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Safety First Movement Spurs San Antonio Progress
The Safety First Federation of America marks its first anniversary as San Antonio touts broad adoption of safety first principles. Fire prevention campaigns expand, ladders rise on two story buildings, and traffic, health, and building regulations focus on preventing loss of life and property. Leader Darwin P. Kingsley describes the movement as elevating citizenship duties and prioritizing human life over speed and efficiency.
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San Antonio
Safety First Federation of America
Safety First
Southwest
San Antonio Traction Company
Safety
Federation
Robert Adamson
New York
Harold W. Newman
Public Safety
New Orleans
Charles M. Talbert
St. Louis
John Gillespie
Detroit
Lawrence G. Brooks
Highway Safety League
Boston
C. C. Healy
Chicago
William Guerin
Fire Prevention Bureau of
J. Walter Drake
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Harry P. Coffin
Public Safety Commission
Portland
Ore
William McAdoo
C. Loomis Allen
American Electric Railway Association
Karl W. Zimmerscheid
Society of Automobile Engineers
Texas
State Fire Insurance Commission
Darwin P. Kingsley
National Federation
Europe
America