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December 20, 1883
Lancaster Daily Intelligencer
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
In New York, John Joseph Ryan, a young Irishman, rushes into the naturalization bureau to return his October 13, 1880 naturalization papers, renouncing U.S. citizenship in protest against the lynching of Americans in England and imprisonment of others.
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An Excited Irishman.
A young man yesterday rushed into the naturalization bureau in New York, left a letter on the clerks' desk and ran out. The letter was addressed to the judges of the courts of common pleas, and signed "John Joseph Ryan, a citizen of the Irish Republic." It contained the writer's naturalization papers, dated October 13, 1880, and a note, which said that "he wished to have his name erased from the American citizenship roll, seeing how American citizens were strung up unmercifully in England, while others were allowed to languish in prison."
A young man yesterday rushed into the naturalization bureau in New York, left a letter on the clerks' desk and ran out. The letter was addressed to the judges of the courts of common pleas, and signed "John Joseph Ryan, a citizen of the Irish Republic." It contained the writer's naturalization papers, dated October 13, 1880, and a note, which said that "he wished to have his name erased from the American citizenship roll, seeing how American citizens were strung up unmercifully in England, while others were allowed to languish in prison."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Irishman
Naturalization
Renounce Citizenship
Protest
1880
What entities or persons were involved?
John Joseph Ryan
Where did it happen?
Naturalization Bureau In New York
Story Details
Key Persons
John Joseph Ryan
Location
Naturalization Bureau In New York
Event Date
October 13, 1880
Story Details
John Joseph Ryan returns his naturalization papers dated October 13, 1880, to renounce American citizenship, protesting the treatment of Americans in England by requesting his name be erased from the citizenship roll.