Kaiser Wilhelm II Foes Hopes Dim, Turns to World Politics
The Hague dispatch reports the ex Kaiser growing old and corpulent, abstemious, rarely discussing Germany with visitors, yet still active on world events. He has given up plans to regain the throne, fears Bolshevism, and blames Wilson for Germany’s downfall. An aide confirms his fading stamina but enduring interest in global affairs.
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Wilson
Russia
Karl H
von Wiegand
Universal Service Stuis
the Hague
Wilhelm II
Hollaml
Amerongen
Kaizer
Helm Hohenzollern
Nicholas
America
Opy
Germany
Winlhelm
Die
Volwole
Ax-Kaiger
Bauer
Ludendorff
Wilhelm
Kdiser
Tie
Night School Funding Sought by Board of Education
Board discusses apportionment to fund night schools with a total of 1000 needed and a larger 10000 to be used through the 75 nights. salaries for substitutes and other bills are reviewed. Meeting notes mention the doctor’s bills, a coal fuel proposal, and child labor league arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Ued
Ineluaie
Atreet
Elmer WH. Ha
Samuel B. Plot
Mers’ League
all-Child Labor
Eport
Karm Terms
Weather and advisory notes from New York and New England
A weather summary reports increasing warmth Tuesday for New York and surrounding areas with rain by night, then clearing Wednesday. Snow or rain likely along the New England coast, with colder conditions inland and strong winds shifting west. Advisory warnings include storm activity near Breakwater to Bangor and unsettled conditions across the north Superior region moving southeast toward the Northeast. Local observations from New Haven show varied conditions including clear and cloudy periods, with a late forecast of fair to mostly clear weather east of the Mississippi.
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New York
New England
Bangor
North
Superior
England
Nii Lake
Mississippi River
Meridian
New Haven
Bar
Wea
Clear Haven
Clear Orleans
Eridga
Middlebrook Almanac
É. UT A. m
Obituary notices from a Bridgeport area page
Multiple funeral notices detail services for Albert Withnam and others. Names include Mrs. Mary SchleeweIs, Clarissa W. Corbusier, Anna Waldron, Florence Nelson, Julia Horsger, Miles A. French, Julia Jackson, and William Hickey, with burial places at Park, Mountain Grove, Sacred Heart, Lakeview, Wooster, and St Michael's cemeteries.</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Withnam
Abbert Wilman
Cedar Street
William EM. Jepson
St Tarke's
Tipiscopal Church
Progressive Circle
Brotherhood of America
Humboldt Lodge
CU. O. R.M
Schiller Lodge
Uu. Os R.M
Park
Maury Schleewels
Mary Schlee
Howard Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Mullins Scott
Anna G. Waldron
Anna Gerurize Waldron
John Waldron
Willow -Street
White’Plains Road
Trumbull
Charles Jablonsky
Wheeler Ayvenue
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
Herman Wehmeyer
Henry, Stagsum
George’ Morayas
August Burkart
John Pethler
Dereman Schwartz
Adolph Brechlin
Park Cemetery
Miles A. French
Carl Schwerdtle
Elm Street
Bridgeport*Brass Co
Main Street
Schweidtle
John F. French
Walter Byongon
Ansonia
North Main Street
Wooster Cemetery
Danbury
Conn
William Hickey
Lexington Avenue
Marling, Scott & Redgate
Golden In
St. Augustine's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Hickey
Madal
Garlick
Bar Association Protests Ousting Five Socialists
New York Bar Association and trustees of the Newark City Bar Club and Midgens union condemned the state assembly's suspension of five socialist members. A mass meeting backed by 100 labor and socialist groups pledged support to reinstate the lawmakers at a Socialist party event. A $10,000 contribution from Amalgamated Clothing Workers supported the protest. An attempt to reinstate the five Socialist assemblymen failed later with 83 to 71 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Work
The
New York, Bar'association
Newark City, Club
Midgens’ Union
State ‘Assembly
Igbor
Fss
Socialist Party
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Bar Association
Charles E. Hushes
Charles S. Whitman
George W. Wickersham
Louis Marshall
Morgan J. O’brien
Henry L
Albainy
Sly
Hve
Charles D. Donohue
New York
Mr. Donohue
Assembly
Bridgeport Pupils Lead Nation in School Attendance
Bridgeport school children show the best attendance among U S cities over 100 000 population, according to figures presented to the board of education by Superintendent Slawson. The report also notes Bridgeport uses about 39 pupils per teacher, above the 36.6 city average for large cities.
