Mailings From Europe Since November 1 Total 627,519
Washington reports military demobilization progress with 1,125,000 troops in Europe and overseas by March 1. General March cites 627,519 from Europe since November 1, 1918, and 7,649 since April 1, 1919, with 1,836,500 total discharged or ordered demobilized. He notes typhoid rates lower than the Spanish-American War and relief work in Archangel and Siberia, claiming troops are well in hand.
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Europe
March
Archangel
Washington
Central Wars
Genis C. Marsh
Mem
Public Health
Siberia
Middletown Press Company Incorporated in Hartford
New certificate filed in Hartford on April 5 shows Middletown Press Company incorporated with capital stock of 250 000 divided into 1500 shares at 50 each. Initial officers include W F Cam, president, J A (treasurer), and incorporators from Bridgeport, Middletown, and Naugatuck.
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Hartford
Middletown Press Company
Elmer S. Hubbell
Stevens
Bridgeport
Francis. A. Beach
G. Ellsworth Ec
Richard H. Bunce
Howeer
Middletown
Lindsay in Critical Condition on Return from France
Mrs Lindsay travels from Denver to be with her husband Ben Lindsay II who has returned from France and is reported in very serious condition. The latest reports indicate his health worsened after his arrival as he serves on a committee for public work.
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Ludge Ben Lindsay II
Panston Aentoh
Denver
Lindsay
New York
Parkridge Farmer Under Bond For Assault On Wife
Samuel E. Jones, a Parkridge farmer, is at liberty under bond today after being charged with assault with intent to murder. Reports say Jones attacked his wife with a bulldog, striking her during a domestic dispute on April 5.
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Samuel E. Jones
Parkridge
Liberty
Parade Plans For Rainbow Division Drawn Up
General Peyton C March says every unit of the 77th division from New York may parade in New York if desired while demobilization centers avoid congestion. The Rainbow division will not parade in Washington and will go to Camp Meade for delousing before marching to state demobilization centers. The president will review a typical combat division later.
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77Th Division
New York
Peyton C. March
War Department
Washington
Pershing
Camp Meade
General March
Secretary of War
March
Filipino Mission Thanks President for Liberty Message
Washington notes the Filipino mission thanked President Wilson for supporting independence for the islands. Manuel L. Quezon signed a cablegram praising the U.S. policy toward self determination and calling for a just lasting peace based on free and unhampered development for all peoples.
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Washington
Wilson
Islands
Manuel L. Quezon
United States
Philippine
Philippines
Big Crook Relents Sets Sentence for Day
John Day alias Mott Haven Red once famed safe blower is sentenced to one year and two months in Sing Sing. He declares there is nothing in it and urges straight living despite illness and poor health. Court doubts he will survive his term as he requests relocation for climate reasons after a long life in the bars.
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New York
John Day
Mott Haven Red
Sing Sing
Day
Aero Squadron Retained In Regular Army Units
Washington April 5 the War Department announced that twenty one aero squadrons that saw service are to be retained in the regular army organization. Listed are pursuit squadrons 27 94 97 147 bombing squadrons 11 20 96 166 observation squadrons 4 24 91 artillery squadrons 99 135 258 corps observation squadrons 1 12 50 88 end squadrons 8 90 104
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Washington
War Department
1200 Yankee troops arrive home in Boston welcome
Seventy two hundred officers and men of the 26th Yankee division, many from Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire, arrived aboard the transport America and Mount Vernon amid fog and cheers. General Clarence R. Edwards greeted the troops aboard the Mount Vernon before they entrained for Camp Devens. The America docked later with 7,209 more soldiers. Red Cross and Salvation Army volunteers provided coffee and sandwiches as cheering continued along the pier.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
America
Mount Vernon
Ivist
Commonwealth Pier
Camp Devens
Navy
iMajor
Clarence R. Edwards
Harry C. Hale
Edwards
George H. Shelton
51Sc Brigade
L. L. Logan
101St Infantry
Ninth
103Rd Infantry
Second Maine Infantry
First
New Hampshire Infantry
101St Engineers
51St Brigade
101St
102Nd
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Tedlam
104Th
Units Assigned for Convoy to Early Expeditionary Force
Washington April 5 war department announced the assignment to an early convoy of American Expeditionary Forces units. First corps headquarters and headquarters troop Base Hospital 63 photograph sections 7 8 25 102 103 107 109 and Army Ambulance Service sections 511 513 515 516 533 554 567 575 577 581 585 591 621 622 623 624 637 639 640 643 645 and 638.
