Three Accidents In As Many Hours Across Rail Line
A brakeman from Grand Rapids, Arthur Eacon, is badly injured after a switch-related incident. In a separate brief, a box car toppled with a railroad worker injured, and another derailment caused severe injuries. The accidents occurred in quick succession, with officials noting limited switches and plans to upgrade to electrical interlocking to prevent future harm.
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Arthur Eacon
Grand Rapids
Tres
Barbiers awed by moving switch engine accident
Barbiers, a railroad worker, was struck by a moving switch engine near Calhoun Street. He was hospitalized with severe injuries to the head and chest but survived after surgery. His family, including father Joseph Barbier Sr, resides two miles away. a freight yard incident report details the near fatal event and subsequent medical care.
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Barbier
Whale
Calhoun Street
Lena
alrOet
Conarmalton Coompany
Matt
Tégilar
Ueh
Condidor
W.E. Howe
E. Y. Meyers
Énglingey
Meyers Ap
Stedinar
Ian
Hoyé Hospital
W. Barnett
Anbuskirk
Aurpio
Joseph Barbier
Lali
Berbier
Elween
Mystery to the Officers About Found Body on Team Track
At about 8:20 PM near the team track of the Pennsylvania Station, Nick Boyer found a man lying on a cut of cars. He was moved to the baggage room then to the Forsen hospital with severe injuries. A name on him read Frank Jackson Alliance Danal pool play Barberon O. The officers question why Jackson was on the team track car string and what his purpose could have been. News notes reference the recent Lake Shore wreck and the switch involvement.
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Wight
Pennsylvania Patrol Aiay
Nick’ Boyer
Pennsylvania
Hi Teliow
SS Fosenh
Frank Jackson
Alliance
Barberon
Jackson
Bowser Expands Tank Contract Capacity at New Plant Addition
Bowser & Company nears completion of a large tank contract with shipments to begin soon. The upgraded plant adds 3,000 gallon tanks and new machinery to support production for railroad orders, crane-equipped facilities, and heavy-weight tank components. More workers are employed as operations ramp up, with ongoing expansion costing substantial sums.
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SF. Bowser & Company
Kiely Watch Company
Howser Guniphay
Isin
Proups
Eigty
Pless' Inghrives
Failyauds
Towser
Devalop
Soo
Weing
Man Breaks Own World Record in Train Run
In FFOledg Ohio on June 29 Enginers Dunn Guimyer set a new world record by driving the Twentyeth Century Limited from Toledo to Blhart covering 133 miles in 01 minutes. The run faced delays at Union station this morning causing a break in the record sequence.
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Ffoledg
Ohio
Dunn Guimyer
Dinown Inorg
Mulroad
Fash Manning
Chiaud A. Uirattld
Ives
Toledo
Lo Blhart
Ain
Union
Yarsad
Beloit Seeded Career Plan Opens New Diocesan Hope
Fragmentary OCR outlines plans involving a person named Bug coupans at Beloit with mentions of a $2,000 yearly salary and $5,000 stock annually for ten years. It hints at engines and a patent, a personal network, and a diocese, but details are unclear.
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Beloit
Engineer's Remains Arrive for Monroeville Family
The remains of an engineer arrived in the city last night with his wife accompanying them. The body will be interred at Linlenswood tomorrow but the hour is not yet decided. The deceased lived with his family in Monroeville.
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Nortan
Timms
Thig City
Monroeville
Lin‘lenswood
FREIGHT CONDUCTOR AUCTION NOTICE AND CITY JUDGE CANDIDACY
The notice reports a July 1 auction by BLITZ Receiver HT STAPLEFORD as city judge candidate Benjamin W. Skelton seeks the Republican convention nomination for City Judge term starting January 1 1906. Edward H. Haslanger, the freight conductor injured in the Lima yard wreck, died in Lima hospital. funeral to Plymouth Saturday. widow accompanies body on train No. Accompanied by friends. funeral arrangements and prices mentioned.
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Journal Gazette
Benjamin W. Skelton
Edward H. Haslanger
Lima
Lina
Plymouth
Uwitl
Plimouth
Pallergon
Maslanger
Obituary and Brief Local Notices From Misspelled 19th Century Clipper
A damaged OCR bundle shows a man who had served four tenths years with a company and was promoted to conductor years ago. The piece lists survivors including a widow four stepsons and a fatherly figure at 1814 Gay Street. It mentions a fatal incident and a fire with references to various names and places, including a Brotherhood event and local associations.
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Turse
Cross
Taaily Ime
Gay Street
Flashes from shop and rail
Reported scattered details of industrial accidents and personnel shifts near Pennsylvania shops and rail facilities. Injuries include a mechanic at Springfield plant and a Pennsylvanian foreman. a gasoline motor order seen in Syracuse. others bruised or injured in via rail and shop incidents.
Special Sale on Clossonnette Underwear for Today and Saturday
Special notice offers twenty dozen Clossonnette underwear at 300 per suit, price per garment shown as 25 cents. The dealer promises no extras like long or short sleeves, with pricing focused on the suit as the unit. Patterson signs the notice.
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ENS. Patterson
Meyer System
Lifesaving Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Widely Promoted
Sample bottle offered free by Mall SweapRoot claims to cure kidney, liver, and bladder troubles. Ad lists early symptoms such as back ache, rheumatism, nervousness, and urinary issues, touting Kilmer’s Swamp-root as a universal cure. Distribution via doctors and druggists, with free pamphlet upon request from Dr Kilmer & Co in Hinghamton New York.
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Bilner
Reid
Druxsistas
Mignamion
Fort Wayne
Joanna-Gakotto
Hinghamlon
Wreck on multiple rail lines claims lives and injuries
Cleveland Ola June 29 reports a fast eastbound passenger train wreck near Cleveland injuring many. two killed on the Santa Fe line, three injured on the Union Pacific, and two on the Buffalo Line. Names and details unavailable due to fragmented OCR.
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Union Pacific
Buffalo
Cleveland
Ola
Atmler
Qliiu
Wis
Perzvils
Olindrs
Miihatt
Alton Pack
BR Uieniau
Johnstown
Chil Fae
Sey
Burt
Three Killed on Union Pacific Train Wreck
June 29 in the Umar baciha yards a passenger train crashed into a freight train killing engineer J He of Ellis and two suspected tramp workers. No passengers were aboard. The incident caused two more deaths in a freight wreck nearby.
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Umar Baciia
J. He
Ellis
Heliever
Tragic head on crash injures three on Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh line
Quellan was killed and three others injured in a head on freight wreck two miles below Jeho on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad today. The ad pushes Butternut Bread, urging readers to ask their grocer for it.
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Quellan
Jeho
Rochester
Pittisburg
Insurgent Leader Reported Near Karasburg Clash
Telegram from Slotnkoph, June 29, says Petrus ChristMion leading insurgents in Southwest Africa attacked German forces under Major Von Kamntz near Karasburg. Six Germans wounded and six insurgents captured. Other details unclear and partially garbled in the dispatch.
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Cape Colony
Slotnkoph
Germ
Africa
Petrus ChristMion
M&éjor von Kamntz
Sit Karasberm
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