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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1907

Page

10

Wreck at Terra Cotta Station Claims Dozens Dead

A Baltimore and Ohio derailment near Terra Cotta on Sunday night leaves 46 dead and many injured. Identification at hospitals and the morgue continues as investigators sift fault. Coroner's inquest opens tomorrow, with the railroad, the Takoma Park block signal, and fog cited in theories. Public outrage grows as authorities pledge a sweeping inquiry and potential blame shifts.

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 Harry H. Hildebrandt Frederick Terra Cotta Melton W. Phillips Takoma Park Takoma Block Hildebrandt Philips Phillips J. T. Kennedy Tenth Precinct

Wreck Inquiry Key Officials Say Signal Rules Tested

Officials declare orders were disobeyed but probe suggests the block system could have prevented the Frederick local crash at Terra Cotta. Superintendent Galloway and Hobba caution the crew may be blamed, while Takoma signals and warning telegrams are scrutinized amid coroner’s inquest into the death toll and injuries.

Galloway Hobba

Complete list of dead in Terra Cotta and Washington mystery

A long list records numerous deaths and identities including Fannie Austin and Dr Edward Belt, with ages from five to eighty. Locations span Terra Cotta Washington DC Kensington Md Brookland and Takoma Park, detailing residences and relatives. one unidentified laborer’s body found at Morgue.

Austin Fannie Washington Baines M. E Fifth Street Baldwin Lewis W G Street Mary E Commodore Perry Brown Butts Sallie V W. 5 Frank Butts District Health Department Chapin Street 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

Train Bandits Hold Up Seaboard Express Near Lacrosse

Bandits boarded the New York to Florida Seaboard Express near Lacrosse Mecklenburg County. A masked white man led the assault, shots wounded conductor C A Eberhardt as passengers were robbed of money and a 4600 diamond ring. Police had shadowed two suspects for four days but they escaped into the woods.

Lacrosse Washington Post Petersburg Seaboard Air Line Jacksonville Fla Mecklenburg County Richmond Ann C. A. Eberhardt Seaboard Acca Station

Boston Author Enlists as Navy Yeoman for Book

Special to The Washington bus Boston December 31 James G Connolly noted Boston author and Olympia athlete sails to Washington to enlist as a yeoman in the United States Navy for two years aboard the Alabama. He will observe sailors and officers to gather material for a forthcoming book on the American navy.

Washington Boston Mass Dcc James G. Connolly United States Navy Connolly Alabama Jim

Unexcalled Service Through Penn Line and Information Bureau

Compliments of the Legion greet patrons at Penn Ave. and Atkins Coast Line R Ro Sand Information Bureau. May our host thank friends for a happy prosperous New Year and promise a return in a year with a cheerful handshake and a prenatal remembrance. Patterson’s, 502 9th St NW. Miler Bros., Props.

Penn, & Atkins Coast Line Penn. Ave The Legion Patcher's Miler Bros Props McGill & Wallace

Fears to Dye with Secret Ends Long Island Guard’s Hidden Message

Capt George W. Lloyd long keeper of Tom Paine’s monument at New Rochelle feared dying alone and wrote a secret message to be read after death. He kept vigil at the tomb for over fifty years without pay and on July 4, 195 became the city’s responsibility. Lloyd once served as a Confederate spy during the Civil War.

New York George W. Lloyd Long Island Sound Tom" Paine Fast View Lloyd Weatchester Libya Paine Glark

Grief Kills Sam Martin as Theater District Fails

Sam Martin, longtime restaurant owner at Broadway and Fortieth, died suddenly at 54 after bankruptcy and a ruinous era of bouncing checks totaling at least 25,000. His wife described his grief over past failures as a primary factor in his death, with physicians citing heart disease triggered by despair. The story notes his business decline followed the shift uptown and the loss of valued customers, leaving his family financially strained and seeking work.

Washington Post New York Sam Martin Broadway Fortieth Strecht E. H. Quinn Sart Martin's Rector’s Shanney Brown's

President Roosevelt Homeward Trip Brings Dignity and Charm

President Roosevelt and family returned to Washington aboard a special Southern Railway train after a holiday visit to Pine Knot 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. The journey faced fog and traffic delays yet the President appeared radiant and relaxed. Archie Roosevelt enjoyed rabbit hunting a final gun mishap caused a brief delay as a footman retrieved the shotgun. Only Capt McCoy and two Secret Service officers greeted the party at the station with no public demonstrations. The President later retired for the night at the White House.

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 Opens Year End Trip

The Washington Post reports President Roosevelt wrapped up a year end visit at the Roosevelt hunting lodge in Southern Albemarle and departed North Garden at 5:20 PM aboard a private Pullman train Twilight. The journey to Washington took two and a half hours amid bad roads and mud. The President traveled with Mrs. Roosevelt Admiral Rixey Archie Roosevelt and Richard Gontesued on a fragmentary note.

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 incarnation of energy tops science talks

A Washington and St Louis scientist said John D Rockefeller embodies the coming American, taller stronger and longer lived, while predicting acceleration of human longevity and the persistence of blondes against extinction. He warned against overdevelopment and urged balanced growth in a wide ranging science gathering at Columbia University.

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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