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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
6
A flagman was killed at his post when a long freight train unexpectedly parted and automatic brakes were applied. Cars crashed into the tower, causing a tragic accident that ended the man’s duty at the scene. The incident underscores the perilous conditions railroad workers faced and the need for safety protocols during manual switching operations.
William H Hurley, 76 to 77, longtime Rock Island flagman at the Fifteenth street crossing, was killed when a Rock Island freight derailed two cars and hurled his tower onto the Burlington main track. The inquest found the Rock Island train traveled at high speed, causing the collapse and death.
Dr W G Hay has bought the residence property at 2530 Sixth Avenue from B A Sagerberg. The purchase includes a large jet and a modern well arranged cottage, with Dr Hay and family to move in next week.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a reward and a product named Hall's Quinine Cure, with unclear references to individuals and locations. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize concretely. No verifiable actions or outcomes are discernible.
The article highlights a counting machine from the Universal Accountant Machine Co of St. Louis, claimed to be a Rock Island institution and potential future industry. It describes electric attachment technology and lightning-fast adding capabilities praised by major accounting houses and notes high demand for its manufacture.
The Rev. C. B. Hoffsten has returned from a three weeks' trip to the east visiting New York Boston and Philadelphia.
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