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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports the second plenary of the peace conference at the foreign office focusing on league of nations responsibility for the war and territorial questions. American delegates including Col. House and Secretary Lansing attended with labor leaders and officials, as discussions move toward commissions on Germanys colonies and Eastern borders.
Report of the fatal election day violence in the bloody fifth ward where policeman George Eppley was killed and many injured. The trial sessions focus on Mayor SS B. Smith indicted for conspiracy to violate the Sherman Act while in office amid alleged New York ties.
Reports from Virgo dated January 2 say foreigners are warned to leave Oporto to avoid wholesale slaughter, with leaflets dropped from airplanes. Loyal troops hold Lisbon forts as cavalry and some infantry side with monarchists. republicans await reinforcements. Battleship Vasco da Gama and Lisbon forts fire on monarchists at Mon Santo while the wireless station is destroyed and banks are guarded by republican troops.
Washington reports General March chief of staff told Representative Mann demobilization of the American army cannot proceed rapidly. He stressed the ongoing emergency requiring trained personnel to remain in service despite the end of active warfare and public calls for discharge.
Former Governor Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut argues the peace congress has overreached. He favors strengthening the Hague tribunal, sees Britain’s league of nations plan as less assured, and cautions against discarding established international law.
Meriden leaders state there will be no wage cut to prewar levels. C R Gardiner of the Meriden Manufacturers Association says high living costs will persist, so workers must keep higher pay. Returning soldiers and sailors will be rehired at the new scale, with prevailing rates for extra staff.
Twenty laborers at the New Haven Cos Cob power plant walk out after pay cut from 50 to 41 cents per hour. The job is handled by a New York contracting firm. The men say they appealed to the war labor board and warn other mechanics may join if the old rate is not restored.
Washington reports an appeal to President Wilson to urge Congress to pass the navy appropriation bill for the 1919 20 fiscal year. The bill funds Secretary Daniels larger navy program and Democratic leaders were seriously considering this plan after noon with opposition from both parties within the House Naval Affairs Committee noted as a factor.
Washington January 25 the second deficiency bill for the current fiscal year provides repeal of wartime appropriations amounting to 7 179 156 944 68 in cash and 8 221 029 294 70 in contract authorizations made for the army and navy before the armistice the measure was reported to the house this afternoon by Representative Swager Sherley chair of the appropriation committee
Coal prices dropped fifty cents a ton in Toronto, bringing the new price to eleven dollars and fifty cents. A note of uncertainty clouds the report as the market shows modest volatility amid the day’s trading.
New York reports the Rochambeau first of four troop ships due today carrying 839 men and 45 officers from the 337th and 339th artillery, with many aboard expressing food and navigation complaints from a 16 day voyage from Bordeaux. The ship halted at Halifax for coal, with more transports Arenas Caronia and Maui expected later. The paper notes a baby born at sea to an American soldier and his French wife aboard the Rochambeau and recalls veterans including Captain John A. King and Lieut. Allen Greenwood returning from France.
Washington reports President Wilson’s $100,000,000 food bill passing the senate by 53 to 18 and moving to conference. Administration leaders celebrate the decisive victory while Borah cautions that many supportive senators may later regret their votes. Supporters say the bill strengthens the president’s hand at the peace conference.
Berlin dispatch reports an Anglo-French mission moving toward eastern Galicia to broker a provisional armistice between Polish and Ukrainian forces. The Polish front draws dominant attention as troops once suppressing Bolshevik uprisings in Berlin are redeployed eastward. Spartacist riots in Hamburg were suppressed and the siege state abandoned.
Frederick P. Royce of Stone & Webster Boston has been named general manager for the Brook lyn Rapid Transit Co. receiver. He will assume duties by January 31, succeeding Timothy Williams who requests relief from all responsibilities for the BRT affairs starting January.
An 18 year old Andrew Kolezar of East Side Stamford died after a derrick at Luders Marine Construction Co.'s plant collapsed while placing an engine in a boat. Captain Frank Eaton of 14 Willow Street and Arthur Waters of Mamaroneck NY were seriously injured when crushed. The incident occurred at noon.
