Civil War Threat Looms as Berlin Citizens Arms Move
Berlin reports reveal the Citizens' Council of Greater Berlin voted for a general strike targeting food producing industries to force political power into bourgeois hands. The plan includes arming citizens with troops possibly joining the movement, while the Council revises the peace treaty and other major postwar questions unfold at the Paris talks.
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Council of Four
Orlando
Germany
Berlin
Citizens’ Council of
Greater Berlin
Ehardt
Ita
Italy
Rome
Baron Sonnine
Friy
Holland
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Stockholm
Kronstadt
Council of Foreign Ministers
Roumania
Czecho- Slovakia
Council of Fou
4400 Rebels Ready for Juarez
From El Paso Texas on June 13 reports say 4400 rebel troops have arrived near Zaragos within 15 miles of Juarez. Each fighter is issued 80 rounds of ammo and two field guns plus eight machine public safety items. A daylight Juarez assault was planned for tomorrow morning. A clash with federal forces under General Angeles occurred at 430 PM with several reported fatally wounded on the federal side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Zaragos
Juarez
General Angeles
Labor Leader Opposes National Strike Over Mooney Case
Secretary of Labor Wilson urged AFL delegates not to back a nationwide strike protesting Thomas Mooney's conviction. He defended the trial as proper, noted ongoing government inquiry, and warned that labor participation would exclude evidence. He labeled Bolshevism a false menace aligned with IWW influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Industrial Workers of the World
United States
Bridgeport Press Club Honors Martinsmemoria of Clifford Roberts
Bridgeport pod press men form a permanent organization at Bridgeport club with a new constitution and by laws. Seven new members are initiated and a semi annual election slated for July 16. A committee including A G Jackson Andrew Lyon Herbert Plank and Norman Hall is formed to honor Clifford W Roberts the local newspaper man who died in the Argonne offensive. The club will be run by the privates in the ranks and executives are barred from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Club
Clifford W. Roberts
Argonne
Compriang A G. Jackson
Andrew Lyon
Herbert P. Plank
Art Donegan
Norman & Hall
Howard and Alfred Hanson Arrested in Theft and Vehicle Case
Gregory Howard, 18, of 3 Beardsley Street, was arrested on suspicion of theft after Mrs. Julia Linscott reported $4 and jewelry stolen from her Main Street home while she shopped. Alfred Manson, 24, of Jensen Road, was arrested on Tuirfield Avenue for operating a vehicle without a license.
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Howard
Beardsley Street
Gregory Howard
Beardsley
Julia Linscott
Main Sireet
Limscytt
Alered Hanson
Alfred Manson
Jenson Road
Tuirfield Avenue
Reilly Threatens Seymour Strikers Amid Calm Standoff
Amid a seven day Seymour strike, Sheriff Reilly arrives with 50 deputies to deter clashes as workers threaten government material removal. Officials claim talks blocked by strikers while Ansonia mills prep to reopen. quiet persists in Ansonia as broader industry uneasy.
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Seymour
Seymour Manufacturing Company
Thomas L. Reilly
Ansonia
Reill
Reilly
James Swan Company
Ansonis
Ansonta
New Haven
GY Hall
Wil
Ansonia Manufacturing Company
Schneller, Ogborne and Cheesman Company
American Grass Company
Charles W. Brooker
O'Meara
Auto Jumped Curb Injures Man on Barton Avenue
Andrew Durik 23 of 723 Ogden Street was struck by a truck that jumped the curb on Barton Avenue near Brace Street. He was treated by Ambulance Surgeon Kossuth for abrasions and pain.
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Andrew Durik
Ogden Street
G Welock
Lan
WiLlam
Greenwich Assault Case Prompts Police Scrutiny
Miss Eva Herman accuses aged physician Louis Mendelson of assault in Greenwich. She says he lured her with promises of $29,000 and marriage then revealed he was already married. Neighbors heard cries as police searched for a valuable token the couple quarrelled over. The case goes before Greenwich Borough Court tomorrow.
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Greenwich
World
Andy
New York
Mandelson
Businness
Samuel
Mendelson Nnl
George Wolf
Broadway
Hannah
Mendelson
Leng Weinstein
Mama
Papa
Taare
Miss Heryan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Europe
Herman
H. Phe
Automobile Jumps Curb Crashes Across Lawn
William W. Clark his wife and three children narrowly escaped injury when turning to avoid another auto at Main and Frank streets. Their car jumped a two foot coping and crossed a lawn at the home of Fochard Broadshaw. occupants suffered only shock as a crowd gathered fearing a worse accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Clark
Threeléren
Main
Frank Streets
Fochard Broadshaw
Thieves Target Park Bank Tin Nuse Thwarted
Thieves forced an irregular container on the banks during the night. The theft was reported to the police yesterday by Henry Crurcy, keeper of the park.
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Henry Crurcy
Four Bandits Captured After Messenger Balks
New York June 13 Four men were arrested on suspicion as members of a gang that held up the Colonial Bank messenger party in Columbus Avenue and Light Street. Messenger David Ryan wounded one bandit, recovered a money bag, and helped spark a statewide dragnet led by detectives to round up suspects. The robberies occurred during a dramatic chase into a green automobile toward Central Park.
