Tragic Washington Place Fire Claims 148 Immigrant Workers
A January 25 fire at 23 Washington Place, New York, gutted the Triangle Waist Company building. Ninety percent of victims were East Side girls, mostly ages teens, as escape routes failed and nets overflowed. Isaac Harris and Max Blanck fled unscathed with their daughters.
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New York
General Slocum
North Brothers Island
Triangle Waist Company
Wno
Washington _ place
Isaac Harrisine
Max Blanck
Blanck
Washington Place
Diaz Names New Cabinet as Reforms Face Test
Diaz’s cabinet includes Limantour as finance minister and LaBarra as foreign relations head with Demetro Sodi as justice minister and Norberto Dominguez as postmaster general. The article notes official announcements were delayed and potential moves involve military and reform measures aimed at stabilizing Mexico amid rebel activity.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Jose Yves Limaritour
Senore LaBarra
Demetro Sodi
Supreme Court
Justino Fernandez
Norbeto Dominguez
Department of Communications
Leander Fernandez
Manuel Maroquin
Department of Fomemto
Olegario
Molina
Jorge Vera Hstandl
Justo Pietra
Russia Gives China 3 Days To Sign Pact
St Petersburg March 25 The Russian government demands a satisfactory Chinese reply to the note of February 16 by March 30 or Russia will take action. An ultimatum from Acting Foreign Minister Heratoff to the Chinese minister at Peking demands clear acceptance of Russia’s 1881 treaty provisions.
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J Petersburg
China
Russiia
Peking
Russia
M. Heratoff
M. Korostovetz
Mexican envoy De La Barra named foreign minister
Francisco De La Barra, Mexican ambassador to the United States, is named minister of foreign affairs by President Diaz. He telegraphed acceptance to Mexico City, planned to depart for Mexico, and met with Secretary of State Knox and President Taft, who welcomed the appointment and spoke of a hopeful era of peace between the two nations.
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State Department
Boveani
Interior
Mexico
Jeffer
Comad
Diaz
Reyes
Washington
Francisco de la Barra
United States
Sener de Lo
Mexico City
Senor
de la 3
White House
Taft
Pnor de la Barra
Knox
Senor Barra
Ice City
Senor Creel
Fragmentary Page 2 Column TM Item
A damaged OCR fragment from page two provides minimal readable text regarding a column feature. No clear event names dates or figures are identified in the accessible portion.
Druggist John Gertler Killed in Noblesville Auto Crash
Indianapolis druggist and dean of a technical institute, John Gertler, was killed and his wife seriously injured when their car skidded on a freshly graveled road and plunged down a twenty foot embankment two miles south of Noblesville, Indiana. Mrs. Gertler crawled free and walked a quarter mile to seek help before authorities arrived.
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Noblesville
Ind
John Gertler
Indianapolis
National Trade School and Techical Institute
J. BE. Powell
Baggageman
Catlettsburg
Cifs
J. P. Woodward
J. E. Powell
C. J. Parnell
Savannah
Simflees
Secondass
Q and C Strike Ended by Mutual Contract
At 9 30 last night the Queen and Crescent firemen strike was settled and an agreement signed calling off the strike at once. Both sides concede points of difference but the company retains right to employ current negro firemen between Oakdale and Chattanooga and to allot them half the passenger and preferred freight runs. The strike had lasted sixteen days.
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American Book Company
Queen &Crescent Railroad
Oakdale
Chattanooga
Chattan
Todmore
Parti
Eithey
Martin
Ay Washington
H. Baker
HO. Teat. Co
L.F
E. J. le Payne
Judge Landis Faces Threat From Black Hand Letter
Chicago March 25 Judge K M Landis of the United States district court received a letter signed Black Hand threatening his life if he did not release a defendant. The judge laughed at it, while the case involved John Alongi and prior military embezzlement charges. Earlier a mother's letter to Glenn Ross urged clemency and warned of drinking, influencing Landis to grant unusual mercy.
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Chicago
K** M. Landis
United States District Court
Black Hand
John Alongi
Seats for DAR delegates at Washington Congress
Mrs Samuel A Ammon, chair of the press committee for the twentieth continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, announces seats on the first floor and east gallery of Continental Hall for society members with badges. The public may use the north and youth galleries. The national society has 1100 chapters and 66 075 members.
