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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
4
Retered as second class matter May 1 1916 at the post office in St Johnsbury Vermont under the act of March 4 1879.
June 16 1920 report notes women delegates attend a meeting while candidates abstain from smoking. The piece mentions whiskey for snake bite and satire on followers of agility doctrine. It mocks sluggishness and social diversions, claiming some believe in modern schemes to attract men.
Dunnett, former St Johnsbury boy, praised the Chicago ticket while noting disappointment in other nominations. He described Wood's candidate as entering primaries against Yorke and said delegates did not switch votes to Woods. He called the platform solid and predicted Republican victory, with Democrats led by McAdoo. Dunnett spoke from Montreal after a hot Chicago session.
Oddities mark two local commencements with scattered programs at St Johnsbury grammar and Tour Corners school. Speakers, songs, recitations, and diplomas highlighted the ceremonies, with Birney Simpson the sole graduate at one school and several students listed for Pierce’s Mills program.
June 11 report that New England governors or their representatives will join the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington tomorrow to discuss securing coal for next winter. Gov. Coolidge called the conference and notes both current conditions and winter prospects. Embargo on coal shipments may be considered.
A brief grainy clipping from Lot Springs Arkansas notes that a photographer named Thomas Cut asks a visitor how he feels today and remarks the fellow asking about symptoms. The item reads like a casual, local-town observation with no further action or names.
The American Red Cross New England Division prepares a Mobile Disaster Unit with 160 containers of hospital gear housed at an Army Supply Base. Five ton trucks will transport the setup to affected sites in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The unit includes surgeons, nurses, physicians, X-ray techs, dietitians, and support staff ready to establish a 100 to 150 bed hospital within hours of a disaster declaration.
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