Victory Loan Drive Surpasses Biweekly Offering Target
Washington reports the ninth biweekly offering of treasury certificates was over subscribed by nearly 30 percent. The minimum was 50 million. total subscriptions reached 646,024,500 with 16,135,000 paid in certificates. Approximate total certificates for the Victory loan stand at 5.315 billion. Subscriptions include a 50 million contribution from the Japanese government via the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Washington
Ger
Treasury Department
Treasury
Treasury Cnt
Glass
Federal Reserve Bank
Japan
Pershing's Band Home for Victory Loan Concert
General Pershing's all star band arrives in New York for a Victory Loan concert aboard the transport Van to perform jazz selections. The force includes 40 volunteer musicians and a bugle and drum corps, with a history of entertaining President Wilson.
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General Pershing
Oes
New York Federal District
Outiat Rere
Arters
Chaumont
Wilson
Iowa Lawmakers Drift Amid Allegations Of Joy Riders
Dés Moines reports a legislative investigation by Municipal G. Bonner into misconduct by Iowa lawmakers. Four charges allege delinquency involving cabarets, joy riders, and hotel or apartment house incidents. Names and ages are unclear as the session adjourns around noon.
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Iowa
Dés Moines
Municipal
G. Bonner
Nepisiatere
Des 7 Bonner
Dea
Naebiaree
Bonner
Ambiguous Mines Incident Involving American and Swiss Subject
An American employee identified as Edward L. DuFourca, assistant manager at the Mines Company, was with a Swiss subject at the mine today. Reports say the Swiss party sustained serious wounds while the American was unharmed. Details remain unclear as the state department weighs unofficial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Edward L. DuFourca
Mines Co
Duwith
Siberian Troops Defeat Red Army Near Viatka and Sterlitamak
Official advices from Omsk report Siberian troops defeating Bolsheviks near Viatka and Votkinsk capturing prisoners and matériel. Sterlitamak and Piyany-Bor fell, severing Bolshevik lines on the Orenburg front. Red Army divisions sent to rear faced demoralization. Admiral Kolchak orders classification of prisoners for concentration camps or regimental reassignment. American Red Cross aiding Omsk with medicines and supplies.
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Washington
Viatka
Votkinsk
Omsk
Sterlitamak
Piyany-Bor
Bielaya
Andogsky
Orenburg
Oufa
Volga
Siberian
Red Army
Admiral Kolchak
American Red Cross
Medico-Sanitary Council
1919 thrift campaign pledged as national motto
Washington reports the Treasury announces the 1919 thrift campaign with the slogan Save first, Spend afterward. It highlights four of five families buying government securities, widespread use of war savings stamps, and deposits in banks, noting over 700 million dollars in interest paid this year on liberty bonds to more than twenty million holders. The piece calls saving the foundation of fortune.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Cotton Census Report Washington 19 Census Period to March 31
Cotton production and byproduct figures for 1918 and 1919 include received seed at mills 4056935 tons, crushed 3786000 tons, crude oil 1107512052 and 1109704831 pounds, refined oil 830607106 and 865308606 pounds, cake and meal 1838455 and 1755763 tons, hulls 931132 and 839520 tons, linters 834558 and 950249 bales, hull fibre 108967 and 174376 bales. Stock data show seed at plants 311373 and 408376 tons, crude oil 166813252 and 152, refined oil 301114333 and 293243519 pounds.
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Washington
Yale crews open season on Housatonic course derby
Yale varsity and junior crews row against Pennsylvania on the new Housatonic course in Derby. Junior race at 5:30 p m and varsity at 6 p m. Jim Rice of Columbia and Joe Wright of Pennsylvania call the course the best in the country, suggesting a national regatta could be held here.
