Prohibition Enforcement Bill Pushed by Barkley Leaders
The measure targets places linked to liquor, declaring them public nuisances enforceable by federal officers or private citizens. Violations bring penalties up to 5000 dollars and two years in prison. A new Internal Revenue service enforcement officer would oversee execution nationwide. Prohibition leaders push for swift passage before adjournment, with Webb returning to aid Berkley.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
Congress
E. Y. Webb
House Judiciary Committee
Berkley
House
Clemenceau urges Wilson visit to see German ruins
Paris dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau urged President Wilson to travel to France to witness the devastation in German-occupied lands. In a conversation with Colonel House, Clemenceau pressed that only by seeing the ruins could Wilson judge what conditions would ensure lasting peace for the world.
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House
Paris
Wilson
France
Clemenceau
E. M. House
Colonel House
Douai
Presi‘Wilson
United States
When a Family Needs a Friend in Absence of Doctors
A fragment describes medicines Sarsaparilla Peptiron and Pills as angel treatment for influenza and sickness, claiming Hood's Sarsa meals and Peptiron after Pills help restore health and serve as ready friends during illness.
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Hood
National League Sets 40 Game Schedule For 1919
New York Jan 1 The schedule committee of the National and American leagues will draft 40 game seasons with openings April 23 at French Lick. President Heydler says two schedules are not intended and that both leagues favor the shorter plan as part of the reconstruction era. The annual meeting of the national committee follows in Cincinnati next week.
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New York
French Lick
John A. Heydler
Chicago
Heydler
National Committee
Cincinnati
Herrmann
Reds
National League
Commission
Herrman
Queson
Demand for Demobilizing Army Ties Skilled Labor Shortage
Washington reports a Labor Department bulletin urges demobilization of the army to ease a skilled labor shortage. It notes uneven demand across regions, with key “journeyman” workers in short supply, hindering employment in large industrial centers and delaying reconstruction efforts. The bulletin cites ongoing high demand for skilled workers and insufficient redeployment from war industries.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
Department
Murder clues in Rockland murder mystery
Police pursue two promising clues in the killing of Mrs. Caroline Brown widow of a local business leader. shoe tracks in the snow near the crime scene point to a sailor or naval man and a mystery stranger is being sought. a darkly clothed man seen near the body shortly before discovery is suspected. alibis from several questioned individuals have been cleared.
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Rockland
Caroline Brown
Hartford Jail Population Drops at Start of Year
Hartford reports 148 prisoners today, about half the usual count and far below early-year levels. Officials credit steadier employment for the drop, and interest in a proposed new county jail on a large farm site outside the city has waned due to the small current population.
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Hartford
Hartford County
Control of the Seas and French War Aids Demand
Paris reports in Figaro that if the United States expands its navy France will help disinterestedly but insists the British fleet must not be reduced even slightly. Marce Landry states this position in the January 1 piece.
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Paris
United States
France
Marce Landry
Figaro
Militant Orbe Transcript Escalates in Mortal Combat
Fragmentary text shows a dramatic clash described as unyielding and fiercely over the top. The excerpt hints at a deadly struggle, with phrases suggesting intense mortal combat and confrontation without clear context or full names.
Germany Getting Back to Normal With American Occupation
The American army in Germany reports a cautious push toward democratic government in the Rhine region while jobs vanish for many, especially in Coblenz where about a thousand idle men collect a four mark daily bounty. Farmers face shortages. food items vary in availability. Germans surrender locomotives and equipment as occupation continues, and air force officers test surrendered Fokker planes amid strict fifteen minute flight rules. One ace reportedly shot down Quentin Roosevelt.
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Nancy
Berlin
Rhine
Rhineland
Germany
Coblenz
Bavaria
Mitchell
Quentin Roosevelt
Urges Punishment of Soldier Lawbreakers in New York Memo
Chief of the Northeastern Department J B New York issues a directive urging Massachusetts police chiefs to show no leniency to soldiers who misbehave amid postwar strain. Magistrate W Bruce Cobb advised contacting the East Department to duplicate the order locally amid riot reports and rising disorder as troops return home.
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New York
Jaff A
Boston
Massachusetts
W. Bruce Cobb
McAdoo
Department of the East
Cobb
Bush Terminal
Brooklyn
Knights of Columbus
Happenings in This Nity 25 Years
A weather record notes a 58 degree high and zero low for November. A resident, Arrison Bates, dies at 79 on Silver Street. Liveryman W O Carrier sells five sleighs. Oak Street residents push for electric light after council vote. Senator Horace R Butler and wife plan European travel for winter. Watch-night services at Holy Trinity church attract many. Rocky Hill residents consider stock in Middletown Hartford electric road. O W Coffin Hook and Ladder Co hosts New Year spread. Friends interview Congressman Piggott in New Haven for Middletown post office candidacy. Conrad G Lacon’s friends also pursue him. Judge D Ward Northrop remains active in postmaster bid. Y M C A founded in Middletown April 8 1886. Numerous New Year calls and open house by ladies today.
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Charles W. Hubbard
Mber
Arrison Bates
Silver Street
W. O. Carrier
Oak Street
Common Council
Horace R. Butler
Middletown
Conrad G. Lacon
D. Ward Northrop
Middletown Man Missing In Action Named In Casualty List
Washington January 1 Two army casualty lists report 219 names all wounded severely with no Connecticut entries. One marine corps list of 149 names names Howard L Thacher 616 Garfield Avenue Middletown Conn listed as missing in action the only Connecticut name. No Garfield Avenue in Middletown indicates a clerical error.
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Middletown
Washington
Connecticut
Marine Corps
Howard L. Thacher
Garfield Avenue
Conn
Buckley Re appointed for third Holcomb term
Hartford January 1 Governor Marcus H Holcomb announced the re appointment of Major John Buckley as executive secretary and Frank D Rood as executive clerk to serve with him during his third term beginning January 8 Major Buckley since August 1917 succeeded William M Maltbie as executive secretary while Mr Rood has served under several executives Miss Minnie E Segar and Miss Pauline D Hoffman are the office stenographers The governor also re appointed the current staff for the next two years
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Middlesex
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Banner of Bravery
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