Press of Britain Hopeful Drafting a Different Allied Note
The Manchester Guardian urges a distinct hand and spirit for the forthcoming note to President Wilson. It criticizes the allies' prior reply to Germany as poor in translation and expression and suggests Foreign Secretary Balfour craft the new terms to appeal to American opinion. The Westminister Gazette calls for careful courteous language to inform and persuade the American public as wars’ diplomacy advances.
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London
Manchester Guardian
Wilson
Germany
The
Guardian
Belgium
United States
Balfour
Nore
Westminister Gazette
Raids on The Blast Anarchist Paper For Mooney Trial Evidence
San Francisco officials raided The Blast editorial rooms to seize files letters and manuscripts for the Thomas J Mooney trial. District Attorney Charles Fickert said the raid aimed to obtain evidence against the alleged bomb plot linked to The Blast. Assistant editor Eleanore Fitzgerald called the raid illegal and unjustified. deputies had previously raided the office without finding value.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Charles Fickert
Eleanore Fitzgerald
If District Attorney's
Mayor Rice In Critical Condition After Operation
New Haven reports Mayor Rice remains critically ill after surgery with his condition listed as comfortable today. The update notes he is under careful medical observation as officials await further news.
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New Haven
Rice
Swiss Ready to Defend Borders Says President in 1917 Message
Geneva, Jan 1. President Schultheiss of Switzerland declares the nation will maintain absolute neutrality in the war. He pledges readiness to sacrifice for independence and territorial integrity, asserts neighbors will respect Swiss policy, and denies fear of a foreign invasion. Switzerland offers hospitality to war victims and hopes for U.S. peace in the coming year.
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Geneva
Schultheiss
Switzerland
Associated Press
Switzerlands
United States
Paris
Rome
Germany
Italy
Bad Man Gets Sojourn in Jail of Five Months
James August, who listed 115 North Washington avenue as his address, was sentenced to five months in jail in city court after he opened fire in a North Washington saloon injuring no one. He battled police and fired five shots, wrecking the saloon but causing no injuries. Police investigate whether he is the same man previously imprisoned in New Haven for a similar offense.
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James August
North Washington Avenue
James Chioto
New Haven
Mike Marzena
Washington Avenue
Clancy
August
Violent Deaths in Conn During December
New Haven reports unofficial Connecticut death figures for December show at least 29 killed on railroads and two on trolley lines. Automobile fatalities were 15, equal to burn fatalities. twelve suffocated, three electrocuted, and three drowned. Total accidental deaths plus personal crisis reports and homicides reach 110, up from 79 in November.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Policeman Chases Fugitive Nathan Telowitz Through City
Nathan Telowitz of 1988 Main Street resisted Animal Rescue League custody. Agent French had placed him in custody via Traffic Officer Liggins and was guiding him to police HQ when Telowitz broke away on Harrison Street. A chase ended at George and Oak streets. court today charged him with cruelty to animals, settled by a $2 payment.
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Nathan ‘Telowitz
Main Street
Animal Rescue League
A. W. French
Liggins
Fairfield Avenue
Telowitz
Harrison Street
George
Oak Streets
Gosta
British Guns Rally In 1917 Greeting To Enemies
On New Year’s Eve 1916 into 1917 British and French troops along the Western Front fired signal salvos using guns from machine to heavy artillery to greet the new year. The bombardment, timed to coincide with German clocks, aimed to shock and remind Berlin of continuing Allied resolve as 1917 opened.
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France
London
Germany
New federal income and business taxes take effect
Washington reports the year begins with new federal taxes on incomes for individuals, munition makers, and corporations, plus a range of special levies on securities brokers, pawnbrokers, ship brokers, theatres, circuses, bowling alleys, tobacco firms, and more. The emergency revenue bill of September 8 raises rates and introduces graduated taxes on estates and corporate stock, with enforcement by revenue officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Custom House
Shipbro&kers
City Court Opens With Heavy Fines In 1917 Session
The opening city court session under Judge Frank L. Wilder saw numerous New Year fines for a large batch of prisoners. Penalties ranged from five dollars to seventy dollars plus costs, with total fines near four hundred dollars added to city revenues as the session progressed.
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Frank L. Wilder
Wilder
Harbors Bill Nears Passage with Multimillion Plans
Washington and Boston dispatches report the House rivers and harbors committee will finalize a bill totaling about 29 million for existing waterway maintenance and up to 10 million for new projects. New York harbor and Hell Gate allocations lead requests, while a broader Army Engineers slate seeks 135 million. In separate notices, Rev Melvin S Nash 59 of Hanover and Captain Robert Brown Harvey 87 of Plainfield Conn are recorded deaths.
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Washington
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Congress
Sparkman
Army Engineers
New York Harbor
Eastriver
Hell Gate
Boston
Melvin S. Nash
Hanover
Universalist Publishing House
Homoeopathic Hospital
Celebrations with pistols prove costly in city court
New Year celebrations with firearms led to fines for three men after police under Supt Redgate arrested participants. Ludwig Guiamone faced 70 dollars plus costs, Fleury Dupa 75 dollars and costs, and Frank Keosiwicz 40 dollars and costs. The judge noted many defendants were foreign born and emphasized penalties across nationalities.
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Redgate
Ludwig Guiamone
Hamilton Street
Fleury Dupa
Grand Street
Frank Keosiwicz
Lack of Jury Room Jams Civil Superior Court Term
A jury room shortage threatens the civil superior court as it opens. Judge Bennett will preside over a special panel. The old western tower room for deliberations was abandoned after expansion, with no alternate found. If no room is available, jurors may be excused unless the civil common pleas court room is temporarily vacant for use.