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Yale
Housatonic
Pennsylvania
Jim Rice
Columbia
Joe ‘Wright
Guy Peccaia
Westdurgee Ship Arrives in Boston with American Troops
Transport Westdurgee from overseas docks at Commonwealth Pier Boston carrying 35 aboard including two officers and 30 men. Diversion from New York delayed arrival and troop details list Casual No. 626, Casual detachment No. 240 Ordnance convoy and air service casualty air service personnel.
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Boston
United States
Commonwealth Pier
New York
Aviator Falls Into Irish Sea During Transatlantic Run
Major J C P Wood, entrant in the trans Atlantic flight, fell into the Irish Sea off Holyhead while flying from Eastchurch to Limerick but was unharmed. His Shamrock aircraft, a Shortt plane, was towed ashore undamaged. Coast patrols, wireless stations, and destroyer Paisley searched for signs of him. It was later stated he could attempt the flight in two days.
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London
J. C. P. Wood
Holyhead
Eastchurch
Limerick
Major Wood
Ireland
Irish Sea
Paisly
Shortt Brothers
Grade Crossing Tragedy Wipes Out Lives of Young Ones
An inquest is set for today in Laporte Indiana to determine fault in a Grand Trunk crossing collision that killed six rural schoolchildren and injured seven others. A wagon returning from school was struck by a late fast mail train, the wagon halted after 760 feet. The driver Mrs Walter Johnson and her five year old son escaped harm while 12 year old William Condon leapt to safety.
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Laporte
Ind
Grand Trunk
Here
Walter Johnson
William Condon
Peace Terms To Be Handed To Germans Soon
Paris April 19 Allied press will receive the peace terms the same evening they are handed to the Germans. The German delegation plans to leave Berlin around April 22 and the terms are likely to be delivered on April 26, with reports since yesterday suggesting April 28 as a possible delivery date.
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Paris
Berlin
Varnish Firm Ordered to End Trade Kickbacks
Washington April 19 Berry Bros Inc makers of varnish and related products and their manager Everett Hinckley of Boston were ordered by the federal trade commission to stop giving money and gratuities to customers and prospective customers to influence purchases. The commission dismissed charges against William H. Kennedy former Berry salesman, exonerating him of unlawful methods to obtain business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berry Bros., Inc
Everett Hinckley
Boston
Federal Trade Commission
Cat Commission
Prnst
William H. Kennedy
Berry Brothers
Army Assignments Shake Up Key Commands
Washington April 19 Brigadier General John B McDonald is assigned to the command of the Presidio San Francisco in army orders issued today Brigadier General George D Moore is ordered to report to the commanding general at Camp Upton Brigadier General Vernon A Caldwell to the commanding general at Camp Dodge and Brigadier Generals William J Westerbelt Robert E Callan and William Ennis to the chief of staff in Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John B. McDonald
Presidio
San Francisco
George D. Moore
Camp Upton
Vernon A.caldwell
Camp Dodge
William }. Westerbelt
Robert E. Callan
William ?. Ennis
Russians Capture Americans in New York
Washington reports Russian forces captured Arnod and Ryall two secretaries to the YMCA central committee in New York. Also seized are Sergeant Glenn W. Leitzell of Mifflinburg Pennsylvania Private Freeman Hogan of Detroit Michigan and Mechanic Jens C Laursen of Marlette Michigan and all are said to be en route to Moscow.
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Washington
Arnod
Ryall
Central Committee
The
New York
War Department
Moscow
Glenn W. Leitzell
Mifflinsburg
Freeman Hogan
Detroit
Mich
Jens C. Laursen
Marlette
Bank Statement Shows Mixed loan and deposit Shifts
New York figures report April data with average loans up $98.1 million and demand deposits up $11.5 million while time deposits rise $2.35 million and reserves up $21.23 million. Actual lending falls $30.5 million and demand deposits increase $78.5 million with time deposits up $2.46 million and reserves up $13.08 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Missouri Legalizes Boxing Passed by Senate 18 to 4
Jefferson City Missouri April 19 The Missouri senate early today passed the Brogen bill to legalize boxing in the state. The vote was 18 to 4. The bill had previously cleared the house and now awaits Governor Gardner's action.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Missouri, Senate
Ent
House
Gardner
Flags At Half Mast Tomorrow Seicheprey Anniversary
Flags will be flown at half mast tomorrow to mark the anniversary of the Seicheprey incident. Observance details note a ceremonial tribute and moment of reflection is planned across local public buildings.
