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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
2
The Chicago White Sox took a decisive victory over Detroit to widen their lead in the pennant race. New York also won yesterday, while a key Giants vs Boston game featured strong pitching and timely hitting despite Boston's scarce offense.
A chaotic, garbled note references Peptiron Pills and Agyton as a supposedly strengthening tonic. The text shifts to a baseball game recap with Boston and New York scores and mentions pitchers, hits, and stolen bases amid unclear phrases.
A wart of political conflicts unfolds as Cannonian rhetoric sparks GOP rivalries in the Midwest. Longworth denies misquoting Roosevelt, while Bryan jokes and Taft campaign paths are charted. Roosevelt reportedly won’t stump for Taft, and Taft plans a final Youngstown speech on November 2. Governor Haskell’s letter controversy ends with the president publishing the doc. Delegation outlook stays largely unchanged.
Taft will leave Kansas City and visit Leavenworth and Atchison before crossing into Missouri for two days of campaigning then head to Chicago to finish his western trip on Wednesday. He plans stops in St Joseph Maryville Ollicotho and Brookfield with a MACON meeting after a Kansas City rally drawn by residents. Despite early hour crowds, the Kanes City event drew large attendance and lively demonstration.
Chicago White Sox defeat Detroit 6 to 1 as Walsh dominates with nine strikeouts in a masterful pitching performance. Summers goes six innings before Mullin finishes, while Davis Parent Sullivan and Jones drive the key hits fueling the Sox scoring spree. Detroit manages a single tally in the sixth. the Chicago defense and timing seal the win.
In Boston the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 4 to 0. Washington beat Philadelphia 6 to 3 in the nation’s capital. Chicago triumphed over Detroit 6 to 1. At St Louis the first game showed Cleveland 51 to St Louis 3, with a second game Cleveland winning 5 to 3.
Yonkers New York reports an early morning fire at Mrs W Cochran estate killed two small children and a woman. Mrs Maury Cummings and Mrs F Plowhind were injured. the Veramin veranda collapse trapped victims. Fire origin unknown, casualties confirmed.
The ad fragment outlines Dr. Leombardt’s Hem-Maid pills and claims of permanent cure for hemorrhoids. It mentions stages of a case, congeation or stagnation of blood in the lower bowel, and a sales address at 19 North Main Street, Maree, with references to Dr. Leumbandt Go Station B, Buffalo, X.
Co Representative Nicholas Longworth, touring east after a Cincinnati appearance, refutes a published claim that he proposed Theodore Roosevelt would seek the presidency again. He states he spoke to support Taft, not run, and that Roosevelt was not his intended candidate at the meeting.
An ambiguous early morning report references the president, a representative, and a father-in-law in a political context. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
Fourteen members of the Woman's Suffrage League met at a New Thought church room and, with Julia Led o Share presiding, attempted to register at a Sixth Avenue barbershop where inspectors sat. Peter J. Finney asked what they needed, as the women proceeded to the next registration site on Eighth Avenue despite male crowds and legal hurdles.
Dr. Frederick J. Fielding of San Antonio confirms plans to launch a balloon voyage across the Atlantic. A 300,000 cubic foot gas bag is described, with a larger craft under construction in St. Louis led by pilot I. Honewell. Flight would depart New York and aim to cover the ocean in under four days, carrying lifeboat and telegraph gear, with a launch planned for April.
A Fiet Society matron laments paying 3100 for a rag worn to a bridge event, while expressing astonishment at her own cleverness and questioning who figures as the partner in the scheme.
Advertises a selection of coffees including Barington Hall Steel Cut, Chase and Sanborn, New England Club, Old Holland, Our Special, and Siler Quarter with prices per pound. A cheaper option is offered at 15c per pound or two pounds for 25c.
Merchant and Fraser contact line shows phone number 6 11 6 Ein St likely a partial directory entry. The readable fragment indicates a business listing with telephone reference and street detail.
The biennial report by State Auditor Horace F. Graham calls for salary reviews across state offices, limits on state expenditures to essential taxes, and a uniform accounting system. He endorses abolishing unnecessary line items, expands on auditing duties, and recommends shifting minor criminal matters to district courts while detailing the office’s broad remit and cost controls.
Readable lines suggest an ad style discussing a facial product for babies or facial care. Mentions Hill's and DP, with unclear context and damaged wording. No definite claims, dates, or identifiable organizations beyond generic product names.
A medical advertisement extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion and stomach upset. It claims pepsin or other digesters are ineffective and promises relief by resting the stomach while Kodol digests food. The copy urges readers to try Kodol and return the bottle if unsatisfied, listing Chicago laboratories as the producer.
Washington Ont 6 The country life commission appointed by the president last August is fairly under way The president plans to send a special message to Congress urging improvement in rural life conditions and has asked the commission to report findings by December End of December is the target date for the commission s report to the president Farmers have been writing to him and to the commission outlining rural life issues requiring remedy Most information so far concerns agricultural aspects of rural life The non agricultural rural problems will be explored by the national conservation commission which will meet with state governors on December 8 in Washington to discuss joint plans for action
William A. Rugg of Springfield Massachusetts was detained on White House grounds after claiming knowledge of a plot against Mrs Roosevelt. Police found 3450 dollars hidden in a belt along with a loom of mining stocks and other items. He struggled as authorities seized the belt. Doctors reported he will recover.
Two shot and killed and one fatally wounded marked Sundays violence in New Orleans. Joseph Rawkrs, a carpenter, was killed by James Comer, a saloonkeeper, who claimed self defense. Tottie Gaddy, a Black woman, was killed by her husband over jealousy. Walter Blantone was fatally wounded by Katie Kingston in a resort run by the woman.
Washington reports Dr Ko istane Devre a Hungarian scientist at the international congress claimed a new disease naming method and proposed marriage to Miss Lillian Coblenzer. His claim hinged on proving the theory before the audience, with Miss Coblenzer reportedly torn between betrothal and public proof. The couple planned a wedding around October 20, as Devre, a Budapest university faculty member, tours Europe.
Mary Jabneon, a California prisoner held on Ellis Island for violating New York laws, spent about a decade masquerading as a man under the name Frank Woolman. She explains she adopted male attire to earn a living, saying her appearance and instincts pushed her from womanhood to male disguise, making life in disguise more tolerable. The court may soon allow her to depart Ellis Island for New Orleans.
A large dry goods store in Northampton saw its safe blown open by intruders. About $600 in cash and a gold item were stolen, with the janitor’s role noted in the incident. Police report a bold burglary at J B Lamiliod & Co.
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