This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1919
Page
1
In Washington, governors and mayors gathered as President Wilson delivered a concise address on civic responsibility. He urged leaders to learn the business of government by consulting with the average citizen, stressing practical governance during an important capital conference.
President Wilson addresses more than 800 governors and mayors in the White House East Room urging a people centered plan for reconstruction. He emphasizes serving the plain people, drawing leaders together, and solving postwar labor and industry issues with a broad common purpose. His brief talk, longer than expected, greeted delegates and set the tone for federal cooperation with states.
International News Service reports Wilmington Delaware records show the youngest grandmother at twenty seven. State Health Department says the name is withheld but confirms the grandmother became a parent at fourteen and an infant daughter later bore a child to her own daughter now thirteen.
The President expresses regret at limited participation yet welcomes executives from cities and states. He urges federal guidance to coordinate efforts, restore normal labor conditions, and support state and municipal duties while stressing service to the public and the aim of a coordinated, peaceful global prosperity. He notes wartime disruption and the need for a common purpose.
Chicago March 5 Investigators report an planned March 1 meeting in Chicago to form a council of soviets to seize government similar to Russia. Ollie B. Wilson named temporary secretary for the proposed group. Delegates connected with the Russian revolution allegedly prepare to disrupt economic order and overturn institutions via direct action. Federal agents photograph invitations as they monitor the activity.
The American steamship Mercer, of 4457 tons, ran aground today at Dungeness near the Kentish coast while en route from New York to Antwerp. She grounded after leaving New York February 15 but was quickly refloated by the harbor authorities.
Berlin reports the Czecho-Slovak government in Prague has arrested Paul Schwarz the German vice consul charging him with attempting to push 20000 circulars by courier from the consulate urging secession by German Bohemia from Czecho-Slovakia.
Militant suffragists will picket the Metropolitan Opera House where President Wilson speaks tomorrow night to demand the immediate calling of an extra session of Congress to pass the woman suffrage amendment, their headquarters announced this afternoon.
Boston March 2 Joseph P Newburger an enlisted man with the United States Shipping Board service was arrested by Captain Hickey of the Fast Boston station after a chase by private detectives spanning half the continent. He is charged with a 30000 theft from the Chicago Art Museum in December 1915.
The text outlines terms urged by Marshal Foch to disarm Germany on land and sea, reduce the army, and require all nations to discontinue submarine warfare. It reflects a week of consideration of these final terms.
Paris March 3 The inter Allied council began the peace conference with plans for German disarmament on land sea and air and for a stiff reparations payment pegged at about 120.9 billion dollars. French delegates push hard for frontiers and punitive measures while Wilson defends the approach. A permanent commission would oversee Krupp and other munitions plants as the Kiel canal's internationalization is examined.
Washington reports indicate a continuous session from 10 a.m. to adjournment with the 65th Congress likely to cease legislative functioning orderly. Gallagher resolution on Ireland self determination may pass. Victory loan bill already cleared the Senate but other major supply and reconstruction bills face defeat or delay.
In New York a pretty young woman fired twice at detective William J Burns near Grand Central Station. Both bullets missed Burns before bystanders restrained the assailant as Grand Central detectives arrived.
Mineola March 3 Thomas F Blewitt one of five Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials indicted for manslaughter in the second degree over the Brighton Beach elevated wreck last November in which 90 killed and 225 injured was placed on trial. The charge alleges culpable negligence in employing Edward A Luciano an inexperienced motorman. Judge Seeger denied a defense motion to dismiss the indictment and jury selection began. Spectators noted Nassau county officials Judge Lewis Smith and Surrogate L Howell serving as special defense counsel.
A massive anti American demonstration roiled the Hotel Adlon in Berlin as East African troops led by General Lettow Vorbeck faced a crowd at the Pariserplatz. Shouts accused Americans of eating all food while police and soldiers guarded entrances and shuttered doors. Two German workmen demanded to see Lorenz Adlon and to speak with American officers about the incident but were refused. Troops remained on site and hostility persisted despite official statements from General Harries and Captain Mann. The protest appears linked to anticipated transportation difficulties and a threatened Berlin general strike amid the session.
Washington reports a bitter fight over confirming A Mitchell Palmer as attorney general before the session ends. Senator Frelinghuysen, author of an alien property custodian probe, said he would reveal details but not filibuster. He will not object if the Senate confirms Palmer after findings are aired.
Forecast issued from Washington predicts fair and warmer conditions tonight with Tuesday likely rain. For March 3 to March 8, 1919, expect rain or snow on Monday and again Thursday or Friday, with temperatures generally below normal across the period.
Berlin chaos deepens as a general strike paralyzes the city and Weimar plans to negotiate with Workmen's Congress. Demands from Spandau workers urge uniform wages, expropriation of banks and mines, abolition of parliaments, and revolutionary tribunals targeting war leaders.
London dispatch reports Madrid papers say a general strike will be called across Spain on March 5 and that the government is taking measures to cope with it. The wireless message from Madrid cites the capital as the source for the claim.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.