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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1919
Page
2
Peace Bulletins From A Turbulent Postwar Era
Reports from Berlin Paris and Washington outline postwar tensions. Von Bethmann Hollweg questions lasting peace while accusing German policy of stupidity. Clemenceau visits Alsace and Rhine areas as leagues and labor talks proceed in Paris and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Berlin
Clemenceau
Fort Kirbach
Mirehl
Rhine
Strasburg
Supreme Council
League of Nations
Paris
International Labor Conference
Washington
America
Senate
Lafollette
London
Chile
Bolshevist War Office
Denikine
Baker
Camp Merritt
N. J
Camp Dix
Washington Sees Election Results as Non Signaling in 1920 Contest
Officials from both parties in Washington assess the recent elections as insignificant for the 1920 presidential race. Wilson congratulates Coolidge on re election while Labor Conference tensions rise over Senate opinions. War Secretary Baker denies Cham berlain on officers. Tampico outrages report six murdered and 72000 dollars in gold stolen. Wet and dry factions claim broad endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
International Labor Conference
Senate
Sherman
Illinois
Wilson
Governor Coolidge
Baker
Chamberlain
Tampico
Thanksgiving Proclaimed by Wilson for November 27
GENERAL President Wilson proclaimed Thanksgiving Day to be observed on Thursday November 27. A reply to the note to Japan concerning Japanese troops in Siberia was received in Washington. Japan shows willingness to cooperate. Governor Yager of Puerto Rico imposed an embargo on all shipments except sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Japan
Siberia
Washington
Yager
Porto Rico
Prince of Wales
Perry Belmont
New York
United States
Henry A. Guller
Daniels
Sims
Sinn Fein
Internal Revenue
Oper
Edward W. Pickard
Ames
Andersen
Indianapolis
Colorado
West Virginia
Garfield
Railroad Administration
Ilinois
Senate
Tumulty
Hitchcock
League of Nations
Pakis
American League directs World Series payout to Yankees players
Knightly sports notes cover a range from baseball to college football. Directors urge the National Commission to distribute World Series winnings to Yankees players while Syracuse nails Rutgers at the Polo Grounds after a scoreless first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American League
National Commission
Yankees
Syracuse
Rutgers
Polo Grounds
New York
Jock Soutar
Jay Gould
Walter Kinsella
J. E. Widener
Pimlico
Penn
Earl Eby
Chicago
Earl
Pennsylvania
Joe Lynch
Pat Moore
Jersey City
Tommy Campbell
Yale
Tommy
United States
University High School
Leaders urge numbered names for children in Soviet Russia
Soviet Russia advocates abolishing Christian names and assigning numerical designations to children. Other items note France’s 180 pound aircraft progress, anti Chinese protests in Harbin Mongolia, Burton’s China visit reception, Australian Parliament dissolution with Dec 18 elections, Saxony coal workers sign 8 hour days, and various international tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
France
Harbin
Mongolia
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
China
Saxony
Baron Goto
Japan
Hawaii
U. S
Lille
Berlin
Simplon
Alejandro Leroux
Madrid
Barcelona
Chile
Bolivia
Arica
South American Republic
Pacific Ocean
Gompers Appeal and Massachusetts Policing Vote Report
Federal officials reject Gompers push to drop the coal strike case and press for injunction. Massachusetts voters back Coolidge as Long’s radical labor stance collapses, with Kentucky and New Jersey results shaping postwar political mood.
Deacons Last Laugh in a New Haven Baptismal Set
In an old New Haven church a baptismal service silver was found inside a keg during repairs. The nails were Spanish silver dollars, mistaken for nails by a carpenter. Trustees debated whether to report or profit, and chose to melt the coins into the church silver service after learning the keg had been bought by a privateer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yorktown
Boston
Deacon
Toledo
Thomas
Connecticut
Spain
Mark Twain Imagination and Autobiographic Debate
The article discusses Mark Twain's vivid imagination and the challenge of recounting events truthfully. Albert Bigelow Paine edited Twain’s Life and cut much biographic material. Twain was not a liar, but his creative storytelling grew stronger with age as memory shifted toward later events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Albert Bigelow Paine
Should Wifey Tell All The New York Paper Debate
A reflective editorial ponders whether a woman should disclose all to her husband and if men should share openly with wives. It argues dialogue matters, suggests talking topics of personal importance can energize domestic conversa tion, and treats the subject as a big ongoing discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ink Evaporation Sparks Roomer Landlady Exchange
A witty Boston dialogue where a roomer questions ink usage and evaporation while the landlady reassures it likely evaporates quickly. The exchange hints at a quirky, urban concern about writing and personal space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roomer
Boston Transcript
No Chance Idle Cafe Confusion
A diner worries about staying as they consider leaving for another cafe. The speaker reveals the waiter at the current place is someone they forgot to tip previously, sparking the hesitation. The scene centers on casual frustration over tipping and restaurant etiquette.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peace Bulletins
Hous of Representatives
New Jersey
American Expeditionary Force
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Widrawal
Conlidge
Massachusetts
William T. Taft
R. Lewis
New Mexico
Wyoming
Palmer
Publc
House
John Barleycorn
Maine House of Representatives
Labor of America
Pan-American
Power
Benoist
Australia
Italy
Greece
Arabia
Persia
India
Siam
Borneo
Pilsudski
Republic of Poland
Gompers
W. S. Stone
Lewis
Coolidge
Richard H. Long
Long
Kentucky
E. P. Morrow
Black
FE. I. Edwards
Maryland
Mississippi
New York City
Tammany
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Assembly
Bay State
Scapa Flow
Ruhr
Munich
Brunswick
National Defense Army
Red Army
Yudenitch
Petrograd
Luga
Trotzky
Ifar
Helsingfors
Dentkine
Derbent
Caspian Sea
Don Cossacks
Moscow
Admiral Kolchak
Tohol
Congress
Hines
Cummins
General Pershing
Department of Aviation
Army
Navy
Post Office
Special Army Board
Post Office, War and Navy
Department of Aeronautics
Director of Aeronautics
Senate Committee
Deacons
New Haven Church
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