Milford Mystery of John Barry's Death Deepens
Milford, Feb 15. John F. Barry was found dead in Round Pond with his ankles bound by insulated wire and hands tied behind him. Authorities weigh self harm, poison, and foul play as blood tests and autopsy proceed. a $1500 reward from Knights of Columbus and Catholic Foresters caps a town-wide, urgent probe.
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Carroll Street
Barry
Edward McCarthy
Worcester
Jeremiah T. Murphy
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Order of Foresters
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Mary Barry
Miss Barry
Jack
McCarthy
Post
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Murphy
Main Street
Jack Barry
Pacific Coast
David Barry
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Town Hall
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Two Harvard graduates die in snowstorm on mountain
MacVeagh 22 and Reynders attempted a solo ascent from the MacVeagh summer home in excellent weather but faced a blinding snowstorm with deep drift. MacVeagh died about 4 AM after exhaustion and exposure, Reynders rescued but not seriously hurt. Nettleton found them and guided Reynders down.
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Reynders
Fred Nettleton
Nettleton
Norman Ross Wins Australian Championship Race
Norman Ross, the American swimmer, won the three quarter mile Australian championship in Adelaide, finishing in 17 minutes 29 15 seconds. He defeated Australian rival F. E. Beaurepaire by five yards among eight starters.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Norman Ross
F. E. Beaurepaire
Treaty to be called up in Senate today
The proposal will be presented with changes to its phrasing as offered, and the treaty is expected to fail of ratification once again.
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Senate
Senate Deadlock Over Treaty Ratification Persistently Evident
The article outlines a deadlock over the League of Nations treaty with Hitchcock amendments likely defeated, while Lodge aims to modify key reservations on Section 10 preamble Shantung wording and US representation. It notes projected bipartisan changes, and a two thirds vote expectation for bi party concessions. The piece warns that ratification faces strong opposition from several Senate blocs and could influence the presidential campaign.
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United States
Shantung
Republic of China
Empire of Japan
Chamber
Ratification prospects touted amid treaty debate
The article reports on Senate leaders’ views as the treaty debate resumes. Republican Lodge says ratification hinges on securing 64 votes, while Democrat Hitchcock hopes terms may allow approval. Tomorrow Senator McCormick of Illinois will open the reopened debate, with Senator Thomas of Colorado addressing economic features on Tuesday. both oppose ratification.
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Hitchcock
McCormick
Illinois
Thomas
Colorado
President Threatens to Quit Peace Settlement
President warns he will quit the peace talks if the Adriatic question is not settled, insisting the United States must be consulted on the issue.
Wilson Criticizes Lloyd George Plan on Adriatic Settlement
President Wilson denounces the Lloyd George plan shared with the Jugo Slavs by the supreme council on January 28, asserting it diverges from the London memorandum and cannot be approved. He warns the United States will not engage in European affairs if the Allied powers settle the Adriatic issue without U S input. Premiers prepare a reply to Wilson, to be relayed via ambassadors, with public release delayed. Italian circles in London report distress over Wilson’s note to the Allied Council.
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League of Nations
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London
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Paris
Millerand
Senate Committee of Foreign Affairs
Supreme Allied Council
New Note in Line With Wilson's Stand on Fiume
White House officials tonight refused to discuss Paris despatches claiming President Wilson disapproved Lloyd George’s latest Adriatic settlement proposal. The plan would make Fiume a free city under the League and grant Italy a southern strip from Trieste. Wilson’s Paris stance favors allocating Fiume to the Jugoslavs per his 14 points, a view echoed as essential for all allied peace terms.
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Paris
Wilson
Adriatic
Lloyd George
Fiume
League of Nations
Italy
Trieste
Labor Conference Adjourns to March
Washington February 15 The industrial conference recessed until March 1 to let a drafting committee finalize recommendations for harmonizing relations between capital and labor The conference has excluded railroads as Congress considers the entire railroad problem and indicates the question of strikes is unsettled
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Washington
Congress
Mathew Higgins of Carmen's Union Dead
Mathew Higgins, 37, longtime Boston car men’s union leader and president for five terms, died while visiting his wife on her deathbed. He championed wage gains and labor causes, helped raise funds during strikes, and led locals in Jamaica Plain Roxbury and Brookline. Survived by two children, five brothers, three sisters, and his wife.
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Joseph
Organized Labor
Boston Elevated
Boston Street Carmen
Higgins
Carmen’s Union
James H. Vahey
Carmen
Edward Dana
Elevated
Carmen’s
Boston Central Labor Union
Ireland
Pittsfield
Boston
Elevated Railway
Jamaica Plain
Roxbury
Brookline
Chicago
Mahon
New York
Carmen's Union
Conference on public utilities strike action discussed
Legislation was considered but it was not likely the conference would back any legal prohibition of strikes in local public utilities.
Stanislaus Zybszko Arrives in New York
Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zybszko, who claims the Graeco Roman world title and was runner up to Frank Gotch six years ago, arrived in New York aboard the Danish steamer Oscar II. He was interned in Russia for over four years and now aims to challenge Joe Stecher for the title.
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New York
Stanislaus Zybszko
Frank Gotch
Zybszko
Russia
Joe Stecher
Father John’s Medicine Ad Boosts Child’s Strength
A Newark mother reports her five to six year old son recovering strength after serious illness using Father John’s Medicine. The ad claims no alcohol or dangerous drugs and notes sixty years of use, urging mothers to keep the remedy on hand.
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Harry D. Walker
South 11Th St
Newark
N. J
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