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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IA-IRISH] News Items on Nolan Settlement, Cedar Twp, Johnson Co, IA #2
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 13:10:49 -0600


NEWS ITEMS ON
NOLAN SETTLEMENT
An Irish settlement in Cedar Twp., Johnson Co, IA


Iowa Daily State Press
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
Feb 26, 1904

Father Marshal has succeeded Father Walsh as pastor of St. Mary's Catholic
church in Solon. Father Marshall is a Bohemian directly from Europe and the
change is made for the benefit of St. Peter and Paul's church in Cedar, who
desire a Bohemian pastor. Father Walsh will give his whole attention to the
Nolan settlement parish in the future.

Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
Jan 20,1921

Morse Couple Married Tuesday
The marriage of Miss Kathryn Donohue and Edward O'Neil, both of Morse,
Iowa, occurred Tuesday morning, January 18 at Nolan settlement. The ceremony was
performed at 9 o'clock by Rev. Father Donohue, of Davenport, an uncle of the
bride.
The attendants of Miss Anna O'Neill, sister of the groom, and James
Donohue, of Holbrook, brother of the bride. The bride wore a navy blue suit and
carried Killarney roses. Miss O'Neil also wore a navy blue suit and her flowers
were pick carnations.
Miss Nora Donahue, of Iowa City, the bride's aunt, played the wedding march
and Misses Cecelia and Marie Walsh sang "Ava Maria."
At the conclusion of the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the bride's uncles, John and Patrick Peters.
Out of town guests at the affair were M Donohue and P.J. Donohue and
families of Holbrook, Miss Nora Donohue of Iowa City, Rev. Father Donohue of
Davenport, Miss Elizabeth McGee of Elma, Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew O'Neill of
Iowa City.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil left in the afternoon for Spring Valley, Minn., where
they will visit Mrs. O'Neill's sister, Mrs. H.A. Fisher. They will be at home to
their many friends after February first, on a farm three miles east of Morse.
The marriage of Miss Catherine Donahoe and Edward O'Neill was solemnized at St.
Bridget's church in Nolan settlement, Tuesday morning, Rev. Corcoran
officiating. After the ceremony the bridal party returned to the home of the
bride where a sumptuous wedding feast was spread. Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill will
spend their honeymoon in Minnesota at the home of the bride's sister.

Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
Feb 28, 1921

LOYAL IRISH MAKE LIBERTY GREAT SLOGAN
Loyal sons of Erin, native and descended from a long line of liberty-loving
ancestry, assembled at the Knights of Columbus' hall, Sunday and organized the
Jack Barry branch of the American Association for Recognition of the Irish
republic.
Resolutions were adopted, copies thereof were ordered, after the unanimous
passage thereof by rising vote, sent to the Press-Citizen, the Commercial club,
Senator Cummings, Senator Kenyon, and Congressman Hull.
The authors of the document, an officially-selected committee, were Dennis
Maher, Leo A. Kerrigan, and Elizabeth M. Carville.

Charter Officers Named.
Charter officers of the Jack Barry branch, A.A.R.I.R. were elected as
follows:
President-James P. Carroll.
Vice-president-Miss Mary Quinlan
Secretary-George H. Duker
Treasurer-J.E. Gatens.
An Eloquent Address.
The eloquent address, based on first hand observations and impressions
gleaned while visiting in Ireland, in the summer of 1920, was delivered by Rev.
Henry Corcoran, of Nolan Settlement, who thrilled every auditor to the heart's
core, as he told his stirring tale of the happenings of the Emerald Isle.
Ringing Resolutions.
The resolutions in full follow:
We the undersigned, citizens of Iowa and of the United States ever mindful
that the interests, the dignity and the safety of the United States hold the
first place in our loyal citizenship; mindful also of the principles of liberty
and human rights set forth in our own Declaration of Independence, principles
written into the Constitution upon which our fathers with the aid of France and
Ireland built the greatest nation of all time, do hereby declare.
Believe in Constitution.
First; That as citizens of free America we necessarily believe in the right
of every people to determine for themselves the form of government under which
they will enjoy " life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Second: That our contribution in lives and treasure in the World War was
given with the declared purpose of making the world safe for the adoption and
exercise of the rights of self-government by all peoples large and small.
Third: That England accepted our aid and agreed to our terms thereby saving
her empire.
What England Did.
Fourth: That no sooner had the armistice been signed and her destruction
averted than she returned to her centuries old relentless persecution of the
Irish people for the sole reason that the Irish people had accepted in good
faith the declared purposes of the United States and formed a government of
their own.
Fifth: That we emphatically condemn England's war on the Irish people. We
condemn her war methods unsurpassed in their barbaric savagery by any civilized
people at any time or in any place.
Why England is Condemned.
Sixth: Because we condemn England because last year she killed two hundred
and three unarmed, non-resisting Irish citizens; because she violated the
sanctity of Irish homes; because she assaulted and killed helpless men, women
and children; because in a time of threatened famine she sacked and burned towns
and industrial plants destroying four hundred million dollars worth of property;
we condemn England because she recruits her army of invasion with mercenaries
from the slums and prisons of London to carry on her war of murder; rapine, loot
and outrage; we emphatically condemn her for the expenditure of $600,000,000
annually to carry on her campaign of murder and destruction in Ireland while
professing her inability to pay even the interest on the $5,000,000,000 past due
and owing to the United States.
Declare News Is Suppressed.
Seventh: That we condemn England's suppression of news from Ireland, for
depriving the press and the people of the United States of any news from the
British empire that has not first been "doctored" by British officials.
Eighth: That having paid our debt to France, we Americans should now be
mindful of the debt, we owe to Ireland, mindful of the fact that, in our own
struggle for self-government Irishmen rendered assistance that received the
special praise of Washington and Franklin and other patriots of our
Revolutionary period.
Say It's American Question.
Ninth: That we declare that England's war on Ireland is an American
question; it inspires every true American citizen with feelings of horror; it
affects seriously the material interests of every American citizen. The American
committee for the Relief of Ireland composed of prominent and patriotic citizens
ask for $10,240,000 of American money as the sum immediately necessary to save
the lives of the victims of this unnecessary war. England's methods in Ireland
threaten to destroy not only our peaceful political relations with that country,
but what affects our citizens more, our commercial relations with different
parts of the world.
Irish in World War.
Tenth: In-as-much as we entered into, fought and won the World War to
establish peace and friendship among all of the nations of the world and since
there can be true peace or friendly dealings between the United States and
England until she recognizes Ireland's right to self-government and permits her
to enter unmolested the family of free nations to live in the sunlight of
freement, peace and prosperity, therefore.
Be it Resolved, by this assemblage of citizens of Iowa City, Iowa, made up
of people of many creeds and racial lines,
That we appeal to all Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade, City and State
Governments, the President and the Senate and the House of Representatives of
the United States, to use their influence and every means within their power
compatible with their duty as American citizens and official representatives of
the people to stop her uncivilized warfare in the interest of American peace.
Want Traditional Policy Maintained.
Be It Further Resolved, That as American citizens we urge our government to
adhere to its traditional policy of recognizing new republics and in accordance
therewith recognize the Republic of Ireland which is the choice of more than 80%
of Irish people.
Resolved Further and Finally, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished
to the Press-Citizen of Iowa City, to the Iowa City Commercial club and that a
copy be sent to the President of the United States, to Senator Cummins, to
Senator Kenyon and to the Congressman of this District, Harry E. Hull.


Cathy Joynt Labath
Irish in Iowa
http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm
Iowa Old Press
http://www.IowaOldPress.com/


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