08 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1912
Page
1
Great storm halts disaster relief efforts leaving the city without lights or power. Hundreds may die of exposure as windows are smashed and houses lie desolate. Relief trains bury wounded in snow drifts while families are separated and no official dead list exists.
Massachusetts relief train workers return from Halifax with an estimate of 2800 dead. One pi er destroyed but major terminals intact. Rescue hampered by snow and cold with many survivors at risk. Children’s clothing urgently needed. 200 children believed buried in a school. 40 at Protestant Orphans’ Home perished. Continued on Page 7.
George Henry Keyes testified about Harriet A Varney shedding light on a troubled life during a six hour trial at Norfolk county courthouse. Details of the confrontation and statements were reported as the case continued on page eleven.
Advertisement states Fr John’s Medicine for your cold provides quick relief and is free from alcohol.
Washington December 7 Congress with one dissenting vote in the House adopted and President Wilson approved a resolution declaring a state of war between the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government and the United States. The declaration follows wartime escalation amid global conflict and marks a formal break as the two nations enter hostilities.
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