21 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
1
The article notes that Italians may withdraw from the peace conference as tensions rise. It cites practical antagonisms and states the president has not decided on a reply until his current task is finished. No final stance is given, and the president postpones reaction to surrounding comments.
Washington reports that Italian delegates threatened to withdraw over Fiume. neutrals push for Hague or Geneva as League seat. Wilson, Lloyd George, and Clemenceau lead talks, with promises of rapid treaty progress and guarded secrecy to avoid premature publicity. Col. House predicts first treaty ready for plenary signature by March 29.
In Mineola New York on March 21 Dr Walter Keene Wilkins was arraigned on an indictment charging him with the murder of his wife Julia Wilkins. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to jail without bail pending trial before Supreme Justice Seeger.
Washington reports from the United States tariff commission show large gains in sugar profits for producers with lower costs, while higher cost producers struggle. Hawaii Cuba and Porto Rico costs per ton range 44.60 to 111, yet New York price averages 124.56. The study cites two main causes: sugar’s agricultural nature demanding land of varying productivity and economies of large scale production, with big firms typically low cost and small firms high cost.
Lawrence Mass March 21 Alexander Bannwart Boston former baseball player cuffed by Senator Lodge in 1917 on a pacifist delegation was on textile strike picket lines wearing WWI army uniform. Boston social worker Gladower Evans, Arlington Mills part owner, also on line. No arrests. increased rock throwing and window smashing led City Marshal O Brien to station three police squads on outskirts.
Washington March 21 publishers aided by former Attorney General George H. Wickersham petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen the price schedule set in 1918. The commission fixed prices during the war and three months after, with manufacturers represented by Henry A. Wise. Data showed Canada produced 738000 tons of newsprint in 1918, 80 percent used in the United States.
Paris report states Germany threatens to resume fighting in Posen province. Peace delegates warn such action would breach the last armistice signed at Treves and jeopardize the peace conference. The rupture of armistice talks heightens tensions as the supreme war council meets to discuss the eastern crisis.
Dispatch from Cologne dated March 20 reports that despite trains and barges bringing food into the area of Germany under British occupation the populace complains. Newspapers say rationing would ease hunger but fear relief is set to provide only a minimal amount of food.
Washington reports the sale of horses and mules from army stock after wars end, with total receipts of 11,414,997 dollars this afternoon. Average price per animal was 118 dollars. Several consignments were disposed of, totaling 46,548 head.
In New York on March 21 the Jeremiah A. O Leary trial on federal charges ended with the case being submitted to the jury for deliberation after closing arguments. The court’s proceedings proceeded with the act violation case awaiting jury verdict.
Mineola March 21 detectives say a pretty young woman may be key to solving the murder of Mrs. Julia Wilkins. Dr Walter K Wilkins faces first degree murder charges as Nassau authorities pursue a New York apartment link and a night call at 8 West 65th Street near Central Park. The case is described as an eternal triangle with sensational disclosures expected, while Wilkins shows distress in jail and refused breakfast as investigators push the inquiry.
March 21 report says police near capturing the bandits who shot Motorcycle Policeman Hugh Grogan in Greenwich and Rye, N Y, then fled to Yorktown Heights. Abandoned car found with stolen license markers traced to Lewis A Williams of Plainfield and Arnold Katterman of Paterson New Jersey. Four men fled on foot to Croton Station and boarded a southbound train. Grogan expects to identify one suspect from photographs and police suspect the gunman has a prior auto theft record.
Dr Alfred Callister of Boston County City Hospital disclosed the results of an unusual abdominal surgery. He fished 141 foreign bodies from a man's stomach, including 128 bed spring pieces, nine copper pennies, three peach pits, and a tin foil fragment. The 32 year old patient had high temperature and excessive appetite before the operation. convalescence now normal.
London reports Sir Thomas Lipton sailed today aboard the Aquitania bound for America to inspect his racing yacht Shamrock IV. The European war halted the American Cup race planned for autumn 1914, leaving Shamrock IV in dry dock at the Erie Basin, New York.
