Wilson Heads to France on George Washington
President Wilson sails from Hoboken aboard the George Washington bound for Paris with Mrs Wilson and a large party. He believes peace talks will conclude sooner than expected and vows to keep in touch via new wireless gear. The departure draws cheering crowds as escorts, guards, and harbor activity mark the farewell.
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New York
League of Nations
Wodrow Wilson
France
Wilson
Hoboken
George Washington
Paris
Germany
United States
Washington
Congress
William G. McAdoo
Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt
de Mohrenschildt
White House
George Long
Secret Service
Marine Guard
Pier 4
E. Washington
Port of Demarkation
H. C. Craig
George Wash
Powhatan
Pier 2
Warm spell in New England as spring hints appear
Boston reports a warm wave with temperatures above 65 degrees while the Midwest endures its heaviest snow storm of the year. Tulips and hollyhocks emerge in suburbs and the forecast calls for rain and colder weather tomorrow.
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Boston
Middlewest
New England
Crew of Schooner Rescued Near Barbadoes
Boston dispatch reports the crew of the former J Manchester Haynes abandoned near Barbadoes after a leak have been rescued and taken into port there. The schooner bound from Port Hattien to Stamford with lumber was picked up by the British steamer Dominic. The Haynes was still afloat when last seen.
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Boston
J. Manchester Haynes
Barbadoes
Port Hattien
Stamford
Conn
Dominic
Army to abandon Long Beach Hospital and West Baden unit
Washington says the Army General Hospital at Long Beach New York Long Island will be abandoned March 15 and the West Baden Indiana facility will close June 30 as announced by the War Department this afternoon.
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Long Beach Hospital
Washington
Army General
Neroton Contractor Dies in Washington Home Incident
Stamford reports general contractor Richard JF Skelton of Neroton is dead at his winter residence in Monetta, D C while talking with his wife. The event occurred March 5 and马上 details are incomplete.
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Neroton
Stamford
Richard JF. Skelton
Monetta
D. C
Mr. Skelton
Policy push as reconstruct conference hears from governors and mayors
Washington March 5 Secretary of the Treasury Glass urged a forward policy at a White House reconstruction conference. Governors and mayors praised labor loyalty while immigration deportations drew praise. Mayors pressed for immediate congressional action and faster building while denouncing alien agitators.
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The
Treasury
Glass
Reconstruction Conference of Governors
White House
Davis
Virginia
Peters
Boston
Hurley
Lawrence
Mass
Burdick
Newport
R. I
Myers
Minneapolis
New England
Ernest T. Trigg
National Federation of Construction Industries
Trigg
S. M. Williams
National Highways Association
Hugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
John Hays Hammond
Walker D. Hines
League Rests On America
Paris dispatch notes that the League of Nations hinges on President Wilson’s willingness to lead in world peace. It argues the Monroe Doctrine era is ending and a new balance of power must be reflected in any lasting peace.
Henry H. Peck Dies at 80 in Waterbury
Henry H. Peck aged 80 of Waterbury died at the Elton Hotel after a several months illness. A former state representative and senator, he was a prominent local banker serving as president of Dime Savings Bank and partner in Miller & Peck dry goods. Born in Berlin, Conn., he came to Waterbury in 1860.
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Henry H. Peck
Waterbury
Elton
Dime Savings Bank
Miller & Peck
Berlin
Conn
Aviators Die in Plane Fire Test Near Post Field
Lawton Oklahoma March 5 Lieut Walter Wirz of Los Angeles and Sergeant Harold K Olmstead of Salt Lake City were burned to death when a plane they were testing caught fire ten miles south of Post Field and crashed.
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Lawton
Okla
Walter Wirz
Los Angeles
Harold K. Olmstead
Salt Lake City
Post Field
Clearing House Statement in New York March 5
Sub-treasury balances show 253 374 dollars, securities 629 130, and three balances 58 723 in the daily clearing report. Names and institutions not fully specified.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Soeneares
Attempt on Poincare Ends With Arrest of Russian
In Paris on March 5 two shots were fired at President Poincare's official residence on the Champs Elysée. A man later identified as a Russian was arrested. He said the shooting was a protest against allied intervention in Russia.
