Global briefs show 1905 U S immigration and policy notes
Immigration into the United States for the year ending this month is expected at 819000. Reports discuss consellation of Columbia and restoring peace on the Isthmus. Johnson sets American League opening dates while Chicago visits Detroit on April 24. Walter Wellman hints at withdrawing the US ambassador from St Petersburg over Jewish treatment.
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J. J. Thompson
Cambridge
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Sammuel Wilson
Stanwood
Iowa
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Fire Tragedy at Chicago Iroquois Theatre Disasters
The Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago on December 30 killed nearly six hundred in a stampede and gas explosion during Mr Blue Beard. Women and children suffered horrific injuries as rescuers dragged tangled bodies from the crowded auditorium amid smoke and chaos.
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Chicago
Mr. Blue Beard
Origin of Fire Causes Tragic Theater Disaster
Conflicting accounts point to an electric wire near dropped scenery that may have broken and grounded. The fire spread rapidly as chorus members fled to the wings, aided by a failing asbestos curtain and a draft through open doors, burning spectators in the front balcony. Eddie Pay shouted to lower the curtain, which stuck, allowing flames to surge through the opening.
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Theater Fire Tragedy Leaves Women and Children Dead
The Opera Comique style theater fearfully trapped patrons as a rush left the left entrance and eastern stairs crowded. Firemen found a pile of bodies eight feet long blocking the doorway, with the dead mostly women and children, a scene of horror beyond description.
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Opera Comique
Paris
Horrific Theatre Disaster Described By Responders
Firemen and rescuers recount scenes of unparalleled horror as they entered the ill fated theatre. Dead bodies lay in tangled heaps five to six feet high near doors and stairways. Women clutching garments crawl over the crushed and bodies pile atop the doorway. Some victims were nearly nude.
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Po Ncemen
Bodies in the Doorways Lie in Layered Piles
Police cleared doorway courtyards as investigators removed stacked bodies in successive layers. The scene showed a grim aftermath with rescue and forensics teams cataloging victims and securing the area for evidence and housing locals.
Calamity at Theater Sparks Chicago Outcry and Heroic Response
A deadly theater stampede in Chicago left many dead and injured as crowds surged toward doors. Eyewitness accounts describe severed bodies and extreme crush injuries while police cordon streets and attempt to restore order amid shock and grief.
The First Ghastly Discovery At The Theater Fire
Firefighters and a reporter crawled through smoke to the balcony to find a theater filled with dead women piled high. Chief Musham ordered all units to rescue victims as lights were brought in and a freight truck loaded with corpses blocked by the mass.
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City morgue records replace burial permits to count dead
The City Press association abandoned tracking morgue deaths and switched to burial permit records after confusion in removing bodies and overworked officials led to unreliable tallies. Estimates now place the dead near six hundred.
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City Press Association
A Sad New Year Funeral Procession Reported
On New Year’s Day a funeral procession is described in partial text, noting mourners and the solemn event as a local observance. Details are incomplete but indicate a community gathering marking the holiday with respectful rites.
Tragedy at Boston theater blaze as searchers stalk morgues
Snow covered streets swell with crowds moving between cemeteries and morgues after a theater fire. Searchers trek for forty eight hours through Boston sites like Roelston's and Jordan's, hoping to identify the dead amid crowded tables and floors and widespread uncertainty.
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Iroquois Theatre Built With Safety as Primary
W A Merriman of George H Fuller company defends the Iroquois theatre’s design noting adherence to ordinances and added safeguards. He says the building remains intact after the fire. News reports estimate fatalities near 600, with 504 dead confirmed and 157 injured. 314 missing, many likely accounted for.
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W. A. Merriman
George H
Chicago in Deep Gloom After Theater Tragedy
The city reels from a deadly theater disaster duringMr Bluebeard performances. Husbands search for wives and parents seek children as morgues and sorrow fill the snow covered streets. Rescue workers and officials grapple with the widespread loss and grief.
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Chicago
Mr. Bluebeard
Unprecedented Funerals Delay as Snow Clogs Chicago
In Chicago on a snowy Sunday, undertakers faced an extreme demand for hearses and carriages. Cemeteries lie far from the business district, turning burials into multi hour treks and forcing some families to delay until Monday. Streets are now passable and funerals can proceed normally.
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Chicago
Death toll rises as child dies in hospital
The dead list grew to 588 after four year old Leroy Rainbold died from severe burns at St Lines hospital. County morgue identified four more bodies Sunday. The injured count stands at 103, with more injuries possible as reports continue.
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Leroy Rainbold
St. Line's Hospital
Police seek stagehand in theater fire inquiry
After a deadly theater fire in the city, coroner Traeger and an impaneled jury begin a wide inquest on Monday. Witnesses include guards and visitors. contractors with expert testimony will be summoned as investigators plan to span several weeks.
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John Schmidt
Schmidt
Traeger
Washington meets with Sitmon Wolf over Kishineff Jew protection
Sitmon Wolf of this city pressed the United States to aid Russian Jews in Kishineff. He met President Roosevelt who said the interview was not for publication. Roosevelt ordered consuls in Russia to report any risk of further Kishineff violence and urged Russian action to prevent a recurrence.
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Sitmon
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Kishineff
War prospects fade in Rome amid cautious outlook
Rome reports from officials that no war is expected soon between Japan and Russia. Climatic factors and Russia’s unprepared state influence opinions. Russia aims to consolidate eastern warships with a nine-ship Mediterranean volunteer fleet, kept separated to mask strength. US stance may sway France and Britain toward neutrality.
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Far East
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Mediterranean
United States
France
Great Britain
Russia orders 1,000,000 pounds meat for Russian army
Cudahy Packing Company receives a rush order from South Omaha for one million pounds of extra mess meat to be shipped to San Francisco by January 26 for loading onto two Russian ships. The ships will also carry other supplies destined for Russia, said to be for the war department.
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Omaha
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Russia
Everybody's Magazine January 1904 Highlights
A summary of contents across the issue notes O. K. Davis on Russo Japanese tensions, a David Henderson piece on what Congress may do, and various ads and editorial blurbs. Mention of J Pierpont Morgan allegedly bidding for Milton’s Paradise Lost manuscript, Defiance Starch promotions, and quote fragments on manners and marriage.
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O. K. Davis
Russia
Japan
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St. Petersburg
Everybody's
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House
David Blllenderson
Iowa
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