How the Halifax Catastrophe Compares
A compact reference comparing major disasters from 1902 to 1942. It lists the Mont Pelee eruption with about 40,000 deaths, the Iroquois Theatre fire with 475 deaths in Chicago, General Slocum sinking with 1,400 deaths, the 1908 San Francisco earthquake with 1,900 deaths, the 41998 Movelno earthquake with 200,040 deaths, the 1942 sinking of the Fitanle with 1,503 deaths, and the Austin munitions plant explosion with 4,900 losses.
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Iroquois Theater
Chicago
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San Francisco
Fitanle
Halifax Disaster Toll Climbs After Ship Collision
A catastrophic explosion near Halifax Nova Scotia yesterday left hundreds dead or missing as two ships collided in calm weather. Rescue efforts continue through the night with dozens of fires burning, widespread destruction of waterfront districts, and thousands displaced in a city of about 50 000. Emergency crews, troops, and relief volunteers converge from surrounding towns to aid the survivors and secure the stricken harbor area.
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Halifax
Truro
Senate votes for war on Austria Hungary
The Senate adopted a resolution declaring war on Austria-Hungary after a brief debate. The roll was 74 to 0 with no opposing votes. Senator Lafollette was absent for the roll call, while Senator Granum of North Dakota voted in support.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Lafollette
Granum
North Dakota
Halifax Explosion Devastates North Halifax
Navy report cites 5,000 dead, massive destruction across North Halifax after the Mont Blanc munitions ship explosion. Benzine fire and collision with a Belgian relief vessel preceded the blast, with 3,000 tons of TNT aboard and widespread damage to land and vessels. Relief efforts, communications disruptions, and New York aid shipments follow.
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Velief
Washington
Dec
Navy Department
Mont Blanc
Halifax Harbor
Allies In No Pact Against The Pope
London December reports Lord Robert Cecil denied in the commons that England and France had any understanding to support Italy against the Holy See if the Vatican sought peace. He said no reply to the pope's note was deemed necessary beyond President Wilson's reply.
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London
Robert Cecil
Commons
England
France
Italy
Holy See
Wilson
Bliss Learns Warfront View From Haig Headquarters
London December 7 General Tasker Bliss chief of staff of the U S Army arrives at British headquarters to be guest of Field Marshal Haig He is among American reps at the Versailles interallied war council. British on the Cambrai front withdraw to straighten Bulge and German positions face heavy artillery and renewed trench digging as cannonading and air raids persist.
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London
Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
Haig- General Bliss
Supreme Interallied War Council
Versailles
Cambrai
Boulon
Kerensky Rallies Loyal Forces Against Bolsheviki
From a secret Russian hiding place former President Kerensky seeks to rally loyal forces to thwart Bolsheviki efforts for a separate peace. He writes letters to Petrograd papers denouncing Bolshevik leaders as traitors for seeking a peace with the Central Powers.
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Stockholm
Russia
Presmiler Kerensky
Wavelers
Haparanda
Werensky
Petrograd
Crowded Cars Blamed in Pneumonia Wave in New York
Health officials urge added streetcar and subway service after 22 deaths in New York from pneumonia over three days. Crowded, poorly ventilated cars and trains raise infection risk. officials note weather has influenced the epidemic and expect totals to approach 249 if conditions don’t worsen. Tests show no unusual virulent strain. most cases are Type 1, treatable when caught early.
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Ballevine
Subway
Ng 2N
Pneumona
New Sovte City
Eimergon
Public Service Commission
Bureau of Laboratories
Exercises At High School This Morning
The high school program included a life sketch of Madame Breshkowsky, heroine of Russia's freedom, by Margaret North, and a paper on Serving Uncle Sam by Edward Delaney. The event urged Red Cross Christmas seals sales to fight tuberculosis and aid soldiers in France, with a call for student enlistment.
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Margaret North
Sam
Edward Delaney
Russia
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Thia
France
Opposition to Government Operated Railroads
Washington dispatch reports broad organized opposition to President Wilson taking over the railroads for direct operation during the war. Rail executives oppose government control, suggesting pooling prohibitions be amended and the system run by existing roads. Brotherhoods defer clear stance but fear loss of bargaining power and compulsory service if takeover occurs.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Wilson
Joy & Loan
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
Cera
Armistice Declared On Eastern Front In World War I
Amsterdam reports a full eastern front armistice effective today per a Berlin despatch. It marks the first ceasefire since the outbreak of the war and aims to advance peace talks. Cessation is expected to extend to the Roumanian front as negotiations continue at Brest Litovsk under Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
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Berlin
Wall
Every Doughboy in France Embraces Real Warfare
By Newton Parke. In France Nov 25. American troops in the trenches for instruction have strengthened force morale by about 50 percent. News of German prisoners, bombardments, and raids electrified the expeditionary force, shifting Doughboys from imagination to real warfare. Drill sharpens. French and British officers note a new businesslike spirit and readiness in the camps and villages.
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Newton €. Parke
France
Mssl
Uncle Sam
Amer Ean
Amercan
Premier Lloyd George Ill and Speech Postponed
London report says Premier Lloyd George is ill with a chill linked to influenza and has canceled engagements. His speech planned for reply to Lord Lansdowne’s peace letters is postponed to next week as the country faces a key political debate on rail pooling and government operation of railroads.
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Lloyd George I
London
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Lord Lansidowne
Eeratate
Vic Chord
Congress
British Aviators Make Record Flight to Italian Front
Washington reports arrival of over one hundred British aviators from the western front to Italy to aid the Austro German front. The mission marked a record sortie by a large fleet, with no major incidents and safe arrival despite a long dangerous journey over the Alps. In Rome and London reports, German and Austrian forces renewed efforts along the Piave and Asiago fronts while Alpini defended lines in rugged terrain and Italian counterattacks held key positions, aided by British and French veterans.
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Lieutenant Held for Hitting Private in Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg S C Dec 7 Harold Le Roy Whitney of Battery B 1104th Field Artillery is under arrest at Camp Wadsworth charged with striking Private Mendill and will face a court martial investigation. Whitney and Mendill reportedly quarrelled after Whitney’s service on the border and a promotion to lieutenant followed his return from France. Major General John F O’Ryan, commander of the Twenty seventh division, has been asked not to discuss the trip abroad. the party traveled aboard the transport Antilles which was torpedoed and sunk on its return.
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Twenty-seventh Division
France
War Department
Teutons Capture 11,900 Italians in Italian Front
Berlin reports Austro German forces have captured 11,900 prisoners in northern Italy along the mountainous front. More than 60 guns were taken, the Meletta region near Astago saw the hardest blow as strong Italian positions fell to Teutonic forces.
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Italy
Meletta
Toilea
Astago
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