Washington March 21 War department announced Corporal Alvin C York of Pall Mall Tennessee received the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading a seven man platoon in routing a German machine gun nest that included four officers and 128 men near Chateau Thierry on October 8 1918.
London march 21 concessions offered to coal miners and railway workers avert a strike, seen as a victory for British labor. Most radical factions now favor a walkout, and by afternoon it seemed unlikely their counsel would prevail.
Stamford reports a discharged soldier from Hartford was beaten and robbed of $60 and his discharge papers by a man he met on a train en route to Hartford. The incident occurred early today near Stamford as the traveler moved toward his destination.
The League of Nations subcommittee held its second meeting to advance neutral states in drafting the covenant. Representatives from Argentina Chile Denmark Holland Norway Paraguay Persia El Salvador Spain Sweden Switzerland Venezuela and others attended informal sessions chaired by Lord Cecil and notable ministers and diplomats. A further session aimed to finish article review with a Saturday discussion on amendments.
The British steamship Penlee, 3,775 tons, was on fire 400 miles from Brest and abandoned by her crew. The sailors were taken aboard the American steamer Julia Luckenbach bound for Queenstown. Mauretania and Werthena rushed to assist after a February 5 Charleston departure and a later Fayal harbor stop.
Swiss move at Paris proposes an amendment to the League of Nations constitution which may satisfy the United States on Monroe Doctrine security. The pending text is not released yet. Geneva as league seat might assure Switzerland’s permanent neutrality amid fears of German Austrian annexation and Vorarlberg border concerns.
Nearly a thousand Western Union messengers in New York walk out demanding union recognition and higher pay. Adolf Brunwasser, 14, leads the group listing a 12 cent per message raise and a ten hour day as key demands.
London dispatch reports that the entente will not oppose Germany and Austria junction but suggests German Bohemia autonomy under Czech rule. The Vienna report cites the Frankfurter Zeitung as the source.
Washington announces an additional credit of 75 million dollars to Italy, raising total U S credits to 1.4965 billion for Italy and 8.93241 billion for all allies, as disclosed by the treasury department today.
A compact reflection on limits and perseverance. The phrase emphasizes that skill emerges from accepting one’s bounds and applying effort within them to achieve meaningful progress. It invites practical action over grandiose ambition.
Washington reports four transports carrying 245 officers and 6,950 men of the American expeditionary forces have cleared French ports for the United States. The ships Mauri Touraine Arizonan and Madawaska are due in New York and Charleston in late March and early April, with detailed unit rosters including divisions, brigades, and support detachments aboard. Brig. Gen. Samuel Lraison is listed as a passenger, and the LaTouraine carries scattered casualty companies.
The Italian ship Giuseppe Verdi arrived in New York from Marseilles with nearly 2000 American troops, mostly transportation units and casual companies from Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and more. Returning soldiers allege spoiled meals, with army doctors twice refusing to let them eat ship food, and many filed complaints with congressmen.
Berlin Conn March 21 George H Beckett former captain of the local state guard company was arrested on a charge of misappropriation of 27 dollars of company funds. He severed ties four weeks ago and will be arraigned in local court tonight. Beckett is a Spanish war veteran with two sons in service one with the Canadian army and the other in U S service. he recently returned from France where he lost his left hand in action.
Waterbury March 21 police were notified that deportation warrants were issued for Alexander Chernoff of New York and Chicago and Mark Zeitlein of Waterbury. Chernoff and Zeitlein, reputed I W W leaders, were recently sentenced by Judge McGrath to six months in jail. Warrants issued by Boston deportation officials, hearing soon expected, with fights anticipated.
The Federal Reserve Board announced immediate measures to open the American money market abroad. Transfers of funds to persons not enemies or allies of enemies in the regions of voietta, Slavonia, Bosnia, Hercegovina, and Dalmatia were authorized. Restrictions on the sale and purchase of exchange were removed.
Night raid on Collinstown aerodrome near Dublin results in theft of 80 rifles and ammunition. Sentries gagged as raiders escaped by automobile. Collins town aerodrome previously occupied by Americans.