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Paris
Poincare
Champs d’Elysee
Russia
Wilson blocks Irish delegation meeting at the Met Opera House
President Wilson refused to confer with the Philadelphia based Irish race convention delegation until Justice Cohalan withdrew from the room. The delegation pressed to present Ireland’s right to determine its form of government at the Paris peace conference. Wilson said he could not give a formal answer as government representative.
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New York
Wilson
Philadelphia
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York State Supreme Court
Bernstorff
Metropolitan Opera House
Thomas J. Breslin
W. J. Moran
Secret Service
Supreme Court
John Goff
Paris
Ireland
Reds Riot in Berlin as Government Forces Clash
Berlin reports a noon clash at Alexander Platz between Spartacists and government troops. Dozens killed, police stations seized, and transportation halted as independents and Spartacists mobilize 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Government headquarters captured. clashes continue amid volatile street fighting.
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Berlin
London
Spartacides
Alexander Platz
Republican Guard
Fliet
Army
Alexanderplatz
Red Guards
Perettas Appeal Denied in Connecticut Murder Case
The supreme court of errors in Hartford denied the appeal of Erasmo and Joseph Perretta. It upheld the guilty verdict and death sentence for the murder of Frank Palmese in New Britain on the night of June 3. No error was found in evidence admission or Judge Burpee's jury charge.
Vermont's wet wave wins in cities state wide
Complete election returns show a sweeping move to wet licenses across Vermont. Burlington Rutland St Albans and Barre shift to wet while White River Junction and St Johnsbury alongside many small towns go license. Strong female turnout reported in Burlington.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Burlington
Rutland
St. Albans
Barre
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
New Hampshire
Hoover in Paris Food Conference on Czech relief
Herbert Hoover of the food relief commission met with the council of ten in Paris to discuss immediate food aid for Czecho-Slovakia. He warned that conditions are terrible and without rapid relief the Bolsvist threat could overturn the government and seize power.
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Hoover
Paris
Herbert Hoover
Food Relief Commission
Council of Ten
Czecho-Slovakia
Railroad Finance Plans Discussed
Washington on March 5 reports the Railroad Administration debating steps after losing the 750 million sought from Congress. Officials weigh private ownership restoration, treasury and War Finance Corp funding, and a plan to tide the roads over until a new session. Director General Hines meets with treasury and War Finance officials as a funding program is readied.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Senate
Congress
New York
United States Treasury
War Financing Corporation
Hines
Treasury
War Finance
Port of New York Gripped by General Harbor Strike
New York reports a complete port tie up as 46,000 marine workers strike. Docks clogged, ferries, and extra Hudson Tube trains used to move crowds. Government boats at Bush Terminal targeted, mediation efforts underway, and a federally arranged executive session conference with strikers and employers held.
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New York
Hudson Tubes
Shooters
Staten Island
Big Bush Terminal
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Hylan
Department of Labor
James L. Hughes
Palmer Takes Oath as Attorney General
Mitchell Palmer, interim appointee, took the oath of office as attorney general of the United States in Washington. Chief Justice White administered the oath aboard the George Washington after Wilson’s interim appointment followed Gregory’s resignation and the Senate adjourned without confirmation. Palmer pledged to enforce the laws without passion or prejudice and without fear or favor.
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Washington
Mitchell Palmer
United States
Thomas W. Gregory
White
Supreme Court of the United States
Wilson
George Washington
Senate
Palmer
Office
Cohalan Silent After Irish Convention Meeting
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan declined to comment on President Wilson's refusal to meet an Irish race convention delegation at the Metropolitan Opera House. He avoided reporters, stating he had nothing to say as he reached the supreme court bench.
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Cohalan
New York
Daniel F. Cohalan
Wilson
Metropolitan Opera House
Supreme Court
Holcomb Receives Flag From German U-Boat
Governor Holcomb today accepted a flag captured from the German submarine cruiser U-124. The blue and white checkered banner was sent to the Hartford official by Lieut Doug Lass Campbell Smith of New Haven, U S N R F.
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Holcomb
Hartford
Douglass Campbell Smith
New Haven
Democrat Wins in Pennsylvania 24th District Return
Unofficial returns from Greensburg Pennsylvania report Democrat John H. Wilson winning the 24th district seat to succeed the late RE Robbins. The district, normally Republican, saw a Democratic victory in yesterday’s congressional election.
