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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
9
Civil and railroad officials report a Lake Shore wreck near Mentor Ohio injuring many and killing several. Names include A. J. Rogers of Dayloo New York, H E Wright Chicago, and B Naygle Chicago, with unidentified victims. Survivors scramble for aid as authorities probe the switch fault and speed factors.
Fragmented report details several fatalities in a major incident. Noted New York lawyer Bennett is cited among the dead alongside other professionals and a prominent advertising executive from Pittsburgh. Survivors include a widow and two brothers. the piece notes two homes and a city residence.
A Chicago to New York Lake Shore eight hour limited crash near Mentor and Cleveland devastates a freight yard. The wreck results in multiple deaths and heroic rescues. Key figures include Conductor J J O Neill and passenger Arthur L Yotingosi of Comey Johnson Cleveland. Officials review switch operations as Brown leads Lake Shore inquiry.
Denver and Rio Grande passenger train derailed sixty miles west of Grand Junction due to a broken bolt in a switch frog. Three coaches were wrecked and twenty nine passengers were seriously injured. No fatalities reported.
Secretary Taft's party of congressmen and officials will spend three days with the Mikado during a planned visit. The group departs Washington June 30 at 239 dollars per person on a special B and O train to Chicago for a two hour layover, then continues toward San Francisco by July 1.
The party sails on the steamer Manchuria with a three day pre st trip, arriving at Yokohama around July 26. They transfer to the royal yachts of the mikado Tokio for a three day palace stay with lavish entertainments. Representatives McKinley and Fors and Mrs George W South of Illinois will join and be introduced to the mikado.
Fragmentary ad text suggests readers can plan several trolley trips and find mates. The OCR yields scattered phrases about trips and companionship, with unclear dates or places.
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