Italian Cabinet Resigns After Adverse Deputies Vote
The Italian government resigned after the Chamber of Deputies rejected Premier Orlando's motion for a secret session to discuss confidence. The vote stood 259 to 78 against the motion, with Orlando noting Italy's position regarding the Adriatic and allied duties while emphasizing firmness on essential Italian claims. The king will decide on acceptance of the resignation.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Victor Emmanuel
Chamber of. Deputies
Italy
Germany
Austria
Ase- Wilson
Adriatic
Wilson
Méssaa
Aart. Atic
Maintein
Forsythe Returns Home After War Ordeal in Ansonia
Ansonia reports John Forsythe, once believed drowned in the Indian Ocean, is back home after four years abroad. He served in the English Navy Transport, survived his ship sinking on a sixth voyage, spent 42 months as a prisoner in German custody, and later endured a Heldelbarg camp before returning to Ansonia. The Baptist church service flag honors were updated to remove his gold star.
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Ansonia
John 1
Forsythe
Indian Ocean
Scotland
Hel J
Africa
India
England
Heldelbarg
Baptist Church
Louvain University Honors President Wilson in Ruins
In Brussels on June 19 the University of Louvain in the ruins of its Library, destroyed in 1914, conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws on President Wilson.
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Brussels
Louvain
Wilson
University of Louvain
Post and Telegram May 1918 1919 circulation gain
The May 1918 Post and Telegram figures show a net gain in circulation during May. May 1919 Telegram totals and Sunday Post data indicate an 8 percent rise and a shift in overall circulation for the period.
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Post
Telegram
Sunday Post
AFL WLL Rejects Politics Stance at Atlantic City
At Atlantic City New Jersey June 19 the American Federation of Labor unanimously rejected the idea of forming a political party. The convention adopted a reconstruction program promoting full value and compensation for labor and censured Congress for meager labor department appropriations. The body condemned judiciary usurpations, urged impeachment for overstepping, and called for curbing court powers. It favored restricting immigration during reconstruction and criticized filibusters in Congress while praising plans to aid discharged soldiers and sailors.
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Atantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Department of Labor
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture
Federation
Asia
Supreme Courts of
United States
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Albert H. Gray
United States-Stes! Corporation
Organized Labor
Hecht
Tane
Pennsylvania Senate OKs Woman Suffrage Resolution
The Pennsylvania Senate on June 19 passed finally by 31 to 6 a joint resolution to ratify the federal woman’s suffrage amendment. The measure moves to the House for action before adjournment next Thursday. A separate local theft report notes thieves entered a garage on Coleman Street and stole items.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Senate
House
Tilleves
Mad dog scare causes panic on East Main Street
Panic gripped East Main Street as a mad dog roamed near 751 East Main. Patrolman Andreww Mraaik shot the animal at 30 feet, killing it. the head will be tested for hydrophobia. Fairfield authorities seek muzzling and tying of dogs after July 1 amid rabies concerns.
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East Main Street
Andreww Mraaik
Ast Main Street
Po- Hce
Mraasik
Fairfield
George W. Larson
Yate University
Larson
New Haven
Teeth Scattered on Floor at Newspaper Plant
An overnight incident at The Standard Telegram press room left teeth littering the floor after a mail sack burst. Newsboy Louis Rosso opened the sack, a package inside discharged teeth across the room, and the teeth were gathered and handed to Postmaster Charles Greene.
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Standard
Louis Rosso
Charles Greene
Autopsy Finds Ruptured Sidney Caused Fisher Death
An autopsy by Medical Examiner Garrick on Irving Fish of 26 King Street determined death resulted from a ruptured Sidney. Coroner Phelan was notified and an inquest is planned for this afternoon or Saturday morning. Fish was found across South End freight yards tracks Monday night and dragged by a brakeman toward an approaching switch engine 50 feet away.
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Garrick
Irving Fish
King Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sidney
Phelan
Fish
South End
Union Men Condemn Irish Government Protest Resolution
The National Union of Railway Men adopted a resolution condemning the present government in Ireland. It calls for the immediate withdrawal of martial law and states the government is not in line with its professed principles. The row reflects the union’s protest against Irish governance.
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Plymouths
Ire
Ireland
National Union of Railway Men
Funeral Feature of Kiwanis Fest in Bridgeport
A satirical funeral for Bridgeport Kiwanis surfacing after a defeat by New Haven Kiwanis. The event at the Stratfield included funeral rites, a gas-masked procession, a jazz band, pallbearers, and mourners, with mock gravestones inscribed Old Man Booze and a staged corpse marked as died July 1 1419 and buried June 19 1919.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Teall
Stratfield
Fred Atwater
Bridgeport Kiwanians
Jaaz
E. T. Buckingham
Arnola
Kate
Pe. D
Leavenworth
B. Millay
T. ‘Pardy
A. Paul
W. M. Redt
Burnandl
C. Green
Abercombia
Pit Arnold
Buckingham
Criterion Quartette
Prince Aage of Denmark Says Americans Pound Him Back
New York readers hear Prince Aage of Denmark describe Americans as friendly yet blunt after arriving in Washington aboard the transport America. He notes Americans “pound a man on the back” and expresses gratitude for their plainspoken hospitality during his tour with Danish troops.
