Terrible Duquesne Limited Wreck Kills Dozens Near Laurel Run
A Baltimore and Ohio Duquesne Limited wreck near Laurel Run two miles west of Dawson results in about sixty three deaths and large injuries. The crash involved a lumber obstruction from a westbound freight and a smoking car fire after the engine plowed into embankment and river. Baggagemaster Thomas J. Baum earns hero status for diverting a westbound train with a burning coat flag, saving additional lives.
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Connellsville
Duquesne Limited
Pittsburg
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Laurel Run
Dawson
William Thornley
S. G. Heater
Thomas Cook
Herbert Holmes
Jesse Hines
Charles Lindford
Edwards
J. W. Martin
Richard Duckett
Edison Goldsmith
Father Fienello
Charles FE. Langford
J. I. Egerly
Youghiogheny
Laure
Thornley
Thomas J. Baum
Hazlewood
Baum
V. RR
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Youghiogheny River
Cottage State Hospital
Trains Collision Kills One Injures Eighteen at Morris
A Louisville and Nashville through train No. 3 and the Decatur accommodation No. 8 collided near Morris Alabama on December 24. One man Henry Allen was killed while engineer Hollis Wright was fatally hurt. Ike W Starr and J A Williamson were seriously injured along with fifteen others. The southbound train overran its orders and Wright remained at his post with a fractured skull.
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Morris
Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Decatur
Here
Henry Allen
Hollis Wright
Ike W. Starr
J. A. Williamson
Wright
Miss Sullivan Fatally Burned At Denton School Christmas
A Denton message says at a Christmas entertainment in a nearby schoolhouse two miles from Denton John Shields and Kate Sullivan were badly burned Miss Sullivan acting as Santa Claus was enveloped in cotton which caught fire Shields and others aided her then.
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Lincoln, Neb
Denton
John Shields
Kate Sullivan
Horse on City’s Payroll Defrauded Cedar Rapids
W. L. Moore, street commissioner, convicted of obtaining city funds by placing a horse on the payroll as "William Martin" and collecting excessive pay for ten months. The case hinges on the forged payroll entry and misappropriated city monies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with the verdict delivered on Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
W. L. Moore
William Martin
Soldier Killed as Sleigh Is Hit by Trolley Car
Detroit December 24 A U S commissary sleigh from Fort Wayne carrying soldiers and young women was struck by a trolley car near the city. Sergeant James Lockwood of Company F First Infantry was killed and Miss May Williams of Detroit was probably fatally injured.
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Detroit
United States
Fort Wayne
James ¥. Lockwood
First Infantry
May Williams
Association Goes to Piece 6 Disrupts Pacific Lumber Trade
The Pacific Coast Lumbermen's association, which for two years controlled the export lumber trade on the coast, has dissolved after a San Francisco conference of California Oregon and Washington leaders. The break is expected to harm export prices and hit coast producers with an estimated annual loss of one million dollars due to intensified competition and price instability. California delegates balked at signing the yearly agreement without changes.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Pacific Coast
Uit
California
Oregon
Washington
Fire Gutts Brown Block in Westerly. 150000 Loss
The Brown block in Westerly was gutted by a fire last night. The building housed stores on the ground floor and offices above, with losses estimated at 150000.
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Westerly
R. L
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Coats
Cee
Dreas
Albert Thon
Eider
Germantown Zephyrs
Te Fleishers
Fleisher
Germantown
Baltimore
Ohio
Laurel Run, PA
Baggageman Baum
Wree
Chidren
R. R. Murphay
Austin
Minnesota
Vern’s Martin
By Charles Cressey
Linn
Santa Claus
Shoe Horns Watch Chains
China
Hayes Bros
the Jewelers
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