Trial of Corporal Dowling Opens in London Court Martial
The court martial of Corporal Joseph Dowling, who landed on the Irish coast in a German collapsible boat, opened in London. Dowling, in civilian clothes and handcuffed, is accused amid testimony of his Irish Legion plot aided by German support and forged American ties.
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United States
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Roger Casement
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Irish Legion
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Dowling Faces War Crimes Charge Over Irish Brigade Plot
Corporal Dowling pleads not guilty to three charges tied to a German plan in 1914 to form an Irish brigade from British POWs. Sir Archibald Bodkin outlines the recruitment effort and promises of Irish Americans to send members to the United States after the war.
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Germany
Ireland
Archibald Bodkin
United States
Limburg Camp
America
Wire Order Stirs Fight in Senate
Washington July 8 The administration pressed to dispose quickly of the House resolution authorizing the President to take over telegraph telephone cable and radio systems during the war. A bitter Senate fight followed with the administration gaining and then losing a parliamentary advantage.
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Washington
Senate of the House
Senate fights over wire control resolution stall hearings
The interstate commerce committee and Senate floor clash over hearings for a wire control measure. After a chaotic session chaired by Senator Hitchcock debate ends without progress as Chairman Smith protests the committee report. Administration leaders vow to resume the battle tomorrow.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
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House
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Committee
Senate Watchbacks Move to End Committees
The article describes pressure to fast track a resolution through the Senate by Senator Smith of Georgia Democrat, seeking immediate return from the committee and discharge from further consideration. The opposition demands a full investigation of all questions connected with the legislation and the administration is expected to support the measure. No decision on another commerce committee meeting is stated.
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Smith
Georgia
Senate
Commerce Committee
Concrete ships may reach steel durability with new coating
Washington reports a protective coating for concrete ships could extend life to several years and even rival steel vessels. Engineers note tests in seawater show concrete ships built with the new mixture are lighter than wood and possess twice the strength of ordinary concrete, potentially boosting their use in maritime construction.
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Washington
Shipping Board
J. Wig
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hold Woman as an Accessory to Murder
Mary J. Sennett, 26, held without bail at Charles Street jail for Suffolk County grand jury term. Taken from South Boston Court by Judge Day’s order. Police cite her as a material witness in the killing of Ernest L. Coffey behind a City Point saloon two weeks earlier.
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Mary J. Sennett
Charles Street
Suffolk County
Former Boston Mayor Urges Wood Fuel for Winter Crisis
John F. Fitzgerald campaigned at St. Patrick field day in Stoneham urging Massachusetts to avert coal shortages by harvesting timber for fuel. He called on Governor and fuel officials to mobilize volunteers for a mass cutting effort and criticized local fuel committees for obstructing wood use.
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Massachusetts
John F. Fitzgerald
St. Patrick's Field
Stoneham
State House
Boston
Restore Belgium Then Talk Peace
President Wilson stated he will not finish the war until Belgium is restored to full rights and liberties. Brand Whitlock, American minister to Belgium, told Havre listeners that Belgium shall be restored and become the powerful nation she was before, in a message received by the Serbian legation.
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Washington
Wilson
Belgium
Havre
Brand Whitlock
Allied Shoe Workers push 20 to 200 percent wage demands
The Allied Shoe Workers Union in Haverhill sent demands by mail to 9 city shoe manufacturers, seeking wage increases from 20 to 200 percent and a 48 hour deadline for a signed agreement. Union claims 1000 to 1600 members. manufacturers reportedly plan to ignore the demand.
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Haverhill
Allied Shoe Workers’ Union
Boston shoe styles dazzle at Copley Plaza show
The Boston fashion event previews 1919 footwear as War Industries Board rules press for use up of novelty leathers. Over 50 models walk the runway in high boots and short skirts while youths twirl canes and babies model patent leather ties. Alfred W. Donovan praises New England as a shoe hub.
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Copley Plaza
War Industries Board
Alfred W. Donovan
State Board of Labor and Industries
New England
Miss Marion Collier's Body Recovered From River
The 28 year old Miss Marion Collier of 310 Columbus Avenue was found in the Charles River basin off Massachusetts Avenue by Metropolitan Park police at 8 last night. She had become despondent after being forced out of work by the war draft and drowned herself. Her body was identified by her widowed mother. Collier worked as a press feeder in a book bindery. the draft had taken her coworkers, leaving her jobless.
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Marion Collier
Columbus Avenue
Charles River
Massachusetts Avenue
Metropolitan Park
Prohibition Changes Pushed in War Emergency Bill
Legislation aiming for near absolute wartime prohibition was reported to the Senate after the agriculture committee accepted drastic Norris amendment changes to the $11 million emergency agricultural appropriation bill. The measure would ban sale of distilled spirits beer and wine after January 1 and halt beer and wine production after November 1 except for export.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Prohibition Debate Moves on as Amendments Weakened
Uncontested committee amendments to the emergency measure resumed, with leaders hoping to adopt the prohibition amendment. Opposition from Shipping Board officials over removing beer from shipyard workers is anticipated. The Norris amendment would ban distilled spirits in bond after January 1 with exceptions, and regulate wine for sacramental or medicinal purposes.
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Prohibition
Shipping Board
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Conductor Shields Four Women In Danvers Rail Crash
A Danvers Bay State street car jumped rails near Porter River bridge. Conductor James Shaw saved four Beverly women by guiding them from the wreck using seats as a ladder. Motorman Alfred St Laurent escaped with minor injuries. Defective rails blamed for the crash.
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James Shaw
Bay State Street
Porter River Bridge
Alfred St. Laurent
Ethel Gray
Laura Dennison
Martha Dennison
Ruth Preston
Beverly
Shaw
MITCHEL WILL LIE IN STATE
New York honors Mayor John Purroy Mitchel after his death in a plane crash in Louisiana. Foreign representatives may attend stages of funeral arrangements. The body will lie in state at City Hall rotunda after viewing with a military guard.
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John Purroy Mitchel
Gerstner Field
G. T. M. Bridges
United States
Church of St. Francis Xavier
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Major Mitchel
James Mitchel
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