Halifax Disaster and Aftermath Described in Detail
Reports describe Halifax harbor devastation after a munitions ship explosion and collision with a Belgian relief vessel. The blast collapsed two square miles of North End, killed hundreds, and left churches and homes wrecked as relief efforts mobilized with British and American aid.
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Halifax
America
Planc
Bedford Basin
Intercolonial
Orangedais
Cape Breton
Sydney
Totoe
Flanders Front
N. Lemoine
St. Mark’s Angelican Church
North End
St. Joseph's
Jack Ronayne
Halifax Chronicle
Rowayne
Academy of Music
United States Moves Toward War Unity After Austria Vote
President Wilson signed the war bill amid unanimous support aside from one Socialist vote. A projected clash with Austria looms, while Borah foresees a new war resolution against Turkey and Bulgaria. Efforts to exempt alien enemies and protect various ethnic groups are discussed amid a mobilization atmosphere.
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United
Washington
Dee
America
Wilson
Austria
Meyer Londen
Borah
Germany
Horah
Babath
Ilinois
Relief Committee Sees Surge of Aid and Rescue Notices
Relief committee reports mounting aid offers as newspapers manually compile lists of people who have reported themselves alive in the aftermath.
Daniels Sending Help to Halifax in Blizzard Relief
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ordered twenty five thousand blankets and six hundred stoves from Portsmouth navy yard to Halifax to aid blizzard victims. A hospital unit from Provincetown, Massachusetts, was dispatched and the Red Cross notified that naval relief resources are at its disposal.
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Washington
Dec
Portamouth
Nhs) Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Halifax
Provincetown
Mas
Red Cross
Worm Drive Dominates Truck Manufacturing
After years of testing the Worm Drive has been adopted by 92 manufacturers of motor trucks, representing 62 percent of all builders. Major names such as Packard, Pierce Arrow, Peerless and Garford use it, with Maxwell also employing the drive. Three thousand Maxwell service stations serve Maxwell cars and one ton trucks nationwide.
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Maxwell
Packard
Pierce Arrow
Peerless
Garford
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Washington Creamery Operators and Buttermakers’ Association
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