Motorman dies in trolley crash coroner finds negligence
Southington Conn Aug 8 coroner rules motorman William Dilger died of his own negligence in a high speed downhill trolley crash near Mill Gale station. Brakes failed to work properly, car jumped tracks, struck Ells Manufacturing brick wall, narrowly missing a small stream. Dilger age 49 lived Southington with widow and child. Car was repaired and brakes tested under supervision of Connecticut Company officials.
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Southington
Conn
William Dilger
Mill Gale
Dilger
Ells Manufacturing Company
Robert P. Lee
Etden Division
Connecticut Company
Lost driver Dilger blamed for terminal accident
Superintendent Lee questioned how the accident occurred and suggested Dilger may have been lost about the terminal location and failed to stop in time. The statement implies the driver did not realize the danger until it was too late, despite four years of experience running the cars.
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Lee
Dilger
Students on hike from Gettysburg to Gretna
A company of 162 Eastern University students on a military instruction hike from Gettysburg arrived at Mount Gretna Pa and will stay through next Thursday for rifle practice on the state range. There are now 146 remaining as some have been sent home. Major James McRae commands the Fifth United States Infantry.
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Mount Gretna
Eastern University
Gettysburg
State Range
Company of
United States Engineers
Gretna
James McRae
Fifth United States Infantry
Finnegan Elected Ambulance Surgeon at City Hospital
Dr John B Finnegan former St Vincent staff and emergency substitute physician was appointed to a regular post in the department by the Board of Charities. He succeeds Dr C R Pratt whose death will be investigated by a board committee. Commissioners Judge and Harris to report at the September 8 meeting. A request for more land to extend the Isolation hospital at Lakeview Home will be discussed later.
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John B. Finnegan
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Board of Charities
Finnegan
C. R. Pratt
Judge and
Harris
Lakeview
Department of Health
Silver and Glass Wedding Gift Selections
Fine silver and rich cut glass are praised as ideal wedding presents combining beauty and utility. The store highlights a wide assortment of gift articles in silver, glass, and plate, including nationally advertised items, suitable for any budget from filled wallets to slender purses.
Illinois sails home with 223 midshipmen aboard
The battleship Illinois reported from Funchal Madeira that 223 midshipmen of the first and third classes have completed most of their foreign cruise. The ship will land the cadets at Annapolis on August 29 after a grand reception at Antwerp where Charles D. Hayes visited and toured the vessel with his wife. The Illinois will reach Hampton Roads August 22 for big guns practice and then unload the cadets for a month of leave.
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Washington
Illinois
Navy Department
Funchal
Madeira
Annapolis
Antwerp
Chas. D. Hayes
Hampton Roads
Tillman Clashes With Washington Trolley Conductor
Senator Tillman of South Carolina clashed with a Washington trolley conductor while riding home with Mrs. Tillman. He claimed the conductor ordered him off the car platform in a discourteous manner and noted the incident while considering filing charges. Other lawmakers have had similar run ins on PA Avenue cars, stirring talk of a new sport among Congress.
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Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
Sisson
Mississippi
Buchanan
Illinois
Pennsylvania Avenue
Solons Street Car Society
Congress
Capitol
Brother Held In Case Of Woman Found Dead
Boston reports the body of Mrs. John Craig, 37, found in her South Boston kitchen with marks from a heavy blunt weapon. Her brother Patrick Dineen, who boarded with her for a week, is held on a technical charge of drunkenness as the investigation continues.
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Boston
John Craig
Patrick Dineen
Craig
Priest Gives Rites to Man in Well
New York authorities report a construction site accident at Broadway and Ninety-seventh Street where Philip McCabe an assistant foreman with Street Cleaning Department suffered a broken back and severe injuries after falling into a crossbeam well. Father Norris of Holy Name Church descended into the well and performed last rites as McCabe was rescued by ropes and taken to medical care, with prognosis indicating likely death.
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New York
Aug
Broadway
Ninety-seventh Street
Philip McCabe
West 118Th Street
McCabe
Father Norris
Holy Name Catholic Church
Sisters die after stepping in front of train at Wakefield
Wakefield Mass Aug 8 Mrs Mary L Walsh and her sister Mrs Herbert Sweetser stepped in front of a passenger locomotive to avoid a freight train near Wakefield Junction station. Mrs Walsh was killed and Mrs Sweetser escaped with slight injuries.
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Wakefield
Mass
Wakefield Junction Station
Mary L. Walsh
Herbert Sweetser
Sweetser
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Middle St
Long Island
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State Street
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Bommi
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