Relief From Extreme Cold Promised Today
Boston a day after a record freeze with 10 below zero temperatures. The city faced widespread outages as coal shortages, derailed trains, and frozen hydrants crippled fires and transit. One death reported in Somerville. many frostbite cases. expected relief today from milder wind and shifting conditions.
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Greater Boston
New England
Haymarket Square
Cohasset
Malden
Revere
Greenville
Camp Devens
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine
Thirteen New England youths pass Shipping Board exam
Thirteen youths aged 17 to 27 passed the U S Shipping Board physical examination yesterday and were sent aboard the Calvin Austin and the Governor Dingley as apprentices. They will train as sailors firemen oilers water tenders cooks or stewards on the new cargo fleet.
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New England
United States Shipping Board
Calvin Austin
Governor Dingley
Uncle Sam
15 000 Cords of Wood Ready for Delivery
Professor W. D. Clark head of the state fuel administration wood department announced 15 000 cords of wood await distribution at 9 to 12 dollars per cord. Wood shipped in car load lots F. O. B. Boston upon order.
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W. D. Clark
State Fuel Administration
Boston Tightens Coal Rules Amid Severe Shortage
Boston imposes a diversion order limiting coal distribution from Feb 6 to Feb 11. Only essential uses allowed include government work, public utilities, hospitals, bakeries, food plants, and homes with strict supply caps. Local offices may cut heat and elevator service. some shops could close if heating is constrained.
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James J. Storrow
New England Fuel Administration Board
David A. Ellis
Boston Fuel Committee
Boston
United States
Garfield
Tremont Street
Boston to deliver coal to 130 preferred school buildings
Boston school authorities present a preferred list of 130 buildings for coal deliveries to the fuel administration. The plan aims to keep multi school buildings operating by grouping sessions and preserving open schools while coal lasts. Seven buildings must receive coal today to prevent frozen pipes. Abram S Cutter, Sharp, Peter Faneuil and Bowdoin are among affected sites with temporary reassignments and opening arrangements for Miles Standish Pre-Vocational and Agassiz Pre-Vocational centers.
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Boston
Noyes
Committee A
Abram
Cutter
Prescott
Sharp
Peter Faneuil
Bowdoin
Miles Standish
Agassiz
Eliot
Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain
Stores Consider 9:30 to 5:30 Hours To Ease Boston Congestion
A conference involving Robert B. Stone the Boston fuel conservator and the Retail Trade Board urged stores to open at 9:30 and close at 5:30 to ease congestion on the Boston Elevated. The plan, supported by President Brush and others, aims to spread traffic and save coal with a longer day for shoppers and workers.
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Robert B. Stone
Boston
The
Chamber of Commerce
Stone
Boston Elevated
Mr. Stone
Brush
Edward Dana
George W. Mitton
Jordan Marsh Company
Retail Trade Board
Storrow
Elevated
Retail Board
Boylston Street
Louis K. Liggett
United Drug Company
Last quota to depot brigade at Camp Devens
At Camp Devens the final 15 per cent of the draft quota totals 6575 men, arriving February 15 and assigned to the depot brigade. Transfers require orders from the adjutant general in Washington. Bitter cold wind and drifting snow halted outdoor training, with frostbites reported among some men.
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Devens
Adjutant-General’s
Washington
Death of Judge William L. Putnam
Judge William LeBaron Putnam former United States Circuit Court of Appeals judge died at his Portland Missouri home on February 5 after a yearlong battle with grip and age impediments following his retirement last September after 25 years on the bench.
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Portland
William LeBaron Putnam
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Putnam
Grip
Judge Putnam Retires From Judicial Duties After Illness
Continued illness led to his retirement from the bench and suspension of all business affairs including his trusteeship at Bowdoin College. He had long been viewed as one of the federal judiciary’s ablest figures and an expert on United States and English law. His deep knowledge helped earn his 1887 appointment by President Cleveland as commissioner to negotiate fishing rights with Great Britain in Canadian waters.
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Bowdoin College
Putnam
United States
Cleveland
Great Britain
Canadian
Germans distort Baker claim on American troops in France
Geneva report notes secretary of war Baker spoke of about 500000 U S troops in France this year. German papers cut cipher to 650000 and others call for several divisions. Swiss papers mock German attempts to hide the truth.
