Orleans County Court Opens for Contempt and Chancery
A special session of Orleans county court opened with Judge Butler presiding to hear a contempt case and a chancery dispute. Writ of habeas corpus brought by Hazel Pierce against Charles Pierce seeks the return of their 18 month old child. Also heard was a chancery matter involving Hodgdon and Reed over foreclosure proceeds from 1912 mortgage dealings.
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Orleans
Butler
Rutland
Frank I. Thorpton
Barton
B. A. Cook
Will W. Reirden
Annis
Frank S. Rogers
North Troy
Hazel Pierce
Charles E. Pierce
West Burke
Fannie Reed
Westheld
Julia Tiingman
Albany
C.F. Dingman
Ding Man
S. Dingman
Pittsfield Population Report From Census Bureau
Washington May 1 census bureau figures show Pittsfield Massachusetts with a population of 11 004 an increase from prior counts. The data indicates a gain of about nine thousand in the city’s population since the last census.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Washington
Price disputes over newspaper cost unsettles readers
Readers report dealers charging 4 cents for the paper, with warnings that 3 cents would be profiteering. The office urges notifying any seller attempting three cent pricing and pledges to cut off supply from offending dealers.
Oklahoma officials charged in sugar profiteering case
Ten individuals linked to Oklahoma grocery concerns and a State Fair Price Commission member face indictments on profiteering in sugar. U S Attorney states some profits reached 100 percent per transaction and as high as 10 000 percent annually.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Fair Price Commiveiou
United States
Coal Shortage Acute in West Chicago May 19
Coal supply in West Chicago reached a historic low due to freight congestion and car shortages. Dealers report rush to plants and homes not accepting oilers. one large company estimates on hand supply lasting only five days.
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Chicago
Price Reductions Hit Western City Dealers and Dentists
In Omaha on May 19 dealers in autos and dentists announced price reductions. Larger department stores put a portion of stocks on sale with discounts from 20 to 40 percent. Some dealers offered one fifth off and several dentists advertised a 24 cent reduction on prices.
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Omaha
Neb
Ailso
Caledonia Club Honors Willard Scott At Banquet
Dr. Willard Scott of Boston spoke to the Caledonia Forest and Stream Club in St. Johnsbury at a banquet that added 135 members. The event featured a fish supper and tribute to leaders like Lincoln and Roosevelt. Scott praised the concept of "good sport" and discussed Henry Adams and the shift to a capitalistic age. The talk lasted over an hour and drew a large audience.
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Willard Scott
Boston
Pythian Hall
Caledonia Forest and Stream Club
St. Johnsbury
J. Somerville
A. H. Dinsmore
Herbert A. Smith
D Willard Scott
Brookline
Mass
Scott
Henry Adams
Henry Drummond
Russell H. Conwell
Dwight L. Moody
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Ur Scott
Prices and elections noted in early May reports
Price cutting in apparel and merchandise fills reports from across the country with stores announcing 20 to 40 percent reductions and shoes reportedly cut by a fifth. In Des Moines, May 1 bishops Keeney and Smith were elected at the Methodist Episcopal General Conference. In London Bolsheviki claim success against Poles in Vitebsk, Poles withdraw amid public Bolshevik support.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dr &. T. Keeney
Syracuse
N.Y Th
Lester Smith
Detroit
Methodist Episcopal
London
Vitebsk
Moscow
Louisiana Governor Rejects Suffrage Move
Baton Rouge May 19 Governor Parker declined to accede to President Wilsons request to urge the Louisiana legislature to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. The president wired the governor yesterday urging him to use influence to bring about the adoption of the amendment.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Parker
Wilson
Maine officers launch drive against rum runners
Governor Milliken, after talks with sheriffs and federal officials, declared war on rum runners smuggling liquor from Canada into Maine. He announced immediate measures to halt the illicit traffic.
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Augusta
Rim
Maine
Canada
Milliken
Setire
Losses from 1919 strikes estimated at two billion
Francis H. Sisson of Guaranty Trust Co at the National Association of Manufacturers convention estimated strikes caused two billion dollars in losses in 1919. He attributed 750 million to lost wages and the rest to industrial costs. He warned against pursuing low prices through credit control and blamed strike fevers for rising living costs and rents.
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New York
Francis H. Sisson
Guaranty Trust Co
National Association of Manufacturers
Sisson
Flo
Consolidation Creates Bateman & Co Inc in Machinery Feat
Worcester Massachusetts May 19 The Richardson Manufacturing Co joins seven other agricultural machinery concerns to form Bateman & Co Inc with 4 million dollars in capital. Headquarters established in New York City.
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Worcester
Mass
Richardson Mfg. Co
Bateman & Co. Inc
Richardson Co
New York
Hoover Gets Large Hoover Vote In Vermont Primaries
Vermont presidential preference results show Major General Leonard Wood leading with a large margin. Herbert Hoover’s write‑in style appeal drew strong support despite no ballot listing. turnout was light with many towns reporting minimal participation.
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Leonard Wood
Herbert Hoover
Wood
New York
William Grant Webster
Webster
St. Johnsbury
Gen. Wood
Martin C. Gaffeld
Y Vanrocur
Vote Expected On Friday And Resolution Will Go
Republican leaders in the House agreed to accept the Senate peace resolution as substitute for the House resolution and planned to fold it up Friday for action. Chairman Porter will move concurrence in the Senate measure, with leaders predicting passage and sending the resolution to the President.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Silk shirts cut to half price in Indianapolis sale
Silk shirts and shoes for men lead price cuts in Indianapolis. Dealers offer men’s furnishings 20 to 80 percent below former prices. One shop sold six shirts for 4.95, about half the old price. Women's and children's clothing also offered at reduced prices.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Daylight Savings Adopted by Ely Fork and Hoe Shop
The Ely works of the American Fork and Hoe Company vote overwhelmingly to adopt daylight savings. Operations will shift to a 6 AM start and 4 PM finish starting next Monday. About 74 employees work there, making it the first St Johnsbury industrial concern to adopt the practice.
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Ely Works
American Fork & Hoe Company
St. Johnsbury
Bey Nazel
American Chemical Company
St. Johnabury
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Hoover
Weonurn
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Homer Thrasher
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Leonard Weel
W. J. Bryan
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