Shop Committees Urged as an Industrial Democracy
William Leavitt Stoddard described the shop committee as an industrial democracy core idea, with unions and management meeting to set mutual regulations. He cited wartime shifts, the War Labor Board, and past examples in Pennsylvania New York and Chicago, urging national adoption to avert social unrest.
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America
Europe
William Leavitt
Stoddard
Inngland
Jvith
Pennsylvania
New ‘York
Chicago
War Labor Board
Sribe
Washington
Bolsheviki Driven From Sego Towns
Archangel May 1. A Murmansk force column west of the railroad has cleared villages along Lake Sego of Bolsheviki. Another column moving east from Petroskei Yam is 15 miles from Povinetz at the headwaters of Lake Onega. Bolsheviks retreat on the railway to 17 miles south of M selskia. American railway troops repair to Meselskaya. Artillery and patrol activity with British gunboats continues on the Dyina and Vaga rivers.
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Archangel
May
Meselskaya
Dyina
Vaga
Anarchist Plot Exposed In July Uprising Case
Federal agents and police in Chicago Milwaukee and federal offices probe a planned nationwide campaign of terrorism on Independence Day. Five radicals Joel Fracisse Adolph Pratsi Pasquale Nardini Marie Nardini and Peter Blanche were arrested amid claims of bomb outrages and a demand for release of radicals. Marie Nardini called queen of anarchists and faces deportation. They had been released from the Wisconsin state penitentiary after serving sentences for the 1917 Milwaukee bomb outrage that killed nine policemen and a woman. Deportation warrants issued but not run pending determination of plot magnitude.
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Chicago
Joel Fracisse
Adolph Pratsi
Pasquale Nardini
Marie Nardini
Peter Blanche
Blanche
Millwaukee
Maria Nardini
Wisconsin State Penitentiary
Milwaukee
New York
Successful Drive Brings Close for Universalists Campaign
Bridgeport Universalists led by Rev William Wallace Rose of the Church of the Redeemer completed a drive for 7000 toward a 1,000,000 campaign to strengthen the Universalist church in America. A last night meeting drew many, with teams reporting 7200. contributions included 500 from the Universalist Woman's club, 400 from the Opportunity club, and 200 from the Sunday school. The church lines up a large turnout for the annual convention in New Haven next Wednesday and Thursday.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Peek blasts wrecking of steel price plan in Washington
George X. Peek, chairman of the dissolved Department of Commerce industrial board, says the plan to cut living costs and steel prices was wrecked by forces including rail administration and Treasury opposition. He blames Secretary Glass, the Attorney General, and a political “squid” for hindering the policy, urging immediate execution by a trusted agency.
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George X. Peek
Department of Commerce
Railroad Administration
Mr. Peek
Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
Attorney General
Tha
Industrial Board
Enemies Register New Demands on Peace Terms
German delegates to the peace congress press objections article by article while labor and prisoners of war clauses draw mixed reactions. Marshal Foch reportedly mobilizes to return to the front as Berlin notes widen negotiations and dissatisfactions grow with the terms. Norway seeks restitution for sunk tonnage, while leaders confer on Greece and Turkish holdings.
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Associated’ Press
Peace Congress
Abcord
Cost von . Brockdorff-Rantzau
German U-boat Leaves Bridgeport for New Haven
The U-boat U B 48 docked in Bridgeport Friday night to aid the Victory Loan drive, departed for New Haven at 8 AM Sunday under Lt. Comdr Wes T. Smith. The vessel will likely proceed to New London today or tomorrow and be returned to the Navy by the Victory Loan Committee. Lt Commander Smith, skipper, had just arrived Friday and then left for New Haven to meet a newborn daughter.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Com‘yhander West
Smith
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Victory Loan Committee
New Maven
Russia Out of It Press Complains Archangel
May 11 commentaries from the Sovernoentre in Archangel say Russians feel excluded from the peace terms presented to Germany. The publication asserts Russia is not among the great nations signing the peace and hardly among the small nations that participated, claiming Russia does not seem to exist.
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Archangel
Germany
Sovernoentre
Avery Russian
Russia
Tussia Seemia
Boy Killed by Live Wire He Warned Companions Against
Fairfield reports a deadly live wire incident as 11 year old John Schneider Jr. was fatally electrocuted when a storm caused a downed Hive wire. He had warned siblings and companions to stay away minutes before the accident. The electric line, on Mill Plain road, carried 4400 volts and struck him as bystanders and responders arrived. The United Illuminating company was notified but a misrouting of repair crews delayed action.
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Fairfield
John Schneider
Mill Plain Road
Volta
Were
Wilkes
Craidh
United Illuminating Company
Center Street
Stratford
Pairfield
Behneider
Oth Ipersons
Large Army to Remain on Rhine After WWI Ends
Washington reports the United States will keep an army of occupation in Germany totaling 225,924 troops after August 1. General Peyton C. March says the force includes combat and supply troops, Marine detachments, and navy personnel attached to engineers. By May 7, the millionth man to return from France had embarked. Seventeen divisions are home, with more demobilized, and overall troop moves now expected at about 210,000 per month, not 440,000 as some claimed.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Nave
Germany
Peyton ‘C. March
Navy
March
Atlantic City Beach Modesty Edict Bans Some Bathing Styles
A May incident in Atlantic City censorship esthetic standards on the beach. The crackdown targets one-piece swimsuits and low cut bathing waists, insisting on modest attire and propriety along the sands. Officials warn guards and women alike to monitor behavior to uphold decency.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Imperial Austrian escutcheon changes ruler seal
May 11 Vienna reports Parliament debates a flag and coat of arms alteration. The eagle will be single headed with crown, clutching an agricultural scythe in one claw and a hammer for industry in the other. A fire at 1417 Fairfield Avenue, home of MM Peterson, caused minor damage in a clothes closet.
