9 Killed in New Haven Rail Crash Near Milford
A broken air hose on the express stalled near Woodmont causing a rear collision with the local at 40 mph. Nine people died and dozens were injured as a freight train was hit, with Yale alumni among the passengers. Coroner and officials pledged full investigation and aid to the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmont
Federal Express
A. M. Curtis
Curtis
North Haven
Bar Harbor
White Mountain Express
Howard Elliott
New Haven
Woodmount
John J. Kennedy
Charles Coutts
George L. Tourtellette
E. T. Bray
W. Curtis
Edward McGinnis
W. B. Brandt
Charles C. Elwell
Public Utilities Commission
Susan B. Hyland
Mardiros der Hovhanessian
Yale
Napoleon
Express
No. 5
Bridge
Wonderful cures claimed for X Ray Treatment and Snow Pencil
An Osmo-Chemic doctor touts the Snow Pencil and X Ray treatment with reported cures of stomach cancer, skin disease, partial paralysis, rheumatism, birthmarks, moles, and warts. Names in Massachusetts cities are listed as cured and others promised to be published, asserting broad effectiveness across many ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Litchfield
Assinippi P. D
Norwell
Mass
J. W. ‘Fripp
Sherbrooke Ave
Braintree
Walter L. Mason
W. Rutland St
Boston
Walter Magee
Blue Hill Ave
Mattapan
L. W. Ross
State St
Delbert Hines
Dartmouth St
Everett
Alvert Kasatowsky
Washington Place
Roxbury
Hockey Men From New York Reach Wreck Scene
The Hockey Club of New York members arriving from New York to Boston for a Harvard Club game reached the wreck scene within an hour of the crash. They aided rescuers, saw multiple bodies, and witnessed two coaches overturned amid twisted rails and fire. The group included J. P. Stuart, Tom Ward, George O Keefe, James Britton, and other club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockey Club of
New York
Boston
Harvard
W. F. Bull
Cambridge
Bridgeport
New Haven
Tom Ward
George O'Keefe
Arles Smith
M. J. McDonnell
Laning Crovart
James Britton
Ernest Dufresne
Fred Lewis
H. G. Collins
Elliott Statement From New Haven Company President
President Howard Elliott of New Haven company gave a statement last night saying the management and the men are united in their plans and will address the current issues together. Further remarks emphasized cooperation and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Elliott
New Haven Company
Yale Athletes Help in Milford Train Disaster Rescue
Yale athletes among New Haven train wreck passengers arriving in New York describe the collision that tore a Pullman, the steel car’s survival, and their救 aid to Mrs Harmon and her three children. O Brien Kilpatrick Corey Gile Harbison aided victims and witnessed the engineer’s whistle signal before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yale
Milford
Conn
New Haven
John B. Kilpatrick
Hugh Harbison
Clement Gile
Morgan J. O'Brien, Jr
William Fillis Corey
O’brien
Kilpatrick
Corey
Gile
Harbison
Malden Man Safe After Milford Train Wreck
Stewart Berry of 20 Webster Street Malden escaped injury in the Milford train wreck. Berry a roofing materials traveling salesman with Bridgeport headquarters sent word he was safe and unhurt. Another Malden man George Beals travelling in Connecticut was thought hurt but said he was fine in New Haven when the crash occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyland
New Haven Road
New Haven
Sons of the Revolution
Bridgeport
H. Wales Lines
Meriden
George Hare Ford
Lucius 8. Storrs
Connecticut Company
FE. S. Greeley
Maduros der Hovhan
Malden
Milford
Stewart Berry
Webster Street
Berry
State House
Boston
George Beals
Connecticut
Laxative Brom Quinine Featured in Cold Remedy Ad
An old newspaper item promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a cold remedy. It notes the product BD. W GROVES and mentions a signature on the box. The copy reads as a patent medicine style endorsement with emphasis on curing cold and grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BD. W. Groves
Milford Train Wreck Leaves Many with Injuries
A Milford train wreck wounded numerous passengers and bystanders across several towns. Names include Liberato Maturo of New Haven with facial lacerations, Mrs Eva Goetz and Mary Corso with shock and facial injuries, and General Edwin S. Greeley in New Haven with severe shock and possible internal injuries. Hospitalized at St Raphaels and Grace include Frank McNamara with serious chest injuries, Miss Margaret Fenton with possible skull fracture, and Harry Fischer with a fractured wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberato Maturo
New Haven
Eva Goetz
Louis Goetz
Eva
Mary Bova
Stratford
M. A. Pollen
Ashland Street
Boston
Mary Corso
Rose Corso
N. H. Rockwell
