Train Derailment Injures 21 Near North Royalton VT
The New England States Limited on the Central Vermont line derailed near North Royalton two miles south of the village. About 40 people were in the rear coach, 21 injured none seriously, many bruised. Several taken to Bethel and Randolph sanatoriums, including John Spargo. Names of injured include K E Boyer, Mrs Boyer, Mrs D Warren, Harvey Hood, John Clampitt, Edward Bjork with family, and others. A birth announced at Brightlock hospital and local talk on housekeeping at Fairbanks Museum.
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North
Royalton
Waite
New England States Limited
Vermont Road
White River
Vermont
Standolph Sanitarium
Spargo
Bennington
John Sparge
K. E. Boyer
Fall River
Mass
B Thayer
Kitehoure
Thayer
Fitchburg
Harvey Hood
Beverley
Gibson
Medford
John Clampitt
New York
Mr. Culver
Lebanon
N. H
A. C. Bjork
East Hartford
Conn
Edward Bjork
Bjork
H. W. Doyle
Exeter
Muzzy
Hartford
Miss Gadue
Burlington
Anna Poirier
Randolph
Densmore
Middlesex
Boy Scout Week Drive Mobilizes St Johnsbury
Leon H Baxter leads a seven day campaign from June 8 to 14 to honor the Boy Scouts of America for wartime service. Parades talks films with stars Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin will be shown. Citizens pledge gratitude and support as the drive proceeds, continuing in local churches schools and public spaces.
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Leon H. Baxter
St. Johnsbury
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Douglas Pairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
Stors
Scout Movement
Chaiman Baxter
Guarantee Wheat Price in Europe
Paris June 5 governments in Europe have guaranteed wheat prices to farmers and subsidized bread, leaving commerce in wheat likely to stay under government control next year. American members of the supreme economic council think centralized European distribution may not be necessary to continue.
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Paris
Associated
Argentina
Supreme Economic Council
Europe
St Johnsbury Academy Week of Commencement Programs
The St Johnsbury Academy outlines a week of events for commencement including a daccalaureate sermon by Rev F B Stichards, a play a concert a baseball alumni versus varsity game and an address by Hon George M Powers Vermont Supreme Court justice. Activities run Sunday June 15 through Thursday June 19 with a senior dance and commencement exercises on the final day. Alumni and faculty engage in reviewing the school’s work while the community attends the campus events and church services.
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St. Johnnsbury Academy
George W. Powers
Vermont Supreme Court
Judge Powers
Vermont
FB. Stichards
South Church
Academy Hall
George M. Powers
Supreme Court of
Rail policy outlined in Esch bill governing postwar rail control
A House bill by Rep John J Esch Republican Wisconsin outlines federal regulation of railroads after private operation resumes. It preserves many wartime controls, strengthens the Interstate Commerce Commission, and allows joint and proportional rates, rate suspensions, and priority in emergencies to maintain unified control and prevent inland water transport disruption.
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John J. Exch
Wisconsin
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Inter- Representative Esch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
United States
Alaska
Panama Canal
Cross Continent Flight Schedule to San Francisco
The Air Service outlines a multi city schedule with departure from Mineola at 3.30 A M and stops including New York Jersey City Newark Morristown Mauch Chunk Sunbury Youngstown Cleveland Toledo Valparaiso Chicago Rock Island Davenport Des Moines Omaha North Platte Cheyenne Green River Salt Lake City Elko Reno Sacramento Oakland and finally arriving in San Francisco at 6 58 P M The times assume wind variations and provide approximate flight progress along the route.
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San Francisco
Air Service
Mineola
New York City
Jersey City
Newark
Morristown
Mauch Chunk
Sunbury
Youngstown
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Valparaiso
Ind
Chicago
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Des Moines
Omaha
Neb
North Platte
North Platte, Neb., 3.80 A. M. (Second Day); Cheyanne
Wyo
Green River
Salt Lake City
Utah
Elko
Nev
Reno
Sacramento
Cal
Oakland
Half Million Strike in Paris Reported
Paris workers staged a citywide strike with no subways trams or taxis in service. The situation was unchanged but worsening, with forecasts that about a half million would be on strike by night. Despite the disruption, life continued with calm and order across all trades.
