Wreck at Terra Cotta Station Yields 46 Dead
A Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Terra Cotta station Sunday night leaves 46 dead and many injured. Hospitals struggle to save lives as identification of victims continues amid morbid relics and crowds. Investigations by the coroner, the railroad, the grand jury, and the Interstate Commerce Commission probe fault and blame.
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Terra Cotta Station
Baltimore and Ohio
Theodore 1. King
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Grand Jury
District Supreme Court
Baker
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
United Stat
Wreck Probe Rules Out Rough Ends in Takoma Signal Case
Officials declare the Baltimore and Ohio wreck resulted from disobeyed orders and possible signal failure at Takoma Park. General Superintendent Galloway and Division Superintendent Hobba state the dead train crew may prove innocence if company rules had been followed. Coroner's inquest to hear crew story as investigators weigh operator Phillips' red signal claim against Takoma witnesses.
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Harry H. Hildebrandt
Frederick
Terra Cotta
Melton W. Phillips
Takoma Park
Takoma Block
Hildebrandt
Philips
Phillips
J. T. Kennedy
Tenth Precinct
Galloway
Hobba
Baltimore and Ohio
Maj
Sylvester
Eingineer Hilderbrandt
Takoma
Piullipa
Takoma Fork
University S
Washington
Terageesee Ee En
Va Cotta
University Station
C. H. Hobbs
Baltimore
Metropolitan
Hobbs
Hia
Complete List of Dead in Terra Cotta and Washington
A long list of deceased individuals from Terra Cotta and Washington appears, naming ages, addresses, and relationships. Notable entries include Commodore Perry Brown and his wife Mary V., Dr. Edward Oliver Belt, Miss Carrie Cromwell, and many others, with multiple families and professions represented across D C and Maryland. One unidentified body was found in a morgue, with only partial clothing details.
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Commodore Perry Brown
Butts
Sallie V
W. 5
Frank Butts
District Health Department
Chapin Street
Washington
Chase
Selina Elizabeth
Frank R. Chase
Brookland
D. C
Compher
Nettle Lee
Third Street
Cook
May
Baby
Cromwell
Carrie W
U Street Northwest
Joseph 8
Cross
Rosalie
Thirty Third Street
George Washington Hospital
Daly
Oliver L
Newark
Ohio
Olver L. Daly
Thelma
Oliver L. Daly
Garrett
Linwood H
O Street Northwest
Harris
E. Gaither
New York Avenue
Higbie
George
Harry Higbie
KING
Theodore L
Wesley Chapel
Kensington
Mad
Kelly
Thomas A
Capitol
Kolb
Lulu V
K Street Northwest
Kunlo
Anna
John A. Kunlo
F Street Northwest
Francis
Leigh
Frank
Junction Station
Providence
Lugge
Barret F
Lyons Junction
Lippold
Miss May
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Lowe
A. Lbd
Columbia
Phonograph Company
Holmead Avenue
McAghey
Lorne
J. Y. McCaghey
Lafayette Avenue
Baltimore
Merkling
Minnie B
DI Street
Misiz
Thodias Elmer
Germantown
Mullican
Licxy Belle
Deanwood
Anna W
Jefferson Place
Reed
Elizabeth
A Street
Rogers
Norman
Marlon
Ind
Sturgeon
Mabel
T Street Northwest
Raymond
Maurice
Mable Sturgeon
Wright
John
Stockholm Street
South
Magdaline
John Wright
Bandits Rob A Train Near Lacrosse In Seaboard Hold Up
Special to The Washington Post reports two white men robbed passenger train No. 8b southbound near Lacrosse Mecklenburg County about 2 am. A Pullman car conductor was shot in the left arm during the raid, and a passenger lost a diamond ring valued at 4600 along with cash. The robbers escaped into the woods amid a statewide manhunt. police in Richmond say the men had been shadowed for four days but got away.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
Seaboard Air Line
Jacksonville
Fla
Lacrosse
Mecklenburg County
Richmond
Ann
C. A. Eberhardt
Seaboard
Acca Station
Boston Author Connolly Enlists in Navy for Book
James G Connolly Boston author and Olympia athlete has enlisted as a yeoman in the U S Navy to observe naval life aboard the Alabama for two years. The plan originated with a presidential dinner discussion and aims to document the real status of the American navy.
