Halifax Horror and the Mont Blanc Disaster
The Halifax explosion date back to the collision of the Belgian relief ship Imo with the French munition vessel Mont Blanc, causing a fireball that devastated two square miles of the city. The blast killed thousands and left a city in mourning while highlighting Halifax as a major British post and Atlantic harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Dominion
Imo
Mont Blanc
North Street
Africville
Bedford Basin
Richmond
America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Congress
New Jersey State Briefs Highlight War Efforts and Local News
William H. Moore of Trenton was sentenced to six months in Mercer county jail for furnishing liquor to two soldiers. Governor Edge calls School Thrift Day on December 21 to promote thrift stamps. Paterson plans a municipal coal yard selling coal at 40 cents per bushel for the poor. Rockefeller Jr. reports for duty at Camp Dix. Dyna mite trials yield poor results for channel dredging in Hereford inlet. Uniontown comedian Nat Wills dies from gas fumes. Ocean City fears coal shortages threaten schools. Snow and sand shipments affect farm and construction work. Local officials crack down on gambling devices in Millville. Referendum planned on purchasing Peoples’ Water Co. franchise. Other items include Workmen’s comp suit by Mrs. Trout, a gambling crusade, salary hikes for Mantua teachers, and a plan to convert Frem Heim Farms into a hospital for convalescent soldiers. Mercer county’s Legal Advisory Board named for selective service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Moore
Trenton
Mercer County
Davis
United States District Court
Moore
Governor Edge
Paterson
Radcliffe
State Grange
Atlantic City
Edge
Baker
National Army
Alice B. Condick
India
Orange
Doctor Condick
Morristown
N. J
North Wildwood
Hereford Inlet
Anglesea
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
Nat Wills
Uniontown
Mr. Wills
Washington
Ocean City
Wagtmont Boys
Laura Welch
Landisville
Viola Wright
Oswego
N. Y
John Shannon
Belle Plain
Whitaker
Public Safety
Bennett
Millville
John Trout
Wilkins Farm
Amerville
Frank Maccri
Landis Township
Justice of the
Wilbur Speece
Daniel Huff
Harry Burris
Egg Harbor Township
Mays Landing
Frem Heim Farms
Grant B. Schley
New York
Erwin J. Marshall
Frederick W. Gnichtel
Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr
Progress of Russia's Armistice Efforts and Allied War News
The week reviews Bolshevik armistice talk with Germany and Russian advances in diplomacy. It notes German offensives in France and Italy with costly battles, American engineers and troops praised, and plans to rush U S forces to France. It also covers China potential aid, Palestine moves, interallied naval cooperation, and the Halifax disaster aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
France
Italy
United States
London
The
Times
Wilson
Congress
Austro-Hungary
America
Austro-ungary
Moon Sound
Berlin
Trotzky
Roumania
Dniester
Black Sea
Red Cross
Roumnania
Ferdinand
Ensign Krylenko
Mohilev
Dukhonin
Kaledines
Cambrai
Germany
Byng
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Monte Tonderecar
Monte Badenecche
Piave
Brenta Ines
Diaz
Adige
Austria-Hungary
U. S
Paris
Pos
England
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Japan
Europe
China
Yeng-Chang
Oriental Republic
Palestine
Allenby
Jerusalem
Holy City
East Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic Oceane
Great Britain
Citadel Hill
Government Dockyard
Wellington Barracks
Admiralty House
Military Hospital
Provisional Parliament Building
City Hall
Ordnance Department
Queens
St. Mary's
Parliament
Royal Bank of Cannada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of British North America
Bank of Montreal
Dalhousie College
Presbyterian Theological College
Government Technical College
Point Pleasant Park
William Young
Young Avenue
Pari - Anile
Canada
Government House
Dominion Building
New Customs House
Provincial Museum
Academy of Music
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Prince George and
Queen's
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
North America
Boston
Cornwallis
Earl of
St. Peter's
St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church
St. Mary's Catholic
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Eggtorn
Liverpool
Edward Cornwallis
Britain
Louisburg
Howe
Hallfax
Shannon
New Jersey State
Carnie Alps
Austria
Edward W. Pickard
Balkan States
Turkey
Ta Follette
Mason
Apapa
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