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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
13
Chicago reports list of dead around 564 to 600 with 171 injured and about 337 missing. Police arrest 12 theater staff on manslaughter charges while investigations seek cause amid conflicting accounts of explosion vs curtain fire.
Chicago marked the arrival of 1915 in mourning after the Iroquois Theater disaster killed 600. Mayor Harrison urged New Year’s celebration be omitted, and city life paused as morgues filled and revelry faded.
Miss Anna Woodward described sitting in the second balcony when she saw the fire and decided to escape. She forced a door, smashed a glass partition with her umbrella, and fled down stairs as the crowd surged behind, narrowly avoiding the deadly crush.
The mayor argues that there is no reason to close all theaters after the Iroquois disaster, stating it was in one of the safest Chicago venues. He urges calm and notes prior city cautions on theater compliance with building ordinances.
In a high profile case a Graveller Hound was found guilty of blackmailing a target connected to the Northern Pacific line. Prosecutors detailed threats and demanded payment, while defense argued insufficient evidence. The verdict settles the criminal action and paves the way for sentencing.
Isaac Gravelle was found guilty of felony for sending a blackmailing letter to the Northern Pacific Railway company. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and will be sentenced Monday at 10 o'clock. The lengthy trial, held in Lewis and Clarke county, drew 82 witnesses and costly per diem payments, with jurors serving 13 days overall.
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