Brisbane Denies Writing Pro-German Content for Hearst
Senate investigators questioned Arthur Brisbane about his ties to William Randolph Hearst and the $2,000 weekly time purchase, with brewer loans underwriting the Washington Times. Brisbane said he arranged the loan with C J Feigenspan, denied writing pro-German editorials, and asserted he always supported the United States.
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Freed from Federal Control Clyde Mallory Lines Return to Private Management
The Clyde, Mallory, Merchants and Miners, and Southern Steamship companies are released from government control by order of Director General McAdoo. Railroads retain oversight of railroad-owned carriers, with the four lines reverting to private operation as of midnight December 1 after wartime transfer.
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Southern Steamship Companies
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
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New York
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Seattle
North Enders Plan Community Center Meeting
Residents in the Grand Street and Columbus school districts move to form a Community Center. PP. V. Gabon, recreation director, will attend a Sunday meeting at Columbus school to discuss plans. Similar centers exist in Bmplewood and Barnum districts, and many locals expect a large turnout.
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Congressional Medal For Whittlesey And Two Others
Washington December 5 Three American soldiers a colonel captain and a private designated by President Wilson to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor the nation’s highest combat decoration They are Colonel Charles W Whitilessey 208th infantry Captain George W McMurtry Frigate Thomas Co Neibauc Colonel Whilles 48 Pomerey ene Pirish 4 Mass and Private No ban Sugar City
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United States
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Thomas Co. Neibauc
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Ex Kaiser Physicians Rush To Treat In Berlin Letter
Three former German emperors physicians hurried to attend the ailing Kaiser in Berlin. The telegrams relay urgent medical dispatches as doctors travel from Anwrang to confront the worsening condition. The reports note hospital and treatment details, reflecting a period of high medical intervention.
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British demand end of conscription at peace talks
Dundee December 5 The Associated Press reports British representatives at the peace conference will demand general and absolute abolition of conscription throughout Europe. Winston Churchill made this statement in a speech here tonight.
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Murphy Named Co-Defendant in $10 Million Suit
New York December reports Charles A. Murphy leader of Tammany Hall named as co-defendant in a 10 million dollar civil suit filed in the Supreme Court by Louis Hartog, a malt products maker, alleging a conspiracy to ruin his business through failure to deliver stock and advance working capital.
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Corn Products Refining Co
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West
Harley
State to Get its Share of New Orders
Connecticut industries will receive a proportional share of postwar contracts, reflecting the state’s wartime munitions output. Leo A. Norper, federal director of United Sales Employment, told Bridgeport delegates that cancelations will occur with warning, while efforts will protect workers and shift them to other industries. Mary Vin Kleeck urged women to stay in industry.
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Jeanette Simmons
Jessia M. Iaukens
Marvel Godss the Sterling
Miss Smith
Mary Vin Kleeck
Minute Men Invite Imbrie to Address Session
Obert Whitney Imbrie of New York City, a speaker of repute, accepted the invitation of the Four Minute Men committee to attend the second annual meeting of the Four Minute Men of Connecticut. The gathering will be December 17 in this city at the Stratfield hotel with plans to be announced soon. Poli’s theatre will stage a unique benefit performance for visitors, and Poli of New Haven will host them that evening.
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Poli
New Haven
Sugar Fire Destroys Massive 2,000,600 Pound Cache
In Philadelphia a vast sugar stockpile of 2,000,600 pounds was destroyed today when a massive blaze engulfed the Franklin Sugar Refining Company facility on the Delaware River. Firefighters reported injuries among workers and estimated losses running into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
First Overseas Men Reach Camp Devens
The first overseas groups to reach Camp Devens arrive from various hospitals with about 40 wounded soldiers. They are guided to the base hospital as they recover, while Major General McCain oversees leave arrangements as eight sections entrained for Camp Upton, New York.
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War work halted nearly all state contracts valued high
Secretary Baker told Congress that through contract cancellations the War Department expects to save about 7.25 billion of the 34.281 billion voted for the army. Massachusetts losses total 231 million with other states taking tens of millions as cancellations spread across gunpowder artillery motors and textile goods.
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Maryland
Boston Mayor Peters Forms Memorial Plan Committee
Mayor Peters announces a citizen committee led by Danial Wing to arrange a memorial for city soldiers who served in the wars. Proposed plans include a memorial arch and a building for soldiers and sailors use, with several options under consideration.
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Andrew O. Peters
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Yale Men Killed in War Reported by University Weekly
Yale Muni Weekly lists casualties among Yale graduates and students in the war. The tally notes deaths and wounded, with a focus on those missing or prisoners, reflecting the continuing impact on the Yale community.
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Eleven Killed in Du Pont Plant Blast at Pompton Lakes
Eleven men died and 23 were injured at the DuPont Cap Works in Pompton Lakes New Jersey as four explosions rocked the detonator assembling building. Guards barred crowds at the gates as injured were rushed to the company hospital at Tash Kell. Officials said a worker dropped a tulminate filled detonator causing a chain reaction in a building housing 25 to 30 pounds of material. The plant employs about 4 000 people across the Pompton Lakes complex located in a valley district.
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Bielaski Resigns as Justice Dept Chief
A. Bruce Bielaski chief of the Bureau of Investigation has offered his resignation to Attorney General Gregory. He will likely enter private business and has led the division since 1912. Bielaski began with the department in 1905 and is 35, supervising the largest secret investigative force in government. His retirement date is not fixed.
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Department of Justice
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Bielaski
Hospital Report Credits Year of Wartime Work
Bridgeport Hospital reports that wartime inconveniences did not hinder yearly outcomes. At the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company offices, the annual corporation meeting re-elected officers for 1919 and named executive, finance, and board members including Godfrey, Warner, Lavere, Otis, Lyon, Hincks, Catlin, Lashir, Sanford, Burritt, and Simpson.
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Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Charles CQ. Godfre
Never H. Warner
Albert E. Laverecreta
John M. Otis
Willis Ef. Lyon
Charles, Godfrey
George EB. Cowell
Robert T. Hincks
Albert B. Lavery
Walter R. Catlin
Robert 8
Loss of Fifty Barges in Gale Spurs Towing Effort
In a brisk northwest gale late yesterday afternoon forty barges anchored in Bridgeport Harbor broke free and drifted for about an hour. Six tugs saved all vessels and moored them to Bridgeport Towing Line docks near Wall Street. Earlier, 14 loaded and 12 light barges of McCaffrey line broke loose, brushing Blue Line barges but causing no damage.
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Bridgeport Towing Line Company
Wall Street
Robert Ferrers
McCaffrey Line
Blue Line Company
First Snow Arrives Just Before Midnight in Bridgeport
Snow hit Bridgeport around midnight with officials recording about half an inch on the ground by 1:30 AM. Pedestrians rushed to seek transport as a storm threatened a larger snowfall, with crystals falling fast and ground quickly blanketed.
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Bridgeport
President Wilson on George Washington voyage to France
Wireless dispatches report President Wilson and party leaving the U S ship for lifeboat drills amid a sea voyage. The president, Mrs. Wilson, and aides participated in a calm drill as destroyers maneuvered nearby. Navy notes offer no new details on communications or port events.
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Veteran Divisions Not Coming Soon
Washington reports Secretary Baker expressed the opinion that none of the veteran divisions of the American army in Europe will return home before peace is formally declared. He indicated that the fighting units would form the bulk of troops kept in Europe while the rest of the force prepares for the occupation of Germany.
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Dec
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