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New York
Chioro
Henry Boylan
Colonix Bank
Columbus Lavenue
Lightcy-first Street
David Ryan
Ryan
Broadway
Colonial
Columbus Avenue
Central Park
Baylan
Ags Ryn
I Iself
Harvard Athletic Committee Urges End to Proselytizing Athletes
A Harvard athletic committee resolution deplores proselytizing of schoolboys to join college teams. It calls on national schools to report any infractions to Harvard Yale and Princeton and condemns inducements like trips and theater outings as similarly mischievous.
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Campridge
Mass
Harvard Athletic Committee
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Itta
Walsh Quotes Senate Resolution On Erin
Frank P Walsh and Edward F Dunne comprising American peace advocates call for a Senate backed hearing before the peace conference. A letter cites the Senate resolution urging United States action to secure a hearing for Edward De Valera and associates. A second item notes a road accident on Barium Avenue injuring a rider who was treated at Emergency Hospital.
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Caris
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Edward F. Dunne
Tine Eicred
M Lilik Valentine
Maplewind Avenue
Barium Avenue
Western Union Strike Expands as 23,000 Points Walk Out
Rail road operators at about 23 000 points in America were ordered to discontinue handling commercial messages as the second stage of the Commercial Telegraphers strike began. Union leaders claimed 22 000 strikers with more added by next week will cripple telegraph and telephone services in many cities.
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Chicago
America
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Postal
Auto Peeng Ak
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
S. J. Konenkamp
Brokers
Telegraphers Union
Association of Western Union
New York
Postal Telegraph Company
Edward Reynolds
Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Senate Set for Stormy Debate Over League Treaty
Washington June 18 readers sharpened lines for the next phase of the treaty fight. Senator Knox proposes a Senate record against accepting the League of Nations as linked to peace terms. Democrats at a relations committee conference discussed possible parliamentary obstruction to delay a vote until after Versailles.
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Washington
Knox
Pennsylvania
Senate
League of Nations
Versailles
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Italian Papers Attack France in Campaign Against Clemenceau
Milan presses led by Perseveranza denounce France and Clemenceau, accusing Paris of encircling Italy with alliances. The notes claim anti Italian plots target Austria Hungary and allied neighbors with Serbs Croats and Greeks mobilized against Italy amid diplomatic maneuvering.
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Milan
France
Clemenceau
Socialit
Preas
Italy
Austria
Balbir
Ausra Bulgara
Jiumania
Greece
Serbia
M. Allixe
Vienna
Stratford Cyclist Knocked Down by Automobile
Stratford June 1 Special Charley Roch 19 of Plankin Avenue Stratford was struck by a truck at Burnant and Bowe avenues while returning from tram work. He sustained cuts, lacerations, and scalp abrasions and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital. The truck belonged to the Bern Lumber Co and was driven by William Faulk of 440 Bishop Avenue. He was ordered to appear in court for examination.
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Stratford
Charley Roch
Plankin Avenuy
Burnant
Bowe
Bridgeport Hospit
Willam Faulk
Countess Markievicz Arrested in Dublin
Countess Georgina Markievicz prominent Sinn Fein figure, leader, and MP. She participated in the Dublin rebellion, faced penal servitude, was released amid amnesty, rearrested, then freed again. Laurence Ginnell, Sinn Fein MP, arrested in Dublin, later sentenced for inciting to disorder at Athlone.
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Georgina Markievics
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Josslyn Gore-Routh
House of Commons
Laurence Ginnell
Mullingay
Athlone
Poles Clash With Germany Over Army Orders in Berlin
June 13 Mathias Ers erger head of the German armistice commission writes General Dupont in Berlin protesting a Polish army order declaring Poland at war with Germany and plans to move two sons of General Bauer’s army along the frontier. He warns Germany may suspend transport of General Tlaier's Polish army across Germany if the order stands.
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Berlin
Mathias Erseger
German Armistice Commission
Dupont
Poland
Germany
Bauer
Eraberger
Tlaier
Britton Wins Easily in Montreal Bout Over Mohr
Jack Britton outpointed Walter Mohr in a ten round road bout in Montreal with Britton not needing his best efforts as he controlled the action from start to finish.
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Britton
Montreal
Jack Britton
Walter Mohr
May 1918 Post Telegram Net Circulation Rise
In May 1918 the Post and Telegram reports an 8 percent increase in net paid circulation. The Sunday Post shows 24 509 for May 1918 and 16 788 for Telegram. Total net sales for May 1918 and May 1919 are referenced with figures and dates uncertain.
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Post and Adu
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Paris
Council of Ten
Vaucress
Quai D'Orgay
Turkey
Commission For
Rhine
Hungary
Frontera
Rantzau
Count von Brackdorff-Rantzau
Cologne
Het
Weimar
National Assembly
Constantinople
Dcienar
Wu Ty
Vaucresson
St. Germain
Versail
Great Britain
Reparations Commission
Wspaper
LABOR
Hobarts
Brass Company
Reland
Ireland
Universal Service
O'Connall
Parnell
Tf Ireland
William ST. Clark
Thire Sian
State Field Lay Association
Cloyal Order
Moose
Connecticut
Walsh
U.S
Cone
Case
Partey
Countess Markievicz
Cork
Erzberger
Waller
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