30 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1922
Page
1
London dispatch reports Cardinal O Connell of Boston as a likely candidate if the papal conclave of Benedict XVI delays. Italian cardinals favor an Italian successor, but a deadlock could elevate a non Italian to the throne of St Peter.
Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer, died January 5 aboard the Quest during a renewed Antarctic expedition. He passed away on the steamship as the voyage continued, with reports filed from Montevideo on January 29.
Westfield January 30. Montgomery a hamlet of about 200 people reports no deaths in the past year and six births. A decade ago the town also had no deaths. Several residents aged 75 to 80 and older still expect to live long, happy lives.
Edwin E. Bagley a musician and composer died at a Keene New Hampshire hospital after an operation two weeks earlier. He was well known throughout New England and had a long career in music.
Washington dispatch describes the rescue scene after the Knickerbocker Theatre collapse with Clayton Whitehill among first responders. He recalls four gaunt walls, a hill of snow, mangled girders, and crowds of 200 firemen and soldiers using picks, crowbars, torches, and ropes amid the ruins.
AP reports 107 dead after the Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapse due to heavy snow. Ninety two victims identified after 24 hours of debris search. 134 injured with 14 seriously hurt. Family groups crowded the audience as the roof crushed the packed auditorium.
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