Cable Monopolies Battled by American Delegates
Paris reports American delegates at the peace conference pressing legal experts to decide title to captured German cables. Britain seized multiple transatlantic lines and routes via Azores and Halifax, aiming to set wartime prices. Americans contend cables were unlawfully cut and reconnecte d, fear foreign control and restricted US to Central Europe communications after the war.
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Paris
Great Britain
United States
Supreme Council
Lansing
Emden
America
Azores
Monrovia
Brazil
Halifax
Germany
Don
Litwria
Europe
Yap
Austrian Polynesia
Japan
Pacific Islanda
Rhine Navigation Open to All Nations
Paris March 12 report recommends opening Rhine navigation to all nations without discrimination. A Rhine commission similar to Danube would manage access while Kiel canal remains German owned. Fortification questions to be decided by military experts. general conference within a year to address international waterways issues. War Council at Porte orders German ships interned in Chile turned over to United States authorities. Santiago Chile March 12 government awaiting US demand.
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Paris
Rhine
Wisant Railways
Porte
Rhine Br
Danube Commission
Kiel Canal
War Council
Santiago
Chile
Allied War Council
United States
Pearls Found in Banquet Stew by Bridgeport Group
In Bridgeport Connecticut Leonard M. Allen found six pearls in the banquet stew during the annual meeting of the Bridgeport Credit Men’s Association. Two pearls measure three eighths of an inch in diameter. The stones are well cut and said to be valuable.
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Hildgeport
Conn
Leonard M. Allen
Bridgeport Credit Men
Intervention urged to halt Bolshevik rule in Russia
Paris March 12 Former Grand Duke Alexander Michaelvitch said allied armed intervention in Russia must begin at once to avert deeper chaos and delay in eastern Europe. He argued for order in territories wrested from bolshevism, criticized peace conference politics, and urged Wilson to repudiation bolshevik recognition to prevent their gains at the conference.
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Paris
Alexander Michaelvitch
Crimea
Associated Press
Russia
Europe
Ym- Bey
Wilson
Iit
England
Kerensky
America
Princes Island
Theolsheviki
St. Peter and St. Paul
League of Naviana
German steamships violate armistice in Dunkirk internment
Three German steamships named Talin Mercur and Pluto were captured by allied warships for violating armistice terms and interned in Dunkirk. A dramatic Albanian protest arises over claims by Albanian federation representatives Turkhan Pasha Mehmed Bey and Mehtord Bey amid accusations of ties to Turkey and Central Powers influence in Albania.
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Dunkirk
Havis
Ttalin
Mercur
Pluto
Saloniki
Geneva Am
Albania
Mehtord Bey
Varna
Albantia
Harbor Workers Strike in New York Faces Deadlock
New York March 1 private barge owners and their employes remain in deadlock with little prospect of settlement of the harbor workers strike that began a week ago. Conditions are growing serious as longshoremen refrain from handling work for those who own boats and occupy piers.
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New York
Conspiracy Case Dismissed Against Bowen and Morris Bowen
Federal Judge Carvin dismissed the government case against leather manufacturers Bowen and Morris Bowen for conspiracy to defraud the Army air trade, ruling prosecutors failed to prove the conspiracy. The men had faced three weeks of trial in New York.
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New York
Garvin
March
Then
Morris Bowen
Carvin
Nearly All Cars Tied Up by New Jersey Strike
Newark and 14 northern New Jersey towns faced a complete halt as 4000 Public Service Railway workers unaffiliated with the Amalgamated Association walked off. Early reports indicate few cars operating and widespread disruption. In Pittsfield Massachusetts, 41 year old Joseph Nichola, a gas company employee, was killed crossing a railway crossing on a truck route, leaving seven children.
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Newark
Nadi
Magid Pee
Public Service Railway Company
New Jersey
Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Railway
America
Joseph Nichola
Pittsfield
Mass
Ila
Joseph Nichal
House Advances Bill to Bar Women from Murder Trials
The House moved a bill to third reading that would prevent a Tops ham woman from being brought to trial again for killing her husband. The measure, if enacted, would curb retrials and set new limits on such prosecutions.
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House
Vermont House Debates Close Vote on Murder Trial Rule
The Vermont House narrowly advanced Bill 251 for a third reading to bar retrials after acquittals in murder cases, amid heated debate on common law versus 1912 statutory limits. Supporters urged upholding due process and judges’ discretion, while opponents warned against entangling attorneys within legal procedures.
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Anna Felch Dexter J
Vernant
House
Anna Felch
Ted
Joseph Felch
Topham
Austin
Highgate
Howes Bi
Cumrom Law
Ite Morite
England
Connecticut
Vermont
Johings
Fingl
Legislature of Life
Tracy
Iuperior
Tees
Mexander
St. Albans
Atorneys
Johnsn
Myr
Alexander
Supreme Court
Witters
Ste Prete
Oreating
Chirk
Addison
Hutiles
Brandon
Her
Taylor
Hardwick
Blood
West Window
White
Woodstock
Exton
Montpel
Vermont House Debates and Votes on Tax, Banking, and Licensure
July discussions on municipal bonds max lending by banks, city clerk fees, and a closed primary law. Debates include a Vermont bill allowing veterinarians to practice without state exams, opposed by several legislators. House votes show scale of tax and salary issues. several measures advanced, others killed. Continued on eighth page.