Fighting between government troops and Spartacides broke out again today near the Anhalter station Halle Gate and in the newspaper district. Both sides used rifles and machine guns. George Ledebour, a radical, is accused of inciting the outbreak.
Washington reports a War Department order from Secretary Baker permitting men to stay in the army while seeking employment. Soldiers may be discharged upon finding work, and families retain allotments. Soldiers will be assigned to the nearest unit for usable service, aiding local unemployment concerns without long idle periods.
Cable dispatches and letters create confusion over the supposed suicide of sisters Dorothea and Gladys Cromwell, 29, heiresses in New York. A Lorraine steamer missed claim followed a Bordeaux river leap, but French line records show the liner left Bordeaux earlier, and letters from the sisters deny depression or intent to die. Seymour Cromwell questions the report as relatives await official word.
News from Copenhagen reports rising unemployment across German cities with Berlin’s general strike described as a severe wartime blow. Traffic and communications are halted, hindering medical work and causing deaths. A Belgian commission investigates one million pigeons stolen in Belgium under German occupation, with most believed killed and eaten.
Dr William F Verdi a leading Connecticut surgeon returned from service in France with Mobile hospital No 1 and praised Rev John N Lewis of Waterbury as the most highly honored chaplain of the American forces. The hospital unit has seen almost continuous front service.
Bernard Shaw reveals Great Britain's secret diplomacy in a series of amazing articles about the great war. The second article will appear next Sunday in the New York American. Order your copy now. supply is limited. A reprint of the first article will be mailed for a two cent stamp.
Police search for a thief who entered the Franklin Park 200 cage at night, took two raccoons from a group of 14, the animals valued for meat and hides at ten dollars each. It marks the zoo’s first animal robbery.
Paris reports that eighteen American soldiers were killed and 30 injured when a troop train from Neufchateau collided with a freight train at Manoirs station. The wreck caused heavy damage to the right of way and the rail cars.
Sir Octavius H. Lambert aged sixty five, son of the eighth Earl of Craven and uncle to the current holder, died in Ottawa today after arriving in Canada in the early seventies. The death marks the passing of a noted aristocrat who spent his later years in Canada.
Copenhagen reports from the Russian frontier state Bolsheviks have created a large army of 350000 men. About 200000 are on the Volga and roughly 30000 are in the Baltic provinces with the remainder elsewhere. The claim reflects a major consolidation of forces amid the postwar chaos.
Hartford January 25 The Connecticut public health council in its first report to the governor proposes a bureau of child hygiene with 28000 annual maintenance and 12000 for venereal disease control with federal matching funds. It urges state farms to treat sufferers of venereal disease and lepers under health department supervision, stricter reporting of occupational diseases, a revised medical practice act, and salaries aligned with business standards. The two year budget covers general administration 28470 and other sectors totaling over 200000, noting the 300000 influenza cases statewide and about 30000 spent on relief.
Daniel Ratzenberger of Norwalk and Joseph Ratzenberger of Bridgeport sue for $10,000 damages after Mrs. Meri Ratzenberger is killed January 16 in Bridgeport by Homer S. Beers of Westport. Attachments total about $12,000 on Beers property, including Westport Meat and Provisions Co. interests and four land tracts. Beers, once a Democratic congressional candidate, was reportedly drunk and driving recklessly.
U S Employment Service and the Council of National Defense unite to tackle the unemployment surge. A network of over 1,800 bureaus for returning soldiers links with civilian jobs, while state and county councils receive instructions on rapid release of servicemen and on matching labor needs by industry.
Washington January 25 a warning that his actions could bring a prison sentence did not deter J Milton Trainer an officer of the war departments real estate section from pursuing a 100000 bribe for an army hospital at Speedway Park Chicago testified before the senate committee on public building and grounds Jacob Newman personal attorney for Edward Hines who made the charge said Trainer tried to have the money paid to him through his partner to avoid exposing his government position Newman said he warned Clark that both would be imprisoned and would report any irregularities Trainer denied the charges and asked for time to answer the committee continued with testimony and planned to receive his reply within two weeks
Colonel Joseph T. Elliott and officers of the Sixth Regiment C S G met to discuss a petition to the state legislature for an armory building in Middletown. Plans and the required funds were reviewed. The need has been urged for years and recent war experiences may secure favorable legislative action.