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Washington
American Expeditionary Forces
War Department
First Corps
Army
Gary urges work for ex soldiers
New York April 5 Judge E H Gary chairman of United States Steel urged immediate employment for returning soldiers and to return them to former positions. He highlighted the 27th division mustered at Camp Upton now in New York without funds or work. He urged employers to prioritize New York men and keep non residents returning soldiers from taking local jobs. Steel stars on the service flag symbolize those who served and will be rehired.
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New York
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Camp Upton
New York City
The
Effort to Agree on Steel Prices
Washington April 5 another push to resolve clashes between the industrial board and the railway administration over steel price schedules was set for today. Representatives from both sides would meet in what could be the final bid to unite the groups and determine Secretary Redfield's program. George N Peck chairman of the board suggested prices might be reconsidered if good reasons were shown. Secretary Glass had called Peck's earlier stance unauthorized and misleading. Railways director Hines and Glass argue the board’s actions amount to price fixing and violate the Sherman act, placing the board’s future in jeopardy.
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Washington
Industrial Board
Railway Administration
Redfield
George N. Peck
Peck
Payroll Robbery Shocks Cleveland City Hall Area
A $1,400 payroll robbery occurred in broad daylight near Cleveland’s city hall on April 5. Three armed men seized the paymaster as he exited a store on West Sixth Street, forced him at gunpoint to surrender the sack, then fled in a waiting car. Police and bystanders chased the suspects.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Clowahend Te Jackwase Co
Splisiement
West Sixth Street
Divine healer barred from mail fraud action
Mrs Nellie McKee a self styled divine healer and clairvoyant of Monticello Minnesota was hit with a postal fraud order denying her use of the mails The order followed letters promising absent treatment by mail and read I can treat people at my home The action was announced from Washington on April 5.
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Washington
Nellie McKee
Monticello
Minn
Post Office Department
Nery
U S Fleet Leaves Cuba for New York
The entire United States battleship fleet that has been maneuvering at Guantanamo Bay exits Cuba today and heads for New York. The move follows a period of escorting and patrolling duties and marks a shift in naval posture in the Caribbean region.
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United Stes Battleship
Guantanamo
New York
Peace Outlook Grim as Wilson Presses for Action
Paris April 5 The peace talks hang in balance with President Wilson poised to press for a firm reply from the big four if he recovers over the weekend. Belgians face Belgium’s claims with King Albert returning to Brussels praising some terms but noting a money sum modification. The big four debate Italian issues amid warnings that failure could break the conference.
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Paris
Wilson
Big Four
United States
Albert
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Col. B. M. House
Italy
Eneva
America
Jobs for Ex Service Men Training for Sailors Firemen Stewards
The United States shipping board announced 2500 jobs for ex service men and ordered its recruiting service to enroll 18 to 35 year olds for training as sailors firemen and stewards in the merchant marine. Notices were sent to 3000 recruiting boards and to training ships in Boston and 500 on the Pacific coast.
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Shipping Board
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Boston
Pacific
Martial Law Enforced in Passaic as Strikers Quieted
Martial law, imposed after woolen mill disturbances at Garfield, began last night in Passaic New Jersey and had a calming effect with no disturbances reported by noon. Armed deputies patrolled Garfield as police maintained order.
