Memorial Bridge Plan Clears Path at Middletown Banquet
About 300 Middletown Chamber members attended the annual banquet at Stueck's Tuvern with a six course turkey dinner. Richard H. Bunce announced 675 total members and a drive raising to 714 new members, while Memorial Bridge and Liberty Boulevard plans were argued as a joint memorial effort and public works project.
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Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Stueck
Tuvern
Ford
Jeff
Davis
Richard H. Bunce
Ernest Dek. Miel
Trinity Church
Hartford
Altonf Miner
New London
State Chamber of Commerce
Philip Troup
New Haven
Charles J
Vanie
J. Mccarthy
Edward J. O Brien
J. Vincent Dempsey
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
U S. Senate Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Washington
W. H. Hall
Near East Drive
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Alton T. Miner
Ernest Def. Miel
Philip Group
Bunce
Committee On Memorial
Ernest S. Davis
Scion
Memorial Bridge
Liberty Boulevard
Uth. Farms
Crescent Street
Charles J. Bennett
Dunfield
Middletown
Victory Loan Bill Reported In Senate Battle
President Wilson secured a partial victory as the finance committee favorably reported the victory loan bill, authorizing the treasury to issue short term notes up to seven million dollars. Senator Jones of Washington threatened a lengthy filibuster to amend the measure, but the president’s Capitol visit signaled that an immediate extra session would not be called.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Simmons
Jones
Capitol
Pershing Found Not Guilty of Insubordination
Washington reports General John J Pershing is cleared of insubordination in relation to a request to send court martial cases to review by the Judge Advocate General in France rather than Washington The War Department notes Pershing questioned the legality of General Order 84 and sought an interpretation from Crowder then in France Crowder confirms Pershing acted within his rights and cites no insubordination The matter also touches on Ansell the acting judge advocate general who had previously urged court martial procedure revisions before congressional committees
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Washington
Pershing
Representative Royal
Johnson
J. Johnson
General Pershing
France
War Department
Crowder
Creiger
Baker
General Ansell
Ansell
Chamberlain
Nine Thousand Troops Arrive in New York on Three Ships
More than 9,000 troops landed in New York from three transatlantic liners the Aquitania Maui and Rochambeau after a stormy voyage. Troop details include the 866th infantry the 317th ammunition train and the 92nd division military police among others. The advance guard of the 27th division landed on the Rochambeau and received a cordial welcome from police and a large crowd.
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New York
Aquitania
Atlantic
Maui
866Th
92Nd Division
Second Corps
Brest
Three Boy Burglars Held in Waterbury
In Waterbury on February 28, three youths were arraigned in city court for burglary. Edward Hennessy was committed to the state reform school, while Edward Goetz and Martin Marsen were bound over to the superior court for trial. Police report the trio tied to multiple local burglaries and carried loaded revolvers. they planned to shoot the first officer encountered if stopped.
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Waterfury
Edward Hennessy
State Reform School
Edward Goetz
Martin Marsen
Putnam Broker Dead
Putnam, Feb. 28 Ernest M. Arnold, 2, formerly a broker here, died at his home in this town today. He came in to the public eye in 1910 when his brokerage business failed for nearly one million dollars. He had been offering 6 per cent with participating dividends upon his investments, but when several large notes came due he was unable to pay. He was forced into bankruptcy and his only assets were found to be nearly worthless rubber and mining stock.
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Putnam
Ernest M. Arnold
Jobs For Yale Men Campaign Begins
Announcement from Yale Corporation states a new employment department has started its campaign to place Yale men leaving service. The effort aims for a job for every Yale man, with 8,000 Yale veterans in the armed forces.
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Yale
New Haven
Yale Corporation
Hapgood Named Ambassador to Denmark
Washington on February 28 President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Norman Hapgood of New York to be United States minister to Denmark.
Italians and Slavs Embroiled Over Dalmatia
Paris reports say fighting may have broken out between Italians and Jugoslavs over Dalmatian territory. Italian claims allege Servian mobilization backing Slav demands. Servians deny major mobilization and cite eleven Slav divisions. Communiques note Greek claims and western frontier questions as peace talks advance. France seeks Sarre valley wealth and safety, aiming for complete preliminaries by mid March.
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Robert J. Prew
Paris
Servia
Jugo- Slavia
Adriatic Littoral
Taibach
Laibach
Dalmatia
Tarvis
Fiume
Italy
France
Adriatic
Jugo-Slovakia
Greece
Epirus
Thrace
Germany
Clemenceau
Andre Tardieu
Rhine
M. Tardieu
Belgium
Nightie Strike at Charles Street Jail Shocks Boston
Militant suffragists call the nightie strike a bust. They dressed in prison garb and ate breakfast inside the jail after paying fines. Elsie Hill, daughter of the late Congressman Hill, was the original nightie striker. Sheriff Kelcher said fines must be paid before release.
