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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
10
A blaze at the L. Fish Furniture store on Wabash avenue trapped workers on upper floors after benzine cans exploded. Thirty to forty workers, many of them teenage girls, were feared dead with at least one identified victim Emma Lichtenstein. Fire officials pledged a full inquiry into building fire readiness amid disputes over response times.
Volcanic activity on Mount Etna in Sicily prompts mass evacuations as four new craters erupt near Castelldrazzo. Lava flows five miles from source, destroying vineyards and homes. King Victor Emmanuel plans to assess aid as tourists flee and locals seek safety amid ongoing eruptions.
Indian Commissioner Valentine announces 30000 acres of agricultural land in the Leech Lake reservation will open for settlement immediately after conferences with Senator Clapp and Representative Lindberg. The move follows a revocation of a prior order amid Minnesota group backing from the state conservation congress and Cass Lake club. Iowa Democrats set July 27 for state convention in Ottumwa with Jerry Sullivan as temporary chairman. Thomas Fortune Ryan is eyed to fill a possible US Senate vacancy if John W. Daniel dies, potentially serving until 1911.
Fire at L. Fish Furniture Co warehouse 1906 1908 Wabash avenue in Chicago traps workers on fifth and sixth floors. Several benzine cans exploded and a spark from a lighter ignited flames, killing twenty or more mostly young girls who jump from windows to escape.
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