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House
Vermont
Hatch
Thetford
Frank Sanborn
New Hampshire
New York
Masaachusetts
Sanborn
Mesera
Wheeler
Hartford
Battles
Brandon
Hilly
Chittenden
O'Brien
South Burlington
Belknap
Rockingham
Tewkalury
Ryegate
Stoddard
Andover
Aiken
Putney
Orleans
Windham
Senate
Mestre
Cudworth and O'Rourke
Derby
Soldiers Threaten to Sink Transport in Halifax
Halifax March 12 Thrania with 300 British troops including 81 Americans landed at Halifax to compel entry into the United States. Captain Jackson said orders from the British Admiralty were to take the men to Halifax and disembark. Ottawa authorities refused to provide transport to the United States, risking a showdown as the ship waited.
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Halifax
N.S
Thrania
United States
Trunsport Teina
England
New York
Jackson
Ottawa
Canada
J Ik Hark
Tup
Guilty pleas in big payroll robbery case Cambridge
In Cambridge Massachusetts on March 12, 12 men were arraigned in superior court in connection with the robbery of a $130 payroll carried by Frank R. Brown pay master of General Electric Everett plant. Charles Whittemore pleaded guilty to being an accessory before the fact and conspiracy. Charles Celeste alias Mortali also pled guilty. Others faced conspiracy, assault, and robbery charges with some pled guilty and others not guilty.
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Cambridge
Masy
Marel
Durder
Frank R. Brown
General Electric Company
Everett
Charles 8
Whittemore
Charles Celeste
Mortali
Lotis Poop! Bennett
Lnte
Poon” Bennett
Money Tender
John Mulhall
Martin Samstirrat
Iugit Owene
New York
Exsault and Buttery
Owene
Mulhall
Harry Gavin
Richard Swemey
Roberys
Bank Vault Robbery Reported in New York City
Police disclosed details of a bank theft where 241,000 in currency vanished after being placed in the vault by the cashier. The heist occurred Monday night but was not discovered until yesterday, with corruption of the bank’s funds suspected and investigators pursuing leads as Bernese institution remains under scrutiny.
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New York
Mraveli
Suwpolition Bank
Arrival of 26th Battery Home from Warfront in 1917
New York dispatch reports 1122 troops aboard the Towan from St Nazaire including 61st trench mortar battery and 26th division men returning to Camp Devens. Captain James A Walsh praises their valor amid battles at Marne Sincheprey Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and the Argonne. Other units and wounded also listed aboard, with details on ships Chinaya Calammires and personnel from Massachusetts.
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New York
St. Nazaire
Devens
James A. Walsh
Boston
the Marne
Sincheprey
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
101St
England
France
Castquidan
New England
Harold Tibets
Portland
Edgar Colin
Rockland
Bill Stephen
John 1 Casey
Fairfield
Soan
Messenpore
Chacan Thierry
Casey
102D
Verdun
Towan
Bordeaux
Chinaya
Hallace
Massachusetts
Calammires
Bordeaus
Sih
Maraachieelte
Wilson Hopes to Land at Brest Thursday
President Wilson intends to reach Brest to depart for Paris Thursday evening after a brief port reception. He has begun active preparations for the peace conference, exchanging wireless messages with the American delegation in Paris, and plans to reach Paris Friday morning. A plenary session is hoped within a week of arrival to advance key questions.
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Paris
George Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Brest
Paria
Jony
Faiiore
Mie
Burial at Burlington for late U S Senator Ramunds
The funeral for U S Senator George Ramunds of Pasadena California was held at St Pauls Church Burlington with Rt Rev Hall and Rt Rev Blas officiating. A Vermont legislative delegation and city officials attended as did Washington lodge and other bearers. The service included a choir and Chopin funeral march amid interment at Green Mount Cemetery beside a relative.
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Burlington, Marcn
Ot. S
George Ramunds
Pasadena
Cal
St. Paul's Church
AL Hall
George ¥. Blas
A.B. Montgomiery
Vermont House
Verted
Dw. Crosley
Green Mount Cemetery
Edarunde
Fifteen Branches Ratify Regional Wage Agreement
Quincy and several New England and U S communities ratified a three year wage agreement across the strain industry. The list includes Quincy Rockport Vermont towns New Hampshire communities Northfield Williamstown Morriavilla and South Ryegate in Vermont Concord Milo wed Keane Mt Airy Salisbury N C Wausau Wis St Cloud Minn.
