Wilson faces rapid return to France over League draft
Paris reports that President Wilson may must hasten back to France if the League of Nations fails to reach unanimity on adopting a new constitution. Second reading is set for tomorrow amid opposition, with hopes for plenary session before his departure. If not, Wilson would sail after Congress adjourns, around March 6, to expedite final treaty work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
John Edwin Nevin
Paris
League of Nations Committee
Wilson
League of Nations
Ferdinand Lamnaude
Robert Cecil
England
Venizelos
Greece
Vesnitch
Serbia
Washington
Renee Ne
Murat
Senate
House
Congress
Deadlock on Armistice Terms Reaches Paris Talks
Paris February 12 serious death in the negotiations of the supreme inter allied war council over the new armistice terms to be imposed on Germany was reported. Morning session ended at 1 o clock with only slight progress. Delegates summoned to reconvene at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Coun
Germany
Ice harvest outlook at Zoar and Pameacha stalls
Sone Have Cut Over the Zoar Pond Pameacha Output is Not Thick Enough Brazos and Sons Inc the local ice dealers have secured about half a of ice on the pond at Zoar The house at that place is about half full and the pond has been cut over At Pameacha the ice is not of sufficient thickness to cut while at the on the Durham road there is no to awaken of Unless the cold weather holds out and freezes the ice much thicker than at present the out took is not bright
United States Accepts Japan Rail Rehabilitation Plan
Secretary Polk announced that the United States will back Japan's proposal to rehabilitate the Siberian railway system to aid Russia. A commission will oversee the work, headed by a Russian and including representatives from Russia, the United States, Britain, France, Italy and China will be invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberian
Ashington
Russia
United States
Japan
Polk
Britain
France
Italy
China
Three Women Convicted for Intimidation in Hartford
In Hartford on February 12, three young women were convicted in police court and fined 50 dollars each for intimidating another young girl employed at a shirt waist factory where a fire was burning. Officials cite a nationwide wave affecting Hartford and vowing to suppress it to protect local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Hisuet
Mo Man Reveals Stage Romance Incident
A candid statement describes an intimate moment on stage. The speaker confesses an unusual personal experience during a public performance, reflecting on the situation and its repercussions.
War bills total 16.26 billion as of February deadline
Uncle Sam's war bill to date for the army, presented by Chairman Dent of the house military affairs committee, totals 16,257,384,248 dollars. Expenditures domestically reach 10,190,556,755 dollars while expeditionary forces overseas account for 1,210,239,246 dollars. Unpaid obligations incurred by the entire military establishment total 4,856,578,247 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
House
Dent
United States
I W W member Pierre Pierre faces Kansas City trial over plot
Pierre Pierre, an I W W member arrested in Cleveland on charges of plotting to kill President Wilson and William G McAdoo, will be brought to Kansas City for trial if a federal grand jury orders detainment. Federal agents seek other conspirators. R J Bobba, named by US attorney Fred Robertson as an accomplice, is under surveillance at Leavenworth. Pierre, released from Leavenworth October 16, was traced from Chicago to Cleveland where arrested. he had been serving time for draft resistance when drawn into I W W propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Pierre Pierre
Cleveland
Wilson
William G. McAdoo
R. J. Bobba
Fred Robertson
United States District Attorney
Pierre
Leavenworth
Bobba
Robertson
I. W.W
Chicago
New York Harbor Strike Faces possible resumption
The New York harbor strike may restart within 24 hours after Wilson halted it in January. Disputes over the War Board’s failure to adjust differences and anger at W. E. Macy as arbitrator push toward action. Macy accepted the umpire role. marine workers oppose his intervention. Taft left the city. Frederick N. Judson filled his chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Harbor
Wilson
War Board
W. E. Macy
Shipping Board
Macy
Taft
Frederick N. Judson
Would Keep Schleswig-Holstein
Berlin reports a German meeting at Schleswig adopted a resolution protesting any ceding of Schleswig Holstein to Denmark and forwarding it to President Wilson. The resolution calls for preserving Schleswig Holstein intact as it is now and notes a copy was sent to the Weimar national assembly. Schleswig Holstein was annexed by Prussia in 1866 after previously belonging to Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schleswig-Holstein
Berlin
London
Denmark
Schleswig
Wilson
National Assembly
Weimar
Schleswig and Holstein
Prussia
Senate Passes Soldiers Aid Bill in Hartford Session
In Hartford on February 12 the senate approved without debate the soldiers aid bill. It grants state board of control authority to pay soldiers sailors and marines under the wartime system used for families of service members. The measure covers Connecticut residents and resident aliens and directs state departments to cooperate in implementing the aid program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hartford
Connecticut
Not To Prosecute Big Five Packers
