Ireland at War In 1916 Amid Revolt And Recruitment
Dublin reports the Irish government remains firm to crush insurgents as guerilla warfare spreads across the country. Six month terms for recruits, pay of half a crown daily, and costs for arms and property damage are outlined. travel is restricted and trains disrupted by trenches and blown bridges. Eamonn de Valera reportedly at field headquarters with transfers of command to Limerick. Families split by conflict as sensational escape endgame noted.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Irregular Army
Eamonn de Valera
Mallow
Limerick
Francis Telling
Doggie On The Job In Irish Fighting Tale
In a wartime family tale a dog appears on one side while his father fights on the other as Irish forces clash. National troops seize Dundalk with over 300 Republicans captured and several buildings secured, amid fires and shell bursts and a rapid government advance.
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National
Dundalk
Belfast
Dupe Fiend Kills Cop In Gun Fight
Philadelphia July 17 Patrolman James Lambert of the eighth district was killed and Patrolman Bernard Montague wounded in a raid on 400 North Sixth Street known as a hangout for crooks. Gunman Frank Donnelly escaped after a fierce exchange. captured an hour later in Fannie Brown's cellar. Two women and another man were arrested. Donnelly refused to talk. Lambert was shot three times but managed to fire at Donnelly before dying at the Reading railroad tracks.
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Philadelphia
James Lambert
Bernard Montague
Elgcth
Frank Donnelly
North Sixth Street
Donnelly
Uohit
Fannie Brown
Walker's Court
Sixth Street
Dennelly
Joe
Master Street
Thirteenth
Patretmian Lambert
Bdowen
Reading
Guarding Gas Works in Occupied Territory
American troops guard the Bendorf gas works near Coblenz after workers strike. Two labor leaders are imprisoned for inciting the action. Company K, Eighth Infantry, occupies the site supplying gas for field forces. Rhineland commission orders return to work. Strike stems from driver over pay.
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Coblenz
Bendorf
Rhineland
Rhineland Commission
Etivia
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Doggie
Professor MacNeill
Dail Eireann
Richard Mulcahy
John T. Kelly
Damonn de Valera
S. Diarmuid O’hegarty
Irish Provisional Government
Garr Houlihan
Berry
Free State
Hogan
Bridge Street
Anne Street
Harrisburg
Gaston Guth
George S. Guth
Czechoslovak Republic
Pennsylvania
Booth Morris
Clerret
Batar
Atlantic City
N. J
Stanley Shirwanis
Michigan Avenue
Shiwanis
Wailet
Wate
Skirwania
Ace Doe
Ice Doacie
Dupe Fiend
Puddine
Fruit Pudding Company
Baltimasa, Md
AWOPA
Terial
Ietimes
White
Ford
The
Ford and
Fordson
Frederick Motor Company
R. L. Warfield
Pres. and
Mgr
West Patrick ST
P. L. Hargett & Co., Inc
South Market St
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