Sinn Fein Leader Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
Professor John McNeill, president of the Sinn Fein Volunteers, convicted of complicity in the Irish revolt, has been sentenced to life in prison and the sentence confirmed. About 2000 people are reported in English detention camps after the recent uprising, including Arthur Griffiths editor of Nationality, P. T. Daly Gaelic League official, and Alderman Cole.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
London
John McNeill
Sinn Fein Volunteers
New York
Ireland
Arthur Griffiths
Nationality
P. T. Daly
The
Gaelic League
Alderman Cole
Irish rebellion spread to all counties claims The Irish World
The Irish World asserts the rebellion reached every county in Ireland. Sixty seven court martial sentences include 15 executions and seven life terms. The paper cites two men shot at Portobello Barracks with Sheehy Skeffington, while MP Mr Marngle reports 59 shot and buried in Glasnevin. Coroners report many prisoners killed by soldiers and bullets found in cellars. Civilian toll lists 180 dead and 4 wounded with 261 buried at Glasnevin and 45 at Deans Grange.
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Ireland
McIntyre
Dixon
Portbello Barracks
Sheehy Skeffington
Marngle
M. P
House of Commons
Brisk Fight in Quincy Street Ends in Arrests
A riot erupted on Sumner Street when Salvatino Giorgi tried to flee on a bicycle after striking Benjamin Katz. Isaac Stern and bystanders restrained Giorgi and Romaine while Baly Romaine’s brother was sought by police. Giorgi and Bulo Romaine were arrested on assault charges after a 15 minute struggle.
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Salvatino Giorgi
Sumner Street
Quincy
Benjamin Katz
Martha Katz
Isaac Stern
Main Street
Giorgi
Stern
Bulo Ramine
Romaine
Baly
Prominent Boston Lawyer Joseph Bennett Dies at Home
Noted Boston attorney and former State Representative and Senator Joseph Bennett died at his home 458 Commonwealth Avenue yesterday morning. He served as a Middlesex County trial justice and a special justice of the Municipal Court in the Brighton district.
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Joseph Bennett
Boston
Middlesex County
Brighton
Commonwealth Avenue
Resta Wins 300 Mile Motor Race
Resta leads early, then preserves pace to win the 300 mile event. Ro one hit another racer, Tom Rooney, causing injuries including a broken thigh and dislocated shoulder. Resta’s final 200 miles average 83.26 mph as several rivals drop out with engine and tire troubles.
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Tom Rooney
Rooney
McAllister
Resta
Rickenbacher
Big Maxwell
Johnny Atkins
Goodrich
Rickenbacker
Maxwell
Aitken
Peugeot
Aitkin
Johnny Aitken
Charlie Merz
George Henderson
Gaston Chevrolet
Frontenac
D’alene
Deusenberg
Lecain
Delage
Mulford
Oldfield
Pusan
Merz
Anderson
Dave Lewis Crawford
Sunbeam
Man Plans Sky Rescue Dare On Eight-Story Roof
Brockton May 30. Patrolman Reardon found Thomas W. Gallagher 47 of 86 Ward Street catting on the Anglin building roof eight stories above the street. Gallagher cried of friends in a plane and performed dangerous feats before his capture. He will be examined for sanity tomorrow.
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Brockton
Daniel Reardon
Anglin
Reardon
Thomas W. Gallagher
Ward Street
Cutters Union to Raise $1000 Weekly for NYC Strike
The Boston Cutters Union 73 (ILGW) voted to raise one thousand dollars weekly to support striking members in New York City. Funds will be sent to International officers every week, beginning immediately from a meeting at 495 Washington Street.
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Boston Cutters’ Union 73
International Ladies Garment Workers
New York City
Washington Street
International
Gruber Encounters Grim Scene In Summit Avenue Mansion
J M Gruber operating vice president of the Great Northern system visited a Summit avenue mansion in St Paul. He entered a dim drawing room where a plain black casket rested on a white pedestal, signaling a somber moment for Hill's Bier employees.
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ST. Paul
Minn
J. M. Gruber
Great Northern System
Summit Avenue
Farewell to empire builder James J Hill at crowded funeral
Grief overwhelms mourners as the empire builder James J Hill lies in state. Sam Keltner and a long time subordinate share moments beside the bier while crowds from aristocracy and labor alike file past the glass to pay respects at the garden-facing house.
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James J. Hill
Sam Keltner
Mr. Gruber
Jim Hill
Empire Builder
Twin Cities
Four Die as Awning Collapses on Main Street Parade
Four persons were killed and 18 injured in Dallas on May 30 when a wooden awning over a Main Street sidewalk collapsed as a preparedness parade approached. The weight of onlookers and bricks from the wall caused the structure to fall, trapping people below.
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Dallas
Tex
Main Street
President at Friars Show in Baltimore
President Wilson attended a Friars Club of New York performance in Baltimore with Mrs. Wilson and relatives. A large crowd packed the theatre as stars and the president enjoyed jokes at his expense and songs praising his leadership. He greeted Mayor Preston, then spoke briefly backstage to the actors before leaving.
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Baltimore
Wilson
Friars Club of
New York
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
Joseph Wilson
Alice Wilson
Preston
Mr. Wilson
Technology Bucentaur to be launched at Manchester
The Technology Bucentaur, an 100 foot long white barge built by W. B. Calderwood, will launch Sunday in Manchester. It will move Massachusetts Institute of Technology archives to the Cambridge shore and feature Venice inspired sculpture by Hugh Cairns. Crowds praise the ornate Neptune and mermaid decor as students row the oars during the June 12 dedication events.
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Regal
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Ralph Adams Cram
Hugh Cairns
Manchester
W. B. Calderwood
New England
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Charles
Institute
Neptune
Somerville G A R Memorial Day Speaker
Ex mayor Albion A. Perry delivered the oration at Memorial Day exercises in the Somerville High School auditorium under Willard Winsley Post 139 G A R. The event honored veterans and featured the post’s participation in the observance.
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Somerville
Albion A. Perry
Somerville High School
Willard . Winsley
Pa Van Seeks Rest as Next Sunday Post Teases Episode
The humor weekly promises another chapter of the life of the so called funniest family in America. Pa Van aims for a peaceful night’s sleep as readers await the upcoming installment this Sunday.
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Pa van
America
Sunday Post
Plant Juice touted as cure by local testimonials
In Boston a new herbal remedy Plant Juice is advertised as a stomach cure. Mrs Mary Scanlon recounts indigestion headaches and rheumatic pains vanishing after three bottles, while a Plant Juice representative promotes the product at Houghton and Dutton.
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Mary Q. Scanlon
FE. Street
Boston
Houghton &Dutton
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