Washington March 21 the treasury department announced early redemption of treasury certificates of indebtedness dated December 6. These bonds, set to mature May 5 1919, are redeemed at par and accrued interest prior to their stated maturity reducing outstanding obligations ahead of the Victory Loan drive.
Paris March 21 Plans to restore France's war shattered communities call for spending 1 209 000 000 dollars awaiting Premier Clemenceau's approval.
Crediting of $3 appears with changes totaling $7 815 and balances showing $92 106 009. The fragment notes are unclear but indicate financial totals and security status.
Boston elocutionist Genevieve Howard sues Col Milton H. French for 50000 dollars claiming breach of promise. The suit details days of teas dinners and religious services to press a marriage that never occurred and notes French vanished after setting a wedding date. French, a Boston shoe manufacturer and former NE Shoe Wholesalers president, was located later in Thomaston Missouri. he has previous marriages and alimony payments.
Mrs Bes sie May Skeels now Mrs Alfred J Lundgren lay between life and death after a secret hospital bedside wedding to the man who stood by her. The ceremony was performed as she faced serious illness with doctors saying she has a fighting chance to recover. Prosecutors accuse her of murder in Andover and poison in Bayonne, with a charge of multiple relatives alleged in New Jersey.
In Passaic New Jersey March 21 discharged soldiers and marines sworn in as special policemen attacked and dispersed a crowd of over 3000 striking textile workers in front of Botany Worsted Mills. The ex soldiers charged into the crowd with clubs, forcing arrests and injuring several as the demonstration spread three blocks from the plant.
Dr Mathiess Erzberger head of the German armistice commission at Spa sent a note to allied commissioners asking whether newspaper statements attributed to Lloyd George and French foreign minister Pichon expressing that Germany must accept the first peace treaty without debate truly reflect allied sentiment.
German sailors in Hamburg today adopted a resolution opposing surrender of merchant ships to the Allies. They urged seamen to refuse to work, arguing the Entente has guaranteed Germany no more than 350000 tons of food per month.
Reports from Paris indicate several German merchant ships have already surrendered under the new armistice terms. It was also reported that the Allies would supply Germany with 270000 tons of food monthly.
Berne March 21 allies have raised no objection to former Emperor Charles residence in Switzerland. It is likely the Swiss will grant the request. Charles has lived in Austria since being unseated from the Hungarian throne.
Sir Auckland Geddes, minister for national service and reconstruction, has accepted the presidency of McGill University in Montreal, as reported by the Daily Express. His appointment follows his role in the new British cabinet, signaling a notable cross Atlantic leadership move.
Hartford March 21 a small crowd attended Friday sessions in both chambers as Senator Dillon urged more deliberation and Woodruff labeled the sessions a joke. Senators Klett Hemenway and others discussed bill backlogs, judge salaries, and state finances while measures on militia codification and local bonds moved or were referred.
In Boston on March 21 Miss Mabel B Norris of Little Rock Arkansas known as a frail 20 year old girl Raffles was jailed for two years for robbing college dormitories. She refused to reveal her real identity or life history beyond saying she fled home to escape a 45 year old suitor and attended a seminary near Forest Glen Washington DC. She claimed she stole for the novelty of it.
Washington announces 644 distinguished service crosses awarded to the Second Division. More than half go to the 6th Marines and related regiments who fought at Belleau Wood. The 2nd and 6th Regiments lead with 206 and 137 crosses respectively. infantry ranks third with 124.
Scranton residents report two men killed when an engine hauling a freight train on the Lackawanna railroad exploded near Cresco. R B E Teets and Fireman Harry Nis, both of Stroudsburg, Pa., perished. A third man was injured as wires and lines were knocked down by the blast.
In Chicago on March 21 a dry goods merchant named Gauer and four armed bandits attacked, causing Mrs. Mary Mahoney a customer to drop dead from fright after the raid. Details are sparse but the incident centers on the robbery and the resulting death.
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