Short Term Loan Bill Passed in House
Washington reports the short term victory loan bill passed the House by 348 to 3, enabling up to 1 trillion in government loans at fixed interest to finance American importers. The measure creates a sinking fund funded by annual federal levies to retire war debt within 29 years and may advance loans to importers with solid credit from state banks. The bill heads to the Senate.
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Washington
Treasury Glass
War Finance Corporam
American
America
House
Curry
Republi
Rida
London
Soul.list
LaFollette
Ington
Finance Corpors
Moore
Loan
Pennsylvania
Senate
Teachers Pay No Income Tax Under Public School Status
Thousands of public school teachers are exempt from income taxes on their salaries under the interpretation by the Internal Revenue Service. The ruling clarifies that salaries of all officers and employees of state, county, or local governments are not taxable if paid from public sources. The exemption also extends to policemen, firemen, and other public employees.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Revenue Bureau
G. M. Landers Marries Actress in New York Chapel
New Britain man and actress Hazel Rexford Fox wed at St Pauls chapel in New York City. Landers had been divorced from his previous wife in Hartford on June 28, 1918, and later married a U S Army lieutenant who was a Yale roommate. Fox linked to the Savage Production Toot Toot that closed in Boston last year.
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New Britain
Hartford
George M. Landers
Hazel Rexford Fox
St. Paul’s Chapel
New York City
Mr. Wanders
Lieut. Forman
United States Army
Mr. Landers
Jais
Yale
Thrilling Rescue From Fire In New Haven
A blaze at the Mirror Shop in New Haven destroyed a three story building with an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. Lieutenant Richard Green and Fireman Robert Culver saved eight year old Morris Watstein and his mother and five other children from the third floor before flames endangered the nearby Southern New England Telephone Building. Fire shutters helped contain the spread.
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New Haven
Mirror Shop
Richard Green
Robert Culver
Fire Department
Morris Watstein
Southern New England Telephone Company
Bridgeport Bond Issue Favored by Finance Panel
Hartford February 26 the legislative committee on finance voted to submit a favorable report on a bond for Bridgeport to issue general construction work up to 1 625 million. Allocations include police station 75 000 health department 175 000 hospital wing 25 000 municipal garage 150 000 Grand Street bridge 200 000 and street wear 1 000 guaranteed five years.
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Bridgeport
Hartford
Legislative Committee On Finance
Bim
Board of Charities
Grand Sttreet Bridge
Discards Cannon Bills In Military Committee Action
Washington February 26 hundreds of petitions urged giving captured German cannons to communities nationwide. The military committee discarded the bills for the session, its chairman noting the measures called for distributing 2000 cannons and that final availability is unknown.
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Washington
Military Committee
Trolley Committee Named in Hartford Special Session
Governor Holcomb announced a five civilian members for the joint legislative committee to study street railway issues. The appointees are Frederick Chase of Waterbury, John H. Perry of Fairfield, Ira Orn of New Haven, Arthur M. Waite of Sharon, and Francis P. Cooley of Hartford.
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Hartford
Holcomb
General Assembly
Frederick §. Chase
Waterbury
John H. Perry
Fairfield
Ira Orn
New Haven
Arthur M. Waite
Sharon
Francis P. Cooley
Naval Supply Bill Reported by Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Washington February 26 The naval department bill with a three year building program was favorably reported to the Senate this afternoon by the Senate Naval Affairs Committee after a strict party vote in which all Republicans opposed reporting the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Depth Bomb Kills Three at Rockaway Beach
New York February 26 three men attached to the naval aviation station at Rockaway Beach were killed yesterday in the explosion of a depth bomb they were carrying.
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New York
Naval Aviation Station
Rockaway Beach
Beecham's Pills Advertises Health Boost Claims
An OCR fragment touts Beecham's Pills claiming swift benefits to liver stomach and blood. The text is garbled but suggests a health improvement promise with energetic wording and imitates older patent medicine tone.
Postwar Territorial Indemnity Debated by French Writers
Cablegrams to the International News Service discuss France not seeking direct annexation of Rhine left bank territory. Some propose a neutral zone west of the Rhine policed by allies, with the Palatinate and Sarre valley as a neutral state. French writers argue indemnification via territorial gains is necessary due to war losses, estimating Germany's war debt at 240 billion and assets far below liabilities, with claims totaling 40 and 4 billion to France and Belgium respectively, possibly payable over 20 years.
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International
France
Rhine
Palatinate
Sarre Valley
Germany
Belgium
Servia
Resolutions Against Bolshevism by National Body
The National Association for Constitutional Government executive committee on February 17 adopted resolutions denouncing anarchists and racial socialists for inciting violence. They urged laws to ban the red flag, strip citizenship for advocates of destruction, intern or deport aliens, and hold public meetings to reinforce loyalty to the constitution and a government of laws.
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National Association For Constitutional Government
American Republic
The
United States
Crime Wave Continues With Manhattan Murder and Brooklyn Hold-Up
New York reports a man murdered in a Manhattan boarding house and a woman robbed of $20 in a Brooklyn hold-up, part of the city’s ongoing crime wave. The attacker fled as the victim’s room revealed a theft of several diamond rings.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
New York
George H. Robee
Republican Filibuster at Washington Capitol Session
Washington reports that after an indication President Wilson would appear at the Capitol to push for passage of legislation, Republicans in the Senate engaged in afternoon obstruction tactics. The scene shifted to the Senate as filibuster measures drew protest and debate, reflecting party attempts to stall the session.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Metal Prices New York Feb 26 Lead Steady
Lead prices steady in New York market with spot in St Louis quoted 630 to 650 and contracts for February, April and May noted.
