Trains Meet on Curve Crash on Shady Road
Investigation begins after a high speed collision on a curved road near Carlinsville on Wednesday morning. Officials say trains met on the stretch as emergency crews respond and probe the cause.
05 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1910
Page
1
Investigation begins after a high speed collision on a curved road near Carlinsville on Wednesday morning. Officials say trains met on the stretch as emergency crews respond and probe the cause.
A Staunton incident report pins blame on motorman Sierman for overrunning orders leading to a two-car collision near Staunton that killed thirty and injured many. Names of dead and injured include Springfield officials, McKinsey system staff, and workers from Gillespie, Belleville, and St. Louis areas. numerous witnesses and responders are listed.
Governor Thomas R. Marshall will endure a rapid schedule as the Democratic state committee presses a heavy campaign tempo. He will travel between Indianapolis and various cities, attending official duties and public events, with John E. Lamb stepping into Danville Wednesday night and Lamb’s big city appearance in Danville noted.
Commercial club boosters prepare to carry the Indianapolis banner at Richmond for the fall festival and Wayne county centennial. The original 150 supporters grow toward 200 by Friday as Gov. Marshall, Brandt Downey, and G. A. Schnull join in boosting.
Special to The Sun. Warsaw Indiana October 5 Joseph L Bristow Republican senator from Kansai declares his campaign serious amid cautious support and early party backing. Bristow outlines platform points and pledges vigorous state visits to bolster recognition ahead of the election.
The Indiana Knights of Pythias grand lodge ends a busy session with focus on building a home for orphans. R A Brown opposes Shellhouse Wilson dispute. committee to investigate ordered. Carnahan monument fund approved. total lodge assets and membership reported. elections held including Petri as grand chancellor.
The first session of the annual meeting of the grand lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor opened Monday at the temple on North Pennsylvanian street with 130 delegates. L. K. Babcock greeted the city, W. L. Taylor gave a welcome, and C. L. Wedding and H. G. Dilledberg spoke for the grand and supreme lodges. Reports show membership growth and finances up. Slated officers include C. L. Wedding Evansville grand protector and J. H. Haught Indianapolis grand secretary among others.
Partly cloudy conditions persist into Wednesday night and Thursday with a chance of showers. Cooler air moves in by late Wednesday night, bringing lower temperatures and unsettled conditions through Thursday.
In White county and at Wabash, Senator Beveridge mobilizes support for progressive causes arguing against railroad and industrial overcapitalization. He endorses Republican hopeful John L. Thompson for Congress, urging voters to back Thompson in the eleventh district while urging the public to approve his own stance in the last session.
A north bound Indiana Union Traction car bound for Tipton ran into a switch and overturned near Dr R C Lights home. Twelve riders sustained cuts and bruises, none serious, as passengers scrambled through shattered windows. Motorman Tilford Morgan also injured, blamed leaves and water for obscuring the switch. Names include Laura Burns Maud Burns Anna Burns Grimes Hinnenkamp Field Ressler Coh er English Zimmerman Earl Scott. Doctors Mason Light and R C Crabill treated the injured. W F Smith aided alongside Conductor Carl Williams. The crash caused no traffic delay.
Gov. Marshall announced a campaign move after legislative candidates Reginald H. Sullivan Adolph Seidensticker Jacob Buennagel John Tf Keegan Charles Maas Andrew H Wahl Homer L Cook William W Spencer and Walter J Tingle signed a pledge. They vowed to vote for John W Kern if elected and to influence others. The pledge followed a request for candidates to declare their position on Kern's senatorial bid.
The Marion Flyer interurban car arriving in Indianapolis at 10 20 Wednesday carried top political figures. Charles W Fairbanks John W Kern and William Jennings Bryan boarded at Marion and Anderson with others including Bernard Shively and James Strange. Bryan conferred with party leaders at Fairbanks motor home and spoke on Nebraska politics and the Saratoga convention. Bryan plans a speaking tour through Indiana through October 20 visiting Auburn Columbia City Burlington Lebanon Owensville Evansville Bloomfield Washington Edinburgh Indianapolis Crawfordsville and Richmond.
The inspectors report for the quarter ending September 30 records a net loss of 32,553 in building valuations, totaling 2,434,833. Compared with last year, 1,476 permits were issued, 36 more than the prior period, and fees collected reached 8,244.35, up 198.35 from the year before.
The barge Reynolds ran aground five miles north of Ludington Michigan in a sinking condition early Wednesday near Hamlin pier. Rescue teams including the car ferry Pere Marquette No 4 government boat Tuscararsa fire tug Port of Ludington and police tug of Manistee participated and remained on standby.
October 5 report from Findlay notes Grace Stewart ten of Mt Blanchard fell causing a splinter to her eye. Lockjaw followed and she died soon after in a case linking accidental injury to fatal infection.
Blue and green flag waves over royalist homes as the nation joins the uprising. Unrest expands from Lisbon to provinces amid a growing revolution across the capital.
The republicans seized control on Tuesday and solidified power by Wednesday while King Manuel II reportedly hid aboard a Brasilian warship. The army and navy sided with revolutionists, battles erupted at royal palace, telegraph lines were cut, and Britain dispatched ships to Lisbon amid rumors of English intervention. Efforts aim to spread the revolt to Spain.
Paris dispatch reports the Portuguese monarchy overthrown as Lisbon fell to a revolutionary mob at 3 p m. King Manuel fled aboard the Brazilian gunboat San Paulo with his bodyguard aiding a rear escape. Bombardment from harbor warships collapsed the palace walls while the queen mother and royal family took refuge at Cintra. British and Spanish reactions loom as foreign fleets move to protect interests and potential diplomatic talks begin. Casualty figures are uncertain, with estimates suggesting up to thousands in violence across multiple cities.
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