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Seicheprey
No decision on extra session yet
Galesburg April 19 President Wilson has not decided when to call a new session of Congress. Representative Edward J. King cabled the president seeking to know the possible date. The president replied he does not know when Congress will be summoned.
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Galesburg
Wilson
Congress
Edward J. King
King
New York Assembly Adjourns Today
Albany April 19 1919 the New York legislature adjourned at noon with final acts including about 100 million dollars in appropriation bills the state income tax higher corporate net income tax and decedent estate tax plus approval of the prohibition revenue plan teachers salaries rose by 5.3 million dollars and passage of Sunday baseball and motion picture bills while measures like health insurance minimum wage eight hour day for women municipal ownership and various hydroelectric bills were defeated and the public service commission fare rise bill faced opposition in the wake of a fraud slush fund allegation connected to Senator George F Thompson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York
Public Service Commission
Carson-Martin
George F. Thompson
Smith
Senate
Aged Chicago Merchant Run Down in New York Death
Harlow Niles Higginbotham former partner in Marshall Field Co Chicago died in the Embarka tion Hospital Grand Central Palace after being struck by an automobile at Madison Avenue and 45th Street. He was 84 years old.
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Chicago
New York
Harlow Niles Higginbotham
Marshall Field & Co
Grand Central Palace
Madison Avenue
45Th Street
Munich under siege as Bavarian communists defend city
Dispatch from Berlin reports fifty thousand government troops marching to Munich to fight twenty thousand Bavarian communist defenders. Red forces reportedly built barricades around the city and a bloody Easter is feared. City is governed by a group of anarchist students under twenty four.
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Copenhagen
Munich
Lin
da Berg
Riots spread as Vienna turmoil batches amid clashes
Dispatches from Amsterdam and London report civilians killed and police casualties during riots in Vienna on Wednesday. Guards of the parliament building were disarmed and occupied. many shots fired. In Prague Marshal Foch’s intervention shifts Bohemia and Germany frontier demands amid Adriatic tensions over Fiume. Jugo-Slav government orders all men aged 20 to 40 amid disputed Adriatic fate with Italy.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Geneva
Marshal Foch
Prague
Frentier
Bohemia
Germany
Rome
Jugo-Slav
Access
Jugo-Slavs
Adriatic
Fiume
Bremen Citizens Load Food Amid Dock Strike
Bremen citizens filled in for dock workers as a strike by the latter hindered unloading American food ships. Reports to American Navy officials here said unloading proceeded despite the strike, with workers replacing the regular crew and continuing the task.
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Bremen
London
Stamford Raincoat Strike Seeks Union, Higher Wages
About thirty operators at the Union Raincoat Co in Stamford have been on strike since April 19. They demand union recognition at the factory and wage increases. Propriety threats to replace workers if they persist in resisting.
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Stamford
Union Raincoat Co
Sub treasury report shows 1 014 346 and 362 in April
Sub treasury figures from April include totals of 1 014 346 and 362, with numbers presented in mixed format. The fragment outlines monetary amounts under treasury accounting.
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Roe Yy
Treasury
Damages Suit for Death of Wife in Automobile Crash
Guiseppe Malchiodi of Killingworth sues James F. of Killingworth for $10,000 damages over his wife’s death after an April 30 1918 automobile accident near her home. She died two days after admission to Middlesex Hospital. Malchiodi acts as administrator of her estate with Judge Gustaf B Carlson presiding. Separately Peter Bach sues Pauline Bach for divorce. service completed in Bristol. suit brought by L O Ryan.
