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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
7
Templemayer in County Tipperary faced a night of reprisals after the murder of District Inspector Wilson. Police and military used bombs and bullets to quell the disturbances, destroying the town hall and several shops as the rioting lasted for hours.
Cork Ireland Aug 17 Treence MacSweney lord mayor of Cork was deported to England this morning aboard a destroyer after a court martial found him guilty of sedition. He refused to eat and was convicted of control of a secret police cipher a seditious election speech and possessing a Cork Corporation pledge likely to cause disaffection.
President Wilson is prepared to recognize the Mexican government if it accepts terms in Colby’s proposal. Fernando Calderon, Mexican high commissioner to the United States, sent the message to President De La Huerta in Washington. The Exelsion reports Calderon’s dispatch from the American capital.
Washington Aug 17 Assistant Secretary of Labor Post ordered a reorganization of the bureau of immigration citing utter disorganization in the agency both in Washington and in field service. The action reflects a plan to restore order and streamline operations across offices.
New York Giants manager John J. Mc Graw, via counsel, asked for indictment to prove his innocence regarding alleged involvement in injuries to actor John C. Slavin, who was found unconscious near Mc Graw’s home about a week earlier.
More than 10 000 Knights of Columbus and friends will gather at Pen Mar for a reunion. Special trains will bring attendees from Maryland DC and Pennsylvania. Expected speakers include Franklin D Roosevelt Charles W Carr and Admiral William S Benson in the main auditorium.
Mrs. Annie Virginia Jennings widow of J Henry Jennings died at her Middleway home after a brief illness aged 70. She spent most of her life in Middleway Jefferson County left four daughters and one son as survivors. Daughters include Mrs C L Watson Ranson Mrs J B Pry and Mrs Shaul of Washington and Ada Jennings of Middleway. Son Herbert Jennings of Charmaine Ts sister Mrs James E Watson of Leetown and three brothers Masts N I Roberts and Rev W F Roberts of Baltimore.
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