Ontario Ashore Off Long Island Triggers Rescue Efforts
At 3 30 A M the Merchants and Miners Ontario reports a fire in the after hold and is beached near Montauk after a wireless S O S. Ninety passengers aboard await landing as life savers and revenue cutters race to the scene amid rough surf and early morning efforts to evacuate.
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Ontario
Long Island
Newport
R. I
Montauk Point
Block Island
Baltimore
Boston
Steamship Ontario
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Point Judith
Naval Wireless Station
Norfolk
Acushnet
Woods Hole
New London
Watch Hill
Inundation Hits Montpelier and Barre
The Winooski River swelled from melting snow and heavy rain, flooding Main and State streets in Montpelier and submerging Barre's business district under three to four feet of water. The river continued to rise as warm temperatures accelerated snowmelt, with Barre first flooded and water rushing through streets in torrents. Continued on Page 16-Sixth Column.
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Arkansas
Memphis
Missouri
Tennessee
Emphis
Montpelier
Winooski
Barre
Night Sky Timings for Day 99 Observation
On the 99th day, observed Jupiter rising near midnight and Venus just before dawn. Evening lights should be turned on at 6 48 PM for outdoor safety and visibility.
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Jupiter
Venus
Boston Area Weather Forecast Monday and Tuesday
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday fair and colder and Tuesday fair with rising temperatures. Moderate to brisk westerly winds expected. Forecast for New England notes fair and colder Monday and Tuesday, with rising temperatures and brisk west winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Prof Rotch Dies After Operation
Abbott Lawrence Rotch of 235 Commonwealth Avenue founder of Blue Hill Observatory in Milton and a leading meteorologist died following an operation. He was noted as a foremost scientific man and devoted to meteorology.
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Abbott Lawrence Rotch
Commonwealth Avenue
Blue Hill Observatory
Milton
Steal Letters From Wilson
Roomworkers with political ties broke into Governor Woodrow Wilsons suite at the Hotel Herman in Chicago and stole a suitcase full of private correspondence and papers belonging to the New Jersey executive.
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Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Herman
New Jersey
Anti Home Rule Meet in Belfast
Belfast plans another anti home rule demonstration on Easter Tuesday two days before the home rule bill is introduced in the House of Commons. Last meeting required troops under Winston Churchill during the Ulster assembly.
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London
Belfast
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
The
Admiralty
Ulster
Irish Question Sparks Commons Debate on Martial Law
An Irish member asked in the House of Commons why Belfast was effectively under martial law to allow a political figure to speak. Augustine Birrell, the Irish secretary, replied that he thought the Nationalists would object to such measures.
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Belfast
House of Commons
Augustine Birrell
Today’s anniversaries historical landing to volcanic eruption
Ponce de Leon first landed in Florida in 1518. A duel between Henry Clay and John Randolph occurred in 1826. The Battle of Sabine Cross Roads in Louisiana took place in 1864. Spanish Fort in Alabama was captured by Federals in 1865. The eruption of Vesuvius occurred in 1906.
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Ponce de Leon
Florida
Henry Clay
John Randolph
Sabine Cross Roads
Spanish Fort
Ala
Vesuvius
Ontario Steamer Runs Boston Route After Damage
The Ontario, operating between Boston and Baltimore with freight and passenger service, sailed from Baltimore to Boston on Saturday. The extent of the damage to the vessel is not yet known, and the seriousness remains to be determined as regular passenger service is light this time of year.
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Boston
Baltimore
Wireless S O S Call Picked Up At Charlestown Yard
At 3 o clock this morning a general S O S call was picked up by the wireless operator at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Wireless operator reports heat forces ship to leave room
New London, April 8. The wireless operator for the T. A. Scott Company intercepted a signal at 2:45 this morning from the Ontario. The message said the ship’s operator left his room due to the heat.
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New London
Conn
T. A. Scott Company
Ontario
Six-Dock Plan for Narragansett Naval Yard
Secretary Meyer is weighing a joint board recommendation to designate Narragansett Bay as the Atlantic coast naval station. The plan envisions six docks totaling 3300 feet to house up to 16 ships, with two 1000 foot docks, two 650 foot docks, and two small docks for gunboats and destroyers, and would close Portsmouth Boston and New York yards.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
General Board
Joint
Army and Navy Board
Narragansett Bay
Atlantic
Portsmouth
Boston
New York
Woman Burns Herself Trying To Start Fire
Mrs. Kate Young, 22, of 5 Allencourt Worcester, poured kerosene on a basement stove fire to hurry flames. The blaze flashed up, searing her hair and clothes and inflicting severe burns. She is dying at City Hospital.
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Worcester
Kate Young
Jacob Young
Allencourt
City Hospital
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Illinois
Merchants & Miners’ Liner
Bird’s Point
Underwood & Underwood
Cal
Worcester Branch
A.M P.M
Rsses
Portland
Gloucester
Moon Fist Am
Qld Glory
Main
Court Street
Temple Place
Lute Toh
Syvved
Mala
Thompson
Spe
Castle Square Hotel
Maryland
Washington St
Prof
Rotch
Blue
Hill Observatory
Wilson
Roosevelt
Oscar R. Hundley
Alabama
Arthur D. Hill
Faneuil
Massachusetts
Roosevelt Committee
State Street
Matthew Hale
B. Ware, JR
Crosby
Maxim
D'Avino
Maxim’s
Harrison On Ave Bet
Easex
Ess
General
S&s. O. S. Call
Peeaistl i
Shubert Theatre
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