Waterbury Fire Destroys Great City Block
A spectacular blaze in Waterbury Connecticut swept through four acres of the business district destroying the Masonic temple Reid Hughes dry goods the Franklin and Seavill houses and numerous stores and hotels. Firefighters battled gusting winds as flames crossed Bank Street and the city faced panic. no lives are reported lost though hundreds are left homeless with losses estimated around three million dollars.
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Mills of Agnemeta Woolen Co Burn Lockout Sparks Citywide Strike
Thousands look on as Caplien operators enforce a lockout at four Agnemeta Woolen mills in Olneyville. About 150 yeomen workers aim to spark a broader stoppage, with 500 other employees affected and no disturbances reported. Funds are readied for the unemployed while unions plot actions to spread outages to other cities.
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Biddle funeral plans amid Pitt sburg crowd
Remains of Edward and John Biddle arrive at Pittsburg station and are taken to the morgue amid a massive crowd. Detective Reach dod Swinehart leads the body detail with Deputy Sheriff Hoon and others. Probate of Saffel’s condition remains uncertain as authorities pursue charges related to the jail escape.
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Waitney
Congress Debates Tariff Tax Reform and Oleomargarine Bill
In Washington the Senate and House scene centers on tariff reform amid oleomargarine legislation. Key actions include a repeal move on war revenue taxes, a Babcock amendment on steel duties, and a Steele Cuban sugar concession request withdrawn after debate. Absences affected votes as the House edged into committee with Lacey presiding and Mr Henry steering the oleomargarine debate.
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Two Starved To Death In Philadelphia Enmity Tragedy
Severe destitution surfaces as coroner reports death of Mary Wright eighty two and her son Joseph thirty in a Philadelphia outskirts home. Two siblings Jane and Wycliff, middle aged, found insane and suffering cold privation. Neighbors care for the remaining two survivors as details of the Wright family remain sparse.
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Wreck on High Trestle Near Denver Trains Collide
A westbound Colorado passenger train collided with a freight train on a high trestle two miles west of Buenavis near Denver. The locomotive stayed on the trestle while the engine crew escaped, but the caboose and a freight car plunged into the creek. One rear brakeman Owen McCarthy was killed. engineer Peck and his crew survived after a harrowing escape.
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Ram Cook, Fifteen, Sought by Robbers in Floral Park
A fifteen year old boy named Ram Cook, dressed in his mother's clothes, fled a room on the upper floor of his Floral Park home. Authorities fear his mind may be affected as investigators analyze a bizarre incident.
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