Bristol
Conn
Charles W. Schecher
Minnie C. Schwartz
Yvonne Geoffrion
Bradford Street
Springfield
Mass
Evangeline Donovan
Geoffrion
Bessie Linehan
South Street
Chicopee Falls
Jacob Zeissett
J. T. Hackett
Edwin S. Greeley
George H. Ford
John E. Timson
Robin Hood Avenue
Alice Nealey
Minnie Caruful
Springfield Mass
Elizabeth Masterson
Northampton
Anna Connolly
Holyoke
J. F. Knowles
Hartford
W. E. Leland
J. H. Hinsdale
Meriden
Hilmi Saemenn
Branford
H. Laurakn
C. E. Hendrickson
E. G. Blake
Elizabeth Pellion
R. A. Brookin
Bookin
Bloomfield Street
Hoboken
N. J
Therese Tierney
Colby Street
W. C. Bradley
West Haven
F. Howard
M. E. Pearsall
John Street
New Haven Road
William Meenan
Frank Schappa
Frank McNamara
Grove Street
Ansonia
A. J. Rainaud
Crown Street
Spingarn Medal Award to Major Charles Young
Major Charles Young receives the Spingarn Medal at a ceremony in Boston attended by thousands including prominent citizens and government officials. Governor McCall highlights racial prejudice in public service and calls for equal opportunity for Black Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Charles Young
Boston
Major Young
McCall
Jane R. Bosfield
Medfield State Hospital
Taft Heads Medal Committee For Negro Honors
The medal award panel includes former President William H. Taft and notable figures such as Bishop John Hurst Oswald Garrison Villard Dr James H Dillard and John Hope Morehouse College leader. Major Young accepts praising expanded opportunities for African Americans and calls the medal a golden spur to racial endeavor. Hoe wishes the award be shared with white and black soldiers who aided Liberia and died there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
John Hurst
Baltimore
Oswald Garrison Villard
New York
James H. Dillard
John F. Slater
John Hope
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Major Young
Hoe
Liberia
United States
Luminaries Gather for Meeting Amid Lynching Debates in Massachusetts
Moorfield Storey presided as Governor led a diverse slate of speakers including Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann who condemned lynching, Miss Mary White Ovington detailing the fight against segregation, Rev. Walter D. McClane Colonel Thomas Ridgeway War Department representative Rev. Dr. Horace Bumstead and Bishop John W Hamilton. Letters lauding Major Young's work were read from Liberia's President General Wood Miles Garrison Spingarn and W. E. Du Bois but delay from a New Haven railroad wreck at Milford kept them from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorfield Storey
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Massachusetts
Jane R. Bosfield
Mary White Ovington
Brooklyn
Walter D. McClane
Thomas Ridgeway
War Department
Horace Bumstead
Fortythird Regiment
John W. Hamilton
Young
Liberia
Leonard Wood
Nelson A. Miles
Lindley M. Garrison
Joel B. Spingarn
Columbia University
W. E. DuBois
New York
New Haven
Milford
Doctor on Train Describes Narrow Wreck Rescue Near Milford
Dr Henry C Marble of 28 Commonwealth Avenue Boston said the Bay State Express bound from New York to Boston sped to within 300 yards of the Milford wreck two minutes after the collision. He was the only physician aboard and aided rescue efforts and patient preparation for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Marble
Commonwealth Avenue
Milford
Bay State Express
New York
Boston
Marble
Earn Money Knitting at Home Ad
Advertisement promotes at home knitting on Auto-Knitters earning 2 to 3 dollars daily. Claims steady year round work and easy learning. Invites readers to write to Auto- Knit Hosiery Co Inc Dept 8 147 Franklin Street Buffalo NY for details.
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W. R. Curtis
Tourtellette
Fairfield
Here
Elwell
John R. Kilpatrick
Allan Corey
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Morgan O'Brien
Morgan J. O'Brien
New York Court of Appeals
Lucius Storrs
Connecticut Trolley Company
Sons of the American Revolution
R. G. Goodyear
Sons of Revolution
Interstate Commerce Commission
Connecticut Commission
Franklin K. Lane
Will Irwin
White House
Colliers the National Weekly
French Lick Springs
Pluto
Ey VM le
Treaung
Tebe
Washington
Asheville
Chattaooga
New Orleans
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
California
Grand Canyon
Colorado
GEO. E. Marsters, Inc
Washington St
Blairs
D. J. Walsh
Boylston St
Rostocn
Elliott
Ilpatrick
Harbison and
Malden Man Safe
Bridgeport Hospital
ST. Vincent’s Hospital
Brigeport
Stratfield Hotel
ST. Raphael’s Hospital
Margaret Fenton
Creston Street
Grace Hospital, New
Haven
Harry Fischer
Arizona
10Th Cavalry
Edinburgh
Stein-Bloch
Maurich A. Pollen
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