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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
2
Journal notes a Newark area notice granting permits for boys as smallpox and contagion fears rise. It reflects March weather, references Lent and March origins, and recounts a severe late winter storm disrupting transport, telegraphs and rails with multiple casualties and economic losses.
A Saturday morning blaze at the Park Avenue Hotel on Thirty third Street and Park Avenue left eighteen guests dead from burns or suffocation and many injured. The nearby Seventy first Regiment armory fire preceded the hotel blaze by about fifteen minutes, spreading rapidly and collapsing roof and walls. Eyewitnesss describe panic as guests in night clothes fled stairways and windows amid smoke, with no fire escapes or active extinguishing equipment present.
A mix of religious debates, public policy scraps, and social notes fills the column. References include church disputes, President Roosevelt’s stance, suffrage efforts, Senate debates on the Philippine revenue bill, and civic news from Washington.
Practical advice urges parents to foster independence and optimism in children, emphasize health and education, and avoid crushing them with past grief. It notes the ratio of men to women in the United States and projects demographic shifts by 1920, urging balanced social considerations.
The Friday gathering of the Board of Trustees at the Home included entertainment at Nobil Cottage. Reports mention health visits from Sager, a small fire caused by wires, and brave journeys of two women to the mountain top. Washington's Birthday observances featured school programs and music.
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