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Boston
Charles Street
Elsie Hill
Gressman Hill
Norwalk
Conn
House of Representatives
John A. Kelcher
Kelcher
Nab Ten Reds in Bridgeport
Police led by Superintendent John H. Redgate arrested ten men in Bridgeport’s East Side after six pm, alleging they were I W W and Bolshevist agitators. Officers seized evidence at 394 Atlantic Street showing an I W W local with over 100 members and a Bridgeport charter from Chicago.
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Bridgeport
Sof
John H. Redgate
East Side
Bolshevist
Irish Freedom Urged by State Senate Resolution
A resolution urging President Wilson to use his good offices for Ireland home rule passed the Rhode Island Senate by 22 to 1, after already passing the House of Representatives. The move seeks to urge federal action toward Irish self-government.
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Providence
R. 1
Wilson
Ireland
State Senate
House of Representatives
New England Weather Forecast for Southern New England
Washington reports the forecast for southern New England calls for cloudy skies with likely snow or rain in the north and rain in the southern portion late tonight and Saturday. Warmer tonight.
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New England
Washington
North
South
Portior
Lodge Attacks League Plan and Warns of Loss of Sovereignty
Washington, Feb 28. Senator Lodge argues against joining a League of Nations, warning it would serve other powers and threaten U S sovereignty. He condemns immigration control being ceded to foreign nations, urges adherence to Washington and Monroe doctrines, and calls for a plain, easily interpretable covenant to avoid future disputes. He presses for immediate peace terms with Germany and cautions over internationalism replacing nationalism.
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Washington
Monroe
Covenant
America
League of Nations
United States
Lodge
Europe
Asia
Western Hemisphere
Republic
Paris
League
George Washington
Trotzky
Germany
White House
Will Wilson Run For Third Term Question Sparks White House Talk
Washington February 28 members of the Democratic National Committee gather for luncheon with President Wilson to discuss presidential candidates and whether he will allow his name to be used for a third term. The meeting also covers urgent supply bills the League of Nations and public opinion ahead of the 1920 campaign.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Democratic National Committee
Homer S. Cummings
Senate
League of Nations
Negro Hanged for Fiendish Crime in Annapolis
In Annapolis Maryland on February 28 1918 John Snowden a Negro murderer was executed by hanging in the jail yard at 657 am. He killed Mrs Lottie May Brandon in her home on August 8 1917 after assaulting and beating her. Military guards mounted guns and bayonets surrounded the jail amid threats of a demonstration but the execution proceeded without incident and Snowden sang a hymn before death. The victim was pregnant, heightening the crime's brutality.
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Annapolis
John Snowden
Lottie May Brandon
Carter
Baltimore
Snowden
Brandon
Elopement ends as teen thief faces charges in court
In Brooklyn court Bessie Ender, 16, sobbed her tale of stealing 16500 from her father, eloping with William Johnson to Poughkeepsie, then investing 2900 in a car and crossing to New Jersey. She returned home with her father while Johnson Sutton and the others were jailed. Reduced charge of unlawful entry to be sentenced Monday.
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New York
Bessie Endner
Brooklyn
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
William Johnson
New Jersey
William Sutton
William
Papa
Sutton
Johnson
Three burglars kill woman in Long Beach home raid
Armed civilians and police scour Long Island for three burglars who murdered Mrs. Julia Wilkins and attacked Dr. Walter Wilkins after robbing their Long Beach summer home. The couple returned from New York City when intruders struck as Dr. Wilkins entered. Mrs. Wilkins died from a fractured skull as the men fled in an automobile.
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Long Beach
L. I
Long Island
Julia Wilkins
Walter Wilkins
New York City
Investigation Ordered in Coppola Disappearance Case
Stamford February 28 Assistant State's Attorney Galen A Carter disclosed an inquiry into the February 14 disappearance of Charles Coppola of Norwalk has begun and is conducted independently of other investigators. State Policeman Frank Virelli inspected Pratt's Island area this morning.
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Coppola
Stamford
Chas. Coppola
Norwalk Sitnear
Galen A. Carter
Haseen
Carter
Frank Virelli
Pratt’s Island
Senate probes Hoover relief commission
A Senate resolution by Senator Calder of New York calls for an investigation of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium led by Herbert Hoover, who later became U S food administrator. The move was introduced in Washington on February 28.
