Victory Workers Drive Under Way In Bridgeport
Local banks reported early progress in the Victory Loan drive with subscriptions estimated between 100000 and 150000 dollars. Committees led by Willam Hincks and award Dillon planned house-to-house canvassing and theater events while the Boy Scouts prepared a door-to-door effort. Edward H. Dillon led a 1000 dollar subscription, William Kennah followed with 10600, and George Hancock, a Scout, submitted 600 dollars in bonds at 9 AM.
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Itowns
Bridgeport
Banke
Sommilien
Ia Willam T. “Hincks
Mercantile Committee
Dillon
Dion
Algonapin Club
Lkely
Boy Scouts
the Treasury
Carter Glass
Victory
Edward H. Dillon
William Kennah
Wall Street
First Bridgeport National Bank
Bridgeport Trust Company
George’ Hancock
Newtown Receives Victory Loan Honor Flag from Treasury
Newtown has been awarded an honor flag by the United States Treasury for exceeding the Victory Loan quota. Residents reportedly contributed $125.00 per capita and the town's total surpassed $69,200, with the flag issued on the announced day.
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Newtown
United States Treasury’ Department
Mayor Assures Aldermen Action On Ice Boost
Cornell pleads to fill expired Municipal Ice Commission seats. resolution sent to miscellaneous committee. Mayor Wilson cites Inter national Machinists plea on ice plant bonds funds and promises a report next meeting. Alderman McManus objects to immediate discussion while Cornell presses for prompt action. Bond issue remains dormant, Cornell notes, as nine million in bonds issued with this one unused.
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Cornell
Wilson
Machinists Union
John A. Cornell
Municipal Ice Commission
Common Council
International Association of Machinists, No. 30
McManus
Annone McManus
Nasmuch
Ito
Ica
Alderman Corms
Indignation Over Uniform Ban For U S in Italy
Washington April 21 Indignation rose privately over an order requiring American troops and war workers in Italy to shed uniforms and wear civilian clothes amid Italian anger at Dalmatian coast and Rome issues for peace conference. War department could not confirm the order or identify the unit and the State department expected no trouble.
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Washington
Italy
Dalmatian
Rome
Trent
War Department
Department
General Treat
State Department
Supreme Court to Hear Phone Appeal May 5
The Supreme Court moved to speed test cases on government control of railroads and telephone systems under a joint Congressional resolution. It fixed May for hearings and anticipated final decisions before the court adjourns in June for summer recess.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Clergy seeks facts on Bridgeport ice plant plan
Bridgeport Pastors Association formed a committee to visit Mayor Wilson and ice company officials to determine why the municipal ice plant, funded by a 200000 bond issue approved June 19 1915, has not been built. The group will gather facts from all sides, weigh options, and pursue relief measures for high ice prices.
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Bridgeport Pastors’ Association
Wilson
W Association
William Horace Day
The
United Church
Association
Bridgeport
Telegam
Ice Corporation
William, Wallace Rose
Church of the Redeemer
Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Pastors Association
Welfare
Isolation Hospital
Childrens’ Home
Hillside Home
B.C. Whitehead
G. H. Beard
Victory Liberty Loan Notes Opening Day Surges Nationwide
On opening day of the Victory Liberty loan three week drive subscriptions poured into banks and committees across the U S though official totals were not yet reported. Cities and counties set early quotas including Detroit and Bartholomew County while the destroyer U S Marblehead departed San Francisco to map the nation’s daily pace with every 367 142 subscribed equaling one mile sailed toward New York.
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Washington
Victory Liberty
United States
Treasury
South &J. Paul
Minn
Albany
N. J
Ardsley
Attica
Hinckley
XS. C
North Java
N.Y
Barnweld
Detroit
Particular At
Lynn
Mass
Glass
Bartholomew County
Indiana
U. S
Marblehead
San Francisco
New York
Golden Gate
Hungarian Communists Fail to Seize Control in Vienna
In Vienna Hungarian Communists attempted a government seizure but failed. Most Hungarian agitators were arrested and Austrian agitators have begun to be detained. The Associated Press reports the episode as of Saturday Cuprilom time.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Wilson Refutes US War Pact With France
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson has not bound the United States to any military alliance with France. He told Clemenceau Congress alone holds power to decide aid if Germany attacks. No secret agreement will be made and future steps will be openly planned.
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Paris
Yig
London
Quai A d
Orsay
Universal Service
United States
America
France
League of Nations
Jis
Clemenceau
Wilson
Germany
American Congress
Congress
Winton elected town clerk by council
Clarence Sk. Winton was unanimously elected town clerk by the Board of Aldermen, the sole candidate after Democratic nominating efforts failed. Mayor Wilson noted nominations were open and a committee to draft resolutions of empathy for late Town er Joseph Shultz was formed with Aldermen Blamilton, McManus and Cornell appointed.
