Ireland in turmoil as talks falter and raids unfold
Dublin is rocked as armed groups torch the Freemans Journal building and seize Cork ferries amid continuing Irish peace talks. Reuters reports cautious negotiations in London with Grímth and Collins accusing Craig while Churchill chairs, yet no decisive truce emerges.
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Ulster
Irish Free State State
Doewning Street
Winston Churchill
Ireland
Arthur Grimth
Michael Colling
Bir Jams Craig
Craig
Sinn Fein
Belfast
Colones
Churchill
Free Statere
Yisterttes
Universal Service
RAYS
Lloyd George
Puch
Death at pond edge follows dispute among women
Bridgeport police quell a threatened crime wave as Detective James Currie leads a dramatic case. A woman’s call for aid sparked a tangle of love and danger, ending in tragedy and the detective’s death within a tale of mystery and sacrifice.
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Currie
Pond
North End
Bridgeport
Amony
James Currie
North
Cartle
Riory
President Harding to Push Departmental Consolidation
President Harding plans to submit the bulk of a government reorganization plan to Congress next week to save about 350 million dollars yearly. Cabinet friction, notably Fall Wallace and Hoover, delays the plan but the president intends to advance sections agreed by most.
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Congress
Coness
Secretary of the Interior
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Fall
Bureau of Forestry
Alaskan
Fair
Department of Agriculture
Hughity
Department of Justice
Prohibition Bureau
Pershing Warns Against Further Army Reductions
General Pershing and Major General Hartung criticized the House plan to reduce the army to 115000 enlisted and 11000 officers, arguing it would harm national defense. They urged maintaining 150000 soldiers and 12000 officers as essential, warning that smaller peacetime garrisons would undermine preparedness and security.
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Fershing
Gener Henbord
Staf
Tugastrour
Mpershing Degarad
Dantee
Auc Plas
Hartorg
Fate $Nitlat
Genersi Porwhine
Esid
Priest Must Return Big Gift Court Finds
In New Haven the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a lower judgment directing administrator Andrew Marley to recover $20,000 from Rev. William C. Fitzsimmons related to an undue influence case over Mrs. Mary Kane. The court ordered judgment entered for the plaintiff after determining error in the prior ruling.
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Hfe
Connecticut Supreme Gov
Andrew Marley
William C. Fitzsimmong
New London
George E. Hlomati
Supreme Coui
Inez Judee Fiimean
Farley
Mary Kane
Mos Kane
Independent milkmen declare war on Dairymen’s League
New York milk disputes trigger a price war as independent dealers vow to buy only from local farmers outside the Dairymen’s Cooperative Association. The old Dairymen’s League will be replaced by a new cooperative, impacting prices and supply across several states.
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Cooperative League
Dublin
Dairyman's League of
New York
Aner
W.mitchall
Mitchell Dairy Company
Dairymen's Cooperative Association
Dairyman's League
Mitchell
Mmdteies
Connecticut
Dairymens
Borden Farm Product Company
C. K. Turner
Bridgeport
I3sidgeport
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Dairymen's Cooperative ‘Association
Mlk
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New ‘Hampshire
Dairymen's League
Cooperative Association
Association
League
Winter Weather Brings Sudden Chill As Spring Lingers
A newspaper notice describes a sharp temperature drop to about 40 degrees with the wind shifting from a gold wind omen. It warns readers to prepare for quick weather changes, with no significant precipitation expected today and light rain not predicted.
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Rommarn
Last Battalion of US Soldier Dead Returned
The last battalion of soldiers killed in France is brought home by the Arh transport Carmbral as Fort Hamilton and Wadsworth salute. About 45,000 of the fallen have been returned, with remaining bodies to be moved from England and France.
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New York
France
Fort Hamilton
Wadsworth
Carmbral
United States
England
Injunction Sought Against Hubery Ice Cream Co
Theresa H. Halvarson seeks an injunction and five thousand dollars damages against Hubery Ice Cream Co. after alleging repeated openings of milk cans with hammers at about 6 30 am damaging health and shading her Seaview Avenue property. The complaint claims extensive noisy, metallic ice-making activity from the plant near her lot, with daily operations affecting windows and cleanliness.
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Hubey Ice Cream Go
Theresa H. Halvarason
Gta
Seaview Avenue
Goperior
Corkmon
Othe Company
Haramera
Eremont
Calpel
Yariana Motors
Asea
Amarn
Health control urged under school boards debate
State education chief A Meredith defended local boards authority to employ medical inspectors and health nurses in schools. He urged higher teacher salaries and argued state aid could ease school finance, citing New Britain and broader tax revenues as potential sources. The discussion covered health instruction, testing, and safeguarding students, with a note on a sixth grade placement dispute.
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A. Meredith
Bridgevor
Sarah E. Boudren
Health and
Serino
Meredith
Vichon Boards
Amiple
Che
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Promo Ton
Yrres
Tethera
Elred Mo Cae
New Britain
Cornel
Echool
Imisaione
Bridgeport Traffic Safety Drive Boosts City Driving
Bridgeport police run a ten officer accident prevention squad patrolling key highways. They use a check-up system to improve driver judgment and warn about inattention. A traffic school encourages cooperation, with over 660 drivers from 430 firms attending sessions, helping reduce street accidents in early 1921.
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Bridgeport
Trafic Highway
Salary Probe to Review Buckingham Office Pay
Acting on Governor Lake’s request, the state Board of Compensation plans a probe of the salary system in E. T. Buckingham’s office. The move follows agreed increases for Gerks, Elizabeth Farrell Strom, M. E. Murphy, and G. G. Fitzgerald, with Bucking ham inviting further investigations.
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Everett JL Lake
State Board of Mance
E. T. Buckingham
State Board of Cortral
Buclingham
Elizabeth Farrell Strom
M. E. Murphy
G. G. Fitzgerald
Buckingham
Investina
United States Senate Approves Naval Limits and Gas Pact
The Senate ratified two arms treaties by wide margins, limiting capital ship strength for the United States Britain Japan France and Italy and outlawing submarine operations against merchant ships as well as chemical warfare. One dissent came from Senator Burton Green? No, Senator Louis R. B. Fraves of Maryland opposed naval reductions, while Borah of Idaho and Johnston of California voiced reservations about the pacific fortifications. The vote signaled strong support for restricting gas use and submarines, with further debate anticipated on the Pacific provisions.
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Senate
United States
Great
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Japan
France
Italy
Chen
Benen
Fraves
Maryland
Borah
Idaho
Jobagon
California
Wadsworth
New York
Aid Noy
Priests Save Shrine as Fire Destroys Monastery at Ste Anne
A fire engulfed the Basilica of Ste Anne de Beaupre destroying the monastery and threatening the shrine. Priests saved the relics and statue of St Anne while water shortages forced a long hose line to the St Lawrence. The basilica suffered extensive damage estimated at $1.2 million.
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Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
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Tiio
Quebec Fire Department
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Brigade
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Ste. Anne
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