Occupation Army Makes Big Advance Over Rhine
American forces pushed east of the Rhine by Monday with rapid movement and no hostile fire. Units under General Dickman hold key positions from Neuwill to Grevenmacher while Seventh corps remains west of the Rhine. Colder weather and showers accompany the occupation, and only an accidental pistol discharge is noted among Doughboys.
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Occu
Germany
Nancy
Rhine
Dickman
Neuwill
Montabaur
Sayn
Off
Cochem
Ahrweiler
Boppard
Bertrich
Witlich
Bitburg
Daun
Grevenmacher
Rhine Belt
Pittsfield Electrical Workers Go On Strike In Sympathy
Several thousand GE plant workers in Pittsfield Massachusetts and Schenectady New York walked out today in solidarity with Erie Pennsylvania workers protesting 30 layoffs. Manager Chesney noted about half the Pittsfield staff joined, with similar action at Schenectady. Workers had urged shorter hours rather than discharge if war orders declined.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Putafeld Electrical
Theield
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Co
Erie
C. C. ‘Chesney
Chesney
Schey
Eastman Nominated to Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington December 19 The nomination of Joseph B Eastman a member of the Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission to a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission will be sent to the Senate this afternoon Eastman a Republican will succeed George Anderson He has served on the Massachusetts commission four years after appointments by Governors Walsh and McCall Eastman is an Amherst graduate.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Massachusetts Public Utilities Ission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Eastman
George Anderson
Esstman
Massachusetts Commission
Walsh
McCall
Amherst
Bevalaqua Sentenced for Life for Bradley Murder
In Bridgeport, Judge Case in the superior court sentenced Joseph Bevalaqua to life imprisonment for the murder of Lewis H. Bradley. Bevalaqua pled guilty to murder in the second degree for fatally shooting Bradley on August 7 after leaving his foreman job at the Compressed Paper Box Company.
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Bridgeport
Joseph Bevalaqua
Lewis H. Bradley
Bevalaqua
Bradley
Compressed Paper Box Company
Selleck Sentenced for Embezzling in Norwalk
Chester S. Selleck, treasurer of the First taxing district of Norwalk, pled guilty to embezzling 35000 dollars and was sentenced by Judge Case in the superior court to two to five years in state prison. The case was decided in Bridgeport yesterday. Also noted is Secretary Daniels urging Congress to make permanent the wartime navy double pay for enlisted men.
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Daniels
Congress
Navy
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure And Hair Renewal
An advertisement extols Danderine for stopping dandruff and reducing hair loss. It claims rapid improvements including lighter, wavier hair, and new growth after a week. The copy urges daily use and describes using a cloth to apply the solution for cleansing the scalp.
Bolshevik Army in Prospective Europe Invasion noted
London reports a Daily Chronicle special correspondent says the bolshevik regime plans a large army to invade parts of Europe and spread communism. About 180,000 troops are scattered in the former Russian empire, with a potential build up to press into Germany as Poland grows unstable. President Wilson’s presence in Europe could help allied discussion on a joint policy response.
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London
Russia
Europe
Daily Chronicle Today
Russian Empire
Daily Chronicle
Poland
Germany
Wilson
Noted New Haven Philanthropist Col. Rutherford Trowbridge Dies
Col Rutherford Trowbridge, longtime New Haven philanthropist and Republican supporter, died at 11 p.m. after a brief illness. He helped fund local charities including the Y M C A building and the park system, and served as a presidential elector and on Gov. Bigelow’s staff. Survived by widow May Wells Trowbridge, daughters Elsie and Caroline Rachel, and sisters Caroline H. Trowidge and Mrs. George B. Rogers. He was a former New Haven common council member.
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New Haven
Col
Rutherford Trowbridge
Trowbridge
May Wells Trowbridge
Franklin Farrel
Ansonia
Elsie R. Trowbridge
Caroline Rachel Trowbridge
Caroline H. Trowbridge
George B. Rogers
Republican Party
Bigelow
Old New Haven
Wilson's visit to army not settled
Paris reports President Wilson may review the largest U S parade, with about thirty divisions totaling 27 000 men, as he decides where to spend Christmas. He may tour the First Second or Third Army, with Coblenz as the Third Army HQ, while open to entering Germany. Delegates agreed to daily newspaper briefings at 10 30 am. A Crillon photo showed photographers and officials. The president joked about attire with Col House and Secretary Larsing.
