Fire disaster at Washington Square leaves 141 dead
New York officials report 141 dead and 13 in hospitals after the Washington Square fire. A mass meeting is planned at Cooper Union to demand safer fireproof buildings. Grand jurors and city officials inspect the burned Asch building as investigators seek the blaze’s cause, while charities offer relief and unions push for reforms.
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Hebrew Free Burial Societies
Independent
Order of B'nai B'rith
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Canada
Metropolitan Opera House
George M. Price
Cloak, Suit, and Skirt Industry of
Washington Place
Mcaneny
Waldo
Building Department
Asch
Dead at the Pier Draw Morbid Crowds in New York
Thousands of mourners and curiosity seekers lined the pier as an improvised morgue opened at 1 a.m. Hundreds of coffins held charred bodies from a deadly fire while police screened visitors. A fiancée found her fiancé among the dead, a ring and watch chain sealing the identity, as others begged to see their loved ones and fainted in the crowd.
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Croker
Max Blanck
Triangle Company
New York
Twenty-third Street
Driscoll
O'Connor
East Fifty-first Street
Rosie Solomon
Christie Street
Hoste
Joseph Wilson
Rosie
Jon
Joe
Irene Zatuloa
Congress Heights Defends Dr White At Publicity Meeting
Clergymen urge praise for Dr White at St Elizabeths Government Hospital for the Insane amid recent escapes and alleged mismanagement. Citizens plan talks with White to curb sensational publicity while endorsing his psychiatry work and railing against Congress funding shortages. The clergymen and hospital officials stress ongoing investigations, improved facilities, and the need for dignified publicity.
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Congress Heights
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Times
Ray
Bloodgood
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United States
Mouse Escapes With Life Amid Factory Fire Horror
Reporters at the ruin of the eight floor fire find scorched cigarette box and half smoked cigarettes among debris. Chief Croker rescues a mouse from the wreckage as hospital efforts continue for victims and a cutter’s sister awaits news from St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Russia
Dr White praised as top alienist amid funding push
Reverends defend Dr White at the Government Hospital, blaming Congress for insufficient equipment and escapes. They urge District residents to back his work and demand appropriations while praising his lectures and influence on mental disease study nationwide.
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Runyen
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Gibson
Dogs Find Murder Suspects in Nebraska City Shanty
Bloodhounds trail two men for 22 miles from Omaha beach show to a shanty near La Platte where John Lehey and Henry Mignery were arrested after Herman B. Cohn, a wealthy merchant, was ambushed and shot. Rain slowed the chase as detectives held the suspects for further investigation.
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Omaha
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John Lehey
Henry Mignery
Julian
Riot Over Lost Dog Sparks Fatal Wounds in Pittsburg
In McGovern, a mining town, a wedding gathering at mine inspector Paul J. Sardom's home led to a riot after Samuel Martin demanded return of a dog Sardom had gifted. A brawl drew in many guests. four men reportedly fatally stabbed and about twenty injured. Police quelled the violence. two men were hospitalized with stab wounds.
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Siver
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Samuel Martin
Sardom
Nicholas Landon
Miss Mahler Flees in Green Silk Harem Skirt
Special to The Washington Post reports Emma Mahler of Newark New Jersey tripped from a house on Fifty first street in a green silk harem skirt. A large crowd gathered outside as she ran toward Girard avenue and into a house of O Donnell family. Officer Abrams then escorted her home, shielding her with a raincoat.
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Philadelphia
Misa' Emma Mahler
Newark
N. J
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Miss Mahler
Girard Avenue
O'Donnell
Abrams
Goelet's Auto Kills Child In Middletown
In Middletown New York on March 26 Robert Goelet of the wealthy Goelet family arrived by automobile with a chauffeur and struck three year old Marie Potter who ran into the street. The child died soon after. Goelet carried the girl to her parents home and sped toward New York after witnesses testified. The coroner exonerated him.
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N. Y
Robert Goelet
Goelet
Marie Potter
Wild Horses to Be Soap Transformation Planned
Special from San Bernardino reports 500 wild horses in the desert to be turned into soap within months. Felipe Quieroz and George Tyler have contracts with Los Angeles agents for eastern soap factories to supply households in Washington New York and Chicago. Most of the horses are scrubs and considered useless.
