Burning of Irish Homes Is Ordered by Military Authority
Military authorities in Cork announced that following an ambush on police near Midleton and Glebe House, houses of named residents were destroyed between 3 and 5 pm on January 1. Residents could remove valuables but not furniture. The notice orders reporting rebels, forbids aiding them, bans meetings, and imposes severe penalties for noncompliance.
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Midleton
Cork
Glebehouse
S. m
John. O'Shea
Paul vCarthy
Edward Casey
Midletom
Samuel Cotter
Mr. Donovan
I.lydam
Michael Dorgan
A . Ahern
Knockgriffin
Edward Strickland
Munster
Burning Houses Under New British War Plan
Dublin reports a general headquarters communique detailing midleton and Glebehouse burnings as an ambush on a police party by armed civilians last Wednesday. One policeman died and eight were wounded, two later dying. The plan calls for arson as punishment where householders are believed to know of attacks on police or soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Midleton
Glebehouse
Fighting in Monaghan Leaves Constable, Civilian Dead
A Ballybay disturbance in Monaghan left Constable Malone and a civilian dead after a police patrol was fired upon. At least five others were wounded, with civilians also injured during clashes in Listowel martial law area where crown forces killed one and wounded two.
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Lublin
Associated Press
Ballybay
Monaghan
Malone
Dundalk
Listowel
County Kerry
Indian Congress Votes Boycott of Duke Connaught Visit
In Nagpur the Indian National Congress adopts resolutions boycotting the Duke of Connaught's proposed East visit and pays tribute to Cork's late Lord Mayor MacSwiney. The body also sends a sympathy message to Irish independence seekers amid unrest and anti-British propaganda.
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National Council
Duke of Connaught
Nagpur
India
Mayor MacSwiney
Cork
Indian National Congress
London
Prince of Wales
Canada
Irish Freedom Support Cabled From America Urges Unity
Local Friends of Irish Freedom sent a long cable to Ireland urging Irish Republic officers to accept no compromise with Britain. It pledged that Irish Americans stand firmly behind the push for complete independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Irish Freedom
Ireland
Irish Republic
Great Britain
America
Irish Independence Rally Plans Big Tremont Theatre Meeting
At a Quincy House meeting Irish independence supporters pledge no compromise in a cablegram to Michael Collins. Chief speakers include Cahal n and Michael J Ryan with overflow plans on Mason street as crowd demand soars. Daniel T OConnell cites Valley Forge and Canada’s fate in the Irish struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy House
Michael Collins
Dublin
Ireland
Daal Erin
Friends of Irish Freedom
Tremont Theatre
Cohalan
Michael J. Ryan
Corporation Counsel
Philadelphia
Mason Street
Matthew Cummings
Daniel T. O’connell
National Committee
New York
O’connell
America
England
Senator Lodge Sick With Severe Bronchitis
Senator Lodge contracted a severe bronchitis attack and has been confined to bed for several days. Officials say he may recover enough to return to his Capitol office within the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lodge
Capitol
Still no trace of De Valera in Ireland
Dublin January 2 Mrs De Valera refuses to confirm her husband Eamon De Valera's whereabouts. Asked by the Associated Press she smiled and shook her head saying she agreed on leaving New York not to say anything to newspapermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
De Valera’s Arrival Question Stays Unanswered
In Greystones a Dublin woman denies replying about De Valera’s postcard claim as Dublin Castle refuses knowledge of his presence. Officials suggest his visit aims to influence Ireland’s troubles, not Sinn Fein campaigns, while peace negotiations show modest improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Free
Dublin Castle
de Valera
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Britten to push resolution on French colonial troops
Representative Britten of Illinois announced a House resolution for Wilson to press Millerand and the League of Nations to remove French colonial troops from occupied Rhineland Germany. He will present a petition with 30 000 signatures. He cited protests from women and authorities against the alleged brutalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Britten
Illinois
Wilson
Millerand
France
League of Nations Secretariat
Rhineland
Picket Girl Peggy Mellon Named Spy by The World
The World claims Peggy Mellon a leader among New York as well as other cities' pickets who burned the British flag. It says she acted as a United States Secret Service agent and staged several acts to curry favor with the agency. Mellon allegedly planned a Boston flag burning demonstration but plans were nixed by local Secret Service warnings. A misdirected letter revealed her ties to the service and led Irish leaders to suspect her involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the World Today
Peggy Mellon
the World
Miss Mellon
United States Secret Service
Secret Service Department
Boston Secret Service
Secret Service
Mail truck kills bride in Cambridge crash
Bride Mrs. Edith Helen Kendall, 35, died after a Cambridge mail truck struck them on Garden Street as they returned from visiting the Slades. Her husband, a bond salesman, was injured. the driver Charles Buckley said he could not stop. Buckley, from North Cambridge, was held at police HQ for investigation.
