Massive Greenpoint Fire in Kings County Burns Oil Tanks
Fire ripped through the Stand a Oil Company's Kings County refinery near Newtown Creek in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Fifteen large storage tanks holding gasolene naptha and other flammable products formed mushroom columns of flame as a massive blaze engulfed the plant and nearby facilities. Fireboats withdrew as crews fought to prevent flames from reaching the East River. Police ordered residents within four blocks to evacuate while authorities warned of possible larger explosions. Families fled, taking belongings as the blaze spread across Kingsland Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue, with several injured and extensive property damage reported.
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Jie Sever
Standa Oil Company
Kings County
Newtown Creek
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
Cit
New York
Newton Creek
Greenpoint Avenue
Preston Tindle Works
American Candie Company
Newtown
East
Thomas Murphy
Kingsland Menue
Murphy
Bet
Calvary Cemetery
Thigh Bil
Ill
New Creek
Denikine's Army Captures 9,000 Reds at Tsaritsyn
London reports General Denikine's forces defeated Bolsheviks at Tsaritsyn. About 9,000 Reds were captured along with eleven guns and 100 machine guns. Three regiments surrendered and two more were destroyed after a three day Red attack aided by a Volga flotilla.
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London
Associated Press
Denikine
Tsaritsyn
Volga
Wrangel
Armed Guards Protect Hotels From Bandits Amid City Raids
Hotels posted armed guards in lobbies following Friday raids on the West Side. Police silence and scattered robberies marked the day as detectives chased leads. A Packard used by robbers struck Schiffman’s store, yielding 2680 dollars and bonds, with three suspects later arrested on charges of assault and robbery.
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Iter
Upper West Side
Waldoff-Astorige
McAlpin
Pemsylvania
Tinave
Astor
Broadway
Algonquin
Gerard
Webster
Isidor Schiffman
Eighth Avenue
Sway
Theo
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Enright
Lahey
Schiffman's
Schiffman
Whitring
Harlem
Patrick Sheridan
Irving Bond Company
Futon Street
Marty Schmidt
Luke Callaghan
Myrtle Avenue
Henry Heck
Hooper
Philip Bicking
Rodney Street
Misa Celia Meyer
South Fourth Street
Pacific Fleet Unions Issue Ultimatum Over Railroad Bill
President scrutinizes union stance as Pacific Fleet labor groups threaten action over a railroad bill. Thousands march in silence at LW banners calling for release of political prisoners. Rejection of the treaty is framed as a threat to American order, with Tacoma audiences warned that only an end to disorderly autocracy can avert crisis.
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Pacific
Seattlee
OW. W
Ole Hanson
Hulett M. Wells
Central Labor Council
Sam Sadler
McNeil Island
Wells
Sadler
C. 2. Fitzgerald
Hanson
America
United States
Congress
Right to Walk Out Inherent in Labor Rights in Seattle Event
President Wilson and party narrowly avoided injury when a launch carrying the President, Mrs. Wilson, and officials collided with another launch in Seattle harbor. The President remained calm as he reviewed the Pacific Fleet aboard the Oregon, while a large antiwar protest from labor groups gathered nearby. Police struggled to manage crowds as demonstrations claimed political prisoners and drew attention to labor troubles in the city.
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Wilson
Membe
Oregon
Daniels
Secret Service
Pacific Fleet
Elliott Bay
Hugh Rodman
United States
Seattle
Tacoma
Sn Adekson
Central Labor Council
Aot
M. A. Mathews
First Presbyterian Church of
The
Seattie
Secretary of the Navy
Daiels
The Soldier's Verdict on What Sin Is
A Tribune Magazine and Review essay argues a new moral code rejects vice yet upholds spirit. It names five cardinal transgressions cowardice selfishness disloyalty meanness and boasting as core faults.
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Tribune
Railroad unions leaders listed with international presiding officials
Enginemen E M Jewell acting president Railway Employes Department AF of L J W Kline general president International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers W H Johnston international president International Association of Machinists Louis Weyand Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers J J Hynes international president Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers James P Noonan International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers artin F Ryan general president Brotherhood of Railway Carmen E S Heberling president Switchmen's Union J Forrester grand president Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers Express and Station Employes E J Manion grand president Order of Railway Telegraphers A E Barker grand president United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers
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E. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
J. W. Kline
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers of America
W. H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
Louis Weyand
Ame
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
E. Heberling
Switchmen's Union of North America
J. Forrester
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
E. J. Manion
Order of Railway Telegraphers
A. E Barker
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Letvia Agrees to Peace Talks with Lenine
London dispatch reports Letvia has accepted the Russian Soviet offer to begin peace negotiations. Government confirmation came via wireless from Moscow. The move signals potential steps toward an end to hostilities.
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Letvia
Lenine
London
Moscow
British Troops Landed at Scutari Near Constantinople
British forces have landed at Scutari across the Bosporus from Constantinople. Official word says the movement is ordinary with 11,200 men on shore. Report notes the event as a routine deployment amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Scutari
London
Constantinople
Cost of Living to Decline At Once Says Hoover
Former United States Food Administration head Herbert Hoover predicted the present high cost of living would soon fall. In an interview at the American Relief Administration offices he urged a peace treaty based on a league of nations and warned Europe faces crisis without extended credits from the U.S. He called for restoring normal economic relations and noted Poland Finland and larger states need imports while he denied any political plans. Continued on page eleven.
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New York
Tribuna
Washington
Jureau
Cummins
Congress
Plumb Plan League
Guch
Employes
United States
Horbert
Hoover
United States Food Administration
Interallied Relief
American Relief Administration
Broadway
Aquitania
Europe
League of Nations
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Finland
France
England
Germany
Palo Alto
Cal
Hooger
New Body of Patrolmen To Replace Malcontents
Boston faced a tense crisis as striking policemen offered to return to work under the status quo ante per Samuel Gompers but were rejected by Police Commissioner Curtis who declared vacancies and began a hiring drive. Governor Coolidge backed the approach as officers awaited Civil Service action and possible veteran appointments. A fatal shooting at Tremont and Boylston Streets injured a bystander Mary Jones and killed Gustave Geist as guardsmen maintained order amid threats of a general strike and possible federal mobilization.
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Boston
Mass
State House
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Coolidge
Policemen's Union
Donnell
Central Labor Union of Boston
Harry Wyman
Curtis
Civil Service Tawa
Civil Service Commission
Mhe
Deflard
Vverage
Tremont
Boylston
Gustave Geist
Dorchester
Tresian
Clarence R. Edwards
Herbert C. Danny
1St Naval District
Massachusetts National Guard
Northastern Department
Army
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Formal
Kingsland Avenues
Fred Hii Allia
Mr. Wallis
Kings’ County
Eighth Ave
LW. W
Warren One
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
L. Ff. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood ‘of Locomotive
Fromm
Belgium
Armenta
York Tribune
Ina
Thuratoy
Globe Theatre
Advi
Russia
A.F
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