Britain grants De Valera personal authority in Ireland policy
The British government disclosed a new policy toward Jamison De Valera, president of the Irish republic and Sinn Fein leader, granting him absolute personal authority. Earlier reports claimed British secret agents hunted him and that he might be arrested. De Valera had been in hiding since returning to Ireland from the United States.
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Jamison de Vyatera
Irish Republic
Sinn Meln
Ireland
de Valera
Teued
Bown
Irehind
United States
De Valera Arrest Reports Circulated in Ireland
London reports claimed Fonnean Doe Valera, Irish republic president, was arrested and released as government policy avoids prosecuting public figures. Accounts differ on location and handling, with Valera detained at Worcester barracks then freed under a provost marshal order.
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London
Fonnean Doe Valera
Irish Republic
Ireland
de Valera
Dublin
Worcesstershire
Sian Meln
de Vader
Cearn
Tess
Aberts
Ountry Express
Dublin Street
Daly Telegraph
Scotland Yard
Daily Telegraph
Daily Match
Stock Market Opens With Mixed Gains as Money Conditions Improve
New York June 24 The stock market opened with buying power showing at the outset and prices largely firmed. Cash money remained abundant on the market aiding a broad lift in prices with American Tobacco and Sears Roebuck among notable gains. Steel Industrials showed steady accumulation as eastern buying supported further advances.
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New York
Herst Timtn Wes
Massachusetts Driver Suspensions Rise in Six Months
Massachusetts motor vehicle commissioner Frank A. Goodwin announced that 100 drivers have been suspended this year for serious violations. Many will not regain driving privileges. He cited repeated offenses and liquor impairment as the common reason.
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L’rank
A. Good
Goodwin
Murderers Hanged In Chicago Riot Case
Grover O. Redding and Oscar McGarvick, leaders in the Abyssinian movement, were hanged at the county jail at 7.27 a.m. today for the shooting death of Robert Gerose, a sailor at the Great Lakes naval training station, during a south side riot while he protected the American flag.
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Chicago
Grover O. Redding
Oscar McGarvick
Robert Gerose
Creat Lakes Naval Training Station
South Side
American girl to become Duchess of Marlborough
Gladys Deacon of Boston will wed the Duke of Marlborough in a civil ceremony this afternoon and a religious ceremony tomorrow at Wagene Digging home. Guest list includes prominent figures from British and American circles. Dress details feature a gold and silver brocaded gown, heirloom veil from the Bonaparte family, and multiple formal outfits.
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Miss Deacon
Mr. Thegins
Europe
Blenheim Castle
Prince
Princess Chimay
Itation
France
Prince George
Greece
Peincess
Hugone Murat
Baron Rothschild
Marquis Woolignaz
Radziwill
Malerand
Anatole France
Bonaparte
Interference by the Hand of Fate in New York
New York June 24 Fate meted out justice to Jack Lippmann a 27 year old separated husband. Police say he attempted to kill his wife by climbing to her roof with a rope knife and revolver but the rope broke sending him to a third floor fall. He lies in a hospital in a dying condition.
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New York
Jack Lippmann
Lippmann
Ninetieth Street
Yale and Harvard Divide Honors in First Two Races
New London June 24 Yale and Harvard split wins in the first two races of the regatta. Yale won the freshman two mile race in 12:13 3-5 against Harvard 12:22 1-5 while Harvard edged Yale in the junior varsity by three lengths over the same course.
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Harvard
New London
Navy Yard
Red Top
Bulldogs
Thames
Crimson
Harvard Shell
Buldogs
Blue
Peace Parleys in Ireland Amid Fresh Proposals
Dublin reports say Sinn Fein and the British government again seek peace talks. Britain is said to offer new terms, rejected by Republicans, then backed by Lloyd George. Secrecy surrounds the discussions. no confirmation on De Valera’s arrest. Observers expect possible progress.
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Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
Gvernment
de Valera
AFL Declares Goal of Six Hour Work Day at Denver Convention
The American Federation of Labor convention in Denver on June 24 endorsed the principle of a shorter working day and instructed the executive council to assist affiliated groups seeking to reduce hours. The six hour day was named the ultimate objective for labor.
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Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor Today
Executive Council
Lightning Strikes Stamford Barn Killing Horse
A bolt during a severe storm hit Frederick Toth s barn in Stamford late yesterday killing a horse and injuring Mrs Hoth as she tended a splintered foot. The fire destroyed the barn causing an estimated loss of 4000 to 5000 dollars. Mrs Hoth s daughter Emma and the Corbyn brothers Joseph and Benjamin were shocked but unharmed.
