Factory Fire at Binghamton Claims Dozens in Pivotal Death Toll
Fire at Binghamton Clothing Company in New York state kills at least fifty people, mostly women and girls, as investigators from state labor, fire marshal, factory inspecting commission, and safety committee probe the disaster. Twenty eight bodies recovered, twenty six still missing. public funeral planned. Gov Sulzer blames state labor department dysfunction and cites political obstruction by Charles Murphy over labor commissioner nominations.
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Binghamton
N. J
Binghamton Clothing Company
State Department of Labor
State Factory Investigating Commission
Committee of Safety of New York
Sulzer
Albany
N. Y
State Labor Department
Charles, F. Murphy
Suzer
Murphy
State Senate
Mitchell
Lynch
New Haven to Adopt Radical Policy Changes Under New Leader
A New Haven policy overhaul is planned with a new top executive likely to be named chairman of the board over the New York New Haven and Hartford system. Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific is the anticipated choice to implement shifts in finance operations and management structure across the system including subsidiary lines.
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New York
New Haven and Hartford
Meilen
Tomer
Mellen
Boston & Maine
Wall Street
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Firemen Prevent Heavy Loss In Omaha Packing Warehouse Blaze
Firemen under Chief Seyferlich fought a blaze that struck two Omaha Packing warehouses at Lumber and West 23rd streets in Chicago. The fire started on the second floor of the stockroom area, with seven-story buildings heavily stocked with provisions. Estimated loss runs to about 50,000 dollars.
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Chicago
Seyferlich
Omaha Packing Company
Lumber and
West 23Rd Streets
Italy Devastated by Serious Hurricane
Milan reports the Italian lake district severely struck by hurricanes overnight and today with widespread damage. The storm caused a sharp temperature drop across Italy. Prizes for Cedar River park contests hosted by the United Commercial Travelers are on display in Hileman & Gindt's window.
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Milan
Italy
Italian Lake District
Cedar River Park
United Commercial Travelers
Hileman & Gindt
Queen Ele Anore Appeals to Queen Elizabeth Over Balkans Tensions
The Balkans crisis features a rare appeal as Bulgaria's Queen Ele Anore asks Queen Elizabeth of Roumania to halt Romanian advances toward Sofia. Elizabeth replies that the troops will proceed with consideration. The elderly queen, 69, once wrote as Carmen Sylva and supervised relief during campaigns.
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Balkans
Eleanore
Bulgaria
Elizabeth
Roumania
Sofia
Ferdinand
Reuss
Queen Elizabeth
Carmen Sylva
Copper mine strike in Calumet prompts militia call
Bay City dispatch reports escalating violence as copper miners strike in Calumet and surrounding districts. Deputies are removed from No 2 shaft area by armed strikers while mines and mills suspend operations. Governor Ferris contemplates troops only as a last resort.
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Calumet
Mich
Crane
Ferris
Alpena
Lansing
Calumet & Hecla
Bend
Bay City
Calamity in Precedent Fears Revolution Over Tariff Doctrine
Washington July 24 Senator Works attacked the tariff bill accusing President Wilson of exceeding his authority by aiding its framing and pressing passage. He criticized the Democratic caucus for coercing lawmakers and warned the executive could mold legislation into a perilous power risking revolution and a potential overthrow of the republic. He noted California lemon growers could supply the home market if properly protected and cited American labor share in citrus as a concern over the bill’s rate.
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Washington
Works
Wilson
Petrayer
Executive Department
Congress
California
Senator Works
Publisher Criticized Over Mails Misuse and Advertiser Audits
The Wa terlog evening paper publisher is accused of misusing the U S mails to boost circulation. The piece urges advertisers to demand audits of paper books by a qualified firm and asserts open records for verification, citing the Courier and the Audio Company of New York, W. I. Hartman Company.
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United States Mails
The
Courier
Audio Company of
New York
Senators Question Imported Articles Used by Themselves
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts cited imported ink wells, letter openers, razors, safety matches, and furniture in the Senate as evidence of higher foreign input. He argued Democratic tariff plans fail to cut living costs and could pressure American manufacturers while not lowering wages.
