German Peace Proposals and the Road to End the War
The piece weighs the difficulty of German peace overtures, noting Germany’s armament strength and locations in Belgium and France. It discusses provisional terms, possible anti Russian aims, and the potential return of Belgium and Northern France, with indemnity issues over minerals. It underscores U S involvement and President Wilson’s role in shaping any accepted settlement.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Russia
Serbia
Rumania
United States
Wilson
White House
Great Britain
Bridgeport vice and politics as a silent partnership
A critique argues that Bridgeport government treats vice as a political asset. Gambling dens, concert halls, and drinking clubs persist despite raids and publicity. Newspapers highlight wrongdoing, while leaders tolerate law breaking to gain votes, maintaining a cycle of vice and power.
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Bridgeport
Red Light
Thomas P. Taylor
Reading and thinking to curb Bridgeport vice
City officials repeatedly express shock at long running gambling dens in Bridgeport that have operated for years and are nearly as well known as department stores, prompting calls for action and reform.
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Bridgeport
Retirement of Park Board member Mr Canfield Harles S Canfield
Mr Canfield retires after ten years service to Bridgeport Park Board. He improved park use and expanded park area. The city charter limits terms to ten years, removing future appointment prospects. Call for charter change to retain capable commissioners and reward dedicated public service.
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Harles S. Canfield
Park Board
Canfield
Bridgeport
Priceless Lingerie Critique in French Paper
A French newspaper scolds an American singer for buying costly lingerie while many women and children endure hunger and cold. It argues that wartime economics demand showing restraint, distinguishing needed apparel from unnecessary luxury, and labels extravagant spending as a failure of economic education.
Harvard's A Lawrence Lowell Turns Sixty Today
Dr. A Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard, marks his sixtieth birthday. A member of the Lowell family, he is linked to astronomer Percival Lowell and author Amy Lowell. A leader in international peace effort, he advocates a league of nations with joint armed power to deter war and seeks public hearings before hostilities. He studied at Harvard, practiced law, then returned as lecturer and professor, becoming president in 1909.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Lowell
Massachusetts
Percival Lowell
Flagstaff
Arizona
Harvard
League of Nations
Amy Lowell
Dr. Lowell
University of
Louvain
Boston
Eliot
Germany's Greatest Inventor Siemens Brothers Legacy
A tribute to Ernst Werner von Siemens and Carl Wilhelm Siemens highlighting their pivotal roles in electrical science. From early telegraph systems and gutta-percha insulation to the first electric railway, their innovations propelled modern traction, submarine cables, dynamos, and measurement units. The brothers earned nobility honors in Germany and Britain, with Ernst Werner von Siemens passing in 1892.
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Germany
Siemens
Baron ‘Ernst Werner von Seimens
Baron von Siemens
Sir Charles William Siemens
England
Ernst Werner Siemens
Lenthe
Hanover
Berlin
Prussia
Kiel
Frankfort-on-Main
Cologne
Siemens and Halske
Carl Wilhelm
Great Britain
Siemens Brothers
America
Frederick
Victoria
Charles William
London
Thanksgiving service opens new parish house in Stratford
In Stratford on Saturday at 7 45 p m a service of Thanksgiving marks the opening of Christ church parish house with visiting clergy including Bishop Edward Campion Acheson and Archdeacon Allen Beeman. A reception follows and confirmations are set for Sunday morning at 10 45. Also on Friday night Stratford High meets Bridgeport M C A at 8 at town hall. An oyster supper by the Dingbat club benefits town po or. Weatogue Country club hosts a pivot bridge party at 8 Friday. Pilotti named council commander of J C Tuthill camp Woodmen of the World after last night’s nominating meeting.
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Stratford
Christchurch
Bridgeport
Edward Campion Acheson
Alen Beeman
Fairfield County
Stewart Means
St. John’s Church
New Haven
Floyd
Steele Kenyon
Charles L. Pardee
New York City
Dingbat
Weatogue
Times calls for retaliation after Blaikie capture
London December 13 The Times editorial says Britain should retaliate if Germans harm Captain Blaikie a prisoner from the British steamer Caledonia sunk by a German submarine The Times adds that the government should treat the highest ranking German prisoner the same way Blaikie is treated.
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London
the Times
Blaikie
Caledonia
Timor boundary treaty settled between Portugal and the Netherlands
The Hague December 13. Portugal and the Netherlands finally execute a 1904 boundary treaty for Timor. The transfer of Mancatar to Portugal and Noimati Tahakaq Tamiru Ailala districts to the Dutch East Indies government ends frontier delays. Arbitration by M. Lardy favored the Netherlands.
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Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Portugal
Isand
Timor
Mancatar
Noimati
Tahakaq
Tamiru Ailala
Philippine Islands
Malay Archipelago
Miamati
Permanent Court of Arbitration
M. Lardy
Paris
Infant Mortality In New York Drops Despite Polio Deaths
In New York City 1916 saw markedly lower infant mortality than 1915 despite the infantile paralysis epidemic. The Babies Welfare Association announced the year will likely see mortality about ten per thousand lower. The organization has aided over ten thousand infants through many channels and now collaborates with 126 institutions and societies, with many others relying on its services.
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New York
New York City
Babies’ Welfare Association
Local Hibernians to Get New Uniforms for Degrees
Members of the degree team of Division No 1 A O H plan to secure new uniforms for the working of the degrees for the class initiation to be held Sunday afternoon Jan 31 and a week later in Danbury.
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Danbury
Degrees and oddities from a bygone era and a boxing match note
The item notes installation timing for Danbury division officers on January 81 and reflects on sports trivia from baseballs to golf with remarks on amateur status and fortunes. It recalls a Dempsey Reagan boxing match, Reagan later becoming a Brooklyn hotel keeper, and reports United Fruit liner arrivals with weekly imports totaling 19 090 904 dollars.
Anniversary of Dempsey Reagan Beach Battle
Twenty nine years ago today a famed forty five round match was held on a Long Island beach under London prize ring rules. Jack Dempsey defended his middleweight title against Johnnie Reagan in a $1000 a side bout for the belt as a crowd of about fifty gathered. The tide swamped the improvised ring but the fighters continued until water reached knee depth.
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New York State
Jack Dempsey
Johnnie Reagan
Long Island
Dempsey
Reagan
Mike Donovan
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