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New York
Prince Aage
Danmark
Washington
America
Iva Bean
United States
Colored Folks Dance At Seaside Park Pavilion
The first dance of the season for colored people was held at Seaside park pavilion last night and it proved a splendid success. A refreshing breeze from the Sound tempered the day’s heat, creating ideal dancing conditions. Attendance was good and attendees were pleased with the event.
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Seaside Park Pavilion
Belgium Chamber Cheers Wilsons Plea for League
President Wilson urged Congress to raise the American legation in Belgium to an embassy and appoint a ambassador to recognize Belgium as fully independent among free nations. He championed the League of Nations, praised Belgium’s wartime role, and warned against nations spurning the covenant. The Belgian Chamber applauded as he outlined plans for Paris aid to Belgium during reconstruction.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
United States
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
League of Na- Hons
League of Rights
Paris
van LN
Tie
Germany
Joe
League of Nations
Ohio assembly debated bar on Willard Dempsey fight
The Ohio General Assembly considered a resolution urging Governor Cox to block the Toledo prize fight on July 4. Officials expected Cox to refrain from interference. Lieutenant Governor Brown cited lack of authority. Connecticut saloon leaders forecast wartime prohibition injunctions to shield saloons, with state liquor dealers backing the move. Many clubs reportedly plan to sell remaining stock after July first as stocks run down.
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Tower House
General Assembly
Toledo
Cox
Brown
North America
Ohio
Old Mexico
Connecticut
Thomas F. Witzsimmons
United States
Sane Authority
Brooklawn Country Club
Seaside Club
Algonquin Club
Bridgeport Club
Ohio voters may rebuke legislature on amendments
Columbus June 13 Ohio voters can approve or disapprove actions of state legislators who ratified federal constitutional amendments A Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge ruled the referendum right stands the decision could allow a vote on both federal prohibition and woman suffrage amendments ratified by the legislature
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Columbus
Onto
Ohio
Atate
HB. H. Dillon
Franklin Country Common Pleas Court
Legisature
Hayes Has Men Ready to Guard Power Hous es
Colonel Hayes commanding the seventh regiment said his men would guard government property in New York City. He announced two companies were to be sent to protect power houses car barns public utilities and residences of prominent persons. The guardsmen departed the armory at 4 o clock. Army budget talk in Washington noted a plan for a 400 900 officer and man force next fiscal year while the House sought 500 000. Bridgeport Minstrel Club to hold a Sunday clambake at Lordship with expected large turnout.
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New York
Hayes
Washington
Senate
War Department
Bridgeport
Prohibition foes labeled German and quack doctors
Clarence True Wilson, general secretary of the Methodist church temperance board, testified to a Senate judiciary subcommittee alleging that prohibition opposition is backed by German brewers and that the Allied Medical Association is a nonstandard quack doctors’ coalition promoting anti prohibition propaganda.
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Washington
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Senate
Alied Medical Association of America
Ood
More ill luck for the Graf Waldersee
The transport Graf Waldersee, recently aground at Long Beach, collided with the steamer Redondo and was towed to New York. It snapped its three masts while passing under the Brooklyn Bridge en route to the navy yard for repairs, possibly due to miscalculated clearance. Mrs Hart re appointed Hartford governor Holcomb re appointed Winifred A Hurt and Inde Albaugh to nurses board.
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New York
Waldersee
Long Beach
Redondo
Brooklyn Bridge
Navy Yard
Allied Troops Along Rhine Readiness for Berlin Advance
Allied forces from the United States Britain France and Belgium complete concentration along the Rhine by Saturday ready to advance toward Berlin if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. Officials in Paris and Weimar report Germany appears to lean toward accepting allied demands amid shifting political views.
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Voblenz
Germany
Berlin
Rioting and arrests amid Waterbury strike violence
Pitched clashes between police and strikers in a Brooklyn district erupt after picket interference. Guards and volunteers patrol streets as injuries mount, including a patrolman fatally wounded. Deputies, machine guns on roofs, and mass arrests mark the riot. Mayor Mead mediates with American Brass Company as waterbury authorities pledge protection and potential wage concessions.
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Waterbury
Prass
Brooklyn
Peter
Rice
Swhi
Theopu
Lietories
Guinetlictrol
German figures on French prisoners corrected in Parliament
Paris reports that German figures on French prisoners held in Germany were found incorrect. Undersecretary Leon Abrams announced in the Chamber of Deputies that more than 40,000 prisoners were in excess of the figures, while the number of French soldiers listed as missing in action was placed at about 143,000.
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Weimar
Count von Brockéertl-Rantsz
Versailles
Walmar
Dhe Pastis
Count von Breckdorff-Rantgau
Gvrim
Calogne
Paris
Germany
Leon Abrams
Wargang
Deputh Laduxy
Soldis
SR Ayer Irea
Pinad
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