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  • Fast flyer wrecked.
    Lake County Independent, 6 Aug 1897, p. 2     ...
    Lake County Independent, 6 Aug 1897, p. 2   ...
  • Six hurt in railroad wreck.
    Lake County Independent, 2 Feb 1900, p. 3     ...
    Lake County Independent, 2 Feb 1900, p. 3   ...
  • Struck by train: Oscar B. and A. C. Drury.
    Lake County Independent, 17 Aug 1899, p. 1     ...
    Lake County Independent, 17 Aug 1899, p. 1   ...
  • Wreck on the Monon.
    Lake County Independent, 20 Mar 1903, p. 2     ...
    Lake County Independent, 20 Mar 1903, p. 2   ...
  • Smash-up on the Chicago & Alton.
    Lake County Independent, 14 May 1897, p. 3     ...
    Lake County Independent, 14 May 1897, p. 3   ...
  • Wreck on Santa Fe railroad.
    Lake County Independent, 9 Oct 1896, p. 2     ...
    Lake County Independent, 9 Oct 1896, p. 2   ...
  • Was killed by the cars: Fred Payne, formerly of Rockefeller, killed at Oak Park, IL.
    Lake County Independent, 3 Apr 1896, p. 1     ...
    Lake County Independent, 3 Apr 1896, p. 1   ...
  • Fixing the Responsibility
    Waukegan Gazette, 5 Feb 1881, p. 2     ...
    Waukegan Gazette, 5 Feb 1881, p. 2   ...
  • Railroad accident: Mrs A.B. Cook Fatally, and several Lake County people severely injured
    Waukegan Gazette, 5 Feb 1881, p. 2     ...
    Waukegan Gazette, 5 Feb 1881, p. 2   ...
  • Loses both legs: Charles Gerbewr.
    Lake County Independent, 30 May 1902, p. 1     ...
    Lake County Independent, 30 May 1902, p. 1   ...
  • Company Held to Blame
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Dec 1912, p. 1     The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company was held responsible by a coroner's jury yesterday in the death of George Loose, killed Wednesday attempting to board a suburban train at Glencoe Station.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Dec 1912, p. 1   The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company was held responsible by a coroner's …
  • Deneen in Train Wreck
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Dec 1912, p. 12     Illinois Governor Deneen sent his wife a telegram stating that on account of a wreck of the train he was riding home from Andersonville, Georgia, he had been delayed 16 hours.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Dec 1912, p. 12   Illinois Governor Deneen sent his wife a telegram stating that on account …
  • Safety First Plea Results in Few Deaths
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Dec 1914, p. 1     A bulletin from coronor Peter Hoffman states that the number of fatal accidents on railroads in Cook County during 1913 was 360. The reduction in the number of deaths from previous years is attribute
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Dec 1914, p. 1   A bulletin from coronor Peter Hoffman states that the number of fatal …
  • Woman killed at Glencoe
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Apr 1913, p. 2     Mrs. Charles Gordon, 60, of North St. John's Street, Highland Park, was struck by a train at Glencoe Monday afternoon and instantly killed. She is survived by a husband and four daughters.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Apr 1913, p. 2   Mrs. Charles Gordon, 60, of North St. John's Street, Highland Park, was …
  • Escapes serious injury in fatal train wreck
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Dec 1923, p. 27     Milton M. Cohn, 901 Forest Avenue, escaped serious injury when Twentieth Century was involved in a wreck at Forsythe, New York; he was awake and braced himself; most victims had been asleep
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Dec 1923, p. 27   Milton M. Cohn, 901 Forest Avenue, escaped serious injury when Twentieth Century …
  • Driver Unhurt When Train Strikes Car
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Sep 1923, p. 1     Last Friday evening the Badger Limited of Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad hit the car of Mrs. Robert Fulton, 2520 Hurd Ave., Chicago. The driver escaped without injury.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Sep 1923, p. 1   Last Friday evening the Badger Limited of Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee …
  • Car Hit by Train
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Oct 1936, p. 6     Monday morning a laundry truck driven by Joe Lenzini of Ravinia was struck by a Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee train at the Elmwood Avenue crossing.
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Oct 1936, p. 6   Monday morning a laundry truck driven by Joe Lenzini of Ravinia was …
  • High school boy killed by train at Indian Hill [Halvard Lange]
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Mar 1924, p. 3     Halvard Lange, a student in the junior class at New Trier Township High school, was almost instantly killed Tuesday afternoon of this week when he missed his footing while boarding a moving Chicago a
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Mar 1924, p. 3   Halvard Lange, a student in the junior class at New Trier Township …
  • Woman injured by falling from car
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 May 1913, p. 7     Miss Thea Olson, 33, was injured Monday while alighting from a Northwestern elevated car. She is a Norwegian domestic employed in the home of W. W. Hughes, Grove and Lincoln streets, Glencoe.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 May 1913, p. 7   Miss Thea Olson, 33, was injured Monday while alighting from a Northwestern …
  • Judge halts cleanup at derailment
    Lauren Fitzpatrick, Wilmette Life, 12 Jul 2012, 10, 11     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library
    Lauren Fitzpatrick, Wilmette Life, 12 Jul 2012, 10, 11   Full article available at Wilmette Public Library
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