Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1908 — TWO HELD RESPONSIBLE [ARTICLE]

TWO HELD RESPONSIBLE

One la a Woman—Result of the In quest on tbe Boyertown Horror. Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 30.—The Jin which has been Investigating the di astrous fire at Rhoad’s Opera How in which 169 persons lost their live rendered a verdict at 1 o’clock th morning. The verdict in part is ; follows:

"We are of the opinion that Mi Monroe and the deputy factory inspe tor are largely responsible for the d: aster, on account of negligence. V request the prosecuting attorney Berks county to arrest, and if pos ble convict, Mrs. Monroe, owner the stereopticon machine, and Han McC. Bechtel, the deputy factory spector, on the charge of criminal nd ligence.”

Flowers on McKinley Sarcophagu Canton, 0., Jan. 30. —Following I annual custom of sending a flo tribute to the tomb of McKinley. Si rotary Cortelyou, through a Canl florist, placed a large red. white a blue wreath on the McKinley s cophagus In the mausoleum. 1 wreath was made of carnations, ros hyacinths, tulips and violets. Later, the day the Fifth regiment mllit: band marched to the McKinley moi ment and left a wreath made of ga t leaves, pink carnations and narciss Cantonians in general observed Kinley Day in their usual silent m< od by wearing and displaying nun ous carnations.