Destructive City Fire Blamed on Fire Crew Failures
A fierce blaze in a city district caused extensive losses as residents watched. Chief of the Fire Department and investigators blamed firefighters’ water handling and hydrant connections while noting faulty valves. A cyclist reported a hydrant valve issue, and local crews worked to control the flames, with authorities pressuring for improved hydrant maintenance and training.
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Hydrant valve faults cited in Neenah fire incident
A Neenah report details hydrant mishandling during a fire drill showing that external valves protected the hydrant threads can delay water flow. Firemen allegedly opened the outer valve instead of the hydrant stem, failing to access the correct valve and risking insufficient water pressure.
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De Pere’s First Sheriff William Cal Dies at Ninety Two
William Cal, early De Pere figure and Brown County’s longtime official, died at age ninety two in Milwaukee. Known as the county’s best known man, he served as Brown County sheriff and De Pere assessor among other roles. He had hinted he might cast another vote for William Jennings Bryan yesterday. Survived by twenty?e (text incomplete).
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Pioneer Newton County resident dies suddenly
Died unexpectedly is a Wisconsin man traced as Tram Manitowoe MAYS. He was a pioneer resident of Newton County and left behind a large family including grandchildren. The obituary notes his death followed an illness described as an est of Aysis.
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Tragedy Strikes Seattle and Cranston in Dual Mass Killings
In Seattle a man killed his eight year old daughter Wael and Mrs. Detinia Nihow, fatally shot his wife Mrs. Fifer, wounded another, and then killed himself. His wife was recovering in a maternity hospital. the murder scene spanned the house and basement then street. In Cranston Leonard Hendricks killed himself and his two young daughters after leaving a note to his wife, with all three deaths occurring in a Hartford absence, the note expressing hopeful reconciliation.
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