Tragic Collinwood School Fire Claims Dozens of Young Lives
A devastating blaze at the Collinwood schoolhouse traps children on inward swinging doors and a locked rear exit. Amid frantic rescue attempts by parents, volunteers, and police, dozens perish or vanish. survivors recount harrowing scenes and heroic efforts by teachers and bystanders.
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Wallace Upton
Upton
Upton Prang
Collingwood
Hugh MeIlrath
Charles G. MeIlrath
Collinwood Police
McTirath
McHrath
McKrath
Glenn Sanderson
Two Teachers Perish in Lake View School Fire
Nine teachers escaped the blaze at Lake View School in Cleveland with five dead. Miss Katherine Weiler 27 of 107 Fortieth Street Pittsburg Pa and Miss Grace Fiske first gradeteacher perished after being carried from the building as flames surged through the basement entry. Weiler, president of the Cuyahoga County Primary Teachers Association, had taught in several Ohio towns before two years in Cleveland.
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Lake Shore
Nels Thompson
Henry Schultz
Irene Davis
John Phillis
Poplar Street
Dan Clark
Russell Newberry
Harry McNeil
Lake Shore Depot
McNeil
Architects
Niy
Walter C. Kelley
Sporting Department
The
Cleveland Leader
Herter
Helen
New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Laura Bodey
Mary, Ridgeway
Anna Roth
Gertrude Davis
Ethel Rose
Anna Moran
Golimar
Miss Rowley
Lake View School
Katherine Weiler
East Wighty-first Street
Grace Fiske
Orville Avenue
Berea
Collinwood
Miss Weiler
Cuyahoga County
List of identified dead after Collinwood school fire
Following is a list of identified victims with ages from the Collinwood school fire in Cleveland. Names include Floy Brown 10, Luella Baldwin 13, Amelia Burrows 11, Norman Beil 9, Glenn Barber 11, Rose Bushman, Clayton Bell 14, Wilfred Cook 5, and many others up to ages 2 to 15. The tally reflects a broad range of students and staff killed in the disaster.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Collinwood
Brown
Floy
Baldwin
Luella
Burrows
Amelia
Beil
Norman
Barber
Glenn
Bushman
Rose
V. Bushman
Bell
Clayton
Cook
Wilfred
Clark
Alven
T. Clark
Dan
Claud
Centner
Lester
Carlson
Nellie
Cunningham
Mile Depper
Meda
Day
Petey
Dresha
Matilda
Depner
Arnold
Date
T. Davis
Gertrude
Davis
Irene
Dorn
Gretchen
Duffy
Catherine
Bahner
Edna
Eichelberger
Alice Efferly
Lena
T. Fiske
Grace
Gould
Ray
Gervie
Emma
Gordon
Ruth
Glassmere
Catherine Grushage
Mary
Hart
Dorothy
Heningk
Peter
Heinge
Herter
Helena
Edith
Walter
Werner
Hunter
Robert
Kujat
Henry
Kohlten
Edward
Kelley
Richard
Kapudzva
Fannie
Kelly
Newbaker
Paul
Newberry
Russell
Parah
Frank
Poansk
Jonn
Ih Potinsky
Joan
Phillis
Jennie
Quirk
Lewis
Rush
Daniel
Robinson
Fern
Reeves
Harry
Ridgeway
Rochinsky
John
I Roth
Anna
Rostock
Lillian
Emil
Roster
Sanderson
Harold
Schuvert
Bernard
Schultz
Sigler
Mabel
Sherman
Norris
Swanson
Sapar
Schmitt
Mildred
Sheppard
Skelly
Madge
Weiler
Katherine
Weisbarth
Eec
Widman
Woodmeyer
Wendorf
Lara
Wachaus
Eva
Welchart
Woodman
Annie
Wickett
Yankel
Zimmerman
Ree
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Harris to Probe Ohio Schoolhouse Disaster
Gov. Harris ordered a state investigation into the Collinwood schoolhouse fire to determine if the building complied with Ohio laws. Chief Inspector Morgan was to lead inquiries with Inspector Bock directing field work in Collinwood to gather details on construction and compliance for potential action.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
Harris
Collinwood
Morgan
Department of Workshop and
Bock
Wns
Cuyahoga
Ashtabula
State Law Department
Congress Offers Sympathy To Cleveland Fire Victims
Representative Harding of Ohio introduced a House resolution after reports that scores of children died in the Cleveland schoolhouse fire. The House extended sympathy to the stricken city and sorrowing homes.
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New York, Times
Washington
Harding
Ohio
House
House of Representatives
United States
Cleveland
Clevene
Illinois orders school closures until safety devices installed
Secretary Egan of the Illinois State Board of Health ordered all city county and town officers to close every school not equipped with outward opening doors or combustible fire escapes. Schools must remain closed until safety devices are installed.