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Stamford
Frederick Toth
Ordained Priest of Episcopal Church
Hartford June 24 Horace Fort recently finished studies at Berkeley Divinity School Middletown and was ordained this forenoon to the Episcopal priesthood at Christ Church Cathedral. Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster presided with the usual service. Fort, linked to the Church Socialist League of America, will sail for Singapore to take a parish there and travel steerage for experience.
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Horace Fort
Berkeley Divinity School
Middletown
Christ Echurch Cathedral
Chauncey B. Brewster
Episcopal Diocese of
Holy Trinity Church
Brewster
Fort
Singland
Tifort
Church Socialist League of America
Rand
Shooting in Core Gork Wounds Children and Adults
In Core Gork on June 24 heavy gunfire wounded several children and adults. Casualties include a 19 year old girl a five year old boy a 13 month old girl a 12 year old girl two men and one woman all in critical condition. Crown forces are alleged to have fired much of the shots. A young woman at home was hit in the head while at a sewing machine. An 18 month old girl in her mother's arms was injured. A bomb hit an officer's garden but a four year old girl escaped injury. Four men in a car tossed bombs at a police detachment and fled.
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Gork
Crown Forces
British Amateur Golf Tourney Ends in Tie at St Andrews
At St Andrews on June 24 Jack Hutchinson of Glenview Country Club Chicago and Roger Wethered English amateur tied for the British open championship after final round cards of 296. The two will play off the tie tomorrow to decide the medal play over 386 holes.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Jack Hutchinson
Glenview Country Club
Chicago
Roger Wethered
College Student Drowns While Bathing at Sound Beach
Carl Wellman, a Virginia Union College student, colored, working at a local hotel this summer, drowned yesterday while swimming at Sound Beach. The incident occurred during bathing hours and is being investigated.
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Sound Beach
Carl Wellman
Virginia Union College
Sims Remains in Washington Under Navy Safety Orders
Rear Admiral Williams Sims stayed in Washington under orders and will likely remain until final disposition of his case is met by Secretary Leary. Secretary Denby is expected to announce later today whether Admiral Sims will be reprimanded.
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Sims
Washington
Williams
Leary
Denby
Dirigible R-38 Completes First Test Flight
The great dirigible balloon R-38, rechristened R 26, purchased by the United States government, completed its first trial flight this morning from Cardington Bedfordshire. The test was entirely successful and it is expected to depart for America in early August.
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London
United States
Cardington
Bedfordshire
America
Coastguard Station Burns at Howth
The coast guard station at Howth was set ablaze during the night by Sinn Feiniers.
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Dublin
Howth
Capital Statement Defends Aggressive Social Justice Program
A political figure outlines a firm legislative stance advocating an assertive federal agenda. The speaker presses for concrete measures aimed at creating a more just society through targeted policy initiatives.
Graduates honored at crowded Gem Opera House ceremony
48 seniors of Naugatuck High school received diplomas last night in a crowded Gem opera house. The program featured a Glee Club, flowers and flags, white gowns and black eyed Susans on the graduates, and praise for the music direction of William Hall Miner. Welcome was by Mary Baston Baker, with class historian Kathleen Holton and essays by Abramson, Cohen, Peterson, and others. The audience, despite oppressive heat, applauded each diploma moment and praised the instrumental debut by the class.
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Gem Opera House
Naugatuck High School
Glee Club
Miner
Mary Baston Baker
Misa SK
Kathleen E. Holton
Elton F. Abramson
Dante
John FP
O'Donnell
Mildred Cohen
Arthur Peterson
Lillian Holmes
Ida Meier
Commencement Address for Glass of 1921 at Naugatuck High
Members of the School Committee, teachers, parents and friends welcome the Class of 1921 at Naugatuck High School. Speaker thanks faculty, parents, and committee, recalls four years in the beautiful, well equipped building, and honors war effort memories and student activities from freshman to sophomore years.
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Naugatuck High School
Wethersfiled
Thomas Carlysie
Jengland
James Hackett
Miss Garren
Miss Jackson
Hutchings
Mr. Walsh
Red Cross
Minor
Class History of the Naugatuck High School Class of 1921
Kathleen Elizabeth Holton presents a brief survey of the four year sojourn of the Naugatuck High School class of 1921. The narrator frames a historian’s image as a longhaired, bewhiskered observer amid diligent and sometimes dilatory students and their doings and misdoings.
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Kathleen Elizabeth Holton
Naugatuck High School
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