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Geneva
Baker
France
Munchener Nachrichten
Koeinische Volkszeitung
Pastor Accuses Salem Merchant of Slander
The case details alleged slander by a minister against a Salem merchant. Testimony cites phrases about pastors Marsh and Martin and the accused Mr. Buis, with 27 pages of claimed statements. The report also notes maritime prices and sea traffic figures from Boston and Nantucket Sound.
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Marsh
Martin
Buis
W. H. H. Marsh
Central Baptist Church
Salem
W. F. Martin
George Knight
Boston
Philbrick
Brackton
Salem pastor admits false statements in church dispute
The Rev. Mr. Buis testified he served Salem from 1916 after leaving Bloomfield New Jersey. Philip Philbrick, a longtime Salem resident and owner of a major paper and paint store, acknowledged in reading a signed confession that prior accusations of neglect and inefficiency were untrue. The case continues this morning.
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Buis
Salem
Bloomfield
N. J
St. Joseph
Newton Theological Institute
New Bedford
Philbrick
Winter Street
Central Baptist Church of
Waterfront Calendar for February 6 1286
Waterfront calendar notes the 1286th day of war and 807th day of U S in conflict. It lists winter remaining, times, tides, and lunar phases with full moons on February 25 and March 27 and new moons on February 11 and March 12. Evening stars Venus Jupiter Saturn, and Mars morning star are also noted.
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Venus
Mars
Tartars Advance on Sebastopol from Yalta Move
Tartar forces have occupied Yalta in Taurida and press toward Sebastopol, Russia's Black Sea fortress and base. A Petrograd Evening Post despatch reports Tartars are mercilessly dealing with Red Guards, sailors and soldiers.
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Petrograd
Yalta
Taurida
Sebastopol
Russia
Black Sea
Revolutionary Army Captures Nie sin moves toward Kiev
Headquarters dispatch reports Minsk troops seizing Nie sin and advancing on Kiev. In the Crimea and Caucasus regions Russia, about two million Turco-Tartars are described as descendants of medieval Tartar warriors led by Jenghiz Khan with noted intermarriage among Tartars, Turks, Cossacks, and others.
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Minsk
Niesin
Kiev
Crimea
Caucasus
Russia
Asia
Jenghiz Khan
Europe
Medals Presented by Animal Rescue League Honor Helpers
Mrs. Roland C. Lincoln awarded four Lincoln medals and books at the Animal Rescue League of Boston annual meeting at the Hotel Vendome. Recipients included Rosanna Wilberg for rescuing a dog and a child, Oscar Mahan for saving a cat, Harry Yoffe for rescuing two kittens, and Captain David R. Cunningham for saving a deer. Books went to Charlestown and Allston residents for kindness to animals. Officers re elected included Mrs. Huntington Smith as president, Frederick J. Bradlee as treasurer, and Mrs. Arthur T. Cabot as secretary.
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Roland C. Lincoln
Animal Rescue League of Boston
League
Hotel Vendome
Lincoln
Rosanna Wilberg
East Boston
Chelsea Creek
Swampscott
Oscar Mahan
Jamaica Plain
Harry Yoffe
Oswego Street
David R. Cunningham
Boston
Saturn
Beverly Harbor
Wallace S. Knight
Oxford Terrace
James Pierce
John Faehey
Charlestown
Francis J. McHugh
Shawmut Avenue
Gardner Turner
Allston
Quit Meat To Help Kidneys Say Experts
A well known authority urges quitting meat when kidney discomfort occurs. It claims meat creates uric acid overworking kidneys, leading to a buildup of waste and illness. The remedy proposed is four ounces of Jad Salts daily, taken before breakfast, to flush and stimulate kidneys and keep blood pure.
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Bird’s Island Flats
Winthrop
Charles River
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Newburyport
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Beach
Maplewood
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Dover
N. H
Boston & Albany
Athol
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
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Henry F. Pillsbury
Hamlet Street
Somerville Hospital
John Ferreni
Bedford Street
Ferreni
Lynn Hospital
Ames Street
Shipping Board
Kdanderine
Jefferson
Lowell School
Bulfinch
Lowell
Lucretia Crocker
High School of Commerce
Girls’ High School
Roxbury High School
WM. L. Putnam
Circuit Appeals
Mr. Buis
H. L. Marshall
Bay State
Haddock
Nantucket Sound
Crowell
Great Round Shoal
Lighthouse Department
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Bolsheviki
Animal Rescue League
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