Hartford to greet 26th Yankee as Mount Vernon arrives
Vanguard of the 26th Yankee division aboard the Mount Vernon nears Boston with infantry units to follow on deck. Brig. Gen. Cole coordinates reception as Hartford mayoral delegates plan to greet the 102nd infantry and 101st machine gun battalion aboard the Agamemnon. Seaplanes from Chatham will meet the Mount Vernon with press and photographers aboard.
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101ST
Boston
Mount Vernon
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Sable Island
Transport America
America
Agamemnon
Charles H. Cole
Camp Devens
McCain
02Nd Infantry
101St Infantry
Cole
Washington Street
Connecticut
Richard J. Kinsella
102Nd
26Th Ankee
Commonwealth
Agence McNamara
Samp Devens
Edwards
Waterville
Mount Vernon Row
Harry C. Hale
Chatham
Mass
Naval Station
Orther
Governor Seeks Names of 26th Division Returning Men
Governor Marcus Komb today asked the war department to tabulate the names and addresses of all 26th division men who returned to the city. It is noted that those listed as casuals will be sent to Boston for the celebration and to greet their buds, with the same action planned for different towns and cities across the state.
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Ces
Marcus Komb
Rei
Bosday
Budis
Vienna Rail Strike Settled with Liberal Concessions
Washington reports that the Vienna general strike was settled as the government granted liberal concessions. Advices via Stockholm indicate the agreement reached and dispatched to the state department this afternoon.
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Vienna
Washington
Stockholm
State Department
Italian Marines Die in Adalia Outbreak Incident
In Adalia, three Italian marines died amid an outbreak among convicts, prompting official updates from Rome. The event follows renewed tensions in Asia minor and authorities report orderly handling of the crisis.
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Adalia
Rome
Asia Minn
Fire in hold of Leyland liner Scythian at East Boston
Fire swept the hold of the Leyland line freighter Scythian at East Boston destroying tons of sugar flour rope and a large cargo of lumber. Fire engines flooded the hold and a fire guard was posted as other ships were moved away. The cargo was bound for London and the ship's sailing was delayed indefinitely. Officials cited spontaneous combustion as the possible cause.
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Leyland Line
Scythian
London
Mondell Pushes Auditors Board to Aid Congress
Representative Mondell of Wyoming proposes an official corps of expert auditors to aid Congress in checking government appropriations. The plan would have auditors report to Congress on estimates and expenditures across departments, aiming to reduce error and extravagance and speed up funding decisions. The idea seeks practical financial reform rather than a British style budget system.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
House
Mondell
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Irish Question Hearing in House of Commons
London April 8 Parliament hears nationalist demand for policy statement on Ireland. Count Horace Plunkett returns from the United States and is slated to be a leading figure. chief secretary J I MacPherson to reply. Unionists seek an efficient reconstruction plan after law and order is restored with several new unionist MPs expected to speak in a friendly tone supporting ending the home rule dispute.
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London
Horace Plunkett
United States
Ireland
J. I. MacPherson
The
Manchester Guardian
Protest Against Prohibition Moves In Chicago
Chicago wet leaders plan an Association opposed to National Prohibition to protest war time enforcement, with a July 1 deadline when the prohibition becomes effective. Brewers stock up for time after July 1 and brew stronger beer in case the ban ends. Elihu Root is cited as the eastern example inspiring the local effort.
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Chicago
East
Elihu Root
New York
Non-suit in case over rent for soldiers at Stamford plant
In Bridgeport on April 3 a civil superior court non-suit was entered in the case of Rev. Clarence Goodman of Stamford against Stamford Rolling Mills Co. for $1,000 damages for rent of 21 soldiers furloughed from Camp Upton to work on war contracts. The company proved it was not a party to the rent agreement, though the soldiers worked in the plant.
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Bridgeport
Clarence Goodman
Stamford
Stamford Rolling Mills Co
Camp Upton
Labor unrest in Norway sparks contractor walkouts
Copenhagen reports an acute labor sit uation in Norway after a new council of workmen and soldiers was formed. Thousands of workers refused to renew contracts with employers, signaling broad unrest and potential disruption across industries.
