Everett True demands fire safety (October 20, 1914)
Printed 110 years ago today in The Day Book. Image cleaned up, see the original.
Found on the Library of Congress site.
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True man of the people.
Triangle Shirtwaist would certainly still be something folks would remember in 1914, having just happened 3 years prior.
...and a Shirtwaist is like a Victorian era long sleeve dress, but without the bottom half of the garment. It's basically a stiff fronted blouse, often with puffy sleeves.
https://witness2fashion.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/what-made-a-blouse-a-shirt-waist-in-1909-1910-i-dont-know/
They say safety regulations are written in blood.
They were, about 3 years prior: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
Came here to mention this was three and a half years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. There is zero doubt this is a result of that.