RAIL WRECK NEAR OCILLA KILLS SEVEN
A Dixie flyer on the Atlantic Coast Line derailed on a trestle over the Alapaha River near Ocilla Georgia injuring many and trapping coaches in the water. Seven bodies recovered by noon. more than a dozen injured sent to Waycross hospital as relief trains moved in. initial reports claimed forty dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocilla
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Alapaha River
Here
Jong Trestle
Atlantic Coast Line
Waycross
Dixie flyer wreck near Alapaha injures many
Atlantic Coast Line reports Train No. 95 the Dixie flyer from Chicago to Jacksonville wrecked on the Alapaha trestle three miles south of Alapaha. Conductor Charles J. Parnell and a porter are believed buried. Several passengers injured. Hospitals sent from Waycross, Tifton, and Willacoochee. Known dead include Conductor Parnell and three others. injured named include Powell and others across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Atlantic Coast Line
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Alapaha
Brunswick and Western
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Chas. J. Parnell
Coast Line
Waycross
Tifton
Willacoochee
Re elected Officers Of Fort Wayne Playground Association
Fort Wayne Playground Association elects re elected officers at the annual meeting in the public library. Officers include Dr L P Drayer president O N Guldlin vice president Mrs S R Taylor secretary and Mrs Gart Shober treasurer. Reports praise finances and work accomplished. Groundwork for McCulloch field playgrounds advances with grading to start this week and $3 000 in equipment ordered for April delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Playground Association
L. P. Drayer
O. N. Guldlin
S. R. Taylor
Gart Shober
Association
McCulloch
Drayer
A.N. Guildlin
Fred Graham
Pennsylvania Company
Money to Loan On Real Estate Personal Use
Short advertisement offering money to loan on real estate and personal security. Includes contact option for borrowers seeking quick funding and terms. No explicit rates or figures provided in the readable text.
Four Die In Blaze At Harrodsburg Home
A fire at the J. T. Veach residence four miles from Harrodsburg Ky killed four people and injured five others, including Mrs. J M Bridges and her three children who were visiting on the second floor. The Veach family escaped with minor burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrodsburg
J. T. Veach
J. M. Bridges
Veaches
Beveridge Returns Focus to National Capital in Patronage Fight
Indianapolis report states the battle over Indiana federal posts shifts to Washington as Beveridge and allies push for resignations. Elam Neal refuses to quit as revenue collector amid charges. Moores denies invitation to Washington and hints at possible alternative appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Albert J. Beveridge
Washington
Indiana
Beveridge
Elam Neal
Edwin M. Lee
Geveridge
Fairbanks-Watson
Moores
Merrill Moores
Taft
Mr. Moores
Yale
Fred Sims
Fred A. Sims
Marshall
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Sims
Fire Claims Dr Morris and Four Children Near Aurora
A fatal blaze three miles southeast of Aurora, Missouri, killed Dr D E Morris a noted physician and his four children. The fire destroyed the Morris residence. Investigations underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
D. E. Morris
Morris
Des Moines Doctor Kills Deputy Sheriff Then Bar Tender
Dr H B Kelley of Council Bluffs shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Clarence Wellman in his sleep and shortly after killed Edward Sterzing a Des Moines bartender. Kelley claimed revenge on saloonkeepers and fled to a saloon before being captured near the Kirkwood hotel and jailed. He is thirty and from a prominent Council Bluffs family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. B. Kelsey
Council Bluffs
Clarence Wellman
Edward Sterzing
Kelley
Knoxville
Kirkwood
Sterzing
Sterling
Mercy Hospital
Death Comes 10 Father Paquet
Rev. Father Louis Raphael Paquet former assistant pastor of St. Paul’s Catholic church and later resident chaplain at St. Vincent’s Orphan asylum died at St. Joseph’s hospital after an extended illness. He was 45. His health declined three years ago and he spent time in the west seeking recovery before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Louis Raphael Paquet
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
St. Vincents Orphan Asylum
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Father Paquet
West
Fort Wayne
Quebec
Canada
Montreal
St. Francis
Wisconsin
Zardetti
New Orleans
St. Rose's Catholic Church
Monroeville
Fairmount
Anderson
Muncie
Portland
St. Paul’s Church
St. Joseph's - Hospital
Lehapel
St. Paul’s Catholic
St. Paul's. Church
Viet
Requiem Mass Held with Bishop Present
A solemn high mass was celebrated coram episcopo with Rev. H. F. J. Kroll as celebrant The sermon was delivered by Rev. Father Charles Che of Fowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. J. Kroll
Father Charles Che
Fowler
Harvester Case Brief Defends No Injurious Acts
In a Missouri supreme court brief the International Harvester company argues Special Commissioner Brace found no injurious acts in the state and that its form of organization is illegal only as a result. The company cites testimony from 73 Missouri retailers showing no restraint of competition and critiques Brace’s conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Missouri
International Harvester Company
Brace
Theodore Brace
W. J. Bryan
Ctief
Bryan
Spelling Winners To Represent district at Indiana state match