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Guiseppe Malchiodi
Killingworth
James F
Gustaf B Carlson
Robert T. Pattison
Peter Bach
Pauline Bach
Bristol
Bach
L. O. Ryan
Fight Against Brewers Delays in IRS Action
Washington officials defer on how to proceed against New York brewers selling beer at 23 4 percent alcohol. Commissioner Roper’s return from Chicago is awaited for final direction, while New York collectors may initiate any initial steps. The IRS cites possible intoxicating effects and seeks attorney general ruling. Palmer has not prepared that opinion.
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Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
N. York
Roper
Chicago
Bureau
New York
Department of Justice
Palmer
Tear Down Old Building At Rockfall Woolen Co
Rockfall Woolen Co plans tearing down the Phoenix factory built circa 1820 by Colonel Simeon North, famed early US pistol maker, to clear space for a new structure. Workers uncover relics including old forgings and a doorstep marked 1825 during demolition.
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Rockfall Woolen Company
The
Rockfall Woolen Co
Phoenix
Simeon North
United States
Itis
Corporal Schultze Arrives in U S From France
Oscar D. Schultze has received notice of his son Corporal Oscar D. Schultze arriving in Boston aboard the Mongolia after nearly two years in France with the 103rd Field Artillery. He suffered shell shock and spent weeks in hospital and will go to Camp Devens for honorable discharge.
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Corporal Schultze
Oscar D. Schultze
Norwick
Boston
Mongolia
France
Schultze
103Rd Field Artillery
Camp Devens
To Sail for Greece
Nicholas Xenelis, who recently disposed of his interests in the Boston Fruit and Candy store, left this afternoon for New York and will return to his old home in Erros, Mitylene, Greece in a few days. He plans to stay abroad for eighteen months to visit friends and attend to business matters.
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Greece
Nicholas Xenelis
Boston
New York
Erros
Mitylene
Mr. Xenelis
Will
Kahre's Auto Recovered in Hartford Theft Case
John W. Kahre was notified by Hartford police last night at nine that his Ford, stolen while he attended a concert, had been recovered and was held for his identification. He will travel by trolley this afternoon to recover his car.
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Kahre
John W. Kahre
Hartford
Judge Reed Sets Press versus Connecticut Co Trial Next Tuesday
In the superior court next week Judge Reed assigns the case of Harry Press administrator against The Connecticut Company as the first case for Tuesday. The suit seeks 10000 dollars for the death of Mr Press daughter due to an accident on Main street in this city last summer.
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Superior Court
Reed
Harry Press
Connecticut Company
Mr. Press
Main Street
Sixth Infantry Conn State Guard Merit Figures for March
Figures of merit for March show Headquarters company at 100, Co A 72.2, Co B 91.9, Co C 88.9, Co D 80.2, Co E 82.2, Co F 93.1, Co G 77.2, Co H 86.7, Machine Gun Co 90.5, Ambulance Co 80.1. Com een by the military emergency.
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Sixth Infantry Conn. State Guard
Sunrise Praise Service Plans by Epworth League
Tomorrow morning if pleasant the Epworth League notes a sunrise praise service at 5 30 a m. All young people of the church are welcome. They will meet at the church and proceed to a hilltop to sing songs of praise and pray as Easter morning begins.
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Epworth League
British Import Restrictions Relaxed For Leather Gloves
The War Trade Board announced changes allowing import of leather gloves without individual licenses. The modification broadens eligibility under the new policy dated April 19 from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Trade Board
Brooklyn Defeats Braves in Netiboals League Tilt
Boston April 19 Brooklyn Botas Dy Detecting the Netiboals League tumn 2 at Braves in a tense matchup. The result highlights Brooklyn's offense and Braves defense amid early season play.
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Brooklyn
Braves
Boston
Easter Weather Predicted Across the Nation
Washington reports the weather man, predicting a peaceful Easter with fair skies and warmer temperatures nationwide. The forecast applies from coast to coast as the holiday approaches.