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San Bernardino
Cal
New York
Chicago
Felipe Quieroz
George Tyler
Los Angeles
Victorville
Holcomb Valley
Junket Near Wreck Aboard Colon as Storm Hits Congress
A Panama Canal Steamship Line junket to inspect the canal endured one of the season’s worst northers off Cape Hatteras. Senator Bradley was badly bruised but not gravely hurt while Representatives Langley and Mondell narrowly escaped death on the deck amid massive waves and a splintered rail. The party, returning to Washington, reported their perilous voyage and stormbound trip with many members and wives aboard.
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Morrison
Indiana
Alien Land Bill Doomed by Senate Vote Debate
Reports from Sacramento describe the Canal steamship Colon weathering two storms on round trips from New York and around Cape Hat- Sacramento. Senators debated ownership restrictions on Asiatic property while praising canal progress and fortification. The piece cites optimism among supporters and notes Colonel Roosevelt and Colonel Santis as heroic figures in canal history.
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China Not Ready for War in Manchuria Crisis
Washington dispatch notes China will yield on demands but seek settlement by powers, avoiding direct arbitration. Russia unlikely to accept evasive replies and may break relations. China unprepared for war and Japan considered aloof, with indications of potential Japanese investment in south Manchuria if northern actions escalate.
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Bryn Mawr College Reopens After Scarlet Fever Outbreak
Special to The Washington Post from Philadelphia reports Bryn Mawr College has cleared all scarlet fever germs and will reopen tomorrow. The brief fever outbreak led to a two week closure and even college pets were fumigated to ensure no lingering germs.
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Bryn Mawr College
Black Hand Murders 36 in Chicago
Dominick Coci was found dead in a South Chicago manufacturing plant. Police say the victim was killed by the Black Hand, a group charged with 36 murders in Chicago over the last fourteen months. Coci's skull was crushed.
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Dominick Coci
Coci
Fire horror blamed as thousands view victims
An index page notes a major fire tragedy with thousands viewing the victims. Other items on page 1 include a report on asylum notoriety and a perilous situation for lawmakers at sea, with political notes and society items following.
Falls 130 Feet With Aero In Wind Gust Crash
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports Italian aviator Signor Haimondo Marra fell from about 130 feet when a gust overturned his machine near Apoleto while flying at 40 meters. He escaped with a light bruise on his leg as the plane was wrecked.
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Washington Post
Apoleto
Signor Haimondo Marra
Signor Marra
High Post for Reyes a Big Battle Fought in Sepic
Mexico City March 24 government seeks a new war minister as Gen. Bernardo Reyes is favored though Gen. Cosio may stay until after the war. In Austin, Tex March 26 news claims the biggest battle of the Mexican revolution yielded 152 rebel and 263 federal deaths. Francisco de la Barra appointed foreign minister, leaving Diaz to guide early peace efforts amid condolences and a family crisis.
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Mexico
Manuel Gonzales Cosio
Bernardo Reyes
Reyes
Paris
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Keres
War Department
Diaz
Austin
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Harry Wilton
Mr. Wilton
Drake Rann
Francisco Leon de la Barra
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Andrew Carnegie
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Maderos
Taft
Colorado River
Enrique Creel
Henry Clay Creel
Oldest Westmoreland farmer ends birthday with suicide
In Laurelville Pittsburg March 26 Joseph Buckington aged ninety eight hanged himself in a barn after excusing himself from a birthday gathering. He left a note saying his age burdened friends trying to comfort him. His daughter found the lifeless body.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Buckington
Westmoreland County
Laurelville
Buckington
Mexican Turmoil Spurs U S Military Move to Southwest
A 1911 dispatch outlines Mexico’s revolutionary surge with 75 percent hostile to Diaz, prompting Taft to deploy a division to the southern frontier. It notes the capital’s hold on regulars and insurgents, border fears, and plans to maintain neutrality while preparing for possible congressionally disclosed actions.
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Paopda
OWS MOVE FAILS SPIRIT OF REVOLT GROWS
Three fourths of the population is hostile to the administration and the president’s order to send American troops to the border is questioned. Madero’s campaign continues until Diaz is ousted while hundreds of refugees pour into California and Congress debates cross border action.
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