All Chicago in Deep Mourning Over Theater Fire
City officials order fire department coverage at noncompliant theaters after the Iroquois Theatre disaster. Chief directs one regular firefighter to each noncomplying theater with front of house staffing, stage protection, and if needed two firemen, with wages billed to the theaters until council acts.
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Fire Department
Mayor Harrison Takes A Very Decided Stand
Chicago mayor vows to close theaters if managers do not pay wages owed amid a deadly theater catastrophe. He reports numerous telegraphic offers of aid from cities and leaders, including President Roosevelt, and mentions international condolences from Berlin and London as the city prepares to support victims and identify missing persons.
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Imayor
Chicago
Berlin
Harrison
Iroquois Theater
Prince Henry
Prussia
Willard
London
Collins
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
D. C
Carter H. Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
City Declares Day Of General Mourning After Theater Fire
Mayor Harrison announces city wide closure on Saturday January 2 to mourn the Troquois theater disaster. Relatives arrive by train and crowd morgues and hotels as officials account for missing patrons and the dead. Coroner Treager and a six man jury inspect the theater and exits finding inadequate fire protection and narrow doors.
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Harrison
Troquois
Chicago
F. A. Freer
Galesburg
Treuger
Criminally Negligent Juror Questions Firehouse Theater Inquest
Jurors Finn and Meyer confront questions about theater safety after a blaze. The inquest pauses to Thursday as the jury seeks answers on locked fire doors, prompt opening by attendants, asbestos curtain issues, arc lights in the flies, and whether ushers urged the audience to stay seated after the fire began.
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Treager
William Co. Sellers
Sellers
A. A. Hee
Finn
Meyer
Police guard Charner House fire scene under coroner order
Under coroner Treager orders the theater charnel house is sealed by police. Chief O Neill must authorize entry. 30 patrolmen guard the front 20 at the rear and 80 inside, including stairs and balconies. Fire crews pump water from the basement. no bodies found there.
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Treager
Theater Charnel House
O'Neill
Terrible Scene Inside Wrecked Theater Reveals Headless Boy
The Iroquois theater disaster leaves a headless eight year old boy identified by his father from a watch found among the charred remains. Managers Davis and Powers promise a full public statement after investigation and dispute earlier fire reports and curtain control claims.
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Roger Alexander
W. D. Alexander
Washington Boulevard
Messrs. Davis and
Powers
Illinois Theater
Bluebeard” Company
Davis
Harvest of Death Fire Claims Hidden Losses
F L Donaldson, Western Union chief telegraph operator, learns his wife is missing after a theater fire. He searches morgues and hospitals for her while heroes like Peter Quinn of the Santa Fe railway help evacuate over a hundred performers. The crowd at the stage door traps women and children, with the full story continuing on Page Eight.
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F. L. Donaldson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Peter Quinn
Santa Fe Railway System
List of Victims Identified From Iroquois Theatre Fire
Chicago records enumerate identified dead from the Iroquois Theatre disaster listing many names with city origins and family ties. The document also notes the most seriously injured, including Effie Clingen and Dotty Marlowe, among others, with conditions described as critical or may die.
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Louise Dee
Harbaugh
Rae Evans
Bluebeard Company
Cora Hascot
Earl Hennessy
A. C. Jones
Frances Lehman
Dotty Marlowe
Mabel McMillan
Marie Ellan Morgan
Detroit
Lena Mueller
Miss Mayre
Nelms
William Patten
Jessie Phelin
Pilsen
Orville Radtke
M. C. Schalke
Nellie Staininger
Tipton
Iowa
D. Seeley
Wigfall
New York Life Shows Big 1903 Insurance Growth
The New York Life Insurance Company reports a strong 1903 showing with $475,000,000 in new applications and $325,000,000 in new paid for business. President McCall notes a $23,000,000 year over year gain in paid for business and substantial increases in total paid for insurance outstanding. Total resources exceed $350,000,000 with bond holdings up over $30,000,000. The firm emphasizes no stock investments and higher reserves, signaling favorable outlook for 1904 amid steady financial markets.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Company
McCall
Bank and Trust Company
Relatives Burned in the Chicago Fire
Billings dispatch reports C H Frady lost two relatives in the Chicago blaze at the Iroquois theater. Lillian and Leon, his son's wife and son aged 10, were burned. A special messenger delivered the telegram to Frady who had moved from the county after missionary work in Chicago.
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Billings
C. H. Frady
Chicago
Lillian
Leon
E. C. Frady
Frady
Three Die Ashtabula Wreck In Open Switch Derailment
A Lake Shore limited derailed at Ashtabula Ohio on December 31 after an open switch. Two engineers and one fireman were killed. Two passengers and six trainmen were injured in the derailment on the eastbound limited.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Lake Shore Road
Republican state central committee names Little Rock convention
The Republican state central committee set a state convention for May 1 in Little Rock. A resolution endorsing President Roosevelt was adopted unanimously.
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Little Rock
Ark
Republican State Central Committee
Roosevelt
Be On Time For New Year Home Decor Fads In Butte
In Butte's oldest largest painting and decorating house a call to visit in time for the new year to see latest fads and ideas across every department. The notice emphasizes timely arrival to explore prosperity signs, coats of paint, and interior exterior decor offerings.
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Butte
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Endorsed by Readers
Letters from T J Chambers and others praise Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Ballard's Snow Liniment for coughs colds and lung trouble. Readers from Liberty Texas Chicago and Waverly Texas report relief and urge others to use the remedies citing quick effects and pleasant taste. Sold by Newbro Drug Co.
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Liberty
Texas
Ballard
Waverly
Newbro Drug A
Hair Restoring Claim for Bald Men in 10c Sample Notice
The ad argues most bald men would restore dignity by regaining hair and promotes Newbro's Herpicide to revive growth if parasites have not destroyed roots. It claims destruction of the cause yields hair return and offers a 10 cent sample request via Paxson & Rockefeller, agents for Butte, with Herpicide sold by leading druggists.
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Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Paxson & Rockefeller
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