Tragic Sunday School Fire Tears Through Boyertown Opera House
A Valentine’s Day era tragedy at the Arades Opera House in Boyertown Pa erupts when a motion picture equipment blast ignites flammable scenery causing a deadly stampede. Entire families perish or are injured as exits clog and flames rush through the auditorium. Rescue teams and local homes convert to makeshift hospitals as survivors recall a two minute nightmare. Boyertown, a borough of about 2500 between Potts Town and Reading, reels from the disaster.
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Boyertown
Spea
Aroades Opera House
Bovertown
Troye
St Johns Lutheran
P Son
Potts
Tragedy at Novertown theater ruins many killed and injured
A catastrophic theater fire and stampede in Novertown caused widespread panic. Mother and child losses were reported as residents aided by emergency crews from Pottsville and Reading. The rear wall collapse trapped victims while narrow exits and a rushing crowd led to dozens of deaths and many injuries, with temporary hospitals receiving the wounded.
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Locluk
Ihe
Ty le Paysuiais
Potts
Iher Corp
Cal Lipset
Jovert
Gil
Tragedy in Narrow Stairway Fire Kills Hundreds
A devastating fire trapped up to 300 people in a crowded building during an entertainment. Many died in the stairway or fell with the floor, with at least half of the crowd injured. Families mourn prominent residents as frantic searches for missing spouses and children continue through the night.
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Lery
Unwritten Law in Texas Dismissal Plea in Fort Worth Case
Fort Worth jury proceedings reveal a petition from the entire grand jury requesting dismissal of Daniel Herring who killed Dr De Echazar claiming he was compelled to kill to protect his family honor. The judge and district attorney will consider the motion as the trial stalls.
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Washington Post
Dallas
Fort Worth
Daniel Herring
de Echazar
Herring
L Herring
Las Herring
Dre Schazar
Hope fades for the Arthur Sewall ship missing
Philadelphia report says after a year of search all hope for the clipper Arthur Sewall is abandoned. The vessel sailed from Philadelphia on April 1 1907 bound for Seattle with coal for government use. Only one crew member name Fritz from Berwyn PA and Captain Gaffney of Bath ME are known among twenty eight aboard.
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Arthur Sewall
Philadelphia
Seattle
Littia
Gaffney WG
Bath
Fritz
Berwyn Pa
Harman Gandidagy Seeks Ohio Delegation Support
A Hamilton County committee backs Judge Judson Harman for president, aiming to secure Ohio delegates first and then rally Harman supporters in Pennsylvania and New York. The group includes John W Hitt as chair and Max S Goldsmith as secretary with nine members discussing strategy and unity among Democrats.
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Washington Pont
Cincinnati
Judson Harman
Hamilton County
John W Hitt
Max S Goldsmith Secetary
Machael Devenmey
J Mo Dawson
Sig Felberg
Charles N Banenhower
John IT
Allen John L Shuff
John F Bruce
Nicholas J Hoban
Clendening
BW Campbell
JM Fanger
Simon N Johnson
Alfred MW Ashen
Judge Harman
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Newport News National Bank Begins Voluntary Liquidation
Newport News National Bank starts voluntary liquidation after a day with no deposits. Depositors received certificates of deposit as the bank seeks to close its affairs, guaranteeing dollar for dollar deposits. Stockholders to vote on the directors’ plan. President Reocentis i scarcus of ready cash caused withdrawal concerns, but the process involves security through several local banks.
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Newport News National Bank
Newport News National Bank Today
Ity
Quincy Smith
Washington
First National Bank Citizens and Marine and
Sehmelz Brewers
National Bank of Commerce
Norfolk
Union Savings Bank of
Washington, D
Tanker shoots wife then kills self after quarrel
In New York today a tanker shot and seriously wounded Mrs Baym after an argument with Max Baum who then fatally shot himself in a East Mist Street home. Mrs Baym is expected to survive. A Seaboard Florida Limited ad promotes reliable Florida service from 21 Pa ave.
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Woman
Diea
New York
Kig Wita
Max Baum
Faum
East Mist Street
Baym
Seaboard Florida Limited
Florida
Pa Ave
Thaw as a Lunatic Double Taint in Family Trial
Martin W. Littleton, on trial for the Thaw murder, declares he will cross the bridge when it comes as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is excluded from the court. State presents its case briefly as relatives of the defendant’s family are described as mentally deranged.
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Now Lane
Evelyn Nest Thaw
State
Littleton
Justie Dowling
Jerome
Thaw
Thaw insanity record and Stanford White case trial moves
The New York court heard opening insanity evidence for Harry K Thaw in the Stanford White murder case. Attorney Littleton described Thaw’s heredity and erratic youth and promised new testimony to prove insanity, while District Attorney Jerome objected to certain lines about Evelyn Nesbit and White. Witnesses from Thaw’s circle were barred until testifying, as Thaw showed nerves and occasional laughter under the intense proceedings.
