Calamity drills and school safety in early 1900s cities
The report describes a chaotic scene as a family mourns multiple deaths while a schoolgirl’s escape echoes through a town. It notes anxiety over fire and safety plans, detailing measures in New York Pittsburg Paris and surrounding areas, including outward opening doors, drills, and proposed fireman staffing in schools.
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New York
Pittsburg
Mar
Public Safety
Lang
Fre
Ehete
Greater Pittsburg
Alderman Sweeney
Cleveland
Paris
Money for Fire Sufferers in New Relief Bill
A legislative measure funded by a representative proposes aid for families damaged by a fire. The bill aims to provide relief payments and establish support for victims, with sympathy voiced by officials and letters sent to affected households. The measure includes provisions for payment timing and distribution through local agencies.
Official Tug Blame Prompts Public Debate on Building Safety
A chaotic, fragmentary report discusses the role of officials in condemning unsafe building practices. It cites the danger of crowding and potential disasters, arguing for firmer enforcement and clearer standards to protect the public and prevent tragic outcomes.
New York Tests Fire Drill In Schools
Special to The Washington Port New York on March 5 reports that schools conducted fire drills to reassure anxious parents amid Cleveland disaster fears. The article notes many students were prepared, gongs rang, and teachers signaled swift orderly evacuations.
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New York
Washington Port
Cleveland
Collinwood
Fire drill saves 1200 at Central High School
In Grand Rapids Michigan a laboratory fire at Central High School broke out with 1200 pupils present. Students evacuated in two and a half minutes during a fire drill while a photographer’s flash misled them to think a real alarm. The blaze started in the chemical lab, narrowly controlled by firefighters.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Mar
Cleveland
Central High School
Chemical Laboratory
Moor
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Laas
Theigh School
Third Ward
Public school safety priorities outlined by Washington District Commissioners
District Commissioners warn that some school buildings remain vulnerable to fires. Engineer Commissioner Mary and Commissioner West urge inspection and replacement of wooden stairs with iron, while Macfarland cites progress in fireproofing exits and drills. They emphasize not opening new large nonfireproof structures and ensuring doors stay unlocked during sessions.
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Washington
Cornwood
Marry
Congress
West
Macfarland
Collinwood
Jefferson
Beelexchera
Gelpols
Protecting schools from fire dangers demands action
A correspondent urges urgent protection for school children after a deadly fire tragedy. The writer argues for safer designs with three stories, ordered by age, and steel fire escapes around the building. He notes many schools lack adequate exits and warns of repeating disasters without improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Thntington
Fire safety in Washington schools urged after tragedy
A sobering editorial urges immediate fire safety upgrades in all Washington school buildings. It calls for outward opening unlocked doors, comprehensive fire drills including fire escapes, and rapid installation of connected fire escapes to protect children and linen. The writer, A. L. Croffut, stresses prior neglect in duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. Croffut
Teacher Hurt as Fire Drill Sparks Gas Explosion
An explosion from gas in the heating furnace of a small Fry Wild school building in Colorado Springs suburbs today severely injured Miss Nellie Remick the principal. Nineteen pupils were inside and all escaped unharmed after a calm fire drill.
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Colorado Springa
Colo
Fry Wild
Nellle Remick
Murder Victim Dismembered In Moosup River Case
Italian victim Dina Petro is identified in a brutal Moosup River murder. Suspect Salvatore Capagella, husband of the accused woman, admits disposing of the body and hints at a Black Hand link. Police found severed parts wrapped in a wire and undergarment, with missing legs and unrecognizable features. Capagella allegedly confessed to throwing the body into the river and moving logs to a mill dam.
