Explosion on Norwegian Oil Tanker Aztec Kills Many
At a Brooklyn dock a blast ripped the Aztec engine room, killing at least one and leaving eleven feared dead. A fire and gas tank rupture caused the disaster, with many victims trapped below and others drowned as rescue efforts continued for hours. Captain Bennett of the tug Dalzeline aided survivors as crews evacuated the ship and attempted to recover bodies. The Aztec, recently from France, was set to sail to Philadelphia then back to France.
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New York
Brooklyn
A. F. Bennett
Dalzeline
Bennett
Roselands
Interocean Transport Company
Weather Observations and Forecast Across Cities
Observations from national weather bureaus at 8 p.m. show varied conditions: Atlantic City clear at 3, Boston snow, Buffalo 30 clear, Chicago 34 clear, New Orleans 72 cloudy, New York 32 cloudy, Philadelphia 36 clear, St. Louis 66 clear, Washington 34 clear. The forecast calls for fair today, fair tomorrow, warmer with moderate, shifting winds.
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United States Weather
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Some Party at City Opera House Friday
1917 style musical farce Some Party by William P Cullen debuts locally Friday January 7 at City Opera House with cast including Walter Lawrence Eddie Garvie Fred Baily Gene Lun eska Stella Hoban Jessie Stoner and May Wallace. Chorus costumes and scenery praised for bold fashion and futurist design in a non vulgar comedy.
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City Opera House
William P. Cullen
Frederick
Baltimore
Cohan Theatre
New York
Walter Lawrence
Tom Waters
Eddie Garvie
Fred Baily
Gene Lunes
Stella Hoban
Jessie Stoner
May Wallace
Persia Carry Guns On British Vessel Sunk
The Persia steamship carried guns when torpedoed, with reports on dead from 20 to 692. Over 200 passengers and 210 to 300 crew were aboard. Cairo and Alexandria reports show 158 survivors landed, including 59 passengers and 12 in first cabin. Robert N. McNeely, American consul at Aden, is missing. Charles Grant of Boston is confirmed safe.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Persia
Tere
Cairo
Alexandria
Robert N. McNeely
Aden
Arabia
Charles Grant
Boston
Mr. Neely
Grain Shipments Held Up by Baltimore Embargo
Baltimore January 4 The Western Maryland railroad ordered an embargo on all grain shipments to the port for export effective at the close of business Tuesday. Nearly 2,000,000 bushels of grain remain in storage awaiting ships.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Two Children Die in Scrantos Fire Near Aug
Scrantos Pennsylvania January 4 Two children aged three and an infant died in a house fire that destroyed Joan Roberts home at Aug a village nearby The fire started while the children's mother was at a neighbor's house Fire officials are investigating the cause and circumstances of the blaze.
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Scrantos
Oll
Joan Roberts
Y Aug
Ere
General Dodge Heroic Civil War Leader Dies
Major General Grenville Mellen Dodge, famed Civil War veteran and railroad builder, died at his Buff la home. A pioneer of the Union Pacific, he located and oversaw the line’s construction, earning recognition as a prolific track developer. Born in Danvers Massachusetts in 1531, he trained as a civil engineer at Partridge Military Academy and Norwich University.
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Council Buffla
Grenville Mellen Dodge
United States
General De’se
Danvers
Mass
Partridge Military Academy
Norwich University
Force to Resist Foes Pan American Defense Plan
Washington plans a combined defense to protect the Monroe doctrine against Asiatic or European assaults. Army and navy strategists seek a Pan American unity with a navy equal to two world powers, aiming to deter dual threats while preparing for century-long buildup.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Borr
South Iva
I Was Weak and Skin and Bones Yet Vinci Restored Me
Hammond La Mrs Elizabeth Morris says Vinci saved her life after three doctors failed She describes being weak nervous run down and unable to sleep Then she bought a bottle started to improve and gained strength flesh and health The add explains Vinci contains iron beef peptone and cod liver extract in a tonic wine attributed to boosting vitality and appetite
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Elizabeth L. Morris
Hammond
Vinci
Elizabeth Morris
Mrs. Morris
J. A. Williamson
Draggist
Frederick, Md
Seventy Eight Bombs Found After Arrest in Explosion Case
New York police announced the arrest of Giovanni Attanasio thirty five. They found seventy eight small bombs primed and ready, plus dynamite sulphur fuses and detonators in his room. Earlier three men were arrested in connection with a blast last Friday night injuring five and damaging twenty apartments.
