Special session opens to enfranchise Connecticut soldiers
Hartford March 19 The special session of the Connecticut legislature convened to empower absent soldiers and sailors to vote in the coming election. The House had 218 members with 35 absent and one dead and one resigned, while the Senate lacked only three members. Governor Holcomb urged rapid action to grant voting rights to service members, with a hearing scheduled for the soldiers' suffrage bill and proposals to align acts with the 1919 public acts.
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Legisla
Connecticut
Soland
House
Comley, Jr
Bridgeport
Whitney
New Haven
Ordnance Service
O'Sullivan
Derby
Wilson
Senate
Warren F. Cook
New Britain
O’sullivan
Senator Klett
Hemenway
Healy
Leonard Smith
Mansfield
H. H. Spooner
Kensington
E. L. C. Hohen
General Assembly
Holcomb
United States
France
Klett
Judiciary Committee
Peasley
Rogers
Manchester
Congress
Justice of the Peace
Shaw
Redding
International News Service
Shipyard Strike Hits Baltimore Plant Demands Wage Hike
Four hundred workers at the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding plant walk out on March 19 seeking higher wages. The strike risks escalation as authorities may soon face a government decision on the dispute.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding
Food administration denies packer windfall profits
Washington reports that Joseph P. Cotton of the foods administration told the Senate Agricultural Committee that licensing capped packer profits at two and a half cents per dollar and nine percent of invested capital, a claim countering charges that profits rose before control. Durand faced questions over alleged secret meetings with packers and a letter alleging price-pressure guidance to packers.
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Washington
Food Administration
Senate Agricultural Committee
Joseph P. Cotton
Meat Division
The
Acts of the Food Administration
Cotton
E. Dana Durand
Chicago
Durand
Wisconsin War Referendum Marks Wisconsin Primaries
Washington reports the Wisconsin primary results as a wave of opinion on the war, with the April 2 Senate vacancy election following the death of Paul O Husting. LaFollette backs James Thompson against Irvine Lenroot amid loyalty versus pacifism debates. Davies is virtually assured the Democratic nomination, while Victor Berger faces no Socialist opposition.
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Washington
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Paul O. Husting
LaFollette
Senate
James Thompson
la Crosse
Irvine Lenroot
Joseph E. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
House of Representatives
Fighting Over Trans Siberian Rail Line Near Lake Baikal
Reports from Copenhagen dated March 19 describe fierce battles for control of the Trans Siberian railway along the southern shores of Lake Baikal in Mid Siberia. Anti Bolshevik forces are outnumbered. about 159000 German and Austro Hungarian prisoners are held east and west of the lake as officers seek to organize them into a coherent fighting force.
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Siberia
Copenhagen
Lake Baikal
Baikal
Vladivostok
Women Enter Turkish Army for Noncombat Roles
Geneva report states Austrian source confirms women are admitted to the Turkish army for the first time. A battalion will join the first army corps and perform light behind the lines duties rather than direct combat.
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Geneva
First
Dutch Ships Not Yet Taken Over in Go Slow Policy
Washington reports the American government pursues a cautious approach to seizing Dutch shipping in U S harbors. Officials expect further advices from London and The Hague before any decisive step, aiming to avoid precipitate action while awaiting Holland's reply to allied demands. 80 Dutch cargo ships were to fly the American flag by midnight, with War Trade Board discussions ongoing at the White House.
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Washington
War Trade Board
London
the Hague
Holland
Hague
Philips
Foreign Office
State Department
Netherlands
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Vance McCormick
White House
Wreck at Bristol blocks Waterbury Hartford line
A freight derailment west of Bristol at Doolittle's crossing halted the Waterbury Hartford line at 7 40 am. Extra freight No 335 with carboys of vitriol derailed, four other cars piled on top, tracks torn for about 100 yards. No injuries reported. wrecking crews expected to work into the day.
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Bristol
Waterbury-Hartford
New Haven
Doolittle’s Crossing
Fyler
Reasons For Indicting I. W. W.'s
Chicago March 19 The federal government is to publish today the reasons for indicting 166 I W W members, 115 of whom have been arrested. The disclosures detail the propaganda spread by the I W W and confiscated literature explaining methods to ruin factories and engines at a cost of two cents.
