Family Ed By Train
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05 Jul 1921
Page 1
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1921
Page
1
A brief item notes family education by train travel options. No further context or details available.
A south Colmar road crossing collision with a bound freight train killed Philip Phillips 26 his wife and their young daughter as they traveled home from a visit. The child died en route to Plymouth hospital. parents and infant remain mourned at home near Macomb.
On the Colchester road near Ogden lane west of Macomb two racing cars sped toward Harry Mullen and Ed Vein Holing. Mullen steered into a ditch to avoid a crash and was joined by his wife and Ed Hoing who escaped with minor bruises. The other car(s) fled the scene. Road blocks formed as several vehicles slipped into ditches and a half hour halt occurred.
Macomb baseball beat Colchester 3 to 0 at the Macomb fairgrounds in a game witnessed by about 8000 fans. John Douglas starred for Macomb, allowing four hits off Winking of Colchester, while Havens and Turner contributed key plays. The prior Fourth of July 13 inning game saw Colchester win 4 to 2 after a long pitching duel between Ray Murphy and Randolph.
Lightning struck the house of Chas Noel during a thunder shower injuring no one but destroying a telephone and starting a small fire that was quickly extinguished. The paper also reports multiple train related deaths in nearby towns and details a coroner inquest into a Bushnell fatality.
Mr and Mrs Millard McBride and their Michigan City Indiana children visit relatives including Mr and Mrs John McBride. Mr McBride works as an accountant at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City and plans to return to work tomorrow while the family stays longer.
A valuable two month old colt belonging to Allie Robbins hanged itself in a hay loader in the barn lot on Mr. Robbins’s farm near the county line. The colt, described as a fine Princeton/Acquilin cross, was found dead with its head caught in the loader. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon. The report notes the colt’s value and the unusual nature of the accident.
Dutch Conger held the lead after a late pass near the forty fifth mile to win the 75 mile event at Macomb fairs meet. Roy Pearce and W F E Shulman drove special cars and asked for an additional 25 or 50 mile race next Saturday. Attendance exceeded 3,000 with one crash injuring no one.
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