Maximum wage raised to nineteen dollars in W Haven
April 26 an increase applies to all employees of the company. The notice states the rules for a $10 to $19 minimum maximum pay scale matching New England Telephone Co. rates. James T. Moran of the New England Co. says annual wage costs rise $435,000 and details will come through regular channels. Pricing adjustments for telephone rental and toll lines are expected to offset the wage change.
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W Haven
Pany
New England Telephone Co
Necticut
Oper
James T. Moran
The
New England Co
Telefim
Cold Snap Injures Peach Trees Across State
New Haven on April 26 reports show temperatures fell to 27 at the local weather bureau. Early peach varieties suffered damage across the central and northern parts of the state, with many blossoms unfurled before the cold. Damage to early vegetables noted, extent still uncertain as officials await further reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yeas
Burleson Seeks Court Aid In State Phone Rate Case
Washington April 26 Burleson seeks legal aid to challenge intrastate telephone rate increases under congressional authority over wire communications. He contests the Kansas public service commission ruling and requests dismissal of the case. A May 5 hearing is set to argue the Massachusetts and North and South Dakota phone cases as the Postmaster General’s actions unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Resulu Congress
Aft
Kanss Public Service Commission
Queshis
Somon
Sourt
Massachusetts
North
South Dakota
Refugees Flee Budapest Amid Frontiers Tightened
Thousands of men flee Budapest carrying few belongings as reports from today describe Hungarian fugitives. Women meet at Buda to protest the Red government. Volunteers in the communist army attempt to return home but are disarmed at the frontier. Romanian announcement sparks enthusiasm among Hungarians and Saxons in Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Buda
Red
Hungary
New England Slumps In Loan Drive
Boston reports a heavy slump in the lazy loan drive as holiday and interest distractions pull funds away. Officials blame sluggish demand for the Y M C A and warn the daily flow must reach a $1,000,000 target to meet the quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
All England
Spd
Haddam Reaches Victory Loan Allotment Mark
Haddam chairman reports town heavily oversubscribed its Liberty and Victory Loan quota and becomes eighth Connecticut town to meet its allotment. The message was sent to Hartford headquarters.
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Liberty Loan Comm
Haddam
Hartford
Elks Banquet Set With Notable Speakers in Middletown
Middletown Lodge of Elks plans a Thursday 7 30 p m banquet at Elks Home Main Street with speakers including Albert T Brophy of Brooklyn Lieutenant Governor Clifford B Wilson of Bridgeport Thomas L Reilly Grand Esteemed Leading Knight and sheriff of New Haven Rev R M Houghton famed for his World War II stories. Ticket sales close tonight as the arrangements committee led by George Schneider Leo Santangelo J F O Connell Earle Emmett and William J Atwell finalizes details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Lodge of Elks
Elks
Main Street
Albert T. Brophy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lodge
Clifford B. Wilson
Bridgeport
Conn
Thomas L. Reilly
New Haven
R. M. Houghton
Houghton
France
102Nd Infantry
George Schneider
Leo Santangelo
J. F. O’connell
Earle Emmett
William J. Atwell
Receivership Talk For Chicago Street Car System
Discussion of receivership for Chicago surface cars and potential strikes if wages are cut follows the Illinois Public Utilities Commission refusal to approve raising fares from five to seven cents. Company officials say current five cent fare lacks revenue to cover costs and wage scale, while employees warn of a strike if wages are reduced. The commission said the system can meet expenses with the five cent fare and rejected imposing the higher fare.
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Chicago
Illinois Public Utilities Commission
The
Utilities Commission
Man shoots wife then turns pistol on self in East Cleveland
Walter E. Edwards, a Federal Reserve Bank teller, shot his wife in the Edwards home after a quarrel and then killed himself. His six year old daughter woke to the scene as the couple were wounded and both are hospitalized with expected recoveries. Edwards is under guard charged with shooting to kill.
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Cleveland
Walter E. Edwards
Federal Reserve Bank
Edwards
Victory loan subscribes over six hundred million in first five days
Subscriptions to the Victory loan exceed 650 million dollars in the initial five days, nearly one seventh of the targeted total. The Cleveland district leads with 219.355 million sold, while Oklahoma City surpasses its quota and over subscriptions appear across Michigan, Iowa, and the Pacific states. Oregon tops the Pacific coast region with banks supplying 27 percent of its quota. 105 communities have passed their quotas and 45,252 people have subscribed to the 70 million held in hand.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Michigan
Iowa
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Pikes Peak
Lookout Mountain
Golden
Col
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
G. A. Waitt
Sioux City In
Sioux City
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Utah
New England
Woman Struck By Ford Auto Near South Main Street
A delivery Ford No 7677 hit a young woman who had just alighted from a southbound South Main 8 car at Loveland and Burr avenues. The driver swerved to avoid her, three wheels crossed the curb near the South Main street schoolhouse, and the woman was struck but did not fall, the package wrapper torn from her bundle.
