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Who does the work in America?

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sagehen9/21/2011 6:02:27 pm PDT

re: #60 Bob Levin

Who in the world doesn’t see Triangle as a great, defining American tragedy? I’m sure the Blanck and Harris families still grieve about it today, and most certainly next week.

Doubtful.

en.wikipedia.org

The company’s owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, who survived the fire by fleeing to the building’s roof when the fire began, were indicted on charges of first and second degree manslaughter in mid-April; the pair’s trial began on December 4, 1911… The jury acquitted the two men, but they lost a subsequent civil suit in 1913 in which plaintiffs won compensation in the amount of $75 per deceased victim. The insurance company paid Blanck and Harris about $60,000 more than the reported losses, or about $400 per casualty. In 1913, Blanck was once again arrested for locking the door in his factory during working hours. He was fined $20.