Grip Death Toll Soars in Week of Old Year Blaze at Sea Tanker
A major tank ship explosion near Roosevelt Basin tears through two vessels, killing many aboard the Aztec and Roseland as fireboats battle the blaze. Rescue crews pluck injured from decks while investigators, led by Captain Ottley and Captain Tansey, comb the wreckage. Reports describe seacocks opened to cool flames and oil pouring from damaged tanks. dramatic scenes unfold as crews fight through smoke and heat amid a harbor blackout.
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Roosevelt
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Aviet
Brophy
Reuben Hililven
Brooklyn
H Inntertis
Bresses
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Pele
Roselands
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Uregelerrain
Igbast Delzelline
Bennett
Strathallan
Avice
Sewcorks
Board of Health
New York
Charles F. Bolduan
Wood Resigns as Public Service Commissioner
Albany reports say Public Service Commissioner Robert C. Wood has tendered his resignation to Governor Whitman. Secretary P Archibald traveled to the Executive Mansion and would not disclose reasons. Thompson committee plans to file charges. Whitman had signaled possible removal upon charges.
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Nerfs
Albany
Robert C. Wood
Whitman
P. Archibald
Wood
Jin
Thompson
High School Girl Saves Two Drowning Skaters
Rose Krauss of 2imd Fort Independence Street Van Cortlandt Park hung from a bridge to reach two boys ages twelve and ten, Clarence Carpenter and John Carpenter, who had fallen through ice. She, with help from cousin Nettie Black, pulled them from the water. the girls planned to teach her mother and is known for advocating moral education.
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Independence Street
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Clarence
John Carepenter
Arthur Street
Yonkers
Anna Kniuss
Nettle Black
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Beeneath
van Cortland
John Carpenter
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Tohn
Mise Krause
Mies Black
Miew Krauss
Wadleigh High School
Court Determines Breach Suit Over $30,000 Loss
The case involves John S. Kinney, a Michigan mine owner, and a claim of breach of promissory agreement. The Supreme Court ruling from several months ago is cited as context for the dispute.
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Jin
Supreme Court
John S. Kinney
Peace expedition to pass Germany by rail to The Hague
The Ford peace mission has secured permission to travel through Germany by rail to The Hague. The 169 members will seal trains, carry no papers, abandon cameras and valuables, and be almost prisoner-like as they pass German soil. Final arrangements were made with German officials in Copenhagen after Berlin approval, with guards and strict military conditions.
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Hague
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Berlin
American State Department
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Ite
Europe
Holland
North Sea
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Copeslinger
Heine
Shormload
Ese
Tee
Veneul
Tooms
Bach F
Germaeng
Fayedd
Miss Anna Alexandre Hurt In Lenox Coasting Accident
Miss Anna Alexandre daughter of Mrs John E Alexandre of New York was badly hurt at Lenox Club while coasting on a steep incline at the golf links. She was thrown from her sled struck the frozen surface cutting her lip and wrist. Dr Henry Colt of Pittsfield treated the injuries and she will be confined briefly.
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Dan
Anna i Alesandre
Joha E Alexandre
West Thirty-eighth Street
New York
Lenox Club
Alesandre
Henry Colt
Pittsfield
Colt
Wilson and Bride Leave Hot Springs for Washington
President and Mrs. Wilson depart Hot Springs after a 16 day honeymoon. They cut plans to stay through Wednesday due to submarine war effects and will travel by private car Colonial with Secret Service guards and press coverage to reach Washington early tomorrow morning.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
Washington
Persia
U-boata
New York
Colonial
W. Earl Pudge
Joseph Harriman
McLain Harriman
Charles Harwood
Brooklyn
Sullivan Suit Dismissed Over Untimely Proceedings
Justice Shearn dismissed the action by Mrs. Sarah G. Mohr against the Sullivan estate of Timothy D. Sullivan for 5400 due under an alleged agreement to avoid marriage until the daughter was sixteen. Neither party was ready to proceed when the case was called in London.
