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Triangle Bosses Arrested On Murder Charge

JL;DR SUMMARY Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, owners of the Triangle Waist Company, were indicted for first-degree manslaughter following the tragic fire that claimed 146 lives in their factory. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IndictmentsFireManslaughterTriangle Shirtwaist FactoryIsaac HarrisMax BlanckCoercionFactory WorkersLocked DoorsWitness Testimony

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New York, United States
"Anna Galla, 20 years old, of 437 East 12th Street, who lost her sister in the fire, stated the following: I worked as forelady on the 9th floor."
Italy
"Twenty five Italian girls who were rescued from the fire, gave sworn affidavits yesterday that employees of the factory forced them to sign papers stating the bosses werent responsible for the disaster."

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