Film stars ban gowns from Paris in vanity pledge
Six American screen idols the Gish sisters the Talmadge trio and Blanche Sweet vow not to buy Paris gowns again. Dorothy Gish complains of a sack like dress while Norma Talmadge a Paris buyer rejects a gown. They blame Paris styles and praise Fifth Avenue designers.
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New York
United News
America
the Talmadge Trio
Blanche Sweet
Paris
Dorothy Gish
James Rennie
Lillian
New Jersey
Rue de la Paix
Fifth Avenue
Dorothy
Norma Talmadge
A Washington Elm For All
Rev. Edward Cummings urged a national memorial by planting a Washington elm in every city. He proposed a state or municipal Washington elm nursery to graft and cultivate trees for a nationwide Washington memorial. James B. Shea said the plan is feasible and that graftings from the historic elm could be used on new seedlings.
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Washington
Edward Cummings
South Congregational Church
America
Dr. Cummings
Washingtonian Principles.” Dr. Cummings
The
Union
Washington Memorial
James B. Shea
Park and Recreation Department
Three British Officers Arrested by Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein headquarters states three auxiliary officers a major a captain and a subaltern have been arrested charged with murder of Kennedy and Murphy found shot at Tolkats Ridge after being released from arrest at Dublin Castle shortly before the curfew hour and told to go home.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Kennedy
Murphy
Tolkats Ridge
Dublin Castle
Senator Lodge Opposes Expanded Prohibition Abolition
Senator Lodge will oppose any amendment to the Volstead act that would ban American ships from selling liquor beyond the three mile limit. He also rejects proposed legislation backed by the Anti Saloon League to bar American diplomats abroad from possessing and serving liquor.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
German Spies in the East Captured and Uncaptured Tales
Captain Ferdinand Tuohy recounts the British struggle against German spies in Palestine and Persia. Major Franks masqueraded as British officers, deceiving frontline units, while Wassmuss, the German consul at Bushire, built a vast espionage network across Southern Persia, coordinating with tribes, bribing agents, and delaying British operations. Despite pursuit and a 50,000 pound bounty, Wassmuss remained at large, leveraging local support and his own persistence to influence the region through the war.
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Secret Service
London
Palestine
Persia
Franks
Francks
Tuohy
British Ordnance Staff
Rafa
Suez
British General Staff
Wassmuss
England
Bushire
Germany
Brugmann
Persian Gulf
India
Afghanistan
Gulf
Somme
Ahram
King George
Senator Lodge Fights Prohibition Plan For High Seas
The Republican Senate leader argues that extending prohibition to ships would devastate merchant marine growth and end passenger travel. He calls banning liquor in embassies absurd and says it would mock US diplomacy by disrupting state dinner customs. Prohibition advocates claim US diplomatic homes are US soil abroad and push for a judiciary committee report before session end.
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Senate
Antisaloon League
High Seas
Anti-Saloon League
United States
Committee On Judiciary
Italian wife's killer wounds man in Springfield shooting
In Springfield on February 20 an argument over a woman led an unidentified Italian killer to shoot Vincenzo Camoso dead and critically wound Peter Verterano at 14 Howard Place. The 32 calibre revolver discharged and the shooter fled. occupants offered no names or clues. Verterano hospitalized.
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Springfield
Vincenzo Camoso
Camoso
Peter Verterano
Howard Place
Camaso
Verterano
Springfield Hospital
Chamber Optimistic on U S Business Recovery
The U S Chamber of Commerce issued a hopeful business review penned by Archer Wall Douglas, noting widespread sentiment that business will improve in spring. It predicts no sudden prosperity but a slow, natural recovery as liquidation processes continue in all regions.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerc
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Archer Wall Douglas
Chamber
Committee On Statistics and Standards
Two Youths Shot by Soldiers in County Clare
In County Clare near Blackwater on February 20, soldiers fired on youths who refused to halt. Two brothers, Donovan and a second unnamed, aged 14 and 18, were killed.
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CO. Clare
Dublin
Blackwater
County Clare
Donovan
Galway Councillor Shot in Treason Case
District Councillor John Geoghegan was abducted from his bed by two masked men near Galway City. They accused him of treason and forced him to the roadside, sparking a manhunt and safety concerns in the county.