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New York
Market Fluctuations Lift Stocks Amid Broad Advances
New York stock opening shows under tone strength with gains across many issues. Leaders include American Beet Sugar up 1 4 to 74 7 8 and American Sugar Refining up 1 2 to 121 5 8, while Marine preferred rises to 99 1 2 and General Motors climbs to 149. Steel common edges higher, and Oil stocks such as Mexican Petroleum advance before mid afternoon recession. Grain and bond figures follow with mixed closes and debits totals reported.
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New York
Baldwin Locomotive
Kelly Springfield
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Southern Pacific
Steel
General Motors
United States
Steel Common
Baldwin
Crucible
Mexican Petroleum
Marine
Marine Preferred
New Hampshire Denies Morrison Repudiation Claims
Editor Evening Press reports a defense of Dr. Henry C. Morrison, former superintendent of public instruction in New Hampshire. Butterfield asserts New Hampshire never repudiated Morrison, noting state laws and education programs remained in operation and Morrison was repeatedly reappointed, ending with a surprise resignation after thirteen years.
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New Hampshire
Morrison
Evening Press
Connecticut
Henry C. Morrison
Mr. Morrison
E. W. Butterfield
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Concord
N. H
Pratt's Island Intruder Case Ties to Coppla Mystery
Frank Pratt, jailed in New York for larceny of Charles Coppola's car, arrives at Pratt Island to guard the property amid reports of intrusions. He claims two women witnesses can place him in New York city on February 14, the day Coppola was last seen alive. A search of the island yields little. Pratt admits wheelbarrow and boat tracks were his, with stains on a boat not blood. Connecticut patents and a round of national notices follow in the edition.
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Pratt
Stamford
Frank Pratt
Arthur W. Pratt
New York
Charles Coppola
Pratt Island
Coppola
Norwalk
New York City
Nation
Arthur
John Finch
Unger
Mrs Monahan Sentenced for Poison Murder Taken to Wethersfield
Mrs Annie F Monahan, convicted of murdering her husband by poison, was moved to the state prison at Wethersfield yesterday by Special Deputy Sheriff Alfred Johnson. She appeared in good health and showed little sign of her long confinement.
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Wethersfield
New Haven
Annie F. Monahan
Alfred Johnson
Reimbursement Plan For Short Line Railroads Announced
Washington announces that short line railroads will be reimbursed for competitive traffic reverted to government controlled lines from April 1 to November 1, 1918. They will receive the same proportion of competitive traffic as averaged in 1915 1916 and 1917, per Railways Director Hines.
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Washington
Hines
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Gentle Laxative Cure
An old newspaper pitch urges mothers to treat constipation in children with California Syrup of Figs. It claims coated tongues, feverish breath, and sour tummies signal need for a teaspoonful to cleanse bowels and restore playfulness. It warns against counterfeit syrups and tells readers to choose the California Fig Syrup Company product.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Freedom of Seal Problem Settle and Wilson’s Paris Mission
Fragmentary text discusses a conference shaping issues for the League of Nations. President Wilson plans to address the public in New York before traveling to France to present his case, then proceed to Paris and return to Washington later.
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Ments
League 1 Nations
Esident Wilson
New York
France
Paris
Washington
Suit Against Trolley Company in Waterbury Collision
Bristol reports suit for 20000 filed by Miss Ethel Smith of Litchfield against the Connecticut Company trolley line over injuries from the Waterbury Waterbury collision of December 27 1918. Sheriff Dejon served papers in Haven and the case goes to Litchfield superior court. the same accident that claimed Secretary T F Barry of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce.
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Trolley Company
Bristol
Sheriff Dejon
Haven
Ethel Smith
Litchfield
Mise Smith
Waterbury
T. F. Barry
Waterbury Chamber of Commerce
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Beecham
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Bethlehem Steel
Butte & Sup
Chile Copper
iCan Pac
Erie
Gt Northern
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Mer
Miami Copper
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
Nynh&h
St Car
Penna
People’s Gas
Republ
Sou Ry
St Paul
UN Pac
Utah Copper
US Steel
Westinghouse
Open Counsel
Cuticura
Boek Heehee
United States Patent Office
Official
Arthur B. Jenkins
Connecticut Mutual
Main Street
John W.anderson
Groton
Electric Boat Company
David Blumberg
Frank L. Capps
American Graphophone Company
Walter R. Clark
Bridgeport Brass Company
Harold P. Donle
Connecticut Telephone & Electric Co., Inc
Meriden
Stuart M. Ford
Duratex Company
Newark
N. J
Edward P. Gallaher
Arthur A. Girard
Spring Tire
Frank C. Hinckley
Harry Josephson
William A. Lorenz
Albert Marks
William J. Neidl
Lovell H. Page
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
George H. Parker
C. R. Parker
Perle G. Semple
Jesse A. B. Smith
Underwood
Typewriter Company
N. Y
Alfred R. Wood
Singer Manufacturing Co
Gillette
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
Representative Mann
Ilinois
Army Out
War Department
Boston
Alice Paul
National Woman’s Party
John A. Kelcher
Mrs. Mott
Williams Mfg, CO
Props
Cleveland
Hartman Drug CO
U. & Ang Foreign
Mutual Building
Wariford
Richter & CO
Continental Ins. Co
Department of State
U. S
Legal Committee For Relief
Near East
Committee For Relief
United Tea Importers Co
Sion
Middletown National Bank
Mother Gray
Mother Gray CO
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Chester L. Hull
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