Misses Eulila Martin Edith McGonagle of Monroeville and Veronica Mazeur won a district spelling contest and will represent the Twelfth district at the state match in Indianapolis March 30 Their parents teachers and friends accompany them State Supt Greathouse says state winner receives a $25 solid gold medal engraved with winner name and match details Anna Brochausen and J Walter Dunn of Indianapolis were chosen as pronouncers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulila Martin
Edith McGonagle
Monroeville
Veronica Mazeur
Indianapolis
Charles A. Greathouse
Anna Brochausen
J. Walter Dunn
Rockhill Road Project Near Hadley Faces Funding Push
After a protracted dispute with Lake township leaders, Rockhill road supporters say enough subscriptions, mainly from Fort Wayne donors, will cover damages for the new route. The 120 rod crossing with the Pennsylvania tracks poses risk, but the road’s construction is expected to proceed as outside funding covers most costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rockhill
Rev
Edward Mungovan
Amanda Rockhill
James Knough
Thomas Knough
John A. Ryan
S. Bush & Co
John B. Wyss
James Butt
O. B. Willie
F. William Franke
Joseph Tonkel
O. Bird
C. H W. Brown
William J. Gerding
Robert EB. Kelly
W. I. Work
H. R. Fenker
Carl Yaple
H. A. Rockhill
E. W. Cook
C. A. Wilding
William Enough
W. A. Kelsey
Ralph W. Gunther
David Spindler
Allen. Hursh
Coverdale & Archer
Gets
Sharp & Orr
Catherine Hogan
C. E. Bond
F. T. Long
Victor Carlier
Harry H. Hilgemann
H. R. Freeman
Chas. H. Worden
H. A. Keplinger
H. G. Felger
W. F. Scheiman
William Eggemann
E. W. Dodez
Mossman, Yarnelle & Co
J. R. McCulloch
Theo. Wentz
W. M. Griffin
Straus Brothers
P. J. McDonald
Hadley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lake township @ visory board
Battery B First Sergeant Charles W Lone Retires
First Sergeant Charles W Lone of Battery B retires after serving since March 1 1902 in roles from private to first sergeant. He will be succeeded by Sergeant BE Englehart a Spanish American War veteran long involved with national guard affairs and formerly with Company K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Lone
Battery. B
BE. E. Englehart
Battery B
National Guard
Kiai
Sechelt Steamer Capsizes Off Beachy Head with Loss Feared
Victoria reports the Sechelt a shelter deck steamer with thirty nine aboard capsized off Beachy Head while en route to a Canadian railroad camp. Capt H B James led the British Columbia Shipping Co crew and boatmen search efforts as a rescue vessel was dispatched. A boy from Esquimalt brought word of the disaster and authorities awaited confirmation of fatalities. Separately a giant flawless pearl valued at 30000 pounds was found near Western Australia and shipped to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Sooke
British Columbia Shipping Company
Beachy Head
Canadian Northern Railroad
Peddar Bay
H. B. James
Esquimalt
William Head Quarantine
William Jolliffe
Sechelt
Groome
England
Russia presses China with new semi-ultimatum demands
Peking reports Russian minister M Karestovetz presented a fresh note demanding full, unconditional compliance with the Feb 16 semi-ultimatum. The six points seek duties, extraterritorial rights, consular openings, trade privileges with Mongolia, local authority respect, and real estate rights in Mongolia and outer wall provinces. Russia warns of possible forcible measures if China hesitates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
M. Karestovetz
China
Chinese Foreign Board
St. Petersburg
Russia
Fifty-First
Mongolia
Kohdo
Kham
Guchen
Indiana Guardsmen to Join U S Army Maneuvers in Texas
Captain Cylde Dreisbach and Second Lieutenant John C Scheffer of Fort Wayne were selected for regular army maneuvers at San Antonio Texas with two other Indiana guardsmen. They will train on the Mexican border for two weeks and then return home. Fifty Indiana National Guard officers were recommended for appointment reflecting credit on local units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cylde Dreisbach
John C. Scheffer
Fort Wayne
Indiana Guard
San Antonio
Texas
Indiana National Guard
Clark
Fire Signal Corps
Escapes by Jumping when Auto is Wrecked
Elwood George traveling salesman narrowly escaped death after leaping from his new Hudson auto as a freight car struck it at Vandalia crossing on Goshen road. The incident occurred Saturday en route from Fort Wayne to Lake Wawasee. the car was said to have been kicked by the engine during a flying switch, catching George by surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood George
Fort Wayne
Lake Wawasee
Vandalia
Goshen Road
Hudson
Evansville Fire Threatens Riverfront Buildings
A March 27 Evansville blaze began in the Lennert cigar store and, aided by high winds, spread rapidly. The fire caused a mild panic among about 100 guests at the Richmond hotel and resulted in estimated damages around $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Richmond Hotel
Lennert
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Dixie Flyer
W. Cupepper
O. F. Bomwart
Henderson
W. D. Fletcher
Rowland
Charles J. Parnell
Woodward
Lucius Ellis
Porter Whidden
Powell
W. T. Perkins
Catlettsburg
O. F. Bonwart
Nick Vandenmeulen
Grand Rapids
Mich
Peter Gerlofs
Holton
J. P. Klein
St. Louis
W. F. Francis
Crawfordsville
Playground Association
Fare
Friends
Harrodsburg, Ky
New York
Doctor Hunter
Feed Rok
Shift Fight
Iowa
Sanitarium
Paquet
St. Vincent’s
Father L. R. Paquet
Rockhill
Lake Township
Fort Warne
Sergeant Long
Sergeant Englehart
Vancouver
Bully Nation
Capt
Dreisbach
Lieut. Scheffer
San
Antonio, Texas
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