Newport Beats Piermont Five by 33 to 21
Newport defeats Piermont American Legion five 33 to 21 in a fast clean contest at School Hall. The game remained close until late, with Kennison and Breelow delivering notable plays and minor injuries reported. Continued on page five.
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Newport
Piermont Five
Company 1
Piermont American Legion
School Hall
Teagn
Militia Boys
New Hampshire
Stetson
Murphy
Basil Hadlock
Piermont
Pimont
Kennison
Dollar Day Bargains in St Johnsbury Carnival Headline
Dollar Day sales draw Northeastern Vermont crowds to St Johnsbury with promises of great bargains as stores open at dawn and stay open into the night. Also Norway votes 100 to 20 for League of Nations alliance and weather blizzard to hit tonight in mild form. Government workers denied union rights. Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Abby F McCarthy and Mrs Hay M Day with funeral details.
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Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Weither
Norway
League Christian
League of Nations
Washington
Midle
Atlantic
Parte
Ottawa
Dominion
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Trafic
Ovaiianent
Unanswered Question Theme of Rees Meetings Featured
Dr. Rees concludes his campaign with services at North and Grace churches and the Academy and Fairbanks shops. The series drew growing crowds as next week’s meetings are planned and the St. Johnsbury audience heard the theme The Unanswered Question.
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Rees
North Church
Grace M. E
Academy
Fairbanks
St. Johnsbury North Church
A. S. Woodworth
FP. A. Poole
Mix
Don C. Stiles
Mrs. Rees
Dr. Rees
Ouija Seance Leads to Commitment of Four Women
In Martinez on March five four women including a mother and daughter were found insane after a 24 hour Ouija board seance and were committed to the State hospital for the Insane by the court. Three men testified they urged cessation of seances but failed to intervene. They admitted the 24 hour session passed without noticing time or need for sleep or food.
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Martinez
Galil
Thei
Strike by United Shoe Machinery workers halts Beverly plants
Beverly Mass unions begin a walkout at 4 a m signaling a time signal. The United Shoe Machinery Co employes 6200 workers across Beverly with 4200 members in the operatives union seeking to end a system of individual centners claims. The walkout proceeds without disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
United Shoe Machinery Co
Michigan Log Jam Delays Rail Traffic Across State
Detroit March 5 heavy March winds cripple the rail network. Multiple routes report long delays as trains on Canadian Pacific and Soo Line run ten hours late or more. Upper Peninsula lines hit hardest with widespread schedule disruptions.
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Michigan
Detroit
Upper Peninsular
Canadian Pacific
Soo Line
Wilson Adriatic Note Reaches London Embassy
President Wilson's note responding to a Adriatic question reached the American embassy in London today and will be delivered to Foreign Secretary Earl Curzon this afternoon.
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Wilson
London
Earl Curzon
Switzerland Votes to Join League of Nations
On March 5 the Swiss state council approved membership in the League of Nations. The decision marks Switzerland's entry into the international body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Rerne
State Council of Switzerland Today
Son Nearly Brought Down Father in Sudden Attack
Charles Dany, about 20, is confined in Caledonia county jail after a nocturnal assault at the Danville road home. He struck his father with a broken pitcher and threw a ball at his mother, then fell on stairs and was restrained with aid from neighbors. The father bled but is expected to recover.
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Charles Dany
Caledonia County
Danville Road
Danny
Coveny
Mr. Dana
Ladd Named Strout Farm Agent in St Johnsbury
H Ladd of St Johnsbury is appointed to represent the E A Strout Farm Agency in the region. The agency, a leading US and Canada farm broker, sold farms worth 17 996 400 last year and reports buyers from 36 states Cuba and Canada. The article notes New Englanders returning to rural life and cites a quarter of a million inquiries this year, with St Johnsbury poised to attract buyers.
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H. Ladd
St. Johnsbury
BE. A. Stearn Agency
United States
Canada
Cuba
New England
E. A. Strout Farm Agency
Mr. Ladd
Wanted stenographer and bookkeeper at Caledonian office
An experienced stenographer and bookkeeper is sought to take charge of office work. Starting wage $18. Applicants should include full details in the first letter. Address H. A. S., Caledonian, 213-8.
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Caledonian
Head of Private Soldiers' Organization Urges $500 Payment
Marvin Gates Sperry, head of the Private Soldiers and Sailors region, urged Congress to grant a lump sum of 500 to each ex-service man from the Great War. He argued the money should be a one time aid, oppose smaller monthly payments, and cited fiscal strength to support relief. Sperry accused rival groups of promoting disunity and exposed tensions over amalgamation and political affiliations within veteran organizations.
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Private Soldiers’ Organization
Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Marvin Gates Sperry
Soldiers and Sailors
Dier
Sperry
J. H. Harper
Bank and File Veterans Association
Soldiers and Sailors Legion
Communist Party of
New York
Soldiers, Sailors and Mraines Protective Association
New York City
Harper
Samuel A Paradis Dies in Haydenville Mass
Samuel A Paradis formerly of St. Johnsbury died March 4 at a sanitarium in Haydenville Massachusetts. The body was sent home for a funeral at Notre Dame des Victoires chapel. Born in Hardwick 47 years ago he worked as a stonecutter in Barre and later at Seale works in St. Johnsbury. He had been ill two years and spent time in Pittsford Sanatorium before Haydenville admission. Survivors include a niece Madeline Baril of Barre a sister Mrs. Philip Poulen of Plainfield and brothers Louis Davadis and Joseph Paradis of Quincy Massachusetts.
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Samuel A. Paradis
St. Johnsbury
Haydenville
Mass
Notre Dame Des Victoires
Mr. Paradis
Hardwick
Barre
Seale Works
Pittsford
Madeline Baril
Philip Poulen
Plainfield
Louis Davadis
Joseph Paradis
Quincy
Walter S Russell resigns as Overseer of the Poor
Walter S Russell resigns as overseer of the poor of St. Johnsbury Vermont after a recent business change. He cites inability to devote time to the post and thanks voters while noting his ongoing interest in the town. A successor will be appointed by the selectmen. March 1920.
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Walter S. Russell
St. Johnsbury
Russell
Gray Lawns, Inc
Vermont
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Bigelow
Hadlock
Abby FF
McCarthy
Brightlock Hospital
Summer Street
Hay M. Day
Boynton Avenue
Berkeley
Lonsdale
Lougee & Smythe
Kaiser
Hague
Lloyd Grooge
Wilhelm Ard
United Shoe Machinery Plant
Asselin Bros. the
Spot
S. H. Ladd
Strout
General Motors Corporation
Chas. E. Silsey
Buick
G. M.C
Eastern Ave
C. B. Rathbun
Monogram Hat Shop
Spring Street
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