Ireland Crisis Domination Speech Refutes Opposition Claims
Prime Minister Lloyd George defended government policy on Ireland amid Labor protests over civilian evidence on Cork burning. He rejected Asquith and Clynes' demands for fuller inquiry, noted Cork civilians fleeing to America, and argued Sinn Fein would not surrender arms, delaying peace. He addressed Milner's Egypt report and potential settlement terms.
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Cork
Lloyd George
America
Asquith
John Robert Clynes
Labor
Manchester
Ireland
England
Mesopotamia
Treaty of Sevres
Tee
Order
Viscount Milner
Egypt
King's Speech opens Parliament amid pageant and debate
London February 15 The reassembling of Parliament drew huge crowds in the streets as King George and Queen Mary sat on the throne with the Prince of Wales nearby. The King read a 15 minute message addressing unemployment, Ireland, India and the Near East, noting unemployment as the chief issue facing the empire.
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London
Associated Press
Commons
House of Lords
George
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Ireland
India
Near East
King condemns violence in Ireland and urges constitutional self-government
The King denounces the violence in Ireland and states that unity and self-government cannot be achieved by force. He notes that arrangements to implement the Irish act are well advanced and hopes the majority of Irish people will reject violence and cooperate in a constitutional path to self-government and unity.
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Ireland
Daring Jail Escape In Ireland Involves Disguised Guards
In Kilmainham jail Dublin Frank Teeling and two other prisoners escaped after soldiers uniforms were stolen by kidnappers who abducted four on duty and four nearby girls. The escape was described by government papers as Sinn Fein's boldest coup yet, while the kidnapped girls were later found safe and soldiers to be released.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Kilmainham
Frank Telling
Teeling
Simon Donnelly
Sinn Fein
Soldiers of U S Honored at Chauncey Hall Social
A Canadian Club of Boston auxiliary hosted a "Military Night" at Chauncey Hall with American Brigadier General John W. Buckman Colonel James K. Howell and other officers welcomed by Major Daniel Owen of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Sir Philip Gibbs spoke at Symphony Hall on U S significance and Anglo American relations.
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Chauncey Hall
Boylston Street
Women’s Auxiliary
Canadian Club
Boston
Charles E. Cowan
Canada
John W. Buckman
Coast Artillery District
James K. Howell
Buckman
Howell
Ros
Daniel Owen
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Royal Air Forces of Canada
Parker Hill Hospital
Symphony Hall
Philip Gibbs
Europe
America
England
Believes in Wife as Trial Unfolds in Court
In a Boston court Mrs Genie Reed Smith stands trial while her mother in law Mrs Pauline Smith testifies about alleged injuries from a razor attack in West Springfield. The defense argues the mother in law suffered suspended consciousness and framed Genie amid family tensions and health concerns.
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Samuel Smith
Boston
Genie Reed Smith
Park Street Congregational Church
C. T. Callahan
David H. Keedy
Pauline Smith
Keedy
George T. Murray
Post
United States as World Hope in Council of Nations
The article states that America holds the key to Europe’s fate and the survival of white civilization. It argues that the world faces two dangers a future war worse than the last or anarchy and that the US has a chance to join the council of nations and shape global will to save the world.
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Europe
America
Philip Gibbs
Councils of Nations
England
Sir Philip
Gulf
Flo
Council of Nations
Ireland and England over liberty and deeds of shame
A speaker condemns Irish actions amid a wartime context and urges mutual generosity. He argues England offered Ireland freedom like Canada and Australia and calls for Ireland to meet England halfway to remove hostility. He praises the Irish as loving people with a strong longing for liberty.
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England
Ireland
Canada
Australia
Mother’s Accusation Tangles Trials in 1919 Case
In October 1919 accusations emerged that a woman would accuse her son’s wife anyway, with both confessing to attempting to kill her with a razor as the mother recovered from wounds the defense says she inflicted on herself.
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Samuel
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Ad
A vintage medical advertisement promotes Hayes Healing Honey to stop a cough and heal the throat with a promise to end the tickle. Each bottle includes a free Grove's Open-Trate Salve for chest colds, head colds, and croup, priced at 86 cents.
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Hayes
GROVE
Calm Reaction Notes Dismiss Excitement
A source describes a person as calm rather than excited, noting the opposite impression of the situation. The observation highlights a reserved demeanor and contrasts with expectations of enthusiasm.
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Commonwealth
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Genie
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James McCarthy
BiCiay
Junkman
Mendets
Collette Manufacturing
Amsterdam
N. Y
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Krackerland
Cambridge
E. E. Gray CO
Jofe
Temple Place
Thayer McNeil Company
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Russia
INU
High Louis
Children’s Dept
West Street
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J. J. H. Gregory & Son
Marblehead, Mass
Oxford St. Lynn
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