Tragic Train Collision Kills Six at Fort Wayne Area Crossing
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train struck a seven passenger Hartson auto at the four-track Noor farm crossing west of Columbia City. Victims include Charles King and family of Fort Wayne, Josephine, Catherine, and Miss Bradshaw, driver Timms, and Mrs King. Coroner and local officials tour the scene as the auto party en route to Lake Wawasee. The crossing has long been considered dangerous and witnesses describe a devastating, instantaneous loss of life with wreckage scattered along the tracks.
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Victims Named In Tragic Wabash Fort Wayne Collision
In a shocking crash at Wabash and Fort Wayne two families in the loan and insurances business were struck when a car wreck left Mr and Mrs King their daughters Miss Fayma Bradshaw and Carl Timmis dead or gravely injured. Fort Wayne residents O B Clarence Heckdon George Pound Herbert Brauer and Fred Zollare among the onlookers and legal observeres described the scene with horror as responders and bystanders gathered in distress.
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Miss Fayma Bradshaw
Carl Timmis
Wabash
Fort Wayne
Cals
Morene
Fort Iain Wayne
O. B. Clarence Heckdon
George Pound
Herbert Brauer
Fred Zollare
Pennsylvania Company
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Stene
Savereal
Cnd
Victim of Cruel Fate Describes Plight and Death
A Wells County story follows Platt Plott a farmer driven by crippling debts and relentless creditors to despair. After losing his home, he falle to a bus crash, and later a swift chain of tragedies ends with his body found hanging from a small tree near his brother’s house.
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Wells County
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Cellet
Pine Plott
Feilen
Wella
Inga
Indiana Man Forecasts Bryan Campaign Tone and Cities
Lang speaks from Indiana about Will Bryan likely avoiding speeches from trains but planning visits to larger cities. He notes Bryan’s campaign chair and committee stance, says Bryan may not announce a campaign program tonight, and emphasizes Bryan’s focus on major rallies in larger communities depending on mood.
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Sarah Aatithe
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Ile
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Lamh
Homecoming for J. W. Kern in Rokgmg Celebration
A crowded homecoming parade honors J. W. Kern with bands, banners, and a large procession along Rokgmg streets. Citizens cheer as Kern arrives and steps onto a stage amid singing, shaking hands, and local officials praising his public service and leadership.
Crossing a Dangerous Crossing Shoots Family Tragedy
A horrific railway collision killed an entire family near a grade crossing. The scene drew mourners by car, wagon, and foot as doctors and undertakers worked amid shattered cars and ambulances. Harry J. King, owner of the family’s club, oversaw arrangements for burial in Warsaw and Port Wayne as the Manhattan Limited’s engineer, Peter Cartes, mourned his first fatal accident in 41 years.
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Weather forecast for multiple states across Sunday to Monday
The forecast notes fair Sunday in Washington Moodar and surrounding areas with warmer Monday. Indiana Illinois and Michigan regions expect fair Sunday and Monday with warmer daylight conditions and light to fresh northerly winds that may vary.
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Ohio
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