Halifax Fire After Collision Sparks Massive Explosion
British cruiser collided with an American ammunition ship in Halifax harbor causing a catastrophic explosion. Reports say hundreds were killed and more than 1,000 injured as fires ravaged the city. Rail and telegraph services are disrupted while special trains and relief, including doctors and nurses, are dispatched.
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Rockingham Bay
Halifax Harbor
N. S
Beore Deepwater
Richmond
Halifax
Efforts Rise to Install Major Hyde as Seattle Police Chief
City officials weigh appointing Major Arthur P. Hyde of the Coast Artillery to lead Seattle police after a wartime quarantine. W A Peters and Harold Preston conferred with Mayor Gill while awaiting War Department consent. Hyde, a West Point graduate and long-time coast artillery inspector, would replace current chief Beckingham if approved. Kenneth Mackintosh again rejected name use for the post, despite public letters urging him to consider.
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Seattle
Arthur P. 8. Hyde
Coast Artillery
W. A. Peters
State Defense Council
Fort Worden
Hyde
Gill
War Department
Maj. Hyde
State Coast Artillery
Maj
Flo
West Point
Fort Monroe
St Clement's Episcopal Church
Althe
Kenneth Mackintosh
Ralph D. Nichols
Senate Urged War on Austria and Turkey Debate
The United States weighs a declaration of war against Austria while debate continues over including Bulgaria and Turkey. The Foreign Relations Committee backs war with Austria, citing ongoing hostilities, with senators and representatives urging broader action and caution about Turkish risk to Americans abroad.
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United Press
Washington
Austria
House
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Germany
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Turkey
Bulgaria
Wilson
Miller
Minnesota
Berlin
Meat strike ties up Seattle area meat markets
About 500 to 700 meat packers and cutters walked off Thursday at 9 am in Seattle. The walkout spread to Tacoma Bremerton and Everett with workers from Barton Frye & Co and James Henry plants joining, protesting packing firms’ refusal to recognize the union.
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Seattle
Barton
Frye & Co
James Henry
Tacoma
Bremerton
Everett
Robert Millner
Butchers
Millner
Germans Take 9 000 British In Cambria Drive
Berlin reports heavy German progress in the Cambrai sector. An official dispatch cites advances to four kilometers depth and ten kilometers width south of Moeuvres, with English trenches stormed. Prisoners and weapons captured include 9 000 men, 148 guns, and 716 machine guns.
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Moenvres
War Office
Moeuvres
Marcoing
Mieaquiries
Cambrai
Explosion of American munitions ship rocks Halifax harbor
Twenty five corpses were found between Deep Water and Richmond after an American munitions ship exploded in Halifax harbor. Reports say the death toll may rise to 200 as crews tried to save the vessel before the blast. Damage spread to Halifax and surrounding towns with the city’s rail station roof torn off and telegraph lines disrupted.
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Truro
N. S
Deepwater
Richmond
Halifax Harbor
George Graham
Dominion Atlantic Railway
Halifax
Halifax Explosion Toll Reaches Century Mark Likely
Reports from Moncton and Montreal describe the Halifax blast aftermath with fear of over 100 dead and denial of a Toronto claim that 200 bodies were found at North Street station. Officials caution figures may rise as inquiries continue.
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United Preas
Montreal
Grand Trunk
Toronto
North Street
Halifax
11000 Italians Taken by Germans
Berlin reports 11000 Italian prisoners and 60 guns captured in the renewed Austro German drive in Italy. Seven communes in the Melletta mountains were stormed and strong positions held. The war office notes 15000 Teutonic guns and large enemy troop movements signal a major Piave line push.
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Preas
Berlin
London
Italy
War Office
Melletta Mountains
Piave Line
Rumanians Fire German Peacers Near Hisabashet
In Jassy region many attempts to fraternize with Rumanian troops met artillery fire. An official statement reported enemy batteries shelling Russian trenches in Baltavadent as the war continues.
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Jassy
Dee
Hisabashet
Red Cross Day Theatre Programs Set for Friday
Theaters in Seattle host Red Cross Day with special shows and charity tickets. Proceeds from Moore and Metropolitan venues support Red Cross relief while performers donate services and venues provide space. Fans can donate a dollar and enjoy acts at 10 45 am and 2 20 pm.
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Red Cross Theatre
Seattle
Red Cros
Red Crows
Moore
Metropolitan
Orpheum
Red Crown
Eugene Levy
Orpheum Theatre
Palace Hip
Rupprecht renews pressure as fighting widens in France
Crown Prince Rupprecht continues pressure on Gen. Byng near the British bulge in France. Heavy fighting reported on both northern and southern flanks with clear skies and bitter cold temperatures affecting shell craters.
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Philip
Prena
France
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Byng
Hospital trains rush to Halifax and emergency equipment
Four hospital trains with nurses surgeons and supplies race to Halifax while another headed there carries fire fighting gear, an official of the Canadian government railroad said today.
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United Press
Moncton
N. B
Halifax
Irons refuses to bargain on Seattle quarantine affair
Brig. Gen. Jas A. Irons acting commander at Camp Lewis declares officers and men must focus on training for the emergency and cannot engage with civic delegations. He says conditions will not be discussed until Beattie is cleaned up and War Department directives are satisfied. He will not comment further until Seattle is cleared.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Jas. A. Irons
Camp Lawin
Seattle
Am Han
Beattie
War Department
Gen. Lions
Mackintosh
Danworth
Gen. Irons
Peace Move Introduced In Congress By Rep London
Representative Meyer London a socialist from New York introduced a peace resolution in the house urging immediate establishment by Congress of an international league to secure enduring peace.
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Washington
Meyer London
New York
London
Congress
International League
No clean-up chief by army director, says police chief
The speaker states that if efforts to obtain an army officer to direct a cleanup fail, he will proceed with his current chief of police, whom he regards as a capable leader, noting concessions already made that were humiliating to himself.
Five German bombers shot down. crews captured in London raid
London witnessed a morning raid by twenty five enemy aircraft with five groups. Two bombers were forced to land and crews were captured. Casualties reached three dead and ten injured in London and four dead and eleven injured elsewhere.
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United Press
London
Kent
Lord French
Lord Freich
Home Forces
Skykillers
Thames
Essex
No Weaklings Wanted in Wild West Division at Camp Lewis
Rain drenches Camp Lewis as Gen James A Stone explains the climate resembles northern France. Soldiers drill in drenched uniforms with ponchos flapping, trenches dug in mud, and blue French officers supervising amid persistent downpours.
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