Equitable Life Building Blaze Claims Four Lives in New York
A nine story marble structure housing financial firms burned in New York City. The blaze caused an estimated $10 million in losses. Deputy fire chief died in the ruins while a priest rescued a man. business operations were halted though policyholders were deemed safe.
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Equitable Society
New York
Jan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Whoadway
Mercantile Trust Company
Equitable Trust Company
Konitz Brothers
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Harriman Lines
Assurance Society
Banking Aid Trust Companies
Krom
William Giblin
Society
Hazen
William Walsh
Chief Walsh
Father McGean
Father Mee
Massive New York fire destroys Equitable Building
Four men dead and five injured as a nine story Equitable Life building burns in Manhattan's financial district. Fire officials report losses between 10 and 15 million dollars with vaults containing hundreds of millions thought intact. Rescue operations, vaults, and key records are described amid halted exchanges and police lines.
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New York
Equitable
Keokuk Bride Boom From Dam Work Sparks Local Famine
Keokuk reports a marriage boom among young men hired for the Mississippi River Power Company dam project. East coast engineers and clerks arrive with higher salaries, drawing Keokuk girls into marriage plans. Local men consider forming a protective association as town sees rising weddings.
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Keokuk
United States
Mississippi River Power Company
Mississippi
H. T. Herrick
Iowa
N. H. Trimble
Burlington
Des Moines
Monsignor Ryan Dies After Fall in Dubuque
Monsignor Roger Ryan vicar general of the Dubuque archdiocese died in Dubuque Iowa following a fall on an icy sidewalk weeks earlier. He was 69, Irish born, longtime resident of Dubuque and served at St. Patrick's. Funeral plans indicate a large diocesan priestly attendance.
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Dubuque
Roger Ryan
Visitation
Change of Venue Sought in Labor Conspiracy Cases
Labor leaders announce a motion with affidavits to move the district court venue for the criminal action against Col Wilson, business agent of the Button Workers' union, Emmet Flood, organizer of the American Federation of Labor, and others indicted for conspiracy and property injury. They argue local prejudice from a long labor dispute would deny a fair trial.
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Muscatine
Jan
Col. Wilson
4Utton Workers’ Union
Emmet. Flood
American Federation Set Abor
Ong
Three Acres of Buildings Burn in St Louis Area Fire
A blast leveled three acres of buildings two miles south of Eas St Louis on January 4, destroying the Commercial Acid company plant and others. The fire caused estimated losses of 200000 dollars.
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Eas
Vernon D Nelson Not Improving in Des Moines Area Wreck
Jesup Iowa January 9 Special Vern D Nelson the fireman injured in the Illinois Central wreck near Raymond Saturday evening was reported not greatly improved this afternoon. He remains at the Julien hotel in Jesup and suffered a restless night with great pain and delirium at times.
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Jesup. la
Vern D. Nelson
Ilinois Central
Raymond
Gready
Julien Hotel
Tesup
Temperature January 9 Reading With Historical Data
A weather snippet notes temperatures for January 9 with markings from Buchanan Optical Co and a syndicate block. It recalls last year’s values showing a minimum of one degree above zero and a maximum of 20 degrees, indicating a cold snap comparison.
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Buchanan Optical Col
Syndicate Block
Keokuk Divorce Granted Over Religious Disputes
In Keokuk on January 9, 18__, Mrs Margaret Crumly won a district court divorce from Nelson D Crumly claiming he was overly religious and dominated domestic life. She said he upbraided her for not sharing his views, vowed she would go to hell, and finally deserted her.
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Keokuk
Nelson D. Crumly
Margaret Crumly
Knickerbocker Special Wrecks Near Dunkirk
Erie Pa Jan 3 The Knickerbocker special running from Chicago to Boston on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad wrecked near Dunkirk. Three coaches left the rails after the engine struck a switch engine. Several injured, relief hindered by heavy snow and wind. Engineer fireman and a brake man were treated at a nearby farmhouse. Passenger injuries count undetermined. train seven hours late.
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Erie
Knickerbocker
Chicago
Boston
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Dunkirk
Fire destroys Hart-Parry traction plant in Charles City
Charles City, La. Jan. 9 The Hart Parry Traction company's power house burned last night causing a substantial loss. No insurance coverage was in force at the time of the blaze.
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Charles City
Hart- Parry Traction Company
Side Na Insurance
Democrats Set June 25 Convention Date Amid City Bids
The Democratic National Committee agrees to hold the convention June 25, a week after the Republican gathering. St Louis and Chicago contend for host duties with backing from local leaders and a $100,000 Baltimore check prompting Chicago support. Balloting among cities begins as bids from Denver and New York appear.
