Poison confession shocks Vermont courtroom in Pettibone trial
Mrs. Lillian Wray testified that Eva Pettibone habitually used strychnine mixed with salts for headaches, a claim tying to a store encounter on Armistice Day 1918. The testimony followed the state’s second confession in the Pettibone murder trial, sparking intense audience reaction.
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Manchester
Eva May Pettibone
Byron. M. Pettibone
Bennington
Lillian Wray
Idlewild Street
Allston
Archibald
Attorney Jones
Irish Debate Over Army in Belfast Violence
Joseph Devlin and James Sexton led a Labor push claiming Protestant workers’ religious hatred sparked Belfast unrest. They urged withdrawing the army of occupation to calm tensions and protect Catholic workers. The motion failed as the debate closed.
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Belfast
Joseph Devlin
Sinn Fein
Mr. Devlin
James Sexton
Laborite
Labor
Archbishop Mannix Defies Lloyd George on England Permit
Arch bishop Mannix arrived in Atlantic City from Washington and said Lloyd George cannot stop him from landing in England. He plans to sail on the Baltic July 1, with Queenstown and Liverpool stops, and may alter his itinerary. Mannix also disputed Australian Premier Hughes claiming Australia seeks severance from the empire, saying the plebiscite backed him and that Hughes' opinion would matter little if separation ever serves Australia.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mannix
Washington
Lloyd George
House of Commons
England
Baltic
Queenstown
Ireland
Liverpool
Rome
Hughes
Australia
Quiet Returns as Belfast Turmoil Eases
In Belfast the weekend passed with reduced clashes between Unionists and Sinn Fein. Local groups formed volunteer patrols to aid police, workers in shipyards offered aid, and the Falls Road foundry reopened without Sinn Feiners at work. A taxi driver was shot for ignoring a military challenge and a Banbridge engine driver was kidnapped and later released. An arson attempt damaged a Methodist church at Crossmaglen.
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Belfast
Sinn Fein
Falls Road
Sinn
Northumberland Street
Banbridge
Crossmaglen
Son of
Armagh
Archbishop Mannix Barred From England Landing
Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that Archbishop Daniel J. Mannix of Melbourne Australia will not be allowed to land in England due to his recent utterances. The decision stems from tensions over his public statements.
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Mannix
England
London
Daniel J. Mannix
Melbourne
Australia
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Freeman's Journal Replies to Lloyd George on Irish Self-Government
In Dublin July 2 the Freeman's Journal rebuts Lloyd George's pledge to settle the Irish question with self-government and notes Ireland's demand for a single Irish Parliament. The paper warns the English cabinet to act, stating Ireland will endure war if necessary and seeks real deeds not promises.
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Dublin
The
Freeman’s Journal
Lloyd George
Parliamentary Committee of
Trades Union Congress
Ireland
Lloyd George to Press Home Rule Bill
Premier Lloyd George said in the House of Commons the government will press the Ireland Bill forward with all possible speed once the House reconvenes after the holiday recess. The government has no intention of withdrawing the measure.
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Lloyd George
London
House of Commons
Protest Firing on Monastery in Belfast
The Dundalk guardians adopted a resolution protesting the firing on the Redemptorist monastery at Clonard Belfast. They condemn the military authorities for the action saying the pretext of snipers had no foundation and compare the outrage to Belgian occupation events.
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Belfast
Dundalk Guardians
Redemptorist
Clonard
Belgium
Navy seizes oil supply at Associated Oil plant
Six United States destroyers arrived at the Associated Oil Company loading plant in San Francisco and ordered to seize 600 gallons of fuel oil at the navy price of 1.72 dollars per barrel after a price dispute with the company. The navy commanded use of all powers to obtain the oil, with a brief parley before linking vessels with tanks.
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San Francisco
United States
Associated Oil Company
Navy
Sweden names Johansson consul in Massachusetts
Carl W. Johansson of Mattapan, previously temporary vice consul for Massachusetts, is permanently appointed Sweden’s vice-consul in Massachusetts. Born in Karlskrona in 1884, he arrived in 1895 and now has offices in the Kimball building.
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Sweden
Massachusetts
Mattapan
Carl W. Johansson
Consul Johansson
Karlskrona
Kimball
Landlords Refused Rentals Over Children Hearings
Boston lawmakers hear emotional testimony from mothers of five and two children about landlords denying homes due to children. The committee hears cases across Boston and nearby towns, with tenants urging action and landlords defending their practices amid a tense housing crisis.
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South Boston
East Third Street
Boston
Watertown
Arlington
Newtons
A. J. Todd
J. H. Rannen
Commonwealth Avenue
Alliston
Joseph Horne
Dale Street
Roxbury
Joseph A. Gauthier
Horne
Gauthier
Fordham Courts
South Street
Forest Hills
Fordham Courts Tenants League
Julius Nelson
Nichols
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St. Louis
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Mississippi River
Fight and Power Utility
Rubber Products Locomotive Works
Cork
New Industries Bureau
St. Louis, U. S. A
Erin
Cal
Dublin Freeman
Johansson
L. J. Rouleau
James
Rouleau
Coleman & Bartlett
Nelson
Buddy Buds, Inc
New Jazz Mint
Washington Street
House of Summerfield
Lummerfield’s
New England
Columbia
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