Gentlemen's Night at Grace Church a Social Success
The St Johnsbury Woman's Club held a successful banquet at Grace Methodist church with 30 voice club chorus, notable speakers, music by Burroughs orchestra, and applause for Miss Ellen Magoon and Paul Lawrence Dunbar readings. In a separate case, Bert Kelsey was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 30 days hard labor at Windsor prison.
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St. Johnsbury
Arthur F. Stone
Joseph A. Davis
Mary Root
Academy
Woman's Club
George A. Martin
Frank H. Brooks
Burroughs
Oscar Cummings
P. C. Brooks
Maude Brown
Brooks
Alice B. Warden
Ellen Magoon
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Elsie Harvey
C. M. Richmand
Frank H. Taylor
Ellie B. Higgins
W. B. Atwood
F. B. Jacques
Z. S. Waterman
Bert Kelsey
James Allen
Orleans
Kelsey
Prisson
Windsor
Britain Quietly Deporting Undesirables
London reports the Government is quietly arresting and deporting aliens thought to spread Bolshevist propaganda in England. The Daily Sketch notes several pro Bolshevists, including a son of a wealthy Russian landowner, have been sent out of the country.
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London
England
The
Daily Sketch
Fifty Million Dollar Loan to Belgium Nears Finalization
Arrangements are completed for a fifty million dollar loan to Belgium by an American syndicate led by the Mogan interests. The loan bears seven per cent interest and Belgian banks will draw bills funded by the participating financiers. Proceeds will buy American cotton leather and raw materials for Belgium reconstruction.
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New
Russian Provisional Government Head Arrives in Paris
Nicholas Tschaikovsky, president of the Provisional government of Northern Russia, arrived in Paris to confer with Peace Conference delegates on his country's future. He met with delegates and Ambassador Francis and later called on Colonel House. He is the only head of a Russian government in Paris.
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Paris
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
Russia
Francis
Colonel House
History making basketball clash at Littleton opera house
St Johnsbury met Littleton in a rivalrous encounter at the Littleton opera house. The game opened with Littleton leading 8 to 7 after a tight first period. The report notes a storied local history and the long running feud between the towns shaping the heated match.
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St. Johnsbury
Goss
Gloversville
Brattleboro
Littleton
Little
Waterford
Charles Wrights wartime letter from Europe homeward hopes
Will Wright of the Corner Garage shares his brother Charles Wrights vivid Europe letter from Charmont France dated Jan 1 1919. Charles details delays in returning home a likely Christmas reunion and describes travel from St Nasaire to Coblenz with camouflaged roads and war wrecked villages.
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Will Wright
Charles
Europe
St. Johnsbury
Charmont
France
Arthur Carr
Russells
St. Nasire
Coblenz
Rhine River
Mity
Hotel de Mity
War Bureau’s Humorous Letters From Soldiers in Uniform
excerpts from letters sent to the War Insurance Bureau reveal humor in misread lines by servicemen. Phrases note long hospital stays and desperate requests for forms, pay, and marriage certification, reflecting wartime constraints and miscommunications.
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TE. A. Silsby
Senator Page
War Insurance Bureau
Bureau
Vermont Legislature Sees Surge of New Measures and Pay Debates
Burlington reports a flood of 25 House bills and several Senate measures as lawmakers consider pay raises, new clerical offices, and voting reforms. One proposal would require direct primary voters to declare party affiliation while others address military service tax abatements and town voting rights for veterans.
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Montpelier
Vermont
House
Senate
Lambert
Montgomery
Tracy of
Johnson
United States
Germany
Lyman of
Stratton
Strike Situation In England Is Improved
London February 8 President Stanley of the Trade Board announced arrangements with Union executives have been reached and that railway service will be resumed as soon as possible.
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England
London
Stanley
The
Trade Board
Nations Will Bank Same As Individuals
Washington voices willingness to develop an international Gold Exchange fund to facilitate financial transactions between nations without actual movement of gold. Elements would mirror those used to settle balances between banks in the United States.
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Washington
Oral Reserve Board
Valentine’s Day Line Promises Fine Valentines
The Cowles Press offers an extra fine line of Valentines this year in plate finish and hand tinted. Prices range from two and a half cents to a dollar. Visit the retail department of the printshop on Eastern Avenue Hill to view the line. Also, for sore throat and cough, use The American Throat Tablets.
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Cowles Press
Eastern Avenue Hill
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Grace Church
Killing Allen
Newport
Robert E. French
Grace
Stanley Wilson
Walter Cleary
Frank W. Thompson
Barton
Britain
Belgium
Gov’t Head
Elks
Lewis
Asselin Bros Clothing
Spot Shoes
Fersio
Charles Wright
Haif
Sam
Legislators
Burlington
Quentin
Bill
Victor Over
Roosevelt
Meerg
Benjamin Braker
James S. Braker
Quentin Roosevelt
Young Bracker
Braker
Boulets
George P. Moore Company
Eastern Ave
Burlington Mutual Fire Insurance Company
W. Brownell
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