Boston Faces Bitter Cold and Gale Threat
A brutal cold snap grips Boston and New England with winds from the north and a near zero start, easing slightly but still severe. Officials report record low readings, widespread frostbite risk, frozen pipes, icy coal lines, and battering seas as ships struggle and crews search for missing barge Waccamaw amid a 65 mile per hour gale offshore.
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Boston
New England
Ure Department
Franklin Park
J. H. Deyvereux
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Coal Company
Chatham
Actress Gets Bulk of Ryan’s Fortune in Will
The will leaves actress Miss Whiteford $10,000 and the residue about $40,000. Nannie Morsel Ryan, widow, gets $100, Joseph J. Ryan Jr and Eleanor M. Ryan receive $5,000 each. Two life policies worth $25,000 are included. Executor named Mortimer L. Shuford. Miss Whiteford, once in The Royal Vagabond, is visiting in Rockledge, Florida. relations suggest a close friendship with Mr. Ryan.
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Nannie Morsel Ryan
Ryan
Rockledge
Fla
Mr. Ryan
Whiteford
Miss Whiteford
John M. Welch
Selwyn
Mr. Welch
Hyomei Advertisement Claims Natural Cure
An ad touts Hyomei as a eucalyptus based remedy from inland Australia. It promises germ killing at the nose and throat and asserts low cough and cold risk. Sold widely with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Australia
Stragegista
Meek Daly Dies After Coat Catches Fire at Stove
Pittsfield on January 18 Charles Daly age 65 died from burns after his coat caught fire while he bent to adjust a stove damper. His wife and he fought to extinguish the blaze but the flames could not be stopped.
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Pittsfield
Charles Daly
Daly
Record Cold Sets In as Ogdensburg Hits 23 Below Zero
The St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg New York froze today for the first time this winter. The temperature registered 23 degrees below zero signaling a sharp cold snap in the area.
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Memphis
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Barges Weather Gnaws at Nauset Anchors
Towboats towed north in a heavy gale and refailed to keep anchors off Nauset after 24 hours, then moved toward Vineyard Haven for safe anchorage as the gale persisted.
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Vineyard Haven
Nauset
Saxonila Reaches Halifax After Stormy North Atlantic Crossing
The liner Saxonila arrived in Halifax after a punishing voyage from Cherbourg lasting twelve days and 22 hours. Heavy winds kept the ship from making progress at times, and she will sail tonight for New York after coaling.
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N. S&s
Cherbourg
Saxonila
Atlantic
New York
Canadian Club Dinner Emphasizes Anglo American Unity
At the Canadian Club of Boston dinner, speakers urged continued cordial relations among the United States, Great Britain, and Canada to resist pernicious propaganda. They praised Allied cooperation in war, noted Canada’s growth, and called for a global federation of nations led by Anglo-Saxon traditions.
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Canada
Boston
Boston City
George V
America
God Save the King
Freeman J. Davison
William
Crawford
KE. M. McDonald
Pictou County
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Chateau Thierry
Argonne
Paul Revere Frothingham
Germany
St. George’s Channel
League of Nations
Associations of Nations
John N. Cole
Public Works Department
George William Bentley
James W. Myrick
A. R. Sawyer
McGill
New England
H. Denton White
A. Gordon MacLennen
Frederic J. Macleod
A. P.gaham
Charles Conklin
A. Hi. Marlow
Francis A. Smith
S. A. Starratt
Big Bout Between Dempsey and Carpentier Cancelled
New York announce ment that the heavyweight title bout between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier with a $500 000 purse is off due to failure of the principals to deposit forfeit money as per signed contracts. Advertisement for Hayes healing honey follows.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
New York Times
North End Grocery Fire Damages Italian Importing Co Warehouse
A blaze ripped through the North End warehouse housing the Italian Importing Company wholesale grocers, burning through walls into Chair alley and injuring ladderman William Boudreau. Firefighters halted the spread with hose lines. damage estimated at 35000 dollars.
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Standard Poultry & Ngee Company
James
William Boudreau
Relief Hospital
Walsh
Harding May Name Two Southerners for Cabinet
MIAMI Fla January 18 Fred W Upham Chicago treasurer for the Republican national committee said here that one and possibly two members of the Harding cabinet would be from the South. He suggested it might be necessary to "rob" the Senate to make the appointment. He declined to name candidates.
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Miamt
Fla
Fred W. Upham
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Harding
South
Upham
Senate
Locked in Safe Rescued by Morse Code Message
A man trapped in a vault survived by piling books to maximize air and sleeping near the door. He tapped Morse code saying I am locked in. Night watchman Charlies Hockwald alerted a vault technician who knew the combination and arranged help.
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Charlies Hockwald
Hockwald
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