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Pittsburg
Samuel’ A. Ammon
Twentieth Continental Congress
National Society, Daughters of the American’ Revolution
Washington
D. C
Conental Hall
National Society
Cox May Avoid Appearance Before Gorman Amid Court Shuffle
A tense legal skirmish surrounds Cox and Justice Gorman as judges debate sitting or recusing. Chief Justice Jones of Jackson will decide if grounds exist to swear off the bench, with Walters and Sayre ready to sit if needed. The action could shift to Edward H. Jones and prompt further filings to strike a petition naming Judge Gorman as a party.
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Thomes A. Jones
Jackson
Walters
Sayre
Cox
Edward H. Jones
Homas Jones
Fchse
Saciee
Clifton Avenue paving contract moves forward
City engineers and contractors discuss the Clifton avenue improvement. Warren Bros and others vie to supply creosoted blocks under new paving specifications. Delivery guarantees and open competition shape the contract proceed.
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Cliy
Shipley
Clifton Avenue
Sig
Murphy
Warren
Republic ‘Creosot
McMillan
Uthey
Wehmer
Indianapolisy
Republic Creosoting Company
American Cavalrymen to Enter Horse Show
Five expert cavalrymen selected by the War Department will compete at the London International Horse Show in June in connection with the coronation ceremonies. The group includes Captain George Widemer Fort Oglethorpe Ga Captain Guy V Henry West Point Lieutenant Gordon Johnston Fort Riley Kan A R Schaffer Fort Myers Va and Lieutenant Graham Fort Riley Kan.
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Washington
War’ Department
George Widemer
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort .Oglethorpe
Guy V. Henry
Twelfth Cavalry
West Point
Gordon ‘ Johnston
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kan
A. R. Schaffer
Fort Myers
Graham
Tenth Cavalry
Train Disaster in Georgia Kills Eight on Dixie Flyer
Atlantic Coast Line Dixie Flyer downed into the Alapaha River trestle near Were Georgia nine wounding and eight dead with several injured as the No 95 plunged into the river. Survivors include John Watson of Landa Wyoming and Miss Elizer Shipy of Pasadena not hurt. Passengers describe mass wreck in the trestle collapse and fire.
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Qccilla
South Atlantic
Alapaha River
John Watson
Landa
Wyo
Spane
Mrs W D Fiether Killed in Ocila Wreck On Way Here
Mrs W D Fiether died in the Ocila wreck in Tampa Florida as her husband was injured. The couple married in Chicago last Sunday and were traveling.
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Tampa
Fla
W. D. Fietehér
Ocila
Owas
Chicago
Jail Break Plot Reported at Louisville Workhouse
Louisville March 25 guards say a plan for wholesale jail delivery was uncovered when saws files and improvised weapons were found hidden in the cellhouse. A confessed participant claimed the plot aimed to kill guards and free prisoners tonight with keys matching every cell.
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Louisville
Louisville City
Sechelt Steamer Sinks Off Vancouver Island
The Sechelt, a small British Columbia Shipping Co steamer built for inland lake service, sank off Beechey Head near Beecher Bay in a fierce gale. Twenty six are lost including twenty two passengers and four crew. one Indian witness reported seeing the vessel go down after a ten minute ordeal. Rescue at Williams Head dispatched but no trace found.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia Shipping Company
Beechey Head
Vancouver Island
Wiliam Head
Sooke
Beecher Bay
William Jelfffe
Henry Charles
Rocky Point
Respier Head
Strait
Port-Crescent
T. Parker
Williams Head
Strait of Fuca
Mare Uruguayan Bark Runs Aground Off Carrabelle
The Uruguayan bark Mare of Montevideo bound to Carrabelle ran aground eighteen miles south of San Phillips after a heavy storm. The vessel is breaking up. thirteen crew members abandoned the ship last night except Captain J R Pickett and seaman Will Floyd. No hope of saving the vessel.
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Will Floyd
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Foreign Relations Bureau
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Judge Landis, the Merciful
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Baker
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