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Brown
Cambridge City Hospital
Joseph Sheehan
Windsor Street
Watertown
Charles T. Buckley
Elliott Street
Cambridge
North Cambridge
Harvard Square
Buckley
Slades
Garden Street
Waterhouse
Edith Helen Kendall
Brookline
Jonas B. Kendall
Belmont
Emancipation Day Celebration Tonight at Twelfth Church
The 57th Emancipation Day event hosted by the National Equal Rights League will be held at Twelfth Baptist Church Shawmut Avenue Madison Street. E T Morris will open, W L Reed presiding, Rev M A N Shaw addressing on conditions in Border States. Music will accompany the program. Admission is free. The secretary Wm Trotter departs for Washington to advocate reducing Southern representation under the 14th amendment and the Tinkham bill. The meeting backed the Tinkham and Dyer anti lynching bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Equal Rights League
Twelfth Baptist Church
Shawmut Avenue
Madison Street
E. T. Morris
W. L. Reed
M. A. N. Shaw
League
Wm. Trotter
Washington
Census Committee
Trotter
Lincoln Congregational Church
Brockton
Former Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg Dies in Berlin
Former German chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg died late Saturday night after his condition worsened. His wife had died in 1914 and his eldest son fell in the war. Survived by a daughter Countess Zech and a son Felix the Berlin student. He had visited Berlin mid November and appeared frail, as he finished proofs for the second volume of his war diary to be published soon.
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Berlin
Countess Zech
Munich
Felix
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Unter den Linden
Von Bethmann Hollweg Germany's War Era Chancellor
The article profiles Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg as Germany’s chancellor from 1909 to 1917, detailing his role in the Belgium invasion and the infamous scrap of paper remark. It notes his clashes with militarists, peace overtures in 1916, and later scrutiny by Allied powers in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
George Michaelis
Kaiser
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Belgium
England
Associated Powers
Supreme Council
Big Union Scheme Is Defeated in Essex County Convention
Salem voters recount a heated union convention where delegates debated for hours. The Essex county workers defeated the single big union resolution by 55 to 48 after a two day session ending with a 6 30 pm vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mooney
Warren Billings
California
Congress
Bartholomew Vanzetta
Nicola Sacco
East Bridgewater
East Braintree
Essex County
American Federation of Labor
Ben Legere
Lawrence Textile Workers
John P. O'Connell
Salem Chamber of Labor
Charles Kaveney
Lynn
Walter Nealey
Essex County Chamber of Labor
William Malady
James Clohecy
Salem
Jan
Lost memory for two days in Portland
Harold Stone of Brooklyn, N Y, recovered after two days with a blank mind. Found wandering at Union Station in Portland he could not confirm his name or destination. He had started with a bag and $60 at Grand Central and left with $15 and no bag.
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Portland
Harold Stone
Brooklyn
N. Y
Union Station
Stone
Grand Central Station
New York
New Haven
Apron Shop Fire Sweeps Lincoln Street Building
Lincoln Reid, a Boston patrolman, spotted smoke from the basement of the Coat and Apron Company building at 349 Congress Street. Fire alarms prompted multiple alarms as flames climbed from the cellar to the second and third floors, with fireboats standing by and no cause yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Reid
Boston Police & Fire Notification Company
Congress Street
C. J. O’brien
Peter Walsh
Coat & Apron Company
Pepto-Mangan Promises Stronger Blood Against Colds
An old advertisement touts Pepto-Mangan as a blood building tonic to resist colds. It claims red blood cells boost vitality, aiding the body to adjust to weather changes and fend off germs. The product is sold as liquid or tablet with the Gude's name emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude’s
Gude
Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo praised in ad claim
Advertisement promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure grease free and inexpensive. It warns alkali in soaps dries scalp and hair and urges buying from druggists for long lasting supply. It claims rich lather cleansing and easy rinsing with soft bright hair and removal of dust and dandruff.
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Suffolk Co-Operative Bank
Bromfield Street
Boston
Watertown Co-operative Bank
Coorerati
Main Street
Mass
MacSwiney
Ballynarry
Belfast
Tobin
Murphy
Thurles
the Co-operative Bank
Than
Co-operative Bank
Massachusetts Co-Operative Bank League
I. F
Valley Forge
Continental Congress
Quebec
Pennsylvania
Mrs. DE Valera
Rhine
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Commonwealth Coal Company
Lehigh
Overland Street
Brookline Ave
Buckminster
Pratt Coal Company
Worcester
Maine
Austria
Edward Goschen
Sir Edward
Reichstag
Luxembourg
Lower Rhine
Geneva
Hohenzollerns
Hapsburgs
Switzerland
Matthias A. von Bethmann-Hollweg
Bonn
von Bethmann
Frankfort
Pforta Gymnasium
Strasburg
Leipsic
Brandenburg
Ministry of State
Prince von Buelow
Hohenfinow
Eberswalde
National Assembly
I. W. W. Preamble
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Bayer
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Tri-Mol Co
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