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Moosup
Colin
Dina Petro
New York
Salvatore Capagella
Capagella
Pietro
Capagelio
Roer
Capagello
Theody
Jogo
Francis G Mattingly Dies After Illness at 32
Francis Carroll Mattingly, Georgetown Law graduate, newspaper writer, and AP editor, died yesterday morning at Georgetown University Hospital from rheumatic fever. Funeral service set for 1 PM at St. Patrick's Church with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. pallbearers drawn from journalism and law circles. He was 32, born in Bardstown, earlier worked at The Washington Post and AP, and served in the District National Guard. He is survived by his widow, mother, and sister. A separate note reports a pocketbook theft from Henry W. Floyd’s room on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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Francis Carroll Mattingly
Georgetown University Hospital
St. Patrick's Church
Tenth
Father McGuigan
Olivet Cemetery
Mattingly
John Lewis Smith
Mattngly
William H. Walker
Associated Press
Mayie
Washington
John A. Grox 1. Marshall
T. F. Jaman
Edwin Ryals
W. H. Atkins
Victor Haugaard
Post
Mir. Matur
District National Guard
England
Sinal Corps
D.C. N.G
Guard
Mettingly
Sara Irwin Mattingly
The
Washington Post
Marie Matingly Maloney
New York
Road in Receivership under Western Maryland case
Judge Morris placed the Western Maryland Railway in receivership at the Bowling Green Trust Company's petition. Burh was named receiver as the company cannot meet April 1 mortgage obligations or extend collateral. The article notes coal properties as major security and discusses the impact of a new rate law on railroad-owned commodities.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Morris
United States District Court
Tor
Western Maryland Hallroad Company
Bowling Green Trust Company
New York
Burh
Railroard
Gans & Maman
Thompson, Vanderpool & Freedman
Maryland
Ine
Bush
Bowling Green Trust Trust Company
Lta
Comprntes
West Virginia
Federal Commission
Baltimore, Carrall, and Frederick Railroad Company
John M. Hood
Potomac Valley Railway
Western Maryland Tidewater’s
Coal and Tron Railway
Belington
Beaver Creek
Sherwood Considers Ohio Senate Run for Democrats
Gen Sherwood weighing a U S Senate bid in Ohio with Democratic letters urging candidacy. He may seek Foraker’s seat, delaying decision until April after a Toledo visit. Campell and Ingalls seen as rivals. Sherwood cites favorable conditions and a united Democratic party to win state offices and a Senate majority.
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Sherwood
Isaac R. Sherwood
United States
Ohio
Hej
Toledo
Foraker
James E. Campbell
M. E. Inigalls
Cincinnati
Oho
Race for Committeeman Sparks Rural Republican Split
Hopewell H. Darneille and Sidney Bieber lead a heated contest for national committeeman as factionalism grows. Election board loosens delegate rules with two tickets, Flutcer–Horner and Burt–Patterson, each needing 10 names and a 350 fee. Voters will register late March, with the election in early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell H. Darneille
Avowey
Sidney Bieber
Darneille
Legreed
Bleber
Son
Selection Board
Election Board
H. W. Flutcer
R. R. Horner
Gen. A. 8. Burt
Joan Patterson
Noted Traveler Sells Lot and Nearby Building Site
George Kennan, a famed traveler and lecturer, sold a large northeast corner lot at Sixteenth and Church streets northwest to William & Jaynes for 17000 dollars. The lot measures 47.5 by 100 feet and faces a handsome home. W Woodward sold 2885 square feet on the west half of the triangular block bounded by 8 street, Phelps Place, and Floride Avenue NW for 12400 dollars. Other sales include a two-story building at 17¾ P Street NW to John N. Davis for investment, two brick houses at 124 and 1243-2 Wyle Street NE to Miss Hattie F. Moore for Thomas Jarrell, and a two-story brick dwelling on Jill Street NW bought at auction for 377 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennan
Sixteenth
Church Streets
William &. Jaynes
Barnard & Childress
Kennan
J. W. Pilling
W. Woodward
Phelps Place
Floride Avenue
Perry Heath
J. B. Wimner
Thomas J. Fisher & Co
John N. Davis
P Street
Mr. Davis
Moore & Hill
Hattie F. Moore
Thomas Jarrell
Wyle Street
Isaac H. Bryant
Jill Street
Weather conditions forecase from the Weather Bureau report
The Weather Bureau forecast rain belts from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico with Western Kansas the center of disturbance moving eastward. Fair in the south with warm temperatures, snow in the north, and general rain from the Middle Atlantic to the Middle Mississippi Valley on Friday. Snow along the lakes and New England, clearing eastern districts Saturday, with sharp temperature drops and brisk winds along coasts. Local report lists hourly temps from midnight to noon and daily extremes 41 and 20 with humidity and rainfall at 0.05.