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Paris
Investigation Opens Over Palmer Custodian Actions
The U S Senate judiciary committee ordered a sub committee headed by W P Dillingham to investigate A Mitchell Palmers Alien Property Custodian office. Charge include hiring influential democrats at high salaries and sale of German property below value. Public hearings will be held soon to review criticisms and Palmer's conduct.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Judiciary Committee
United States Senate
J. 8
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Senate
Palmer
United States
W. P. Dillingham
Vermont
Thomas Sterling
South Dakota
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Lee S. Overman
North Carolina
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
aPlmer
Frelinghuuse
Explosion in Baltimore tunnel of Delaware and Hudson Company
An accident occurred in Baltimore inside the Number Two Tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson Company. A powder car drawn by an electric motor wire broke, igniting powder and triggering an explosion that sent men riding to their chambers in the mine scattering debris and causing injuries.
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Baltimore
Delaware and Hudson Company
St Johnsbury Beats Island Pond 13 to 3 in Crusty Umpiring
St Johnsbury fell to Island Pond 13 to 3 as an umpire miscalled balls and strikes. Foye and Moore excelled for St Johnsbury, while Stevens led Island Pond with five hits in five plate appearances. Rooney pitched erratically for Island Pond and the home team prevailed on a rough, uneven field.
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Academy
Island Pond
Igltts
St. Johnsbury
Foye
Moore
Stevens
Page
Rooney
Morrisville Girl Dies in Chicago Sudden Death
Morrisville learns of the sudden death in Chicago of Miss Alice Gile daughter of Mrs Lizzie Gile She was a popular Morrisville young lady and a singer of ability she had worked in Chicago for several years and the body is expected to arrive Thursday morning No further details are known at present
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Morrisville
Chicago
Alice Gile
Lizzie Gile
Miss Gile
Camp Abnaki Opens June 30 Near North Hero Island
Preparations race to finish for Camp Abnaki on North Hero Island as Vermont boys enter its 19th season. Last year 213 attended enjoying swimming boating fishing baseball basketball tennis indoor games and campfire stories with tents on the lake shore. State Y M C A Secretary Byron N Clark returns from France to lead the camp again and a detailed illustrated booklet will be mailed to any requester in Burlington.
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Abnaki
North Hero Island
Vermont
Amp
Byron N. Clark
France
Clark
Burlington
Mine Disaster Near Wilkesbarre Kills Six, Injures Forty
Six miners were killed and forty injured at the Baltimore Number 2 Tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson Co near Wilkesbarre. A car loaded with black powder exploded after being pulled by an electric motor, the trolley wire sparked ignition, and fire and smoke caused most of the deaths.
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Wilkesbarre
Jane
Baltimore
Delaware and Hudson Co
Here
Deplorable case of neglect halts in Newark
State's Attorney James B Campbell and Municipal Court Judge M G Morse traveled to Newark to investigate a non support and truancy case involving Walter, a father of nine, four of whom are school aged. Walter, described as indolent, was sentenced to three to six months in the House for failing to provide for his children.
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James B. Campbell
M. G. Morse
A. F. Stone
Newark
Walter
Morse
Champbell
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N.E. State Limited
RAIL
Bethel
Brightlock Hospital
John Sinclair
A. E. Noyes
Bertha Holden
Fairbanks Museum
C. A, Calderwood, Inc
Jersey
Durham
Nurenburg
Wilson
Liberty
War Department
Boy Scouts
ST. J. Academy
F. B. Richards
Colonial Theatre
Arruza
Dominic
Mike Momona
Stramintino
Chazy
N. Y
Winooski
HOUSE
ST. J. Ball
I. P. Diamond
Roughton and
Punk
T. P
King
Kaughton
Pharik
Campbell
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