Wilsons influence in France grows with Paris welcome
Paris embraces President Wilson as he visits Hotel de Ville and Lafayette’s grave. He toasts unity with France and Britain, praises American charity, honors Red Cross workers, and pledges to uphold justice and liberty. Clemenceau consults, Orlando and Lloyd George awaited, church acts mark a public show of allied resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemenceau
Wilson
Lafayette
Paris
Mr. Wilson
United States
Hotel de Ville
Union
Pershing
Argonne
Pascal
Sons of
France
M. Austrand
Seine
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Belgium
American Red Cross
America
Washington
Europe
Germany
St. Gervais
Henry White
Great Britain
Murat
Grand Salon
Mme. Poincare
White House
Colonel House
War Office
Premier Clemenceau
Italy
Lloyd-George
London
England
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
E. M. House
Herbert C. Hoover
Murat Mansion
President Wilson
House to Debate Wire Control Bill
Washington dispatch says Congress will again clash over government ownership of telegraph and telephone systems as part of post office spending for 1919 29. Debate centers on Burleson Moon proposal to adjoint wire services to mail, with opposition from Black and others and plans for broader federal control of utilities. The House also weighs aircraft mail funding and a meat packing probe under interstate commerce, all amid a looming battle before adjournment on March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Burleson
Post Office Department
John A. Moon
Tennessee
Post Office Committee
Eugene Black
Texas
Moon
United States
House Merchant Marine Committee
Daniels
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Thetas W. Sims
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Governors Conference Opens With National War Aftermath Debate
Annapolis Md Dec 16 chief executives and governors elect from nearly every state gathered for the tenth annual conference to discuss postwar problems. Governor Spry of Utah presided this morning with Governor Harrington of Maryland delivering the welcome and Governor Manning of South Carolina replying. Five cabinet members Baker Lane Wilson Daniels and Houston were slated to address the gathering which will last three days. Governor McCall of Massachusetts could not attend and Governor elect Calvin Coolidge filled his slot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
William Spry
Utah
Harrington
Maryland
Manning
South Carolina
Wilson
Baker
Lane
Daniels
Houston
McCall
Masachusetts
Calvin Coolridge
Norwalk Robbery Leaves Crippled Store Owner At Risk
Norwalk on December 16 85 year old David L Spicer crippled by two attackers in his store. They choked him robbed sixty dollars a ladies gold watch and a diamond ring. He is in serious condition though able to reach the door to summon police. Suspects unknown and clues slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
David L. Spicer
Spicer
Errors In Espionage Cases Prompt Supreme Court Review
Washington December 16 government lawyers confessed errors in two espionage act cases challenging constitutionality, effectively overturning convictions of nearly twenty individuals in South Dakota. The move leaves other espionage cases before the court unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Dakota
Supreme Court of the United States
President Wilson Seen Likely To Visit London
Official circles in London believe President Wilson will visit at the end of January. Earlier dispatches claimed he accepted an invitation from George to travel to London on his return to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilson
George
America
Metal Prices Reported With Steady Lead Market
New York December 16 metal prices show lead unchanged amid quiet trade. East St Louis spot values for December 825, January 810, February 805 and March 790 reflect a stable to modestly declined forward curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East St. Louis
Leviathan brings 9000 troops home in triumph crowd cheers
New York witnesses a vast homecoming as the Leviathan formerly the Waterland arrives at Hoboken with 9000 officers and men. Thousands line the Battery and Jersey shores, bells and sirens echo, and soldiers fling pillows in celebration while a band plays It is a Long Long Trail. Altogether about 12000 troops are expected today including civilians. 183 officers and 8381 men aboard Leviathan with 4747 men and 117 officers in naval uniform. Major General Barnett pledges to help returning soldiers find jobs as civilians aboard include Mrs S B Forbes and her five month old baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waterland
Hoboken
Battery Park
Jersey
Statue of Liberty
Hudson
Leviathan
Santa Anna
Brest
Cochra
Bordeaux
Maui
George Barnett
Marine Corps
Army
France
Barnett
S. B. Forbes
James M. McDaniel
Alabama
167Th Infantry
Red Cross
King’s yacht storm tale entertains Wilson and Clemenceau
Paris dispatch says President Wilson told Premier Clemenceau a story of an unnamed king’s yacht stranded at sea. Officers debated whether to save the king or the women, the captain ordering to save the women first with “God save the king.” Clemenceau reportedly enjoyed the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Paris
Wilson
Clemenceau
Waterbury Prepares for Flu Fight at Country Club
Waterbury officials announce readiness to combat the Spanish influenza if it reemerges. The country club offers its facilities to the health department in case of an emergency. Thirteen new cases were reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Country Club
Health Department
Dempsey Predicts Early Knockout in Morris Battle
New Orleans crowd hears Jack Dempsey express confidence in a first rounds knockout against Carl Morris in their scheduled 20 round bout Morris predicts a full distance bout with endurance on display in the arena today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
New Orleans
Jack Dempsey
Carl Morris
Morris
Emperor Charles To Run For Austrian Assembly
