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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
1
A disaster at Collinwood School House leaves up to 180 victims feared. Reports describe girls suspected of arson and the brutal fire that followed. Rescuers pull bodies from ruins as bereaved parents seek aid and guards protect the janitor who claims innocence. Cash relief flowing to families.
In Cleveland on March 5 a 15 year old girl Jennie Phillips perished in the Collinwood school fire. Her mother tried to pull her free as flames reached Jennie once more, but the fire consumed her hair and the mother's hand burned to the bone.
AP reports 164 dead in the Collinwood disaster with 137 identified at Lake Shore morgue and 32 unrecognized. investigators probe causes, fire doors, and a possible incendiary origin while relief committees aid families and arrange funerals.
Marion Ind March 5 A number of families were forced to flee as the Mississinewa River and Boots Creek overflowed their banks. Interurban and steam trains are halted between Marion and Wabash due to track washouts at Fox station. Rokomo Marion traction cars stop six blocks from the station because of Boots Creek floods.
A man confessed in a case tied to a troubled market with prices falling to about 25 cents below seven and a half dollars. Investigators described a tight margin below the $7.50 benchmark, noting few items rose above that level.
Miss Rose, a New Yorker and friend of the Count of Turin during a Florence winter three years ago, may pursue a breach of promise suit if his marriage to Princess Patricia of Connaught is officially announced. The delay is said to relate to this possible complication, with hopes for an amicable settlement.
Nebraska Democratic delegates pledge unit support for W. J. Bryan for president at Denver. The auditorium cheered Bryan as he praised Populists, warned against trusts, and defended his stance on regulating corporations. The convention approved the resolutions report and backed a government bond plan.
The Logansport Tribune asserts it has a larger net paid circulation than any other daily paper in Logansport, morning or evening, supported by the circulation statement on the editorial page in every issue.
In Grand Rapids Michigan 4200 students at Central High School evacuated swiftly when a fire broke out in the laboratory. The drill occurred with 1200 pupils already in morning classes and the building emptied in two and a half minutes. No major damage was reported and officials noted crowded stairs and prior panic fears but the drill proved effective.
In Chicago on March 5 the body of Laz arus Averbuch, who tried to shoot Chicago's police chief, was buried in the county potter's field at Dunning. His sister Olga, denied Jewish burial rites, faced police efforts and deflected failed rabbinical attempts while authorities press a possible anarchist link through a seized trunk. Emma Goldman’s engagements were canceled as authorities clamp down on anarchist activity.
A Tribune review of Logansport public schools following the Collinwood disaster uncovers dangerous conditions in Lincoln Franklin and other buildings. The report urges immediate inspections and repairs to protect children and will inform residents as changes are set in motion.
A detailed assessment notes two main exits that swing inward but can be hooked open, multiple stairways and two outside fire escapes with limited capacity on upper floors. Despite steam heating and nonflammable walls, ventilation flues and near exits pose fire risks. no current fire drill after the Iroquois blaze.
Solon E. Burke manager of the Reliable Employment agency was arrested in Evansville Ind for conspiring to defraud the public. He could not post a 500 dollar bond. Two partners are charged. The bureau is said to have collected large sums from job seekers with offices in Indianapolis Louisville and Terre Haute Indiana.
The Franklin school on the West Side tested a five gong drill with all pupils exiting in 45 seconds. Principal Davis notes danger if a real fire blocks the single wooden stair or fills the area with smoke, leaving windows as the only escape and a cluttered ground floor closet as a hazard.
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