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Pennsylvania
Greensburg
RE. E. Robbins
John H. Wilson
Treasury Report Shows Loss to Banks on Tuesday
New York March 5 The sub treasury lost 963000 to banks on Tuesday reducing the net gain since Friday to 1901. This brief item notes a fiscal setback as the treasury reports figures in a midweek update.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Wilson reassures peace delegates with League covenant backing
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson cabled support for the League of Nations covenant, easing allied nerves about American opposition. Delegations anticipate German peace terms at Versailles by March 20, with Wilson's return and final drafting ahead. The council delays on German limits as Premier Lloyd George arrival unsettles timing. Belgian neutrality ends with 1839 treaty abrogation, opening Belgian Holland territorial issues.
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Robert J. Prew
Paris
America
Wilson
Boston
Atlantic
United States
Senate
Europe
A. J. Balfour
Washington
Germany
League of Nations
Versailles
Council of Ten
Lloyd George
Nicholas
Montenegro
Jugo-Slavia
Belgian Affairs Commission
Belgium
Holland
Ex Kaiser Trial Hints at Indemnity and Fleet Claim
Paris reports grave fears that Germany may fall to bolshevism and lack funds for indemnity. Britain may waive monetary claims, seeking part of Germanys mercantile fleet. A jurists commission says state sovereignty shields the ex Kaiser from prosecution, pending peace conference ratification. A report on German crimes will be ready by weeks end with names of responsible persons secured for surrender.
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Paris
Germany
France
Great Britain
Chelsea Girl Kidnapped to New York For City Glamour
Ida Dasheff a 14 year old from Chelsea Mass told police she was lured to New York by glamour of the metropolis. Found wandering on West 155th Street by Patrolman S K Tindle she later told Magistrate Mayo the lure of the city prompted her to leave home. A school principal had sent her home for tardiness and shame. A near relative has been ratified and the girl will be returned home.
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Chelsea
Mass
New York
Glamour of
City
Ida Dasheff
West 155Th Street
S. K. Tindle
Mayo
Children’s Court
Metropolis
Heavy Snow Storm in Chicago Claims Sailor on Railway
Chicago trains halted by heavy snow as workers cleared streets and elevated lines. A 19 degree temperature drop accompanied the storm starting last night. John J. Kaebler, a Great Lakes sailor, was killed when blinded by snow andblocked in front of a northbound train. Lake boat traffic was halted as visibility deteriorated.
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Chicago
John J. Kaebler
Great Lakes
Chicago and Northwestern
Im. Narbor
Connecticut Legislature Prospects Amid Busy Session
Hartford March 5 legislative action totals: Senate and House busy with bills on fisheries, road and highway powers, railway rights, and public works. Notable items include tax and park improvements, hospital and education funding, and adjustments to municipal charters plus several judiciary appointments. Hartford and New Haven officials attend as New Haven Day, with numerous bills referred to appropriations and industry commissions for funding and oversight.
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Senate
House
D. E. Fitzgerald
New Haven
Connecticut Light & Power Co
Bernard Bhgins
George H. Atkins
Torrington Borough Court
Fish and Game Commission
Meriden Church
St. John’s First Evangelical
Augsberg
Meriden, Middletown and Guilford Railway Co
Scoville Mfg. Co., Inc
Curtis
Meriden
New Britain
Bridgeport
Committee On Federal Relations
Naugatuck
Orange Board of Park Commissioners
Frank H. Hinckley
Lorenzo BE. Fairbrother
Stonington Town Court
Board of Police
Jin Milford
Connecticut Agricultural
Fairfield
New London
Tolland
Hamden
Waterbury Gas Light Co
Tha .Winsted Gas Co
Attawaugan Street Railway Co
Norwalk Lawyers Title Insurance Co
Yalesville Water Co
First Church of Christ
Waterbury
Stamford Gas& Electric Co
General Hospital Society of Connecticut
Yale & Towne Mfg. Co
Stamford
Naugatuck Borough
Eaton
Appropriations Committee
Watersbury Assessors
Cosioner
Litchfield
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Jurist
Rail Administration
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Kaiser
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