'Eamon de Valera is arrested'

News of Eamon de Valera's capture by Free State troops in Ennis Co. Clare 100 years ago continued to be front page news in American newspapers again on this day #OTD 1923

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov #ChronAm

American newspaper headlines #OTD 1923 lead with the arrest of Eamon de Valera's by Free State troops in Ennis Co. Clare

He had just come out of hiding. He was held in Kilmainham Gaol before being released in July 1924

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov #ChronAm

It was all happening #OTD 100 years ago 📰 - 'Washington Times' headlines:

+ Revelers Bathe in Champagne at Paris Orgy

+ Coca Cola King weds stenographer

+ Mob of 3,000, Storming Jail, Beaten Off by Militia

+ Lava Buries 2 More Town

Source https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1923-06-20/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

American newspaper headlines #OTD 1923 announce the end of the Irish Civil War

📰 'De Valera calls halt in Irish hostilities'

📰 'Devalera asks followers to quit struggle'

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov #ChronAm #irishcivilwar #newspaperarchives #archives

Sugar speculators beware!

This cartoon is from an American newspaper #OTD 1923. Sugar speculation seems to have been a real thing then as the subject featured in several newspaper cartoons around the time...

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024326/1923-04-25/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

Irish Civil War is headline news for American newspapers #OTD 1923:

* Irish Rebel Chief is Captured

* End of Erin's Civil War Seems in Sight

* Big Irish Rebel is Captured

Stories re Eamon de Valera and Liam Lynch

all from https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov #ChronAm #IrishCivilWar

American 📰 headlines #OTD 1923

'Dublin on Border of Civil War'

'Dublin on Edge, Fearing Big Clash'

'Clash of Forces is Feared in Dublin' - front page includes letter from WT Cosgrave "we face the future with confidence.."

Source https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov #ChronAm #StPatrickDay

'Irish Threaten War in N.Y. Streets'

Arresting American newspaper headline #OTD 1923 about threats of violence if the St. Patrick's Day Parade is allowed to go ahead on 17 March 1923

Image source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92070146/1923-03-16/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

An American newspaper cartoon predicting the end of 'Sovietism' #OTD 1923

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1923-03-15/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

A cafeteria bumper - a cartoonist sees the funny side of life in this American newspaper cartoon that appeared on this day in 1923

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024326/1923-03-11/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #OTD

It's the first day of March so this American newspaper cartoon from 100 years ago today is very apt!

Welcoming the March hare, a man shoveling what little coal he has left into his fire exclaims:

'Welcome, thrice welcome - then some!'

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1923-03-01/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

American newspaper cartoon from #OTD 100 years ago

France trying to get reparations out of Germany (without much success apparently or going about it the wrong way maybe!)

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024326/1923-02-14/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

The Jingoes - American newspaper cartoon that appeared #OTD 1923

European paper: America has grown penurious and left us in the lurch

🇺🇸 paper: Europe is perverse and wont reform

🇬🇧 paper: France is militaristic imperialistic

🇫🇷 paper: England is selfish

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024326/1923-02-08/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm

Cartoon in a New York newspaper 100 years ago today

'Guns for bandits and bootleggers - no questions asked that cannot be easily answered'

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1923-02-03/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #OTD

On James Joyce's birthday (2 February 1882) - this appeared in a New York newspaper in May 1922:

"James Joyce has written a big book called "Ulysses", which, he says, contains all he has been able to think about. A rapt reviewer proclaims it as a masterpiece, but admits he is unable to understand what it is about. The original Ulysses wandered a good deal, we believe"

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1922-05-30/ed-1/seq-12/ #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #ChronAm

'Going to the dogs' -US view of Europe 100 yrs ago

Europe giving its resources to its armies while people starve + live in ruins -this was a persistent narrative that appeared in many US newspaper cartoons around this time 100 yrs ago

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87075008/1923-01-25/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #newspaperarchives #newspapercartoons

'This Jazz stuff is getting monotonous'

Cartoon in Wyoming newspaper about the 'noise' coming from Europe #OTD 1923

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86072160/1923-01-24/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #cartoons #newspaperarchives #jazz #europe #usa

100 years ago today - France collecting war reparations from Germany was all the news (as we see from this American newspaper cartoon)

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1923-01-11/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #cartoons #newspapercartoons #newspaperarchives

Interesting to see the number of foreign language papers published in USA #OTD 1923

▶️ Svět [World] - Cleveland, Ohio
▶️ Jedność-Polonia [Unity-Polonia] - Baltimore, Md.
▶️ Il Risorgimento Italiano Nel Maryland - Baltimore, Md.
▶️ El Imparcial - San Juan, P.R.

Published for the immigrant population, these ones are in Czech, Polish, Italian and Spanish, but more are available on the Chronicling America website https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov #ChronAm #newspaperarchives

Ireland making the front page of this Birmingham Alabama-based newspaper #OTD 1923

Pro and anti Treaty supporters fought to take charge of the Free State's New York office (and the millions of $ it had access to)

Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038485/1923-01-03/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm #archives #irishcivilwar