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Quincy
Mass
GG. 1. A
Boston
Rockport
Mags. Barre
Montpelier
Northfield
Williamstown
Morriavilla J
South Ryegate
Vermont
Concord
Milo Wed Keane
New Hampshire
Mt. Airy
Salisbury
N. C
Wausat
Wis
St. Cloud
Minn
Court Sets Three Insurance Case Trials Together
The court will hear Games versus insurance companies in county court Thursday morning as three cases are joined. Several actions were dismissed or continued including Suffolk Brewing Co versus Mietrangelo and Millar versus Blanchi. Divorces granted this morning include Nutting Troup Bean Murray and Bean, with intolerable severity noted in each uncontested proceeding.
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Suffolk Brewing Co
Angelo Mietrangelo
Vittorio Ve
Baribaldis
A. Millar
A. Blanchi
Cook and Watkine Co. Ve. Giveson
Whit Richmond
Curthur
Bossier Eove
Frank Nutting
Hessie Troup
Alex, Troup
Maggie Murray
J Murray
Sofia Bean
Edward Rm
Reverend Alken sues for damages in Vermont case
In Burlington on March 12 Rev Orlando Alten of 13% Lowinis street now suspended by the Vermont Methodist conference sues Frederick Bell of Swanton for $3,000 and costs in Chittenden county court. The suit stems from charges by the Methodist conference linked to the Fairfax churchWood case. D Stewart of Fairfax defends for Mrs Alken with past pactorates at Cabot Swanton Canaan and Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Orlando Alten
Lowinis Street
Pairran
Batt
Vermont Methodist Conference
Chittenden
Frederick Bell
Swantone
Aris
Methodist Conference
Fairfax
D. Stewart
Alken
Sormorty
Cabot
Swantot
Canaan
Derby
Wumlest Alken
Vestar
W. B. Dukeshire
St. Albans Methwiet Episcopal Conference
IH. L. Southard
Millionaire Willam H Yawkey Brought To Brattleboro
The body of Willam Ho Yawkey, multi millionaire mine owner and former Detroit baseball owner, was brought to Brattleboro for burial in the Yawkey lot at Morningelde cemetery. Died in Augusta Georgia, funeral in New York, Walter Bernard rector conducted the committal, casket in burglar proof vault, flowers valued at 7 000 dollars, including a long violet blanket. mother Fania Noyes Yawkey of Guilford named.
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W. H. Yawkey
Brattleboro
Hirattlehirn
Willam Ho Yawkey
Detroit
Yawkey Lot
Morningelde
New York
Walter ©. Bernard
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Yawkey
Fania Noyes Yawkey
Guilford
Notable Convention Aims Vermont and Quebec Union
George F. Fortier announces that the Universalist extension will hold a convention at Rochester from August 2 to 28. The event marks the 25th anniversary of the Vermont Women’s Missionary Association and the 75th anniversary of the national organization. It will close the nationwide drive for members ministers and money begun March 9.
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Morriseille
Maron
Hey
George F. Fortier
Vermont
Quebec
Rochester
Women's Missionary Association
Newport Boy Died in France Corpl Harvey Allison
Newport February 12 Word comes of Corporal Harvey Vegey Allison son of Mr and Mrs Charick Daily Allison of Newport who died in France February 24 at age 24 He attended Newport High School and Dean Academy and worked in Woodville New Hampshire before entering Camp Dix He went overseas April 24 1918 with the 78th division saw action in the Argonne and Chateau Thierry He hoped to sail for home around April 1 per a letter from a friend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Hiarvey Vegey Allison
Charick Daily Allison
France
Newport High School
Dean Academy
Being &Ool
Missiva
Athletic Circle
Woodeville
Camp
The
Argonne
Chateau ‘Thierry
Sikoe
Mreneh
Monilayte
Organizer and Former Leader Greeted by Thousands
The organizer and former lead of the Famous 4& division was welcomed by thousands of people and spoke with hundreds of relatives of his former players. The event highlighted lasting ties between the organizer and his former boys as families gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4& Division
Hun
Barre Welcomes General Edwards With Rousing Testimonial
A large crowd in Barre honors Major General Clarence R. Edwards, commander of the northeastern U S Army, during a visit after leading the 26th division in combat. He is greeted with a public reception, banquet, and inscribed cup amid a parade of soldiers, sailors, and local officials, continuing with plans to visit Burlington and Northfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence BR. Edwards
Barre Ie
Bee Eee
Annes
Barre
Clarence R. Ed.Cliene
Barre Board of Trade
Mont~lior
Edward
Glysaon
Mackay
AG. Howland
W. K. Ayers
W. G. Reynolds
J. B. Sanguinetti
FD. Lad
Perris
Hovland Hall
Barre City
Denemore
Edwards
Chandler
Sheldon
Pair Haven
Wed
H. T. Johnson
State of Vermont
Howland Hall
Lt In
Tong Wid
Pawengere
Widwards
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Alexander Michaelovitch
Public Service Railway Co
Rey Hy
Sub-divieren Ie
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Burre
Jopurt
101St Trench Mortar Battery
Edmunds
California
Wausau
Rev. Athen
Swanton
Vermont Universalists
Newport Boy
Corp
Harvey W. Allison
Dreds
Chateauthierry
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