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New York
Giovanni Attanasio
Attanasio
Priice
Fivo
Fighting at Seddul Bahr Turks claim retreat of allied ships
Constantinople reports active fighting near Seddul Bahr with Allied cruiser and monitor forced to retreat. A hostile monitor shelled Turkish batteries for an hour while Turkish batteries on the Dardanelles bombarded Seddu Bahr works, destroying several storehouses.
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Constantinople
War Ministry
Seddul-Bahr
Selaubnahr
Dardanelles
Seddui-Bal
France Frees German Vessel Crew From American Ships
Washington officials said France, responding to U S representations, ordered the immediate release of German crews from American ships on the lien sea by the cruiser Nescartes. The terse dispatch noted no further details and did not confirm broader actions.
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France
Washington
State Department
Unite States
Nescartes
Y M C A Men Drill in New York Plan to Enroll 550,009
Four hundred members of the East Side Y M C A branch have joined a company for military drills as part of a nationwide move to recruit 550,000 for immediate army reserve training. Major General Wisler oversees the plan with city authorities signaling streets and parks may be opened for drill use. The initiative aims to mobilize volunteers across the country for a provisional reserve force.
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New York
East Side
Young
Christian Association
Wisler T
Rhea Yo
Eyman-Looms
Avala le
Leonati T
Department of Te Rast
Demand for Consuls' Release Sparks Greek Crisis
London dispatches report Athens demanding the release of teuton consuls and protest over arrests of foreigners. Allies reportedly rejected Greece’s surrender demand, while Premier Skoulondis to protest and push for consular liberty amid tense Greek Macedonia situation. continued foreign arrests heightens international concerns.
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Teuton Consula
London
Jan de-Athena
Rome
Salonika
Athens
Greek Macedonia
Skoulondis
Grek
Satenna
Duff shoots father in defense of mother near Bridgeville
William T Duff, 49, shot his 70 year old father Thomas Duff in a mining hamlet four miles west of Bridgeville. He then surrendered after telling Dr H U Rittenhouse he acted to defend his mother as the elder Duff attacked her with a miner's pick. Mrs Duff supports the claim, stating the father had been drinking prior to the attack.
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Pittsburgh
William T. Duff
Thomas Duff
Bridgeville
Allegheny County
Willam
Ofice
H. U. Rittenhouse
Federal
Dr. Rittenhouse
Duff
Wiliam
Greek Regent Expected as Constantine’s Health Fails
London dispatches report Athens informs Rome Constantine of Greece is gravely ill and that his eldest son Prince George may be named regent. An unconfirmed despatch suggests the action has already occurred.
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Athens
Rome
Constantine
Greece
George
Jap Squadron Heads for Suez Canal in Signal
The Jiji Shimpo reports a Japanese squadron including Kasuga Tokiwa and others will sail to the Suez Canal to protect interests presumed to be in danger.
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Suez Canal
Tokio
Jiji Shimpo
Toe
Kasuga
Tokiwa
Cattose Hay
ROMS IS PREY'S RING and The Aviator Fatalities Reported
Fragmented OCR reads like a sports and accident brief with scattered names and places. Mentions a death near a tram line and hospital, plus several individuals including Linda and Will, amid unfinished phrases and chaotic wording. The result is a damaged clipping needing clearer context to extract coherent events.
Pinex cough remedy advertised as home treatment
An old time ad promotes Pinex pine extract for coughs colds and bronchial woes. It touts 2% ounces of Pinex for 30 cents bottles with sugar, directions, quality guarantee and refunds, claiming fast relief even for whooping cough and bronchial symptoms.
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Deag
The
Pinex Co
Wayne
Tad
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