01 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1911
Page
1
A gas release in two Pennsylvania towns led to multiple fatalities and injuries. State police and emergency crews responded as investigators work to determine the cause and scope of the disaster affecting residents and local facilities.
The Bayliss Pulp and Paper dam at Austin Pennsylvania broke, unleashing a massive flood that swept the valley, destroying hundreds of buildings and causing extensive loss of life. Rescue efforts are hampered by flames, with authorities reporting up to a thousand buildings destroyed and widespread devastation. The Red Cross will organize relief, led by Ernest Bucknell, as trains are dispatched to aid survivors.
Verdant town reels in chaos as flood waters sweep through the village. Rescuers struggle to reach ruined streets where bodies lie amid burning buildings. Officials fear Burgess Michael Munn drowned as gas explosions ignite widespread fires and aid must come from nearby towns.
Former Captain Hains arrives in Washington after a New York pardon by Gov. Dix for the 1908 yacht club shooting. In Philadelphia, George Earle wins the Republican mayoral nomination backed by Senator Penrose, defeating William S. Vare and Rudolph Blankenburg gains on Keystone and Democratic tickets amid a charged battle with D. Clarence Gibboney and civil reform forces.
Johnstown reports a claim by Hon H T Bretley that he shed 57 pounds in a short period using a device sent by Prof B F Burns of New York. The method supposedly requires no dieting medicines or exercise and is offered on a forty day trial with free tests, sparking astonishment among participants.
Mrs Mary Carling Dunlop widow of David Dunlop of Baltimore married Archibald Montgomery McCrea president of Union Spring Manufacturing Company and son of James McCrea president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The ceremony was by Rev Abbott C Hittredge in the Plaza Hotel state apartment. Dunlop's father Charles Arthur Johnson of Petersburg is noted.
Mrs. Anna Spencer, widow aged around fifty, files a suit in municipal court for damages amounting to fifty thousand dollars against Joseph Simons. She alleges breaches of promissory and affections duties tied to promised marriage. Simons, about fifty, is described as formerly a doctor by trade.
Reports from London and Paris detail Italian naval bombardment of Tripoli with Turkish resistance around Prevésa and Janina mobilizations. Turkish and Greek forces near the harbor engage, while Germany’s envoy-tied diplomacy surfaces amid war fears. Separate dispatches claim ships sunk, torpedo boats destroyed, and Parliament called in Constantinople as Italy edges toward broader conflict.
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