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Loveland and
Burr Avenue
South Main Street
Consolidation Committee Reviews Government Plan
The executive committee of the town and city consolidation committee of the Chamber of Commerce met at the Chamber rooms. Vice Chairman Arthur L. Allin presided in the absence of Charles T. Davis. A sub-committee report by Prof. Henry M. Winston and Arthur L. Allin proposed a tentative government plan and was received. The panel was ordered to develop the plan further and report next Friday evening.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charles T. Davis
Arthur L. Allin
Henry M. Winston
Victory loan flying circus lands at Franklin field
Four airplanes in the Victory loan flying circus reached Boston’s Franklin field at noon after a flight from Springfield. Lieut. Dallas piloted the fixer machine ahead of schedule, followed by Major Hart Lieut. Jones and Lieut. Torney as the other three planes landed before a large crowd.
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Boston
Ril
Victory Loan Flying Circus
Franklin Field
Springfield
Dallas
Hart
Lieut
Jones
Lieut. Torney
Serbs Call More Troops to Colors in War Debate
Agram dispatch reports Serbia to mobilize three additional classes of troops to the color as Belgrade joins the new state of Jvia disputing with Italy over Fiume. The report notes Serbia’s role in the broader territorial dispute and its alignment in the conflict with Italy.
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Rome
Agram
Idea Nazionale
Serbia
Jvia
Italy
Fiume
Ohio freeze damage forecast reaches 1.5 million
Vernon H. Davis head of the bureau of markets, said after fuller reports on the Ohio freeze that fruit damage alone may hit nearly 1.5 million dollars, with wheat and tender plants still uncertain. He noted little additional damage from Friday night temperatures.
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Ohio
Columbus
Vernon H. Davis
Bureau of Markets
Italian Comment on Wilson Sparks Street Renaming
A Rome dispatch quotes Idea Nazionale declaring that Italy saved Europe from American hegemony by breaking President Wilsons dictatorship after reflection. Genoa has renamed Wilson street to Fiume street reflecting the anti Wilson sentiment.
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Wilson
London
Italy
Europe
Italia
Idea Nazionale
Rome
Genoa
Fiume
Orlando Receives Warm Welcome in Rome Return
Premier Orlando drew large crowds in Rome as he returned from Paris. Citizens cheered him at every appearance, signaling strong public support for the Italian leader amid a day of vivid reception.
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Orlando
Paris
Rome
Fire at Dr Fauver's Home Alarmed Neighborhood
A fire call was reported at Dr. Fauver's residence on Mt. Crum corner early in the morning. Fire department units responded quickly to extinguish the blaze and no injuries were reported. The incident notes a chemical warning and presence of LAE personnel at the scene.
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DR. Fauver
Chemical
Fauver
Mt. At
Crum “Biseet
Finns Uncover Plot to Overthrow Government
April 26 in Helsingfors reports the Finnish government has found evidence of a German Bolshevist conspiracy to topple Finland. German consul at Viborg Herr Bartelle is implicated as involved in the plot.
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Finland
Helsingfors
Herr Bartelle
Viborg
Foe Will Fight For Colonies Says Dr Bell
Berlin dispatch reports Dr Johannes Bell colonial secretary pledging Germany will press to retain all colonies at the Paris peace talks. He cites justice under Wilson's points, honor, economic need, and fear of future revenge if colonies are taken. He argues colonies underpin Germany's industry and trade and insists on a firm demand in negotiations.
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Alfred G. Anderson
Berlin
Germany
Johannes Bell
National Assembly
Weimar
Dr. Bell
Paris
Wilson
Contin
England
France
America
Autos Collide Four Dead Near Camp Merritt New Jersey
Four persons were killed when two passenger buses collided near Camp Merritt New Jersey last night. Initial reports had seven dead, including a major in the army. The deceased were Minnie Webb Petching of Tenafly, NJ. Vincent Sully of Rutherford, NJ. John F. Sully. and Private Elmer F. Epps, 13th Infantry. H E Bunch, a medical officer with the 168th Infantry, was seriously injured.
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Camp Merritt
N. J
Minnie Webb Petching
Tenafly
N J
Vincent Sully
Rutherford
John F. Sully
Vincent
Elmer F. Epps
H. E. Bunch
168Th Infantry
Snow and Cold Hit New York in April Snow
Snow fell in New York today shortly after the record low April 26 temperature. The thermometer stood at 29 degrees at 2 am, rising later but snow returned for several minutes in the morning.
