Iroquois Theatre fire (English Wikipedia)

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Fleig, Barry (December 28, 2019). ""Absolutely fireproof" –A human Tragedy". Chicago and Cook County Cemeteries. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2020. The theatre victims were buried in over a dozen of the Chicago area cemeteries including the largest cemeteries Rosehill, at least 50 to Graceland, and many to Oakwoods. Catholics went to St. Boniface, Mt. Carmel and over 40 to Calvary in Evanston. Others went to Mt. Olive, some 30 to Forest Home, many to Jewish Waldheim, Mt. Hope, Elmwood in River Grove and others. In 1908, Montrose Cemetery erected a memorial monument to the victims.

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"Iroquois Theatre Fire". Judy Cooke. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
Cooke, Judy. "Five Iroquois Theater fatalities in Eger, Bloom and Reiss families". IroquoisTheater,com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2020. All five were buried in the Waldheim Jewish Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
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Cooke, Judy (2024). "Hospital built as memorial to Iroquois Theater victms". Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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"What is a 'Fireproof' Screen". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 1904. p. 16. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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"A Tragedy Remembered". NPFA Journal (July/August). National Fire Protection Association. 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2014. Actor Eddie Foy's personal account

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"Fire Inquiry Disclosures: Skylights Reported Opened After the Disaster – Cannot Find the 'Asbestos' Curtain – Usher Arrested" (PDF). The New York Times. January 5, 1904. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

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Uenuma, Francine. "The Iroquois Theater Disaster Killed Hundreds and Changed Fire Safety Forever". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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"This Day in History: Fire Breaks Out In Chicago Theater". The History Channel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
"Deadliest single building/complex fires and explosions in the US". National Fire Protection Association. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
Uenuma, Francine. "The Iroquois Theater Disaster Killed Hundreds and Changed Fire Safety Forever". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
"Iroquois Theater". Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
"Iroquois Theatre Fire". Judy Cooke. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
"A Tragedy Remembered". NPFA Journal (July/August). National Fire Protection Association. 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2014. Actor Eddie Foy's personal account
Bob Secter (December 19, 2007). "The Iroquois Theater fire". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
"Iroquois Theatre Fire". Eastland Memorial Society. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
"Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries". Graveyards.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
Cooke, Judy. "Five Iroquois Theater fatalities in Eger, Bloom and Reiss families". IroquoisTheater,com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2020. All five were buried in the Waldheim Jewish Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
Fleig, Barry (December 28, 2019). ""Absolutely fireproof" –A human Tragedy". Chicago and Cook County Cemeteries. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2020. The theatre victims were buried in over a dozen of the Chicago area cemeteries including the largest cemeteries Rosehill, at least 50 to Graceland, and many to Oakwoods. Catholics went to St. Boniface, Mt. Carmel and over 40 to Calvary in Evanston. Others went to Mt. Olive, some 30 to Forest Home, many to Jewish Waldheim, Mt. Hope, Elmwood in River Grove and others. In 1908, Montrose Cemetery erected a memorial monument to the victims.
Maxham, Maria (December 5, 2019). "Do you want to own a cemetery?". Forest Park Review. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
"Fire Inquiry Disclosures: Skylights Reported Opened After the Disaster – Cannot Find the 'Asbestos' Curtain – Usher Arrested" (PDF). The New York Times. January 5, 1904. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
"What is a 'Fireproof' Screen". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 1904. p. 16. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Newspaper coverage". iroquoistheatre.com. Iroquois Theatre. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
"Chicago eagle. [volume], January 09, 1904, Image 1". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
Cooke, Judy (2024). "Hospital built as memorial to Iroquois Theater victms". Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
Zasky, Jason. "Burning Down the House: The 1903 Iroquois Theater Fire". Failure Magazine. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2009. The Iroquois Theater advertised itself as 'absolutely fireproof,' it went up in flames six weeks after opening
"Historic City Hall Plaque to be Rededicated". WBBM-TV News. CBS Chicago.com. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
"Iroquois Theatre Fire Victims Remembered". Theatre Historical Society of America. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
Schweyer, Jenny (November 5, 2008). "Exit Devices: Von Duprin Changes the Face of Commercial Security". Article Alley. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
"Collinwood School Fire". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2011.