Self-determination for all nations ruled impractical says Harvard professor
Professor Leo Wiener told a Boston audience at Faneuil Hall that self-determination for all nations is impossible due to Europe's migrations and many languages. He attacked the President over the idea, praised Senator Lodge as a future savior of the world, and called the crowd Bolsheviks urging them to go to Russia.
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Leo Wiener
Harvard University
Faneuil Hall
Wiener
Europe
Senator Lodge
Russia
Sharp Fighting In Phoenix Park Dublin Kills Soldier
At 1 36 this morning shots rang out in Phoenix Park near the viceregal lodge. Lieutenant Roast was shot through the heart leading his men in a patrol through the park. A civilian about 40 years old named Laurence Carey was killed. Four intruders fled into darkness. four men were later arrested but released. The scene drew crowds as a machine gun fired in the direction of the retreating attackers.
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Viceregal Lodge
Phoenix Park
Lodge
Magazine
Viceregal
Roast
George W. Hospital
Boast
Viscount French
Laurence Carey
Lucan
Carey
Beast
Lancashire Regiment
Yar
Constables Shot At London Police Outrage Ireland Incidents
Reports from Ireland detail an assassination attempt on a Bally-Bofey constable, a raid at Victoria Bridge where rifles were seized, a Christmas Eve shooting of a Killarney constable, and the theft of 20 000 rounds of ammunition from Youngarven railway station believed destined for military use.
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London
Ireland
Bally-Bofey
County Donegal
Victoria Bridge
Killarney
Youngarven
Officer killed at Viceregal Lodge in Phoenix Park
Dublin dispatch says Lieutenant Boast died in the attack on the Viceregal Lodge. The assailant was dressed in an old British Army private’s uniform, and his body was riddled with bullets. Sniping reportedly lasted only minutes, with firing from the main road about a quarter mile away.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Dublin
Viceregal Lodge
Phoenix Park
Big Bill Was Fleeced Like He Did Others
A first person confession details a Boston swindle ring led by Martin Walsh and "Kid" McCoy promoter, with a rubber king, police chief, and banker victims. The scheme used fake millionaires, staged gambling rooms, and a near collapse after a $60,000 loss and a court-ordered refund. The speaker reflects on pride, law, and moral conflict before arrest and imprisonment.
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Big Bill
Kaiser Bill
Boston
Martin Walsh
Aleve
Martin
McCoy
Melrose
Belmont
New York
Kelcher
the Somerset
West End
Chicago
St. Louis
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Conservatory of Music
Havemeyers
Gates
Hotel Majestic
State Street
Buzzards Bay
Calumet & Hecla
United States District Court
Woman robbed after ride from hotel in Cambridge area
Miss Fiske was attacked after leaving the Copley Plaza area. A man between 27 and 30, dark complexion, about 180 pounds, wearing a black derby and velvet collar, forced her from a car near Spy Pond and took a gold mesh bag with a bracelet and a $3000 brooch plus a $5000 gold watch, while a drugstore stop and a mistaken search preceded the assault.
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Mr. Casselar
The
Puritan
Cambridge
25 Years a Priest Reverend Vincenzo Cardinello Ordination
The Rev. Vincenzo Cardinello a chaplain at the Convent of the Franciscan Mission Sisters of Mary Orient Treights East Boston marked twenty five years since his ordination with a solemn high mass at the Church of St Lazarus.
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Vincenzo Cardinello
Franciscan Mission
Sisters of Mary
Orient Treights
Boston
Weather observations from Boston by J. W. Smith
Report of barometer and temperature readings for Boston with mean values noted. Includes mean barometric pressure 40.40 inches and mean temperature 86 degrees, dew point 20, humidity 60 percent, max 41, min 60, total precipitation unspecified. Observations attributed to meterologist J. W. Smith.
Wm Wood Explains H C L Problem for Clothing Prices
Wm Wood argues that high clothing costs stem from demand for fine wool fabrics, wartime wool hoarding, and heavy taxation. He notes domestic and Australian finer wools now fetch higher prices while coarse wools drop, and urges wearing durable coarser wool garments to cut prices.
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Woolen Company
Wood
Lawrence
Federa
Australia
Boston
England
D'Annunzio Stands firm in Fiume demands
In Fiume on December 28 Gabriele D'Annunzio pledges armed resistance to demand further guarantees from Italy for annexation. The National Council reverses its stance and supports D'Annunzio as his legionaries hold the city, creating a deeper stalemate with the poet’s insistence to stay until goals are achieved.
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Fiume
Gabriele D’annunzio
Italy
Fiame
National Council
D’annunzio
Legionarres
Cit
Charm presented to new dealer at Foresters meeting
John King a newsdealer of Coolidge Corner received a gold insignia charm at a Cath o lic Order of Foresters gathering in Brookline Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Speakers included Judge Sheehan former Mayor Hayes of Springfield and Father Kil lion of Brookline. The Merrimack degree staff of Haverhill organized the event.
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John King
Coolidge Corner
Order of Foresters
Brookline Town Hall
Judge Sheehan
Hayes
Springfield
Father Killion
Brookline
Merrimack
Haverhill
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