Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-11-30
World News Notes

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Boston marketmen predict that the
rs and 8O-cent Thanksgiving turkey
will retail at 40 cents or less at
Christmas.
The city of Augusta Ga, was Wis
tied by a 100000 fire Friday morn
ing, which burned the two leading
hotels. and newspaper offices of the
city.
A New Jersey woman who has been
elected Justice of the peace says that
She will kiss the bridegroom instead
Of the bride at the marriage she
solemnizes.
Emperor Yoshito, who is unable to
attend to affairs Of state owing to
protracted illness, has designated
Crown Prince Hirohito, regent Of the
kingdom.
Frank D. Currier, former repre-
sentative in congress from New
Hampshire, died at his home in Can
aan, N. H., Friday after a brief i'll
ness, aged SO.
New York city has 2200 women
police reserves and they were called
to duty Monday as traffic officers to
have charge of all street intersec-
lions adjacent to public school build
ings.
Four armed bandits entered the Of
fee of a st. Louis, Mo-, refining
company, in the heart Of the bust
ness district Saturday and escaped
with diamonds and jewels valued at
100000.
Canada is to pay her tribute to her
unknown war dead. A body Of an
unknown soldier will be brought from
Europe and buried beneath the Vic
tory tower at the new parliament
building in Ottawa.
The II 900 American soldiers on the
Rhine were served $4,000 pounds OF
turkey for a, Thanksgiving dinner,
which was bought Of German dealers
for II cents a pound. The American
turkeys served last year cost ~
cents a pound delivered.
Unmarried men in Vancouver, 3. c.,
will be provided for this winter in
military camp. The camp will furnish
board and lodging for $3.50 man
per week, and they will be allowed
two days government employment a
week at 40 cents an hour or $6.4O a
week.
A dispatch says. that the pope is
ready for a reconciliation with the
Italian government. Relations be-
tween the holy see and Italy ceased
in 1870 when the city of Rome was
with the kingdom of
Italy and made the capital of the
country. {
A Manchester, N. H., Congrega-
sional church advertised for pastor
some months ago and has now ex-
tended a call to Rev. Wilbur George
Goddard, an Australian. Mrs. God
lard will remain in the antipodes for
some months yet to fill an operate
The town of Pasco, Wash, at the
junction Of the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads, is suffering
from an influx of women hobos, ac-
,ording to the chief of police there.
An average of two women daily, |
dressed as men, have been taken
from freight trains.
AS result of the recent passage |
If the federal highway act, Secretary |
Hoover says that the construction of
,261 miles of highway at cost of
,76 100000, furnishing employment |
% 100000 workers. will be at once un-
lertaken in 80 states.
less, aged 76.
Mrs. Hazel Conant, aged 20, is in
Lewiston, Me-, Jail awaiting trial for
oigamy. On May 3, 1920, she mar
led B. F. Chandler of Portland, Me-,
while having husband, A. M. Con-
ant, and two children at Akron, O.,
whom she has kept in touch by cor
representing him as her
'ather to husband No. 2.
Chairman Cole of the Massachu-
sets public works commission will
ask the coming legislature to impose
/ tax of one cent a gallon on gaso-
inc, to be paid by the consumer. He
links this better than a drastic in
.rease in registration fees for high
way development.
Inquiry into the suffocation of "a |
Moplah prisoners in India, who were |
being transferred in a closed rail-
way wagon in the Madras district,
has revealed that the affair created |
supplied the nationalist press with |
effective propaganda.
The amounts disbursed for pen
;ions, by wars, during the last fiscal
year were as follows 1I,U Zee Scent Is omit
x sa M MsT o. 3aa Spanish Mhr
American war, $6,171 500; Civil
var, $246, 584, 639; World war, $685.
1914; total, $253, 693 1894.
Suits for an accounting have been
uttered by the attorney general of
he state of Illinois against Gov.
Small and Lieut.. Gov. Sterling, for
ner state treasurer, for the use of |
personal gain of some $4,000, 900
If. state funds during their respective
Of the Office Of treasur-
sr.
The SAB prisoners confined in the
massachusetts, state prison at Charles
own, were served with a pound of |
turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed po-
;atoes, squash, whole mince pie,
bread and coffee for Thanksgiving |
Inner. They were also given a NOV
ng picture entertainment and two !!
cigars.
The United States naval mine
sweeper, Red Wing, with crew Of
50 men is under navy guard at |
Hampton Roads, Va, charged with /
-um running. A large amount of
Canadian whiskey, Cuban rum and |
brandy has been removed from the
nine sweeper.
Reductions in the American Expedi-
ionary Forces guarding the Rhine be-
gan Friday, when IL officers and 600 |
men left on a special train to meet the |