Washington reports no criminal prosecution of the big five packers following the federal commission inquiry. Francis J. Heney, attorney for the commission, told the House committee on Interstate Commerce he had lost faith in criminal procedure against the packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Commission
Francis J. Heney
Commission
House
Heney
U S Army Size Reported At 2 551 020
Washington Feb 12 chairman Dent of the house committee on military affairs cited a live army strength of 2 551 020 as the house opened debate on the army appropriation bill. He said the force is real not a paper army like Germanys 3 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
United States
Dent
House Committee On Military Affairs
House
Bolsheviks Occupy Kovno in Lithuania
Bolshevik troops have again occupied Kovno Lithuania. News from Cracow reports the forces are expected to occupy and secure areas as required. The update reflects rapid Bolshevik advances in the region and signals renewed control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olsheviks
Kovno
Copenhagen
Lithuania
Cracow
Republicans Now Attack Army Bill
Washington reports impending Republican moves against the 1.12 billion army appropriation bill after the House took it up. Republicans threaten a point of order over the temporary peace time army reorganization, signaling renewed criticism of the war department while Democrats push to advance the army, fortifications, wheat guaranty, mineral land leasing and related measures before Congress adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rules Committee
Daniels
War Department
Gass
Railway unions seek higher wages via balanced tribunal
A. B. Garretson of the Big Four railway brotherhoods told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that railway workers will demand even higher pay in the near future. He urged a fair tribunal to fix wages and dismissed a nationwide minimum wage as patching a flawed system. He warned a $25 daily minimum would merely pass the cost to consumers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
A. B. Garretson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Garretson
Trial of Greek rulers sought before international tribunal
A telegram from liberal leaders to Premier Venizelos in Paris asks for authority to arraign former King Constantine of Greece and Queen Sophia along with the ex Kaiser if an international war crimes trial proceeds. Sophia, Constantine's sister, was long accused of German intrigues in Athens. Constantine was ousted June 12, 1917, and he and Sophia fled to Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine
Sophia
Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Paris
Kaiser
Germany
Switzerland
Meriden Men Voted Dry in Prohibition Vote Correction
Report from Hartford shows two Meriden representatives were mistakenly recorded as opposing ratification of the federal prohibition amendment. A telephone message error led to the misprint, and a correction confirms they supported ratification with the dry faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Taven
Hartford
Drys
Casualties in Russia Total 424 for AEF
Washington reported the American Expeditionary Forces in Russia have suffered 424 casualties to date. The breakdown lists 62 killed in action, 115 died of wounds, 54 died of disease, six from accidents, 69 severely wounded, 33 slightly wounded, 55 with undetermined degree of wound, and 31 missing in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
War Department
Rioters Break Wesel Jail Free Prisoners Near Düsseldorf
Rioters including discharged soldiers attacked Wesel jail at 4 am near Düsseldorf today and released all prisoners including a dangerous gang. Police reported injuries and ongoing pursuit as authorities investigate the raid with measures to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesel
Berlin
London
Dusseldorf
Council
Elie
Governor's staff restored as old form set again
The Connecticut senate voted to adhere to its past action on ratification of the federal prohibition amendment, effectively restoring the governor's staff in its old form. The House and Senate approved memorials for Theodore Roosevelt’s family, and appropriations were set for Wharton Brook park. Wayside parks plan emerged to serve autoists with self-supporting facilities and possible overnight stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartfords
Senate
House
Brooks
Torrington
Woodruff
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Committee of Judiciary
New Haven
Judiciary Committee
O. H. Fowler
Wallingford
H. L. Davis
Committee On Appropriations
Wharton Brook
Eaton
North Haven
Parker
Hartford Parks
King of
Windham
Committee On Military Affairs
House Actions Report in Hartford on War Relief and Court Salaries
In Hartford the judiciary committee favored bills allowing corporations to contribute to war relief and opposed a measure to fully pay salaries of deceased court clerks. It also opposed paying 2000 dollars to Frederick Williams and Charles Cook for services in a state bank suit. Several minor court judges were favorably reported and elected pending suspension of the rules, naming judges from Manchester, Winchester, Rockville, Stamford, Willimantic, Stratford, Southington, Branford, Norwalk, and Glens Falls region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Judiciary Committee
Frederick Williams
Waterbury
Charles Cook
West Hartford
American Real Estate Co
State Bank
Robert E. Carney
Town Court of
Manchester
Alexander Arnott
Frank W. Seymour
City Court of
