World conflict in 1916 and German agents in the U.S.
A reflective account recalls wartime pressures from 1916 involving German agents in New York and the Cabinet. The speaker cites American reconciliation efforts, calls for immediate national mobilization, and notes political turmoil under Max von Baden. Also mentions a Salmon Treaty with Canada and the United States in drafts for ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Papen
Germany
America
von Y
New York
United States
Army
Navy
Max
Baden
Marcesson Warns on War Aftermath and I W W Threat
Isaac F. Marcesson, noted writer and lecturer, spoke at a Chicago Association of Commerce luncheon on the war and after. He urged Anglo Saxon unity to police the world, criticized German gains and warned that I W W must be stamped out or industrial peace and employment for returning soldiers would be at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Isaac F. Marcesson
Chicago Association of Commerce
Marcesson
America
Switzerland
Holland
Sweden
Spain
Biggest Man of Q6th Weighs 230
Boston reports Corporal Welch of M Company 104th Infantry is six feet six inches tall and weighs about 230 pounds. Home at North Adams Massachusetts he returned aboard the Mount Vernon. Welch recalls artillery support during Apremont and a saved unit by a barrage and a German prisoner who revealed enemy plans. He praises General Edwards and speaks of Army camaraderie in the 104th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Comoo Gogg
Corporal Welch
M. Company
104Th
No. 151
River Street
North Adams
Mass
Welch
Mount Vernon
Apremont
104Th Infantry
Ita T
New England Artillery
101St
104Th Infanta
Edwards
Outfit
Wilson Commutes Cowardice Sentence Declared
Forwarding the case to the United States, General Pershing recommended that the fence be ae to Sicmsetbin President Wilson reduced it to dishon orable discharge and five years at hard labor, the war department announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
France
United States
General Pershing
War Department
Bela Kun in Munich and Berlin Dates Reported
A cryptic dispatch notes Bela Kun moving between Munich and Berlin in early April with unclear details. The brief cites April dates and mentions bolshevik connections, offering little context beyond location and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bela Kun
Munich
Berlin
Yia
London
Descriptions of Moscow Under Bolshevik Rule Recounted
A Zagieh refugee describes Moscow after the 1917 revolution, detailing requisitioned housing, ruined streets, scarce transport, irregular mail and telegraph services, and a famine plagued city. He notes depopulation from 3,000,000 to under 1,000,000, closures of churches, nationalized publishing and undertaker services, and state control over doctors and funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Indus
Zagieh
Ained
Russia
Tihon
Peeneg
Local News in Short Rounds From Essex and Nearby
Local wheelmen prepare for sun rides while the schooner Sheriden under Captain Portland sails coal. Mrs. Watson Wilcox spends vacation in West Haddam. Neighbors help Fred Wilcox frame a new house in Ponsett. Shad catch plentiful at 12 cents a pound. Cromwell faces vacant tenements and job shortages. Cutaway Harrow Co in Higga num closes until next week. A tramps’ camp near Westfield station tears fences for fuel. Essex counts over 100 people above 70, two thousand residents total, with several centenarians. Mansfield Post muster draws 100 attendees and plentiful eats. Business Men back Common Council’s approval for Horse Railroad Co to electrify lines. Laura You pleasant surprise on Hanover Street. Fire destroys Henry Parker’s Bow Lant barn at 2 am. Judge Silas A. Robinson catches a fine trout yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriden
Portland
Watson Wilcox
Highland House
West Haddam
Fred Wilcox
Ponsett
Cromwell
Cutaway Harrow Co
Higganum
Westfield Station
Essex
Mansfield Post
Common Council
Horse Railroad Co
Laura You
Hanover Street
Henry Parker
Bow Lant
Silas A. Robinson
Britain plans naval reorganization in Mediterranean focus
Naval authors expect Britain to concentrate principal ships in the Mediterranean with Malta as chief base and Gibraltar enhanced for modern vessels. The North Sea fleet would replace the old Channel fleet with bases at Portsmouth and Devonport. More ships are projected for East Indian waters with headquarters at Bombay as schemes move toward summer completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Malta
Gibraltar
Portsmouth
Devonport
East Indian
Bombay
Yale Wesleyan Game Postponed By Rain
New Haven April 6 Yale Wesleyan baseball game postponed due to rain. Rainy weather forces schedule shift, delaying the matchup that was to be played today at Yale field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale-Wesleyan
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Vitality
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as beneficial for blood cleansing and vigor across many conditions from blood diseases to low energy after war era illnesses. Claims efficacy for catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia and debility with Hood's Pills supporting digestion and stomach tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ntowa
Canada
Ibia
Washington
League OF Nations
Yankee Division
Rupert Flue
United States Public Health Service
Cain Rheeer
Sears
Britain
Wellbach
U.S.C
Middletown Gas: Co
Walter A. Blau
Capes and
Dolmans
Brewer Co
Court Streets
Oxfords
Brainard & Logan
Main St
Lady Helen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!