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Bridgeport
United States
Board of Education
Slawson
United States Department of Education
Titec
Averas
France to Resume Diplomatic Relations with Germany
Paris Jan. 12 The Spanish ambassador in Berlin, acting for France, notified the German government that France has taken action to resume diplomatic relations with Germany. France's charge d affaires will likely depart Paris for Berlin on January 18.
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Paris
Berlin
France
Germany
Raybestos Plans $20 Million Business Leap by 1929
Raybestos company officers target growth from $14 million to $20 million by 1929. Twenty six salesmen gather in Bridgeport for intensive campaign steps, with meetings at the Brooklawn country club and company offices. Discussions set retail schedules and sales support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raybestos Company
Bridgeport
Main
Brooklawn Club
Company
Howard C. Simpson
Sident
Ing
Ure. Ity. Officas
Wilson Calls First League of Nations Council Meeting
President Wilson issued the call for the first meeting of the League of Nations council to be held in Paris at 10 30 a m Friday. The brief call was directed to Entente ambassadors who have ratified the Versailles treaty and will not be made public until transmitted to their governments.
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Washington
Wilson
Council of the
League of Nations
Paris
Martens seeks extra time for hearing in Moscow dispute
Martens asks for more time to prepare his testimony in Washington. Through counsel Thomas Owelwick former Georgia Senator, Martens says the hearing before the Senate Subcommittee will be delayed until Wednesday or later as Martens is slated to be the first witness for the Soviet Russia delegation.
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Washington
Tudwig C. A. K. Martens
Soviet
Russia
Thomas Owelwick
Georgia
Senate Forsisations
Santeri’ Nuartena
Martens
Sucb-Committee
Martena
Insanity Bid for New Alleged Killer Harry 8
In Los Angeles California on December Warry S. New, accused murderer of fiancée Miss Ifreda Lesser, defense counsel Judge R Rush urged permanent confinement as an insane man. The jury heard an all day argument as Rush asserted New is not temporarily insane and belongs in an asylum for life.
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Los. Angeles
Calyan
Warry S. New
Miss Ifreda
Lesser
R. Rush
Rush
Spanish War Vets and Auxiliary Dine After Officers Installed
United Spanish War Veterans and the Charles H. Boresteel Auxiliary held a joint installation last night at Nas Wy Bishop camp. Past Commander Charles Andres presided as officers were installed. the Auxiliary followed with Agnes Nutter named president and Ellen Maguire as junior vice. A banquet in the basement followed the ceremony with both groups present and future plans discussed. Jessie Lynes did not receive a past president badge that night, pending arrival of the jewel.
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Nas Wy Bishop
United Spanish War Veterans
Charles HH. Boresteel
Devon
Charles Andres
Rer
Edmund * S
Fred Ji
McCarville
Nu “Co
Modely
Smith
Wilbert T Thetday
Howard Athe ‘Suard
William ‘Lounsbury
William A.ans
Albert WV. DesMarins
Dei J. W. “Wright
Thomas W., Rooney
Wal” G. Gillette
Charles H
Agmie / Nuttere
Ellen Maguire
Mary Ellsmore
Nellie
Julia Smith
Jimma Rickel
Wary Toss
Jessie Lynes
Nellie Kerns
Wary Ziron
Frances Sighels
Emma Rickles
Mary Zion
Jessale “Lynes
Willie Jackson Wins Prompted by Fast Bout in New York
Willie Jackson of New York defeated an unnamed opponent in a swift bout. Jackson trailed in the early rounds but rallied in the third, delivering a strong finish to secure the popular decision.