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Copenhagen
African Strikers Seize Plants in Johannesburg
London April 3 municipal plants in Johannesburg South Africa were seized by city authorities amid tensions. The action targets local operations and could impact city services. Further details are sparse in the fragmentary report.
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London
Johannesburg
South Africa
T City
Tees Pie
Application for respite for Debs in espionage case
Washington April 3 application for a respite in Eugene V Debs ten year sentence for espionage act violation was filed at the White House offices. The document seeks executive leniency and is signed by Charles Edward Russell Frank P Walsh and Alan Benson. It will go to Attorney General Palmer and then to President Wilson in Paris for decision.
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Washington
Eugene V. Debs
White Hat
Charles Edward Russell
Frank P. Walsh
Alan Benson
Palmer
Wilson
Paris
Minotto Virtually Free After Noted Enemy Case
Count James Mi Porto, son-in-law of Louis F Swift, long famed as a wartime enemy alien, is reportedly set free and wintering in Southern California with his wife under close surveillance. He was moved from Fort Oglethorpe to New York in January to give a deposition for France, later denied release, now said to be at liberty with no government agents in his party.
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Chicago
James Mi Porto
Louis F. Swift
Chicago Packer
Minotto
Santa Barigia
Cal
New York
Fort Oglethorpe
Caillaux
Washington
Count Minotte
Mrs Vanderbilt War Bride Weds Lieutenant at Newport
Elsie French Vanderbilt, ex wife of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, married Lt. Paul Fitzsimmons U S N at Harbor View Villa Newport. Major Amos Tuck French, brother, gave the bride away, with Lt John A Palmer as best man and Governor Beekman among the guests.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderilt
Newport
R. IL
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Paul Fitzsimmons
William Henry Vanderbilt
Evans
Fitzsimmons
Washington
Harbour View Villa
Vanderbilt
Amos Tuck French
John A. Palmer
R. Levingston Beekman
Rhode Island
Fate of Ship Beluga Cleared Up in War Report
James Marvis, a survivor and former crewman aboard the Beluga, recounts that the American bark was attacked and burned by the German Raider Wolf in June 1917 in the South Pacific. The vessel carried gasoline from San Francisco to Sydney and vanished after departure, its crew including the captain and his family captured by Germany. Marvis, later released from a German camp, travels to British Columbia to join relatives.
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James Marvis
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Britain
South Pacific
Germany
Beluga
San’ Francisc
Sydney
N.S. W
San Francisco Bay
British Columbia
General Wood Receives War Cross Award
Washington April 3. The War Department announced the award of 24 distinguished service medals to officers and civilians including Major General Leonard Wood for distinguished service as a division and camp commander in the United States. Major General Hugh L. Scott, former chief of staff, also appears on the list of honorees.
Mrs. Castle Denies Engagement Report From Miami
Mrs Irene Castle telegraphed from Miami Florida to New York friends denying a report she was engaged to marry Robert E Treeman son of Robert H Treeman Ithaca governor of the federal reserve The telegram read Deny engagement to any one.
Army Discharges Rise to 65,939 in Week Ending March 22
The War Department announced 65,939 Army discharges for the week ending March 22, bringing total discharges since November 11 to 1,424,743. The single-week peak was 194,957, for the week ending December 14.
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Army
Washington
War Department
Sub Treasury Report Shows Large Wednesday Bank Loss
New York on Wednesday the sub treasury lost 122000 to banks, driving the cash net loss since Friday to 2348000. The report records a significant drain from liquidity affecting federal coffers.
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Treasury
New York
Clearing House Statement Shows Sub-Treasury Credit and Balances
Clearing House report for New York dated April 8 notes a sub-treasury credit of 134,230 and exchanges totaling 699,034,394 with various balances recorded.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury Credit
Both Houses Rush Business Today Addressing Adjournment
Hartford April 3 The house today concurred in taking up street railway bills and referred them to committees with hearings set for April 9 and 10 on various topics. The senate supported repeal of war power statutes and passed pension and employment bills while the armory appropriation and health related measures advanced in both houses. Adjournment targets were discussed with no Friday session planned and May as the likely end date.
