Germany Faces Civil War as Strike Order Goes Out
Berlin reports reveal the Citizens' Council of Greater Berlin voted for a citizens strike targeting food producing industries to spur civil war, with arming of citizens and troops possibly joining the move. The Four Power talks discussed treaty revisions as Italy's Orlando traveled to Rome, while other nations debate boundaries and Turkish terms.
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Germany
Council of Four
Orlando
Berlin
Citizens’ Council of
Greater Berlin
Reinhardt
Italy
Rome
Corinthian Frontier
Baron Sonnino
Holland
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Stockholm
Kronetedt
Council of Foreign Ministers
Houmania
Czecho- Slovakia
Rebels Ready for Juarez Attack
El Paso by June 13 report from rebel headquarters near Zaragosa says about 4,400 armed rebels with rifles and 309 rounds each, plus two field guns and eight machine guns, plan to attack Juarez at daylight tomorrow. A skirmish with Federals under General Angeles at 4:30 pm left several Federals dead or wounded.
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EL Paso
Texas
Zaragosa
Juarez
General Angeles
Federa
Labor U S Labor Boss Opposes General Strike Over Mooney Case
Atlantic City June 13 Secretary of Labor Wilson urged organized labor to reject a nationwide strike linked to the Mooney conviction protest. He noted ongoing government inquiries into new evidence yet said organized labor should not act without full proof. He warned Bolshevism claims and linked agitation to industrial workers and coal diggers.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Industrial Workers of the World
United States
Local newspapermen form Bridgeport Press club
Bridgeport marks the permanent establishment of its new Press club with a constitution and by-laws. The first semi annual election is set for July 16. Seven new members joined. A memorial for Dafford W. Roberts, Bridgeport’s only fallen newspaper man in World War I, was authorized with a private-in-command governance style and executives barred from office.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Club
Dafford W. Roberts
Argonne
A. G. Jackson
Andrew Lyon
Herbert P. Plank
Earl Donegan
Norman &. Hall
Howard arrested on suspicion of theft
Gregory Howard and Jane, 18, were arrested after Mrs. Julius Linscott reported thefts at 278 Main Street. Entry occurred while she was away on Wednesday afternoon, with 34 and some jewelry taken. Detective Garrity placed the suspects after an investigation. Alfred Hanson, 44, was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license following his arrest on Fairfield Avenue.
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Gregory Howard
Beardsley Jane
Julius Linscott
Main Street
Mr. Linscott
Howard
Garrity
Alfred Hanson
Jenson
Fairfield Avenue
Reilly Threatens Seymour Strikers Amid Calm
A Seymour strike sparked a tense showdown as Sheriff Thomas L. Reilly arrived with deputies to deter trouble outside the Seymour Manufacturing plant. Strikers, angered by government seizure threats, promised no talks while 18 polishers quit James Swan. Officials indicate possible talks with strikers and plant managers, with Ansonia easing but waiting for a final decision on reopening and the Brass company’s stance.
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Seymour
Seymour Manufacturing Company
Thomas L. Reilly
Ansonia
Reilly
Ugix
Auto strikes curb and injures pedestrian on Barnum avenue
Andrew Durik, 23, of 723 Ogden Street, was struck by a panel truck driven by William Faulk, which jumped a curb and hit a pole on Barnum avenue near Bruce street. Durik, who was passing, suffered an arm abrasion but walked away after treatment by an ambulance surgeon.
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Andrew Durik
Ogden Street
Willam Faulk
Barnum Avenue
Bruce Street
Turik
I Cossuth
Greenwich court to hear assault case against Mendelson
Miss Eva Herman, a New York manicurist, accuses Dr. Louis Mendelson of assault after he offered her 29000 and later blocked access to funds. She says she moved to Greenwich thinking wealth awaited, learned he’s married, and that she is now seeking justice as a police case unfolds.
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Greenwich
Louis Mendelson
Eva Herman
Clinton Avenue
New York
Greenwich Borough
Tam
Mendelson
Bay
Samuel
George Wolf
Broadway
Hannah
Lena Weinstein
Mama
Papa
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Europe
Herman
Automobile leaps curb and crosses lawn at Main and Frank
William H. Clark his wife and three children narrowly escaped after their car jumped a two foot coping and raked a lawn at Richard Broadshaw’s home. They suffered only shock as a crowd of hundreds gathered thinking a serious accident occurred. Thieves also stole two sets of golf sticks from Beardsley Park caddy house Thursday night.
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William H. Clark
Main
Frank Streets
Richard Broadshaw
Beardsley Park Links
Henry Crurcy
Delegates Receive Ireland's Demand for Independence
Ireland's case for independence to be presented at the peace conference is now in the hands of several delegates. Universal Service obtained a near complete text showing Ireland’s claim to nationhood, sovereign history, and democratic aims, with quotations of President Wilson’s rights of small nations.
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New York
Ireland
America
Universal Service
Wilson
Treland
O'Connell
Parnell
Four Bandits Captured After Messenger Balks $100,000 Haul
New York report details a bold bank holdup at Columbus Avenue and Eighty‑First Street where four bandits attacked Colonial Bank messengers Henry Boylan and David Ryan. Ryan wounded a robber, who dropped the bag. the gang fled in a green car toward Central Park. Police arrested six suspects after a broad dragnet, aiming to seize all known Broadway criminals.
