King and Queen Honor Guests at Chesterfield House Dinner
Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles hosted King George and Queen Mary at their first large dinner party in Chesterfield House. About 3850 attended a late dance in a grand Chesterfield ballroom, with silk knee breeches, evening gowns, white and gold decor, cut glass lighting, Sweet peas table flowers, and a candelabrum centerpiece from the royal wedding gift.
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London
Associated Press
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Chesterfield House
Chesterfield Ballroom
George
Billy Follows Pied Piper For Five Days
A missing boy Billy lurched from Bolton street to Back Bay drawing on street bands and a drum major. Police and family united to locate him, after he wandered through the city, slept at a station, and returned to his Bolton street home led by a band of music.
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Billy
Pied Piper
Bolton Street
Athens Street
Vincent
Viande
Sun
Fifth Regiment
Chardon Street
Back Bay
Work House
Griffiths Reply Averts Irish Crisis Averting Irish Crisis
Arthur Griffiths reply saved talks between Britain and Irish Provisional regime by answering six questions. Dorothy Forbes of Milton and Brookline family noted for Red Cross work. She left May 18 for Saranac Lake seeking cure and hoped to return within two months.
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Arthur Griffith
Dail Eireann
Red Cross
Miss Forbes
J. Murray Forbes
Commonwealth Avenue
Milton
Brookline Country Club
Allan Forbes
State Street Trust Company
Mary Bowditch Forbes
Forbes
Dorothy
Saranac Lake
Lloyd George Says Irish Situation Allows Welsh Trip
Prime Minister David Lloyd George voiced optimism that the Irish issue can progress. He left for Wales after cabinet discussions and will return Tuesday as talks with Griffith and Collins continue. The Irish Free State draft and treaty relations loom large amid a news blackout on conference details.
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David Lloyd George
Criceleth
Wales
London
Griffith
Michael Collins
Collins
Dublin
Lloyd George
Ireland
Free State
Ulster
Churchill
House of Commons
Earl of Balfour
James Craig
Marquis of Londonderry
North Ireland
Ulster Granted Wider Use of British Troops
Ulster may order British troops to points within its borders for defense against raids from the Free State. Sir James Craig pressed for authority to move troops across the southern border to disperse Republicans, but London kept Ulster within its own boundaries and rejected incursions into Free State territory.
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London
United News
Ireland
Ulster
James Craig
Winston Churchill
James
Ulster Line
Free State
Miss Dorothy Forbes Stricken by Consumption
Boston society figure Dorothy Forbes, long active in wartime relief for wounded soldiers and tuberculosis campaigns, now battles tuberculosis herself as the great white plague takes hold after decades of tireless service.
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Dorothy Forbes
Boston Society
United States
Dorothy Forbes War Volunteer of Boston Society
Born to wealth in Boston, Dorothy Forbes rose as a top horsewoman and social leader. She directed charity work in slums and led Belgian Relief and Red Cross efforts, then joined the U S war relief as conflict expanded. Illness stems from tireless service and care for soldiers. Now at Saranac Lake seeking renewed strength away from duties.
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America
Miss Forbes
Saranac Lake
New York
Boston
Dorothy Forbes
Vincent Club
Belgium
Red Cross
Europe
United States
Courtney's Body Found on Tracks
A man named Courtney was found dead on the railroad tracks with torn clothing. A coat containing identification and papers lay nearby, suggesting a violent incident.
Westport Tragedy Shrouded in Mystery of Captain Courtney
Westport police and federal officials investigate a dawn railway death. Captain Courtney, an estate tax investigator, may have confronted illicit liquor operators near the station before his body was found on the tracks. Two friends are missing as officials pursue leads.
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Westport
Courtney
New York
Vernon Godfrey
Darien
France
Edgar L. Perry
Captain Courtney
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Fourth Aero Squadron
Godfrey
Dartmouth
Lafayette
Money Voted for Springfield Arsenal Rifle Manufacturing
The Senate approved 375000 dollars for rifle manufacture at the Springfield Massachusetts arsenal in the army appropriation bill after rejecting an amendment by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska to cut the sum to 75000 dollars, which would have effectively closed the arsenal.
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Springfield
Washington
Senate
Army
Mass
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Noonan's Hair Petroleum Ad Promises Hair Health
A Boston firm markets Noonan's Hair Petroleum as an odorless treatment that cleans dandruff, offers antiseptic action, and strengthens hair. Barbers apply it for 15 cents per treatment, or $1 for home use from druggists or department stores. Manufactured by T Noonan & Sons Co of Boston.
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Petroleum District
Boston
Noonan
T. Noonan & Sons Co
Portland St
Five New Peers for England Honor Roll
London June 2 The King will create five new peers for conspicuous public service on his birthday June 4. Names include Sir Robert Hudson Borwick Sir Joseph Robinson Sir William Vestey Sir Samuel J Waring and Sir Archibald Williamson who become barons. Also Sir Auckland Geddes receives the grand cross of St Michael and St George. Amory and Wilson rise to privy councillors.
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London
Associated Press
Samuel J. Waring
Archibald Williamson
Auckland Geddes
United States
St. Michael and St. George
Leopold C. M.S. Amory
Admiralty
Boston Globe
William Mills
Alfred J. Rice-Oxley
Herbert Atkinson Barker
Bath
One Arrest In Textile Strike At Patchogue Mills
Lawrence June 2 One arrest on a charge of assault was made today in connection with the textile strike Pickets 250 strong appeared tonight at the gates of the Patchogue Plymouth Mills manufacturers of fibre rugs and in the demonstration one of the pickets hurled a stone which struck a worker Philip Drouin Fred Kaprialo was arrested Agents of the Patchogue Plymouth Mills have made three compromise wage offers to the workers but they have been refused Only a few workers are said to be employed at the mill at present.
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Lawrence
Patchogue-Plymouth
Philip Drouin
Fred Kaprialo
Fatchogue-Plymouth Mills
Hippo Eats Potatoes Stunt Draws Children’s Aid
The playful Baby Hippo performs a bucket of potatoes mouthful stunt to entertain and support the Children’s Hippo Fund. Donations invited to help the youngsters witness the feat.
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Children’s Hippo Fund
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Worcester Lodge of Elks
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Internal Revenue Department
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England
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