Major Hagerty to be rally speaker in Middletown
Major J H Hagerty of the Yankee 26th Division will speak at the Victory Fifth Liberty Loan rally at the Grand theatre Monday night April 21. Rev Dr H Percy Silver was unable to attend. Hagerty will discuss his France experiences and urge full subscriptions to reach Middletown’s $1 016 000 quota. Roy B Chamberlain of Wesleyan and alumnus with Y M C A service in France will also speak. The event begins at 8 45 after the 6 30 pictures. admission to the rally is free with seating by attending the previews.
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J. H. Hagerty
France
Victory
Grand Theatre
R W. Rice
Middletown
Major Hagerty
New Haven
Camp Devens
Dr. Silver
Roy B. Chamberlain
Wesleyan University
Chamberlain
Law Service
Mr. Chamberlain
Realty Transfers Reported In Middletown Press Area
Claude B. King and Gerald E. King sold to The Middletown Press Publishing Company the property at No 472 on Main Street with brick building and access right along to Washington street. James P. Stow trustee sold land bounded 95 feet by Grand Street and east by Woolward Avenue to Daniel J O Connell pastor of St Francis Xavier Church New Milford Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. King
Gerald E. King
Middletown Press Publishing Company
Main Street
Washington Street
James P. Stow
Asa B. Stow
Daniel J O’conneor
St. Francis Xavier Church
New Milford
Conn
Grand Street
Woolward Avenue
Deane and Anderson Tie The Knot In Baptist Church
Miss Ella O Anderson and Arthur Royal Deane wed at the Baptist church at six in the evening with Rev Edgar R Hyde officiating. A reception followed at 259 William Street hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank H Young. Music was by Richters string orchestra and Schaefer Brothers. The couple will reside at 158 Main Street South Farms.
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Ella O. Anderson
Arthur Royal Deane
Strike in Leipzig War Declaration Sparks Unrest
A Soviet driven strike in Leipzig via Copenhagen on April 19 declares war on government authorities. Uncertainty remains whether the conflict targets the central government led by President Ebert or Saxony state authorities. Local disorders suggest the clash may be aimed at the Saxon government in Leipzig.
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Leipzig
Copenhagen
Ebert
Saxony
Heavy Boat Freight Arrives With Large Sugar and Iron Load
The steamer Middletown arrived from New York at 4 05 this morning with a heavy freight. About 150 barrels of sugar were unloaded on the upper landing, while a large quantity of iron was piled outside the house. Water in the river measured three inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
New York
Strikes Hit Telephone Operations In Boston Area
Boston April 19 Striking operators and affiliated workers totaling about 20 500 disrupted service across the region except Connecticut as talks with a joint committee faltered Mayor Peters and Koons first assistant to the president of the telephone workers union arrived with government officials to press for quick action Keowns said the strikers have power to act under Burleson authority while the city monitors the situation Two youths injured in a clash outside the Central Telephone building as outbreaks continued in Cambridge and nearby areas amid ongoing labor unrest and student heckling elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Connecticut
Koons
Peters
P: Son
Jeson
Joseph P. Tary
Wilson
Bland Telephone & Telegraph
W Driver, Jr
Army Burleson
Burleson
Miss Julia
New Workers Union
Ley
Seil
Washington
Cambridge
Drug to Replace Westfield Nostrums Faces Public Scrutiny
A controversial new drug marketed as a powerful remedy raises alarm over its origins and contents. Officials note the product allegedly contains alcohol bromide cannabis and other harsh ingredients. Experts warn of dangerous health risks and possible misrepresentation in advertising. Community leaders urge caution while investigations continue into the drug's legitimacy and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Mass
Lewis B. Allyn
Jessor Allyn
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Pershing
RED
Derby
Avaitor
N. Y
Segre
Deane-Anderson
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