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Levi Edmonds Suicide , Clinton, Illinois, March, 1874

1874 Obituary from 12 March 1874 Constitution-Union, Carlyle, Clinton, IL  read more »

Chicago, IL Boarding House Collapses, Aug 1907

FIVE KILLED AS HOUSE FALLS.

ELEVEN OTHERS INJURED IN AN EARLY MORNING CRASH IN CHICAGO.  read more »

Perryville, IL Train Wreck, Dec 1901

FLAMES ADDED TO HORROR OF WRECK.

BURNING OIL SPREADS OVER THE TRAINS.

EIGHT PERSONS PERISH.

PASSENGERS UNABLE TO RESCUE THE INJURED FROM FIRE -- AN ILLINOIS CENTRAL FATALITY.  read more »

Riverton, IL Train Hits Car, June 1913

AUTO WRECK KILLS FOUR.

PASSENGER TRAIN HITS CAR AT CROSSING.  read more »

Golconda, IL Freak Mining Accident, Apr 1971

Removing victim from the mine

FREAK ACCIDENT KILLS SEVEN IN ILLINOIS MINE.  read more »

Chicago, IL Downtown Fire, Mar 1900

$158,000 FIRE IN CHICAGO.  read more »

Virginia, IL Tornado Strikes, Nov 1911

The Rebuilt Methodist Church

NOT A BUSINESS BUILDING IN VIRGINIA, ILL., ESCAPES.  read more »

Waukegan, IL Auto Accident, Dec 1930

Von Luckner Injured In Motor Accident  read more »

Marion, IL Williamson County Coal Co Mine Explosion, Sept 1897

Mine Explosion In Illinois.

One Dead, Several Injured, and Five or Six Buried Alive Near Marion.  read more »

Springfield, IL Fire, May 1855

The Fire in Springfield.

From the Springfield (Ill.) Journal.  read more »


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