Tragedy on Grand Trunk: Thirty Die in Wanstead Wreck
A head on collision between a passenger Pacific Express No. 5 and a freight train near Wanstead Ontario during a blizzard left thirty dead and many injured. Fire was extinguished with snow and coats. rescue crews rushed to London hospitals as identities were being sorted amid mangled wreckage and missing crew.
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London
Ontario
Grand Trunk Railroad
Wanstead
Sarina
Nellie Geddes
Sarnia
Beatrice
Pacific Express
J. A. Lamonte
Wyoming
Watford
Lamonte
Owl Cut In Two By Coast Limited Train Crash
A coast limited train collides with the Owl south of Los Angeles near Tropico at 3:45 AM. The Owl is cut in half and derailed but no one was killed or injured. the crash halted operations for about an hour. Both engineers offer conflicting accounts as investigators review speed and distance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Coast Limited
Southern Pacific Railroad
Tropico
Owl
Limited
Arcade
San Joaquin
Kern City
Division
Southern Pacific
Died on the Rail in Old Kentucky
A Illinois Central fast passenger train bound for Cincinnati from New Orleans crashed into a work train at Caneyville eighty four miles from Louisville. Three men killed and two injured. Killed are Robert Smith engineer Elizabethtown Ky Thomas Bell fireman Louisville W O Roberts fireman Central City Ky. Injured Louis Cofer engineer Louisville and John Sanlett passenger Louisville with cuts and bruises.
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Louisville
Illinois Central Railroad
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Caneyville
Robert Smith
Elizabethtown
Thomas Bell
W. O. Roberts
Central City
Fire destroys major block in San Pedro. two men die
Fire in San Pedro California today swept through the business section, destroying about 25000 dollars in property. One half of the prominent block was burned out. Two lives were lost laborer W B Swa and retired sea captain M O Andfindsen whose charred remains were found this morning.
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San Pedro
Cal
W. B. Sw
M. O. Andfindsen
Strike breaker found murdered in New York area
The decapitated body of John Wax of Pittston was found on Lehigh Valley tracks near New York. A Wilkes-Barre dispatch to the Herald says the murder appears likely since no injuries from being struck by cars are evident on the body.
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New York
John Wax
Pittston
Lehigh Valley
Wilkesbarre
Herald
Wax
Another Victim of Byron Wreck
Mrs Emily Mayer, a Byron wreck victim, died in San Francisco today at Souther Pacific hospital. Her death makes the fourth family member to die within a week from the collision injuries. The Mayers were Fresno hotel keepers traveling to visit relatives when the crash occurred.
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San Francisco
Emily Mayer
Byron
Souther Pacific Hospital
Mayer
Fresno
Witness Under Threat During Coal Strike Dynamite Attack
A wax worker faced repeated threats of bodily harm and his home was among the many dynamited during the coal strike. He testified before the strike committee, and suspicions have been aroused about the violence surrounding the dispute.
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Petrolia
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Ont
A. Ricketts
J. Gillies
T. Rotter
D. R. Penwarden
Penwarden
J. P. Brock
Brucefild
O. B. Burwell
Port Huron
Mich
Wilson Morton
Chicago
the News
Kern
Monte Carlos
Peande
Baeater
Stacy, Adams & Co
Toc
Childrens
Old Kentucky
A. H. Grenell
Jeweler
Nineteenth Street
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