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House
Special Street Railway Commission
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Railroad
Springfield
New London and Groton
Appropriations
Christopher
East Windsor
King of
Wirdham
Davis
Danbury
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Appropriations Committee
Saybrook
Stonington
Willimantic
Middleton
Ansonia
Waterbury
Smith-Hughes
Congress
Slush Fundy Charges Hear Cartor-Martin Fare Bid
Albany April 3 Senator George F Thompson chairman of the public service commission testified before the senate judiciary committee regarding slush fund accusations. He said traction interests offered 50000 to secure passage of the Cartor Martin six cent fare bill. After hearing the testimony the committee adjourned to a future date.
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N.Y
George F. Thompson
Public Service Commission
Senate
New York City
Traction Interests
Thompson
Senate Judiciary Committee
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News
Fears Germany May Follow Hungary After Revolt Fears
London reporting widespread German unrest with fears of a Spartacist uprising and potential bolshevist government. Three cities report street fighting in Frankfurt and Crankfort on Main, with casualties and looting while Russian turmoil and famine claims rise.
Trouble in Turkey Enver Pasha Reported Returning With Bolshevik Army
London reports Enver Pasha the former Turkish war minister is returning with a large Bolshevik force. Reconciliation talks center on Mohammedanism and Turkish nationalism. Rumors say Turkey could field up to 10,000 effective troops to expel Allied forces, while 350,000 armed brigands threaten Christians. Earlier rumors placed Enver in Berlin and then Switzerland.
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London
Turkey
Berlin
Switzerland
Korean Independence Surges Amid Repression in Korea
A Seoul telegram reports growing demand for independence despite Japanese crackdowns. About 340 Koreans marched shouting Give us independence. soldiers bayoneted dispersal in Seoul. Fugitive search and mob violence follow. Rural hospitals said to be filled with wounded.
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Tokio
Korea
Seoul
Two More Soldiers’ Death Sentences Commuted
Washington reports two more pardons as President Wilson commutes the death sentences of Private Ernest Crutchfield of the 365th Infantry and Private George Davis of a labor battalion. Crutchfield killed Sergeant Frederick Carroll at LaVoivre France last August after being threatened by the sergeant. Davis killed Private Charles Jackson at Newport News last August. his sentence was reduced to 20 years in prison.
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Washington
War Department
Wilson
Ernest Crutchfield
365Th Infantry
Frederick F. Carroll
LaVoivre
France
George Davis
Charles Jackson
Newport News
Inquest Into Boy's Death Continues In Bridgeport
Coroner J J Phelan opened an inquest into the death of Louis Takach, 15, who fell from a motor truck driven by Stanley Winslow of Modern Grocery Co., South Norwalk. Takach, before dying in a hospital, said it was his fault. The inquest was continued.
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Bridgeport
J.J Phelan
Louis Takach
Stanley Winslow
Modern Grocery Co
South Norwalk
Takach
Les
Rumors of Renewal of Fighting in Berlin April
Sensational rumors from Berlin via London claim renewed fighting may begin on April 5 when Soviet executives convene. General Ludendorff dominates public speculation amid reported casualties in the Ruhr district where a general strike has been proclaimed.
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Berlin
London
Ludendorff
Ruhr
Stamford Girl Missing In Stamford Case
Mary Donofino, 17, daughter of Mrs Theresa Pirento, 36 Cottage Street, has been missing for two months. She was last seen February 28 on her way to work. Her mother told police today that she believed Donofino’s movie star ambitions may have led her astray.
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Stamford
Mary Donofino
Theresa Pirento
Cottage Street
German Socialist Rule Questioned In Self Critique
In Geneva on April 3 Dr. William Muehlen, former Kripps director, condemned the German socialist government led by Ebert and Scheidemann as likely to fall. He said socialists who funded the 1914 war are tied to the Pan German Junker faction and must be discredited abroad. He urged retaining the ex Kaiser to avoid German ruin and argued indemnities to France and Belgium should be moderate to avoid crippling German industry.
