Tragic Savannah railroad wreck claims young lovers
Savannah Georgia January 28 a fatal accident occurred at a crossing three miles from the city on the Ogeechee road. Harry Sanders and his fiancée Lily Rushing were struck by a northbound train while riding in a buggy returning from a drive. Both were killed instantly. Mrs. Rufus Rushing, Lily’s mother, and the other couple members survived with no injuries. The couple had planned to marry soon and were widely loved in the city.
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Savannah
Twclock
Ogeechea
T Alent
Hary Sanders
Miss Lilly
Bishicle
Rufus Rushing
A Ruig
Sanders
Rushing
Miss Rushing
Saye
City
Jersey Central Disaster Toll and Blame Cast on Davis
A Jersey Central disaster near Capeland New Jersey leaves twenty dead and over fifty injured. Engineer Davis and Fireman McCarthy of the Philadelphia and Reading express are hospitalized as authorities blame human fallibility. The wreck involved electro pneumatic signals. Davis says he saw nothing despite red lights.
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New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Capeland
N. J
Davis
McCarthy
Philadelphia and
Reading Express
Plainfield
Paris
Stapen
Cranford
Expresa
Elven
Jersey
Rowland Chandon
Edward Flenn
Plainfeld
Thomas A. Cuming
Edward Flynn
Bleas Giles
Joseph R. Hallett
Horace G. Hand
Hilzapeth
R. W. Happerson
Ered Hardingiam
Tnellen
Henry Hoger
Lera Linbarger
Henry L. Haman
Harvey M. Patterson
West Dunallan
Charles B. Reed
F. A. Smith
T. Thayer
Plainield
Harold W.tomlinson
Craig Waldron
Plaaifeld
Edgar W. Williams
James Beekman
Hamid le Denteaux
Orive
Royal Bike Line
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Baltimore and Ohio
W. G. Besier
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Rat
Graceland
Philadelphia Express
Night operator blamed for deadly Sunset Limited wreck near Tucson
A Tucson dispatch reports the Sunset Limited passenger train, two hours late, failed to receive a sidetrack order at Esmond, colliding head on with the Crescent City Express near Walls Station. Twenty bodies removed from wreckage with several more feared buried. several seriously injured. Names of engineers John Brice and R Walkey. Union Pacific train crews involved.
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Tucson
Ariz
George Clough
Walls
Delver
Suffset Limited
John Brice
R. Walkey
George M'Grath
John Hilton
Cambridge
Mass
Fred Donahue
Mich
Ben Sawyer
Abe Silverton
New York
G. S. Gilbert
Areman
Ben Merryhill
New Hampshire
Agler
Esmond
Vaile
Crescent City
Oakland
Cal
Msmond
J. M. Hilton
Sunset Limited
Walls Station
G. W.W. Paker
Jack Bruce
Witmot
Vails
Minning Homies
Limited
Funeral car in collision near Cairo Illinois
A rear end collision occurred at 6 am near Pulaski 6 miles north of Cairo when Chicago train No 8 struck the rear of St Louis train No 23. The private car of the late Judge Fentress and family was wrecked. the judge’s coffin opened. Several injuries reported to train crew and Cairo flagman. No passengers injured.
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Cairo
Pulaski
Chicago
St. Laws
St. Louls
Judge Fentress
Illinois Central
Bolivar, Tenn
Harry Brackner
Uves
Centralia
Mel B. Willard
Charles Bryant
St. Louis
Avalanche buries miners near Park City in Utah
An avalanche near Park City wrecked the Quincy mine shaft houses. Eight men were buried in the ruins. Three men were found dead B. J. Cotter J. C. Gaffney and Charles Prank. Five others were rescued alive as rescuers worked to reach survivors.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Park City
Quincy
B. J. Cotter
J.C. Gaffney
Charles Prank
Coffee poisoned in Birchwood residence near Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky on January 28 a coffee laced with a powerful poison sickened Mrs Nancy Birch Mrs Laura Feaman her daughter Mrs Birch Cooper her granddaughter two guests Mrs Emma Wade and Miss Frank Cannon and a colored servant Rachael Davis The Birch family members are ill except Birch Cooper aged 9 and Philp Feaman about 6 Officers investigate the incident tied to the Birch estate valued at 250000 to 200000 dollars to be shared among children and grandchildren.
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Louisville
Wen
Nancy Birch
Laura Feaman
Bireh Cooper
Emma Wade
Frank Cannon
Owensboro
Rachael Davis
Bireh
Former Senator Allen Dead in Seattle Night
Seattle January 28 United States Senator John B. Allen died tonight. He represented Washington in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Seattle, Wash
United States
John B. Allen
Wreckage Fire Slows Rescue After Train Collision
A rear collision caused a massive wreck and fire as cars and a sleeping car detached and rolled toward Tucson. Oil sparked flames, hindering rescuers yet passengers and trainmen aided the wounded. A relief train with Dr. Fenner rushed to the scene following reports from Vails and Yalls.
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Tucson
Clough
Vails
Explosion at Anniston foundry kills six workers
In Anniston on January 28 a boiler explosion at the Southern Carding Foundry Company injured about twenty-five and killed six. Names of the dead include Thomas Birch and J. B. Hardy, all white except James Turner, and Charles Strong, John Mitchell. Injured range from body lacerations to internal injuries. several will die. Cause cited as a boiler leak during repair. Debris caused widespread damage. two unaccounted black workers. A separate report notes a Russian torpedo boat destroyer passing the Dardanelles en route to Sebastapol.
