Boston Molasses Tank Explosion Claims and Aftermath
Debris and molasses flood sweep Boston’s North End after a tank burst, killing and injuring residents. Soldiers, sailors, police, and firefighters aid rescues. investigations seek cause and accountability. Victims include John Lennon, a highway department worker, as area businesses and blocks suffer extensive damage and losses around Commercial Street.
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Fln
Walter L. Wedger
F.R. Dolan
I ‘States Alcohol Co
Henry Paul Taljbot
Massachusetts Institute of
Boston
Wate
Commercial Street
Geare
City Department
Atlantic Avenue
Tee Express
Trolley
Bay State
Consolidated Street Railway
Cralin
Municipal Paving Division
Commercial
Copp’s Hill
North End Park
Peters
North End
Boston Red Cross
Rush
Boston Navy Yard
Eda
John Lennon
John L. Sullivan
Lennon
Highway Department
Sea of Es
Doses on Tar Reported Nothing, Night Sleep Remedy
Fragmentary notes describe four remedy acts and a permanent solution. The brief mentions Tar doses and a small amount of sleep night, with unclear details about sale or use. Entities are not clearly identified in readable text.
Zimmermann Outlines Nations League and Postwar Vision
Berlin reports Dr Alfred Zimmermann former German foreign secretary presents a plan for a world league with an international policing fleet and army and a supreme court of nations. He argues equal rights for all nations and forceful compliance for rulings, plus faulting Russia over Balkans aims and Belgrade documents. He cites Alsace Lorraine as to be decided by Wilson's fourteen points, urges Germany to regain colonies, and laments the Allied blockade and America’s entry.
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Berlin
London
Alfred Zimmermann
Germany
League of Nations
Court of Nations
Zimmermann
League
Supreme Court of Nations
Russia
Balkans
Constantinople
Austria
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Belgrade
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Belgium
France
England
Alsace
Lorraine
Wilson
America
Swift food chiefs tied to Swift & Co profits says Heney
Francis J. Heney told the Senate Agriculture Committee that Swift & Co had packed the Food Administration with dollar a year men who received large salaries from the company while serving the government. He cited W. F. Priebe and others paid by Swift & Co to fix poultry and canned goods prices, and said Hoover resisted public letters criticizing retention. He noted salaries totaling about ten thousand dollars annually for E O Heyl and H B Collins, Brooks.
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Washington
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Agriculture Committee
Swift & Co
Food Administration
Heney
Hoover
W. F. Priebe
Wilson
Chicago
Priebe
Priebe & Co
Collins
Heyl
Labor representatives urged for Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport officials were recommended for admission to the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce by its executive committee. The labor representation proposal would add workers to a body traditionally made up of employers, viewed as a first in the region.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Uric Acid in Meat Triggers Rheumatism Warning
A well known authority links rheumatism to excess meat and rich foods that raise uric acid. He advises warmth, dry feet, less meat, and ample water, noting kidneys and skin pores must work harder in damp cold. Four ounces of Salts daily for a week may eliminate uric acid by boosting kidney action.
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
A retrospective notes rapid factory fit ups at Middlesex Rubber Works and Loomis funeral this afternoon. Denio resigns from Russell Mfg after 21 years effective February first. City election turnout exceeds last year by 300 with Democrats strong in district two but weaker in district one. Wesleyan club holds first shoot and a new Y M C A fair opens with fanfare. A Middletown Gazette from 1787 is displayed. River ice weakened by fog makes crossing unsafe. harvesting proceeds but needs another day like this.
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Middlesex Rubber Works
Chauncey L. Loomis
L. F. Denio
Russell Mfg. Co
Wesleyan Club
Middletown Gazette
Local Tobacco Crop Yields Decline After Poor Quality Year
The 1898 tobacco crop around here is noted as lower quality than the prior year and brings reduced prices. The report cites spoilage risk of ice affecting stored tobacco and compares harvest quality to the previous season.
Oppose Polish Nation Per German Propaganda Push
London reports Germany aims to block an independent Poland and spread propaganda that such a state would topple a restored German empire. Berlin allegedly arms Bolsheviks to weaken Poland while pursuing eastward gains, even at the Rhine. A secret party meeting favored keeping Poland propaganda alive, with Allies supplying arms through Danzig to counter Germany.
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London
Germany
Poland
Ebert
Rhine
Dantzig
Influenza Cases Rise Across Connecticut States Health Reports
Ninety three new influenza cases were reported to the Connecticut state health department, scattered across cities and towns. No new cases were logged at St Johns School for Boys Deep River, where eight seven cases had been recorded previously, the epidemic linked to Christmas student visits and described as mild.
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Hartford
Connecticut
State Department of Health
Humber
St. John’s School
Deep River
Fire in Capitol Dome Ends With Smoke and No Damage
Fire started yesterday in trash at the top of the Capitol dome and was extinguished without damage. The dome filled with smoke and visitors were briefly excited, but Senate and House sessions continued. A tourist cigarette was blamed for the blaze.
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Capitol
Washington
Senate
House
Sub Treasury Report Shows Bank Losses in New York
New York January 16 the sub treasury lost 371000 to banks on Wednesday reducing net cash gain since Friday to 872000. The report notes a rapid stream of transfers and shifting balances as banks absorb funds and alter the treasury position.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
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