Hartford Jan 25 Middletown likely to host the next McKinley Association of Connecticut banquet set for Wednesday at 6 30 pm at the Allyn House. Custom calls for the next president to be from the hosting city with a Middletown reader expected for next year. Current officers listed include President George W Klett and Secretary W Arthur Countryman Jr with county executive committee members named.
Body found on New Haven trolley tracks in Derby near dawn. Believed run down by a car last night. Identity listed as Manuel Montaro, 73 Trumbull Road, Bridgeport, with address 266 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport. Pay checks from Marlin Arms Co and Columbia Graphophone Co. in his pockets. He was well dressed and likely attended a ball in Ansonia last night.
Sam Yee a 30 year old Chinese laundry worker in Lebanon New Hampshire shot himself after digging a grave behind the laundry. Police say he delayed burial due to it being unlawful to inter his body there. Yee had received bad family news from China and could not be talked into explaining.
Waterbury on January 25 Judge McGrath heard a report of a man named John Musak who was allegedly taunted by a fake sheriff demanding $100 to renew a lost registration card. Louis Kranbunk, acting as interpreter for the swindler, is under $500 bond for Superior court trial. police hunt for the imposter sheriff continues.
London reports Britain lost 59 submarines in the war, against 203 lost by Germany. The British losses are broken down by cause: enemy action 39, interned three, accidentally lost four, wrecked one, collision five, blown up in the Baltic seven.
A dispatch from Solingen reports that the British army of occupation in Rhenish Prussia destroyed a bridge near Cronberg to sever German communication with occupied territory. The action aims to hamper German movements and preserve control in the region.
News from Washington reports the death of Representative Edward E. Robbins at his Greensburg Pennsylvania home. The notice arrives in the capital this afternoon.
Westport January 25 The trial of raiders from Westport homes opened before Justice Joseph G Hyatt, with Representative Harry R Sherwood prosecuting as grand juror. Defendants bound over include Lewis Allen Kid Williams Pasquale Elleto Charles Manke James Dikeman Herman Lockwood and Fred Myers with bonds from 2000 to 5000. State police added three more suspects last night bringing the total to sixteen.
Hartford report to Governor Holcomb shows 300000 influenza cases and 6000 deaths in the state during the 1917-1918 period. The state health department seeks $217951.14 for the next two years to combat the epidemic.
Washington January 25 Republicans appointing a special committee will consider a proposal to cut the membership of all major senate committees by about twenty five percent as part of democratizing the senate rules.
Manchester reports the 25th division has been ordered home with word via cable from C. E. Hesselgrave YMCA director. Troops start coastward in three days, uncertain when they reach America. Boston and New England plan a royal welcome with a possible parade led by Major General Clarence R. Edwards and extensive billet offers, amid ongoing official confirmation efforts.
Col K C Montgomery chief of staff to the Third American Army returns from a two day horse back tour of the bridgehead zone. He praises the excellent conditions, noting sentries on duty and machine gun emplacements dug in. Units conduct stiff maneuvers with live ammunition amid mock combat. Reserve troops opposite the Allies include recalled regiments.
Washington reports routes of U S troops sailings as the 27th division New York troops will sail about February 15 the 369th infantry colored formerly the 15th infantry of New York will sail about February 1 and the 77th division also New York troops will sail for this country about March 5 according to the war department advisory.
Washington January 25 The house immigration committee voted nine to four to report a bill restricting immigration to the United States for four years after passage The committee will ask the rules committee for a special rule to expedite house consideration of the measure
The Prussian ministry plans to oppose a proposed German constitution. A Berlin dispatch says the article would allow any district with over two million people to declare independence, prompting the opposition.
A German dispatch from Basle dated January 25 states that the Ukrainian element has declared war on the Bolsheviks in response to the Bolshevik decree abolishing Ukrainian independence.
The annual reports of the following firms have been filed with The Middletown Morris clerk The Omo Manufacturing Co The Noiseless Typewriter Company The McKee Medicine Co.
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