New England Telephone Strike Reaches Connecticut Line
Boston and most of New England ground to a halt as 8,000 telephone operators began a strike at 7 am joining 12,000 electrical workers. Governors Coolidge Bartlett and Beeckman urged President Wilson to intervene to avert a broader stoppage. Operators demand higher wages and continued collective bargaining. Postmaster General Burleson had been urged to act, while company management prepared to maintain service.
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Connecticut Not Affected By Strike In New England Telephone
New Haven April 15 The strike by New England Telephone operators caused no full Connecticut outages. Calls to Massachusetts points faced delays or partial completions. Intra state service remained uninterrupted under Southern New England Telephone Co. Miss Theresa Sullivan supervised Bridgeport and Hartford efforts. Hartford locals voted for strike action, with a postponement until Friday after talks with officials. About 250 operators work for Southern New England Telephone Co.
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Boston women picket at Milk Street exchange in telephone strike
In Boston, 15 girl pickets with bands marked L. D. demonstrated at the Milk Street main exchange. The scene showed paralyzed service as operators and lines failed to handle calls while police managed crowds. Strike leaders, including Julia O'Connor, voiced determination amid widespread disruption.
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Wilson Likely to Leave France Before May First
Paris reports President Wilson may depart France for the United States before May 1. The Echo of Paris stated this possibility today, citing ongoing discussions and uncertain timing for his return.
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Echo of Paris
Republicans Split on New Covenant in Senate Vote
Washington reports a sharp split among Republicans over the new League of Nations covenant. Some reconcilables favor the amended text, while irreconcilables led by Borah Poindexter resist. Lodge’s position remains undecided as Penrose Knox and others await the official text before weighing further steps.
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Boston
Penrose
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Norris
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German urged not to sign peace treaty over Saar grant
London April 15 The Tageblatt Berlin urges Germans not to sign a peace treaty if the Saar Valley is ceded to France. A Berlin London dispatch notes similar editorials from Tageszeitung calling Don’t sign. They argue Germany must resist ceding a corridor from Danzig to the Polish border and refuse indemnity terms to remain a nation distinct from foreign dictates.
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Tageblatt
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France
Weimar
National Assembly
Tageszeitung Today
Danzig
Germany
Eight Revolt Leaders Arrested in Europe
A Central News dispatch from Stockholm reports eight revolutionary leaders arrested at Viborg England and one at Helsingfors for complicity in a counter revolt planned for early May. The movement intended to coincide with a Bolshevik attack, with uprisings also expected in Norway and Sweden.
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No American deaths in Tien-Tsin disturbance report denied
The State Department rejected a San Francisco Chinese paper claim that the U S government settled for 270000 dollars over two American soldiers killed in the Tien Tsin clash. No American fatalities were reported by Washington on March 13 and no damage claims were submitted.
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State Department
San Francisco
United States
Schooner Penla Fire Off Fenwick Island Rescued
The crew of the auxiliary schooner Penla was rescued by the U S S McKean after a fire broke out off Fenwick Island shoals near the Delaware breakwater on April 13, the Navy Department announced.
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Navy Department
Delaware
Suffrage Bill Up On Wednesday Causes Senate Tilt
The measure granting women the vote for presidential electors is scheduled for Wednesday. The proposal moves through the Senate, shifting support and opposition dynamics as lawmakers weigh its implications.
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Suffrage Fight Delays Sunday Movie Bill in Senate
Hartford reports show the state senate has not engrossed or sent the Sunday movie bill to the governor. A two month soldier pay bonus was urged by Mayors and senators, with committees formed to plan a soldiers and sailors celebration. The legislature also advanced education and tax bills and enacted several public measures, while opposing liquor license increases and vaccination by parental consent.
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Leonard
Clyn
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Hemenway
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Department of Education
Fitzgerald
New Haven
Bailey
Clyne
Bishop
Aetate
Waterbury
Board of Finance
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Prison Building Commission
United States
Brooks
Wilson
Books
Stamore
Pat Prisk
Wallingford
Messrs. Shaw and Rogers
Manchester
Legal advisers search for authority to enforce wartime prohibition
Washington April 15 legal advisers for government agencies studying liquor regulations found no specific legal grant empowering the internal revenue bureau to enforce wartime prohibition after July 1 The Overman act might enable delegation to the revenue bureau but funds to run a large federal police force remain in doubt Officials noted a September 2 1917 executive order under the act delegated enforcement of the food conservation act to the treasury which paved the way for beer restrictions but the later November 21 1918 act creating wartime prohibition did not yet become law at that time
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Wilson
Revenue Bureau
Congress
Internal Revenue
Roper
Customs Division
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Engineer Responsible for New York Central Crash
Washington April 15 responsibility for the rear end collision on the New York Central near South Byron New York January 12 killing 22 and injuring 71 was placed on Engineman Friedley. The investigation by the Public Service Commission of New York and the railway administration cites failure to observe automatic box signal indications as a factor and notes Flagman Groves did not back far enough to protect the train and display lighted fuses. All signal devices functioned. human error was the sole cause according to the report.
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New York Central
South Byron
N. Y
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Bureau of Public Safety of
Railway Administration
Groves
Cotton Census Report March 1919 1918 Comparisons
Washington April report shows March figures for cotton consumption and stocks. Non growing states held 248 510 bales. consumption totals 477 720 for 1919 and 571 443 for 1918. Public storage and compresses held 4 318 028 and 3 250 951 respectively. Imported 15 561 and 14 261. Spindles active 32 642 376 and 33 799 976.
