Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Kills 86 and Traps Workers
Fire at the Triangle Waist factory on Greene Street and Washington Place kills 86 of 141 employees, mostly women. The blaze starts on the eighth floor and spreads to the basement. exits are few and inward opening doors trap workers. Fire Marshal Beers cites cramped workrooms, blocked stairs, and cigarette smoking as contributing factors in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Triangle
Greene Street
Washington Place
General Slocum
North Brother's Island
Triangle Waist Company
Joseph Deventry
Brooklyn
Beers
Alsion
Ehaira
Marshal Beers
Samuel Bernstein
Triangle Company
Bernstein
Edward Brown
Hammond Man Dies in Blizzard While Walking to Death
Anton Moeller prominent businessman and Whiting alderman died during a blizzard in Hammond Indiana while walking in front of a Pennsylvania flyer. The incident occurred Monday as harsh snow swept the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Anton Moeller
Whiting
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin Educator Henry Whitney Dies in New Haven
Henry M. Whitney, longtime Beloit College professor from 1874 to 1899, died suddenly Sunday in New Haven Connecticut. After Beloit he served as librarian at the Bramford Public Library in Bramford Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Beloit
Wis
Henry M. Whitney
Helott College
New Haven
Conn
Bramford
List of Holocausts of a Century Theater Disasters and Death Toll
A long OCR fragment catalogs theater disasters and fires from 1807 to 1911, listing venues such as Ring Theater Vienna, Iroquois Theater Chicago, General Slocum steamer, and Robinson Opera House Cincinnati. Entries mix dates, venues, and casualty counts with inconsistent formatting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Conway's Theater
Ring Theater
Vienne
Lehman's Theater
St. Petersburg
Buffalo Music Hall
St. Louie Church
Opera Comique
Parle
Temple Theater
Philadelphia
Central Theater
Charity Bazar
Paris
Pirke’s Opera House
Cheimmatl
Lyric Theater
Bucharest
Theater Central
Colleeum
Chicago
People's Theater
Aberdeen
Scotland
Klondike Theater
Milwaukee
Mies
Iroquois Theater
General Slocum
New York Harbor
Barnsley
England
Boyertown
Aveline
Fort Wayne
Ind
Collingwood
L. Fish
Minnesota
Northwest
Newark
N. J
Morrie & Co
Cincinnanati
Baddee
Baddee Eewteeneese Tennes
New York
Indictments Seen Likely in Carnegie Trust Case
New York prosecutors expect more indictments of Carnegie Trust officials after grand jury testimony by Liston L. Lewis. The case centers on fake asset reports and mutilated minutes from August 1910. Joseph B. Reichmann led the firm as president, with Samuel Untermyer now serving as attorney for the trust’s allied figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie Trust Company
Liston L. Lewis
Trust Company
Whitman
Joseph B. Reichmann
State Banking Department
Samuel Uwntermeyer
Charles H. Hyde
Gaynor
William J. Cummins
Joseph B
Drink-Crazed Doctor Slays Two in Des Moines Case
Dr H D Kelly of Coutes Bluffs shoots and kills Deputy Sheriff Clarence Wollman of Council Bluffs and later Edward Sterzing of Des Moines after leaving the inebriates hospital. He demands alcohol in a saloon before firing five more times. Police arrest him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. D. Kelly
Coutes! Bluffs
Clarence Wollman
Council Bluffs
Edward Sterzing
Kelly
Sterzing
Swallows Hie Teeth, Dies in Missouri Home
Boone county reporter notes Rev. 8 A Hall a former Methodist pastor and pioneer lawyer in this city died at his Windso r Missouri home after swallowing his false teeth during Sunday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
A. Hall
Methodiat Church
Windsor
Ballinger Returns Home to Warm Seattle Welcome
Richard A. Ballinger former secretary of the interior arrived back in Seattle on Saturday from Washington. He was greeted warmly by townspeople in a strong show of local support and recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinger
Seattle
Waseh
Richard A. Balinger
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Diaz cabinet named Zacamacona ineland ambassador to United States
Mexico City reports Manuel de Zacamacona e Ineland named ambassador to the United States to succeed Francisco Leon de la Barra. The cabinet lists Interior as vacant with Teodoro de Hess often rumored as incumbent and other posts filled by Francisco Leon de la Barra Demetrio Sodi Jorge Vera Batnol Norberto Dominguez Jose Yves Limantour and Gen Manuel Gonzalez Costos. Separate El Paso dispatch notes insurgents reorganizing for decisive war effort with no peace overtures and Madero seeking belligerency recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Manuel de Zacamacona E
Ineland
United States
Francisco Leon de la Barra
Diaz
Teodoro de Hess
Vera Cruz
Demetrio Sodi
Jorge Vera Batanol
Fomento
Marroquiny Rivera
Norbeto Dominguez
Jose Yves Limantour
Manuel Gonzalez Costo
Madero
Francesco I. Madero
Losurrectos
Sechelt Steamer Sinks Off Vancouver Island