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Washington
Boston
Mass
Dcc
James G. Connolly
United States Navy
Connolly
Alabama
Jim
Patche rs Famous ee aus p m New Year greeting
Compliments of the Legion and Mil er Bros props welcome friends and patrons to a New Year greeting at s0Frias. The message wishes happiness prosperity and a future reunion a year hence with a handshake and remembrance. Address 502 5th St NW reflects a service notice from Penn Ave and Coast Line Ro Sand Information Bureau.
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Penn, & Atkins Coast Line
Penn. Ave
The
Legion
Patcher's
Miler Bros
Props
Fears to Dye with Secret Ends Lifelong Paine Monument Guard
Capt George W. Lloyd, longtime caretaker of Tom Paine's monument at Long Island Sound, enters the county house fearing death alone. Not a pauper, he will pay the county treasurer foraging at the poorhouse. Lloyd guarded Paine's tomb for more than fifty years, turning over the keys in 195 or 195? to New Rochelle's mayor, and once served as a Confederate spy during the Civil War.
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New York
George W. Lloyd
Long Island Sound
Tom" Paine
Fast View
Lloyd
Weatchester
Libya
Paine
Glark
Grief Kills Sam Martin After Bankrupt Uptown Move
Special to The Washington Post New York describes Sam Martin’s demise amid bankruptcy and grief. Once a bustling Broadway and Forty second Street restaurant operator, he faced losses from worthless paper tied to checks cashed for partners. His family faced hardship as he mourned, then died of heart disease believed linked to grief. McGill & Wallace wish patrons a Happy New Year.
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Washington Post
New York
Sam Martin
Broadway
Fortieth Strecht
E. H. Quinn
Sart Martin's
Rector’s
Shanney
Brown's
McGill & Wallace
President Home Again After Holiday Trip To Washington
President Roosevelt and family arrived back in Washington on Sunday night after a holiday trip to Pine Knot Virginia and North Garden Virginia. Theodore Roosevelt Jr Kermit and Quentin with Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Miss Landon of New York accompanied by M C Latta and Dr F P M Rixey. Archie's rabbit hunting trip extended their visit an extra day while a hunting dog named slip sat with Archie during the return to the White House. The party faced heavy holiday traffic and fog but the President looked vigorous as they reached the capital and were met by Capt McCoy and two Secret Service officers with little public demonstration.
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County
North Garden Station
Southern Railway
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Kermit, Quentin
Ethel Roosevelt
Miss Landon
New York
Archie
M. C. Latta
FP. M. Rixey
Navy
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
Jake Boreh
Colorado
McCoy
Secret Service
NO TURKEY FOR PRESIDENT TO MOUR? ROOSEVELT'S YEAR-END TRIP
President Roosevelt ended a year-end visit at the Roosevelt hunting lodge in Southern Albemarle and left North Garden at 5:20 PM aboard a private Pullman train called Twilight. The extra train, pulled by engine No. 121 and commanded by Conductor Robert Sherman of Alexandria with Engineer Joseph Jones, faced heavy mud on the Pine Knot route, taking two and a half hours to reach North Garden. The party included Mrs. Roosevelt, Admiral Rixey, Archie Roosevelt, and his young friend Richard, as the group prepared to depart for Washington.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
Roosevelt Hunting Lodge
Albemarle
North Garden
Washington
Robert Sherman
Alexandria
Joseph Jones
Pine Knot
Panama
Roosevelt
Admiral Rixey
Archie Roosevelt
Richard Gontesued
Rockefeler as Future American Incarnates Energy
Dr. W J McGee of Washington and St Louis told the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Columbia University that John D Rockefeller embodies concentrated effort and the coming American. He predicted taller, stronger, longer living citizens, with longevity rising from 27 to about 29 years and argued blondes would not disappear within 60 years.
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Washington Post
New York
John D. Rockefeler
W . McGee
Washington
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Columbia University
McGee
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Darite
B. C
Charles H. Hawes
Crete
Cretians
B.C
Island
Monte Ceria
B.C. Hovey
Aaron Burr
Jonathan Edwards
Burr
Troquois
Staten Island
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