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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
5
Fragments show The Windham County Reformer Adneterly company listing publishers and subscription pleas. Mentions subscriptions and the need for renewals.
A Vermont newspaper editorial reviews the 1902 legislature's actions, condemning the party’s perceived failures on local option liquor reform and prohibition bills. It argues the Republicans blocked stronger measures, notes budget and tax tensions, and contemplates the rise of socialism as a political undercurrent shaping future votes. It cites Vermont debates on licensing, corruption, and the ballot referendum, urging voters to decide YES for local option or risk continued political maneuvering.
The piece surveys Vermont political debate about a referendum,speaks of constitutional questions, party tactics, and reform efforts. It references GOP leaders, Young Republican voices, and the Anti-Sabian League, with mentions of Governor McCullaugh and national figures, noting upcoming campaigns and calls for legislative change.
Senate military committee directs a subcommittee to draft a bill retiring officers who served in both Civil War and Spanish-American War and applies to citizen veterans with similar service. Other items include a major public works budget, a bankruptcy bill, and calls for constitutional timing reforms for President and Congress terms. The record also notes an intended study of naval promotions and a plan to create a new government for Guan Trvests with presidential control.
A sprawling summary covers U S reciprocity talks with Cuba, imperial and territorial policy, immigration bills, and Senate hearings. It notes Vermont events and incidents, including quarrying plans, a steamer fire, fires and property losses, and local political appointments, with multiple named figures and places throughout.
A liquor agency in St Albans was robbed by a lone bandit who entered after dusk, threatened the clerk Mr Young with a revolver, took cash from the till, and fled. The suspect Willett, known as a hard character with prior jail stints, was later arrested on railroads deck with a .38 caliber revolver found. Several hours after the incident, an ongoing pursuit aimed to bring him to trial.
A rough transcription shows lawmakers in turmoil over a proposed state highway tax hike and fiscal shifts. Reports mention railroads, prohibition sentiment, and political friction in a tense session. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR, but the piece centers on legislative contention, taxation plans, and party alignments reflected in Vermont and state politics.
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