Halifax disaster described as worst in many years
The account details a massive explosion disaster in Halifax linked to the Mont Blanc collision in harbor traffic. It describes widespread devastation across North Street to Bedford Basin, destroying churches, stations, banks, and government buildings. The piece notes Halifax’s prominence and historic sites like Point Pleasant Park and the Public Gardens amid the tragedy.
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Mont Blanc
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France
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Point Pleasant Park
Noh Army
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Canadas
Halifax Explosion Worst-Ever Known Summary
A debris-filled record lists major explosion disasters from 1911 to 1917, citing incidents like the 1911 Halifax event, rail accidents in York and London, and munitions explosions in New Jersey and London. It notes high casualty figures, including hundreds killed and thousands injured, with large explosive payloads and extensive destruction across multiple ports and cities.
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Talihnare
Inirior
Hjackala Fund
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Comudian Car and Moundey Company
London
Holly Stone Ane Tuition Corporation
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Premier Venizelos plans U.S. visit in spring
A new photograph shows Premier Venizelos of Greece, who announces that he will undertake a trip to the United States in the spring. The statement signals renewed diplomatic ties and planned meetings with American officials during the season.
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Venize 108
Greece
United States
Halifax Cathedral And City Faith In The 18th Century
The piece describes early Halifax landmarks including St Pauls and St Peters inspired churches, St Matthews destroyed by fire and rebuilt, and St Marys Cathedral as a notable skyline feature. It notes population faith distribution with Catholics Presbyterians Baptists Anglicans Methodists and others, and recalls Halifax as a key colonial base with fortifications and naval activity.
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Canada
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Ely
St. Mary's Catholic
Talles
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Baptiste
Halifax History Prelude Before English Settlement
The site of Halifax was an Indian settlement named Chebucto known for its impregnable harbor. In 1749 Lord Edward Cornwallis settled the town with English colonists, later naming it for the Earl of Halifax.
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Halifax
America
Chebucto
Harbor
Lord Edward Cornwallis
Earl of
Cornwallis
Trimmed Up and Ready for Snow Races
A rugged memo describes trimming settings and auto adjustments for winter driving. An Alaska car expert explains installing front wheel runners with heavy rear chains and a protective body to keep the machine operable in heavy snow, mirroring summer performance.
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Alaska Mag
City on Promontory Jutting Into Atlantic
Halifax harbor on a promontory forms a strategic naval point for Britain. The text notes Bedford Bay and Bedford Bay’s new railroad terminals used by the Canadian government for munitions load, while Rockingham rapidly grew as thousands of laborers moved in to support construction.
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London
Landen
Nova Scotie
Harher
Waetor
Towne
Duke Vinville
Louisburg
Halifax
Britain
Nova Scotia Peninsula
Bedford Bay
Rockingham
PASS WAR RESOLUTION DECLARED IN CONGRESS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
Western Nemasuper Union News reports Congress nearly united in approving a war declaration against Austro-Hungary. One Socialist dissent in the House. Senate vote 74 to 0. President Wilson signed, authorizing full naval and military mobilization. Also notes a 360 pound Christmas cake for 2400 in Paris and a large postal surplus.Atlantic City tug Eugene F Morgan sinks with all hands loss of captain and ten crew.
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Nemasuper Union News Free
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Dec
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Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Germany
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Senate
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House Representatives
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Congress of the
New York
France
YMCA
Paris
St Isl
Atlantic City
Eugene F. Morgan
Jerusalem Surrender Ends Medieval Rule
British forces capture Jerusalem, marking the end of 1,200 years of Muslim rule and signaling a pivotal moment in Middle East history. A city-wide capitulation follows intense combat as troops secure key sites and establish administrative control.
Fall of Jerusalem closes long Turkish hold on Holy City
London reports Andrew Bonar Law announces in Parliament that Jerusalem has fallen after 673 years under Turkish rule. The capture marks the decisive end of Turkish effort to seize the Suez Canal and invade Egypt, with Allied forces advancing across Sinai and into Palestine led by General Allenby. The ancient city, home to about 60,000 inhabitants, has changed hands through centuries of conquests, from Jebusites to Crusaders and finally Turks. The piece notes strategic implications for Egypt and regional control amid World War I.
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Suez Canal
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el Khulli
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Gaxa
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Jaffa
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Dr A D Melvin dies at 55 in Washington
Washington Dr A D Melvin chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry and leader in cattle disease control died at his home of pulmonary hemorrhage at age 55. London reports show 198 convictions for drunkenness last week. Fort Worth base hospital notes 18 deaths from pneumonia and 15 meningitis cases with no deaths. New York names its first woman streetcar conductor making her Broadway and Seventh Avenue debut.
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Camp Hospital
Fort Worth
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Americans tortured and killed in Yaqui raid
Nogales Arizona reports five Americans, one German and three Chinese killed after Yaqui Indians raided Esperanza sixty miles south of Guaymas Sonora. The tale comes via an American mining man with a grim tally of victims.
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Nogales
Ariz
Esperansa
Guaymas
Sonora
Italians Halt Teuton Advance In Brenta Valley
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports in London that Italian forces halted Austro German advances near Brenta Valley. The conflict includes Bolshevik revolts in Russia with Gen Dutoff leading Don Cossacks toward Cheliabinsk to sever European Rus supply lines. News notes Portugal, Spain, and Argentina tensions, plus Italian successes on Asiago and Cambrai fronts.
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Orenburg
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Nine Dead In Blizzards and Transit Delays Across Denver
Nationwide blizzards cause trains to run two to six hours late into Denver with serious mail and traffic congestion. Weather reports note multiple cold records and heavy livestock losses feared. A mix of other regional blizzard impacts and official appointments followed, including neutrality decree in Chile and Mohler appointed head of the Animal Bureau.
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Denver
Post Office
Britain Bombed by Twenty Five Airmen in London Raid
Twenty five Royal Air Force planes raided England reaching London. Two aircraft were shot down en route. Seven people were killed and twenty one injured. Sir Mackenzie Bowell former Canadian premier died in Belleville at age ninety four after a weeklong illness.
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London
England
Mackenzie Bowell
Belleville
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