Dutch Refusal Delays Ships Requisition Plan
The Netherlands delays in replying to Britain's demand to requisition Dutch vessels as part of a wartime transfer of merchant ships. Britain adds hundreds of ships to the American merchant fleet, citing food trade needs. President Wilson weighs response after a 48 hour window, with a formal proclamation possible if negotiations fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kington
Mar
Ead
Vna
Great Britain
United States
Doctor Aranki Announces Resignation From Hospital
Dr Aranki of 68 Hamvock Road and relief doctor at the city hospital says he will resign his post in the department of charities when a replacement is found. He cites his regular practice as the reason but will stay on until a successor is secured to benefit his patients. Hospital staff and coworkers express regret at his departure as he has served the community for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Aranki
Hamvock
Eney Hospital
Department of Charitys
Aranki
Emerig
President Urges New Jersey Democrats to Rise to Test
Newark New Jersey Democratic leaders gathered for a reorganization banquet and received a message from President Wilson urging them to rise to the test of no new dime and to commit to disinterested service. He noted his absence due to staying on the job and praised the party’s past record under his governorship.
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Newark
Noda
Marcel
New Jersey
Wilson
Fyunralty
Atlas in Raid on Hotel Amid Immorality Probe
Professor James A. Atlas 47 a famed wrestler and hotel owner at 247 Fairfield Avenue faces arrest after a police raid at the Atlas Hotel last evening. Four alleged frequenters Michael Pekarehich 29 John Brady 27 Sarah Oberman 24 and Stella Weel 30 were seized along with 10 handbags and the hotel register as evidence of disreputable activity. Police officials ordered the raid led by Captain John Tegan with a team of sergeants and patrolmen, as managers and patrons were questioned and removed for inquiry. The raid followed prior police surveillance and targeted alleged unlawful use of the hotel for immoral purposes and patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Atlas
Atlas
Fairfield Avenue
Wake
Michael Pekarehich
Courtland Street
John Brady
New York
Sarah Oberman
York City
Stella Weel
Bishop Avenue
John Tegan
Brown
Joseph v VoushHu
McCravern
Stannigan
Dallwigyawley
Lyman
Lie Hotel
Atelas Hotel
Richard Gilbert and brother news from New Haven
Fragmentary OCR mentions Richard Gilbert and his brother, with unclear details about a death. References to dates, places, and names appear garbled, but imply confusion surrounding a death notice and potential connections to Barenga and Lichard. No clear event timeline or verifiable facts emerge.
Two More Firemen Appointed
The Board of Fire Commissioners appointed two additional firemen to fill vacancies for the new two platoon system. Teter J. Petrino and Sidney A. Tomlinson were named, home addresses given, with duties to report April 1 subject to assignments by Chief Daniel N. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Fire Commissioners
Chick Johnson
Inala
Tire Commissioners
Tire Department
Carpenters Narrow Escape in Scaffold Fall
Fairfield Mareha. Special. Gamwliel Smith and George Johnson, carpenters, barely escaped serious injury when a scaffold collapsed while they shingled a house near the DuPont rubber works. Both fell several feet. Smith had minor injuries and a severe shaking, Johnson suffered a fractured leg.
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Fairfield
Mareha
Gamwliel Smith
George Johnson
DuPont Rubber Works
Fioth
Smith
John
New York Drys Fail in Test Over Constitutional Amendment
Amid political division New York lawmakers narrowly rejected a prohibition amendment to the Carlen constitution. A Senate vote left the measure at four to four with two abstentions, reflecting tense opposition and uncertain support among the dry coalition and legislators. The failure came as party leaders sought smooth ratification despite sharp factional splits.
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AMD
New York
Senate
William
Hae
Binghaim
Enise
Save Waste Materials Campaign Aims Billion Dollar Cut
New York report on a National Waste Material Dealers association push to cut waste by a billion dollars annually. Governors urged to set junk delivery dates paid in war savings stamps, focusing on rural iron and steel. Old shoes and rubber are being reclaimed for fertilizer, chemicals, and reusable rubber products with federal quartermaster support.
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New York
National
Waste Material Dealers Association
Quartermasters’ Department
Lenroot Holds Lead in Wisconsin Senate Primary
Returns across Wisconsin show Irvine Lenroot maintaining a strong lead for the Republican nomination for United States senator. Lenroot's tally reached 68,032 votes, about 2,326 ahead of James Thompson, the La Follette challenger, with Thompson not yet conceding. A rumor of a Berger withdrawal to Davies is denied as unfounded.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Irvine L. Lenroot
James Thompson
Thompson
Lenrost
Tienroot
Victor Berger
Joseph L. Dives
Davies
Ver
Ini
Jremublican
Periiy
Yetinens Davies
Dre
Charles McCarthe
Ha Berger
Fairfield Alarm Failure Sparks Large Fire in March
A March fire in Fairfield overwhelmed by a faulty alarm burned about twenty acres of prairie, with crews unable to activate the system at first. The blaze, detected late, spread rapidly as firefighters fought the stubborn flames, drawing questions about the department’s alarm reliability and response times.
