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Hotel Roosevelt fire

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The Hotel Roosevelt fire, on December 29, 1963, was the worst fire that Jacksonville, Florida, had seen since the Great Fire of 1901, and it contributed to the worst one-day death toll in the city's history: 22 people died, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning. [1]

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Ambulance

An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation, from or between places of treatment, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Ballroom

A ballroom or ballhall is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding large formal parties called balls.

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Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in too much carbon monoxide (CO).

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Cecil Airport

Cecil Airport is a public joint civil-military airport and spaceport located in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Donna Axum

Donna Idelle Axum (born January 3, 1942, in El Dorado, Arkansas) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss America in 1964.

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Doorman (profession)

A doorman (also porter in British English) is an individual hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel.

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Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Florida Gators men's basketball

The Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball.

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Fort Pierce, Florida

Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States.

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Gator Bowl

The Gator Bowl, officially the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl for sponsorship purposes, is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google.

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Google News

Google News is a news aggregator and app developed by Google.

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Great Fire of 1901

The Great Fire of 1901 was a conflagration that occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 1901.

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Hotel George Washington (Jacksonville)

The Hotel George Washington, on the corner of Adams and Julia Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, was a 15-story luxury hotel that was in operation from 1926 to 1971.

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Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Jacksonville, Florida, as well as all unincorporated areas of Duval County.

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Jacksonville Fire Museum

The Jacksonville Fire Museum is part of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department's Fire Prevention Division.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States.

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Ken Norton (basketball)

Kenneth A. Norton (died July 11, 1996) was an American college basketball coach.

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List of Miss America titleholders

Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Manhattan Jaspers basketball

The Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Manhattan College in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) is a military airport, eight miles (13 km) south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

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Norm Sloan

Norman Lesley Sloan Jr. (June 25, 1926 – December 9, 2003), nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," was an American college basketball player and coach.

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Observer–Reporter

The Observer–Reporter is a daily newspaper covering Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley in Pennsylvania, with some overlap into the South Hills of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County.

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Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is the third-largest city in the state of Louisiana and the 122nd-largest city in the United States.

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Spokane Daily Chronicle

The Spokane Daily Chronicle was a daily newspaper in Spokane, Washington.

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Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city in the state of Washington in the northwestern United States.

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The Carling

The Carling, formerly known as the Carling Hotel and Hotel Roosevelt, is a historic building in Jacksonville, Florida, United States built in 1925.

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The Palm Beach Post

No description.

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The Tampa Tribune

The Tampa Tribune was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida.

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The Times (Shreveport)

The Times is a Gannett daily newspaper based in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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United Press International

United Press International (UPI) is an international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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W. Haydon Burns

William Haydon Burns (March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967.

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Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Greater Pittsburgh Region in the southwestern part of the state.

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Wayback Machine

The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web and other information on the Internet.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Roosevelt_fire

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