Sinn Fein raids and prison unrest reported in Ireland
April 1 dispatch notes Sinn Fein attackers raiding the Galway house of High Sheriff Alcorn, threatening drowning after a mock priest is summoned. A Limerick train robbery nets 2500 pounds as guards flee. Scartaglin and Durrus barracks attacks yield police casualties. In Mountjoy, thirty Sinn Fein prisoners are handcuffed for smashing cell furniture and barred from visits.
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Per
Press Association
London
Sinn Weiners
Alcorn
Galway
Ahérn
Sinn
Limerick
Sinn Feiners
Govon
Scartaglin Barracks
Durrus
Easter Precautions In Ireland Ahead Of Rumored Rising
London reports police and military precautions across Ireland and at approaches to Dublin and London Derry. Armed soldiers and armoured cars guard routes and inbound vehicles while barbed wire blocks roads and tram passengers are searched. Rumor of Lord French resigning as viceroy of Ireland noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ireland
Dublin
Londonderry
Lord French
Irish Home Rule Bill Vote Sparks Cross-Channel Debate
London reports show Irish Home Rule Bill faced unanimous opposition from Irish MPs and abstaining Ulster members while Labour and many Conservatives voted against it. The Daily Chronicle calls it a triumph, Morning Post warns of secession implications. In Washington, women picket the British Embassy over Ireland policy as officials respond with courtesy.
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London
Ulster
Labour
Sir F. Banbury
Lord Rovert Cecil
Lord Welmer
Page’ Croft
Daily Chronicle
Morning Post
America
Dominions
The
Union
Washington
Britain
Ireland
Colby
Pack of lies about Dr Morse’s Pills cures all ills
A poem laments a bogus tale of Dr Morse’s Pills promised to cure headaches backaches and all ills. The narrator recounts trying the pills daily and waking feeling gay but warns readers to beware the false advertisement and the fake cure.
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Dr. Morse
Japan's Far Reaches Protected by Vast Dyke Network
Japan relies on a sea wall system larger than Holland's to shield coastlines. The extensive network of dykes fortifies harbors and low-lying areas against tides and storm surges, reflecting ambitious flood defense planning.
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Japan
Holland
Bolshevik Congress Pushes German Proletariat War Effort
In a broadcast from Berlin Moscow the Bolshevik Congress urged German workers to support the ongoing struggle as a world movement. London reports a midnight conference结束 ended the general strike with the Reichswehr to be re modeled toward a workers army guard.
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Per
Press Association
Moscow
Paawalaban
London
Daily Chronicle
Nesen
Central
Workers’ Committee
Reichswehr
Disorder and Red Army actions in German Ruhr crisis
April reports show Radical leaders urged restraint while extremists loot and open prisons. Red Army delegation pleaded to Allies to halt occupation as government forces push to disarm workers. Ruhr front extends 75 miles east from Wesel with about 75 000 troops and Reds around 100 000 armed units. Workers threaten mine explosions if force persists.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Bielefeld
Frankfort
Red Army
Essen
Ruhe
London
Red
Wesel
French Demands and Ruhr Occupation Reported Across Europe
Paris reports say the National Guard seized Wesel and nearby towns while German cabinet argues troop dispatch is essential to protect life and property. Berlin cites chaos in Ruhr but officials expect a swift German withdrawal and France pushes for recall of troops and adherence to Frankfurt and Darmstadt conditions.
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Paris
Essen
Wesel
Ruhr
Berlin
Herr Mayer
M. ‘Miller
Entente
M. Millerand
Prance
Healt
Germany
France
Frankfort
Darmstads
Danish Crisis Deepens as General Strike Looms
Ex-Premier Zahle pledges support to his successor and urges restraint while unions halt ships and printers strike. Sailors, firemen, and coastal traffic face disruption. water, hospitals, police, and co ops remain unaffected. Democrats demand better conditions, Parliament action, and release of syndicalists. The King seeks worker cooperation as talks continue.
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2Ress Association
Copenhagen
Eex
Zahle
Social Democrats
Nazol Snow Remedy Proclaimed For Cold Relief
A fragment notes Nazol on sugar or inhalation to prevent cold and keep you well. It claims marvellous effects from ongoing use.
Ashburton Branch Announces Local Branch Setup and Upgrades
Ashburton Farmers are urged to note important alterations by the firm establishing a local branch in Ashburton in place of an agency. The firm touts an up-to-date store and machinery to handle grain and seeds efficiently, with a growing dressings trade and a reinforced office and staff to aid farmers in selling produce.
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Ashburton
Land transfers in Hampstead and West district estate records
Property transfers list numerous individuals including Alexander Hewson to Mrs E Diack and Wes Sparrow to Mrs e Dellow noting houses and sections on Cameron St Peter Street West and related streets. The long ledger cites names such as McCarmick H J Shearer G Nicolls to H Watson and James Henderson to S J Graham with various parcels of land and dwellings across Hampstead Alford Mayfield and West Peter St.
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Daniel McGarry
AS Hanks
H. J. Shearer
G. Nicolls
Tod
H. Watson
Peter St. West
F. Halliburton
Robert Crae
Peter Te Vest
Hotrelk
Jas
Moore
Slice
Mark
Anthony
Francis Mentea
Cox
Cox ““St
James RB
William Geet
Moore St
W. Bamford
EM Lummis
Kermode St
Alex
Copeland
Michael
Charles
Walnut Avenue
Hugh Woodsides
Cambridge
Orford Street
Ruben Kite
McKenzie
Albert St
Hampstead
Halliburton
Tor
Robert C. Massey
Peter St. ‘West
M. Evans
Me ‘Daly
Eton
Mayfield
James Finch
James Dellow
Duke
James Henderson
J. Graham
Wills
EB. Wong
Glasgow
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Manchester
J. Henderson
Arcade and
Burnett Street
Mercery
Genta
Men's Popular Store
Bonnington
H. E. Bonnington
J. Mackay
New Zealand
Amemingway and Robertson's Correspondence Schools, Ltd
Auckland
East and
Moore Streets
Vallory
Woodrow
Tomlinson
Methven Emporium
Eerstina
Kerr Bros
Burnet
Ginder
Maddren Eos. Ltd
Twine & Rope Manufacturers
Madras Street
Christchurch
LRISH
APS
GHR
Ulane
Ashburton Branch
Ercy
Aten
Percy’s
East Street
Cteedmans
Kempthorne
McJorrow
E Hockings
Houston
M. Joriow
Allenton
Kidmont
Porters
MJ Watson
Mick, Howse
St. West
J. el; Steele
Havelock
BO McCarmick
Xores
Pethig
Thes We Kelicher
Nelson, St
J. J. Roberts Ton
M. Ward
How
Peter, St
E. G. Fitzgerald
A. H. Banner
Wills St
Frederick G. Sumner
W. R. Inwood
Kermode St. Hast
A. He “Turnbull
T. F. Gibson
J.-L. Turnbull
MR ‘W. “Anderson
Burnett’ Street
Tarain
Empthorne Prosser
Z. Drugck
Agricultural Chemists
Dunedin
Rockland
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