Gallagher anger sparks Irish enlistment debate in Post letters
Edward J. Daly of Middleboro counters Gallagher's charges about Irish recruits. He cites A O H statistics placing Irish birth recruits at over 160,000 with total Irish-linked troops around 250,000, arguing most recruits are skilled workers and farmers and condemning Gallagher’s portrayal.
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America
Great Britain
War Office
England
France
Belgium
Gallagher
Edward J. Daly
Irish Color Estimates Stir Debate in Post Letter
An American correspondent rebuts P J Gallagher claiming bias and presents official sources to challenge Gallagher’s figures on Irish volunteers. He argues Gallagher’s brother’s National Volunteer ties reflect bad taste and cowardice in shifting attitudes.
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Post
P. J. Gallagher
John Redmond
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Thinks Gallagher a First Class Orangeman
A reader from New Britain Conn defends Ulster opposition to home rule praising Gallagher’s letter as a strong Orangeman stance. The writer lauds Carson and Gallagher while mocking Irish soldiers as rag pickers and tinkers and predicts Gallagher’s impact on Irish pride.
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Belfast
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Praise for the 18th Royal Irish
Captain J O Walton commends W H B Mc Namara in the morning Post letter praising the 18th Royal Irish. He recalls serving with the regiment during the Maori war era and Australia 1868, emphasizing the regiment's honor and reliability.
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Calls on Gallagher for His Proofs
A Waterford reader questions Mr Gallagher's claim that most Irish who enlisted are tinkers rag pickers and of uncertain parentage and demands proof. He urges evidence and asks what effect a revolution would have if conscription arrived in Ireland.
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Gallagher
John Redmond
Ireland
Waterford
Gallagher Letter Appeals Reader Humor in Post
For the first time in many years a reader declares the Gallagher letter in the Post as de a licious and exhilarating. The note reflects amusement at the publication and its impact on longtime Post readers.
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Post
First Class Blunderbuss Critique of Gallagher Letter
R De Lacy O Hogan of Andover condemns P J Gallagher for denouncing Irish enlistment in the British army. He praises Irish recruits who served at Marne Ypres and Neuve Chapelle and cites Redmond urging aid to Belgium in the war against German aggression.
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Portrait Painter Ferris Dead at 80 in Philadelphia
Stephen J. Ferris, a widely known portrait painter, died in Philadelphia today in his 81st year. He exhibited in Paris and London and showed at major United States exhibitions.
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London
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Elevator Tragedy In Medford Building Injures Nine
Elevator drops seven stories in the Paddock building injuring nine people. Among the injured are Mrs. Harry R. Ware Percival B Watters George Bennett and John J Callahan. Dexter Sidney fresh from Tremont duties survived with bruises as investigators probe a faulty safety catch and possible foreign obstruction.
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Fitchburg Sted Up Entire Day
Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad was tied up all day due to yesterday’s flood. No trains passed Hoosac Tunnel. 200 workmen filled washed away roadbed under the rails. A work train pushed through at 6 pm but a cave‑in halted progress. by midnight service resumed on a single track with hopes of a schedule tomorrow.
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Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Boys' raft moved after rough treatment at L Street Baths
To stop older boys from tossing younger bathers from the raft the volunteers towed the raft away at night to a new location midway between City Point Landing and the Head House.
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Volunteer Life Saving Corps
City Point Landing
Fishermen Work to Form Union Affiliate
An effort to organize a fishermen's union as a branch of the American Federation of Labor gains traction with about 160 members signing up and $1 deposits as good faith. William H. Brown, former whaling man, leads the organizing drive.
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Fishermen’s Union
American Federation of Labor
William H. Brown
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