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New York
No One Held For Fireman's Death
Coroner Stephen B. Davis finds Omar La Bracque, a railroad fireman for the New York New Haven and Hartford, died after being struck by overhead bridge timbers on the Air Line division near Middletown on March 22, 1919. The coroner absolves any person or persons of responsibility, noting the deceased approached the work area unacquainted with the bridges and may have failed to notice bridge telltales.
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Omar la Bracque
Air Lime Road
Davis
N. Y
N. H
New Haven
Air Line
Arived
Middletown
Main Street
Stephen B. Davis
Middlesex
Fate of Peach Crop Hit by Back-to-Back Freezes
The fate of the peach crop remains undetermined after a freeze last night added to Thursday’s frost. Major growers have not issued statements. Charles E. Lyman of Middlefield is researching the orchard conditions. Frank Payne of Payne Brothers in Portland warns of a likely loss. Paul P. Wilcox of Durham predicts a total loss of peaches in the low places.
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Charles E. Lyman
Middlefield
Frank Payne
Payne, Brothers
Portland
Paul P. Wilcox
Durham
Woman Dies by Her Own Hand Near Pest House
Mrs. Nettie Gordon Shrokter aged 25 of 1082 Stanley Street committed suicide this morning near Hast Street pest house by ingesting carbolic acid. She had left her husband James Shrekter a brakeman in New Haven after their one year marriage.
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New Britain
Nettie Gordon Shrokter
Stanley Street
Hast Street
James Shrekter
New Haven
US Navy probes Inverness troubles inquiry
London April 26 United States navy has asked Admiral Strauss to investigate troubles at Inverness involving American sailors. The inquiry seeks to determine the circumstances and identify any responsible parties in the incident.
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London
United States Navy
Strauss
Inverness
Yankee division anxious to be discharged at Devens
The Yankee division, after a Boston parade homecoming, awaits demobilization starting Monday. Discharges proceed unit by unit at a rate of 9,800 men daily for two days, with full pay and ready papers. Pay officers will have over $2,000,000 to settle accounts with Uncle Sam.
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Camp Devens
Mass
Boston
104Th
101St Engineers
101St
51St
52Nd
51St Field Artillery
Sam
Men of Middletown to Welcome 77th Divison Lands in Hoboken Today
George Zeeb and Martin Welch of Middletown, members of the 77th Division, are due to arrive in Hoboken New Jersey today after crossing to France and serving on several fronts. The unit, recruited at Camp Upton Long Island, is a New York formation and had a notable wartime record. Locals hope the soldiers will obtain passes to visit relatives in Middletown in a few days and receive a hearty Gotham reception.
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George Zeeb
Martin Welch
77Th Division
Middletown
Hoboken
N. J
France
77Th
Camp Upton
Long Island
New York
Gotham
Search for missing plane crew narrows to Cape Cod bay
In Provincetown on April 26 a flotilla including five scout patrol boats and a seaplane scour Cape Cod bay for two officers and an electrician believed clinging to a disabled seaplane en route from Chatham to Boston. Lieut. J. S. Buchanan commands the plane with Ensign John G. Howard and Bernard Tornes aboard.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod Bay
Chatham
Boston
J. S. Buchanan
John G. Howard
Bernard Tornes
Army transport influx expected. 56 ships carry 94,449 troops
An April 26 announcement states over six weeks 56 transports and liners will arrive with 94,449 soldiers. Thirty two vessels dock with 54,789 men. The rest head to Boston, Philadelphia and other ports.
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York
Boston
Philadelphia
Paris Peace Talks Eye Italy Actions
Reports from Paris indicate Italy faces pressure over Fiume as Sonnino may depart Rome soon while Salandra stays. In London, Lloyd George and Clemenceau disagree with Wilson’s published statement but deem it up to him to decide. Both leaders reportedly read the text and Clemenceau said no word would be altered.
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Paris
Lloyd-George
Enceau
Italy
Washington
Wilson
Fiume
London
George
Clemenceau
Pi Wilson
Miers
Cle
Orland
Parisian notes on treaty talks amid Allied divisions
Reports from Paris describe ongoing discussions on the terms of the German treaty as leaders from the United States Britain France and Italy prepare for plenary sessions. Officials expect a clearing of 9 treaty clauses and a possible ex conference to review proposals with little consensus and potential compromises ahead. The mood emphasizes economic relief and attention to Italian concerns as observers await decisive moves.
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Ni. Telephone CO
Connectio
Burleson
Meyer
Victory Fliers
Aero Orlando
Cocaiine House
Gonnino
Baron Sonnind
ORDER
Inverness Inquiry
102ND
George Zeeb and
This City
Due
Sonnino
Salandra
John Edwin
Lem
Wi George
League of Natio Ant
Anche Viet Isles
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