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Kuifield
Tipht
Prirfield Fee
Goisiaer
Sains Paris Was Saved by Booze Says Paris Was Saved by Booze
Mrs Margaret Wintringer journalist and lecturer of Chicago spoke to the Park Street Congregational church Men's League about prohibition. She argued that liquor found by German soldiers in Belgium and northern France would have allowed the Kaiser's army to take Paris. The league voted to protest against State's Attorney Ling's statements that prohibition and suffrage should be kept out of war discussions. Wintringer recounted experiences in Europe including seven Zeppelin raids on London and the Jutland battle being dry due to navies' liquor bans.
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Mrs. Wintringer
Men’s League
Belgium
France
Paris
Margaret Wintringer
Chicago
Park Street Congregational Church
England
Irrance
Europe
London
Mia Ligquoy
Gelgivha
Boy Cashier Confesses to $4,700 Robbery
Waterbury reports an 18 year old cashier Frederick I. confessed to a masked robbery at Swift Jas Attics. He claimed three masked men robbed him of 4700 while he was carrying funds. Detectives say the investigation continues and Swift & Jas seeks to recover 5000 with property attached for 6000.
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Waterbury
Mar
Swift & Jas
Frederick I. Ng
Koemlings
Swifk &O
Suppose Your Boy Stood Walt in Battle and Won
A garbled plea recounts a boy who fought bravely, was seriously wounded, and, with a surgical dressing found in his pockets, survived. It urges readers to donate to the Red Cross page to fund medical aid for wounded soldiers, claiming such funds save lives.
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Walt
Connecticut Soldiers Vote Bill Passed in General Assembly
The Connecticut general assembly adopted a soldiers vote bill permitting sailors soldiers and other war service electors to vote in fall elections for state officers Congress members and county sheriffs with ballots prepared by the secretary of state and returned from camps posts and ships. Town clerks must prepare a 60 day alphabetical list of residents in military service and the measure echoes a 1917 defense council vote to extend voting rights to troops away from home.
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Lartford
Conn
General Assembly
Connecticut
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Secretary of State
Senate
House
Soldier Voice
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Gore Attacks Government Price Fixing in Senate
Washington March 20 Government price fixing came under sharp attack in the senate for a fourth day of debate on Senator Gore of Oklahoma's motion to raise the government guaranteed wheat price to 32 50 per bushel. Critics from both parties assailed food and fuel administrations while urging policies to stimulate production and protect consumer supplies amid fears of shortages and higher bread prices.
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Washington
Senate
Gore
Kiahonim
Sherman
Illneis
Wadsworth
New York
Lodge
Massashhusetts
Tardwick
Clearwin
Food Administration
Nice
Obelits
Ager
Mayassis Phasetts
Fuel Administration
Crowder to Call Out Men for Special Training
Provost Marshal General Crowder will call out in the next days the men in the draft who held technical positions for special training. A nationwide survey of educational institutions is under way to identify colleges and industrial schools for summer training. About 60,000 men from class one are expected to be ordered for this purpose. Local draft boards will publicize the opportunity to registrants to encourage voluntary enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crowder
Army
Surevey
Drafe
Throw out Hun Books in Schools
Bridgeport High School authorities ordered removal of a German propaganda book titled Three Industrial Nations from the library. Superintendent Samuel J. Slawson led the purge, citing danger from English language propaganda and ongoing examinations of textbooks and references. Medical aid followed when a worker lost an arm in a DuPont Rubber factory accident.
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Siawson
Bridgeport High School
Slawson
Isnglisl
Wader Myr
Books Not Dollars and The Public Library Call
A fragmented reader appeal requests sending books to Werest School Caeryhem and Minute Women for clothes, urging distribution through Bridgeport Public Library if tasks cannot be completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonerl Pershing
Bridgeport Public Library
Books for Our Soldiers and Sailors
Public library pamphlet invites donations of books for soldiers and sailors. Requests address details and contribution flow to support military reading needs.
Foe Tastes Medicine of Its Own Foe Tastes Medicine of Its Own
American troops in the Toul sector used gas shells against German positions and reports say the enemy retreated in four sectors. German air drops of mustard gas described as dirty warfare were attempted but caused no American injuries. Secretary Baker survived a narrow car incident. Italy sees snow still hindering major operations while bombardments continue. Venice bombings displace residents. German and Austro German forces push forward in Russia near Petrograd, with a force about 150 miles south of the city threatening.
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France
Toul
Baker
Ling
Halian
Lake Garda
Piave River
Venice
Russia
Petrograd
Man Out in Lovers Fight Ends With Arrest in Fairfield
In Fairfield on March 20 a fight near H. J. Williams saloon led to the arrest of Fred W. Burr, colored, on a breaking and entering charge. Burr is jailed awaiting trial and is suspected in a separate assault on a man named Dixon, who fled after a bloodied encounter. Dixon eluded capture.
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Holland
Ent
Dent Wilson
Hollands
Aranki Aas
Jana Cptitis
Oxtre Tree
Adan
N. J. Democrats
Richard Gilbert
Brother
Bovicti
Renee SA
Matias
Tepetine
Parvners
Barenga
Moorcen
Lichard
Peter J. Petrino
Sidney A. Tomlinson
N. Y
Lenroot
Wisconsin
la Fellette
Oleh Eles
Tie Ian
GUT
New Yorks
Red Cross
Minny Soldiers
Tairfield
DuPont
Driscoll
Adhtress
Foe
Burr
Dixon
Wiliams
Jxan
Williams
Barr
Cone Stable
Giwood
Wither
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