New York Snow Strands City as Transit Struggles
New York faces crippling snowfall with 6000 plows deployed for major streets and transit crews working to keep traffic moving. Washington reports a second snow storm in four days paralyzing the capital and delaying officials. Baltimore and Maryland towns report near total transportation paralysis as snow continues into morning business hours.
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New York
Washington, D.C
Britain Reels From Fourth Gale With Widespread Damage
London reports the fourth fierce gale in six days causing extensive disruption. Telegraph and telephone wires down, rivers flood, many houses inundated, and transportation services hampered. Shipping hindered, fishing fleets tied up, and prices rise as storm warnings continue.
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Great Britain
Yestery
England
Polkesone
Portsmouth
Deal Downs
Tor Bey
Ditech
Jahaana
Lloyd’s Valencia Station
Exeter City
Queenstown
Swansea
New York
Azores
Leeuw
Steamer Mohawk ablaze near Brandywine Light
Lewes Delaware January 2 The Clyde liner Mohawk with two hundred passengers aboard was sighted afire off Brandywine Light in Delaware Bay near here today. Passengers were in life belts awaiting orders to launch lifeboats. Five were standing by.
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Delaware Bay
Police Search Homes in Rome Amid Arms Seizures
Rome January 2 police began searches of homes and offices after a cabinet meeting approved measures to safeguard national interests. Former Deputy Misuri and Gino Galsubini faced searches as opponents were targeted. Misuri criticized the government and claimed his papers included only association minutes. Misuri refused the warrant, denouncing government crimes and calling for disarmament of opponents.
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Cabinet Council Duras
Mibeic
A. Misuti
Parei
Gino Galsubini
Opetition
Misur
Patria Et Liberta
Misuri
Higheus
Peculiar Fatality Claims Saskatoon Child
Lawrence Mee Nab an eight year old from Colonsay Sask died after a pitchfork knocked from his brother by a heifer pierced his brain in a stable cleanup incident with their father.
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Saskatoon
Lawrence Mee- Nab
Colonsay
Sask
Engineer Calwell Commits Death by Own Action
Minneapolis January 2 Engineer Calwell of the Soo Line railroad killed himself at home after the Chippewa Falls train wreck where eight people died. He had substituted as engineer for the damaged trip and reportedly wrote a note before his death. The coroner ruled the death as suicide.
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Tyeath
Minneapolis
Jan
Harry J. Carwell
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Holt
Golwii
Auleide
Street Car and Fire Truck Collision Hurts Four Firemen
Montreal reports a street car and a passing fire truck collided on Ont Heau Street during an alarm run. Four firemen were injured and one is fatally wounded while the street car occupants escaped injury. The fire wagon was wrecked by the impact.
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Montreal
Ontineau Street
Delayed in Race to Save His Bail
Red Star line fined 400 for transporting Mr and Mrs Edward J Butler from New York to Honolulu as federal judge orders Butler to appear in New York on January 12 to avoid forfeiting a 15000 bail. Butler, VP of Peter Breidt Brewing, seeks fastest path to the mainland amid ship changes and coastwise law questions.
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Red Star Line
Edward J. Butler
New York
Butler
Udge Goddard
Cutlers
Belgenland
Bergenland
Sierra
Te Ahip
Wilhelmina
Red Star l
York
Fforta
Buller
San Francisco
Sam
Peter Breidt Brewing Company
Elizabeth
N.J
Alberta Minimum Wage Rules Back In Effect January First
Alberta's minimum wage regulations become legally effective with the January 1 1925 issue of the Alberta Gazette after rewording to remove irregularities noted by the appeal court judges in Calgary. The revised rules will resume operation at the start of the new year.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Appeal Court
Calgary
Bandits Loot Vessels Moored in the French Concession
In Shanghai on a Wednesday bandits believed to be disguised soldiers boarded the steamers Kingta and Niang Yan. They overpowered officers and guards, locked them in state rooms, and seized cases of rifles and ammunition valued at about two million dollars. The guns were shipped from Hong Kong to aid Gen Sunheun Fang against Wu Pei Fa. interceptors held the arsenal.
