Tragic North Collinwood School Fire Claims 165 Young Lives
A two story brick North Collinwood public school housing 160 to 170 pupils died in a February blaze. Hundreds fled through doors that opened inward, many trampled or burned. Teachers acted bravely, several children escaped via rear stairs or windows, while 165 corpses filled the morgue with 108 identified.
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Cleveland
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Fritz Herter
Catherine Weiler
Marie Vitman
Ohio Republicans Nominate Taft Delegates at Large
Columbus crowd unites for William H. Taft as Ohio’s candidate for president. Four delegates-at-large named to back Taft at the national convention with orders to vote for him until nominated. Platform endorses Roosevelt era policies, tariff revision, navy expansion, Panama Canal completion, civil rights for Negro citizens, and pursuit of better government. Ticket includes Governor Harris and Myron Herrick among delegates. electors-at-large and a full slate of state officers chosen after contest-filled balloting.
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Columbus
William H. Taft
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Harris
Herrick
Arthur I. Vorys
Charles P. Taft
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
President Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Friends of Protection
Congress
Panama Canal
Andrew Harris
Wade H. Ellis
Cincinnati
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Lancaster
Andrew L. Harris
Satan
Minnesota grain inspection defense before Interstate Commerce Committee
C F Staples of the Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission defended the state grain inspection and grading system before the House Interstate Commerce Committee amid North Dakota charges that Minnesota grading is biased against grain moving to Minneapolis mills and Duluth terminals. Farmer J Hail represented Minnesota farmers associations affirming system satisfaction. In La Porte Indiana, Judge C Richter appointed George F Mull receiver for the Chicago New York Electric Air Line after stockholders petitioned.
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Washington
Minnesota
Committee On Interstate Commerce
House
C. F. Staples
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Staples
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Duluth
Lik. J. Hail of
Morris
la Porte, Ind
C. Richter
la Porte
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Company
George F. Mull
Indianapolis
Body of Indian woman found stabbed in Best boarding house
The body of Mrs. Rice Hill, about sixty, was found in a room at the Best boarding house in Black River Falls Wisconsin on March 5. She had been stabbed. An inquest is being held.
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Lake Shore
Nel
Tommy Thompson
Black River Falls
Wis
Rice Hill
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Cohen
Austins
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Canadian Northwest
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Great Western
Chicago, Great Western Railway
St. Vaal
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Fort Dodge
Lyle Pen Blues
F. I. Crane
Austin’ Puis
Ae Ah
A. W. Allen, M. D
M & St Panik
Glora Cfhee
J. T. Thomas
Doar North Ist National Bank
Austin Daily Herald
Miss Weller
Miss Fisk
Clark Spring
Alven
Ethel Rose
Laura Bodey
Republican Convention
Arthur M. Orr
Miami County
Oliver I. Gunckle
Dayton
G. E. Broadfield
Belmont County
A. H. Martin
J. T. Carew
E. M. Huggins
Faton
Francis W. Treadway
Carmi Thompson
Ironton
E. M. Fullington
Marysville
Charles C. Green
A. G. Denman
Toledo
Board of Publi Works
Air Line Company
Bove
Brighton
Holmes How. CO
W. Brige St
Austin, Minn
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