Inquest Probes Wreck Involving Baltimore and Ohio Train
The coroner's inquest on a deadly wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Metropolitan branch heard testimony from Coroner Nevitt and Assistant Coroner Glazebrook. Key witnesses included Division Superintendent Hobbs, Dr. battle, and train dispatcher Dent, with fifty witnesses summoned and legal counsel present for crew members and passengers.
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Philips
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Galloway
Hildebrand
Takoma Park
Tuscarora
Washington Junction
L. J. Battle
Ci Nevitt
Nevitt
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures Rheumatism by Blood Balance
Rheumatism clings until the blood’s acid condition is corrected. Hood’s Sarsaparilla has cured thousands, loosening the grip by addressing the underlying cause rather than temporary relief from ointments or liniments.
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Hood
Injured Recover Slowly After Terra Cotta Wreck
Reports from Washington describe most injuries from Sundays Terra Cotta wreck as resting well with several patients able to go home. Elizabeth Kumlo remains in serious condition at Providence Hospital, while her husband John A Kunlo and others face severe injuries and possible amputations. The mayor of Kensington, Cornelius Belc hardt, shows slow recovery but stable signs.
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Gore
Elizabeth Kumlo
Providence + Hospital
Joseph
Providente
Freeimen’s
John A. Kunlo
Casualty Hospital
Kensington
Garfield Moepital
Ha Wes
Red Signal Stop Diverts Mail Train Tale
In a Night on the New York Times route two crewmen recall a red signal trap that halted the mail train for a minute. They discuss rule enforcement, suspensions, and the fearsome impact on running gear as passengers evacuated and the engine later moved on. A wreck sighting yields relief as cars burn and a colleague notes the whistle rhythm felt like church organ music.
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Turner
New York Times
Harvey
Times
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Woo
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Mr. Harvey
Mr. Botting
George
Day One of Funerals as City Mourns Victims of Wreck
Day one of funerals showcased a city in sorrow as streets emptied for processions and cemeteries filled. Children Anna and Francis Kunio were laid to rest in a vault at St Mary's after their parents, John and Kunio, clung to hope. Mabel Sturgeon and baby Raymond were mourned at home before burial in Glenwood Cemetery. Mary A Lippold and nephew George Highoe were buried in Rock Creek Cemetery with service at their Brookland home. Prof Theodore Ingalla King, scientist and musician, was honored at Calvary Baptist Church and buried at Rock Creek. The Reading family mourned Anne Washington Reading at St Thomas and Congressional Cemeteries. Other services followed for Lucy Mullican in Gaithersburg and Miss Mary Alice Bohrer in Rock Creek Cemetery.
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John Kunio
Goler's Undertaking Establishment
A. B. Wunnenburg
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St. Mary's Cemetery
Kunlo
Mabel C. Sturgeon
Raymond
Sturgeon
George P. Hoskinson
Wisconsin Avenue
Lisinger
Georgetown
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Buriat
Glenwood Cemetery
Brookland
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Otis Street
Mary A. Lippold
George Highoe
Rock Creek Cemetery
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Ruth Chapter
O. E
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Theodore Ingalla King
Calvary Baptist Church
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W. M. Ferguson
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King
J. 3. Muir
Temple Baptist Church
Barnard
Calvary Church
Miss Reading
Anne Washington Reading
St. ‘Thomas’ Church
John A. Aspinwall
Murray Addigee
Walter Clarkson
L. Kemp Duvall
R. B. Lee Fleming
Vetter Fleming
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Cazenove Lee
Robert L. Preston
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California
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Maj. Reading
Washington
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Derwood
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Sarda & Co
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King’s Palace
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Thomas
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Charles Ricketts
Mary Alice Bohrer
Baltimore
Hindle & Bayliss
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David Bard
Funeral notices blend grief across Takoma and DC area
The article lists multiple funeral services and burials for residents and relatives. Marilla Purman buried privately at Arlington. Minnie Merkling and Nettie Compher memorials held in DC area. Thomas Metz buried in Nessaville. Commodore Perry Brown and Mary Virginia Brown funeral at McKendree Church with government employees sending flowers. Mary I Barnes and daughter Estelle honored in Chillum. Clara N Cromwell remembered at home then Frederick burial. Elizabeth Reid funeral at St Mark's with Justice Department ties and daughter Jeanette severely injured in the wreck. remains transported to Pittsburg.
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Phillip Maurice Lowe
Perry W. Lowe
Marilla
Purmen
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Arlington
W. Platt
McKendree Methoust
Commodore Perry Brown
Mary Virginia Brown
Government Printing Office
Brown
EB. L. Uubbard
Excelsior Lodge
Rock Creek Cemetery
Clara N. Cromwell
Frederick
St. Mark's
Elizabeth Reid
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Wiliam de Vries
Mrs. Reid
Pittsburg
Colin Reid
Commendation Awarded for Wreck Work at Terra Cotta Night
Chief Bell of the fire department formally commends Capt. Ry W. Brown and all men of the fireboat company for noble service at the Terra Cotta wreck. He thanks the team, voices officers’ and members’ sentiment, and directs the letter be kept as a future tribute to humanity. Also notes printers adopt resolutions mourning Commodore Perry Brown killed in the Serra Cotta wreck.
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First Division
Government Printing Office
Commodore Perry Brown
Serra Cotta
Weather Forecast Reflects Cold North and Mixed Precipitation
U S Weather Bureau report notes a northward moving storm with clear conditions in the Slope and extreme West, but cloudy skies from the Mississippi valley to the Lake region. Temperatures mostly below average, forecasts for rain or snow in the northeast and Ohio Valley, with fair conditions in the West and parts of the South Thursday and Friday. Special alerts include cold waves for the Dakotas, Iowa, and Minnesota with storm warnings on the Washington and Oregon coasts. Local readings show midnight 39, 33 at 3am, 33 at 9am, 40 at 10am, 46 at noon, 47 at 4pm, 47 at 6pm, 42 at 9pm, 49 at 3am, and a low of 32.
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Exclusive bundles of fat-work at five-cent rates
Our notice highlights exceptionally low prices on exclusive bundles of fat-work with a total charge of 25 cents or more. The document presents both the regular charge and the special rate to illustrate the economy of this offer aimed at boarding-house keepers cafes and restaurants and private housekeepers.
Temporary relief fund aid to wreck victims noted
The emergency fund created by the Commissioners received several yesterday contributions from Cuno H Rudolph amounting to 5 C and O Supply Co contributed 19 Gen B 8 Hawking 15 Commissioner Macfarland will distribute only upon authoritarye presentation of cases and any person truly in need will be given prompt attention
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C. & O. Supply Co
Gen. B
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Macfarland
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