President Wilson upbeat on peace talks in Paris plan
London reports President Wilson expresses strong optimism about the pace of diplomacy. He expects the big four to set initial terms in Paris with others joining, aiming for a preliminary peace treaty and a framework for the League of Nations, followed by broader demobilization plans. Wilson plans to travel to Italy late next week, visiting Rome, Turin and Milan before returning home.
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Legislature To Decide Jail Site In New Haven Area
New Haven lawmakers voted 28 to 9 to leave the choice of a site for the new county jail farm to the incoming legislature. A committee reported $25,375.87 in current jail improvements and noted a 615 acre Mount Carmel site option. Debate focused on extending time for site agreement beyond December 1, with legality noted. In Washington, a separate item says preferential discharges for college students from the army will not be granted, per Secretary Baker’s policy concerns.
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William Hohenzollern Quotation In Gazette
A fragment from the en So. Little Rock York Gazette quotes William Hohenzollern praising the Lord for his crown before noting the Lord giveth and taketh away, blessing the name of the Lord.
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William Hohenzollern
Paragraphers and the Judge Face Mixed Reactions
The judge appears to show sympathy toward paragraphers while observers note the sentences remain short. Critics argue brevity may undermine full expression, but supporters say it preserves clarity and pace in legal prose.
Six Generals Awarded War Medals in Washington
Six generals were named for the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious war service. Recipients include Major General William M. Black for railway planning, Major General Enoch Crowder for draft administration, Major General George W. Goethals for quartermaster reforms, Major General William C. Gorgas for medical corps leadership, Brig. General Frank Hines for the embarkation service, and Major General Henry Jervey for operations as director of general staff.
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College athletics urged shift to universal training
National Collegiate Athletic Association calls for abolition of professional coaching and requires athletic training for all students under college faculty supervision. Debates at the Hotel Astor highlight postwar reconstruction of collegiate athletics with emphasis on general fitness over star athletes and specialized coaches.
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Noiseless Co. sweep past Conn. Power in factory bowling
At Aetna alleys Noiseless Co. won three straight games against Conn. Power Co. H Anderson led Noiseless with 293 while Kincaid topped Conn. Power with 276. Also local tennis action and a court verdict appear in the day’s turmoil.
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Plainville Machinists Strike at Rockwell and Drake Factory
Two hundred machinists walked out at the Rockwell and Drake plant in Plainville today after union official John F. Quinn said the company violated a government agreement to retain workers for six months at 42 cents an hour. Thirty five were laid off yesterday and replaced by cheaper labor, according to the union.
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Stock Quotations Mixed Oil Rally Amid Holiday Week
New York opening shows demand for oil shares with Sinclair Oil and Refining rising to 33 1/2. Marine preferred weak. St Paul and New York Central slip. South Pacific trades up, Anaconda down. market closes strong. Grain and bond data follow with weekly totals and bank shifts noted. A closing line notes coal as a Christmas gift thought by many men.
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Patti at eighty reigns in Welsh castle opera house
Patti, aged seventy six, lives with Baron Cedarstrom at Craig-y-os ten miles north of Swansea. The Welsh residence hosts occasional operas in a Baireuth style theatre, while Patti remains a beloved figure in the region known as the Queen of Wales. In Canada, Methodist Episcopal conference grants women equal lay status but stops short of ordaining them as ministers or probationers. A wise wife hides her own faults from her husband.
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Moodus News Briefs Include Illness and Death
Local items report Mrs Ann Sherman moving to New Britain to stay with her daughter Mrs Minnie Bixby after a long illness in Moodus. Willie Raymond visits North Moodus grandparents. Mrs Emma S Francis grave illness with double pneumonia in New Haven hospital prompts nurse Carrie L Bowers to East Hampton trip. Roland B Northrop dies of influenza pneumonia at Newton after two weeks illness. he leaves a wife formerly Carrie Tucker and one son. Dad’s Day letters from Corporal G Phillip Lecremier Jr and Top Sergeant J H Liebke read with pleasure.
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Connecticut Valley Advertiser
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Moodus and Hartford men in France trip notes
Moodus boys and Hartford resident Lewis N. Bowers spend holidays in France with family. T. J. Higgins and wife join Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Carter of South Manchester for Christmas night gatherings. Mrs. Lizzie Tryon of Middletown visits her mother Mrs. Mary Ingraham this week.
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Middletown
Mary Ingraham
East Berlin Student Ethel Hazen Dies of Pneumonia
Ethel Fern Hazen 15-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Hazen died in East Berlin of pneumonia on December 27 1918 at 3 p m She was a junior at the town High School Funeral services will be held at her home Monday December 29 at 2 30 p m Burial will be in Wilcox cemetery
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