President Strong For Irish Peace
Washington July 10 The administration sees progress toward peace between Great Britain and Ireland as essential to world cooperation. President Harding and advisers believe US policy hinges on resolving the Irish question to avoid obstructing disarmament and a world court. Both parties have faced Irish influence in shaping foreign relations and League of Nations plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Norton
Washington
Great Britain and
Ireland
Congress
Harding
United States
Great Britain
Association of Nations
Hughes
America
Edward Grey
Sir Auckland Geddes
Wilson
League of Nations
Woodrow Wigson
Clue Seeks Identity of Companion in Hotel Tryst
Police pursue a man described as straw hat and quiet, seen dining with a girl at a hotel restaurant. It was their third meal together in months, with two hotel staff recognizing the pair, and handwriting suggests a wealthy New York metal trader. An inquest on the tragic night awaits a hotel clubman who may prove the companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Boyer
New York
Lower Broadway
Back Bay
De Valera’s Washington visit and American Irish sympathy
The article notes Wilson’s stance against congressional opinion on Irish policy and Harding’s support for ending Irish bloodshed. It describes De Valera as a math professor who impressed with sincerity, sparing charisma, and his clash with American Irish advocates, while praising the financial backing and broad American sympathy he garnered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Harding
Ireland
de Valera
Digging Out Tracks After Heavy Slide Near Somerville
A storm toppled tons of dirt from an embankment onto the Boston and Maine line between Prospect Hill station and the Medford Street bridge in Somerville. Firemen at Central Fire Station alerted officials as water and mud covered the tracks, prompting a midnight to dark cleanup with a steam shovel and a large crew. trains halted until the washout subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Prospect Hill Station
Medford Street
Somerville
Central Fire Station
Boston
Young
MacMillan's Engineer Fractured Skull In Wiscasset Accident
Harold Whitehouse the engineer on the Arctic schooner Bowdoin suffered a fractured skull at Freeport and is recuperating at Boothbay Harbor. The Bowdoin was due to sail from Wiscasset on an Arctic exploring voyage Saturday making his participation impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Whitehouse
Bowdoin
Freeport
Wiscasset
Boothbay Harbor
Engineer Whitehouse
Drowning Narrowly Averted at Watertown Beach
Nine year old John Mitchell Jr. of Newton nearly drowned at Watertown bathing beach as swollen river quickened after a storm. Lifeguard Edward Ryan swam downstream to reach the unconscious boy and pulled him from the water before he went under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell, Jr
Pearl Street
Newton
Edward Ryan
Watertown
Young Mitchell
Mitchell
Ryan
Direct Boston to Dublin Steamship Service Inaugurated
With peace in Ireland in sight a Boston to Erin steam service begins as the Eastern Belle arrives at Hoosac docks. It will berth at Pier 41 and sail Tuesday after loading 1200 tons of flour goods and freight. Stops may include Sligo Londonderry and Limerick. Local agents Rogers Webb.
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Ireland
Boston
Dublin
Cork
Belfast
Hoosac Docks
Shipping Board
Eastern Belle
Moore & McCormack, Inc
New York
Sligo
Londonderry
Limerick
Erin
Rogers & Webb
State Street
Children fish from flood submerged tracks near Arlington square
A dozen youngsters sat on a retaining wall beside the Boston & Albany and New York, New Haven & Hartford lines at Arlington square. They dangled improvised pins as hooks into a flood pool formed by recent rain, trying to catch chunks of wood while hundreds of spectators watched. The tracks remained about a foot underwater, less than at the storm’s peak but still hindering traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Arlington Square
Earl of Craven Drowns After Yacht Disappearance
The Earl of Craven drowned in the Solent near Cowes after vanishing from his yacht during the night. His body was found on rocks two miles from Cowes and sent for inquest. He had rented Solent Lodge for the Cowes regatta and had stayed on the Sylvia with a crew noting he appeared in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Associated Press
Earl of Craven
The
Solent
Earl
Cornelia Martin
Bradley Martin
New York
Solent Lodge
Marchioness of
Royal Yacht Squadron
Sylvia
Earl Craven Dies After Yacht Accident Near Cowes
A guest on a yacht fell over a rope obstacle into the water and drifted away with the current though he could swim. News of the Earl of Craven’s death reached Cowes prompting half-masted flags on all harbor vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Countess of Craven
Cowes
Funeral Services for Corporal Fred W. Isbister
Funeral services held at 6 Oakville Avenue Roxbury for Corporal Fred W Isbister who was killed in action in September 1918 in the Toul sector France. Reverend Arthur T Brooks of Dudley Street Baptist Church officiated with Roxbury American Legion members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Isbister
Toul
France
Oakville Avenue
Roxbury
Arthur T. Brooks
Dudley Street Baptist Church
The
American Legion
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R. H. Stearns CO
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R.h.stearns CO
MacMillan
Jemon
Ward
Pureoxia Co
Norway St
Watertown Beach
Corporal Isbister
Cedar Grove
L. P. Hollander CO
Boylston Street
Park Square
Cee
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard
Detroit
Packard Motor Car CO. of
Commonwealth Avenue
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