Truce in Ireland Looms as De Valera Agrees to London Talks
Dublin and London move toward a ceasefire with Eamon De Valera accepting Lloyd George’s London conference invite. General Macready appears at De Valera’s meeting with Southern Unionists as Smuts and Lloyd George press for peace amid talks of a Monday noon truce.
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London
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Earl Midleton
Lloyd George
Sir Nevil Macready
Ireland
de Valera
England
Smuts
General Smuts
Chequers Court
Macready
Mr. Lloyd George
Mr. de Valera
Eamonn Duggan
Sinn Fein
Mountjoy
Laming Worthington-Evans
Viscount Grey
What Neurasthenia Is and How to Treat It
An advertisement explains neurasthenia as nervous exhaustion caused by overwork and worry, with symptoms like irritability and headaches. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve and blood tonic, claiming to help anemia and nervous fatigue, and offers free books and information from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Silmerine Method Promises Lasting Hair Curls
The Silmerine method is praised as unusually effective in hot or moist weather. Women wet a toothbrush with liquid silmerine and brush through the hair before styling to set curls that resist wind and humidity. The result is soft, silky hair that dries into waves and crinkles, with a few ounces lasting months.
Bon-Opto Eye Aid Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Bon-Opto tablets for tired itchy burning eyes. Dissolve one tablet in water and bathe eyes two to four times daily for rest and relief. Doctors say Bon-Opto strengthens eyesight by about 50 percent in a week in many instances.
Truce Path Opened by Royal Plea for Peace in Ireland
King George and Queen Mary opened Ulster Parliament on June 22 urging forgiveness and forbearance among Irish and Empire alike. The monarch called for a fresh era of peace and good will as Britain invited Eamon De Valera and Sir James Craig to a London conference to seek settlement.
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London
Dublin
de Valera
Lloyd George
Ireland
James
Craig
Buckingham Palace
Jan Christian Smuts
James Craig
Islands
General Smuts
Smuts
George
Mary
Empire
Eamon de Valera
Boston Irish urged to back Irish settlement plan
American- Irish groups in Boston press for immediate Irish settlement. Leaders including James J. Phelan and Charles J. O Malley cable Lord Mayor O Neill urging unity and a peaceful give and take toward Dominion home rule.
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Boston
Dublin
de Valera
O'Neil
Ireland
James J. Phelan
O’neil
Charles J. O'Malley
Dominion
Sentencing of Nesky Arouses Curtis in Brighton Case
The case involves Patrolman Nesky over an assault on Patrick Collins. A Brighton court heard testimony against Nesky, but a commissioner issued a strong pronouncement backing Nesky, stating he used no more force than necessary and will face no further action. Nesky’s Army service spanned 1911 to 1920 with an honorable Motor Transport Corps discharge and strong employer recommendations.
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Nesky
Regular Army
Motor Transport Corps
Commissioner backs patrolmen amid drive by enemies of police
The commissioner pledged to protect his men from efforts to undermine officer morale through alleged questionable methods. The tone suggests a shift toward merit-based complaints affecting patrolmen, with police rules deemed as effective as state law and a police trial board to decide punishment. Patrick Collins, linked to the Nesky case, has a long record in multiple towns since 1899, with 46 arrests for drunkenness and related offenses and a mix of outcomes from discharge to jail terms.
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Police Trial Board
Nesky
Patrick Collins
Boston
Newton
Watertown
Everett
State Farm
Ice cream price protest targets profiteering in Boston
Representative Paul Hines argues for an inquiry into alleged ice cream price gouging by soda purveyors and retailers. He highlights 11 to 22 cent charges for cones and sodas, notes 15 cent plain ice cream, and cites sugar and egg cost drops as evidence for lower costs.
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Paul Hines
South
Boston
Eugene C. Hultman
State Commission On
Life
Hines
Miss Stewart Described as Odd Woman in YWCA Case
Reports state Miss Esther Stewart, a stenographer from Somerville, showed no interest in men and had eccentric ambitions including stage work. Police note her sister had not heard of romantic involvement and investigators consider possible suicide by gas after financial distress.
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Esther Stewart
Stewart
Edward J. Skelton
Clarendon Avenue
Somerville
Dorothy Snow
Ead
Soda prices under debate as 10 cent emporiums emerge
The piece notes ice cream ingredients and syrup costs, cites soda price cuts by manufacturers, and argues that overhead drives prices up. It contrasts rising 10 cent soda shops in major cities with local store price lists, labeling the profiteer claims as contested.
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New York
Chicago
Jewels Found Under Pillow In Atlantic City
Pearls and diamonds totaling 25000 were found Friday under a mattress at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Mrs. Thomas Lewis of Wilkes Barre had reported the theft by train pickpockets last week and the gems were left in a chamois bag under her pillow. Police from Philadelphia Atlantic City and Wilkes Barre had been pursuing the robbers.
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Atlantic City
United News
Thomas Lewis
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Ritz-Carlton
Philadelphia
Heat Wave Grips City as Humidity Rises
Boston endures an unusual humidity surge with temperatures near 79 and 85 percent humidity. Two heat prostrations were reported while residents seek relief from a stagnant, moisture-laden air mass.
Harding pledges repeal of excess profits tax
President Harding told a Washington Post correspondent after a Cabinet meeting that Congress will repeal the excess profits tax and revise tax schedules. He asserted there was no doubt a revenue bill would be adopted and noted business leaders’ apprehension should be clearly understood.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
the Post
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Senate
Smoot
Harding Outlines Tax Plan Repeal and Reforms
The administration aims to repeal the excess profits tax and shift to corporate profit or flat income taxes. A 5 percent corporate tax could raise about 400 million dollars after repealing the $2000 exemption. The program includes raising income tax rates to a 40 percent top and a 33 percent future cap, repealing nuisance taxes, and possibly cutting transportation taxes amid debates on a sales tax.
Sales tax plan faces labor and farmer opposition
The proposed sales tax struggles against strong labor and agricultural opposition while business groups, especially in New England, back it. The plan promises relief for business from war taxes, yet consumers may not feel a noticeable drop as Congress moves toward about $6 billion in current-year spending.
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New England
Congress
Libel for divorce claims short marriage and desertion
The plaintiff alleges she lived with Danny Duggan’s partner as his wife for less than two months after his March 17 1917 marriage to her, then he deserted her, the libel filed in Superior Court states.
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Ing
Danny Duggan
Superior Court
Worcester Social Gossip Ties Grayce Murphy to Winslow Elopement
Grayce Murphy a Worcester beauty and prize dancer linked with Winslow who eloped with her after New England dancing success. He later served overseas with Rainbow Division and returned as a sergeant. They lived separately in Worcester and Boston, with no alimony or name change sought and no children reported.
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Worcester
Winslow
Duggan
New England
Young Winslow
Worcester County
Bancroft
City Hall
Winslows
New York
Russ
Boston
Grayca
Rainbow Division
Artillery
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Vermont
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William Saunders
Decker Avenue
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