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Britain May Tax Bachelors in New Budget
London reports the government plans to tax bachelors to raise revenue for wartime debt. Chancellor Austen Chamberlain declined to confirm specifics while noting beer and spirits duties will rise. The piece also notes a separate accident in Waterbury where Anthony Grieco was crushed by a runaway horse, suffering a fractured skull and grave internal injuries. he remains in critical condition.
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London
England
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Waterbury
Anthony Grieco
Oak Street
Grieco
Bavarian Premier Proclaimed Dictator in Munich
Reports from Geneva on April 15 state the Soviet government bolsheviks in Munich were overthrown and Premier Hoffman of Bavaria declared himself dictator. Though the moderate socialist leader, Hoffmann, is said to have assumed control, the situation remains unsettled with conflicting reports from diplomatic circles.
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Geneva
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Ooen
Hoffman
Bavaria
Sub-Treasury Report Shows Losses for Banks
New York April 15 the sub-treasury lost 788000 to the banks on Monday, reducing the cash net gain since Friday to 890000.
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New York
Clearing House Statement New York April 15
Clearing house report shows sub-treasury credit totaling 153 dollars while aggregate balances rise to 797,462,542 dollars as of April 15 in New York. The statement details the day’s cash positions and overall account totals for the banking district.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-Treasury Credit
Hawker Abandons Flight After Wind Delays Atlantic Attempt
Reports from St John’s Newfoundland say Harry Hawker Australian pilot postponed the planned trans Atlantic hop after high winds over the ocean. Four horses were driven to Mt Pearl to move the Sopwith biplane from its hangar as caution rose over ice floes along the coast. In Washington Admiral Mayo and acting Secretary Roosevelt planned to meet to assign cross Atlantic vessels as America moves toward a May flight. London reported improving but still strong North Atlantic winds at 50.8 miles per hour affecting the pace of trans Atlantic efforts.
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Roosevelt
London
Air Ministry
Big Four push to finish Austrian treaty this week
Paris April 15 The Big Four pressed to complete the Austrian treaty within the week as discussions on the Adriatic dispute with Yugoslavia proceed. About 200 Germans will sign under Versailles, with translators ready. Lloyd George may deliver a landmark Commons speech while some treaty details stay withheld.
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Big Four
Austria
Jugo-Slavia
Germany
Foreign Office
Versailles
Wilson
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Tomorow
Cotton Market Opens Steady After Bearish Consumption Figures
In New York on April 15 the cotton market opened steady and higher on old and new style contracts despite consumption figures about 140,000 bales below last year. Strong cables and foreign buying supported prices while spot houses bought late months. Selling mainly came from the south and commission houses to take profits as values advanced 25 to 36 points from the prior close amid active demand from shorts and outside speculation.
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Liverpool
Ted Strong
Shorts
New Red Uprising Sparked by German City Struggles
Amsterdam reports the Spartacist uprising in Dusseldorf crushed by government troops after bloody clashes. Hamburg sees fresh disorders with looting and fighting. Soldiers in Stett attack march against war pay. Lawrence Massachusetts sees about 50 telephone operator strike pickets outside the local exchange.
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Dusseldorf
Berlin
Hamburg
Stet
Germans Called In For April 28 In Paris Conference
Paris reports a flurry of rumors about high level moves as War Baker arrives with officials to discuss military contracts and American expenditures. The Big Four resume talks on postwar settlements as Lloyd George is absent, with plans to adjust contracts and preparations for U.S. domestic duties.
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Paris
Rotary of
Baker
Toington
United States
General Pershing
Balfour
Lloyd George
London
President Wilson Faces Decision On Ex Kaiser’s Fate
April 15 report from Le Parisien notes President Wilson will decide if the ex-emperor remains in captivity or is sent elsewhere. The issue coincides with Italy’s Fiume dispute and Premier Orlando’s cautious stance, amid fears of an Italian backlash if Fiume falls to Italy.
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Germany
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Italy
Be Fiume
Restoring Quist' in Berlin and Copenhagen Amid City Fighting
Reports from Berlin and Copenhagen say troops are restoring calm after street clashes in the northern city area. Several people were wounded as authorities quell post‑fray violence. A separate Berlin Lokal Anzeiger note claims Soviet control in Schweinfurt has shifted. In Westphalia Prussia, EC forces clash with Spartacists leaving Feutel and eight communists wounded by bomb blasts.
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Copenhagen
Gover
Schweinfurt
Lokal Anzeiter
Spartacioce
Easter Diocesan Collection Sent To Hartford Priests
In a circular letter Bishop II directs Hartford diocesan priests to take up the annual Easter collection. The 1918 account shows receipts of $41.5 with major expenses for dependent children $184 deaf mutes $1,049.98 aged ins and blind $2,112.50 others £1,022.95 supplies for soldier chaplains $2,912.33 St Thomas sary $2,809 the House of the Shepherd $5,000 the Little List the Poor $3,000 and $4,745.04 paid on Agnes Home debt, leaving a liability on that institution.
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St. Thomasary
House of the & Shepherd
Archduke Joseph Reported Assassinated in Budapest
Archduke Joseph of Hungary reportedly assassinated in Budapest. The claim cites a second dispatch in Achtur Abendenblatt, naming Alexander Wekerle and Baron Benyi as former cabinet ministers who recently left the capital.
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Copenhagen
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Prea
Alexander Wekerle
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Budapest
Ee Achtur Abendenblatt
Fatally Hurt in European Clash and Munich Rail Station
Central News Amsterdam reports fifty killed and about two hundred wounded in clashes between German troops and Spartacists at Saida. Reds seize Munich railway station as earlier notices list Dusseldorf casualties.
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London
Saida Central News
Amsterdam
Munich
Embassy announces next month start for event
An embassy in Ankara announced the event will begin early next month with limited details. Officials stated it will proceed as planned and emphasized coordination with relevant parties.
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