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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
1
Italian Premier Orlando returns home after delegates withdraw from Fiume. The withdrawal signals a shift in talks as authorities reassess the crisis amid ongoing tensions surrounding the port city.
Paris talks show Italy urging a heroic stand against Wilsons demand for no secret treaties and no Fiume, while England and France back Wilsons position. Orlando plans a Rome return as Italian delegation stays to guard interests amid Franco British support for Wilsons stance.
The peace talks falter as all delegates plan departure for Rome. President Wilson enjoys solid backing from Premier Lloyd George and Premier Clemenceau in Italian demands. Japan backs Italy and threatens withdrawal over China claims. Germany seeks to exploit Allied rifts but faces firm assurances of failure. Allied press reactions vary from support to criticism.
Officials here still expect Italy to return or appoint new delegates to the peace negotiations after being unable to secure promised Italian gains. White House circles foresee Italy ultimately backing Wilsons fourteen points and restoring original boundaries, while Nitti Giolitti opposition voices push Orlando Sonnino to seek Fiume for political leverage. An alliance with Germany was deemed unlikely despite Giolitti’s influence.
April demonstrations in Rome and other cities show broad public support for Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino over the Paris stance. Almost the entire Rome population marched praising the leaders as thousands of Italian societies joined in.
Three Princeton preparatory students, detained by Prosecutor Oliphant, faced arraignment after being questioned over an automobile crash that killed Mrs. Bessie Swan and her five-year-old son John. injured three others. Suspects are Carroll Billups, 16, Norfolk. George L. Cary Jr., 19, Baltimore. Cyprus H. Hall, 18, Charleston W. Va. The condition of two of the injured remained unclear.
A Vienna dispatch reports sixty thousand French colonial troops ready to march on Budapest from Neustadt where they are stationed. The Budapest soviet government appears on the verge of collapse if not already fallen, per Viennese newspapers.
Pittsburg reports one man killed and a 13 year old boy seriously hurt in baseball incidents over 24 hours. Clarence Bender, 22, died from a heart wound after a foul ball struck him. Thomas Ross, 13, suffered a concussion but is expected to recover.
A partial wartime dispatch from Ashington dated April 24 notes an assignment related to a convoy. The fragment mentions a broader operation but lacks names, destinations, or outcomes.
Washington April 24 Two states have gone over the top in the Victory loan Michigan and Iowa lead unofficial returns with Michigan likely the banner state. The Cleveland district reports 94 towns and cities over quota with total sales above 80 million dollars and Portland Oregon has reached 25 of 28 percent in some areas. Municipal and industrial subscriptions in several districts lifted totals while treasury estimates at 500 million proved overly optimistic.
Walter L. J. Melvin, longtime superintendent of the Franklin Electric Mfg Co until its takeover by Westinghouse Lamp Co, was honored with a farewell supper at the Hotel Chafee by about 60 former associates. Ill for weeks, he plans to return to Nahant, Mass, to recuperate before resuming work, as H. C. Knowles of Westinghouse succeeds him in Nahant.
Acting Judge Advocate General Ansell ruled that courts, not the president or War Department, interpret "intoxicating beverage" under the selective draft law. Attorneys for Jacob Hoffman Brewing Co. cited this in federal court as they oppose government efforts to block production of beer containing 2.75 percent alcohol.
James Nolan, famed for bill-raising schemes, was detained after a yearlong pursuit as he feigned being the chauffeur by lying on his back and tinkering with a car. A butcher tipped police when Nolan offered a $10 bill believed to be raised from a dollar.
Washington April 24 The War Department announced that 96 380 commissioned officers were discharged from the army between November 11 and April 17 The weekly discharge for the weekend of April 19 was 2 633 At the armistice signing the army had 188 434 commissioned officers remaining
Announcement says General Leonard Wood of the U S A will be guest of honor at Wesleyan commencement June 21 to 23 and will speak at the memorial service Sunday evening June 22 as a feature of the program. The service will honor his visit and serve as a tribute.
General Wood, a personal friend of President Shanklin and a leading national figure, has been invited to speak to Wesleyan students. He previously addressed the student body at the university about two years ago.
New York greets the 77th division home as 4,169 officers and men arrive aboard the Aquitania amid rain. The unit, the first draft division to enter the front line on the Baccarat sector, fought along the Vesle and led the Meuse Argonne drive before the armistice.
A group calling itself Russian Reds, tied to Trotzky, planned May 1 parades and seizure of the subtreasury and major firms in Chicago to form a workers council. They fled the city in small groups to New York after detectives spotted them, leaving behind the anarchist squad and arrests planned to trigger an uprising.
In Berlin on April 24 a Soviet proclamation from Budapest asks to suspend the Romanian offensive and declares willingness to transfer national authority to the socialists, via a Vienna dispatch quoting the New Journal.
Boston April 24 New England subscribed nearly one fifth of its Victory loan quota in the first three days of the drive Returns at loan headquarters show the district claimed 97 692 000 Eighty two cities and towns in New England have written over the top in the drive Banks total or total subsi
Yankee division troops arrive from Camp Devens to march through Boston awaiting the triumphal parade of the 26th division. Units include 52nd brigade, 101st field signal, 101st machine gun, 102nd and 103rd infantry, plus medical and supply trains. Tens of thousands expected. preparations include stands for 250000 to 300000 spectators and vast catering needs.
Yard Washington April 24 seven troop ships carrying more than 10500 American soldiers sailed from French ports. Ships listed include battleships Vermont and New Hampshire to Newport News May 4 with 1250 and 1310 officers and men respectively and cruiser Frederick and the Sewell Point to Newport News May 3 with 1239 and ten crew. Fighting resumes at Hamburg as martial law is declared amid riots leaving many dead.
A clipped report from Boston notes an afternoon appeal for assistance tied to a steamship incident. Details specify a request for support or intervention, with officials unnamed and no further data provided.
A large meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall created the O'Donovan Branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom with about 200 attendees. Officers were tentatively elected and a regular organization planned, with Rev. James Dorgan Mayor Arthur McDowell and others presenting at the gathering.
In Superior Court Joseph Cannata sues Francesco Tuccio and wife to recover 728.80 as balance due on a building contract. Argument on briefs will follow after today’s finish. Court adjourned at 12:30. Mrs Tuccio contends payment of 1100 while Cannata says 900. Attorneys and judges listed.
John Komlafski of Union Street was fined five dollars plus costs in city court for breach of the peace after a disturbance at his boarding house. He accused his mistress of stealing money, later found it in his clothes, then drank and caused more trouble before being expelled. The court urged an apology, which he resisted.
Berlin dispatch reports Munich residents suffer hunger as government troops move on the city to end communist control. Homes of the bourgeois are looted. streetcar service resumes briefly to raise funds as the Red government tightens grip.
A dance and cabaret will be held at Trinity Parish House in Huly Firsy evening starting at 8 o'clock under City Friendly Society auspices. The program features an eastern dance by Signor Ita Juanite, selections by the Westleyan jazz band, and songs by a nautical tenor and a soprano soloist.
Hartford reports on a minor dog warden bill and a broad dependency measure. The House approved a warden salary change and related statutes while the Senate advanced appropriations for fish propagation and court costs. debate highlighted partisan aims and procedural moves as roll calls produced a 133 to 62 result. The session also touched on a Seaside Park land deed, a trolley bill, and delays on rail and road projects.
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