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New York
Shaw
Garvan
Stanford White
Martin W Littleton
Jerome
Little
Littleton
Thaw
Exelyn Nesbitt
William Thaw
Countess of Yarmouth
George Lauder Carnegie
Mr Littleton
Peabody
Peahods
Jostan Thaw
Georges Lauder Carnegie
Evelyn Nesbit
Paris
Mr Jerome
Justice Dowling
Madness on trial in Thaw case and fierce testimony
The proceedings reveal testimony on Thaw’s alleged insanity with statements from Mr Littleton and witnesses about the defendant’s travels in Rome Monte Carlo and London, claiming voices and acts of Providence. Prosecution outlines aim to prove murder, while witnesses describe the killing scene and Thaw’s arrest with conflicting accounts from James Clinch Smith Warner Paxson and others.
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Globe
Littleton
Rome
Monte Carlo
London
Comstock
Madison Square Garden
Providence
Bnefly
Garvan
James Clinchsmith
Stanford Whites
Smitha
Asker
Wall Street
Smith
Sumner
Stanford White
White
Thaw
Great Gold Camp El Oro in Mexico City Fire
Telegram from Mexico City reports El Oro, a major gold mining camp in the republic, engulfed in flames. At dispatch time principal hotels and key business buildings were ash and the town was threatened. no further word since communications were cut. Government pays Johnson Bron coal premium. Office 112 F St.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Jane
The
Republic
Johnson Bron
Coal Bay
Admiral Evans III Festivities at Rio Move to Honor Fleet
The American battle fleet rests off Rio de Janeiro after a long voyage from Trinidad. Crowds line the waterfront as ships and launches maneuver, with entertainments planned for day and night. Rear Admiral Evans, weakened by rheumatism, may miss fetes while Emory Thomas Sperry and other officers visit Brazilian officials and the minister of marine. The visit includes receptions at Petropolis and a banquet hosted by Ambassador Dudley. Japanese attaché extends cordial greetings as press reports note a warm, widely welcomed arrival.
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Fiotila
Rio Janeiro
Trinidad
Rio
Mount Corcovada
Alo
Admiral Evans
Evana
Evans
Emory
Alencar
Fetrapolia
Legation
Journal of Commerce
New York
United States
the Hague
Weather Alarmed Harpers Ferry Flood Eases As Flotilla Heads South
Reports from Harpers Ferry warn of rising Potomac water with the gauge reaching up to eighteen and a half feet at noon. Ice drift and rapid river rise threaten cellars and lower town areas while the weather bureau and torpedo boat flotilla coordinate to monitor conditions. The flotilla proceeds to Rio de Janeiro after delays, as diversions include trade notices and local market items in New York.
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Island Park
Leopald H Schwerin
Potomac
Pernambuco
Brazil
Tne American Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Rio de Janeiro
Harpers Perry
Cumberland
Sutton
Neut Com Hutch
Georgetown
Rio
Jay Morrow
Harpers Ferry
Washington
Pennsylvdma Avenue
Taft Favored in House for Presidency by National Poll
The Post reports Taft leads as the preferred candidate among House members with strong support in the Middle and Far West. La Follette shows strength in Nebraska and Wisconsin, while Hughes, Cannon, and Fairbanks attract regional backing. Several states show mixed or uncertain second choices affecting convention delegations.
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Northwest
la Follette
New England
Engles
Taft
God Hughes
Washington
Oregon
Wiening
Montana
Fairbanks
House
Iowa
Cannon
Shaw
Knox
Huahes la Follette
Foraker
Red Man in Divorce Case In London Court
An unusual application was made in divorce court today to allow service of papers by advertising on White Cloud a North American Indian cited as a co respondent. White Cloud, once with the Wild West Show, attracted Mrs Green in this city leading her to leave her husband who now sues for divorce. White Cloud has since returned to America and the advertisement will be published in New York.
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Warner Paxson
Madson Square Garden
Mr Smith
Paxson
Thew
Young Mix Thaw
Harry
Dearie Thaw
Thaw
Winona Minn New 1
Charles F Koehler
Winona” Business College
New York
Harry K Thaw
Koehler
Pittsburg
London
White Cloud
Mrs Green
America
Shenandoah Flood Drowns Power Plant and Towns
Reports from Clarke and Jefferson counties say the Shenandoah River rose nearly twenty feet above normal due to heavy rain and snow, flooding lowlands and damaging farms. The Winchester and Winchester and Washington Electric Railway plant at Willville Jefferson Mounts was submerged, forcing shutdowns in Winchester Berryville and Charlestown. Late reports warn of continued rise, with more damage anticipated. In Page County streams surpassed historic levels with fifteen feet on the Shenandoah, while Washington County Maryland saw the Potomac overflow and landslides on the Western Maryland Railroad between Hagerstown and Cumberland blocking traffic.
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Willamsburg
T Washington Post
Winchester
Clarke
Jefferson Counties
Shenandoah
Winchester and
Washington E Electric Mailway Company
Willsille Jefferson Mounts
Berryville
Charlestown
Luray
Page County
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah River
Hagerstown
Washington County
Potomac
Williamaport
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Byron Tannery
Western Maryland
Cumberland
Traci
Fairplay Wrecking
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