Indictments to Follow Saturday Holocaust in Gotham
District Attorney Whitman said grand jury indictments for manslaughter and criminal negligence will be sought over the Triangle Waist Company fire. He cites locked doors and poor protections for workers as key failures. One hundred forty five bodies were recovered, many unidentified, as investigations by fire, police, and coroner proceed amid crowds outside the morgue.
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Whitman
Triangle Waist Company
Bureau of Buildings and Superintendents
Horrow
Crocker
Waldo
Twentythird Street
Washington Square Fire Toll Tops 141 Dead in City Aftermath
New York officials report 141 dead with about 12 women and girls in hospitals as investigators probe the blaze at Washington Square. Coroner and grand jurors review causes, while crowds line the pier morgue awaiting identifications and mournful scenes unfold.
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New York
Washington Square
Park circuit organized to bring New York acts to Southern parks
General Manager R. L. Rand of the Anniston Electric and Gas Co reports a meeting in Charlotte where ten Southern park owners formed a park circuit. A New York amusement company will supply stock, minstrel and musical acts for a week at each park. Oxford park opens June 12 with first act undetermined. The 1911 season is expected to exceed recent years in interest.
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Geeral
R. L. Rand
Anniston Electric and Gas Company
Charlotte
N. C
New York
Oxford Park
Destructive cyclone hits Monroe county Alabama towns
A terrible cyclone swept through Monroe county Sunday afternoon eight miles from Monroeville causing one death and several injuries. Houses and trees were destroyed and livestock losses were heavy as fears for nearby towns grew. Details were scarce as the storm's path remained dangerous.
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Monroeville
Ala
Monroe County
Farmers Union warehouse to add south wing
Directors of the Farmers Union Warehouse Company meet to approve a 100 by 300 foot south side addition to the warehouse. Construction material undecided but likely mill brick or concrete. contract to be let soon so the building is ready for next season. Overcrowding last season forced cotton to be stored on surrounding platforms. enlargement aims to store all Anniston cotton next season.
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Farmers’ Union Warehouse
Anniston
Nine Die in Kentucky Fires in 24 Hours
Nine persons were killed by fires in Kentucky in the last 24 hours. In Harrodsburg the home of J. T. Veech burned, killing Mrs. J. M. Bridges and three children. Near Mt. Vernon, the Gentry residence burned, killing Mrs. Gentry and four children.
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Kentucky
Harrodsburg
J. T. Veech
J. M. Bridges
Robert Gentry
Mt. Vernon
Dr Owens Addresses Commercial Congress Hit in Atlanta
Dr Owens great hit with his address at the Commercial Congress was noted by a personal friend of Dr C J Owens former college president. Taft introduced him and he was warmly congratulated by the president. A conference with Secretary Dickinson followed return to Atlanta fueling talk of a federal berth. Leaders in Washington planned a 500000 advertising fund to promote the South and set a minimum 100000 yearly goal for five years to publicize Dixie through major publications.
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C. J. Owens
Anniston College
Atlanta
Owens
Commercial Congress
Taft
Dickinson
South
Washington
Dawe
Congress
Southern Commercial Congress
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Third Party May Grow Up
Washington dispatch outlines how Taft supporters expect his renomination while Republicans, Democrats, and Progressives debate nominees. La Follette leads a growing Progressive bloc, with Harm on potential cross-party backing, and tariff disputes fueling calls for reform and possible third-party alignment.
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Washington
Taft
O. K
Wilson
Harmon
Dix
Laollette and Cumming
Norris
House
Lost love amid tragedy revealed by ring identity
A grieving woman sobbed over her fiancé who perished in a disaster. A ring on his finger identified him, confirming their engagement made the night before the catastrophe. The note continues on page eight.
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Mass
Dissatisfaction at Diaz cabinet prompts Mexican revolt
Encouraged by weakness in the Diaz government and anger at new cabinet picks, the Mexican revolt widens. Rebels seize San Carlos near Del Rio, with large stores and casualties reported. In Mexico City reforms under President Diaz aim to change labor relations and grant concessions to the middle class.
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Diaz
EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Coahuila
Chihuahua
San Carlos
del Rio
Mexico City
Mex
Senor de la Barra
Enrique Creel
Ding
Vast Changes Foreseen in Mexico After Diaz Cabinet Resigns
Washington dispatches report the revolutionary junta stating the war will continue in Mexico. Officials in the war and state departments say advisories suggest a sequence of revolutionary events that would bring vast changes across the country.
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Washington
Mexico
Diaz
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Er Waldo
J. J. Asch
South Norwalk
Conn
Rand
Charlotte, N. C
Evon
Oxford
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Monroe
Farmers Union Warehouse Company
Louisville, Ky
Roderick Clifford
la Follette
Senate
House of Representatives
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Payne Aldrich
Arizona
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