Corner Stone Laid For A C H Home In Roxbury
The Ancient Order of Hibernians celebrated the laying of the Roxbury division's corner stone for a $125,000 building in the South End Roxbury area. Over 5000 attendees heard speeches by Patrick J. Larkin and Congressman James M. Curley as flags and emblems framed the ceremony. The new building aims for occupancy on September 1.
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Order of Hibernians
South End
Roxbury
Dennis J. Whaley
Suffolk
St. Joseph’s Church
The
Hibernian Association
Patrick J. Larkin
Order of Hibernians of America
Thomas H. Dowd
A. O. H. of America
Ellen Ryan Jolly
Pawtucket
R.I
Ancient
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
Frederic J. McLaughlin
America
James M. Curley
Larkin
Curley
John T. Hassey
John Cotter
Peter P. Graham
Timothy Scott
James H. Welly
Malachi Craven
Katherine Wittrick
William A. Downey
Edward T. P. Graham
Dennis Higgins
Training school to turn suffragists into speakers in Chicago
The Chicago Equal Suffrage Association will establish a training school for suffragist orators. A University of Chicago professor will teach the women the art of argument, aiding their public speaking skills.
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Chicago
Chicago Equal Suffrage Association
University of Chicago
Home Rule Also for Scotland
Scottish Liberal members push for self government with a committee drafting a Home Rule bill read a second time in the Commons. While unlikely to pass this session, the movement is treated as a live issue by the Scottish Liberals in London.
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London
Ireland
House of Commons
Scotland to Have 140‑Member Parliament Under Devolution Bill
Mr Cowan describes a devolution bill creating a single 140 member Scottish Parliament subordinate to the Imperial Parliament. The bill preserves Commons representation while England and Wales wait, grants Scotland power over old age pensions national insurance and labor exchanges, and sets a Scots lord high commissioner. A joint exchequer board will handle finances with the Privy Council judicial committee as final appeal court.
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Cowan
Government of Ireland
Scotland
House of Commons
England
Wales
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
House of Lords
Court of Appeal
Boston Elks Honor Dead at Mount Hope Cemetery
Boston Elks held memorial exercises at Mount Hope Cemetery decorating 311 graves. Sen. George Holden Tinkham gave the oration and read a poem by James B. Connolly before singing Auld Lang Syne. The ceremony honored local Elks departed.
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Mount Hope Cemetery
Boston Elks
George Holden Tinkham
James B. Connolly
Business Women's Club Plans Marblehead Neck Outing
Forty of the 460 members of the Business Women's Club will spend the holiday weekend at Marblehead Neck. The Samoset House opens specially for the party which aims for three days of enjoyment.
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Business Women's Club
Marblehead Neck
Samoset House
Arabic Narrowly Avoided Collision in Dense Fog
The White Star liner Arabic under Captain Finch arrived from Portland Queenstown and Liverpool after a foggy passage. Passengers recalled a near collision on Wednesday evening when the ship almost halted to avoid another vessel. Officials denied any danger reports, saying no collision occurred.
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White Star
Finch
Portland
Queenstown
Liverpool
Princess Augusta Victoria May Stir Public Interest in Europe
Paris reports Princess Augusta Victoria, 23, eldest daughter of Prince William Hohenzollern, drawn as the expected bride of ex King Manuel of Portugal. Supporters hope the marriage could aid Manuel’s restoration to the throne.
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Augusta Victoria
Manuel OF
Portugal
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Paris
Europe
Manuel
William Hohenzollern
Notables On Board Include Lawrence Family At Algiers Stop
The arrival scene featured John Lawrence of Groton with family and guests including Mrs Lawrence and R D Fay. Also aboard were Mrs George W Richardson and daughter Dr Louise Richardson, life member of the Paris YWCA. Young Buffalo drew attention with Wild West acts before a return to Marshfield. William H Lewis greeted by his wife and three children. A bride, Mrs Sarah Blosburg, waited for her mother Bertha Adler amid immigration delays. The Arabic carried 17% passengers with nearly a thousand left at Portland.
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John Lawrence
Groton
Bishop Lawrence
Boston
Groton School
The
Paris Y. W. C. A
Young Buffalo
Marshfield
Mass
Europe
United States
William H. Lewis
Sarah Blosburg
Brighton Street
Bertha Adler
Portland
Bail Jumper Salator Found in Fresno After Escape
Max Salator alias Harry J. Lewis, 23, who fled after a Superior Court bail jump, was taken into custody by local inspectors in Malden. Convicted in March 1911 for pocketing $29 and a $10 check from Pierce B. Brown at Sullivan Square station, the New York resident had been freed on bail before disappearing. A police circular led to his Fresno location.
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Max Salator
Harry J. Lewis
Superior Criminal Court
Fresno
Cal
Smith and
Concannon
Pierce B. Brown
Grove Street
Malden
Sullivan Square Terminal
Spanish Cabinet Resigns After Morocco Policy Attack
Madrid May 30 The Spanish premier Count Alvaro de Romanones and the entire Cabinet resigns after an attack in the Chamber of Deputies by Antonio Maura charging failure of Morocco policy. Romanones had led since 1912 following the assassination of Jose Canalejas.
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Madrid
Alvaro de Romanones
Count Romanones
Jose Canalejas
Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Maura
Morocco
Roosters With Silent Chant Take Center Stage
Washington May 20 experts from the Department of Agriculture are testing roosters that crow without sound to calm light sleeping city dwellers bothered by early morning chanticleers.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Woman vote fails to dry Phoenix in liquor election
Phoenix, Ariz May 30 The woman vote had little effect on the liquor election and Phoenix remains wet by a majority of 352 Mesa and Tempe voted dry It was the first time women had an opportunity to vote on an important question.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Mesa
Tempa
Sign Pact for Peace in the Balkans
London May 30 delegates from Balkan allies and Turkey signed the preliminary peace treaty at St James Palace presided by Sir Edward Grey. The compact calls for immediate army withdrawals and sets a peace conference for June 2. Montenegro voiced dissatisfaction over terms and sought Albanian frontier adjustments for lands and routes.
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London
Turkey
St. James Palace
Sir Edward Grey
Europe
Near East
Edward Grey
M. Popovitch
Montenegro
Great Britain
Skutari
Podgoritza
Ipek
Bulgarian peace delegate comments on Balkan and world peace
Dr. 8. Daneff the Bulgarian peace delegate speaks after signing the preliminary peace treaty. He expresses rejoicing that the accord implies not only Balkan peace but general peace for the world.
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8. Daneff
Balkan
Ambassador Walter Hines Page Presents Credence to King George
London May 30. Walter Hines Page newly appointed ambassador to the court of St James was received in audience by King George who accepted his letters of credence.
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London
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
George
No Room for President in Lunch Room
President Wilson and family arrived in Baltimore for lunch unannounced. They tried a North Charles street restaurant but were refused service due to crowds. they then ate at a hotel dining room. The proprietor recalled the scene as the party left for a drive toward Green Spring Valley.
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Baltimore
Wilson
Charles Street
Margaret Wilson
Green Spring Valley
Washington
Helen Woodrow Bones
Fitzwilliam McMaster Woodrow
President Not Recognized Despite Public Attention
Few recognized the President as his role drew limited public engagement while the event prompted scattered comments about leadership and visibility.
Twenty Injured in Akron Trolley Collision
Twenty people were injured, some seriously, in a rear end trolley crash on the Akron Bedford and Cleveland line near Silver Lake seven miles from Akron.
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Akron, O
Akron, Bedford & Cleveland
Silver Lake
Akron
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