President Wilson outlines fourteen peace terms for Germany
President Wilson presents open treaties free seas and removal of trade barriers. He calls for evacuation of occupied territories including Russia Belgium France and parts of Austria Hungary and outlines Polish independence and a league of nations. The speech mirrors Lloyd George and unites Allies in aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Adam
World Peace
Conyr
Germany
Hie
Belgium
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Bomania
Serbia
Montencero
Balkan States
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Dardanelles
Lloyd- George
Shipbuilding drives need 150000 trained workers now
The article urges rapid training of 150,000 shipyard workers, outlining roles from riveters to molders. It notes the Shipping Board and Federal Board for Vocational Education are opening industrial training, with Newport News schools and statewide programs to teach blueprints, tools, and construction concepts for warship production.
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Shreesk
The
Shipping Board
Federal Board For
Newport News
Clain
Federal Bureau For Vocasional Selication
Supe
Union Iron Works
Nessee
Manhattan
Teighite
Ois
Federal Board
Fle Musk
al Soy
Ne Go
America
The World's Sweet Song Inspires Morning Glories
A verse from the Atlanta Constitution extols a hopeful morning and steadfast heart. It contrasts light over shadows, praising a single right path and a steadfast chorus despite tribulation. The lyric frames resilience as a nationwide theme.
At The Breakfast Table Weathered musings on thrift stamps and war
A collage of daily notes and verse on January thaw Ash Wednesday free speech and thrift stamps. Witty quips on government railroads weather and wartime sentiment drift through a breakfast table column. Poems evoke blue moods and distant seas with period voice.
Spiking Prussian guns and moral critique of German aims
The article argues that Allied leaders including President Wilson Lloyd George and Lenin Trotsky expose the Prussian pretense as unjust. It asserts German leaders' failures to justify their aims to their own people, noting a growing German realization that their rulers lack a shared moral ground in World War I.
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Wilson
Lloyd-George
England
Germany
Lenine
Trotsky
Russia
Berlin
Police problems in Bridgeport as mayor reshapes force
The piece argues Bridgeport faces crime amid a bustling munition hub and notes police indifference and interdepartmental jealousy. It urges action inspired by Arthur Woods’s New York reforms and praises mayoral intent to improve policing to prevent crime and protect residents.
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Bridgeport
Baby Doll’s
Arthur Woods
New York
Wilson
New Juvenile Court Sparks Debate Over Matron Post
The article criticizes officials for proposing a matron job at a $1200 annual salary for a new juvenile court. It notes the General Assembly law allowing the court expressly forbids creating new positions, calling the proposal unnecessary and a waste of resources.
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General Assembly
Time to Get New Vehicle Markers in 4918 Law
Citizens with motor vehicles must renew their markers yearly after December 81. The ninth day of the year has arrived and many cars lack current markers. Apply now to avoid penalties and ensure lawful vehicle use.
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Miuch Na
Stratford Light Keeper Calls Ice Worst Ever
Stratford captain Theodore Judson, keeper of the Stratford Light for over 20 years, says the week’s storm produced the most ice he has seen and would have frozen shore to shore if the cold had continued. Also notes a lecture course at the Stratford Library Association and other local events including a Stratford Tire Department meeting and high school basketball activities.
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Stratford
Theodore Judson
Stratford Point
Judson
Henry Warren Poor
Permary J
Ostrander
Ceylon
Kudla
Holgar Co
K Ing
Atwekn
Library Association
Stratford Tire Department No. 1
Uiddgeport Boys’ Club
Otelade
Dwin Thal
Datar Wilson
Panl Carpenter
Laws Te
Jon Ane Jiohor
Whonpson
Stanley Ccurths
Herbert Tart
Attheg South
Pours Pinochi
Stratford-Bevon
C.H
Mar Mivaris
Mes
Chapman
Pepper Talks on the Infinite Bond of Soldiers
George Matthew Adams reflects on 2000 Canadian soldiers returning home wounded but stoic after battle. He notes their silent sacrifice, the nation’s unity, and the meaning of selfless service within a vast world of interconnected units.
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Pepper
George Matthew Adams
Celebrated painter ends life amid debt and despair
A renowned historical painter and writer, Maydon, killed himself with a pistol after a life marred by debt and disappointment. The obituary notes his unfinished work Alfred and the Spirit and his final, troubled state. Salem Guild members and Exeter residents are listed among attendees at recent events and demonstrations.
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V Maydon
Alfred
Jilly
Wroke
Tuberculosis Not Hereditary Says Health Column
Health expert states tuberculosis is a household disease rather than hereditary. The germ is tubercle bacillus and transmission is linked to sanitary conditions. a parent rarely passes the germ, though weak constitution can raise susceptibility. Stay out of crowded places and follow hygienic living precautions.
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Sam
Fle
Reger
Alwys
Prohibition, Parties, and League Ties Stir 1920 Outlook
The article reviews live political gossip on William Jennings Bryan’s continued presidential prospects, the Non Partisan League expanding to Kansas, and the Republican convention planning in St Louis. It discusses election dynamics, a Wisconsin congressman indicted over the draft, and broader doubt over party differences as 1918 war realities fade.
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Republican National
Congress
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Medical Q and A on pains and pasteurized milk
A reader reports morning hip pain suspecting kidney or bile issues and a separate note discusses hearing loss in the elderly. The medical editor cautions to seek examination, cites doubt about typhoid residue, and endorses pasteurized milk as safest for all, with a note on orange juice supplementation and dairy hygiene.
Nature Outwits Man in Sensing Machine Debate
An Exchange column remarks that inventors of sensing machines achieved their goal by moving beyond mimicking human hand work. Factories now show machines performing tasks once done by human skill, aided by faster processes. The piece notes machines surpass traditional formulas once thought guiding invention.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Atlanta Constitution
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Cantonment
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McAdoo
Burieson
Prussia
Stratford Keeper of Light
Pre Club
Kvarts
Mark French
Devon
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Ors. W. TE Hubbell
CG. HL Chapwii
Straitforad
Driets
Lal
Guild of the Christ Church
Booleric Kudinund Wheeler
Abs. RR
Wheeler
Exeter
John B. Warber, A. M., M.D
William J. Bryan
North Dakota
Kansas
Topeka
John M. Nelson
Wisconsin
Byron
Alead
John Donald
la Follette
Nelson
Cadaerh
Ulie Noid
Preto
Urie
Dr. Tuber
Uy. Tuber
Jub B. Huber
United States
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