Fire Loss Pride and the Need for Fireproof Building
A historical editorial laments colossal U S fire losses costing about 200 million dollars yearly and 6672 deaths. It urges fireproof construction and non burnable materials, noting 427 theaters and thousands of public buildings at risk, and cites data from New York fire insurance figures to push for safer housing and layouts.
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Chicago
Butzness
United States
New York City
Brooklyn
New York
Ingurasee Exchange
Two Babies Murdered After Gipsy Threat Puts Morales in Peril
South American magnate Senor Morales and his wife endure a cruel blow as their infant son and newborn daughter are linked to a grim crime spree. A black eyed gipsy with a squint and hare lip pursues Morales, delivering cryptic warnings and triggering a grisly murder in Madrid.
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Granada
Pedro Morales
Morales
Sladria
Lisbon
Madrid
Estacion de Lay Deliciae
Senor
Senora Morales
Spain
Cerry
Bomba
Borate
Ater
Orates
Marples
New York Aims Toward Fireproof Buildings Era
The building industry moves toward unburnable structures using steel and hollow tile with stone and cement, aiming to eliminate inflammables. Education and tougher state legislation push fireproofing in public and private buildings, with building departments enforcing stricter codes.
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New York
Fre
National Fire Protection Association
Munkcinal
Safe found on Wanstead Flats linked to hotel theft
A safe recently shown from Maxci's hotel was found last week in a lonely spot on Wanstead Flats. Its contents, valued at about £23, are missing. Police support the theory that the theft aimed to obtain the safe's contents.
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London Punch
Maxci
Wanstead
Greatest Peril of Civilization as Germany Ambition
From the December 16 issue, the advance sheet quotes British and European scholars arguing Germany’s ambition threatens peace and civilization. Contributors critique German power, urging caution toward a possible world-dominant influence and noting Germany’s political and social traits.
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Aris
Germany
Dredenck Harrison
Royal Historical Society
London
de Roberto
Wells
Ledward Sassoon
Rovikoff
International Institute For Bociollogy
Osear Browning
Cambridge
Louis de M Csary
Hungarien Independent Party
Charles Ric
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