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports former Emperor Charles of Austria will be a candidate in the Austrian national assembly election set for March. The London note states the decision came this afternoon in Copenhagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor Charles
London
Emperor Charles of Austria
Austrian National Assembly
Copenhagen
Burleson Announces Major Toll Telephone Rate Cuts
Washington Dec 16 Postmaster General Burleson unveiled sweeping reductions in long distance and toll telephone charges. A basic rate of 6 1 4 mills per mile with night service cuts lowers costs, enabling a San Francisco to New York call for about $4. Station to station rates apply up to 24 miles at five cents per six miles, with air line distances used for calculations. The plan also reduces smallest tolls to five cents and one cent for the cheapest service, expanding social and family use while curbing abuses in particular person service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Committee On
San Francisco
New York
German White Book to Detail German Secret Diplomacy
Copenhagen reports Dr Hugo Haase says the first volume of the German white book will publish a precise historical account of secret diplomacy at the war’s outbreak. He claims it will reveal each personality’s guilt and that the Reichstag is considered nonexistent and will not meet while it was due to convene in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Hugo Haase
Ebert
Berlin
The
Politiken
Dr. Haase
Reichstag
Provisional Portugal Government Formed After Paes Assassination
Washington reports a provisional government in Portugal led by Admiral Cantecastro aims to stabilize the country after the assassination of President Sidonio Paes in Lisbon. Opposition leaders have been arrested to uncover all implicated parties as the state department was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Washington
Admiral Cantecastro
Navy
Sidonio Paes
Lisbon
State Department
Paes
Red Cross Drive In Bridgeport Faces Slow Start
Bridgeport on December 16 saw a one day Red Cross membership push fall short of targets. A house to house canvass reached many, yet thousands were missed and enrollments dated yesterday totaled 36 79. The committee aims for 60,000 and will continue efforts through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bridgeport
Germans Drive Out Terrorists From Ex Kaiser's Castle
Berlin troops arriving from the front gain ground in Berlin driving out marines entrenched in the ex Kaiser's castle according to a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Poland Breaks With Germany in War War Departure
Amsterdam dispatch reports Poland severed relations with Germany and deported from Warwar today after breaking ties. The notice states Poland acted today in a diplomatic shift with potential wide impact on regional affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Germany
Amsterdam
Warwar
General strike paralyzes Berlin amid socialist turmoil
Amsterdam dispatch reports 350,000 workers walked out in Berlin as the Ebert government faces bolshevik pressure. The strike shadows a failed Fehrenbach bid to summon the Reichstag, while Dr. Hugo Haase says only a national assembly is legitimate and food supplies will hold for months. The entente is urged to aid to prevent extremism from rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
National Assembly
Amsterdam
Berlin
Ebert
Fehrenbach
Bundesrat
Congress of Soviets
Hugo Haase
Haase
Dr. Haase
Entente
Portugal President Killed in Lisbon Riot Across Street
London reports Portugal reels after the assassination of President Sidonio Paes at Lisbon railway station. The gunman was said slain by a mob, with conflicting reports on his death. Police arrested two accomplices as crowds flooded the streets shouting long live the republic and death to traitors. The new president had taken office after a June revolution amid prior assassination attempts and unrest. The alleged shooter, Joseph Julis Rodriguez de Aro, was listed as a commercial traveler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Portugal
Sidonio Paes
Republic
Lisbon
Paes
Portugese
Joseph Julis Rodriguez- de Aro
Wilson Visits Versailles Palace in Paris Visit
President Wilson toured the Versailles palace where the peace conference will hold final sessions. He viewed the courtyard and declined the Hall of Mirrors. He spoke with General Tasker Bliss during the two hour motor trip and lunched with Thomas Nelson Page who relayed word from King Victor Emmanuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
Versailles Palace
Hall of Mirrors
Tasker H. Bliss
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Women’s Party Burns Wilson Paris Speech Near White House
National Women's Party members burned copies of President Wilson's Paris speech opposite the White House. As the speeches and other presidential books were fed to the flames, Alice Paul declared the act aimed to protest women’s exclusion from global democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Party
Wilson
Paris
Washington
France
National Women’s Party
White House
Alice Paul
National Woman’s Party
Adriatic Cylinder Head Blows Aboard Ocean Liner
The British liner Adriatic suffered a cylinder head blow in the engine room as she prepared to sail for Liverpool. About 600 passengers were aboard. police reports say no fatalities. The ship will defer sailing to tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Norwalk Man Dies in Church Before Service
Norwalk on December 16 Martin H. Wickens father in law of Dr. G Morgan Muren died of apoplexy in St Pauls church shortly before the service began. The congregation was excited but Medical Examiner Dr S Huntington confirmed apoplexy as the cause. The deceased was a former Brooklyn resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Martin H. Wikckens
G. Morgan Muren
St. Pauls Church
S. H. Huntington
Brooklyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
I Wilson
Adrian Milhouard
Congress
Governors’ Conference
Versailles
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!