habeas corpus writ. He was attacked in the bull pen during a raid related incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
S. Glenn Young
East St. Louis
Bank Closures In North Dakota Impact Wheat Market
Bismarck reports the Security State Bank of New England and the Farmers' State Bank Havelock have been closed pending sale by state bank examiner Ronway. Farmers to sell their wheat at current prices face money shortages as a result of the closures.
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Bismarck
N. D
Security State Bank of New England
Farmers' State Bank
Havelock
State Bank
Montpelier News Mixes Local Events and Court Actions
Montpelier residents discuss property sales tied to Philip Zanfrelle while Philip Zanfrelle’s acre street property faces actions. Montpelier city court records involve Hancock’s past liquor handling and proposed asset seizures. Education officials plan December conferences in Montpelier and Burlington with 66 and 28 teachers respectively. Vermont officers attend Camp Benning training with Captain B Newton and Lieutenants W Kelley and C Stack. Local officials elect Carl Hatehelder to Orleans central vision district. Angela Maseurt’s commitment to state hospital follows a hearing in Waterbury. Montpelier court matters include estate proceedings with several local figures and a pending farm sale at Montpelier Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Allen Hancock
Randolph
Lottie Osha
Montpelier
Klien Street
Montpelier High School
Philip Zanfrelle
Munich
CH. Dempsey
City Hall
House of Representatives
Brettington Dee
M. G. Morse
New England
Burlington
Vermont
Macation
Mr. Morse
Clyde Coffrin
George Twpper
John Avery
Charles Phimley
Farmer
J. F. Riley
Elmira
A.B. Smit
New York
P. W. Clement
Gaichad
W. Clement
Bera
Atlanta
Carl Hatehelder
Cabot
Orleane Central
H. L. K. Smith
Mont Ler Inns
Labor Demands Open Door at League Assembly
British labor delegate George Nivall Barnes urged the League of Nations to act to prevent renewed Polish Lithuanian and Soviet conflicts and to admit formerly enemy states. He criticized the council for inaction on Aland islands and Warsaw pact issues, urging immediate steps to avoid further hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genwen
Wilson
Assembly of the ‘League of Nation
Hymas
George Nivall Barats
Council of the League
Deitel Wolalovski
Veraiilles
Barnes
Aland Islands
Finland
Sweden
Counell
Jad
Poland
League
Great Britain
Women Fined For Wearing Hats In Court Tale
In Chicago, a judge fined two women two dollars each for contempt after they refused to remove their hats in court. The women argued for equal suffrage and hinted at broader rights. The judge warned that if women gain equal suffrage they must also comply with court decorum.
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Chicago
Nev
Ating
Oecar Metarn
Polite Americans Discuss Liberty and Police State Threats
A well known journalist, Lomton, lectured on America at the National Laboratory club, praising American politeness while warning against police repression and state adherence. He argued that the attack on liberty stems from government control and urged resistance to suppressive measures and censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomton
W. Nevineen
America
National Labora Club
England
Capital Paid Up and Company Capital Details
A garbled notice discusses paid up capital and stock in a farmers' corporation. It references a meeting, legality, and capital sustenance but the readable fragments name unclear persons or exact figures. The text appears to describe corporate capital, stock limits, and governance, with damaged OCR from a 19th or early 20th century source.
Mystery of $3,500,000 mail car robbery clears arrests
Ten arrests were made in the $3.5 million mail car robbery in Council Bluffs Iowa. Reed confessed and led to Daly and others, money in $10 bills recovered from a chicken house, an automobile linked to the crime found in a rented garage, and several suspects detained. Prices and currencies variably cited, with large sums initially reported as aboard a Chicago Burlington and Quincy mail train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
T. A. Daly
H. A. Reed
Taly
Reed
Daly
Hood
Fred Pollenbarger
Reid
Burlington and Quincy
San Francisco
Consignee
Anon
Great Earth Slide Shocks Pittsburgh Center
Damage estimates range from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 as a massive earth slide from a hillside near Pittsburgh threatens the Pennsylvania railroad yard. Steam shovels work to move earth away from tracks while trains run on altered routes. Mayor Betcock discusses the situation with Major General George W. Goethals who will advise on halting the movement.
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Pittsburgh
Wngincore
Eith
Paris
Hone
Pike Wenger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ellda
Ratiroed
Menengabella
Fourth Avenue
Betcock
George W. Cinethals
Panam Canal
New York
Third Victim in House Dynamiting in Germantown
In Germantown Maryland on November 10 James Bolton a farmer died last night after his house was dynamited the death toll rising to three. Mrs Hattie Shipley Bolton’s wife and their children were wounded. Vernet Thompson is held in connection with the explosion as authorities probe whether more suspects were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
James Bolton
Hattie
Shipley
Bolton
No Trial in Absence in Major German Case
Fragmentary note reports that no trial will occur in absence of key German defendant. Proceedings, recorded as delayed, aim to settle terms and potential consequences. Unclear details due to garbled OCR.