The Sechelt, an 82 foot long 78 ton passenger steamer of the British Columbia Shipping company, capsized near Beechey Head and sank with all aboard after a gale. Thirteen passengers landed at William Head before destruction. most aboard were railway laborers bound for a northern camp. some residents of Sooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia Shipping Company
Beechey Head
Vancouver Island
William Head
Canadian Northern Railroad
Sooke
Four Die and Twelve Hurt in Milwaukee Fire
Four firemen died and twelve were injured in a Milwaukee blaze at the Middletown Manufacturing Company wholesale hatters building as rescuers fell through the roof during efforts to combat the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Middletown Manufacturing Company
Wholesale Hatters
Battleship Texas and Rhode Island Suffer Propeller Damage
In Chesapeake Bay during tests near Norfolk Virginia the battleships Texas and Rhode Island struck a hidden object. Texas broke one propeller blade and bent another while firing on San Marcos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
San Marcos
Texas
Rhode
Jefferson Davis Guard Buried
Bloomington Illinois mourned William Bach the last Union guardsman who stood watch over Jefferson Davis during captivity at Fortress Monroe His funeral was held here on Monday with community attendance and tributes to his service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Bloomington
William Bach
Fortress Monroe
De la Barra Named Mexican Foreign Relations Minister
Francisco de la Barra, Mexican ambassador to the United States, was named minister of foreign relations in the Mexican cabinet by President Dias. He informed Taft in the White House and left for Mexico City. Secretary Knox offered congratulations and the new cabinet member is praised for his reputation in Europe and trust from Mexican revolutionary representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francisco de la Barra
United States
Dias
Mexico City
Benor de la Barra
White House
Taft
Senor de la Barra
Knox
Ambassador de la Barra
Mexico
Europe
Ten Die As Dixie Flyer Wreck Hits Georgia River Trestle
A Dixie Flyer wreck near Oollla Georgia on an Alapaha river trestle left ten dead and over twenty injured. Eight identified include Mrs. W D Fletcher of Rowland Illinois and conductor Charles J Parnell of Savannah. The crash followed a broken engine driving wheel. cars plunged into the river, taking about 400 feet of trestle with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oollla
Dixie Fiyer
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
W. D. Fletcher
Rowland
Tampa
C. F. Bannart
Henderson
W. Culpepper
Tifton
Lucius Ellis
Charles J. Parnell
Savannah
Albert Simmons
Porter
J. T. Watson
Lander
Wyo
J. Woodward
Waycross
Stolen Stocks Recovered In Mysterious Missing Shares
New York stock certificates valued at 100000 belonging to Aaron Bancroft of George H. Bancroft & Co. were largely recovered by attorney William M. Sullivan. About 400 shares of American Smelters worth 21000 remain missing. Sullivan hopes for criminal action and further recoveries under District Attorney Whitman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aaron Bancroft
George H. Bancroft & Co
William M. Sullivan
Bancrofts
Sullivan
Whitman
Columbus Dynamiter Sentenced to Ten Years in Ohio Penitentiary
William Cavanaugh, the first of four alleged dynamiters, was found guilty of placing dynamite on street car tracks and was sentenced Monday by Judge Rogers to ten years in the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Wiliam Cavanaugh
Ohio
Rogers
Cavanaugh
Delays Flight Over Sea in Atlantic Dirigible Try
In Kiel Germany Joseph Brucker once of Chicago delayed his plan to cross the Atlantic in the Suchard dirigible balloon until next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
Germany
Joseph Brucker
Chicago
Atlantic
Suchard
Early 30th Legislature Debates Final Adjournment Date
The thirty second session faces delay in adjourning April 4 with work unfinished. A conference committee recommends the date, but Speaker opposition argues completion by then is unlikely. House debate stalls action and the report sits on the table awaiting future consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Neil
Bud
Richardson
City Government Reform Committee Recommends Bills
An especial committee on city government forms recommends passage of F. 342 by Bunning and F. 316 by Tanner to apply to Boul Omiba, supports the Skilew bill F. 895 but questions its constitutionality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunning
Coss
Tanner
Douglas
Boul Omiba
Nebraska legislature debates district elected supreme judges
Opposition grows to a proposed plan for non partisan Nebraska Supreme Court judges elected by districts. Critics argue district elections would misrepresent state interests and depart from current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Legislature Debates Apportionment Ahead of Redistricting Bill