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Kingta
Niang Yan
Hankew
Sunheun Fang
Wu Pei Fa
Cheklung
Marines Land in Nanking to Protect Foreign Districts
Reported landing of American Marines in Nanking to safeguard foreign residential areas after looting by the bodyguard of Gen Chi Shiel Yuan. Looting of a number of the city’s largest salt stones caused an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. Gen Chi is a refugee in Shanghai.
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Nanking
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Chi Shiel-Yuan
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Chi
Alf Gant Charged With Theft of Auto
Local athlete Alfred Gant was remanded on charges of unlawfully entering the Park Garage and stealing a Studebaker car. The vehicle, valued at 2000 dollars, crashed into John Terry’s house after Gant allegedly used a pass key to gain entry. The crash damaged the car and Terry’s verandah. no one was injured.
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John Terry
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Peres
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Sixth Street
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Terry
Poultry Show Sees Strong Outside Entries This Year
Indications point to a very successful poultry show with sixty two external entries already received. The event runs January 6 to 9 at the Pruitt Block on Third Street. Local fanciers are urged to submit entries to secretary Mr. G Murphy at the Green Lantern, 50 to accommodate a large number of birds.
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Third Street
G. Murphy
Green Lantern
Kissed by Tuberculosis Ends Young Life
Sir Robert Jones told the Institute of Public Health that tuberculosis exposure from a parent kissing a child led to 47 of 48 guinea pigs exposed to tuberculous material dying. He warned that a kiss from an infected parent can seal a child’s fate.
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Sir Robert Jones
Institute of Public Health
City Market Prices Reported for Meat and Eggs
Prices at the city market show beef at 1b per pound and up veal at 1b and up pork at 10c and up mutton at 142 and up eggs firsts 7c per dozen butter 35c per pound.
New Year Celebrations Claim Several Lives Across Cities
Fragmented reports indicate New Year festivities in New York Chicago and Montreal produced multiple deaths and injuries. Poison liquor caused two New York fatalities while an automobile crash and a police-involved shooting claimed others. Chicago saw several casualties linked to revelry as the year began.
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New York
Deen
Chicago
China
Montreal
Military governor orders rapid search for culprits with executions possible
General Ti Ching Lin, noted as a protege of Manchurian leader Chang Tso Lin, declares troop commanders will hunt the attackers in Chil Province. If culprits not found, those commanders face execution. Lin vows to cover foreigners' losses from the holdup. Toronto congress of Life Underwriters Association of Canada to gather January 8–9 with 400–500 Ontario salesmen expected.
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Don
Ti Ching Lin
Chil
Chang Tso Lin
Lin
Toronto
The
Life: Under-writers’ Association ‘of Canada
Ontario
Tamaulipas and five schooners feared lost at sea
Mexico City reports efforts underway to locate the Mexican steamship Tamaulipas carrying 200 passengers and five schooners that left Vera Cruz on December 23 bound for Frontier and its ports. The vessels are feared lost in the recent heavy seas.
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Mexico City
Tamaulipas
Vera Crna
Frontera
Iier
Rhino Charges Duke of York on Kenyan Rhino Hunt
The Duke of York visiting Nairobi with his bride joined a rhinoceros hunt. A huge rhino charged at the royal party after a near-miss shot. The royal hunter, supported by Anderson, fired as the rhino charged and it fell dead. The Duke enjoyed the adventure.
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Kenya
East Africa
Duke of York
George
Rony
Anderson
Superintendent Mackintosh Resigns Post in Winnipeg
Winnipeg January 2 The announcement by Charles Merph General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway western lines states C N Mackintosh resigns as superintendent at Edmonton to pursue another railway role. George J Fox now superintendent at Calgary will succeed him and J D Frdine becomes terminal trainmaster at Calgary. Mackintosh previously served Medicine Hat Lethbridge and Edmonton after moving from Medicine Hat in 1919.
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Charles Merph
Canadial Wielfic Railway
Western Lines
C. N. Mackintosh
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