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Scheidemann
Junker
William Muehlen
Kripps
Muehlen
Germany
Switzerland
Krupps
Overseas Volunteers Form 50,000 for War Department
Washington reports the War Department will enlist 50,000 volunteers for overseas service. Detachments of 1,000 will be sent to General Pershing for the army of occupation, with equal numbers to be returned from those enlisted or drafted for the war period. The breakdown allocates 25,000 infantry, 15,000 field artillery, 5,000 engineers, 3,000 medical, and 2,000 cavalry.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Army of Occupation
Anglo American tobacco war looms in England report
London reports a possible Anglo American tobacco war after an American magnate arrives to plan a tobacco invasion. top English firms deny a war but say agents are examining the threat. A producer notes a US corporation worth 17 million dollars forming to enter foreign trade while Imperial Tobacco Co and Anglo American carry large capital.
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London
Manchester Guardian
England
United States
Imperial Tobacco Co
Anglo-American Company
Count Karolyi Reported In Flight From Budapest
Geneva April 3 Count Karolyi once head of Hungarys socialist government is reported fleeing to Switzerland from Budapest amid assassination threats. President Ebert of Germany is also reported to be traveling to Switzerland likely for a political conference, though cablegram offers no explanation.
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Hungary
Switzerland
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Germany
United on Trans Atlantic Flight Effort
London April 3 British and American air forces unite to aid a trans Atlantic flight whether by official or private pilot. Patrols will track the progress if needed and weather bulletins will be issued. Wireless signals planned so merchant ships can relay progress information.
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London
Commission to study Canadian industry control by labor and capital
Control of Canadian Industries in Ottawa reports Edward Beatty of Canadian Pacific will be among government appointees on a commission to probe how labour and capital might jointly guide industry. Chief Justice Mathers of Manitoba is expected to chair the committee, which aims to report by May 15.
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Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Justice Mathers
Manitoba
Anti-Reds Riots Erupt in Petrograd
A Times dispatch reports anti Bolshevik riots in Petrograd tied to strike disturbances. Mobs chanted Down with Lenine and down with the bolsheviks as soldiers, mainly Germans and Letts, moved to suppress the unrest in the city streets.
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London
Times
Lenine
Remove Grain Embargo Declared by Railway Administration
Washington April 3 removal of the grain embargo to primary points was announced by the railway administration this afternoon. The action, made possible by improved storage conditions, aims to move grain to seaports immediately.
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Washington
Railway Administration
Questions on settling soon dominate postwar talks
Paris reports indicate the Big Four seek speedier decisions on reparations and borders with Germany and Hungary. Plebiscite aims for Danzig fate, Saar Basin talks continue as London blocks Rhine army deployments while coal mines open to France. Smuts mission to Hungary noted, Anglo press wary of the four’s stance.
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Hungary
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Saare
Exland
France
Italy
London
Council, Four
Fram
Ford Plans Boston Plant for Ford Model A Car
Henry Ford plans a new factory in South Boston to manufacture the proposed Ford Model A car. The 50 acre site will host a plant modeled after the Detroit operation with initial land secured by Ford’s attorney and ongoing negotiations for the rest. Former servicemen will be given preference for employment.
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Henry Ford
Au Motle
John A. O'Connor
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O'Connor
Detroit
Trade Union Congress calls for world parliament and armament limits
In London on April 3 the Trade Union Congress adopted a resolution urging the creation of an international parliament and universal armament limits. The plan backs using the League Covenant and peace treaties, with speakers debating Ireland’s freedom and Germany’s role in the Nations.
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Trade Union Congress
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League of Nat
Flor
Ireland
Germany
Prediction of Struggle Between Nations and Bolshevism
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a predicted clash involving Germany and Berlin via London in April. The text cites Dr Hugo Haase and Dr Haase as socialist-linked figures, mentioning Hungary's fall and rumblings in Romania. The garbled source implies warnings about a socialist movement and international tension.
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London
Hugo Haas
Hai
Hunegary
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Ball Movement in Old New York April 3
A brief note records a ball movement event in New York dated April 3, noting logistics or schedules for a local gathering. No further details are provided on participants or outcomes.
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