Angled Horror Grows as Rescue Probes Ruins
Three hundred workmen search the ruins for bodies as a broad horror expands amid collapse scenes. Rescue crews scour debris for victims and survivors in the wake of the disaster.
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03 Oct 1910
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1910
Page
1
Times Building Disaster Reveals 19 Dead After Explosion
Nineteen lives lost in the Times building blast as 300 workers dig through debris for forty hours. Police guard the Otis and Chandler households. rewards total 18,500 from city and newspapers. Identify Reeves and Cordaway among identified victims. inquest slated for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Egan
Anderson
B. Wesley Reeves
Harry Chandler
Howard Cordaway
Chandler
Reeves
Bomb in the Home of General Otis
A failed infernal machine blast at General Harrison Gray Otis residence The Bivouac on Wilshire Avenue heightened Los Angeles Times disaster tensions after an earlier explosion destroyed the Times plant Investigators found a suitcase containing evidence of the attempted attack as police and detectives investigated with warnings of heightened suspense in the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles Times
The
Times
Zeehandelaar
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Rice
Charles Fletcher
West Lake Park
Galloway
Store Closure Notice From Meyer Bros Ltd
Our store will be closed Tuesday October 4. Meyer Bros Ltd, announces temporary shutdown for that date affecting all services and operations. Customers are advised to plan accordingly and check for any updated hours or notices before visiting in person.
Clothing Store Closed for Holiday Notice
Our store will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday October 4th and 5th for a holiday and will reopen at 6 p.m. Wednesday. W. B. I. Smith, Clothiers Furnishers Hatters.
Un Verge of General Strike Looms in Tampa Labor Row
Reports say union laborers in Tampa may join a looming general strike in solidarity with tobacco workers. The potential action reflects rising labor tensions and cross-industry support as organizers rally members and discuss coordinated walkouts across local plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Imposing Funeral for Former Governor Broward
Jacksonville scene as Broward’s body lay in state at City Hall with state officials and soldiers in the cortege. In Tampa, labor unrest loomed over a possible general strike and a plumbers’ walkout after a non union hire. Babin Brothers suffered an estimated $35,000 fire loss at their factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broward
Jacksonville
Master Plumbers’ Association
Miguel Babin
May Revoke All Permit Move-to-Cancel Automobile Racks
A definite move to cancel automobile racks is planned for October 15th as authorities may revoke all permits related to the racks. The action signals a comprehensive tightening of regulatory controls and potential disruptions for affected entities.
Nassau County considers canceling Vanderbilt race permit
Nassau County supervisors plan a late day meeting to decide whether to revoke the October 15 grand prize race permit on the Vanderbilt cup course. Despite previous injuries and deaths, Barney Oldfield threatens to withdraw his entry unless troops guard the course, while residents debate the sport’s future amid large crowds and policing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Oldfield
Nassau County
A. R. Parrington
Long Island Parkway
William Pickens
Oldfield
Chicago
New York
Benz
Imposing Funeral For Former Governor Broward in Jacksonville
State troops and mounted police formed a guard of honor as Napoleon B Broward lay in state at City Hall after removal from his residence. Gov Gilchrist and cabinet led thousands of mourners in the funeral cortege to Evergreen cemetery for interment following solemn services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Napoleon B. Broward
City Hall
Evergreen Cemetery
Gilchrist
No Contract Signed With Little Rock For Training Quarters
Secretary Anderson receives a letter from Detroit manager Hugh Jennings denying any contract with Little Rock or other sites for training quarters and stating none will be made until after review of offers. Jennings plans to visit Monroe by November 1 to evaluate the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Jennings
Monroe
Miners In Palau Mine Mired As Dust Explosion Hits No 2
Nearly fifty miners feared dead after a coal dust explosion at Palau No 2 mine of Cahuila Coal Company in Las Esperanzas Coahuila. The blast collapsed timbers and the mine mouth, trapping workers. two bodies recovered, about seventy still inside as air currents are being restored. Rescue teams were overcome by after damp but brought to surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Mexico
