Borella Loses to Shimkus in Vermont Wrestling Match
Newport wrestler Charles Borella suffered his first defeat in months as Joseph Shimkus of Vermont, outweighed by 20 pounds, won two straight falls at St Albans with a 29 minute first fall and a 16 minute second fall. Borella showed grit and speed, though the lighter Newport athlete was outmatched by the middleweight champion.
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New Jersey Efforts To Legalize Liquor Opposed By Roper
Washington reports that Commissioner Roper of the Internal Revenue Service vows to pursue all violators of the federal prohibition enforcement act to the limit of the law. He argues the act bans manufacture and sale of beverages with one half of one percent alcohol, opposing New Jersey legislation permitting 2 percent alcohol beer. In Springfield the cold disrupted rail schedules on the Boston and Albany and Boston and Maine lines with temperatures down to sixteen below zero and delays of five hours for B and M trains from Montreal.
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Wilson Expected To Sign Railroad Bill In Afternoon
Washington February 28 President Wilson faced the railroad bill and sources expected him to sign it this afternoon before returning it to the White House. A formal opinion from the Attorney General backed the measure.
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Exemption Granted for Tauber Lipton Shirt Plant
At a special St. Johnsbury town meeting the village unanimously exempted Tauber Lipton & Co. from real estate machinery and property taxes for ten years if they establish a shirt factory in St. Johnsbury in 1920. Speakers noted the firm’s large plant network and promise of improved labor conditions and local industry benefits.
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Death of Former American Consul Morrill in Colima
Augustus Morrill aged 88 a former American consul at Manzanillo Mexico was killed by Mexican bandits on February 26 near Colima He died from two gunshot wounds while traveling to Hacienda el Balcon His widow aged 80 resides in Colima and he leaves several California based children.
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