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1914 - SOUTH BEND BUILDING COLLAPSES; FOUR DIE. STRUCTURE FALLS WHILE STREETS ARE CROWDED, NARROWLY MISSING KILLING PERSONS ON STREET.

DateJanuary 5, 1914 PlaceCedar Rapids, Iowa PublicationThe Evening Gazette
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South Bend, Ind., Jan. 5 - Three men and one woman were killed when a recently remodeled three story building, the lower floor of which was vacant, collapsed here Saturday. One of the victims was a Chinaman, the other was a negress.

The Chinaman and negress were employed in a restaurant, which occupied the second floor of the building.

The building collapsed while the streets were crowded and a number of persons had narrow escapes from injury.

One man was caught by the falling timbers and pinned to the ground, but was released in a short time. He was not seriously injured...
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The Evening Gazette
Place
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date
January 5, 1914
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