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Austria
France
England
Japan
Senate
Weeks
Washington
Publc
Sweden
Europe
United States
Workingien
Redfeld
Fire at Sing Sing Prompts Mass Transfer of Prisoners
Ossining New York July 24 another fire at Sing Sing prison stoked mutinous mood as guards doubled after a $150 000 loss earlier in the week. Warden Clancy blamed disturbances on orders to transfer prisoners to Auburn while 200 of the worst offenders including 11 second term men were kept in cells and will be moved under guard to Auburn. The 200 inmates belong to the so called kolttiog gang.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing, Sing
Clancy
Auburn
Sing Sing
New York City
Auburne
Taft WAG won to MF RG and lobby letters reveal
Washington July 24 A Senate lobby committee record shows Mulhall seeking to defeat NY representative Parsons in 1910 and detailing talks with Cole over Cannon opposition and Battle for New York governor. Letters claim Taft shifted toward manufacturers on labor issues as Washington watchdogs were cited. An auto accident in Elmwood Ga left Ward Horsely editor dead and two injured.
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Washington
Martin M. Mulhall
Senate Lobby Committee
Herbert Parsons
New York City
Ralph D. Cole
Ohio
Cannon
Mulhall
Geo. Gorden Battle
New York
Taft
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
John Kirby, Jr
Senator Reed
Whidge Trivenport
Superioveoary Association
Mr. Emery
Me. Watson
James T. Mc Hermott
EMTOR
Galesburg
Ward Horsely
The
Elmwood
Kimawood
Farmington
Pinkham Nominated Governor of Hawaii
President Wilson nominates L. K. Pinkham of Puget Sound to be governor of Hawaii. The report notes Pinkham as a candidate for the high position amid a formal Washington announcement.
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Pinkham
Wawati
Washington
Wilson
L. KB. Pinkham
Puewaii
Hawaii
Mutinous Swiss Guard Leave Vatican as Tensions Rise
Rome July 24 A further attachment of the mutinous Swiss guard left the Vatican this morning. Some warned of unpleasant revelations while the commander pledged to reestablish the entire corps within weeks with new and more suitable elements.
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Rome
Vatican
Steamboat Rock Plans Second Annual Beez Day Beer Fay
Steamboat Rock business men set Thursday August 14 for the second annual Beez Day beer fay celebration. Plans aim for a bigger event than last year as Steamboat Rock sits at the heart of Hardin county sugar beet industry.
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Steamboat Rock
Hardin County
Woman Fights Off Greek Attacker in Oaault Attempt
Mrs. Milo Brundidge, a recent bride, fired one shot at an unknown Greek and beat him with an iron skillet during an assault attempt at her home near Blowers' addition. She dragged the unconscious man to Lafayette street to summon police but he vanished before officers returned. Authorities spread word to Raymond, Jesup, and Independence to locate the Greek. This marks a second prior incident during her residence when a foreigner injured her hand with a knife.
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Milo Brundidge
Rebels Demand Change of Government by Arms
Reports from Eagle Pass Texas and Washington detail constitutionalists capturing Torreon with 1500 prisoners and large arms caches. They reject mediation proposing U S mediation during elections while insisting on seizing control by force. Court martial at Campas Sonora indicts thirteen outlaw band members and a Sahuaripa merchant is held for aiding them.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Washington
United States
Wilson
Bryan
Congress
Mexico
Diaz
Huerta
Douglas
Artz
Campas
Sonora
Frederic Cordova
Nayori Chico
Sahuaripa
Eight Waukegan Women Charged Over Volo Assault
The eight women from Volo near Waukegan are to face Lake County grand jury charges after they rode Mrs. John Richardson through the village streets. State’s Attorney Ralph J. Cady said evidence is being gathered again. Mrs. Richardson was abducted from her porch by a neighbor who, with seven accomplices, dragged her through the main street with a fence rail. The women claim the act stemmed from suspicion she was too friendly with her brother in law.
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Waukegan
Volo
Here
John Richardson
Lake County
Grand Jury
Ralph J. Cady
Mrs. Richardson
Heavy Rise in Iowa Fire Losses Prompted by Dubuque Blazes
Des Moines reports state fire losses for the first half of 1913 rose by 376,411 dollars compared with 1912, largely due to two Dubuque fires totaling nearly half a million. Monthly totals run to 2,810,271 dollars, with Creston fire cited as a recent setback.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ole O. Roe
Dubuque
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Lake Superior
Calunmet & Hecla Conglomerate
Franklin and Hancock Mines
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Freeis
Hartman Company
Democratic
Semator Jebel Weeks
Massichurer
Taft Wag
Corina
Aavaua Cigani Tatvartiseman
Martin
Constitutionalista
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