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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1920
Page
1
Rail lines report widespread disruption with complete loss of service on most divisions. Albany and Boston & Maine show partial recovery efforts as New Hampshire and Vermont remain cut off from Boston.
Amid blinding snow and heavy seas, rescuers struggle to reach the Old Dominion liner Princess Anne stranded off Rockaway Point with 104 aboard. Vessels including several tugs, a coast guard cutter, and a police boat fail to reach within hailing distance and withdraw as night falls. 32 passengers remain aboard.
Feb 6 report says modified Lodge reservations agreed by a bipartisan committee may form the basis for the treaty draft. Continued on Page 6 First Column.
Miss Annie M. Welch age 62 died after leaping from the roof of her three story Allston building at 435 Cambridge Street. She climbed three flights and leaped from the edge after creeping under a fence around a wash drying area. The death followed a prolonged illness and recent family losses.
Eamonn De Valera president of the Irish Republic returns to New England to press immediate US action on the Irish question and to launch a 10 million dollar Irish Congress loan. He is cheered by thousands in rain during an evening parade and greeted as a comrade in democracy by World War I veterans.
A committee of the American Federation of Labor announced definite plans for a nationwide campaign to gain control of Congress and elect friendly federal and state officials. The bi partisan effort will begin in the upcoming presidential primaries, with details shaped by the AFL executive council and department presidents during a two day session in Washington.
Trains blocked and suburban lines halted as the great blizzard knots rail traffic and cuts hundreds of towns off from food. Many passengers endure hours without heat or light while Red Cross workers rescuers aid. Officials fear a looming food shortage and massive cleanup costs loom for Boston.
Charles Dickens born 1812. Japan declared war on Russia 1904. Allies' torpedo boats bombard Dardanelles forts 1915. One year ago Erin's Isle minesweeper sank. Three US naval fliers killed at Pensacola Florida.
Weather bulletin reports clearing and colder conditions for Saturday in Boston and vicinity, with Sunday fair and diminishing northwest winds. Northern New England to see snow and colder Saturday, Sunday likely snow, while Southern New England clears Saturday with a little colder air. Strong northwest winds prevail along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras, as a cyclone centers between Boston and Eastport moving northeast.
Yesterday's temperature readings appear garbled with mixed numbers and letters. The fragment mentions an average around 81 for yesterday and 31 for the previous year, but the text is nonsensical and unreadable in places.
Worcester remains cut off from the outside world as a severe blizzard disrupts telephone links to Boston, with a broken cable carrying 40 lines. Rail and trolley services are demoralized, hindering travel and communication in the city.
Cape residents report two days without newspapers or mail due to a storm. No trains have arrived since Wednesday and highways remain impassable. Old residents say conditions are the worst in recollection as heavy rain floods cellars.
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