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New York
Chloro
Henry Boylan
Colonial Bank
Columbus Avenue
Eighty-first Street
David Ryan
Ryan
Broadway
Colonial
Central Park
Boylan
Harvard Athletic Committee Opposes Schoolboy Proselyting
Cambridge Massachusetts June 13 A resolution by the Harvard Athletic Committee deplores proselytizing schoolboys to join college teams. It calls on schools nationwide to notify Harvard Yale and Princeton chairs of any infractions. The measure, drafted by the three committees, condemns inducements like trips and outings as dangerous equivalents to pay or sinecures.
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Cambridge
Maass
Harvard Athletic Committee
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Walsh Seeks Senate Action on Ireland Conference
June 19. Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City and ex governor Dunne of Illinois, representing the Trish societies in America, ask the American peace delegation for word on a conference about Ireland. They cite a Senate resolution urging a hearing for Edward De Valera and his associates before the peace conference. WISS Valentine injured in Barnum Avenue car crash. Miss William Valentine of 202 Maplewood Avenue received shock and bruises, treated at Emergency hospital and sent home.
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Paris
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Baward F. Dunne
Illinois
Trish Societies
America
Ireland
United States Senate
American Peace Commission
Edward de Valera
Hiss
Wiss Valentine
Uillian Valentine
Maplewood Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Western Union Tie-Up Forecast by Telegraph Workers
CHICAGO June 13 The second stage of the Commercial Telegraphers strike will halt handing messages at 23 000 points along railroad lines tomorrow. Western Union and Postal Telegraph offices in larger cities will remain open. Postal officials say little business passes through rail stations. Union reports indicate the strike is spreading with 22 000 strikers and 130 000 more may join next week. Western Union employees mostly back to work. Postal negotiators deny talks have begun.
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Chicago
America
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Postal
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
J. Konenkamp
Brokers
Telegraphers Union
Association of Western Union
New York
Tal Telegraph Company
Eaward Reynolds
Inoks
Commercial
Iegraphers Union of America
Reynolds
Senate to launch stormy debate on League of Nations
Washington June 18 Senate leaders prepared for the next phase of the treaty fight. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania proposes a Senate record against the League of Nations as interwoven with peace terms. Both sides expect a long, stormy debate and possible obstruction to delay a vote until after Versailles signing.
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Washington
Senate
Knox
Pennsylvania
League of Nations
Versailles
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Italian Press Attacks France and Clemenceau
Italian newspapers from Milan report a broad campaign against France and Premier Clemenceau, with government and radical papers denouncing Austria Bulgaria and other neighbors. The critique accuses Paris of encircling Italy, provoking a regional alliance against Rome and questions government awareness of alleged diplomatic maneuvering in Vienna.
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Milan
France
Clemenceau
Italy
Milan F
Austria
Bulgaria
Rumania
Greece
Serbia
M. Allize
Vienna
Stratford Cyclist Knocked Down by Automobile
Stratford June 13 Special While riding home from work on a bicycle Charles Roth 15 of Franklin avenue Stratford was run down by an auto truck at Barnum and Bowe avenues and painfully injured He was removed to Bridgeport hospital where he was found to be suffering from cuts on the leg lacerations and abrasions of the body and scalp His condition is not considered serious The truck is owned by the Eastern Lumber Co and was driven by William Faulk of 449 Bishop avenue He was ordered to appear in court this morning for examina tion.
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Stratford
Charles Roth
Franklin Avenue
Barnum and Bowe
Bridgeport Hospital
Eastern Lumber Co
William Faulk
Bishop
Avenua
Countess Markievicz Arrested in Dublin Suburbs
Dublin June 13 Countess Georgia Markievicz Sinn Fein leader and MP was arrested in Dublin and escorted to Cork. A prominent figure in the Sinn Fein movement, she has a history of rebellion and previous arrests. Laurence Ginnell Sinn Fein MP was arrested in Dublin on May 39 and sentenced June 7 to four months for inciting disorder at Athlone.
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Dublin
Coun Markievicz
Sinn Fein
Cork
Georgia Markievic
Josslyn Gore-Booth
Hot of Commons
Laurence Ginnell
Fein
Gay
Fnr
Athlone
Poles Protest German War Orders From Berlin
In Berlin on June 13 Mathias Erberger head of the German armament commission wrote General Dupont protesting a Polish army order declaring Poland at war with Germany and promising to move two divisions of General Haller’s force along the frontier. Erzberger urges Foch to rescind the order to avoid German retaliation and suspend the Polish army’s movement across Germany. Also from Montreal Jack Britton defeated Walter Mohr in a ten round bout, not exerting himself fully.
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Berlin
Mathias Erberger
Armea Commission
Dupont
Poland
Britton
Montreal
Jack Britton
Walter Mohr
Telegrant and net gain details in May 1918 1919
The Post Sam Standard Telegram reports May 1918 and May 1919 figures showing an 8 percent rate and changes in net paid, foot and total amounts. The notes reference Post May 1918 and May 1919 Telegrant totals and Sunday issues, indicating a comparative growth in total net gain.
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Post
Sam
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