Massachusetts Halifax Relief Committee Receives Gratitude
Massachusetts citizens are assured Halifax and Nova Scotia share deep thanks for aid after the disaster. A telegram to Henry B. Endicott from Governor McCallum Grant and Prime Minister C. E. Murray conveys official gratitude from Nova Scotia. Ball tassels and collars noted as minor aside.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
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Massachusetts Halifax
McCallum Grant
C. E. Murray
Major Gardner Dies in Camp at Camp Wheeler
Major Gardner, former U S Representative, died at Camp Wheeler in Macon Georgia hospital. He resigned to join the war effort and served as adjutant of the 31st Division before requesting a line assignment as major in the 21st Infantry. Mayor Toole ordered flags to half mast in his honor. he was the second officer to die at the camp hospital after Major Weil of New York.
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Camp Wheeler
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Toole
Macon
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Weil
New York
Gardner remembered as a fearless advocate for preparedness
A long obituary recounts Congressman Gardner a staunch defender of preparedness who propelled the United States toward wartime readiness. It notes his abrasive yet principled political battles against Cannonism and immigration restrictions, his service in the Spanish American War, and his resignation from Congress to enlist as a major in the U S Army.
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United States
Navy
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Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Congress
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Speaker Cannon
Governor Gardner Mourned by Leaders Across Mass
Governor Meall and Mrs. McCall sent condolences to Mrs. Gardner. Former Governor Walsh and others extol Major Gardner as a brave patriot who served Massachusetts and the nation in war and peace. They praise his public spirit, personal popularity, and inaugural enlistment in service.
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Gardner
Major Gardner
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Massachusetts
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Major Gus Gardner Aims For Violent Death On Battlefield
The late Congressman known as Captain Gardner expressed a singular wish to die in battle for the United States. He resigned from Congress at the start of war and, premonition or not, reduced his rank to major to hasten his chance to lead troops in France. Gardner spoke of his plan at the Somerset Club just after war declarations, insisting a violent death on the battlefield would be a glorious finish.
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German Chancellor to Resign and Berlin Crisis Deepens
German leaders grapple with a crisis as calls for resignation grow amid renewed wartime annexation aims. Reports from Berlin allege unrest, a crown council meeting, and the possibility of a Junker dictatorship with Ludendorff as a potential figurehead.
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von Hertling
Prince von Buelow
Junkers
von Ludendorff
Holland
Denmark
None Other Arctic Explorers Return From Far North Expanse
A fragment notes only a Philadelphia fan remarks that the Far North remains unimaginable and empty, reflecting a peculiar travel aside rather than a full report of exploration.
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Philadelphia
McAdoo imposes limited priority orders on New York supply
Washington reports blizzard disruption of railroad transport. Director General McAdoo reserves coal for domestic use and utilities first, then food, then coal for ships in New York harbor bound for American forces and allies. Middle West freight remains slowed by cold and deep snow.
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New York
Railroad Nee
A. H. Smith
Eastern Lines
New York Harbor
Adoo
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