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Los
Middle Atlantic States
Minstealppl
New England
Lake Region
Mississippi Valiey
Ghia Saliers
Sant
Sumulay
Middle Atlantic
Atlante
Gulf Coast
Europasn
Ught
East Witde
Cam
Grand Banka
Girl and Italian Missing in Southwest Washington Case
Italian laborer Ugo Paltro and Antonia Danbrosio, aged 61, disappeared after leaving town together. Angelo Danbrosio reported warning the man to stay away from his home. Police and about 200 Italian residents guarded Union Station entrances while searches spread, but no sign of Pierro or Antonia by nightfall.
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Washington
Ugo IM Paltro
Capitol Street
Antonia Danbrosio
Angelo Danbrosio
Wilow Tree Alley
Danbrosio
Peitro
Lefe
Tonother
Dantrosies
Willow Tree Alley
Peiire
Missouri Avenue
Pennsylvania de Wur
Dandrosia
Peltro
Posse
Union Station
Paii
Feltra
Antonia
Lecture on the Principles of Design in Architecture
Prof Arthur T Dow of Columbia University lectured last night under George Washington University's division of education. The illustrated talk covered architecture styles and showcased famous sculpture and painting pieces with stereoptical pictures.
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Arthur T. Dow
Columbia University
Auspions
Division of Education
George Washington University
Dow
Listings of hotel guests across multiple cities
A scanned page lists numerous guests and residents staying at major hotels in cities like Baltimore Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg and others. Names include Mrs and Mr various initials plus several families and their travel companions. The entries cite the New Willard Shoreham Metropolitan Ebbitt and St James among others with destinations spanning from Raleigh Norfolk Detroit and Chicago reflecting a broad hotel guest ledger.
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P. m. Ratn- Max
Min
Ap.m. Tall
Cheyenne
Wyveld Davenport
Town
Denar
Calo
Des Moines
Tor
Galveston
Tex
Flolan Mont
Indiatoli
Ind
Fana
Kanal City
Bomi
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Ténn
New Orleans
N.Y
Vicksburg
Baltimore
Lorisios
Aloe
Marbers
New Willard
Mise Manly Shoreham
Robert Craver
C. E. Bradle
Prederick
National
Boston
Marie Nichols
Msn
Nichols
Jawres
Russell
Shorehem
Ug. Vo Richards
Albert Nichol
Wattie Clark
St. James
Chicago
J. Bo Hall
W. G. Phipps
Miss Connell
Raiegh
Barlow
Ebbitt
New York City
O. J. Heate
Edwards H Chia
Thomas M. Sizes
Freder Wk Gent
Mire
Wattie G. Gaushshorenett
Meharis
Numa
Arlington Dear Peters
Higgs
H. Po Mesrz
Meare D Weevett
Riggs L
Erring
Metro
Politan
Mausbaca
WD Jerk
John Hage
Nationale
George Foddy, Jr
Thomas A
HI. Olson
Nir
HK. Wilson
Leaves
Raleigh
Pettsecro
John J. Smithly
Mir
Smirnte
C. D. Johnson
J 8
Paayot
J. L Wendall
Je Monneki
New Wizard
GTI Boxman
W Ji Dickinson
Site and
Misericktown
Veary Schanuck
Shoreham
James L. Adams
Caleforniacw
M_ filbsox
San Francisco
Kington
Melready
Los Angelea
Metropolitan
Connecticut
Charles W. Paircald
Jamie Bridgeport
William B. Russell
aAnsoma
James
Delaware
Mra
New Willen
Aleigh
Maryland
Frank P. Bolste Prederick
Concard
Arington
J F Appleton
Appleton
Arlington
A Brown
Ham Na
Syracusa
Ars
W .D. Hale
Kingston
WH. Slatter
Elizabeth Slatterr
Troy Mina Elnephart
Stowell
Howard E Baker
HP. Haviand
Elmira
Edward F Tatton
Smerectady
North Carolina
Charles
Heeenal
St James
Mm G. B Wright
Henderson
Comnbia
Winnington
D .Wingfeld
Lynchberg
Young
Charite
Ethel Pray
Qub
Pepe
Sir James C
Field
Jon
Hibba
Nortoth Mare
Keyser
Releigh
