First Sessions Of Irish Parley Open In London
British and Irish delegates at No 10 Downing Street held two two hour sessions on Ireland's future, adjourning until Thursday to allow Lloyd George to tackle unemployment. An incident near Downing Street saw a Sinn Fein flag spat on and trampled by Irish girls, prompting police protection for the offender.
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Associated Press
London
Downing Street
Sinn Fein
Scotland Yard
Ireland
No. 10 Downing Street
Lloyd George
Pershing to Visit London for Westminster Unknown Soldier Medal
London officials explain the delay in announcing General Pershing’s meeting with the unknown British soldier buried in Westminster Abbey. A formal statement cites a need for coordinating honors with King George VI and with the ministry, which has many members out of town. Pershing has been invited to visit London before returning to the United States and hopes the trip can occur.
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United News
General Pershing
Westminster Abbey
Foreign Office
Pershing
America
Man Leaps From Dartmouth Ferry Into Boston Harbor
Harbor police search through the Boston harbor after a 50 year old laborer type man leaped from the Dartmouth ferry at Rowe's Wharf. The vessel halted and boats were lowered as crews scoured the water for the missing man with no trace found by nightfall.
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Dartmouth
Rowe's Wharf
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn R. R
Fred Carlton
Activities of Ku Klux Revealed By House Committee
The House rules committee heard testimony claiming the Ku Klux Klan raised $1,488,710 since its foundation and that the DOJ was continuing its investigation. It also alleged Norfolk Virginia Chief of Police was a Klan member, per confidential information to field agents.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
House Rules Committee
Pointe
Department of Justice
Chief of Police
Norfolk
Klan Statements Allegedly Linked to Norfolk Rifle Promise
Newsletter excerpts alleged to come from Klan headquarters claim Norfolk’s police chief pledged 260 rifles to the local order “in time of trouble” and reference Representative Upshaw, a Democrat. The material, not intended for public release, ties local politics to arming plans amid unrest.
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Norfolk
Upshaw
Steel Trust to Spend Up to 10 Million to Extend Plants
The United States Steel Corporation vows to expend up to 10 million dollars to extend manufacturing plants through its subsidiary companies. The finance committee approved the move to create jobs for former workers and use idle employees where feasible. The action aims to spur other major employers to follow suit during the unemployment crisis.
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New York
United News
United States
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Associated Companies
Rush Rogers Arrested On Worthless Check Charge
New York October 11 Major Rush Rogers former Williams College athlete and ex army officer heir to the Rogers fortune of Borden Condensed Milk Company was arrested at the Waldorf Astoria on three checks totaling 342.72 The arrest followed a warrant from Justice Seeley of Greenburgh White Plains Rogers admitted the charge saying social duties crowded his mind and he had tried to fix things He reportedly spent 200000 in two years and was with a European countess and a child when taken into custody.
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Rush Rogers
Williams College
Army
President Rogers
Borden Condensed Milk Company
Waldorf Astoria
Rogers
Greenburgh
Winchester County
Justice of the Peace
Seeley
White Plains
Ford
Willams
Fatal crash takes teacher at Chatham Wireless School
Hugh McClellan Batchelder 23 a wireless and radio teacher stationed at Chatham and resident of Melrose was killed when his roadster collided with a car driven by Lawrence Saltmarsh of Dorchester at the Fellsway West Mystic avenue junction Somerville Saltmarsh and two brothers and a wife and daughter were in the Saltmarsh car Saltmarsh was charged with manslaughter and bailed at $1000. Joseph Connolly of South Boston suffered minor injuries.
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Chatham
Summer Street
Melrose
Fellsway
West
Mystic Avenue
Somerville
Lawrence Saltmarsh
Sawyer Street
Dorchester
Saltmarsh
Leslie Saltmarsh
Vivian Saltmarsh
Joseph B. Connolly
Larch Street
Boston
Connolly
Batchelder
Boston Boy Fatally Struck By Car in East Boston
Francis Perez, a young East Boston boy of 312 years old living at 217 Lexington Street, darted into the street and was struck by an eastbound tunnel car. He died minutes later from a skull fracture. Motorman Hunter was arrested on a manslaughter charge and held on bail of 1000 for his East Boston Court appearance.