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Washington
Dan
St. Louis
Baltimore
Chicago
J. Hamilton Lewis
Talbot
Rayner
Maryland
FE. F. Gotha
David R. Francis
Rolla Wells
James &. Smith
Froward M. Tierney
New York City
New York
Reakirt Fails to Find Boy With Sun Worshippers
Chicago report states Llewellyn Reakirt, a Cincinnati businessman, son Robert Hastings Reakirt, is not with the sun worshippers cult. The boy is reportedly with his mother at her Homedell, N. Y. residence, custody held by Mrs Reakirt. The disappearance of Billy Lindsay prompted the juvenile court inquiry and Reakirt's search. Cult members deny Mrs Reakirt joined the group.
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Chicago
Robert Hastings Reakirt
Llewellyn Reakirt
Cincinnati
Day
Homedell
Heakirty
Pinckney
Chicago Juvenile Court
Reakiirt
Waterloo Press Focuses on Growth and Civic Improvements
The Waterloo Evening Mail reports the fifty third annual Waterloo Evening Courier edition prints sixty four pages for a town of 30 000. It notes a prosperous year in building a large factory output and a new lighting system. Municipal improvements include two and a half miles of water mains and a permanent public market.
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Galesbure
Mali
Evening Mail
Lowal Evening Courier
Waterloo
Eight Moulders Die in Molten Metal Blast at Naval Arsenal
A deadly explosion at the rivet works of a naval arsenal killed eight steel moulders and injured eleven others when gas from molten metal ignited, enveloping workers in scalding fumes as metal poured. Local authorities investigate cause of the blast.
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Naval ‘Arsenal
High School Rules Ban Pleasure Rides by Students
In May Superintendent Francis of the Los Angeles schools barred high school boys from taking girls in cars. He notes a growing practice of pleasure riding and reports fraternities and sororities forming despite a “hanger system” that restricts pupil membership.
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Tos Angeles
He Francis
Francis
Utulor
Property to Wife Declares Husband Transfers Interest
In Cedar Falls, a man transfers real estate to his wife “in consideration of natural love aid affection and one dollar.” The deed records equal joint tenancy with right of survivorship. The property includes Joo 7, Mill Suara, and undivided half of tot 3 in Mullarks’s Cedar Falls addition. Deed executed in Los Angeles County California January 4 1902. A separate record notes Henry Buttke selling land in Spring Creek township and Waterlon to Christina Buttke for 37 7h. Deed dated October 1990. Buttke died November 1981.
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Cedar Falls
Eneiiah
Ace
Waterloo
Dneckelberg
Elmer Hotel
Sylvia Thomsen
Joo 7
Mill Suara
Lot
Bhock TA
O. Mullarks
Los Ansgeles Co
Cal
Henry Buttke
Christina Buttke
Spring Creek Township
Dots
Waterlon
Buttke
Packers Trial on Till May Chicago Meat Packerrs
Jerome H Pratt testified on day three as ten Chicago meat packers face an illegal restraint of trade case. The government plans about sixty four witnesses and extensive documents, potentially extending the trial to May. Attorney Mayer moved to exclude Pratt materials, arguing no proof of defendants directing Pratt.
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Chicago
Dan
Jerome AW. Bratt
Armour A& Con
Beean
WHS
Mayer
Swift
Jerome H. Pratt
Pratt
Alayer
Richeson Receives Death Penalty In Murder Case
In Roxton on January 9 Rev. Chirence VI T Richeson pled guilty to murder in the first degree and was sentenced by Judge Sanderson to death by electrocution during the week of May 19 1978. A petition to commute to life may be filed with Governor Foss and the executive council. Richeson stood pale but composed as he answered Mr Justice Sanderson and reaffirmed his written confession.
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Roxton
Chirence VI T. Richeson
Sanderson
Richeson
Avis Linms
Ilyannis
Maas
Pruiilew
Foss
Cernkhy Guunvid
Rkcegan
Jie
Pelletier
Sen Tene
Jurge Sanderson
Riche‘Ron
Tiche Sun
Brewery to close to save city water
August A. Busch vice president of Anheuser-Busch announces the immense plant will shut down until the city increases its water supply. In the effort to aid city officials the brewery will bring nearly 6,000 people out of employment.
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St. Leninz
A. Busch
Anheuser-Busch Association
Uxlay
Racial Census Shows Melting Pot Progress in Minneapolis
Minnesota students under Professor Jenks conducted the first university census of 19,000 Minneapolis families over two and a half years. The study finds seven eighths of foreign born residents marry within their nationality, with Scandinavian mixing strongest and English weakest. Germans show wide cross-national unions. Norwegians and Swedes similar patterns, Jews also mixing by third generation. The work, unpaid by students, aims to map intermarriage trends for science.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Albert EB. Jenkson
Association For the Advancement of Science
Washington, DC
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