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Justice Shearn Yestrday
Timothy D. Sullivan
Stes
Sarah G. Mohr
Mohs
Sullivan
Mabel Raynor
Investigate Careless Incas Millions Left Lying in Peru
Harry Barber, a government inspector, returned from a three month Andes search for Inca riches. He reported harrowing escapes and vast unknown treasure stories but refused to reveal details about the Inca treasury. He reserves certain information for testimony in prosecutions linked to Raymond McCune and prospectuses claiming untold wealth in Peru.
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Harry Barber
Nostoifica
Calamares
Erage
Erm
Andes
Harber
Treasury Department
Raymond McCune
German doctors of King Constantine leave Athens by torpedo boat
Paris June 2 A Havas dispatch from Athens reports doctors Kraus of Berlin and a Vienna professor accompanying King Constantine board a torpedo boat today. The physicians said the king's condition was not satisfactory last night.
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Paris
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Berlin
Vienna
Kaiser Ill After Operation Deep Seated Illness
Press reports from Switzerland and Italy say Emperor William remains seriously ill after surgery last Wednesday. The illness is described as a deep seeded condition with a throat mouth complication and possibly an artificial silver palate.
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Switzerland
Italy
William
Japan to send cruisers to Suez in defense mission
Tokio reports a squadron of Japanese warships will sail for the Suez Canal to safeguard shipping. Armored cruisers Kasai Token and Chitose assigned. Announcement cites sinking of Japanese ships in the Mediterranean and torpedoing near Port Said as context.
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Iji Shimpo
Suez Canal
Kasai Token
Chitose
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Mediterranean
Port Saig
Japan Mail Steamship Company
Japtunese Shipping
Jewels of Maharajah Lost Aboard Persia
A January report states the Maharajah of Kapurthala’s jewels valued at £500,000 ($4,000,000) were lost on the steamer Persia. The Maharajah’s suite traveled aboard, while the Maharajah planned to join at Port Said.
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London
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Evening News
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Port Said
Montagu and Ten Others Are Landed
Survivors of Persia total 169 per P and O figures. A Malta dispatch says eleven more Persian survivors, including Lord Montagu, have been landed. The Persia's total survivors now stand at 100.
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Morsia
Cairo
Alexandria
Robert N. McNeely
Amery
Aden
Arabia
Charles Greet
Oster
Mr. McNeely
Lord Montagu
Matta
Perain
P. & O. Company
Montagu
Persia
London
The
Peninsula & Oriental Steamship Company
Hee
Malta
Lord Monta
Vienna press sees Ancona case ended
Geneva January 3 Vienna papers publish the text of Austria’s note to the United States on the steamer Ancona. They are unanimous that the incident will be definitely settled. Budapest papers believe the conciliatory note will remove any chance of rupture and please the United States government with Austria’s conciliatory stance.
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Vienna
United States
Ancona
Austria
Britain Regulates Allies Credits in New Financial Agreement
A new pact reportedly arranged by France England and Russia places England in charge of rating credits of neutrals for munition trade and foreign debt. France and Russia would supply gold reserves to England which will be returned after peace. Russia would send 50 million and France 126 million monthly to London. The plan, not yet in force in Russia, is expected to stabilize exchange once activated.
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England
Rune
Russia
London
Britain Holds U.S. Wool License Refusal Jan. 3
London reports Britain will not grant licenses for shipments of a large wool crop. Officials say Australian and New Zealand wools face top-rate discrimination, with about half a million bales potentially restricted. The move affects private purchases and signals a shift in trade permissions.
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Cape
New Zealand
Uncertain US Policy Moves on Submarine War
Washington reports confusion over administration aims as talks with Turkey and Bulgaria loom. Secretary Lansing will push a joint note to warn against submarine attacks while seeking to shield neutrality and force a clear diplomatic stance. President Wilson to return to the White House, with Congress under consideration for further action.
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