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Passaic
N. J
Garfield
Aircraft Board Dissolved by Executive Order
Washington April 5 the aircraft board of the United States was dissolved by executive order of President Wilson. The board had effectively suspended activities soon after the armistice was signed and its purpose had been accomplished.
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Aircraft Board
Washington
Aircraft Board of the
United States
Wilson
Reds Arrested at Stuttgart and Amsterdam
Arrests were made in Stuttgart today after a wave of disorders tied to a strike in Wuerttemberg. Information received here confirms the strike has failed and arrests followed in Stuttgart and Amsterdam.
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Stuttgart
Amsterdam
Wuerttemburg
Martial Law Declared in Agram City in Croatia
Martial law has been declared at Agram as the city faces escalating unrest. Authorities pledge order restoration and security measures while civilians react with caution amid volatile conditions.
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Croatia
Copenhagen
Agram
Germany Yields on Danzig Landing and Polish Troops
Paris and London reports say Germany backed down on allowing General Haller's Polish divisions to land at Danzig. Marshal Foch and Mathias Erzberger at Spa forced use of Danzig alternatives and agreed transport to Poland would begin via other routes from April 15.
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Paris
Germany
General Haller
Danzig
London
Erberger
Marshal Foch
Spa
Copenhagen
Returning 40th Division Troops Debarked at New York Piers
About 4,000 soldiers arrived aboard three ships El Oriente Edgar F Luckenbach and Wilhelmina at Hoboken and Brooklyn piers. Among them were 2,281 men of the 159th Infantry and 28 officers with many headquarter units. Colonel Leonard M Farrell noted sergeants and corporals assigned to kitchen duty.
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New York
Hoboken
Brooklyn
el Oriente
Bordeaux
Edgar F. Luckenbach
159Th Infantry
Pacific Coast
Wilhelmina
Luckenbach
Leonard M. Farrell
Mill Pond
Riley
Tommy” Fitzsimmons
Joseph F. Keating
Fatty” Arbuckle
California
Battle in Upper Egypt: British Troops Defeat Bedouins
News from Cairo reports a three day engagement at As Suut in Upper Egypt where British forces aided by airplanes and machine guns repelled repeated Bedouin assaults. The small garrison and civilian refugees were saved as a relief steamer arrived. both river banks remained contested.
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Cairo
London
Assuit
Upper Egypt
Hands Off Policy Declared on Mexican Revolution
Washington officials reiterated a United States hands off policy toward any revolution sparked by Felix Diaz insurgents in Mexico. The Mexican government, recognized by the U S, should handle the matter, with Ambassador Bonillas stating Mexico is fully capable of dealing with the revolutionists.
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Mexico
Washington
United States
Felix Diaz
State Department
Bonillas
Commission to probe German Austrian food conditions
A Washington report states that starting April 5 a commission will investigate food conditions in Germany and Austria. The study is ordered by the state department and aims to assess conditions amid postwar shortages.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
Zatbies Teschviete
Weams
State Department
President Wilson Improves After Illness in Washington
Paris April 5 reports say President Wilson's condition shows improvement after a severe cold. Admiral Grayson, his personal physician, notes he will remain in bed for a day or two and will be confined as needed. Mrs. Wilson continues as nurse while the president plans to resume public duties when well. Cary T. Grayson transmitted the bulletin from the White House today.
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Paris
Admiral Grayson
Kent
Wilson
Grayson
Col. Ebm
Washington
Tumulty
Cary T. Grayson
Actress Miss A Allegedly Dies By Own Action
A report states actress Miss A, a member of the group Goin, died by her own action. Authorities are investigating, with no further details released.
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Miss
Goin
SCORES TOBACCO TRUST and Temperance in Char rettes
Athol Massachusetts April tack on the American t was made by Dr. Clarer general secretary of the perange and one of the.
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Athol
Mass
Clarer
Perange
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