07 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
1
Reports indicate the Seachion route will be chosen after two months of further engineering work to complete findings. Officials present discuss tentative dates while noting unresolved details and competing routes from Greeisburg and other interests.
Fire at a Moline Illinois factory caused an estimated 500 dollars in damages. About four hundred workers were displaced as crews battled flames in the boiler room and tool sheds while some attempted to rescue equipment. Several firefighters were injured, and city officials left for Chicago to arrange modern fire equipment.
Geraldine Gartiein five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Gertlein of Vermont Avenue received a fall while playing in the morning. The child swayed and toppled onto her right arm and suffered a severe sprain with no broken bones found by the physician on call.
A traction car crash involving a Bien Four freight train occurred at the crossing of two lines in Marion. Conductor Flames Steiner and motor man William Whittaker, both of nearby towns, were among those injured as the locomotive broke from its tracks and blocked the platform. Several passengers sustained minor injuries. J B Funk of Liberty Center and J E Lee of Warren reported cuts and bruises.
One new case, that of Mrs Jeliaiha Stamsey on south eastern avenue, was reported. Public health officials discuss protective clothing, antiseptic disinfection, and quarantine as the outbreak prompts heightened precautions.
Col i OH Wolfe reports his sisters Mrs Mattie Moore and Mrs Frances Davis survived a Cincinnati home fire that destroyed their house. Both sisters are well known in Rushville and had visited there. The fire injured a firefighter and some others, with women rescued by fire crews.
A seven car accident on the Buena division of the West Penn street rail near Meeesport Pennsylvania at 6:45 this morning leaves five dead and four seriously injured. A car plunged over an embankment on a steep grade after the derailment, with bodies scattered and others injured. Names of the deceased and injured are given as residents of Groenock and surrounding areas, with many cited as unidentifiable. The wreck occurred when a vehicle jumped the track and toppled down the embankment, killing and injuring several occupants.
The writer extols California and Bank of California figures, noting stable banks like GY Snap Pranedave and confident forecasts of a strong business period after a pivotal election. He asks to be remembered to friends in Fayette and mentions peers such as Charles Ko Medntesh.
Washington Feb 4 Insurgent and regular Republicans caucused naming the committee to conduct the coming congressional campaign. McKinley named chair after tense party splits since Speaker Cannon lost power. A later meeting will appoint officers and an executive subcommittee.
Two visitors from Cornell University led by Mr Crouch arrived near Waterloo to inspect field work at Levi Groen farm. The pair, described as young and intelligent, plan experiments on dining practices in the Green area with support from university research.
Evansville Indiana February 6 The ice in the Ohio river at New Harmony is reported as the heaviest. Navigable passage remains difficult and dangerous for boats and rafts in the area.
Oklahoma dispatch reports that Hugh A Burrell is required to return, with no further context or details available.
The article recalls Rev. Houghton of What Cheer praised for talent and ideals as an educator. It notes his recent reception at the Christian church and mentions his son Carl R. Houghton of this city.
A fragment from a Richmond newspaper quotes a speaker advocating whipping paste and workhouses to curb husbands' neglect of wives. The illegible text hints at social remedy proposals and public sentiment in the era.
Edna Nash, a former teacher at the Elshth Aakreot school, is reported ill with smallpox. The notice notes her departure from town and fear of spreading the disease, mentioning a possible link to Mrs Elizabeth M. Rhea and the River Michigan area.
An unusual scarcity of ordinary winter illnesses like pneumonia rheumatism grip and colds has been noted in the city. Physicians believe the extreme cold and quarantine measures may reduce spread and deaths, despite smallpox concerns.
The Silent Valve engine praised by industry experts at the La Salle Hotel exhibit in Chicago promises less noise and vibration and reduced valve wear. The cone shaped valve design drives two cylinders, halves crankshaft speed, and tolerates heat swelling, earning strong approval from engineers and the Inter Ocean technical editor.
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