The session has not decided apportionment. The Placek redistricting bill passed the senate and awaits house action likely with changes. Republicans intend to alter it. The Albert judicial apportionment bill passed the senate but holds less political weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate Work Steadies as House Faces Tight Session
The senate, with thirty three men, can grind out more than the house. The house will likely hold a tight session to rush legislation. Brown and Selleck back a strong medical department at the university and favor funding where it benefits most. Selleck supports trusting the regents' board recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Brown and Selleck
Stock yards bill to pass with governor’s approval expected
Lower House refuses to change the Ollis bill and advances it to a third reading as Governor vetoes the Taylor-Dolegal measure. Debate centered on stock yards being public markets and under railway commission regulation. Opposition questioned a "Joker" tying storage and switching departments as common carriers, potentially costing shippers thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railway Commission
Ollis
Taylor
Ollie
Supreme Court
Snriching
Railway Commission
House
Maximum fund cuts in House Roll No 61
A $100,000 reduction was made in the maximums of the funds proposed by House Roll No 61. The cuts were applied across multiple funds by agreement after consultation with jobbers and taxation authorities.
Aldrich Signs Bill Prohibiting Gift Enterprises
Governor Aldrich signed H. Ro No. 107 by Housh to bar gift enterprises and the use of trading stumps after a hearing that heard objections from merchants and attorney representatives of various dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Housh
Fault of Buildings at Heatrice Institute Reported
The committee on reform schools reported serious faults in the Institute for the feeble minded youth at Heatrice. The Senate laid the report over for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meylum
Home
Senate
Heatrice
Senate committee selects best commission plans in Ad Club bill
The special committee of Senators Tibbets Selleck and Bann ing reported Senate File No 243 with minor amendments. The report advances the Ad Club bill through the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibbets, Selleck
Banning
Senate
Judiciary bills head to plan by house committee
The Lee non-partisan judiciary bill and the Junckenbuach bill to elect Supreme Court judges by districts and create an Intermediary Court of Appeals were recommended to plan by the house committee as a whole. The votes ran almost along party lines with 60 to 42 and eight absent. Hardin was the lone Republican supporter while three Democrats opposed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Lee
Junckenbuach
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Hardin
Money That Is Well Spent on Life Insurance Ideas
The article argues life expectancy rises yet post forty five mortality climbs, noting old mortality tables. It cites modern city sanitation improvements and touches on a Birmingham suburb, Bournville, where a company shows death rates slashed by sanitary living, portraying it as a business investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bournville
Birmingham
England
Proper Treatment of Trees in Gas Poisoning Distinction
The article explains the difficulty of distinguishing gas poisoning from other injuries to trees. It notes that in the Boston gypsy moth district crude oil or kerosene sprayed on bark damages the cambium and wood, causing loose bark and rapid bark loss, which helps separate oil injury from gas effects for someone familiar with tree symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Park System Aims to Shield Bridges and City Land
Proposals for a New York park and parkway network seek to protect major bridges including Williamsburg Manhattan and Brooklyn by reserving 200 feet of river approaches free of buildings. The plan also calls for shielding large public buildings and placing future schools along the park axis to improve the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
East River
Williamsburg
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Park Engineers Promote Flexible Design For Cost Savings
An engineer should adapt lines and grades to create artistic effects or save costs while maintaining constructive work standards. He need not know every horticultural detail but should understand trees and shrubs and their basic requirements.
Lovell Merchant Offers In-Store Match For Mail Orders
A Lovell Wyoming merchant in a logo paper declares any customer who visits his store can have mail order prices and terms matched and filled in person. The half page advertisement emphasizes price parity and immediate service for local shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell
Wyoming
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weeree
Reichmann
Concern
Council Bluffa
Zacamacona
de la Barra
Inland
Pacific Ocean
DE LA Barre
U. S
Lly
Iea
Georgia
Commission
the Medical School
Lancaster County
University Medical School
Lincoln
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!