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Board of Aldermen
Clarence Sk. Winton
He. Winton
Wilson
Olson
Clarence A. Winton
Connor
Hamilton
Towner
Joseph Shultz
Blamilton, McManus
Cornell
Germany Accepts All Allied Versailles Demands
Parts, April 21. Germany notified the Allies that she accepts all the Versailles conference conditions. Delegates with full powers will attend the Versailles Congress, including Count Von Brockdorfe Rantzau and others. seventy five delegates in total, arrival not before April 28. The Allied councils approved provisions to prevent German military reintegration and to curb German instructors abroad. They urged rapid sending of technical experts to France and created an inter allied commission to coordinate civilian administrations in occupied regions.
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Associated Press
Germany
Alles
Count von Brockdorfe-Rantzau
Herr Landsberg
Teodor Melchoir
Warburg Bank
Herr Leinert
Prussian Assembly
National Soviet Congress
Herr Geisberg
Herr Schuecking
Sk ‘ Balk
Council of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Supreme Economic Council
France
Inter-Allied
Treasury issues another $500 million in certificates
Washington April 21 An additional $500,000,000 block of treasury certificates of indebtedness dated May 1 and maturing October 7 with an interest rate of 4 1 2 percent was announced by the Treasury. This marks the tenth bi weekly issue floated in connection with the Liberty loan.
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Washington
Treasury
The
Liberty Loan
Net Paid Gain Across Telegram and Post Records
The data shows net paid gain figures across Telegram and Post entries from 1918 to 1919. Key figures include 15,800 pest in March 1918 and 23,704, with combined totals for Telegram and Post in March 1918 and 1919. The summary highlights the 1919 gain over 1915 totaling 45,302 and 6,878, and a large 173,190 gain noted in March 1918 and February 1919.
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Pest
Endorsement for Juvenile Court Proposal Reported
The Federated cubs, meeting at the YWCA, endorsed a report supporting the juvenile court proposal and voted to telegram Senators De Laney Bartleut and Fregene. The bill faces Senate action today.
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Federated Cubs
Wm Juvenile Court
Eport
A. Lb
DeLaney
Fregene
A. Bartleut
Senate
Wilson Returns to Big 4 After Fixing Plan
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson returned to the Four in Paris as Italian claims on the Adriatic again dominate talks. The session saw high tension as Premier Orlando and Sonnine were absent, delaying decisive action while Wilson and the American delegation discuss a potential public statement.
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Wilson
Big 4
Associated Press
Paris
Council of Four
Sianly
Orlando
Rome
Italy
Don
Rei
Clemenceau
Lloyd- George
Orlando I
Fort
Sonnine
Pre Clemenceau
St George
George Will Receives Irish Delegates For Peace Conference
Lloyd George agreed to meet former Illinois Gov Edward TF Dubne Frank P Walsh and Michael J Ryan next week. The Irish American group was chosen to appeal to the peace conference for Ireland and the meeting was arranged by Colonel Edward M House at the British premier’s London residence.
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Lloyd George
Edward TF. Dubne Oflinois
Frank P. Walsh
National War Labor Board
Michael J. Ryan
Philadelphia
United States
Ireland
Edward M. House
Lloyd-George
Paris
102d Infantry Demobilized For Connecticut Parade
Major General Flarry C. Hale announced the 102d Infantry and the list machine gun battalion would be discharged on April 29 and sent to Hartford by two special trains to join a divisional parade of Connecticut troops on April 30. Governor Marcus H. Halcomb planned to apply for the decorated colors of the 102d with intent to place them in the state capitol. The colors bore the Croix de Guerre for Meuse Argonne merit.
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State Capitol
American Mission at Kovnos Attacked by German Troops
A Lithuanian cablegram from Paris reports German soldiers attacked the American Red Cross mission at Kovnos Kovno Lithuania. A Lithuanian defender was killed. funeral protests in Kovno denounced Germany. No word on the attack’s timing or outcome has reached officials. Kovno’s Red Cross unit details remain unclear.
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Kovnos
Paris
Red Cross
Keee
New York
America Red Cross
Stavno
Lithuania
Lithuanian National Council
American Red Cross
Kovno
Germany
Bs Ross
Kew
Poland
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Victory Loan
Aina
Victory Liberty Loan
Ukrainia
Roscow
U.S
Brockdorff Rantzau
Versailles
Innot
Post
Sunday Post
Fock
Sonato
von Brockder
Raatzan
Percades
George
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