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Galway
John Geoghegan
Thirteen Irish civilians killed in Cork clash
In Cork County between Lisgoold and Midleton a Hampshire regiment detachment surprised civilians in a Midleton house. Thirteen civilians were killed and eight captured, three wounded, as fighting dispersed the groups. Buried arms and ammunition were found in the house.
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Cork
Associated Press
Lisgoold
Midleton
Cork County
Hampshire Regiment
Biggest losses yet among members reported
This item notes what may be the largest number of casualties among the members, indicating a significant grim tally. The fragment suggests a tally rising and underscores the scale of the loss within the group referenced.
Dublin Castle seizure and ambush at Phibsboro church
Dublin reports say rooms on South Frederick Street used as IRA headquarters with important documents seized and no arrests. Earlier, an attack on an armed officer’s car outside Phibsboro church involved a bomb and revolver fire from four directions. one attacker wounded but all escaped. auxiliaries unharmed.
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Dublin
Dublin Castle
South Frederick Street
Irish Republican Army
Phibsboro Church
Fugitive Julian Rosenwasser Flees Hotel Window Jump
Julian Rosenwasser, wanted in New York for the alleged murder of Jacob Mazura on Jan 29, escaped by leaping from a third story rear window of the Hotel Berwick on Causeway Street and was captured minutes later after police broke into his room. The report also notes the twelfth anniversary of the National Mental Hygiene Association and Dr. Taylor praising Massachusetts efforts in mental health and juvenile delinquency studies.
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Julian Rosenwasser
New York
Jacob Mazura
Berwick
Causeway Street
Joseph Cavagnaro
William Stetters
Rosenwasser
National Mental Hygiene Association
Massachusetts
Taylor
Walter Fernald
Waverley
Baker Foundation
Boston
Fugitives Arrest in Ma zura Killing Case in Boston
Rosenwasser also called Julian Rathman alias Yuddles was taken to police headquarters and admitted presence in the house where Ma zura was killed but denied participation. He waived extradition and was lodged in the Tombs and will be returned to New York today. Detectives Stetters Armstrong and Cavagnaro led a night search to Causeway street where a hotel room concealed him. He escaped via a window but was captured unharmed after dropping to the ground. He claimed to have traveled from New York to Providence then Boston and denied knowing any accomplices.
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Rosenwasser
Julian Rathman
Yuddles
Mazura
New York
Stetters
Boston
Ainsley Armstrong
Cavagnaro
Causeway Street
Providence
Passion at Tremont in Boston with Pola Negri
The photo play Passion starring Pola Negri opens at Tremont Theatre in Boston tonight with twice daily performances to follow. The film follows a French milliner rising to power over a king amid grand court splendor and crowd scenes.
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Pola Negri
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Europe
France
Hmit
Mental age of 15 years noted in 1918 army tests
Dr. E. W. Taylor told Harvard Medical School students that 70 percent of U S military personnel scored below the mental age of fifteen on Binet tests conducted in 1918. He spoke during a lecture on the History and Significance of the Mental Hygiene Movement.
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E. W. Taylor
Harvard Medical School
Caruso eyes snow as recovery steadies in New York
Enrico Caruso watched falling snow from a window near his sick bed and said it looks fine. Doctors issued a conservative bulletin noting improvement after pleurisy and a near-fatal relapse. Visitors streamed to his hotel but were kept from the room as opera colleagues called on the singer.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Jefferson Club Names Chief Marshal for June Parade
The Jefferson Club of Charlestown endorsed Sergeant George Dever as chief marshal for the June 17 parade. Dever, ex–H Company 10th Infantry, led the Chemin des Dames raid that yielded the first American prisoners and earned the Croix de Guerre. A five member committee will seek Mayor Peters to raise parade funding from $3000 to $5000.
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Jefferson Club
Charlestown
George Dever
Dever
H Company
10St Infantry
Chemin Des Dames
Peters
Richard P. Dunn
Patrick Doherty
James Collins
John Monagle
John Gilmore
Two Irish farmers shot to death in Skibbereen
In Belfast on February 20 armed men killed Protestant farmer William O Connell at his home in Lissambig in front of his wife after he aided authorities against Irish Republican Army fund collectors. Matthew Sweetman, another farmer, was killed at Lissanubig, likely by the same attackers.
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Belfast
William O’connell
Lissambig
Skibbereen
O'Connell
Irish Republican Army Fund
Matthew Sweetman
Lissanubig
Sweetman
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