Two Girls Die in Gasoline Explosion near Rockford
Madge and Julia Smith six year old sisters died in a hospital after a gasoline explosion at their Rockford home. A neighbor boy used a torch on a barrel of gasoline igniting flames that ripped through their clothing. Despite efforts by father and neighbors, and rapid hospital transfer, both girls died within hours.
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Mason Quity
Madge
Julia Smith
Elmer Smith
Rockford
Hera
Julia
Dockford
Italian advances promise 25 passenger airships
Italy has developed airplanes capable of carrying 25 persons and charting long distances without refueling. The new designs aim to boost regional travel and air transport efficiency, signaling a shift in early aviation capabilities.
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Italy
Pete the Tireless Experimenter Faces Court Charge
Pete appeared before Judge J Beem in municipal court on intoxication. In two weeks he was jailed three times for bottle experiments, first three days then a weekend stay. He paid a $10 fine but returned Monday. judge then gave him a choice of $30 fine or 15 days, amid Cape Cod cranberry output noted.
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Pete
Municipal Ecourt
Antil
Beem
Forest fires erupt across California statewide
A deadly blaze and heavy burns followed a statewide flare up of forest fires amid severe electrical storms. Roughly 600 fires burned across many counties, prompting emergency responses and widespread concern as crews battled the outbreaks.
Wildfire Rampage Spreads Across Central California Counties
A vast electrical storm ignited fires across Eiskilyou, causing two men to die by fire and many burned, with a 20 mile front in Hurns Standing Grain. Fires swept Ahrn standing grain and damaged farm buildings across Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kern, and Tehama counties. In Tulare, the Gadfield grave sequoias were endangered as four fires moved toward the national park, while rangers and volunteers fought to turn them back. Yosemite reports noted two fires near the park, one along the railroad and another five miles north of Mariposa, as heavy lightning struck the Sierra Madre range. Showers dampened some conflagrations in nearby areas.
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Eiskilyou County
Guy Wilson
Thomas Blake
Alerced
Mariposa
Madera
Fresno
Tulare
Etoge
Kern
Teolome
Tulare County
Gadfield
National Park
Sierra Madre Range
Yosemite National Park
Aarge
Park
Yosemite
Serra Madre Mountains
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