Record High Note by Boy of 12 Years
Robert Murray, 12, of Tacoma Washington, astonished metropolitan stars including Mme Frances Alda by reaching high notes in arias and transposing them to a higher key. The performer’s instructor and audience called it the highest note ever heard by a human voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North
Edward Hochie Hardy
Columbia
Samuel Breschewski
West Point
Robert Murray
Tacoma
Wash
Mme
Frances Alda
Murray
Ano
Galli Curel
Tetrazaini
Thore
Pingere
Yale Harvard game crowds get fifty special trains
New Haven November 19 fifty special trains will bring football crowds to Yale for the Harvard game. The Yale club plans a bonfire concert and student events with the university band. Seats in the Yale bowl hold about 37 feet below ground level and 27 feet above, with extensive plans to accommodate visitors from New York and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
University
Dimece
Opm
New York
Boston
Husband Won't Let Her Go to School
New York report states three married women face a test of truancy law as authorities review allegations that Mrs. John De Stefano, aged 21, and two other married women were kept from school by their husbands. The case hinges on whether married women can also be considered truants and subject to schooling requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John de Stefano
Echoo
Liquor Ring Tied to Federal Raid in Burlington and Winooski
Federal agents raided Burlington and Winooski uncovering a large liquor operation. Several men including Weibel and Thompson faced charges after surveillance and arrests. A raid on Francis Charter’s North Willard Street warehouse uncovered a substantial whiskey stock. In Winooski, Philip Mongrom’s store and nearby houses were searched. deputy marshal J. Lackey led the operation and multiple men were charged with illicit liquor distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Federal Reven
Avian Tie
Weibel
Gret
Charter Francis
Willard Street
Winooski
Philip Mon“grom
Sertil Ek
Willian
Martello
Will
Waterbury Ceremony Highlights Motor Vehicle Safety Push
Secretary of the State Harry A. Wack addressed 46 attendees at Library Hall in Waterbury last night. He spoke with Ralph W. Putnam about vehicle safety, urging adoption of stricter standards to protect motorists and the public, while endorsing safer car design and protective measures.
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Waterbury
New
Harry A. Wack
Library Hall
Board of Tradn
Ralph W. Putnam
Vce
Hawins & “Warner Leone
Vehiles
Bullet in Back Halts Train Station Standoff
A railroad police officer fired at a man who ignored a stop signal at the South Terminal as commuters fled trains. Vincent Logie of Somerville was shot in the lower back, subdued and charged with larceny after the incident, with injuries stated as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostin
South Terminal
Vincent Logie
Somerville
Logue
Vermont Freshman Cecil Clifford Vanishes in Burlington
The University of Vermont freshman Cecil V. Clifford disappeared from his rooming house at 210 Kant avenue on the Wednesday morning after illness and surgery left him weakened. He endorsed a $14 check before leaving, and his mother’s funds were sent to his sister Alice Clifford, a class of 1921 student. His last details include a check drawn November 16 to T. B. Wright as cash. His father J. W. Clifford has been notified and joined searches as anxious officials hope for the missing man’s safe return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Cecil V. Clifford
University of Vermont
Kant Avenue
Clifford Haad
Suruiay
Mather
Mine Alice Clifford
T. B. Wright
Clifford
SA. T. C
California
Tie
J. W. Clifford
Bittaford
Widyut
Vermont Girls To Meet In Waterbury Conference Rally
Vermont girls arrive by train and bus for a conference at Waterbury with Mrs F C Hayes as chairman. Activities include vestry gathering, singing led by Miss Wallace, devotions by Miss Fitleld, luncheon, recreation, programs on physical education by Miss Eleanor S. Commmingge, and a discussion on the role of the American girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
New
Vermont Conference
Woleck Am
FC. Hayes
Boraarra Ute
Mise
Lema Wallace
Margery Fitleld
Montpelier
Mies
Rutland
Aities
Triangle Tarartont
Heruse
Agnes Ric Kidder
New York
Eleanor S. Commmingge
Vermont
Unniversity of Vermont
Ty Mise Kidder
Miss Gary
Mother of Triplets Dead at St. Fohustry
The mother of a set of triplets, born October, died of heart trouble after a long illness. Survived by five siblings and her husband, with several children and relatives noted in the obituary. Funeral details and full list of survivors appear in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Fohustry
Alfred
Joseph Finns
Joseph Francis
St. Johnsbury
Vleters
Coors
Lapouet
Bert
Wilfred Ra
Detreit
Reese
Ladies Night at Barre Lodge Moose Event in Barre