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Whiladelpata
Jacksoni
New York
Patete
Hlartey
Dawn
Jackson
Hapsburg Estates in Tyrol Put Up for Sale
GMNEVA Jan 22 The hunting estates and lands of the late Emperor Francis Joseph are offered for sale. The realm boasted in his 1858 to 1890 record a vast tally of game including 1,570 chamois 922 deer 197 foxes 14 100 pheasants 6 270 partridges and 41 bears.
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R Gmneva
Somperor Pran- Joseph
Law seeks to bar Berger from congressional runs
A bill introduced by Rep Lubring of Indiana would make Victor Berger ineligible for any future congressional election. It targets individuals previously elected to Congress who were excluded on grounds of aiding the enemy, barring ballot placement and giving federal courts power to intervene. The measure treats Congress exclusion as conclusive on facts.
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Washington
Universal Service
Victor I. Berger
House
Congress
Representative Lubring
Indiana
Congres
Senate
United States
Yale Football Schedule Signals Tougher Year
Yale announces a tougher schedule replacing Springfield Tufts and Maryland State with Carnegie Tech West Virginia and Colgate. All games at the Yale Bowl except Princeton. Opener Oct 2 Carnegie Tech, Oct 9 North Carolina, Oct 15 Boston College, Oct 23 West Virginia, Oct 30 Colgate, Nov 6 Brown, Nov 13 Princeton, Nov 20 Harvard.
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NEW Waven
Conn
Tan
Yale
Carnegie Tech
West Virginia
Colgate
Springfield
Tufts
Maryland
State
Princeton
North Carolina
Boston
College
Wear Virgin
Colzate
Brown
Brideeaton
OBrien Buys Stock in Milwaukee Club
Milwaukee club of the American Association sold by Clarence Rowland to a local group led by Joseph OBrien Otto Borchert and W F H Parks for 85000 Rowland held 60 percent of the stock and had acquired it from the Timmer interests.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Milwaukee, Baseball Club
American Association
Clarence Rowland
Chicago-White Sox
Joseph O'Brien
Wr York Giants
Otto Borchert
W. F H. Parks
Milwaukee News
Rowland
Timmer
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Kaiser
of Education
Clarisshn
W. Corbusier
Clarissa W. Hubbell Corbusiers
Alfred B. Corbusier
Familly
Seth Avenue
Mrs. Corbusier
Wairfield
Jortion
United Congregational, Fourgh
Buckingham Marsh
Raybestos
Haris Sauboeat
WitiBo
Bysey Etel
Cloup
Abet
Abbott
Penvshavaria
Feo
Chia
Rodeer
Vanderbilts and
Omahes
Wid, Foewen
Oust-Backc
Feo Cmy Prose HL
Hobey
SUAVER SIMPSON_ FING
Ea Besos
HLS
Mien
AEL Ver
FW. Forbes
Atlanta
Texas Lakes
By Steinke
New York Assembly
Port School
Brooklawn
Brooklawn Chr
Progressive
Alpha’ S
Aid
Alpha Circle
J. W. Gaffney
John J. Jordan
Derby Circles
Berruha
D. Spoering
Berkhan ‘Lodge
Broadstreety Dent
Paul Schilta
Lena’ Krueger
Helen Schmidt
Lillian Graether
Wennrietta _Lieberum
D. “Spoering
Plora. Cunningham
Court Park
City
FS of A
Court Park City
Jporesters of America
Cannon Street
Rani
John Werner
William Burk
Frank Dower
Calaf
Albert Travantore
William Galbrunner
John Westman
Joseph O'Connor
Woodward
H. C. Clark
Thomas Kirby
Beadle
Louis Willman
Stephen Maloney
James Whalen
James Ortle
James Redden
R. B. Keane
Jerusalem Council
S. M
Royal and
Geleet
Masonic Temple
Masonic Hall
Council of Stamford
R. KR. Houston
Urge Insane Asylum
Harry
State Armory
Willie Jackson
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Hapsburg
Tyrol
Ineligibe
O'Brien
Milwaukee
Groove
Floor
Fairfield Avenue
Middle St
Baume Analgesique
Bengue
Leeming & Co
Harvard
HL Traiser & Co., Inc
Boston Makers
Gillette Ne
Gillette
American Hardware Stores Incorporated
Fairfield Avenue and
Middle Street
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