Northeastern Vermont Delegates Influence GOP Convention
Orleans and Caledonia county delegates shaped the Republican State convention in Montpelier. Notable speeches came from Dr. C. A. Cramton and J. Rolfe Seatles of St. Johnsbury. Orleans county delegates backed Governor candidate Emery, showing solid support through Emery buttons as the event moved to nomination of H. Nelson Jackson. (Continued on Page Four)
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Caledonia
Orleans County
Montpelier
C. A. Cramton
J. Rolfe Seatles
St. Johnsbury
Emery
Cramton
H. Nelson Jackson
Democrats Oppose Armenia Mandate in Senate Action
Senatorial panel disapproved President Wilsons plan for an American mandate over Armenia. Opposition by key Republicans signals friction over foreign policy. President Wilson meanwhile returns and a peace veto message to Congress is anticipated, with no firm word on Versailles treaty status.
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Washington
Wilson
Armenia
Senate
Sign Relations Committee
Congress
White House
Armenians Accept Russian Invitation to Moscow
Paris May 27 Armenians have accepted an invitation from the Russian Bolsheviks to send delegates to Moscow according to information in the French Foreign Office.
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Paris
Bolsheviks
Moscow
Offier
Bolsheviki Advance Against Poles Reported
London dispatch says Borioy on the Eresinat River has fallen to Bolsheviki in their sign against the Poles, per a Soviet official statement received by wireless on Wednesday.
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London
Borioy
Eresinat
Miss Marshall Returning From Armenia to St Johnsbury
Mrs. L G Marshall reports cable from Constantinople that daughter Miss Poete J Marshall is returning home after a four month Armenian relief service. She aided starving civilians in the Karakulis district and was evacuated by Allied High Commissioner to Armenia. The Karakulis district remains under Armenian control.
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L. G. Marshall
Poete J. Marshall
Constantinople
St. Johnsbury
New East
New Republic
Marshall
Armenia
Karakulis
Caucasus
Um N. Haskill
Karakalis
Erivan
Armenian Republic
Col Haskill
William M. Wood to Face Court on Indictments
William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Co. of New York and of the American Woolen of Massachusetts, is to be arraigned tomorrow before Federal Judge Hand on indictments charging woolen clock profiteering. A federal grand jury returned the indictments against Wood and both companies.
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William M. Wood
American Woolen Co
American Woolen
Massachusetts
Mwwood
Republican Nomination Tightens As Wood Aims For Victory
May 27 report on the Republican nomination battle for 493 convention votes. Gen Wood led with 153 instructed delegates but trails a one third threshold. Harding, Sutherland, Poindexter, and Pritchard each hold scattered state totals amid claims of early ballots and predicted first-ballot tallies. Campaigns project Wood at 385, rival camps near 246, while London forces hedge on Hughes.
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Shicago
Woods
Harding
Ohio
Stater Sutherland
West Virginia
Poindexter
Wington
Judge Pritchard
North Carolina
Lowdon
Higuees
Prison escape trio not found as search widens to Somerville
Boston police extended the manhunt for three prisoners who fled the prison at midnight. Officers visited three Somerville houses after a report that Herman L. Barney, one of the trio, might be in hiding but found no trace. All leads since the wall climb via a vent shaft have proved unproductive.
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Boston
Ihe
Somerville
Herman L. Barney
Diaz Raising New Rebel Force In Mexico Vera Cruz
May 27 report says rebel forces commanded by Felix Diaz along Vera Cruz coast join with other rebels while troops stay loyal to Carranza government. No official confirmation. Diaz reportedly abandoned opposition and wished to leave the country, though he has not departed.
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Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Vera Crag
Oth
Carminza
Miaz
Carranza
County W C T U Convention at Barnet in Vermont
The 29th annual Calelonia County W C T U convention met at the Congregational church in Barnet with strong county turnout. Presiding was Mrs. M H Goss of St Johnsbury, delegates opened by Mrs. Ida Gregg of Barnet, and talks covered prohibition laws, the Loyal Temperance Legion, and plans to raise funds for Jubilee drive. Continued in next column.
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Calelonia County
Congregational Church
Barnet
M. H. Goss
St. Johnsbury
Rs. Ida. Gregg
M. K. Fairbanks
West Bayie
Charlotte Slocum
Amherst
Mass
Loyal Temperce Legion
M. L. Pearson
Orleans
Arthur Cregg
Haywood
Slocum
National League of Public Opinion
Vertmont
Famous Draft Evader Dressed As Woman Reported Bound For Montreal
A report from Boston on May 27 said Grover Cleveland Bergdol, a millionaire draft evader, was seen in North Station in women's clothing. Police searched trains to Montreal but found no Bergdol. a woman matching his description was noted boarding the Air Line express to St Johnsbury and Newport, with further details unavailable after arrival at St Johnsbury.
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Montreal
Associated Press
Boston
Grover Cleveland Bergdol
Philadelphia
Bergdol
Air Line
St Johnsbury
Newport
St. Johnsbury
Bergdof
Liquor Seizure Ties to Bonded Warehouse Theft in Boston
Revenue agents seized a truckload of liquor bottled in bond valued at $20,000 in Boston. They claim the shipment originated from New York bonded warehouses via bogus orders. The driver and a guide were arrested at a North Street address.
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Boston
New York
North Street
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