Tragedy at Ring Clothing Plant Claims Dozens in Fire
A blaze at the Ring clothing company overall factory in Binghamton traps about 125 workers, mostly women and girls. More than 50 bodies recovered or unaccounted for as officials estimate 50 to 60 dead. Officials blame a mistaken drill alarm for slow evacuation. a public funeral plan and district attorney probe follow.
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C Press
Herald-Star
Daybrak Cree
Ence
Ring Clothing Company
Hally
Otthers
Reed
Freeman
Binghampton Clothing Company
Ida Prentiss
Irving
Binghampton
Three Wars celebration begins with inspection in Steubenville
The Three Wars celebration in Steubenville opens with an inspection of Fort Steuben and Morgan raid monuments. Col. Dick Morgan and Col. Coleman attend with auto parades planned Thursday and Friday. U S troops will drill in front of Pain's Spectacular Show at the baseball park.
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Steubenville
Charles and
Beck
U. S
Stanton ‘Monument Association
Pain
Baseball Park
Pleasant Heights
Fort Steuben
F. H. Kerr
J. B. Doyle
Morgan
Col
Dick Morgan
Col. C. Coleman
Lexington
Imperial
Woman Shot in Morgan Raid at Wintersville Details Davis Wound
Mrs. Davis of 520 Adams street recalls the Wintersville skirmish during the Morgan Raid. Wounded while looking from a second story window near Thos Maxwell's fork, she refused a Confederate surgeon to dress the wound. The bullet entered below the breast and exited the spine, leaving her laid up for a year with lasting effects.
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Wontersville
Repeal of Neutrality Proclamation Debated
The administration weighs repealing the neutrality law that bans arms exports to Mexico in hopes of easing the Mexican situation. President Wilson plans talks with congressional leaders as committees hint the arms embargo could be lifted soon. Officials believe allowing free arms export might stabilize Mexico despite no recognized government.
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Mexico
Wilson
Congressional
House
Senate
United States
Miners Entombed in German Coal Pit Pit Collapse
Fourteen coal miners were found dead after being entombed by a collapse at Geiglenkirsche Germany. A large area above the mine caved in following a recent cloudburst, with the disaster unfolding yesterday.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Geiglenkirsche
Germany
Sympathy Strike Inaugurated At Clarksburg Tin Mill
Three hundred Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate workers in Clarksburg W Va walked out in solidarity with the Steubenville O and Weirton W Va plants. Eight hundred locals remained on site as organizers are requested. Weirton officials deny widespread shutdowns and say mills are operating.
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Clarksburg
Pope
Associated Press
Herald-Star
W. Va
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Steubenville
Weirton
Social honors and strike turmoil in Steubenville
A letter to the Herald-Star critiques law and order actions tied to Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Co and asks why arrests were not made for gun threats. It notes Sheriff takeover and debates over deputy payments amid mill disputes. Meanwhile, a reception for former Steubenville high principal A M Rowe at the YMCA draws about 150 attendees and praises the school reunion effort with music by Cee Boyd’s orchestra.
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Herald-Star
Harry Griffiths
A.A. Steubenville
Herald- Star
Law and Order
Pope
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Chamber of Commerce
James O'Donnell
J. C. Williams Bee
Cotanlaint
Tom Spratt
A. M. Rowe
Boise
Daho
Steubenville
Prof. Rowe
Cee Boyds
W. S. McCauslen
D. E. Halstead
Strikers, Guards Clash In Weirton Riot After Deputy Death
Rioting erupted as strikers and guards clashed from mill gates to Third and Slack streets in Weirton. Deputy George Griffith’s death depressed labor tumult and prompted police and deputies to arrest three guards, Tony Page Lewis Lee and Matt Ward, on riot charges.
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Haugh Dunn, Jr
George Jacobson
George Griffith
Washington Street
Weirton
New Cumberland
Williams
Tony Page
Lewis Lee
Matt Ward
Squire Lawler
Armistice Talks Set Between Servia and Greece with Bulgaria
Sofia reports Servia and Greece agreed to peace talks with Bulgaria in Bucharest. An armistice is being arranged in Nish and should conclude in a couple of days. Greece demands simultaneous signing of armistice and peace agreement. Roumania refused Turkey's request to participate. powers consented to the arrangement.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Sofia
Servia
Greece
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Nish
Roumania
Turkey
Starke man hanged in jail yard survives revival hours later
In Starke Florida on July 23 Hersey Mitchell a Black man was hanged for killing another Black man. He was pronounced dead after 38 minutes by two physicians but revived after being placed in a coffin and lived three more hours.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Starke
Fla
Hersey Mitchell
Mitchell
New York Stock Market QOvotations Summary
Stock listings show various securities with fluctuating percentages and notes on exchanges. Nominated firms include Moore Leonard Lewis of New York and Pittsburgh. The report references large scale figures across bonds and industrials with mixed gains and losses.
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New York
A. C Douglas
National Exchange Bank
Steubenville
Ohio
Messrs. Moore, Leonard & Lewis
Pittsburg
Amiel
Letuvarde Ne Hab Ease Eas
Couthera
Pacihe
PRC
Vibbeeborkes
Tepe
Lirsees
Oan
Light & Heat
Peis Paves
Death Wins Victim of Strike Griffith Dies at 29
Constable George A. Griffith, shot in the Monday strike riot, died Tuesday at 4 40 PM in City Hospital after a brave fight for life. He was 29, born in Pittsburg, survived by wife Edith Hastings and daughter Elizabeth, resided in George's Run, and was a member of Davis, Lagan 48 I O O F, and Junior Order of American Mechanics.
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George A. Griffith
George Griffith
Pittsburg
W. T. Griffith
Mingo
Boston
Fou
Edith Hastings
Brilliant
Elizabeth
Steubenville
Griffith
George’s Run
Davis
Lagan Lodge
Order of American Mechanics of
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