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Chicago
Loans to Middlesex County Farmers Begin Appraisals
The Federal Land Bank and North Middlesex National Farm and Loan Association will start farm loan appraisals in Middlesex. Six substitutes join the regular committee to speed the process. First group loans aim for 20,000 and a bank charter in Springfield. 18 applications totaling about 340,000 are filed.
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Federal Land Bank
Springfield
North Middlesex National Farm and Loan Association
Association
Folowing
Edward F. Baumann
Cromwell
William C. Fowler
August W. Otte
Durham
A. Eames Gilbert
Middletown
Joseph E. Holt
Eldon B. Kirtland
Chester
Philip P. Wells
Wilson seeks broad war powers to avoid post-congresshandicaps
Senator J Hamilton Lewis said President Wilson aims to secure wider wartime authority so his actions will not be hampered after Congress adjourns next July. Lewis noted critics claim the president lacks power to act and argues legislation is needed to free his hands.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
J. Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Idaho roundup targets I. W. W. aliens in mining camps
State and federal soldiers under Adjutant General Charles S. Moody sweep mining and logging camps in St Maries region today for alien I W W members. Detachments visit camps and towns questioning residents and segregating aliens connected to recent disturbances. No disorder has occurred with the soldiers’ arrival.
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St. Maries
Idaho
Charles S. Moody
Navy Electrician Killed In Seaplane Fall At Miami
Washington announces that Francis Fl. liott Landon U S N electrician died in a fall from a seaplane in Miami Florida yesterday. He enlisted a year ago and his next of kin is Mary Landon 94 Brook avenue Roxbury Massachusetts.
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Washington
Francis Fl.liott Landon
Miami
Fla
Navy Department
Landon
Mary Landon
Brook Avenue
Roxbury
Mass
Sub Treasury Losses Recorded in New York Markets
The Sub-Treasury in New York reports a cash net loss of $516,000 since Friday, with $688,000 lost to banks on Monday, reflecting continued financial strain through the week.
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Sub-Treasury Report
New York
Cromwell Happenings Include Horse Won At Raffle
In Cromwell last night James Lowe of Portland won a white horse at a raffle. ticket cost 50 cents. Berlin plans to host the agricultural school. Cromwell-Gilder sleeve ferry resumes service. Local events include boxing at St Marys hall and life saving exhibit by W Willshire Reiley at the world’s fair.
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James Lowe
Portland
Cromwell
Luzon B. Morris
Gildersleeve
Berlin
Abraham Fleischer
Allotman
Ike
Max Bezar
Court Street
Prof
Briggs
Bridgeport
Tom Houlihan
St. Mary’s Hall
Ghent
Chapman
John P. Bacon
Nellie Russell
Menden
Decker
Jamey K. Guy
New Haven
Horse
W. Willshire Reiley
George S. Hubbard
Central National Bank
Battling Priest Holds Fort at St. Mary's Elgin
Rev. John J. McCann, ousted from St. Mary’s Catholic Church, remains at the parish house in Elgin Illinois. He defies dismissal and vows to fight to the last trench. An armed guard aligned with Bishop Muldoon patrols church property as McCann barricades entry.
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Elgin
John J. McCann
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Peter J. Muldoon
Father McCann
Gascarrets Sell Twenty Million Boxes Per Year
A bold claim states Gascarets move twenty million boxes annually with a marketing push. The note highlights claims of relief from biliousness head pains and constipation, presenting the product as a daily aid and stimulant for general wellbeing.
Birthday of St Patrick Two Saints in One
A humorous verse recounts the dispute over St Patrick’s birthday between August eighth and September ninth. Fr Mulcahy resolves the quarrel by suggesting combining both dates as seventeen, noting Patrick’s twin-like worth without bloodshed. The piece closes with a belated tribute to St Patrick’s mission.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
Pat
Mulcahy
London towns push rabbit raising to secure meat supply
English towns begin rabbit raising programs to bolster meat stocks. Guilford town council seeks funding for a municipal rabbit warren as part of the effort to increase local food production.
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London
Guilford
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