Wisconsin
Joni Grinde
T. A Coleman
Madzon
Forsign
Wwmle
Courtenay Paris Frazee New
Whlard
L. Goldian
Eife
Tormic
Canade Raleteh
Man elopes with wife’s child, demands conditions for return
Frantic mother seeks the return of four year old Pauline Ayers. Roscoe M. Ayers, light superintendent of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Co., left home with the child to attend a theater, then vanished. He sent a letter saying he would return only if certain conditions were met and claimed he would leave Norfolk by train. The mother appeals to police as she searches for husband and daughter, while Ayers may have gone to Berkley or Roanoke with his sister.
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Washington Mest
Norfolk
Mar
Roscoe M. Ayers
Jlight
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Company
Pauline
Ers
Ayers
Fente
Berkley
Roanoke
Camp initiates two at Woodmen of Gaworkd meeting
Oak Camp No 4 Woodmen of Gaworkd initiated two candidates at the last Northeast Temple gathering. Several applications for membership were presented and the initiation social was enjoyed. Members are invited to attend the next meeting on Wednesday March 18, when about twenty candidates are expected to be initiated. Refreshments will follow.
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Sev
Iai
Weld Membres Lave
Safe Deposit Boxes Offer Security for Jewelry
Don’t tempt the burglar by keeping jewelry at home. Thieves use known valuables and easy access. Rent one of our Safe Deposit boxes at five dollars or more to remove temptation and safeguard items.
Man Survives Fall Into Glass Pile At Gersler Home
Williy Petty of Geesboro was rushed to Casualty Hospital after a deep cut on his left arm from falling onto broken glass in a pile near his home. Doctors reported he has only a chance of recovery and described heavy blood loss before admission.
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Casualty Hospital
Williy Petty
Geesboro
Gersler
Appointment to Cardinal's Household in Washington
Rev Louis Stickney, longtime secretary to Mgr Falconia apostolic delegate, is named to the cardinal's household in Baltimore to fill the vacancy caused by Father Russell becoming rector of St Patrick's Church Washington.
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Washington Fort
Baltimore
Louis Stickney
Mgr
Falconia
Father Russell
St. Patricks Chur
Washington
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Satins
Esaten Co
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Wether
Womatt
River
Husband
Francis G. Mattingly
Georgetown Law School
Henry W. Floyd
Massachusetts Avenue
National College of Pharmacy
Big Room
ROAD
President Bush
Goulds
Fuller Syndicate
Gould
Baltimore City
Gould Intercerts
TS Brush
Alexander Robertson
F. Timmerman
Johu T x_ Barnes
Robert Jones
Camptrailer
Henry B. Fleasot
Bishop Gravatt
Church of the Advent
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Rage For
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Botton
Lansburgh&Bro
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Weber
Fritzi Scheff
Ethel Barrymore
Rsd
Lepos
Rome
Euines Pa
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American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles J. Bell
Falconio
Wineman & Co
Peter Grogan
St. Ret
Wilson & Mayers
Luber
National Theater
Gallery OF Foreign Arts
Chris
Tian Xander
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St. Unv
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Berkeley
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