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Civil Superior Court
Bennett
Civil Common Pleas Court
Charter Revoked in Arkansas By State Secretary
The center of Western Union Telegraph Co. has been revoked and the company prohibited from doing business in Arkansas by an order issued by the secretary of state. The text also notes Newfoundland becoming dry with the advent of 1977.
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Little Rock
Ark
Western Union Telegraph Co
Tim
Bride Steals $70 and Wardrobe as Husband Vows Revenge
James Motte of 1222 Pembroke Street reports the loss of his wife of a few months, $70 in cash, two suits, and a handsome overcoat after she left with a man described as a white slaver. Motte, a widower then married last April, says he worked hard to provide for her and plans legal but radical actions to recover his wife and possessions, despite Connecticut law on joint ownership. He identified a local man linked to white slavery rings and vowed vengeance after her Friday night disappearance. He warned police of dire consequences if the man is found.
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James Motte
Pembroke Street
Bridgeport
Motte
United States
Aliso
Reyal
Connecticut
Big Demand for 1917 Markers Delays Licensing
Joshua A Stalin, a prominent Elm City tailor, was arrested in New Haven yesterday for driving without a license. The case was continued to next Monday when he can present documents in court. State officials report a surge in 1917 marker demand, delaying plate supply. The law allows use of 1916 plates for 10 days until January 10, 1917, after which owners face penalties for noncompliance.
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Joshua A ‘Stalin
Chapel Street
New Haven
Elm City
Secretary of State
Teutons Grab Heights in Moldavia Front
On the Moldavian front yesterday Austro German forces pressed heavy attacks and seized several height positions and two towns in the Zabala valley. Russian and Romanian counterattacks were repulsed. In Wallachia the enemy was driven back toward Rimnik Sarat and Fokshani. The Danube army pushed Russians to Brailan bridgehead. In Dobrudja Teutonic allies took 1000 men four cannon and eight machine guns.
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Berlin
Zabala
War Office
Wallachia
Rimnik Sarat
Fokshani
Brailan
Dobrudja
Teutonice
Fire at Quebec asylum kills 46 inmates and sister
A blaze at St. Ferdinand de Halifax insane asylum in Megantic County yesterday night killed 45 women inmates and a Sister of Charity. Nuns saved 136 inmates and 30 girls as high winds and freezing water hindered firefighting. the building, owned by the Quebec Sisters of Charity, was uninsured for more than 100000 dollars in damage and the cause remains unknown.
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Quebec
Sister of Charity
St. Ferdinand de Halifax
Megantic County
Sisters of Charity
Willig US Uhiu
Fifty Four Lynched In 1916 Sets National Record
Tuskegee Alabama January 1 Fifty four persons were lynched in the United States during 1916 according to records of Tuskegee Institute released today. Fifty were black and four were white with three black women among the victims. Moton president notes Georgia accounted for over a quarter of total lynchings and 42 persons were killed for offenses other than assault.
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Tuskegee
Ala
United States
Tuskegee Institute
Robert R. Moton
Institute
Georgia
Wrong Place to Pawn a Stolen WatchReported
Joseph Johnson and James Joyce of Fairfield were arrested on theft charges after they tried to pawn a missing watch to a local pawnbroker. Detective Martin Kane identified the watch as Wallace Shelton’s property, who says it was taken while his coat was briefly left on the ground.
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Joseph Johnson
James Joyce
Fairfield
Martin Kane
Johnson
Joyce
Wallace Shelton
Health Department Clears Meat In Stratford Poisoning Probe
Dr. W H Brown of the health department said a bacteriological test on meat linked to illness in a Read Street Stratford family failed to prove the meat was unfit to eat. He noted the examination faced unusual difficulties and delays before the case reached the department, and that the meat had already been cooked. The local health department also has no chemical laboratory.
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W. H. Brown
Health Department
Read
Stratford
Newark Man Held For Embezzlement
Frank Higgins of 129 Union Street Newark was arrested in this city on embezzlement charges. He allegedly embezzled varying sums while employed as a driver for Strauss and Co and is held for Newark police.
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Frank Higgins
Union Street
Newarkk
Strauss & Co
President Wilson Receives Siamese Prince at White House
New Year in Washington lacked many official ceremonies. President Wilson received Prince Mahidol of Siam, brother of the King, at the White House. Cabinet chiefs held receptions while government offices remained closed. Secretaries Baker and Daniels hosted informal events as cables from world rulers arrived.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Baker
War Department
Daniels
Navy
White House
Europe
Mahidol
Siam
Phya Prabhakara
Vongae
Undertaker’s Laugh Turns to Jaw Dislocation at The Stratfield
A Hartford undertaker guest at The Stratfield dislocated his jaw from a fit of laughter shortly before 2 a.m. After an hour of calls to local doctors, he was sent to the emergency hospital. He refused to recount the joke that caused the mishap. Foreclosure action seeks to recover $1,800 loaned by Bridgeport Savings Bank to Joseph Rundecker Jr. and Frank L. Curtis of Stratford, with Curtis named for possible attachment on the property in Lordship Park. The case, returnable at the January term of the superior court.
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Stratfield
C. C. Taylor
Hartford
Lordship Park
Bridgeport Savings Bank
Joseph Rundecker, Jr
Frank L. Curtis
Stratford
Rundecker
Lordship
Curtis
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Mayor Rice
U.S
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U. S
Bill
M. S. Nash
Captain Heavey
Plainfield, Conn
Robert Brown Harvey
Wickford
R. I
Tizens
Allenton
Newfoundiemd
Pembroke St
Slaver
Stranger
Teutons
Moldavia
Newark
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