Las Esperanzas
Coahuila
Palau
Cahuila Coal Company
Mail carrier arrested on money order funds charge
W G Covington rural mail carrier from Farmerville was arrested this morning by Deputy U S Marshal Collings at the urging of Post Office Inspectors Purdum and Bloebaum. He was brought to Monroe and bond set at 500 by Commissioner W A O Kelley. He had not posted bond by 1 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Covington
Farmerville
U. S
Collings
Post Office
Purdum and
Bloebaum
Covington
Monroe
W. A. O’kelley
The Light weights One Act Play By Anna Marble Pollock
Mrs Channing Pollock known as Anna Marble writes a one act play titled The Light weights for George Thatcher the minstrel. Pollock is daughter of Dan Marble the comedian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channing Pollock
Anna Marble
George Thatcher
Pollock
Dan Marble
Lockout of 700 Mills Shocks Manchester Cotton Trade
The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners locked out 130,000 operatives and closed 700 mills over a dispute at Fern mill Oldham. Dismissed worker George Howe opposed cleaning machinery, sparking arbitration talks. Lockout threatens thousands more jobs across England amid firmer prices regionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Mill
Oldham
England
George Ranken Askwith
Commercial, Labor and Statistical Department
Board of Trade
George E. Howe
Howe
Federation
Card Room
China
India
Mediterranean
HhO Game in Philadelphia Opens World Series May Start
A World Series opening game date remains undecided in Philadelphia as organizers await approval and scheduling details for the first game of the fall classic. The venue, variable weather, and travel plans are under review by teams and league officials.
National Baseball Commission Sets Opening World Series Game
The National Baseball Commission ruled that the first game of the World’s Championship between the Chicago Nationals and the Philadelphia Americans should be played in Philadelphia. The opening date was not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Chicago Nationals
Philadelphia American
Philadelphia
Sailor drownings unconfirmed as New Hampshire cutter capsizes
New York reporters tally no bodies recovered by noon as crews from Harbor Precinct Stations and battleships continue search efforts after the New Hampshire cutter overturned in the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Hampshire
Cotton Ginned To Sept 25 Falls Behind Last Year
Census Bureau reports 2,303,211 bales ginned up to Sept 25, counting round bales as half. This compares with 2,568,150 in 1909. Gulf states totals show Alabama 202,780. Florida 11,208. Louisiana 45,536. Mississippi 83,090. Texas 1,258,385, vs last year figures listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Gulf States
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Missisipp
Condition of Cotton Crop in Washington Report
The average condition of the cotton crop on September 25 was 65.9 percent of normal, according to the crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture. This compares with 72.1 percent on August 25, this year, 58.5 percent on September 25 last year, and 69.7 percent two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murder trial resumes in Edmondson family case
Decatur Alabama October 3 The case of Bob Clemmons charged with the murder of the Edmondson family at Woodland Mills returns for its second Morgan county court trial. The crime killed Tom Edmondson his mother wife and two children and burned their home. circumstantial evidence against Clemmons follows an initial life sentence overturned on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Bob Clemmons
Edmondson
Morgan County
Alabama
Tom Edmondson
Edmondsons
Woodland Mills
Clemmons
Supreme Court
Emily Stevens to star in Liebler company's William
Emily Stevens engaged by the Liebler company to lead in the forthcoming play William next month. The previous season Miss Stevens starred opposite George Arliss as the leading woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Stevens
Liebler Company
William
Miss Stevens
George Arliss
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Churchill Harvey Elder
San Francisco
John Howard, Jr
F. J. Zeehandelaar
George Long
Burt
Bruce
Edward Bell
Harry Anderson
Charles Seeboldt
the Times
Bell
Mark Bently
Bentley
Charles Lovelace
Paul Brand
Brand
New Orleans
Oti
Meyer Bros., Ltd
I. Smith
Clothiers
Furnishers Hatters
Plumbers’ Union
Board of
Long Island
Henery
Hein and
Hearne
Nassau County Board of Supervisors
C. C. Painter
Oyster Bay
Urday
New York City
Hugh Jennings
Detroit Baseball Club
Manchester
the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners
Lan
Hho
New York Harbor
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