Miss Mary MacSwiney speaks on Irish freedom at St James Hospital
Miss Mary MacSwiney told nuns nurses and doctors at St James Hospital that Ireland seeks freedom promised by the United States, denounced Vatican rumors, and urged prayers and letters urging U S recognition by April 24 the fifth anniversary of independence. She described Black and Tans atrocities and warned England owes massive sums and must withdraw troops if Ireland is to gain aid.
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Mary MacSwiney
St. James’ Hospital
United States
Miss MacSwiney
Rome
Vatican
Ireland
Har
Denby
Papers of
London
Earl of Denby
England
Irish Republic
MacSwiney
Egypt
India
America
Meara
St. Patrick
Butte News Notes Rent Pianos and Moves
Butte notes announce Orton Bros rent pianos from Main springs $1 and repair. Attorneys Meyer McCaffery Sullivan moved to 86 87 Owsley block. Easter greeting cards at P O News Stand. Great Northern adjuster Oberg Peterson visited Butte, as did Northern Pacific Supt G H Jacobus from Livingston. Over half of automobiles in use are Fords. Montana Auto and Garage Co. advertises at 202 East Broadway.
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Orton Bros
Main Springs
Meyer
North Main
McCaffery & Sullivan
Owsley Block
P. O
Oberg Peterson
Great Northern
St. Paul
Butte
G. H. Jacobus
Northern Pacific Railroad
Livingston
Montana Auto and Garage Co
East Broadway
Funeral for Benjamin Canonica Held at Sacred Heart
The funeral of Benjamin Franklin Canonica, son of Mr and Mrs Tony Canonica, was held yesterday afternoon at the Sherman Reed chapel and at Sacred Heart church. Interment was in St Patrick's cemetery. Pallbearers were Edward Hoban Rudolph Lacey William Kane Nelis Sweeney Dominic Gienero and Rudolph Mufich.
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Benjamin Franklin Canonica
Tony Canonica
Sherman & Reed
Sacred Heart Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Edward Hoban
Rudolph Lacey
William Kane
Nelis Sweeney
Dominick Gienero
Rudolph Mufich
Morrell factory strike ends as workers reject terms
In Sioux Falls South Dakota on March 17 the 700 John Morrell Packing workers voted unanimously at a mass meeting to reject the settlement terms offered by the company, failing to reach an agreement to end the strike.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls
John Morrell Packing Company
Caruso Plans Italy Trip After Pleural Recovery
Associated Press reports tentative plans to take tenor Enrico Caruso to Italy in early May as his condition improves from a severe pleurisy attack. Physicians will discontinue daily bulletins as the convalescence proceeds.
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Associated Press
New York
Enrico Caruso
Italy
Miss MacSwiney Visits Butte Hailed Warmly By Locals
Miss Mary MacSwiney, visiting Butte for two days, greeted by Standard reporter at the O Meara home, praises the city’s sunshine and warmth. She vows to return, hopes to educate Americans about Ireland and its struggle, and thanks local children for fudge gifts.
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Mary MacSwiney
Standard
O’meara
Butte
Rotarianism Can Aid World Peace
Tom Davis district governor elect spoke to Butte Rotarians on world service and altruism as keys to peace. He outlined national and international Rotary divisions, reporting Montana Utah Idaho likely undivided, and lauded unity at Salt Lake convention. A $145 collection for Utah Scouts and praise for Davis closed the luncheon.
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Tom Davis
Butte
Davis
Montana-Utah-Idaho
Salt Lake
Rotary
Lester D. Frink
Austin
Ogden
John G. Donovan
Jesse Newman
Cinch Davis
Prohibition Ban on Whiskey Withdrawals Eased for Drugists
Washington March 17 The ban on withdrawals from bonded warehouses affecting retail druggists will be lifted April 1 under an order by Prohibition Commissioner Kramer. The modification does not extend to wholesale liquor dealers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
Desperate husband halts police from church bell tower
In Minneapolis on March 17, Philip Gagne, a church janitor, allegedly drove his unclad wife into the streets and then fled to the bell tower where he held about a dozen police at bay for three hours with a pistol. After firing the weapon, officers reached the tower and he was taken to a hospital for observation.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Philip Gagne
Gagne
Hibbing High School Claims Largest US Building Title
Hibbing Minnesota asserts its new high school under construction is the largest high school building in the United States, a distinction claimed by the city as the project progresses.
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United States
Hibbing, Minn
City Council to Find Remedy Now
Mayor Stodden announces a special city council meeting Saturday night to act on the committee of the whole report. The session will address funding of city warrants. The full committee met yesterday, and a solution to the warrant question is intimated but not disclosed.
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Stodden
Death by Poison Verdict in Pitts Case at Keefe Hotel
The coroner's jury ruled that Frank Pitts died from poison but could not determine the poison's method of administration. Pitts was found dead in a Keefe hotel room on March 5 with a fire-blackened spoon and a dove bundle beside the bed. The spoon's condition suggested use in preparing morphine or cocaine, though stomach analysis did not reveal the poison. Pitts had drunk heavily for weeks before his death.
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Frank Pitts
Pitts
Keefe Hotel
Friday Evening Lecture on Movics and Morals at Temple
Rabbi Levin will speak on Movics and Morals during the regular Friday evening services at the temple. All seats are free and there are no collections. Strangers cordially invited.
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Levin
Debs Case Review Assigned by President Harding
Washington March 17 President Harding asked Attorney General Daugherty to review the case of Eugene V Debs socialist candidate in 1920 now serving a sentence in Atlanta Penitentiary under the espionage act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Daugherty
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
St Patrick Mass Returns to Butte Honors Ireland
Immense Immaculate Conception Church crowd marks St Patrick's Day with high mass led by Father Leonard. Clergy from several cities and Knights of Columbus choir join in tributes praising Ireland's spirit and calling for aid to the Irish cause, with Father Barry delivering a sermon on Ireland's struggle and Christian heritage.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick
Butte
Father Leonard
Father McCormick
Father O'Shea
Collopy
Boulder
Fathers Synan
Laurin
O'Carroll
Miles City
Sheehy
Callaghan
Great Falls
Jere Shea
Father Barry
Immaculate Conception
Ireland
Hibernians
Johnsons Cabin bill moves to governor after senate approval
Nashville Tenn March 17 a bill proposing fifteen thousand dollars to preserve the little Greenville Tennessee building that Andrew Johnson used as a tailor shop before his political rise passed the senate today and now goes to the governor for final action.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Greenville
Andrew Johnson
United States
Senate
Bus crash near Port Townsend kills three children and a soldier
In Seattle on March 17 a bus carrying Fort Worden school children to Port Townsend school overturned and plunged down a bank, killing two children and a soldier while injuring eight other children. Authorities investigated the crash and the Port Townsend area district sought to support families and responders.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Fort Worden Military Reservation
Port Townsend
Wash
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Butta
Unique Cleaners
W. Grenite
Debs
M’carthy
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Lyon
John J. M’carthy
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Jensen’s
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Europe
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White House
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