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Zurich
Vienna
Peterson
MM. Peterson
Fairfield Avenue
German Envoys Leave Versailles for Berlin Mission
Six members of the German peace mission depart Versailles for Berlin. The group includes labor leader Carl Legions head of the German Trade Union confederation Privy Councillor Eberbach and Herr Schmidt of the foreign office. They are among the top three officials after plenipotentiaries tasked with direct talks with the German government. Herr Gaisberts Count Oberndorff and others attended mass while the delegation worked on counter propositions to the entente demands.
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Berlin
Car “Legion
Trades Union Conféderation
Eberbach
Ministry
Herr Schmidt
Foreign Office
Gaisberts
Count Oberndorff
Truant Officer Finn Dies At 34 In Bridgeport Home
Patrolman William E Finn aged 34 died at his home 66 Brooks Street shortly before 10 PM He served as a patrolman and truant officer for two years previously worked at R T Whiting grocery in Bridgeport He lived on Harral Avenue and Brooks Street for years Survived by wife mother and four brothers he belonged to a local fraternal order and was nephew of the late Patrolman Thomas Finn
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R. T. Whiting
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Bete
Bridgeport
Harral Avenue
Hiss
Bilten Bath
Ahna
Pratérnallye
The
Magics
Thomas Finn
Minister Lewis Granted Three Sundays Leave of Absence
Rev Daniel M Lewis of the Methodist Episcopal church receives a three Sunday lecturing absence. He and Mrs Lewis depart this afternoon for Blue Mountain Lake New York. Rev C W Simpson to preach May 18 and June 1 while Rev S M Armstrong preaches May 25. Wednesday prayer meetings will be covered by RDW Parrott RD Evans W D McCullough and EB H Woods.
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Newfield ‘Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewis
Blue Montain Lake
New York
M. Armstrong
Rdw
Pocket Picked in Theatre Lobby
Joseph Arones of 404 Charles street reported a wallet theft in the theatre lobby yesterday afternoon. A $100 Liberty bond, $28 in cash and two tax receipts were taken by pickpockets. he had no recollection of being jostled. His son notified the police.
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Joseph Arones
Charles Street
Georgia Battleship Due At Hub Tomorrow
Boston May 1 A radio message from the naval communications office says the battleship Georgia will arrive in port at 1 p m tomorrow. The ship carries 41 officers and 1 490 men mostly from the 12th field artillery arriving from Brest.
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Naval Communication
Georgia
Brest
St Field Artillery
Children Start Closet Fire At 40 Goodsell Street
Children playing with matches set fire to a clothes closet at the home of Gorden Monto 40 Goodsell Street shortly before six last night. The blaze caused about 350 in damage and an alarm was turned in at 6:15 from box 22.
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Alehes
Gorden Monto
Goodsell Street
German People Promise Free Grin After Pact Advice
Citizens react to government terms as protests surge nationwide. Allies advise on a new pact amid economic strain and political uncertainty. Leaders urge calm while demonstrators chant for change across major cities.
Independent Socialists Oppose Defiant Attitude In Germany
Berlin reports show widespread protest against peace terms as German groups from municipalities districts and clubs denounce the document. Press comment cites minority criticism centered on Wilson's 14 points and warns of a brutal peace, with socialists debating how to respond while authorities urge public restraint.
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Kaiser
Holland
Wil
Coroner Reports Soldier's Death Under Suspicious Circumstances
The coroner's inquest into the death of a soldier who died after an alleged assault near Lombard's Saloon and Garlick Street reveals a suspected fracture as the fatal injury. Urbanowski is named in connection with the incident, with details indicating the injury occurred shortly before being examined by Dr Maxwell. The deceased's family, including a mother and two brothers, awaited official findings as authorities pursued clarifying statements.
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Saranda
Edward
Urbanowski
Garlick
Urban
Maxw
France
Pony Plant
Germans Stunned by Peace Terms At Coblenz
From Coblenz in the American occupied zone comes word that civilians are stunned by the peace terms. Residents fear loss of Silesia, worry about the eastern frontier, and express dismay at the penalties. German notes to Clemenceau on prisoners of war and labor were sent, with Wilson said to have helped craft Four Power replies.
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Associated, Press
Soblenz
Coblenz
Silesia
Ruhneland
Third Army
Army
Jid
Count von Brockhorf
Clatteau
Clemenceau
Council of Four
Wilson
Italy Seeks London Treaty Honors at Conference
Italy appears ready to suspend further pressure for Fiume and to urge the conference to uphold the London treaty, as papers discuss possible Franco Italian friendship pacts. Rumors of Italy joining a defensive alliance and reports on German delegation movements at Versailles shape the diplomacy.
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Italy
German Am Send to New York First Warship Since
A fragment notes a German American ship, Thalia, sailing to New York as the first op ship to depart since the war began. Details are unclear due to damaged text but hint at June timing and a contributed byline.
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New York
Maer Thalia
A -Ea
al Man
Germany
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