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Anniston
Southern Carding Foundry Company
Thomas Birch
J. B. Hardy
J. A. Foote
James Turner
Charles Strong
John Mitchell
Jono Sheppard
J. R. Levens
C. F. Hall
Andy McKinley
Laia
Clyde Price
Sam Peak
Sam Miller
Robert Haymie
Manly
Rander Brozier
Willam Wright
Will Jackson
Jesse Kilgore
E. K. Clancy
Barry Eilgore
Joe Faufassen
Howard Callin
WI Edwards
Henry Hudsins
Lewis Brooks
George Green
Thyv
Birch
Foote
Hardy
Car Wheel Foundry
Lee Whitaker
Pittsburg
Whitaker
Theories About Catarrh and Stuart's Tablets Rise
A discussion on catarrh cures cites Mark Twain fasting as impractical yet economy friendly. It promotes Hydrastin Red Gum and sanguinaria, then touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a convenient, cocaine free remedy with broad relief for nasal and bronchial catarrh and related ailments.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Twain
Stuart
Accidents in Fog at St Louis Injure Several
Heavy fog hit St Louis for hours causing multiple streetcar collisions. Seven men were seriously hurt in two wrecks while several others sustained bruises.
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St. Henis
St.Louis
Peruna advertised as cure for pelvic catarrh in women
A vintage ad proclaims Peruna as a specific for pelvic catarrh and other catarrhal ailments in women, claiming permanent cures. It cites testimonials from Ella M. Moreland of Washington and Dr M C Gee endorsing Peruna’s effectiveness for menstruation, leucorrhea, ovarian trouble, and general health, with an invitation to write for Dr Hartman.
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Hartman
Bia
Peruna
Feruna
Parc
Ella M. Moreland
D Street
Washington, D. C
M. C. Gee
Jones Street
San Franicisco
Cat
San Francisco
M. D
M.D
Tidal Wave Hits Gulf Coast Fleet Damages Most Vessels
Mobile Alabama reports that fishing schooners from Campeche banks endured a southward tidal wave last Monday night, sweeping over the banks and damaging nearly all boats. No loss of life is reported, and the wave was felt along the coast.
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Mobile
Ala
Campeche
New Sleeping Car Line To New Orleans on West Point Route
A new Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car line will operate between Atlanta and New Orleans via the West Point Route starting February 1 on Fast Mail train No. 5. The service departs Atlanta at 8 1 p.m., reaches Mobile at 7 37 a.m., and New Orleans at 1 a.m. The car is placed in Union Depot for passenger reception at 9 30 p.m. For reservations and information, contact City Ticket Office No 7 North Pryor Street.
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New Orleans
Vie
West Point
Atlanta
Mobile
Union Deport
City
North Pryor Street
Spooner Reelected U S Senator by Wisconsin Legislature
Madison January 2% The Wisconsin Legislature in joint session reaffirmed the election of John C Spooner to succeed himself as United States senator. He received the full party vote. Chester Lang Elected in Topeka Kansas Jan 28 The Kansas Legislature in joint session elected Chester I Lang to succeed William Harry as United States senator Brazilians Besieged in Brazil La Paz Dispatch reports that Brazilians at Acre are besieged in the Porvertre and Costa Rica settlements.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
John ¢. Spooner
United States
Chester Lang
Opeka
Kan
Chester I. Lang
William Harry
Janeira
la Paz
Bolivia
Acre
Porvertre
Costa Rica
Three killed and twelve hurt in Chicago Northwestern wreck
A rear end collision near La Fox Illinois between stock trains on the Chicago and Northwestern line killed three men and injured twelve, with four seriously hurt. Names given include Charles K Cor Wendbine Iowa and B Lan Vail Iowa among the deceased, plus several injured stock handlers en route to Chicago. The crash occurred in dense fog and the rear engine rammed into the cab nose, trapping passengers largely stock men bound for Chicago and the east.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
la Fox
Charles K. Cor
Woendbine
Iowa
B. Lan
Vail
A. A. Amy
Seramion
Towa
LaFox
J. Peterson
Battle Creek
Hagr
Johnstone
Clinton
Wiliam Jochims
Schleswig
Evers Nielson
Albert Layman
Dunlap
The Story of Methodism. By A. B. Hyde
A. B. Hyde outlines the rise and spread of Methodism with emphasis on its social and spiritual impact. The piece includes notes on early leaders, doctrinal shifts, and the movement’s organized structure across denominations.
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Train Strikes Pleasure Party
Herry Sanders
Lily Bushing
That City
Jersey Central
Arizona
London
DR. Jaeger
George
Muse Clothing ,Co
Whitehall
Allen
Dardanbijes
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Sebastapol
Catareh
Peru
Miss la McMoreland
Gulf
Spooner
A. B. Hyde
Columbia Boot Company
Whitehal J Street
Kansan City
Missouri Pacific
Celorado
Kangae City
James Behrening
W. Hutton
Union City
Ind
M. Marshall
Lion Distilling Co
Peachtree
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