Chicago Theater Horror Claims 564 Dead at Fire
Panic-stricken audience perished as a blaze swept the Tr oguea theater in Chicago. Officials estimate around 575 dead and up to 1,000 casualties as fires, gas, and a collapsed roof sparked a chaotic stampede. Eyewitnesses describe massing crowds around morgues and harrowing scenes of survivors and grieving relatives at the aftermath sites.
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Chicago
O'Neil
Markham
Ips
Conn
Mdile Foy
Horror of the Iroquois Fire Described by Survivors
Eye witnesses recount the Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago with dramatic detail. Fireman William Sellers and Bishop Samuel Pullows describe the blaze, smoke, and burning curtain, while Alder Revell Sheriff Barrett and others recount rescue efforts and the chaotic stampede of women and children from the balconies to the exits.
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William ©. Sellers
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Samuel Pullows
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Miss Plamondon
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Fire tragedy at Iroquois Theatre in Chicago
Report from Chicago on December 4 describes a deadly fire at the Iroquois Theatre. Management cites bursting of a calcium light apparatus as the cause, while victims and witnesses dispute this, noting flames and a panic that blocked exits. Coroner Traeger notes asbestos curtain and stair design hindered escape. theater had opened less than two months earlier with a capacity around 1,000.
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Balpone
Will J. Davis
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Davia
Newnan
Davin
Nee
Elsie Elmore
Chicago
Palleoniy
GML
Alout
Taras
Atement
Vovaner Traeger
Chicago closes nineteen theaters to curb theater tragedy
Chicago officials ordered nineteen theaters and museums shut after a Sunday night disaster, citing missing asbestos curtains. Mayor Carter Himeson ordered immediate inspections, with Williams and O Neill confirming curtains were burlap or canvas in several venues. The Iroquois theater toll stood at 682 bodies with 641 identified, as officials vowed tighter safety measures citywide.
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Chicago Opera House
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Criterion
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Milwaukee Avenue
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Garrick Theater
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Cie Avenue
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Heard's
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Chicago Opera
Columbus Stock Theater
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Ghoul Robbers Strike Temp morgue After Fire Disaster
Amid Chicago’s Tire Io fire aftermath ghouls and pickpockets swarmed the temporary morgue looting corpses. Thieves seized rings watches and jewelry while police and plainclothes officers scrambled to control the distraught crowds and protect the dead. One man even claimed a dead woman’s pearls as his wife. The chaos spread along Randolph Street as officers wrestled with numbers of thieves.
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Chicago
Randolph Street
Tiompaon
General Miles Talkes War in the East Will Wyolus
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a wartime report referencing General Miles and a broader European theater. The garbled lines mention military leaders such as Chee neul Delacy A. Miler and a possible focus on eastern campaigns and allied orders. The readable entities are unclear. no concrete dates or locations can be confirmed.
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Tamla
Jin
Japan Fleet to Take Korean Port in War News
Reports from St Peters bur English Foreign Office say Japan plans to seize a Korean port, while Russia rejects terms. Telegrams from Tokyo and London describe a tense stalemate, with Japan preparing for potential actions at Masampho and Moscow seeking a settlement.
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Saevho
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Korea
Masamoh
Russia
St Petersburg
Elsa Miniter Larmdorf
London
Lanadowne
Baron Hayashi
Masampho
Russia Sure to Win War Opinion From St Petersburg Authority
An interview in York reports a St Petersburg military official predicting Russia will win despite wartime losses. He argues Japan cannot force Russia off its coasts, cites impregnable assets and a need to endure a decisive land clash. He warns of Japan’s ambitions and stresses Russia must mobilize quickly.
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Japan
England
India
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