Fire at Binghamton Clothing Plant Kills Many
In Binghamton on Tuesday a disastrous blaze at the Binghamton Clothing Company plant killed many and left only five identified. Seventy five workers joined the rescue as coroner and officials prepared inquests and investigations into fire response and safety practices.
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Binghamton
Binghamton Clothing Company
Irving
Moin
Mary Pryor
Seymore
Whitney Point
Hoag
Roesch
Ahearn
Albany
Rogers
Reed Freeman
Tragedy From Fire At Factory Causes Multiple Deaths
Survivors testified that many girls on the fourth floor paused on the third to fetch bonnets and valuables, delaying escape. The blaze swept through the building, trapping those on the stairs and in rooms as flames and panic spread rapidly. Reed Kreeman, company president, witnessed the chaos at the front entrance.
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Reed Kreeman
Fire Devours Building As Roof Collapses and Walls Fail
Flames erupt from alley windows and cut off escape as the front of the building is engulfed. Moments later the roof sinks, the fourth floor drops to the third, and side walls give way in the center.
One Dead in Wreck Near Victor on Rochester Line
Edward S. Ward of Rochester, treasurer of Ward's Natural Science, died when a passenger car collided head on with a freight and baggage car on the Rochester & Eastern line of New York State Railways about five miles west of Victor. 15 or 20 were injured, with Ward and Harry Ament, who urged his escape, among the seriously hurt.
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Edward S. Ward
Rochester
Ward
Natural Science Establishment
Rochester & Eastern
New York State Railways Company
Victor
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Hospital
Mr. Ward
Harry Ament
Ament
William Cone
Canandaigua
Thomas A. Watkins
Angelo Ricardo
Warren May Become Third Class City Under Commission Plan
Borough leaders weigh special election before September primaries to decide if Warren will adopt a commission form of government. If approved, a mayor and four commissioners would run departments including Accounts and Finance Public Safety Streets Parks and Public Property. The mayor would head the board but lack veto power.
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Warren
Tener
Wango
W. R. Lavery
Department of Public Acads
Board of Commissioners
Department of Public Affairs
Warren considers third class city charter and annexations
Salons stayed busy as contracts were awarded for paying on six streets and bonds of 52000 at par with premium and interest. A petition seeks a special election to vote on incorporation as a third class city. Gladerun annexation is accepted. L A Coates & Co won the paying contracts for Beech St Clair Rankin and Jackson and Cone. two year terms. Salaries depend on city population amid strong city charter sentiment.
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Mellon National Bank
Pittsburg
Gladerun
L. A. Coates & Company
Beech, St. Clair and
Rankin Streets
Jackson and Cone
Rates on Wheat Declared Unreasonable by I C C
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroad freight on wheat from Minneapolis to New York via Chicago and Lockport was unreasonable, exceeding the current flour rate by 25 cents per hundred pounds. Railroads must adjust tariffs by October 1 to implement the decision.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Minneapolis
New York City
Chicago
Lockport
N. Y
Bird Attacks Child in Chenango County Yard
William Hunsicker, the son of Martin Hunsicker of Chenango County New York, was attacked by a large bird believed to be an eagle while playing in the yard last week. The bird swooped and attempted to grab hair, but Mrs. Hunsicker shouted and fought the bird off.
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William
Martin Hunsicker
Chenango County
N. Y
Slit Skirt Sparks City Outcry In Rochester Pa
Rochester residents rally to shield Miss Alicia Burnett from two policemen as crowds oppose enforcement of dress codes. The incident follows city council efforts to regulate women’s attire and highlights popular support for diaphanous garments.
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Rochester
Alicia Burnett
Miss Burnett
Beheading of Foreman During Pipeline Work at Plymouth
Thom as Hutchins, 45, foreman for Spring Brook Water, was beheaded by laborer Mike Brehis in Plymouth township while a new pipeline was laid. Brehis fled to his boarding house and returned dressed in fine clothes. Fellow workers prevented lynching as authorities moved to detain him. no clear motive or quarrel is established. Hutchins had been overseeing levels when attacked.
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Wilkes-Barre
Thomas Hutchins
Spring Brook Water Company
Plymouth Township
Hutchins
Mike Brehis
Brehis
Nanticoke
Parcel Post Rates Extend With Higher Weight and Lower Rates
Postmaster General Burleson announced extension plans for parcel post including raising the maximum weight from 11 to 20 pounds and cutting first and second zone rates. A new rate chart will replace the parcel post map, and many delivery autos will handle parcel post traffic. The changes take effect August 15 and cover a 150 mile distance from each post office as the first step toward broader universal reduction.
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Parcel Post
Burleson
United States
Good Plan Plan Echoes Waiting For Ship
A brief note from the New Orleans Picayune suggests a practical mindset of pursuing work and earnings while awaiting better fortune or opportunities. The tone reflects a pragmatic take on patience and labor.
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New Orleans Picayune
May prosecute bankers in Pittsburg bank failure
Washington reports that bank examiners Hann and Sheriff Smith will file the First Second National Bank of Pittsburg case with the treasury and justice departments. A grand jury inquiry is likely into questionable loans and bank officials potentially criminally liable. decisions on prosecutions for discrepancies in prior financial statements remain pending.
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Washington
Samuel M. Hann
Sheriff Smith
First Second National Bank of
Pittsburg
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of Justice
Civil War Veterans to Merge Into One America Body
E S Whitehead former Southern leader and Granbury Texas camp commander urges unification of United Confederate Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic at Gettysburg anniversary. Colonel Peter D Helms notes rapid growth of pro merger sentiment among Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry and southern units.
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Philadelphia
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War Veterans of America
E. S. Whitehead
Gettysburg
Granbury
Texas
Peter D.helms
Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry Association
Helms
South
Texas Troops
The
Auto saves man from bull in Illinois pasture
In Elgin Illinois a bull gored farmer Peter Breen a Huntley resident age 60 as his pasture showdown drew an automobile party of three. The car pursed the animal horn blasting and drove the bull away. Breen suffered three broken ribs but is expected to recover.
Government to curb Mediterranean fruit fly from Hawaii
The United States public health service will cooperate with the agricultural department to prevent the introduction of the Mediterranean fruit fly from Honolulu. Assistant Secretary Sherman Allen discussed measures to stop an invasion and protect crops.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Agricultural Department
Honolulu
Sherman Allen
the Treasury
Kansas corn crop slashed by heat and drought
Six weeks without rain followed by two weeks of extreme heat have cut Kansas corn prospects drastically. Early hopefuls suggested as high as 200,000,000 bushels, but current signs show less than half a normal crop. Temperatures have stayed above 100 degrees for two weeks straight.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Mayor Kiel proposes dairy cows for new industrial school
St Louis July 24 Mayor Kiel proposes purchasing 200 or 300 cows to supply daily fresh milk for the new industrial school to be built on the Fort Gellefontaine site. Currently milk is bought from local dairies.
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St. Louis
Kiel
Fort Gellefontaine
Mrs Polly Oswald Aids Harvest At Kramer Farm
In Reading Pennsylvania on July 24 Mrs Polly Oswald aged 80 helped harvest grain on G A Kramer’s farm at Kramerville binding sheaves and doing work alongside the young laborers.
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Reading
Polly Oswald
G. A. Kramer
Krameville
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Department of Public Safety
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Pitts
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