Five Die in New York Central Wreck Near Batavia
In Batavia New York on January 10 a collision of the Western Express and the Boston and Buffalo special left five dead two fatally hurt and over twenty seriously injured. A physician and a nurse aided the injured tearing their own clothing into bandages.
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Batavia
N. Y
Western Express
Boston
Buffalo
New York Central
Cassius C. Perrin
New York
Robert McFarland
Detroit
Mich
Fred J. Speakeral
Dodd-Mead Company
A. R. Brown
Tallman Street
Syracuse
Leon Poncourt
Cary Brothers
Philadelphia
F. van Valkenburg
Fultonville
N.Y
H. J. Cade
Chicago
Monte
Frisecus
Indianapolis
Hl. C. Stiles
Dorchester
Mass
Pullman
R. A. Smith
Rochester
James Moore
H. L. H. Jones
Utica
Catherine Higgins
Thomas Higgins
Richland
N. M
John Shaw
Toronto
Abram Cole
Walter Gildersleeve
Conn
Co. D. Vansyer
Gold Ridge
Nev
Ww. R. Barber
Cleveland
Edward Dobson
Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Lorrin
Brooklyn
N._Y
John Duncan
Boston and Buffalo special wreck kills several on icy rails
A foggy dawn crash occurred when Train No. 23 overtook a standstill Boston and Buffalo special in Syracuse. Engineer J B Lydell claimed he saw a caution light but could not avert the collision, killing four and injuring many others as rescue crews worked amidst ice coated rails and hissing steam.
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Buffalo
J. B. Lydell
Everett
Firemen Battle Oil House Blaze Near Big Terminal
Fire crews from Engines 32 and 97 along with Ladder 9 fought a 30 minute blaze at an oil shed housing kerosene barrels close to the Sulli van square terminal. Flooded with water to prevent explosions, the blaze disrupted trains and streetcars for over an hour and caused minor damage under $200. Protective Wagon No 1 knocked down a man en route to the fire. he was taken to a hospital with injuries.
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Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Peter Mulkern
Charles Street
Nelson
Main Street
Relief Hospital
Fire Engulfs Shed Near Busy Terminal Sparks Panic
A rapid blaze enveloped a shed beside a major terminal. Fire tongues licked toward the terminal as hundreds crowded platforms unaware of potential oil-barrel explosions. A sudden flame column near an elevated train marked the outbreak.
Tragic East Boston incident ends in double tragedy
Candido Vienna 40 enraged by denied marriage to his 14 year old niece Septimina Vienna shot her twice then set his clothes ablaze and died later from burns. The girl, dying, was taken to East Boston Relief Hospital as firefighters and police intervened in a smoke filled cellar at 104 Orleans Street.
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Candido Vienna
Septimina Vienna
East Boston
Vienna
Welch
Rooney
Joseph Sheehan
Suffragette Miss Pankhurst Horrified by Sleeper Privacy
Miss Sylvania Pankhurst, the English suffragette, endured a rough night on a New York to Pittsburgh sleeper. She complained that the car offered little privacy and noted the train was late. She arrived hungry, unaware of a dining car, and missed a planned East Liberty greeting, ending up at Union station waiting for the committee.
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Pittsburg
Penn
New York
Sylvania Pankhurst
England
Miss Pankhurst
East Liberty
Union Station
Baron Decies Objects To Age Gap In Gould Marriage
New York report states John Graham Hope Horsley Beresford Baron Decies vows to wed Miss Vivien Gould. He resents claims of an unsuitable disparity in age, noting his veteran status and prominent Irish title. The bride is 27 years younger than the groom.
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New York
John Graham Hope Horsley Beresford
Baron Decies
Great Britain
Ireland
Vivien Gould
George J. Gould
Lord Decies Plans English Marriage After American Engagement
Lord Decies arrived on the Lusitania and said the age talk around his engagement to 17 year old Miss Gould is foolish. He explained their courtship was normal, noted dowry rumors, and said he will wed soon, with Florida and a Western trip before returning to England for coronation week. He will pursue politics after settling down and owns three country estates.
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Lusitania
Waldorf-Astoria
England
Miss Gould
London
South Africa
India
Decies
Florida
George
Gould
Westminster Abbey
Lord Decies
Duke of Connaught
Miser Found Slain in Woods Home Near Berlin
In Wellesley Ontario on January 13 Frank Sobinski a 70 year old reputed miser was murdered at his home in the woods. His skull was crushed with a hammer and investigators note a cutter track and horse prints in the snow as clues toward the killer's capture.
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Wellesley, Ont
Frank Sobinski
Berlin
Elfreda May Believed Lost After Grand Banks Voyage
Gloucester January 13. The British schooner Elfreda May which left Gloucester December 15 for the Grand Banks is feared lost with all hands. Captain Walter Patten of Grand Banks Newfoundland and seven crew were aboard. The vessel, last seen near Eastern Point, followed a blizzard that claimed several New England coasting fleet lives. Descriptions list derelicts seen in Massachusetts Bay and Newfoundland has given up hope.
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Gloucester
Elfreda May
Grand Banks
Walter Patten
N. F
Gloucester Harbor
Atlantic
New England
Massachusetts Bay
Little Grand Banker
Newfoundland
Receiver for Waite Robbins Motor Company
Frederick R. Robbins head of the Waite Robbins Motor Company is absent as the firm passes into receivership following bankruptcy actions in U S District Court. Attorney Clarence W. Rowley named receiver with bonds of 900. Creditors Rothwell, Seymour, and Hudon petitioned. Assets include 125 on deposit. a new auto truck in freight yards. Robbins from Chicago. Waite from Columbus, Ohio.
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Frederick R. Robbins
Waite-Robbins Motor Company
Boylston Street
Selkirk Road
Brookline
United States District Court
Robbins
H. S. Waite
Clarence W. Rowley
William Fr. Rothwell
Robert Seymour
Victor Hudon
Boston
Waite
Middle West
Chicago
Columbus
Fire Destroys Adams Estate Mansion in Watertown
State police probe fire that wiped out the Adams estate mansion once owned by the Commonwealth Motor and Driving Club in Watertown. Rumors spread that the blaze could be incendiary as investigators seek the cause from Wednesday night.
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Adams
Watertown
Commonwealth Motor and Driving Club
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Tear
Gildersleeve
There
Lydell
Rydell
Elsie Seeley Pratt
Denver
Col
Miss Winters
Yonkers
Daily Papers
Jordan Marsh Company
Lord
Marceau
Old
Tommyrot
Clark
Biau
Sudbury
Sts
North St. CO
Miser
Alans Square
Morse
Waite-Robbins
AMS Square
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