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Paris
Wilson
United States
Chauimont
France
Pershing
First Army
Second Army
Third Army
Coblenz
Germany
Crillon
Larsing
Mr. White
Col House
Silk O Laughlin Dying Umpire Stricken By Pneumonia
Francis Silk O Laughlin famed American League umpire from Rochester New York is near death from pneumonia in Boston after contracting influenza last Friday. The church administered last rites as his condition worsened. His wife also fell ill but is improving. O Laughlin recently joined the department of justice after the baseball season.
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Boston
Francis
Silk
O’laughlin
Rochester
N. Y
Department of Justice
President and Mrs Wilson Live Quietly in Paris
Paris dispatch notes the Wilsons maintain a simple, private life while abroad. Mrs Wilson wears plain black gowns and avoids public talk, remaining reticent and devoted to the president, who asks for no formal recognitions due to heavy official duties. Irreverent stories from London and the US are largely ignored. An Irish quip about physicians is included.
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Paris
Wilson
London
United States
Happenings in This Vicinity Twenty Five Years Ago
A 1888 recap notes ice dealers harvesting ice as engines and boilers rise at Middletown’s old Stiles and Parker factory. Clerks Buell and Hubbard resign, farmers hear Josiah Hubbard speak on peach yellows, and local folks adapt with wood selling and river spearing. Electric windows draw attention at J W Stueck, while officials shift roles and firms like Cutaway Harrow advance spring goods and a Portland creamery plan forms.
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Middletown
Stiles &. Parker
George F., Buell
J. R. Pitt
Deels
Air Line
Jerusha Hubbard
Union Street
Josiah M. Hubbard
Hartford
Charles B. Clark
Pameadha
Willimantic Daily Chronicle
J. W. Stueck
Robert Broatch
F. Brewer Co
W. E. Stroud
Dr. Burke
Cutaway Harrow Co
Higganum
Portland
Shippan Point Hotel Burns Near Stamford
The 40 room Shippan Point Hotel on Long Island Sound burned at about 5 a m destroying the summer resort near Stamford. Owner Leopold L Barzaghi of New York reports about 15000 in property loss. The 50 year old frame building had been closed since September and cause was listed as unknown. Nat Goodwin once frequented the hotel and pumped water to a roof tank in its days before electric baths.
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Sound Shore
Stamford
Shippan Point
Leopold L. Barzaghi
New York
Long Island Sound
Nat Goodwin
Goodwin
Captain of Blues Dead in German Prison Camp
Captain George C. Freeland of Company D the old New Haven Blues of the 102nd United States infantry is reported dead in a German prison camp at Saarbrucken. He was captured with 50 men at Leichprey on April 20, 1918 after being cut off from his company and supporting columns. He had his right leg amputated due to prior injuries and was listed missing before confirmation of his prisoner status at Limburg.
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Blues
New Haven
George C. Freeland
Co. D
Old
Leichprey
Limburg
One Thousand Watertown Arsenal Workers Let Go
Boston reports that 1,000 workers at the Watertown arsenal were dismissed yesterday by Brig. Gen. Tracy C. Dickson. If no new war orders appear soon, another 2,000 employees may be laid off, affecting high paid machinists blacksmiths pattern makers molders and other workers.
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Boston
Watertown Arsenal
Tracy C. Dickson
Arsenal
Struck Woman Wins $300 in Prospect Case
Mrs Pins Carlson of Prospect was awarded $300 by a district court jury in Waterbury in a dispute with La Verne Clark also of Prospect. Carlson said Clark struck her after ordering her off his land where she picked berries. Spain Does Not Recognize Germany. London, Dec. 19. The German ambassador to Spain and embassy staff will be given their passports today. Madrid reports Spain cannot recognize the present German government.
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Waterbury
Pins Carlson
Prospect
District Court
Laverne Clark
Spain
Germany
London
Madrid
Hartford Plants Announce Major Job Losses
Hartford reports 1,309 Colt workers and 250 Pratt & Whitney employees were notified of layoffs that will take effect soon.
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Hartford
Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Pratt & Whitney Company
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R. J. Atwell
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Shippan Point Hotel
BURNS
Brainard & Logal
Conn
Christma the Joggery Shop
Opposiie
IMG Posioffice
J. F. O'Connell
Prop
Main &J
Corey
Stueck Gluck
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