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Springfield
Egan
Illinois State Board of Health
Teacher Leaps To Death From Train Near Auburn
Miss Gracia B. Wetzel a kindergarten teacher in New York City public schools died after leaping from a fast New York Central train two miles east of Auburn New York while returning with her sister Miss Estelle Wetzel from a sanitarium where she had been resting for nervous trouble. Her body was found beside the tracks after she disappeared from the car.
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New York Times
Auburn
N. Y
Gracia B. Wetzel
New York City
Estelle Wetzel
Saratoga Springs
New York Central
Here
Omaha Crowds Meet Auto Race Leader
Enthusiastic crowds in Omaha cheer Sirtori as the leading auto race car passes in drizzle. A slow pace of ten mph is noted with the car averaging above that while drivers refuse delays. Italians along the route gift flowers and celebrate the procession at Jefferson. The crowd believes Zust will win the race despite slippery roads.
De Dion May Start Today in New York to Paris Race
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on March 4 the French De Dion car prepared to leave at dawn for the New York to Paris race. Drivers expect to close a 200 mile gap created by Zust and aim to overtake Thomas. St Chaffray predicts steady gains against leaders through Rockies and Sierra Nevada crossings. He hopes to sail from Seattle to Valdez by March 24.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Paris
Zust
Thomas
St. Chaffray
Theockies
Sierra Nevadas
Rockies
Seattle
Valdez
Protos Reaches Chicago After Indiana Run Amid Banquet
Chicago March 4 The Chicago Automobile Club escorted Lieut Koeppen and the Protos into Chicago from Indiana amid a public reception. The car was ditched near McCool and Hobart but towed free. Koeppen denied rumors of a route change or shipment to Seattle. The party enjoyed a banquet and plans for the Paris race proceed.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago Automobile Club
Indiana
New York
Paris
A. J. Banta
Fred Lesser
Protos
McCoo
Ind
Hobart
Lieut. Koeppen
Lieut
Koeppen
Lieut.Koeppen
Seattle
Paris Mafin
Elit
Motobloc
State Street
Godard
Express
Across the Continent by Car to Alaska Plan
The Thomas car is half way across the continent in twenty one days despite a week lost to blizzards and three days delays in Buffalo and Chicago. If conditions permit they expect San Francisco in about two weeks and shipment from Seattle to Valdez, Alaska, on the steamer departing for Valdez.
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Thomas
Indiana
Buffalo
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Valdez
Alaska
H. E. Frederickson
Omaha
Nebraska
Roads Across Nebraska Improve for Caravan Trip
The Chicago Automobile Club reports muddy yet passable roads to Waterloo 27 miles, Fremont 15 miles muddy, Schuyler 40 miles good to Central City, and the route to Cheyenne remaining with two longer muddy stretches near Grand Island and Cozad, conditions weather permitting.
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Chicago Automobile Club
Waterloo
Studebaker Car Delayed in Kansas Journey
The Studebaker car carrying Gen Grant’s message for The New York Evening Journal started from Goffs, Kansas, and will reach Fort Leavenworth tomorrow. It has covered 1,600 miles in sixteen days, traveling day and night with driver shifts.
Ash Wednesday Gains Boost for Futon Market Fish Dealers
A Futon Market fish merchant notes Ash Wednesday boosts prices and sales as lobsters rise to 40 cents a pound and terrapins fetch up to eight dollars each. He jokes Broadway’s Lenten abstinence makes the market fat, while shad roe sells for 75 cents a pair with profits of 30 cents. The scene shows fish dealers thriving during Lent rather than facing hard times.
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Futon Market
Broadway
Letters to Jerome Support From Tracy and Cadwalader
Two letters received by District Attorney Jerome regarding calls for his removal were from Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy and John L. Cadwalader. Tracy offers services freely to assist, while Cadwalader defends the DA and warns against self-appointed bodies seeking to run the office and shield wrongdoers.
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Jerome
William F. King
Benjamin F. Tracy
John L. Cadwalader
Tracy
Tica
United States
Eastern District of
New York
City Bair Association
Thoob
Pierce Replies to Gans Over Campaign Funds
Franklin Pierce of Griggs Baldwin Pierce issues a statement replying to ex Assistant District Attorney Howard S Gans about Jerome campaign contributions including Samuel Untermyer. Pierce cites the case People v. Livingston v. Wyatt 186 NY 383 to support his point.
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Jerome
William F. King
Hughes
Franklin Pierce
Griggs, Baldwin & Pierce
Pine Street
Howard S. Gans
Samuel Untermyer
Pierce
Gans
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Bata Men’s Winter Suits Still Priced at 15 20 and 25
The notice lists Bata men’s winter suits available at 15 20 and 25 dollars. It promotes affordable pricing on autumn inventory, highlighting three price points for the same garment line.
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bata _ men
Fragmentary address note at Warren Street intersections
A partial notice lists phone 258 3 842 4260 and locations near Warren Street with cross streets 43rd and 32nd, lacking context or complete details for a full event or action.
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Warren St
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