Winchester
John B. Fiske
Rockville
John E.E. Fay
Osborne H. D. Fowler
Wallineford
James E. Brinkerhoff
City
Samuel A. Davis
Norwalk
George H. Vosberg
James R. Meadegh
Green- Sara Nee
Wilson Named Likely First Head of League of Nations
London reports the draft of the League of Nations envisions a president with Woodrow Wilson as the probable first executive. Ambassadors from major powers would hold diplomatic ranks and the league may seek US mandatories for Armenia protection and control around Constantinople and the Dardanelles, contingent on UK consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Pall Mal Gazette
America
England
France
Italy
Japan
Pall Mall Gazete
League
Armenia
Sea of Marmara
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
United Kingdom
Pall Mall Gazette
US Fliers Promoted for Distinguished Overseas Service
Advanced ratings and extra pay have been recommended by the director of military aeronautics for 20 American army fliers who distinguished themselves overseas. Names include Lt Col William Thaw and Capt Edward Rickenbarker, each credited with five or more enemy planes, with several other officers listed and several deceased officers to receive awards posthumously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Director of Military Aeronautics
William Thaw
Pittsburgh
David McK. Peterson
Honesdale
Edward V. Rickenbarker
Columbus
Ohio
Fred G. Landis
Chicago
Douglas Campbell
Mount Hamilton
Cal
Edward G. Tobin
San Antonio
Texas
J. C. Donaldson
Washington, D. C
Lewis G. Bernheimer
New York
William P. Erwin
Robert F. Raymond
Newton Center
Mass
Donald B. Warner
Swampscott
James A. Keating
Earl Porter
Charles W. Drew
Philadelphia
Fred Norton
Edward Orr
Merton Campbell
Wakeman
Lloyd Hamilton
Burlington
Frank Ballows
Wilmette
Roger Hitchcock
Los Angeles
Whiskey theft case in Waterbury dealer trial
In Hartford on February 12 the Waterbury whiskey dealer Joseph Matzkin testified in U S Court before Judge Edwin S. Thomas and a jury. He said he paid 1500 dollars for about 20 cents a gallon whiskey sold by a man named Lewis, claimed to have held the whiskey for two years. Detective Captain Keegan testified as the defense’s final witness and after noon arguments were made to the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
United States Court
Edward L. Seery
Joseph Matzkin
Waterbury
Edwin S. Thomas
Matzkin
Skehan
London's White Way May Replace Strand With Bright Thoroughfare
The Globe urges London to create a great bright way along the Strand linking the financial district and westward shopping area. It laments cheap jewelry shops and penny-gaff booths marring the Strand and calls for a house cleaning after widening work on the Strand and Fleet Street, to match Broadway’s great white way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
By Mail
Broadway
Globe
Strand
Financial District
Fleet Street
Influenza Death Toll in U S Reaches 81 427
Washington reports 81 427 influenza deaths between September 14 1918 and February 8 with pneumonia deaths totaling 52 154. New York records 14 563 influenza deaths, Chicago 7 584, Boston 4 610. There is a mid January peak followed by a sustained decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bureau of the Census
New York
Chicago
Boston
Ex Kaiser and Crown Prince Reported Ill in Europe
London reports both the ex Kaiser and ex German crown prince are ill. A Berlin dispatch cites the crown prince's illness while a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam quotes a German official returning from Amerongen saying the former war lord is timorous and mentally broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Cologne
Amerongen
Three More Troopships Sail From Abroad
The transport America with about 2100 homecoming officers and men, the cruiser Montana with roughly 1400, the cruiser Pueblo with about 1300, and the transport La Touraine with around 500 have sailed from abroad for New York. America due February 22. Montana and others noted as sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
United States
Montana
Pueblo
la Touraine
New York
War’ Department
Plan to Get Home for Every Worker Proposes Federal Study
A bill introduced by Senator Kenyon of Iowa proposes appointing a six member federal commission to study financing methods for housing and to report by January 1, 1920. The plan aims to extend federal aid to workers building or buying homes, drawing on wartime housing projects and possibly the farm town act as a model. Fifty thousand dollars is authorized to fund the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Kenyon
Iowa
Commission of Six
United States
Congress
Kenyon
Baker forms liquidation board to settle France and Britain claims
Washington February 12 the United States liquidation commission under the war department will adjust and settle all claims with England and France related to the American expeditionary forces. Edwin B Parker chairs with Henry F Hollis Homer H Johnson and Charles G Dawes as members. A fifth member may be appointed. Hollis and Johnson travel soon with Per shing suggested plan developed with Edward R Stettinius who will aid the commission in France before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
France
Commission
United States
Carpenters Union to Assume Apprenticeship Accountability
Hartford February session of the Connecticut state council United States Carpenters and Joiners of America approved a constitutional amendment. All apprentices will join the union, sign four year contracts with employers, and the union may seek satisfaction from employers if an apprentice is unsatisfactory. A universal working card amendment was also adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ Union of State
