27 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
1
At a City Council and Civic Improvement Committee meeting Newport will shift from a single cleanup day to a week long brighten up campaign starting May 1. The Civ Improvement Committee leads with city cooperation to supervise the drive.
In Passumpsie Mr and Mrs Homer Ingalls and Mrs Charles Felch escaped serious injury when Ingalls lost control on a bend due to a defective steering gear and crashed into a tree near the culvert on the Passumpsic road. They were returning from St Johnsbury. the car was badly smashed and occupants pinned. Ingalls foot and Mrs Ingalls right leg and hand were injured. Mrs Felch shaken. Physician attended. Ingalls is a traveling clerk for Bailey Music Co. Also notes the death of prominent Nashua banker Charles E Smith of Jack and Indian Head banks.
The State versus Ward Prouty of Newport is set for hearing in Montpelier during the May term. The calendar includes 78 cases and it is expected that the State will also press arguments in the State versus Frank C. Williams of Newport. Attorney General Archibald and State's Attorney E. E. Davis are at Montpelier preparing the case.
Atlantic City N J April 27 The United States Chamber of Commerce considers a resolution favoring a soldiers bonus arguing it would spur immediate spending and boost labor and production while warning of broad economic strain. Newburyport Mass April 27 St Pauls Episcopal Church built 1857 burned today with the parish house, loss estimated at 10000, fire cause under investigation.
Lyndonville hosted a Sunday tribute to Theodore N. Vail longtime resident and pioneer in telephone service. The funerallike gathering featured speeches by local figures, a floral quartet, and remarks on Vail’s farm leadership and the Vail Agricultural School.
April 27 report states Senator Underwood of Alabama was elected Senate Democratic leader at a conference of the Senate Democrats. He ran unopposed and secured the post as conference leader.
Oliver L. Eklund, Providence chauffeur missing since yesterday, was reportedly attacked on the Providence Taunton road near Wade's Corner four miles from Taunton. John F. Hyland, a motorman, saw a large auto with Rhode Island plates swerve and stop, findings two men and a groaning passenger. Police suspect the attack caused the swerving and Eklund’s body was disposed of before Taunton. A river near Wade's Corner will be searched.
In Chicago the industry claims that supply of raw materials has been sharply reduced and shipments are well below normal since the strike began. Manufacturers insist the situation hampers operations and shows no sign of easing. Railroads push to restore flow as the Railroad Managers Association reports about 1980 strikers returning to work.
Clyde Craft of Rumney was killed in a motorcycle crash near Manchester on Saturday night. He was rushed to Sacred Heart Hospital, where doctors said he suffered internal injuries after possibly losing control and hitting a telephone pole. Craft, 29, had worked in Rumney before his death.
Mass April 27 Size of the Champion International Paper Co and the Merrimac Co will receive a 12 percent increase in wages beginning May according to notices posted today.
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