Wreck blamed on confusing station names and Kent clash
Public Utilities Commission findings cite three similar station names North Kent Kent and South Kent as a major factor in the North Kent wreck of June 2 on the New Haven road. Fireman Weldon was killed when his south bound extra train collided with a milk train. engineer Rigby remains hospitalized. The commission also blames Telegraph Operator Coe and the No. 573 crew in a separate June 23 Central New England collision and urges renaming passing points to prevent similar misread train orders.
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South Kent
New Haven Road
Public Utilities Commission
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W. H. Rigby
Danbury
Elwell
Rigby
Camaan
Central New
Coe
New Haven
John F. Murphy
Murphy
Rosinko
Central New England Railway
Agat
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Easton Visitors and Local Social News in Hartford
Miss Evelyn Gilbert visits Hartford as guest of sister Mrs. Richard Nobles for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John Miklos welcomed a new arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Banara Williams hosted at Rock House with Rev F S Clark, Miriam and Philip Clark, Mary and Charlies Staples visiting their grandmother Mrs. Mary Staples in Rockport. An Arkansas congressman pushes a pure shoe bill while Secretary Bryan signs the 17th amendment with four pens.
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Hartford
Richard Nobles
John Miklos
Banara Ss
Williams
Rock House
F. S. Clark
Miriam Clark
Philip Clark
Mary Staples
Charlies Staples
Bridgeport
Reorganization on the B. and M. Effective Aug
Boston board names Morris McDonald president and outlines new executive lineup for the Boston and Maine Railroad. McDonald vows steady leadership amid transition and aims to move offices to North Station as soon as feasible. Henry Horn resigns as VP in charge of construction and maintenance, with duties reassigned to GM, chief engineer, and general mechanical superintendent.
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Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Richard Olney
Alvah W. Sulloway
Lucius Tuttle
Samuel Hemingway
Frederic C. Dumaine
James M. Prendergast
Edward P. Ricker
Walter C. Bayliss
Robert M. Burnett
Charles
Milic
William Skinner
Charles F. Tinsley
Sidney W. Winslow
Morris McDonald
J. Pierpont Morgan
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Boston, and Maine Railroad
William J. Hobbs
B. Campbell
Edgar J.rich
B. M. Pollock
Boston and Maine
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Henry J. Horn
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Mellen
Whorn
Notables to Attend Kensington Patriotic Day
The 50th anniversary of the Civil War monument dedication at Kensington will be observed on July 26. Capt. Alfred B. Beers and Adjutant-General Henry J. Seeley, plus members of Elias Howe Jr. post 3 of Bridgeport, will attend. A Civil War cannon will be unveiled by Miss Martha Moore and Miss Rose Kiniy. Speakers include Governor Simeon B. Baldwin Congressman Thomas L. Reilly Rev. Samual A. Fiske Rev. William F. Hilton and Senator George P. McLean. Miss Leuretta Rickard hosts an automobile vacation trip through New York state.
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Alfred B. Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Henry J. Seeley
Elias Howe, Jr
Bridgeport
Martha Moore
N. A. Moore
Rose Kiniy
John Fagan
Ebensington
Simeon B. Baldwin
Thomas Ll. Reilly
Samu A. Fiske
William F. Hilton
George P. McLean
Woman Recovers Exact Amount Lost With Purse After Eleven Years
Torrington Connecticut news item reports Mrs. Catherine Gerard received by mail the exact sum she lost eleven years ago when her purse was left on a store counter. No name signed the letter, but Mrs. Gerard suspects the finder. The note mentioned six cents to be donated next Sunday. The remark about eugenic marriages adds local color to a dated piece.
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Conn
Catherine Gerard
Stratford Constables and Police Monitor Armed Man at Home
Stratford and state police stood watch at Handy Johnsons home in the north end after he fled into the woods following a night of shooting at automobiles. A warrant for his arrest was sworn as officers hunted him through the woods, with a large posse joining the search.
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Handy
Johnson
George Lines
Columbus Farms
Rowe'h. Wheeler
James Lally
T Own
E Center
Weatogue Country Club
Norma Weber
Marcia Phillips
Edmund Judson
Stratford Fire Department
Edward Baerig
Fire on hay field near gravel pit reported
A grass fire opposite the gravel pit was sparked by a passing locomotive and quickly put out before spreading beyond the hay field. Visiting in New York George Dahl and George Cozner plan to tour Albany Schenectady and nearby cities before returning through the Berkshires to Stratford. Congregational church picnic at Beards park postponed due to rain. A Gettysburg address criticizes old Confederate resentments and calls for national duty. A Cincinnati Enquirer joke: I am 48 awning jnfecuver.
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George Dahl
George Cozner Lare
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