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Francis Perez
Lexington Street
East Boston
Hunter
Giants and Yankees Clash in Sixth Championship Battle
Giants and Yankees opened heavy fire at Polo Grounds in the sixth championship clash. Giants showed rust and longer sustained attack while the Yankees unleashed strong artillery, leaving Coogan's Bluff to witness a defining confrontation in baseball's pennant chase.
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Paul H. Shannon
New York
Giants
Polo ‘Grounds
Coogan’s
AWAIT RETURN OF HIS COUNSEL
Former Middlesex county district attorney Nathan A Tufts faced an uncertain fate as the Middlesex Bar Association grieves over potential disbarment charges to be reviewed on Saturday. Tufts left Winchester for a holiday and declined comment until his counsel Melville M Johnson returns from New York.
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Nathan A. Tufts
Middlesex County
Middlesex Bar Association
Tufts
Winchester
Melville M. Johnson
New York
Guns jammed on Roosevelt recall during Spanish American War
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt criticized war equipment citing jammed Colt automatic guns in Cuba. Captain Edward J. Bourke presented the letter to the Roosevelt Memorial Association detailing the Manzanillo battle impact. Captain Bourke, once with the New York police, helped start the memorial fund two years ago.
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New York
United News
Theodore Roosevelt
Cuba
Roosevelt Memorial
Edward J. Bourke
Bourke
Manzanillo
Rourke
Worcester Woman Seeks Separate Support in Probate Court
Mrs Mary Williams testifies that her husband Willig A Williams took her for a ride only once and that he threatened her, struck her, and claimed another woman. The couple, married about ten years, have seven children, three living.
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Worcester
Willig A. Willames
Mary
A. ‘Williams
Robbery at Lenox Home Worth Up to Fifty Thousand
Robbers broke into the Lenox summer home of Henry White former ambassador to Italy and France and Versailles delegation member. They stole valuable papers and jewelry estimated between $30,000 and $50,000 including a diamond pendant valued at about $10,000. The house had been closed for winter.
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LENOX
Henry White
Italy
France
Versailles
Yawns Cause Man’s Shoulder Dislocation at Broadway Office
In New York at 206 Broadway David Scharsnen of 1017 West 178th Street Bronx sat in an office when a yawn caused a sudden click and he dislocated his shoulder. He was taken to Volunteer Hospital for treatment.
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Broadway
David Scharsnen
West 178Th Street
the Bronx
David
Douglas to Face Carl Mays in World Series
In New York the seventh game of the world series sets probable batteries for tomorrow with Douglas and Snyder for the Giants against Mays and Schang for the Yankees.
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Mays
Douglas
Carl Mays
New York
Snyder
Giants
Schang
Yankees
Ambiguous 1914 1918 Anniversaries and War Mentions
Today's anniversaries reference Columbus discovery in 1402, German actions in Ghent in 1914, and peace terms in 1918. A note recalls a 1913 baseball result and events surrounding Poland Russia armistice terms at Riga.
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America
Ghent
Wilson
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Poland
Russia
Riga
Fair Colder Weather For Boston And New England
Forecast shows fair, progressively colder conditions for Boston and nearby areas. Strong shifting winds turn west and northwest by midweek, with rain possible in the lower Lake region and North Atlantic States and generally fair conditions elsewhere east of the Mississippi.
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Washington
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Atlantic States
North Atlantic
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North Atlantic States
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Gulf States
Mississippi
Sandy Hook
South Porue
Unsettled Weather With Showers and Cooler Night
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions with scattered showers and cool air tonight. Expect variable skies, teases of sunshine, and a drop in temperatures as the evening progresses.
Boston Mayor Campaign Kickoff Amid Legal Row
Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier announced his bid for Boston mayor after a bitter arraignment of Attorney General Allen. The Boston Bar Association and Union Club members were described as plotting to enslave the city. The district attorney also announced his own candidacy and said he will not resign his current office.
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Union Club
Allen
Boston Bar Association
Biers
Joseph C. Pelletier
Boston
Missing girl returns home in Jamaica Plain case
Miss Roge Swansky twenty of 15 McBride street Jamaica Plain reappeared at the Jamaica Plain station saying she had visited her sister and denying any mystery. Police await Margaret Anderson of West Roxbury who was found exhausted at a Glen Echo camp and may implicate several men in her disappearance.
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McBride Street
Jamaica Plain
Swansky
Margaret Anderson
West Roxbury
Glen Echo
Stoughton
Brockton Fair
Pond Street
Boston
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