Resolutions Ratify Home Rule Bill and Praise John Redmond
A set of resolutions ratifying the home rule bill and lauding John Redmond for leading the Nationalist party was passed unanimously amid great enthusiasm at the close of the session.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
8
A set of resolutions ratifying the home rule bill and lauding John Redmond for leading the Nationalist party was passed unanimously amid great enthusiasm at the close of the session.
The article covers a Boston gathering praising Irish home rule with speakers including Mayor Fitzgerald and Michael J. Jordan. It notes absent speakers due to engagements, the role of the United Irish League, and greetings from U S leaders while highlighting newspaper support and reactions from diverse community figures.
A poem titled At Last is presented and read by Dr James T Gallagher of Charlestown. The piece praises the long-awaited day for Ireland, invoking God and ceaseless liberty for figures such as Davitt Parnell Redmond and other freedom fighters while lamenting past oppression and celebrating a dawning era.
The gathering at Faneuil Hall approves Home Rule for Ireland and honors Irish reform efforts. It lauds land and educational acts, calls for continued self government, and thanks supporters including John Redmond and the Irish Parliament contingent. The group also praises Anglo Irish governance progress and the American backing for the Irish cause.
Ter Brigham, William Munroe Trotter editor of the Guardian, Henry Abahams secretary of the Boston Central Labor Union, E. J. Gallagher editor of the Lowell Sun, Dr. M. F. Sullivan of Lawrence, Charles J. O’Malley, Peter E. Kenney, Joseph A. Cloherty and a number of others named among prominent labor union figures.
Nearly 250 couples attended the sixth annual concert and dance of Houghton and Dutton Company’s Mutual Relief Association in Copley Hall last night. Guests of honor were Councillor and Mrs. Alexander McGregor. E. P. Davis, president, and Mrs. Davis. C. P. Vedder, secretary, and Mrs. Vedder. E. P. Morse, vice-president, and Mrs. Morse. and other directors and officers. A reception preceded the 9 to 1 a m dance, with E. P. Davis as floor director and a long list of aids and committee members assisting.
In New York on April 24 Mrs Pasquali na Letizza tried to hasten a fire with kerosene. The explosion and fire fatally suffocated her three year old daughter Jennie and badly burned Mrs Letizza and another eight month old baby.
Flo Allen and six Allen clan members indicted for murder in Carroll County tragedy began under guard for Wytheville to face trial on April 30. Scenes were tense as prisoners said goodbye to family members while attorneys prepared to defend and secure evidence amid alleged detective intimidation of neighbors.
An advertisement claims Rexall 93 Hair Tonic can restore growth when roots are alive, destroys germs linked to baldness, and soothes scalp irritation. It pledges money back if not satisfied, notes two sizes 50 cents and 1.00, and lists Temple Place and nearby Red Stores locations.
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