Ireland's Bloody Easter Recalled by Analyst
AP analyst recalls Easter Week uprising led by Sinn Fein against Britain. He cites Casement’s role in German support, the April rebellion, seizure of Dublin buildings, Pearse as provisional government president, and De Valera’s participation while recounting a perilous night in Dublin.
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Ireland
Eire
Republic of Ireland
Britain
Sinn Fein
England
Associated Press
Roger Casement
Sular
Casement
Germany
Kerry
West Ireland
Aud
Dublin
P. H. Pearse
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Quiz prompts and biographical clues from a vintage newspaper grab bag
The page lists trivia questions about hockey rosters salaries and university locations, plus prompts about a Polish birth pianist and a famed Spanish soprano born in 1843. It blends trivia, forecasts of a child’s traits, and a biographical quiz prompt in a dated style.
Star soprano who dazzled world stages dies at 72
Lilian Campbell notes the public life of a renowned soprano who sang from age seven in New York and appeared in Lucia di Lammermoor and La Sonnambula in London. Her last public recital for the Red Cross was Oct. 20, 1914, and she died Sept. 27, 1919, aged 72.
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New York
Amina
la Sonnambula
London
Paris
Red Cross
Birthday honors for Bierut Seaborg and Walters
Boleslaw Bierut president of Poland Glenn T Seaborg a noted nuclear chemist and Bucky Walters major league baseball manager share birthday honors on this date.
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Boleslaw Bierut
Poland
Glenn T. Seaborg
Bucky Walters
Parenthesis usage explained in modern English
A concise note defines parenthesis as a word phrase or sentence inserted for explanation within a sentence. It traces origin to Modern Latin from Greek and clarifies its grammatical role in punctuation.
Untold Dublin Escape During Irish Rebellion Trial
A narrator recalls a drum head court martial in Dublin during a revolt. He describes a death sentence, a daring escape with his Irish driver, and later internment in Kingstown before surrendering. The revolt's toll included about 1,000 deaths and executions of Pearse and Casement among others.
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Dublin
Erie
Grim Stone Barracks
Kingstown
Roceed
England
Pearse
Casement
United States Senate
Pope Benedict
Sir Roger
Pentonville
Linwood Man’s Cows Complete Major Tests
In Brattleboro Vermont on April 19, several registered Holstein Friesian cows from C. E. Graham of Linwood North Carolina finished official production tests under Hera Improvement Registry rules. Tests were supervised by North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering with The Holstein Friesian Association of America. Top producer Cobls Effie Prilly yielded 586 pounds of butterfat and 16,591 pounds of milk in 365 days with two daily milkings at age three years seven months. Another strong cow, Brook Lodge Knight Carroll, produced 504 pounds of butterfat and 15,715 pounds of milk in 365 days, two daily milkings, at age three years nine months.
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Brattleboro
C. E. Graham
Linwood
N. C
Hera
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Cobls Effie Prilly
Brook Lodge Knight Carroll
Attempt To Duplicate Donora Smog Conditions In Webster Test
Donora Pennsylvania April 19 4 The Webster Society for Better Living arranges a four day test to duplicate October deadly smog that killed 22 people. Residents report lingering effects from last October. Authorities have run tests but have not reached conclusions on atmospheric causes.
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Donora
Pennsylvania
Webster Society For Better
Webster
Monongahela River
Seneca on virtue and duty praised by moral reflection
A concise moral remark attributes praise to those who act from duty rather than desire, highlighting virtue and obligation as guiding principles.
Press Leaders Plan Summer Convention at Nags Head
The North Carolina Press Association plans its 1949 summer convention at Nags Head with headquarters at the Carolinian hotel. Secretary-Treasurer Beatrice Cobb announced plans as she flew home to Morganton after visiting the Carolinian. The event runs Thursday through Saturday June 30 to July 2 with adjournment after the morning session.
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Elizabeth City
North Carolina Press Association
Nags Head
Beatrice Cobb
Association
Morganton
Cobb
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