Severe cold grips New York as rails stall and hunger grows
New York faces record low temperatures near zero with 2 degrees above. eight deaths from cold reported. Milk supplies vanish and coal dealers report only two days stock as prices rise. Railroads struggle. surface lines fail, Brooklyn fares worse with mass walking. seventeen Central trains vanish including the Twentieth Century Limited.
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Southern Interstate Cotton Convention Debates Reports
New Orleans January 26 The Southern Interstate Cotton convention met to act on committee reports shaping plans to address the cotton problem. R R Poole presented on state gins and bale counts for 1904 05 with bi monthly updates through year end and monthly until March.
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Southern Interstate Cotton Convention
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National Gunners’ Association
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Boston Reels From Great Storm Searing Cold
Boston slowly recovered from the great storm as streets remained blocked by deep snow and workers labored to clear it. The temperature stood at five degrees above zero with two deaths attributed to exposure and ongoing storms at sea hindered coastal observations.
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Bitter Cold Weather Delays Trains Across Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports bitter cold after a Wednesday snow storm with temperatures near six degrees above zero. Trains from New York and the west and south did not arrive as crews and passengers faced freezing conditions. Moscow notes follow with Tatiana day unrest slight and city quiet, 40,000 out, troops in, but few clashes. A Moscow university anniversary banquet in the Hermitage showcased cautious authority.
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Georgetown Beached Near Woodshore in Bad Condition
The steamer Georgetown ran ashore near Woodshire Massachusetts and is reported in poor shape. Coast guard and local crews assess damage and potential salvage efforts.
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