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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1919
Page
1
President Wilson arrives in Paris and meets Lloyd George and Clemenceau to push inclusion of the league of nations in the German peace treaty. Secretaries Tumulty and reporters note there is no change in the plan and no truth to contrary reports.
The premier Lloyd George aims to finish and sign a preliminary peace treaty within about three weeks as the Paris conference resumes. He favors rapid progress toward closure, excluding a league of nations from the initial pact, with broader league questions saved for the final treaty. The French view shifts show a blend of realism and insistence on safeguarding France, while Wilson’s principles gain stronger defense in the French press.
Chicago grain traders say the wheat pit will stay vacant while awaiting crop prospects and clearer action on price controls. They expect presidential steps to resume trading by midsummer, hoping a steady hog market would stabilize grain and spur a wheat return.
The steamship Hollandia arrived from Brest with 1023 troops including the 101st mobile hospital unit and 477 men of the 10th Field Battalion. The contingent headed for Camps Grant and Dedes. Also mentioned is the New Jersey’s arrival with 445th telegraph battalion and various casual companies. The War Department announced early convoy assignments for multiple units and hospitals as part of ongoing troop movements.
United Press reports a major surprise in state politics as Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry gains reelection endorsement from the Secretary of Equity. Opponent J. T. Dithmar, backed by The Capital Times, signals a split between La Follette and equity factions ahead of the next election.
Washington reports warn taxpayers to file and pay instalments by midnight to avoid penalties. Officials expect about two billion dollars in taxes due, with many delaying or missing instalments as collectors face a surge of last minute payments and processing backlogs.
Washington reports demobilization at 1,413,255 with a slowdown due to most troops already discharged except those needed to maintain camps. This week’s 34,021 demobilizations are the smallest since November, reflecting overseas return rates and pending orders.
Secretary of Labor Wilconi granted parole to twelve aliens from the Afisfour group. They had recently traveled to New York from the west under deportation orders. In nineteen cases the deportation orders were affirmed. Twenty three cases had no applications for reopening hearings pending.
Queen Marie of Roumania plans to visit the United States to thank Americans for timely aid. She is in London and has not announced departure details. Born in England, she is the daughter of Alfred Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and fled Bucharest after the German invasion.
Iowa Senator Kenyon urges clarifications to the League of Nations charter before Senate ratification and declines to sign the round robin. Opponents view his stance as a sign of Iowa sentiment against the league in its present form while supporters plan Midwest and West outreach in the coming weeks.
Fire swept through a church landmark causing extensive damage and estimated losses around 104 600 dollars. Authorities say the blaze broke out at night with unknown cause and no immediate casualties reported.
An unofficial wire from Juarez says Bishop Joseph C Bentler head of Colonia Juarez Mormon state along with Spencer Joseph P Witkins and two other missionaries are being held by Francisco Villa and Felipe Angeles near El Vaile Chihuahua. U.S. cavalry on the border monitor Villista movements as they seek to prevent smuggling for ammunition while efforts to verify the report continue.
Chicago federal judge Landis orders Joseph Davies of Madison Wisconsin to appear in court Monday to disclose his relationship with the Consumeral Packing Company now in receivership. Davies must bring $7,200 he reportedly received as legal fees from the defunct firm.
A blurred report says Private Frank Hotes claimed he was among four men who plotted the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an act that helped trigger a war. He supposedly received money, traveled at night, and sought emigration to America before war began.
New York stockholder Joseph Everard sues to halt Everard breweries from suspending manufacturing May 1 under wartime prohibition laws. He argues post armistice and Reduced military forces remove emergency need, challenging tax and regulatory measures limiting near beer and alcoholic content. He contends beer above 24 percent is not intoxicating and seeks restraint on regulations by the Internal Revenue Department. He resides in Plainfield and is a minority shareholder alleging plans to conform will ruin the company.
Hear Admiral J W Taylor said the navy would be ready to attempt a flight across the Atlantic with heavier than air craft within a month. He predicted Britain may attempt a dirigible voyage possibly in the coming week and noted four NC1 type ships are near completion with plans to send more than one if feasible.
Milwaukee sport figure Keller tops early event scoring 6376 with partner Brink. Toledo team beat rivals McGovern and Wilson as crowds watch a high stakes exhibition in Toledo.
United Press report quotes Chairman Mack of the Republican nationally as predicting Nelson Wilton Woodrow Wilson would again serve as president. The article cites Mack during a visit in New York stating his view on the 1920 race and expected Republican challenger.
The peace conference invites neutral states to discuss lines of nations and has received replies from Switzerland Denmark Norway and Sweden. Each has sent statements on their views to the conference secretary in Parla on March 1.
The Paris case of Emile Cottin ends with a death sentence for shooting Premier Clemenceau. He was pale and nervous in court, admitting emotion and claiming a lunatic would not fail to show it. A large crowd attended the trial as Cottin was led away by four republican guards.
The Associated Press reports a broad weather system gripping the country with rain across the south Atlantic and Gulf states, snow in northern plains, and mountain regions under threat. Forecasters predict unsettled conditions continuing today with varying intensity.
After seven hours of deliberation the jury in the espionage case against Christ Henricks of Tomah Wisconsin reported a disagreement and was discharged by Judge A Le Sanborn. Henricks faced charges under the espionage act for utterances blaming rich men and moneyed interests for the U S entering the war.
Federal Judge Clarence Sessions fined George F. Rogers and Peter J. Vox a thousand dollars or three months in county jail for concealing a shipment of liquor into northern Michigan, violating the Webb Kenyon act as reported by United Press from Rapids, Michigan.
Madison State Treasurer Tenry Johnson announced the estate of ex Senator Insane Stephenson was fully appraised and the state will soon receive 150000 dollars as inheritance tax.
In a fit of insanity, Aaron Linistrom killed his wife with a flatiron and slashed his own throat with a razor. Their child found the body upon returning from school Friday evening.
Cleveland star Laurette Taylor, famed for stage and screen, lies seriously ill with influenza. Her husband J Hartley Manners releases a statement, and the couple muses on romance and restraint in their public lives.
Dublin's Lord Mayor questions the America stance and fears about treaties. Germany signs terms to receive food while Bavaria leans toward socialization. Wisconsin politics feature tax and pension notes. Oshkosh businessmen oppose a police pension fund plan. New York debates ending a major strike. Legislature proposes pensions for elderly members.
Milwaukee reports a first Wisconsin case of sleeping sickness and a four year old, Joseph Serio, died after a week in coma with no recovery. In Murphysboro a woman slept three weeks and awoke to birth a ten pound boy, while Mrs de Witte remained asleep for days and could not be awakened despite medical help.
A nationwide canvass to raise funds for Presbyterian churches runs from the first Sunday in March until March 23. About 130,000 canvassers will visit every church in the United States from 2 to 5 p.m. to secure pledges, with pastors released for sixty days to lead the effort.
The Associated Press reports that Professor James Ro Angell may be offered the presidency of the University of Michigan. The offer is said to have come from Professor Harry B Hutchins who recently resigned Michigan's presidency. Angell is dean of the University of Chicago faculty and son of long-time Michigan president Dr James B Angell.
The White House disclosed several recess appointments including Effie LA to be register of offices in Juneau Alaska and William X Dickinson to be receiver of public money at Williston North Dakota. Joho id Keegan of Indianapolis reappointed to the United States employee compensation committee.
Associated Press forecast notes a warming trend expected to begin Sunday with temperatures rising above normal. Regional data indicate higher daytime highs and milder evenings, though some areas may see fluctuating conditions.
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