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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
12
A fast through train on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad left the rails at Bridgeport resulting in twelve deaths and multiple injuries. Authorities investigated the cause and passengers were evacuated as rescue squads attended the scene.
A Burr road viaduct crossover on a western Bridgeport embankment failed the nine car Federal express from Washington to Boston. The locomotive toppled, cars tumbled, and at least twelve were dead by noon with forty four injured. Players from the St Louis National League helped pull survivors from the wreckage.
In San Francisco authorities begin federal probe into whether wireless instructions from Pacific Coast Steamship Co to Santa Rosa's captain caused the Friday wreck off Point Arguello. Centralia tow line signals show a suggesting message to delay until high tide, prompting official scrutiny.
Rochester hosts the thirty seventh annual session of the Imperial council Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine with Shriners from across the country Canada Hawaii and the Philippines in attendance. Imperial Potentate Fred A. Funes of Los Angeles called the council to order as doors opened to the public and Deputy Imperial Potentate J. Frank Treat of North Dakota was expected to be elected potentate.
In St Louis probate court Mrs. Helen Britton testified her uncle Stanley Robison told her five days before his death he planned to remove F W Abercrombie from his will. She recalled Robison’s regret at naming Abercrombie as executor and her kiss to him the day after his death. She hugged him earlier, claiming cajolery to keep him in Cleveland. Edward Steininger contests Abercrombie’s claim. public administrator also seeks control of the $400,000 estate. a $20,000 fee hinges on who administers. Judge Holdcamp said a decision would come before adjournment.
Four aviators led by Atwood and Hamilton landed at the Army Aviation School field near College Park Maryland after a roughly forty mile hop. They reported steady altitude around six hundred feet though some delay came from rail line misreadings. The crew rested briefly before heading toward Washington with Atwood planning a later flight.
Charles K. Hamilton and Harry N. Atwood, famed aviators, rose from Walter R. Townsend's Stemmers Run estate at 4:35 AM before about fifty rural admirers. They ascended to 300 feet and headed southwest toward College Park on their ambitious overland flight from Boston to the national capital, weather favorable with clear sunrise and light west winds aiding the takeoff.
Washington July 11 Taft received by Chairman Smith of the senate territories committee announced an amendment to strike the judiciary recall from the Arizona constitution and said that if the resolution passes the house and is adopted it would be vetoed by the president, signaling a clash over statehood measures.
Washington news outlines Miss Abbott 18 alone informing members of the Senate committee about a letter claimed to link Richard Ryan with President Taft and the open line at the water front near Cantyaner Bay Alaska. Witnesses named include Charles Taft and Interior officials as the inquiry nears a long session.
The piece notes a heated session on reciprocity with Senator Shanton of North Carolina opening debate. A key vote on free flow amendments to Canadian products is described as doomed, while party lines and procedural moves shape the outcome in the senate. A separate report mentions an accident near Garrett where a railroad conductor fell from a moving car and died.
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks holds elections today with officers to be chosen. Ballot results unlikely until late afternoon or evening. A parade involving about 49,000 bikes is planned for Thursday. Portland, Oregon, selected as site for next grand lodge meeting.
The Sentinel appeals to Fort Wayne citizens for help to locate information on the old dams along St Marys St Joseph and Maumee rivers and the heights reached by river waters in different flood stages. It asks for photographs, measurements, and eyewitness notes, with copies requested for the commission’s permanent records. It names secretary Robert P. Tianna and banker T H Warden as points of contact, and mentions gathering data within ten days. July 10, 1911.
Augustus Post describes a terrifying ride as the Million Population Club balloon and Harmon and Post in a New York led group battled a severe thunderstorm above Iowa and Illinois. Balloons veered through a cyclone like vortex with rain and sub freezing air, forcing forced landings and near misses as others proceeded across Kansas and nearby states.
In Washington July 21 an effort by Senator Watson to set a vote on the Canadian reciprocity bill failed on a Cummins objection. The push to motion for a vote on a minor amendment was also defeated. Brinton and Mailey cited absences and ill health as reasons preventing immediate action.
Fire swept Wallace shipyards, among Vancouver’s largest industries, early today destroying facilities and threatening several ships under construction or repair. Local authorities report extensive damage with uncertain total losses and ongoing investigation into the blaze.
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