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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1920
Page
8
Boston crowds greeted Irish President De Valera with rowdy cheers as a 15 000 strong parade crossed Beacon Street. Veterans, women in white bearing flags, and Irish groups followed, culminating in a Gaelic speech urging freedom and equal rights for Ireland amid World War I echoes.
President Eamon de Valera and Mrs De Valera visit the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for high mass officiated by Cardinal OConnell. After the service, the Cardinal meets them in the vestry and presents a bound set of sermons and addresses. A crowd gathers outside as the party departs.
The telephone girls and the Street Carmen's Union led a march amid cheering along the route yesterday. It marked the first time union groups have marched behind Boston police since the new force formation.
President De Valera drew a huge crowd in the South End as hundreds lined the sidewalk to greet the Irish leader. As his car passed Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Avenue a storm of applause greeted him and he doffed his hat in return.
An aeroplane hovered above the South End buildings and performed stunts to amuse the waiting crowd ahead of the parade. The aerial display helped break the monotony of the long wait for the procession to arrive.
Crowds at Beacon and Charles streets cheered as "The Soldiers' Song" echoed through the start of the parade. Hats doffed and uniforms saluted while mounted police cleared the route amid jokes about "How Dry I Am" and a notable moment with Mrs De Valera in the press car. The march began 6:21 PM, with lanterns alight and signs glowing as the column moved through Boston.
The State House offered an unusual parade scene with empty grounds while crowds packed Beacon Street and the Somerset Club wall. Irish American flags flew as marchers urged unity with Americans. Captain Goode of Back Bay police received cheers as officers controlled the Me chanics’ Building entrance and crowds.
Eleven hunger strikers in Cork jail are reported in critical condition with Hennessy unconscious and others too weak to speak. Doctors and four nuns on duty near breakdown, while a prison chaplain and officials face intense strain as hopes for relief fade.
A multigraph slip found in Cork warns that any destruction of loyalist houses will be mirrored by the house of a republican leader. The note, allegedly from authorities, states punishments will follow such reprisals and aims to deter further violence amid hunger strike tensions.
A report notes warnings about loyalist houses circulating widely. Young Hennessy says similar notices appeared early morning across Cork on lamp posts signboards and dead walls, prompting concern over tensions in multiple neighborhoods.
Dublin sept 12 crowds gathered at Cashel to witness the bleeding statue manifestation. Dean Ryan urges newspapers that priests disbelieve divine intervention and warns the public not to expect miracles there.
Dalton Sept 12 Former Senator W Murray Crane rested well after a long sleep of nearly six hours. Doctors report the period brings hopeful signs and stronger prospects for recovery as his serious illness continues.
An advertisement touts a Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad claiming relief from rheumatic and nerve disorders among many illnesses. It promises continuous radiation therapy at home with a risk-free test, urging readers to request literature and try the appliance via Radium Appliance Co in Los Angeles.
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