Evening Caledonian Friday February 14 1919 item
The Evening Caledonian a daily paper except Sundays published by W D Pelley Publishing Co Inc in St Johnsbury Vermont announces subscription rates four dollars yearly six months two dollars three months one dollar and fifty cents delivered by carrier for fifty cents monthly government advance payment required Associated Press rights noted. This issue is dated Friday February 14 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Pelley Publishing Co., Inc
Eastern Avenue
Johnsbury, Vt
St. Johnsbury
Life’s Dreary Paths and Humorous Observations
A satirical column mocks domestic life and middle class quirks. Jokes compare wives, mortgages, and homes with wry lines about mansions rugs and bankrolling. It riffs on old fashioned items like valentines and corsets and ends noting only about ten percent will “get” it.
What About Russia and the Bolshevik Threat
A critical prewar era column argues for intervention in Russia against Bolshevik forces. It condemns pacifist hesitation and praises decisive action to stop the Red Guards, looting, and destruction. The piece condemns self determination rhetoric and warns of broader civilizational risk if Russia descends further into chaos.
Russia Crisis and Paris Plan Jam as Bolshevik Threat Grows
The piece argues against inaction toward Russia, urging decisive Allied plans after Paris. It critiques the Lenine Trotsky leadership, calls for restoring order or withdrawal, and questions whether the Paris Conference can resolve the Russian problem amid Bolshevik strain.
Local Visitors and Illnesses In East Ryegate Area
East Ryegate residents and guests are noted in a Friday roundup. E H Hallett visited on business, Fred Gilson remains ill at 36 Portland St, and Mervin Gray is seriously ill at his mother's home. Other items include visits by Mr and Mrs B S Harding and Wendell Harding of Concord, Warren Peck in New York, Goodyear rep R H Ordway in town, Leo Brown and Mrs Young from Miles Pond, Mrs Ray Packard visiting Ezra Learned in St Johnsbury Center, Mrs Warren Bailey and Mrs Jennie Hatch from Newbury, and Althea Hamilton of Danville visiting Mrs G H Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hallett
East Ryegate
Fred Gilson
Portland Street
William Perry
Barre
Mervin Gray
Nichols
R. H. Ordway
Goodyear Tire Co
Acton
Ohio
Leo Brown
Harry Young
Miles Pond
Ray Packard
Ezra Learned
St. Johnsbury Center
Warren Bailey
Jennie Hatch
Newbury
Althea Hamilton
Danville
G. H. Taylor
Local Banquet Highlights N E M P A Gathering
Ninety five farmers and wives attended the first local banquet of the N. E. M. P. A. at the G. A. R. hall with speeches by E. H. Hallett County Agent L. A. Wood and W. R. Simpson of Lyndonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninty
G. A. R. Hall
E. H. Hallett
L. A. Wood
W. R. Simpson
Lyndonville
Today’s Valentine Day and Anniversary Events Mark Nation and People
Today marks Saint Valentine’s Day and Admission Day in Arizona with Oregon celebrating sixty years of statehood and the centennial birth of Christopher L. Sholes inventor of the practical typewriter. President Wilson continues a ten week abroad peace conference stay. Sports include racing in New Orleans and Havana, curling in Montreal, motor boat regatta in Miami, billiards title match in Chicago, and boxing clash in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Oregon
Christopher L. Sholes
Wilson
New Orleans
Havana
Cuba
Montreal
Miami
Fila
Augie Kieckhofer
Alfred de Oro
Chicago
Phil Bloom
George Chaney
Baltimore
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN A survey of women’s history and progress
A roundup notes Colegio de la Paz opened in 1767 as North America’s first girls college in Mexico City. It cites gains like women’s suffrage linked to Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and mentions a push for a woman judge in Toronto’s Juvenile Court. The piece covers female jailers, early education, Florence Nightingale’s anniversary, and an international outreach by American women’s groups. It notes Texas’ loss of its only woman jailer, and Regina’s plan for a women’s club and hotel to ease rooming-house living. It ends with a forecast on wartime industrial participation affecting policy at the Vocational Education Association convention in St. Louis and a planned industrial mission to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Colegio de
Texas
P. F. Conway
Tom Green County
National Woman Suffrage Association
Organization of Women
New York City
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Indiana
America
Boston
Vocational Education Association
St. Louis
England
France
Italy
Burlington Professor on German Commission
Burlington Feb. 13 Herr Anton Applemann once the center of a tempes t over his retention as professor of German language and literature at the University of Vermont is now on a German food commission. It is said Major Hackett, a former student, has talked with Applemann at Coblenz where Hackett is second in command. The commission aims to secure food from America. Applemann left for Germany when Bernstorff received his passports to work among American prisoners of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Siberia
New York Times
Paris
Red Guards
Leninites
Trotzkyites
Friends of Order and Civilization
Burlington
Anton Applemann
University of Vermont
Hackett
Applemann
Coblenz
America
Appelmann
Germany
Bernstorff
Legislature session acts on Saturday as highway bill dies
The House, on a Saturday forenoon, moved through a heavy calendar and killed the highway bill creating a three member commission and reorganizing highway work. Senate retirements for judges failed in the House. A joint resolution by Senator Amey seeks a bi partite committee to audit state expenses with subpoenas. A bill limiting attorney general help was held over for Wednesday. Women voters poll tax bill passed 200 to 22, effective April 1 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Supreme
Superior Courts
Amey
Essex County
Hose
Maurice
Committee On Suffrage and Elections
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Caledonian
Associated Press
Vermont
Adam
Eve
Cain
Ned
Paganda
Lenine-Tratzky
Supreme Council
8. C. Harding
Wendell
Concord
Town
Mrs
Charles Peck
New York
Warren Peck
Caldwell
Charles Darling Jr
R. H. Burke
Aviation Corp
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Bobo Pasha
Financial Society of Nations
Holland
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
M. Peret
George Matthew Adams
Jeweitts RG
Hester' Clothes
Citizens Bank Block
Jony
Fletcher
Castoria
Marcarine
Orly
P. A. Brown
St. Johnsbury, Wi
A. E. Smith
Main Street
St. Johnsbury, Vt
A. B. Smith
Lyndonville, Vi
F. A. Scott Co
Laferriere & Dutile
Russell E. Lowrey
A. A. Renfrew
J. S. Weeks
David Frechette
A. H. Gleason
Jorr Bros
McIndoes, Vt
Sears & Bamp
Richford, Vt
Lee S. Blanchard
Groton, Vt
E. M. Gray
Derby Line
F. M. Dean
Orleans, Vt
H. W. Powers
Fitzdale
H. R. Bean
W. Stewartstown
N. H
W. H. Nye
Johnson, Vt
A. W. Waite
Morrisville, Vt
A. P
French & Bean
t._ Johnsbury
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!