German Poles Show Loyalty to Poland Amid Occupation Debates
Polish bureau reports German residents and socialists in Poland seek to cooperate with the Polish state. They call for trials of General von Beseler and von Kries, citing past administration bred Polish resentment. Some German officials express genuine willingness to learn Polish and take Polish citizenship. Jewish questions arise with debates on rights. Korfanty questions whether New York Jews seek a Jewish state within America.
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Poland
Tly
Cupation
von Beseler
von Kries
Erzberger
M. Korfanty
Pritucki
M. Greenbaum
New York
Connecticut Governor vows firm stance against bolshevism
Hartford March 18 Governor Marcus H Holcomb declares no tolerance for bolshevism and says he is ready to act against the I W W on short notice. He notes Connecticut will deal effectively with any emergency and that intelligence officers monitor the group’s activities to prevent disturbances.
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Hartford
Marcus H. Holcomb
Connecticut
Holcomb
Yale Among Those to Help Govern Ment Save Money
Washington reports that about 25 million dollars have been saved by placing disabled soldiers and sailors in existing educational institutions for retraining. The federal board for vocational education estimates this would have funded new schools to educate men for productive work. Leading colleges and universities including Harvard Yale and Columbia along with land grant colleges are to host the disabled veterans. More than 500 courses will be available to them.
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Yale
Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Harvard
Columbia
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Lustrous Hair
An advertisement touts Danderine as a quick, cheap solution to dandruff and hair loss. It instructs moistening a cloth and drawing it through the hair to cleanse, condition, and add wave and luster while claiming roots are strengthened and scalp itching alleviated. The copy emphasizes ease and dramatic beauty results for a few cents per bottle.
German Frontiers Considered Today at Peace Conference
Paris report details debates on eastern and northern German frontiers with Poland and Denmark seeking terms. A war council meeting outlined preliminaries, waterways and railways commission plans, and open status for the Rhine and Kiel canal. Expectations rise ahead of President Wilson’s arrival and possible new government stability concerns.
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Paris
Germany
Poland
Denmark
Supreme Inter-Allied War Council
Supreme War Council
Tomsgrow
Bagdad
Hamburg
Persian Gulf
Waterways Commission
Rhine
Kiel Canal
Wilson
Hartford Tax Return by Mail Urged to Ease Congestion
Hartford March 14 Collector James J Walsh urged all income tax filers who have not yet submitted returns to mail them due to office congestion. He advised sending returns with remittances, using money orders or checks, and cautioned against mailing cash. A March 15 postmark on a tentative or regular return would shield taxpayers from penalties and ensure proper review.
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Hartford
Conn
James J. Walsh
Internal Revenue Office
Revenue Office
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Branch
Tax Exempt Rules for 1918 Married Status Updated
Hartford officials announce a new IRS ruling on personal and family exemptions for 1918 income tax returns. If married at any time in 1918, the taxpayer gains a $2000 exemption. if the wife died during 1918, the exemption is $1000. The old regulation allowing fractionally pro rated exemptions is canceled. refunds and adjustments for returns filed under it will be issued.
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Hartford
Conn
James J. Walsh
Internal Revenue Office
Meat Hoarding Probes to Curb Price Spikes
Washington March 13 Attorney General A Mitchell Falmer moved to curb meat hoarding by speculators as the food administrations relax storage rules. Federal agents will monitor packing houses nationwide under Lever Act powers, with district attorneys handling prosecutions. Department of justice officials vow strict enforcement aided by agriculture inspectors.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Falmer
The
Food Administration
Houston
Redfield
Department of Justice
Department
Department of Agriculture
First Alewives of Season Off Cromwell
The first alewives of the season were caught in A. H. Frazer's nets off Cromwell this morning. Curiously, 25 years ago the first alewives were also captured on the same date reported in the old issue.
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A. H. Frazer
Cromwell
Seek Substitute for Saloon Hartford Conference
Hartford leaders convene in March to discuss a substitute for the saloon after prohibition takes effect. Former Mayor Frank A Hagarty leads the movement as 100 prominent citizens are invited to observe and contribute to the plan. Boston reports on the merchant marine and a shipping board acceptance list includes Viola, age 41, with sailors and mariners noted.
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Hartford
Frank A Hagarty
Merchant Marine
Boston
United States Shipping Board
Ing
Viola
Senate Postpones Committee Action In Fight Over Chairs
Washington March 18 Senate Republicans delay action on committee chairmanships to three days before a potential extra session. Rumors place La Follette challenging Penrose for finance, with Lodge as foreign relations chair and Borah slated for labor. Other chairmanships listed include Reed for Appropriations and McLean for Banking, La Follette census, Nelson commerce, Warren military, Penrose or Poindexter naval, Jones for woman suffrage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Penrose
League of Nations
Pennsylvania
Committee On Finance
Senator Byrah
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Committee On Foreign Relations
LaFollette
Finance Committee
Appropriations
Reed
Wesley L. Jones
Woman Suffrage Committee
Hale
Maile
Anti
Happenings in This Vicinity 28 Years Ago
A March 1 item list details local activity including perch fishing success, a Cromwell Gildersleeve ferry service, schooner Howard B. Peck reaching Charleston after a storm, and Henry H. Smith advancing to Middlesex Quarry Co. directorship. It notes high water at Westfield Falls, deep mud and impassable roads, brisk Middletown Plate Co. work, expanded St. Aloysius Y M T A membership, a fox birthing in South Main, sewer completion, prison earnings, Mansfield Guard roster growth, Middlefield town hall dedication, and Captain Charles Smith reporting the first alwives of the season near the Cromwell ferry slip.
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Cromwell
Gildersleeve
Foster
Howard B. Peck
Alexander Mehaffey
Charleston
D. C
Henry H. Smith
Middletown Savings Bank
Middlesex Quarry Co
Henry C. Dunham
Pomona Grange
Westfield Falls
Middletown Plate Co
St. Aloysius Y. M. T. A. B
Charles W. Hubbard
South Main Street
High
Oak
Warwick
Mill Hollow
Haddam
Co. H. Mansfield Guard
Middlefield
Charles Smith
No Excuse For Rheumatism Prescribed Remedy
An old advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a sure cure for rheumatism and joint pain. It claims immediate relief from soreness stiffness and swelling with a one dollar bottle available through Hartman Drug Co and local druggists nationwide.
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Hartman Drug Co
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Spring Medicine Hoods
B. Stern & CO
J. F. O’connell
Middletown
Middletown Silver Co
Middlesex County
J. Atwell
S&noor
J. F. Nixon
Arthur B. Jenkins
U. & Ang Foreign
Mutual Guilding Hartford
Main &J
H. Siegel
Prop
Mer
Lyman D. Mills Co
Court Street
Peoberg
Palm Beach
P. K
Prewer Co
Wain and
Court Streets
Brainard & Logan
Main St
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