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Hoover
Washington
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
United States
Senate
Caldér
New York
White House denies Wilson Ireland peace conference claim
Washington reports a published claim that President Wilson said Ireland would have no voice at the peace conference was denied by a White House statement calling it a deliberate falsehood. Senator Hitchcock defended the League stance, saying the Irish question would be domestic, not under League jurisdiction.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
White House
Ireland
England
Hitchcock
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
League of Nations
League
Borah
Williams
Waterbury Half Day Water Shutdown After Pipe Burst
Waterbury suffered a half day water outage when a 14 inch main at the East Mountain reservoir burst early. Residents in fashionable districts washed with milk and others formed bucket brigades to fetch water from ponds as crews worked to repair a washed out plank road and restore supply by pumping from Wigwam reservoir.
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Waterbury
East Mountain
Watr
East Mountain Service
Wigwam
Ex Senator Edmunds Dies at 91 in Pasadena Calif
George F. Edmunds former Vermont United States senator died in Pasadena after a long illness at age 91. Born February 1 1829 in Richmond Vermont he served in the Senate from 1866 for 25 years and was a noted adviser to presidents including Ulysses S Grant. He was twice touted for the Republican presidential nomination in the 1880s.
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Vermont Statesman
Pasadena
Cal
George F. Edmunds
United States
Vermont
George Franklin Edmunds
Richmond
United States Senate
Pres. Grant
Edmunds
Pasadeni
Woman Candidate Withdraws From Chicago Mayoral Race
Chicago on February 28 reports Mrs. Leonor Meder, the city's first and only woman candidate for mayor, has withdrawn. She pledges support to Democratic candidate Robert Sweitzer, stating she wants a Democrat as Chicago's next mayor.
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Chicago
Leonor Meder
Robert Sweitzer
Sub Treasury Losses Hit Banks in New York Report
In New York on February 28 the sub treasury records show a cash net loss of 539000 since Friday, with banks absorbing a further 1318000 in the day’s trading.
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Treasury
New York
Sub-Treasury
16 000 MEN WILL STRIKE OVER DEMANDS AT NY HARBOR
New York February 28 16 000 harbor workers from seven marine unions plan a strike at midnight tomorrow after rejecting the War Labor Board decision They say they will not return to work until all demands are met Delahanty of the One Workers Affiliation announced the action and denied sending an appeal to President Wilson The unions have appointed five member committees to represent them in talks with the executive committee of the major body
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New York
Wilson
Thomas L. Delahanty
O Ne
Port
War Labor Board
Dehanty
Delahanty
Marine Workers
Marine Workers Affiliation
President Wilson Heads to Europe After Congress Adjourns
President Wilson plans to sign necessary bills at noon next Tuesday as Congress ends. He will depart on a special train from Union Station after luncheon, stop in Philadelphia to visit Mrs Francis B Sayre and meet his newborn grandson. The trip continues to New York for a League of Nations address at the Metropolitan Opera House, then to Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Congress
White House
Europe
Union Station
New York
Philadelphia
Philad
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Metropolitan Opera House
League of Nations
Goo Washington
Jailed for Making Love Welcome Home Canvasser
In New Haven on February 28, Harold M. Thomas of Shelton Avenue received 30 days in jail after a judge found he pressed a Welcome Home sales pitch too ardently. Claiming veteran status from the 103nd Regiment, he allegedly posed as a war hero despite defective eyesight and a munition worker past. Lillian Peywood testified regarding the home visit to L. Frank Phillipson Temple.
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New Haven
Lillian Peywood
L. Frank Phillipson Temple
103Nd Regiment
Harold M. Thomas
Shelton ‘Avenue
Jacob Caplan
France
Judge Martin Wins Reappointment For Orange Town Court
In Wartford on February 28 the judiciary committee reported for reappointment Deputy Judge Charles J. of Orange despite criticism of his attendance and the court funds. The resolution appointing him and Bryant will go to the Senate for confirmation. Walter Main’s deputy judgeship also faced unfavorable review and will be reported accordingly. Townsfolk learn Lambs Pasture estate has passed to Charlestown club as a resting place for disabled actors, per Charles Hoyt’s 1900 will, weakening its drawing power since Hoyt’s death.
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Orange Town Court
Wartford
Charles J. i
Orange
Judiciary Committee of the Future
Bryant
Senate
Walter Main
Lamb
Charlestown
N. H
Charles H. Hoyt
la Club
Hoyt
Italy Backs League Backed by Italy’s Orlando Cable
Washington hears Italy pledges full support for the proposed League of Nations in a cablegram to President Wilson from Premier Orlando. The message expresses fervent expression and devout conviction as Italy aligns with the league’s goals amid ongoing diplomacy.
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Italy
Washington
League of Nations
Wilson
Mier Orlando
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State Chamber
Bennett
Sarre
Supreme Council of Supply and Relief
Roumania
Massachusetts
U.S
Will Wilson
Afernoon
NO Boxing Commission
Committee On the Judiciary
Connecticut
Marine
Delehanty
Martin
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