Hell Gate Line for Freight Opens in New York
Opening of the Hell Gate Bridge route for freight service begins tomorrow as a wartime measure to speed movement from New England through New York City to the South and Southeast. The all rail line links New Haven and Pennsylvania rails, with a short tow between Brooklyn and Greenville New Jersey, replacing the water haul through New York Harbor.
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New York
Hell Gate Bridge
Trafic
New England
New York City
New York Harbor
New Haven
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn
Greenville
N. J
Sloan's Liniment Advertisement Claims Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment as the world’s top selling pain reliever for Lum bago Sciatica Neuralgia Muscle Soreness Joint Stiffness and other external pains. The copy touts its cleanliness effectiveness economy and lack of skin stain with generous bottle sizes at druggists.
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Sloan
English High School Offers Limited Evening Classes
For the benefit of upper school English High School boys preparing for college entrance exams a limited schedule of classes will begin today at the Franklin Union on Berkeley Street near Tremont Street. The main building cannot open due to a continuing fuel shortage.
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Franklin Union
Berkeley Street
Tremont Street
Schools Plan Evening Classes As Coal Shortage Hits
The fuel commission delivered limited coal to nine schools to keep Latin and public studies going. Classes run from 12 to 8 0p with extended work for college prep students. Nine named schools received coal, with more openings expected after warmups and a delay until next week.
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The
Fuel Commission
J. B. Noyes
Mark B. Mulvey
Fuel Administration
City
Abraham Lincoln
Hancock, Elliot
John J. Williams
Dorchester
Knife attack at Atkinson ball ends in court verdict
In Central Court yesterday Arthur Lopes, a West Indian guest, faced alleged mistreatment at the Berkeley street dance New Year afternoon. Jonathan Bucker received two months after appealing a disputed Brutuslike knife attack. Witnesses tied Lopes to a rival on Tremont street as the fracas spilled from the hall into the street.
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Central Court
Arthur Lopes
Atkinson
Berkeley Street
Jonathan Bucker
Brutus
Lopes
Tremont Street
Kendall
Upper Tremont Street
Fred Stuart Cumberbatch
South America
Harvard junior prom postponed again due to fuel situation
Harvard officials announced the junior prom, set for February 12, will not occur as planned. The committee hopes to hold the event after Lent when fuel supplies improve.
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Harvard
Canada and U S Begin Fisheries Talks on Conservation
Washington January 16 Canada's fisheries delegation led by Chief Justice Hazen met with Secretary Redfield and the American mission to outline plans for conferences. The talks will focus on conserving fish foods in waters shared by both nations with special attention to lobster, halibut, and salmon depletion.
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Washington
Canada
Hazen
Redfield
Autocratic danger warned at Massachusetts real estate luncheon
President Henry G Wells warned at a Crawford House luncheon that executive encroachment on legislative business, while temporarily needed during wartime, must not continue after the war. He urged preserving a non autocratic government and listening to public sentiment.
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Henry G. Wells
Senate
Massachusetts
Crawford House
President Wells
Congress
Bomb Found Near Warship in Navy Yard
A German bomb was discovered near a warship in a navy yard. A sailor found it and handed it to his commanding officer, with the yard commandant alerted. The six inch device carried a German inscription claiming a 26 second fuse and is under analysis by Intelligence.
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Department of Intelligence
Bars Books by Soldiers War Department Restricts Soldier Publications
The War Department ordered officers and enlisted men to obtain permission from the War College before publishing any military books or manuals. The rule excludes publications authorized by General Pershing and aims to curb misinformed soldier authored works by directing ideas through military channels to the adjutant general.
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Washington
War Department
War College
Adjutant General
Pershing
Man Seeks Annulment After Wife Claims Third Husband
Edward H B Dearborn sought an annulment in Divorce Court after his wife of 30 years revealed she was married to Michael Griffin, not him. Griffin testified he had not seen his wife in over 30 years, noting their 1887 marriage and a long absence.
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Edward HB. Dearborn
Michael Griffin
Derborn
Raymond
Mary At
Mary White
Mary Atl
Griffin
Unidentified Woman Recalled By Group Member
A group member recalls a woman in vague terms, noting his memory of her is unclear and he could not identify her. The fragment hints at an unresolved identification within a broader account.
Pittsfield Schools to Close Through March 4 to Save Coal
Pittsfield fuel committee urged the school committee to close all schools Friday and keep them closed until March 4 to conserve coal. St Josephs Parochial School will observe. A special meeting of the school committee is planned.
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Pittsfield
Jan
Dominion Bridge cuts dividends on St. Lawrence project
The Dominion Bridge Company, builders of the cantilever bridge across the St. Lawrence at Quebec, reduced the quarterly dividend from 3 1/4 to 2 per cent. The Montreal announcement came on January 16.
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Montreal
Dominion Bridge Company
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Anglo-Palestine Bank Reopens in Palestine
The Anglo-Palestine Bank resumes operations with its main office in Jaffa and the Jerusalem branch reopening after wartime closure. As the financial keystone for Jewish enterprises in Palestine, including 48 colonies, the restart is seen as a stabilizing sign for the regional economy and a step toward normalcy.
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Provisional Zionist Committee
Anglo-Palestine Bank
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Palestine
Meat Exemptions Allow All But Pork on Meatless Days in West
Washington January 16 The food administration permits all meats except pork to be eaten on meatless days in a Western states group facing stock surplus selling pressure from scarce and costly feed. The ruling initially covered beef but expanded to other meats as similar conditions appeared.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Peptiron Iron Tonic Promises Quick Health Boost
Advertisement extols Peptiron as a digestible iron tonic with pepsin nux celery gentian and other tonics. It claims to treat anemia thin blood nerve debility and pallor with one or two pills after meals and urges readers to get it today.
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