Mass Death as Train Hits Fort Wayne Car Near Columbia City
Six occupants from Fort Wayne die when their touring car is struck at the Poor Farm crossing near Columbia City by an eastbound Pennsylvania train traveling at high speed. Victims include Charles S. King and several King family members, plus Carl Timmis. The crossing is known to be dangerous and has caused prior fatalities.
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the Sentinel
Columbia City
Ind
Fort Warne
Charles S. King
Prudential Insurance Company
Katherine King
Josephine King
Fayma Bradshaw
R. S. Bradshaw
Carl Timmis
Mr. Ing
Fort Wayne
Rojestvesky Not Dead Despite Announcement Misread
Berlin dispatch reports a July notice misread as death, stating Rojestvesky remained alive. The fragment cites an announcement dated July and notes confusion surrounding the status. No further verifiable details appear in the legible text.
Were Going to Wawasee Cottage by the Lake
A fate party traveling en route to King Cottage at the lake encountered a large touring car linked to Mr King. The fragment notes the party’s destination and vehicle detail in a terse local report.
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Merry
Wawasee Lake
Columbia City
King ‘Cottage
Mr. King's
Lithe and Speedy Lads Race Into Chicago
Chicago July 21 The YMCA relay race that started in New York at 10 a.m. last Wednesday concluded in Chicago at 9:38 a.m. today. Evanston YMC A member William H. McCabe carried the mayoral message from McClellan to Mayor Busse, stopping for streetcar delays. Vernon L. Bean, secretary of the civil service commission, read the message at City Hall after McCabe reached the scene under police protection.
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Chicago
Young Men’s Christian Association
New York
City Hall
McClellan
Busse
Wm. H. McCabe
Evanston Y. M. C
McCabe
LaSalle
Monroe
The
Bryan Silent on Citing Labor Leaders in Contempt Case
Fairview Nebraska July 21 Justice Anderson of DC supreme court sought show cause why Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison should not be punished for contempt amid an injunction against the American Federation of Labor and its officers in the Buck Stove and Range case. Local interest runs high as Bryan takes keen interest but offers no comment.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Justice Anderson
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Terrific crash of trolley cars in Illinois
A front page item reports a severe trolley collision involving Aurora Elgin and Chicago cars. Nearly forty people were injured, eleven severely enough to require hospital care, with some likely fatally hurt.
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Chicago
Jily ‘Oh
Aurora
Elgin
Taft Plans Extended Address Before Cincinnati Nomination
Taft to devote three more days to refining his Cincinnati acceptance speech after receiving official notice of his Republican nomination. He aims for a concise early address, with a longer September letter to follow.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Bankers in Town for Talks and a Feast
Nearly one hundred Northern Indiana financiers identified with the banking institutions in the Twelfth congressional district and adjacent Fort Wayne territory gathered in Fort Wayne last Thursday for discussions and a feast, according to local reports.
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Indiana
Twelfth Congressional
Fort’ ‘Wayne
Fort: Wayne
Americans Shine in Olympic Games at Shepherds Bush
London July 21 a large crowd watched American sprinters and jumpers at Shepherds Bush Stadium. Harry Porter cleared six feet three inches in the running high jump, beating Britain's Leahy by one inch. Moffitt of Chicago placed second with six feet one inch and awaits the final. Americans advanced in the 200 and 400 metre races, with J B Taylor of Irish American C receiving strong praise after winning his heat. In the hundred metre semis two American heats advanced. Kerr of Canada tangled with Sherman of Dartmouth before Walker from Africa drew a bye.
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London
Shepherd’s Bush
Harry F. Porter
A. C
C. Leahy
United Kingdom
T. Moffitt
University of Chicago
United States
Kerr
Canada
D. R. ‘Sherman
Dartmouth University
Walker
Africa
King to act as administrator in King estate after Columbia City crash
T W King of Wabash will qualify as administrator of the estate of his late son Charles S King who died when a Pennsylvania train struck the touring car in Columbia City. The estate, valued at about 20 000 to 25 000 dollars, consists of personal property and life and accident insurance. Mrs Zeigler mother of Mrs King is named as principal beneficiary but amicable adjustment is expected. The four King family members were buried at Falls cemetery after prayers led by Rev Wilson and Rev Lettle, and a mausoleum is planned for the wreck victims and other King kin.
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T. W. King
Wabash
Charles S. King
Columbia City
Pennsylvania
King
Wabash National Bank
Fort Wayne
Mr. King
Prudential Insurance Company
Elektron
Messrs. Wellman
Hutchins
John H. DePuy
Falls Cemetery
William Wilson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Charles Lettle
Zeigler
Ada Bank Cashier Foils Midnight Train Robbery
Ada Ohio July 21 Cashier Clyde Sharp of the First National Bank was awakened by masked men at 2 am. They forced him to open the bank vault but learned it had a time lock. He was returned home while others attempted to blow the safe. Sharp escaped, rang a fire alarm, drawing out fire crews and citizens as robbers fled on horses.
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Ada, O
Clyde Sharp
First National Bank
Ada
Sharp
Hea
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C. King
Pennsylvania Track
Davids. Linvill
Enine
Jesse Briggs
Whitley County
Churubusco
Rojestvesky
Ame
Togo
of Japan
Berlin
Wawasee
Charles Sherman King
MRS
Charles S
King and Daughters
Gotham
Mr. Bean
Taft
Hale
Utes
C. S. King
Ohio
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