Hartford
Carpenters’ Union
Connecticut State Council
United States Carpenters and Joiners of America
State Council
Labor Delegate Held After Shooting at Labor Dispute
Jeremiah Curtin a 52 year old delegate for the Lathers union and financial secretary fired shots injuring two men at 137 Bank street during labor troubles. He was held in city court with a hearing set tomorrow. Simultaneously polishers and marble workers on the Chase office building worksite went on strike in sympathy with New York workers. All New York carpenters in building projects are also out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Jeremiah Curtin
Lathers Union
Daniel Darcangle
Frederick Gribble
Bank Street
Bonds
Curtin
New York Counig
New York
British Workers Meet in London on Wage and Day Demands
London protesters converge as a million two hundred fifty thousand mine railway and transport workers gather to press for wage and shorter work days. The event is billed as vital for labor and the nation and is seen by the Evening News as a key moment as parliament opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Geneva
Evening News
Plot to Avenge Liebknecht Sparks Soldier Councils
Reports say 12 soldiers councils plot to overthrow the government in retaliation for Karl Liebknecht’s death. Robert Eichhorn, once Bolshevik police chief, identified as a leading agitator in the Spar ticides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liebknecht
Berlin
London
Karl Liebknecht
Robert Emil Eichhorn
Spartacides
Municipal Strike Shuts Leipzig City Halls
Berlin reports Leipzig municipal workers including police and firemen went on strike blocking city hall and police headquarters. Strikers seized the premises preventing routine city functions. Local authorities addressed the disruption as a municipal labor action in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
Berlin
Olice
Refusal of Passage for American Officers in Lithuania
London reports German military authorities refuse passage of a delegation of American officers led by Col. Grove into occupied Lithuania districts amid wartime tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Col. Grove
Lithuania
Deportation plan for agitators and undesirables revealed
Washington reports officials plan to deport bolsheviks I W W members and others deemed undesirables under new acts. John OF O'Brien disclosed that thousands of interned Germans and Austrians may be sent out, with roundups already underway from northern ports to Ellis Island. Surveillance has spanned up to two years, involving labor, justice, and military intelligence amid wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John OF O’brien
Congress
Ellis Island
N. Y
Departments of Justice
O’brien
United
Departs of Justice
P ‘ League
Military Intellfj
General Staff
Dent Justice
Hi Island
Department of Justice
Grein
Boston Silver Burglar Identified as Mervin Long
Boston police identify a man nicknamed the silver burglar as Mervin Long, wanted for burglaries in fashionable houses around Boston and North Adams. Olson aided by police recovered a trunkful of silverware from multiple shops, with more items awaiting identification at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Olson
Mervin
Brea
North Adams
Lawrence Quiet Today Amid Strike Calm In Lawrence
Lawrence Massachusetts reports no arrests this morning as the strike continues with fewer pickets and militiamen at gates. Police say many employees returned to work and a parade and mass meeting were rejected by four men named Peter Carr and John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mass
Militi
A Gates
Peter Carr
John
Bremerhaven Retaken Amid The War Shutdown
Government troops seized Bremerhaven without resistance. The soldiers' council Armgarth was arrested with 80 mine sweepers. Quiet has been restored at Hamburg and Bremen, ending a tense halt in the port cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremerhaven
Berlin
London
Armgarth
Hamburg
Bremen
Round Up in West Deportees Bound for Ellis Island
Bolshevik and I. W. W. rounded up by government passed through Fort Worth on a special train last night en route to Ellis Island where they will be deported. The convoy included passengers from San Francisco Tucson El Paso Antonio and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W
West
Fort Worth
Tex
San Francisco
Tucson
el Pago
Antonio
Dallas
Ellis Island
Ebert Promises Force to Defend Weimar State
Frederick Ebert pledges to use force to defend the Weimar Republic against any threat. He declares that the nation will resist aggression with utmost resolve, regardless of source, as Germany faces consolidation under provisional leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebert
Weimar
Grmany
Don
Frederick Ebert
Man Empire
Poles Advance in Josen Province Amid Train Fire Incident
Poles in Germany are reported advancing in Josen province as another train comes under fire. The situation remains tense with conflicting reports about the attackers and the exact location of the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Josen
Lissa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mo Man
M’adoo
ARMY
NAVY
Care
PALL
Mall. Gazette
U. S. Fliers
London’s
White Way
Kaiser and
Crown Prince
BILL
Federal’ Commission
Liquidation Commission
LABOR
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!