Deadly trolley wreck near Kingsland shocks Fort Wayne
Forty two people were killed and seven injured in a collision on the Fort Wayne & Bluffton branch between Fort Wayne and Kingsland. The wreck occurred on a sharp curve near Kingsland, with an empty southbound limited colliding with a crowded northbound local as the Indianapolis Fort Wayne limited followed. Rescue efforts, medical aid, and investigations are underway as officials call the disaster the era’s most disastrous for electric rail operations.
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Hiram Folk
Bluffton
Thomas Gordon
Myrie Harley
Folk
A. E. Hyde
Pennville
John Johnson
Markle
LCG
Justus
General Menager
Geneva & Celina Traction Line
Maxwell Garrett
Garrett
John Reed
Battery BE
Fifth Artery
New York
Joseph Sawyer
John Smith
Wells County
Pearl Sayler
Gari Raber
Unionville
Jacob Schwartz
Ralph Walter
Lloyd Brown
William Browman
J. W. King
Warren
Oscar Zimmer
General Amerchant
Harold Nelson
J. W.tribolet
Titats
Atmos Stuckey
Vera Cruze
Jesse Hoffman
Marion
Kingsland
Allen County
Fort Wayne
BH. A. Spillman
Indianapolis
Traction Company
St. Joseph, Lutheran
Hope
Ind
B. Wilson
Ossian
Limited
St. Joseph’s Hospital
C. T. Corkwell
Hope Hospital
C. D. Emmons
Spiller
John R. Boyd
Marton
Pasenger
State News In Brief Summary From Rockford And Across Illinois
Rockford reports show progress of benevolent institutions with the Swedish Baptist general conference noting eight organizations thriving. the Ministers Pension and Aid association adds $800 to its fund. Other items cover a Minnesota evangelist, a Moline arrest for poisoning wife with homemade medicines, a horse-drawn buggy accident in Leroy, a fatal lightning strike near Champaign, and multiple incidents in Joliet, Waukegan, Aurora, and Evanston. The round includes fires, thefts, a railroad accident, and a dramatic shooting involving Johnson county’s state attorney.
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Rockford
Swedish Baptist General Conference
J. A. Carlson
Charles Palm
Chicago
J. A. Swanson
Evanston
O. Bodine
Minnesota
Moline
Fred Stromer
Champaign
William Snapp
Gifford
John Dreynwolt
Imself
Joliet
Chicago Oil Refining Company
Luigi Dentiello
Ettuck
Vienna
Thomas Sheridan
Johnson County
Harry Thacker
Sheridan
Thacker
Aurora
Philp Jungles
St. _ Belvidere
Albert Rybski
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Frank l Claybrook
Henning
Cairo
Arthur McNamara
Grand Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor
Pans
Tyman Carlin
Lakewood
Waukegan
Conference Ends Work Champaign Chosen For 1911 Methodist Session
The 1911 Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church adjourned in Jacksonville after reading appointments. Bishop Earl Cranston presided. Champaign was selected to host the 1911 conference. Appointments list includes Bloomington District with A. L. J. Ewert as superintendent and numerous pastors assigned to churches from Arrowsmith to Weldon. Decatur and Jacksonville districts also charted extensive pastor placements.
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Champaign
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jacksonville
Illimosa Methodist Conference
Earl Cranston
D. D
LL. D
Washington, D. C
Bloomington
A. L. J. Ewert
Arrowsmith
W. A. Boyd
Atlanta
Jonathan Glick
Benson
Q. Avery
D. H. Munson
G. E. Pickard
J. H. Pences
Middletown
William Lane Diss
Mount Olive
Padua
James Cisna
Mount Pulaski
G. W. McKonkey
New Holland
W. L. Selby
Sar Jose
S. M. Harry
Saybrook
R. Y. Williams
Topeka
Wapella
Arthur A. Heinisin
Waynesville
G. J. Jansen
Weldon
W.T. Evans
Wheat prize winners in Hamilton county competition
McLeansboro Clinton Odell of Beaver Creek township and Joseph Lockwood of Mannigan township captured the Hamilton county wheat grower prize. They used Bowed Foultz wheat with 154 pounds of fertilizer per acre on ten or more acres, turned under clover, for a Campbell Milling Company award of 50 dollars. Odell's nine acre tract averaged 46 bushels per acre to take first prize. George Hickert, Waterloo, died at Edward Schoening's home in Columbia, Ut, a retired miller and former owner of a Millstadt flour mill.
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McLeansboro
Clinton Odell
Beaver Creek Township
Joseph Lockwood
Mannigan Township
Hamilton County
Campbell Milling Company
Odell
Waterloo
George Hickert
Edward Schoening
Columbia, Ut
Millstadt
Perfectly Harmless Firecrackers Cause Child to Question Safety
A three year old girl, after her father bought firecrackers for the Fourth, asks if they will hurt anyone and is reassured. She prays not to fear the popping tomorrow. A journalist asks for an interview. the politician retorts with "Go to blazes," turning the request into a joke about an appointment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cure failure. It features F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and signatures from Walding Kinwan Marvin as endorsers, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, price 79 cents, and notes sale by all druggists along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
J. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinwan & Marvin
Hall
All Druggista
Handicapped Official Questions Swift Auto Speeders
A village constable complains that he cannot read numbers on racing autos. He admits his glasses no longer suit his eyes and he cannot manage a vehicle unless it moves slowly enough for him to read the numbers.
Universal Healing Ointment Ad Praised by Vet and Pets
An advertisement extols Resinol Salve as ideal for human skin and animals alike, with a Massachusetts veterinarian endorsing its use for horses and dogs. The item also notes Rookwood in Australia claims the world’s largest cemetery, spanning 2,000 acres with 100,000 burials across 200 acres used so far.
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W. P. Schmitz
Hingdale
Mass
Rookwood
Australia
When Rubbers Become Necessary And Your Shoes Pinch
Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for feet relieves tired feet and soothes corns bunions. Use it for breaking in new shoes and for dancing parties. Sample mailed from Allen Olrasted Le Roy NY. James Martineau quote about great ideas and small duties.
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Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Constipation cures touted by Doctor Plerae’s Pellets
A fragment claims constipation leads to serious diseases and endorsements Doctor Plerae’s Pleasant Pellets for relief. It quips that even a detective can find fault, implying satirical tone about medical claims and scrutiny.
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Plerae
Seashore Conversation of Bashful Lovers
A brief dialogue recounts a shy man and a woman driving by the sea. She grows silent and confesses feeling blue, saying no one loves men and her hands are cold. He consoles her by noting God, her mother, and the idea she can sit on her hands.
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Success Magazine
Lewis' Single Binder 5 Cent Cigar Review
A brief note praises Lewis' Single Binder as a rich mellow tasting 5¢ cigar. It also observes that some men require being called down about twice daily.
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Lewis
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