Miss MacSwiney to Lead Irish Festival in Butte
Miss MacSwiney arrives to a packed program at St. Marys St. Patricks and Sacred Heart. She addresses at courthouse and Broadway theater mass meeting. Gaelic sermon at St Marys. parade parts and welcome at Northern Pacific station. Public gatherings emphasize Irish freedom and community spirit.
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St. Mary's
St. Patrick’s
Sacred Heart
Ireland
Immaculate Conception
Order of
Hibernians
Father Leonard
Fathers McCormick
O’shea
Father Barry
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Church
Father Hannan
St. Mary’s
Collopy
Boulder
Clifford
Lehigh
O O'Malley
Butte
Father O’connor
Patrick's
Acific
Miss Macney
Thomas Ashe
Friends of Irish Freedom
Woolman
Miss MacSwiney
MacSwiney
C. H. Clapp
School of Mines
In the Dining Car. All aboard affairs in San Francisco
In the dining car scene reported from San Francisco on March 16 by the Associated Press, details unfold about passengers, schedules, and onboard events during travel. The dispatch sketches atmosphere, routines, and interactions within the diner on the train.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Cuts Dining Car Meals Across Railroads
Western railroads agree to a general reduction in dining car meals by 15 to 25 percent, announced today by the Southern Pacific company.
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Western Railroads
Southern Pacific Company
Pioneer Jim Still Able to Pay
Jim O Neill, arrested for failure to pay for a meal in a local cafe on Tuesday, is not the Pioneer Jim of East Butte, Silver Bow county or the states from Canada to Mexico. He remains hale and hearty, has savings for a rainy day, and can pay for meals as he sees fit.
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Jim O’neill
Jim
East Butte
Silver Bow County
Canada
Mexico
Legion committee reports Galen conditions after inquiry
The Butte post of the American Legion thanked the committee last night for a formal report on Galen. The findings confirmed prior statements that Galen conditions were beyond serious criticism. Minor disagreements were noted, and the charge that food was unfit was proven false. Commander Troup, Father Tougas, and Chauncey Berrien led the investigation.
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Galen
Butte
American Legion
Troup
Father Tougas
Chauncey Berrien
Brother of Montana man gets high office
W. W. Cheely of the Montana News paper association in Great Falls said Elliott Wadsworth, brother of O. F. Wadsworth, president of the Montana Newspaper association, was named assistant secretary of the United States treasury by President Harding. Wadsworth, a noted financier, once led Stone & Webster of Boston and served as vice chairman of the national Red Cross during World War I.
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W. W. Cheely
Montana Newspaper Association of
Great Falls
Cascade City
Elliott Wadsworth
O. F. Wadsworth
Montana Newspaper Association
United States Treasury
Harding
Stone & Webster
Boston
National Red Cross
Bonds Recovered After Bateman Surrendered Stolen Pact
Police recovered fifty thousand dollars in bonds claimed stolen from John F Finn a Cincinnati whiskey dealer. Marcus Bateman who was arrested while attempting to dispose of ten thousand dollars in bonds turned over the safety box key containing the rest. He initially said the bonds came from a poker game in Louisville and later claimed they were found in a Cincinnati telephone booth.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John F. Finn
Cincinnati
Marcus Bateman
Bateman
Louisville
New Zealand Governor Seeks Far East Fleet
London dispatch reports Premier and George in the House of Commons confirming Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, now governor of New Zealand, urged a Far Eastern fleet after visiting Australia. Proposed force includes 8 battleships 8 battle cruisers 10 light cruisers 40 destroyers and 36 submarines planned by 1924.
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Associated Press
London
George
House of Commons
Viscount Jelencoe
New Zealand
Australia
Jellicoe
Harding to appoint Spry as Utah land office chief
In a Washington dispatch the Associated Press reports former Utah governor Spry is near certain to be named by President Harding for the head position at the General Land Office. The decision aligns Spry with the Harding administration’s western land policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Spry
Utah
Harding
Somminmenne
General Land Office
England Approves U S Ambassador Appointment
London March 16 British government formally approves Col George Harvey as United States ambassador to Great Britain to succeed John W Davis.
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Associated Press
London
Col
George Harvey
United States
Great Britain
John W. Davis
General Meagher Speech Remembers St Patrick Day Vista
General Thomas Francis Meagher speaks from 1866 Virginia City on St Patrick’s Day recalling Tasmanian exile, Gansey the piper, and Irish history. He notes Irish fidelity, persecution, and the shared celebration with Protestants while praising Irish nationality.
Ireland and America United in Pride and Duty
The orator extols Ireland’s rich heritage and its enduring love, praising figures like Flood Grattan Curran and Maclise. He argues for Irish independence within a global democracy, lauds the Irish in America, and defends loyalty to the United States while celebrating St Patrick’s Day and shared Anglo-Irish history. He cites Washington and Clay as examples of Irish-American harmony and urges continued faith in Ireland’s eventual freedom.
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Sheridan
India
Henry Flood
Hercules
Jupiter
Henry Grattan
Lord Brougham
Ireland
Moore
Maclise
America
United States
Mexico
Chickahominy
Malvern Hill
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Sidney Smith
Montana
New York
George Washington
Sons of St. Patrick
Philadelphia
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Louisville
Ireland and America Joined by Liberty Vision
The speech recalls Ireland and America as once united in struggle and aid during famine and oppression. America aided Ireland in famine and politics, while Ireland’s champions inspired American progress. The speaker foresees a future of democratic liberty for both, with renewed ties and shared destiny.
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Ireland
America
Ban lifts on contraband whiskey sale to druggists
In San Francisco the ban on 20,000 bottles of contraband whiskey for non beverage use was lifted. Liquor will be sold to druggists at 3 dollars per gallon on guarantees of no profiteering. Seattle officials say small liquor for refreshment will not be prosecuted federally. violators in large seizures may face Volstead prosecutions.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Collector of Customs
Seattle
Robert ©. Saunders
United States District Attorney
Saunders
Mr. Saunders
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Legion Committee
FAR East Fleet
Commissioner Spry
England
Mary Macswilney
Meagher
Thomas Francis Meagher
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Forest
Tasmania
Gansey
Piper
St. Patrick
St. Patrick's Day
Devil
Rocky Mountains
Donegal
Knockmel-down
Wexford
Kerry
Vicar of Wakefield
Edmund Burke
Laila Rookh
Curran
Davis
Barry
Burke
Homer
Shakespeare
Michael Angelo
Cork
Kildare
Wicklow
St. Patrick's Daughters
St. Patrick's Sons
Kent
Heaven
Grattan
Democratic Liberty
Don B. King
King
Mayor Club
Y.M.C.A
Geo. W. Johnson
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