Government to Release Irish Pr prisoners in broad amnesty move
Dublin reports confirm the government will release all prisoners confined for the recent rebellion in Ireland. The decision aims to ease convention tensions and pursue reconciliation with magnanimity, drawing cheers from Irish home rule supporters and liberal leaders.
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Ireland
United Kingdom
Empire
British Empire
Bonar Law
Joseph Devlin
Herbert Samuel
George J. Wardle
Labor
Eugene Wason
Ellis Griffith
William Redmond
Dublin
London
Boastful Slacker Held in Cambridge
Ernest Balmacci of 38112 Marcella street Cambridge was apprehended by Cambridge police after claiming he had not registered. He is in custody of the United States marshal and faces potential prison if convicted.
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Cambridge
Ernest Balmacci
Marcella Street
United States
Vote Accepts Unitarian Pastor’s Resignation at Melrose
Parishioners of the Unitarian Church at Melrose voted by a small margin to accept the resignation of Rev. Henry W. Pinkham. His pacifist stance and opposition to entering World War drew protests from congregants and residents.
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Unitarian Church
Melrose
Henry W. Pinkham
United States
Germany
Pinkham
Wilson acts on food bills in Senate start
President Wilson pressed the food control measures as the Senate prepared to begin work on the bill the House planned to take up Monday. Senator Chamberlain introduced the food control bill in the Senate with chairman Gore delaying due to opposition to many provisions.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Chamberlain
Gore
Agriculture Committee
Opera Soloist Headlines Pop Concert Tonight
The Metropolitan Opera Company soloist Mario Laurenti will perform again after last Wednesday's success. The program features Verdi Toreador, Puccini La Bohème, Tannhäuser Overture, and Brahms Hungarian Dance, with a $50 Liberty bond prize announced by coupon number.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Usebaikowsky
Carmen
Mr. Cane
Brahms
Revere Beach to host wartime recruitment parade
A Saturday recruiting drive will transform Revere Beach into a wartime pageant with paramilitary groups from the army navy Marine Corps National Guard and British army marching from Elliott Circle at 3 o clock. Notables include G A R Spanish War veterans Admiral Bowles and multiple colonels plus Harvard ROTC officers and local mayors. The campaign aims to fill 125 Marine slots in New England with a national target of 4000 by Saturday night.
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McCoy
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Guthrie
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Parker
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Melrose
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Somerville
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Military Band
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Oscar Hedlund
City of
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New England Marine Corps
Major Parker
President Grants Clemency to Thousands of Federal Offenders
President Wilson issues a proclamation granting full amnesty and pardons to nearly 6000 persons serving suspended sentences from federal courts. The clemency prevents a mandatory return to custody under a Supreme Court directive.
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Washington
Wilson
Supreme Court
Red Cross War Fund Push Aims 100 Million
Francis L. Higginson Jr. urges a nationwide Red Cross drive during designated Red Cross Week to raise 100 million dollars for soldiers and sailors headed to the front and for their families. He notes doctors nurses engineers and troops already abroad and emphasizes preparedness equipment supplies and disease protection as essential duties of the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
United States
Francis L. Higginson, Jr
New England
Red Cross War Fund Committee
Wilson
Higginson
War Council of the Red Cross
France
Allies
Pershing
Paris
Lynn Strike Nears Settlement After Attorney Conference
Indications point to an early settlement of the Lynn shoe strike after a statement issued last night following a conference between attorneys and representatives. Details remain sparse but sources expect a rapid accord ending the labor dispute.
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Lynn
Attor
Lynn Shoe Talks Aim to End Impasse in Labor Dispute
Henry F. Hurlburt for the Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' Association and Attorney Earl C. Jacobs for the Lynn Shoe Workers' Union indicate likely joint committee meetings after weeks of union pressure.
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Ney Henry F. Hurlburt
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Earl C. Jacobs
Lynn Shoe Workers’ Union
Massachusetts Auto Registrations Jump Since Last Year
Massachusetts Highway Commission reports auto registrations rose to 132,183 on June 1, up 7,844 from the prior year. Auto fees collected to date total 1,459,487.88, surpassing last year by 161,877.83 as of June 1.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham remedy in Idaho ad
Aberdeen Idaho resident Mrs Percy Prestidge says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her pain and weakness after three bottles and praises the medicine as the best she has taken She recommends the product to suffering women and urges a trial to determine its help.
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Aberdeen
Idaho
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Percy Prestidge
Lydia N. Pinkham
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