Barre Lodge No 1391 Loyal Order of Moose hosted the first ladies night in its history at the Knights of Pythias hall. About 150 attendees enjoyed a local talent musical program, luncheon, and dancing with performances by the Croteau sisters Blair sisters Moose quartet and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Order of Moon
Pythias Hall
Barre Lodge
George Rennie
Croteau Sisters
James Canton
Thomas Jeffrey
Blair Sisters
Moose
Glen Perry
William Stewart
Chester Bennett
Richard Attridge
Dorothy Perry Pivannet
John Hussy
Hery
A. Charbonneau
George Thayer
John Halcall
Divorces Granted In Washington County Court Docket
The Washington County court granted several divorces as the docket was cleared before adjournment. Emma Vergani and Irene McNulty cases were discontinued. Lola Norton and Ada Johnston divorces granted for intolerable severity with custody to petitioners. William Johnston divorced from Ada Johnston. Adaline Shappy and Charles Shappy heard with ten children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Emma Vergan
P. J. Vergani
Irene McNulty
Raymond McNulty
Lola Norton
Geo Norton
Irene Rollinson
Wentworth Rollins
William Johnston
Ada Johnston
W. H. Blatndell
N. Page
Adaline Shappy
Charles Shappy
Raid at Websterville Seizes 75 Bottles of Liquor
Deputy sheriffs arrested Gomes after warrants for his attraction and liquor selling led to a search of his Websterville home. They seized 75 bottles labeled Sub-Fiora Albany NY beverage, believed to exceed legal content. Gomes pleaded not guilty, bail set, next Barre city court hearing scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnardino Gomes’ House
H. J. Slayton
Harry Gamble
Gomes
Websterville
Gomer
Child Killed in Brownsville Autocrash Report
Secretary of state notes a fatal accident in which Net a Hammond was killed by a truck driven by Clinton Gibson near West Windsor. The mother warned not to slide into the road. Gibson claims he did not see the child. The vehicle stopped after the wheel passed over the body. The coroner or official report details the incident amid other auto law infringements and recent convictions in Newport.
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Secretary of
Brownaville
Neta Hammond
Clinton
Gibson
West Windsor
Greer of
Newbury
Fannie Moers
Secretary of State
Las
Bruce Wakefield
Contempre
le Po Atencian
Wren Rael al
Funeral for Mrs Mary Nichols Held at St. Leonard
The funeral service for Mrs Mary Nichols was conducted at St Leonard’s Church at nine this morning with a requiem high mass. Rev Father Robert Dever of Andrew Rectory Waterbury officiated. Many church members and relatives attended from out of town including Ham Gallen and Michael Cale. Pallbearers carried a wreath laden cortege as the Xwchode family notes were read at the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nichols
St. Letard
Robert Dever
Andrew Rectory
Waterbury
Mre
Nichols
St. "Monica's
Ham Gallen
Michael Cale
Annie Cole
William Holmes
Philadelphia
Frank Nichols
Willem Town
Mies
Ellen Dewey
Mise Netter
Fitvien
James Patrick Brown
Beaty
Owens
Michel
Steel Prices Not To Be Cut
United States Steel Corporation recommends to presidents of major companies that base selling prices for all commodities remain in force until changes become necessary. The policy aims to stabilize business conditions amid higher costs from wage increases totaling 41 million dollars annually and other price shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Gt Companies
Pat Ae
Gary
Steel Corporation
Spaulding Team Set for Lyndon State Clash in Vermont
Spaulding high prepares for a pivotal Saturday game against Lyndon Institute at Lincoln Field. Coach Robert Ross tightens squad with Sam Allenwood and Ellenwood slated to return. Rose reshuffles, shifting Slayton to tackle and Bradley to fullback as Ridgefield aims to boost line strength and field readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
State of Vermont
Spaulding High
Ie Low Institute
Joses
Robert Ross
Spaulding
Teefield
Sam Allenwood
Ellenwood
Lincoln
Stiit
Sam
Rose
Wade
Mr. Rose
Slayton
Bos
Bradley
Tierway
Abbistel Wit
Gusrit
Keefe
Rilonwood
Gwanl
Densmore
Tas
Brewer
Rather Northield
Wayne Wheeler Visit Prompts Protestant Meeting on Prohibition
A fragmented notice describes a gathering at a Congregational church in Barre to honor Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League. The event aims to discuss prohibition policy and national anti alcohol efforts, with organizers listing anticipated opposition from brewers and wet factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church West
Evrming
Wayne B. Wheeler
Kerman
New York
Warner Wheeler
Tedey
Amd
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Maine
East Calais
St le
North Dakota
League of Nations
Ube
Meet Farmers’ Corporation
Sean
Otek
Heart OF Pittsburgh
Germantown, Md
Lieyé George
Black
Mis
Vincent Logue
Alfred Desrochers
Washington County Court
Brownsville
St. Monica’s
Chursch
Spaulding Team
Wayne Wheeler
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