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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1919
Page
2
A proclamation near the White House suggests the end of the war and the move toward prohibition before July 1. Officials indicate timing will align with wartime and policy adjustments, details pending final announcements.
Judge Walter Evans notes the April deadline in wartime terms from November 11, 1918. In San Francisco California E. E. Cash recalls the conflict and asserts war may resume if the president proclaims it.
The piece describes a protracted legal clash over wartime prohibitions and the prospect of a Supreme Court ruling delayed by cases involving Rhode Island. Court actions hinge on war end timing, with petitions and potential expedited consideration affected by federal rulings and political pressures.
Dr Koeth, youngest cabinet member, argues Germany needs one million farmers as city unemployment rises and war industries wind down. He cites 60 percent harvest, scarce fertilizer, and loss of wartime farm labor. He opposes socialization and stresses technical expertise.
At a Chicago Federation meeting labor leaders battled an alleged Red faction attempting to push socialist ideas. Secretary Edward Neckles challenged the socialists calling them yellow not red while President John Fitzpatrick affirmed Americans will not adopt imported socialist theories, stressing union faith in American principles.
Detroit voters confront a landmark statewide issue legalizing importation transportation and sale of cider wines beer ale and porter as wets and drys wage a high campaign. Detroit also weighs a proposal for city ownership of streetcar lines amid a shifting electorate with women holding full franchise in Michigan.
A large fire near Ranger Texas started in Sham towns and swept toward Dee Town, destroying several structures. Firefighters faced water shortages and used dynamite to halt the flames as one man was reported killed and several others injured or displaced.
Soldiers refuse to fight as Bolshevik forces withdraw from the Lithuanian district. The mutiny signals rising unrest within the Red Army as retreat continues.
Washington April 7 The Korean provisional government in Manchuria plans to build a Christian Korea after freeing the country from Japan, with Dr Syngman Rhee stating most cabinet members are Christians and the government will adopt an American democratic model. He argues Koreans resist autocratic rule and highlight education under American influence. The leader notes Korea as a buffer between Japan, China and Russia and urges American support for a Christian civilization in the region.
New York April 7 Clearing house statement reports Sub-treasury credit 889638 exchanges 468236030 balances 71660758.
London April 7 A Bavarian soviet government has not yet been proclaimed at Munich according to a news agency dispatch. One radical leader allegedly proclaimed a soviet republic and implied support from America and the Entente. Conflicting reports said both establishment and non establishment.
The transport Winifredian sailed from Brest France for Boston on Sunday with 2327 officers and men and 17 civilians aboard. News reached the first naval district headquarters by radio and was forwarded to the northeastern army department. There were no sick or wounded aboard.
A Vienna report states Serbia has martial law after Hungary under Soviet government declares war. The move follows a broader conflict in Europe and signals a rapid shift in regional security dynamics.
The April 7 1893 Penny Press notes a drop in handling costs for rick, Ca Pease sails brownstone from the schooner David Currie to Dur ham, and many households shift furniture. The Gertrude was rammed by the Ward off Ely's ferry in fog, stove in, while Professor Van Vleck of Wesleyan departs for Genoa for the fall.
Ruth Connor, 15, of Stamford, left her home April 7 after a quarrel with her 16 year old sweetheart. Friends say she plans to become a movie queen before returning to try to win back the man whose love had cooled.
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