Cause Of High School Fire In Cleveland Traced To Boiler
Fire officials and investigators in Collinwood examine testimony and debris after the March 4 disaster that killed 161 or more pupils and two teachers as janitor Hitter and others recount overheated boiler and steam pipe risks. Witnesses discuss doors, drills, and possible incendiary theories while relief efforts and funeral plans take shape.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Wallace
Collinwood
Hirter
Harry Brockman
Nathan Fiegelbaum
Lougee
Anna Neubert
Thelittle
Hitter
Coltonwood School Board
Rshall Brockman
Feigenbaum
Peart
Collinwood School Board
L. R. Gardner
Rome
School Building Collapse Prompted by Inspection Gaps
Columbus dispatch reports Chief State Factory Inspector John H. Morgan travels to Collinwood to assess the 1901 school building ruins. The state notes the structure was never inspected by the Fire Inspector, blaming Inspector shortages for the lapse. Penalty provisions impose a $500 fine on officers who permit inward-swinging doors.
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Columbus
Ohio
John H. Morgan
Collinwood
M“Ae
State House
Joyful Truant Girl Surprises Cleveland Parents
Helen Marks, who skipped school and hid with an aunt, returned alive at Lake View School ruins in Cleveland. Her parents believed she was dead after a fire and, while the wreckage was being searched, she surprised her father by embracing him and uttering her identity.
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Collinwood
Board of Education
Collinwood Board of Trade and Town Council
City of
Cleveland
Ohio
Helen Marks
Lake View
Papa
Mr. Marks
German Press Criticises Fire Toll on German Americans
Berlin reports note the high share of German American children among Collinwood fire victims and condemn American life risk. Editorials urge the U S to protect human life, likening it to European standards, after Iroquois Slocum and Collinwood disasters.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Collinwood
Ohio
America
Slocum
Paris Schools Protect Pupils From Fire Risks
Paris authorities say safeguards for 200000 pupils are ample after the Cleveland calamity but will cut fire drills to less than monthly. Parliament has funded early abandonment of the remaining wooden schoolhouses in use.
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Paris
Cleveland
Fire drill saves Grand Rapids High School from panic
A laboratory fire at Central High School in Grand Rapids forced 1,200 pupils to evacuate in two and a half minutes. The overcrowded building and narrow stairways raised panic fears, but a photographer documenting the crowded conditions helped avert alarm as fire crews contained the blaze. The incident underpins a push for a larger school.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Cleveland
Central High School
Chemical Laboratory
Board of Education
Stockholders urged to pay Knickerbocker Trust funds
Knickerbocker Trust stockholders are urged to contribute 2.4 million dollars under the Parsons Satterlee plan for resumption. The second 50 percent payment is due today. The New York Trust Company as depository will report totals before a receivership decision is made in court Saturday. No action on a new board or officers will be taken until resume assurance is received.
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
Parsons-Satterlee Committee
New York Trust Bee
Henry C. Frick
Herrick
Ohio
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Merchants Association endorses Beveridge tariff bill
The Merchants' Association of New York at a special meeting approved the Beveridge bill to create a permanent non-partisan tariff commission and endorsed land title registration. They also backed a training school for Government appointees to the Diplomatic and Consular Services and paid tribute to ex-President Clarence Whitman for declining re-election. Officers elected were Towne, Schwab, Marbie, Schieffelin, Vintschger, and Mead.
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Merchants’ Association of New York
Senate
Beveridge
Clarence Whitman
HH. .R.towne
Gustav H. Schwab
W. A. Marbie
W. J. Schieffelin
Gustav Vintschger
S. C. Mead
St Paul Reports Progress On Pacific Coast Extension
President Farling of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul discussed Pacific Coast extension progress with the road's Executive Committee. Wages and supply costs have declined, enabling savings. The Butte line advances rapidly and may be completed soon, with westward sections showing favorable progress.
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Farling
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Road
St. Paul
Butte
Pittsburg Coal Earnings Rise on Interest Savings
The Pittsburg Coal Company reports net earnings of 2,959,598 for the year ending December 31, 1907, up 768,825 or 34.93 percent. The gain stems from reduced interest after retiring $2,081,000 first mortgage bonds and lower depreciation charges after plant revaluation. Coal production totaled 19,859,494 tons, slightly below 1906. Higher prices boosted gross earnings by 484,859 and over 21 percent versus 1900.
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Pittsburg Coal Company
Taylor
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