Trains Wreck After Robbery Leaves Dozens Dead and Injured
A large Santa Fe express near Osage City is wrecked by robbers who ditched rails. Four trainmen die and about thirty five passengers are seriously hurt. A million dollars in the Mexican Central Railway express car is buried in wreckage, with safes and bonds undisturbed. More wrecks follow in Iowa and Illinois with multiple deaths.
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Topeka
Kan
Osage City
Kowarn Mayer
Hinveman Tuomas Cuappicky
Two on One Track Train Collision Near Shreve Ohio
In Brown's Cut near Shreve Ohio early today two trains of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railway collided on the single track. Train No 8, the fast east bound passenger train, struck the first section of freight train No 15 heading west. The crash caused extensive damage and is described as the worst disaster in the line's history. Authorities rushed to the scene as investigators began work. Passengers and crew were reported injured with details pending.
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Chicago Great Western
New Hampton
Mason City
Elina
Elma
Henry McCarty
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Ohio Town
Cleveland
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