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Racine, WI interurban train - auto wreck, Aug 1918

Posted July 26th, 2009 by Tim Taugher

FOUR KILLED IN RACINE; AUTO AND CAR CRASH

RACINE, Wis., Aug. 7. - Four peosons [sic] were instantly killed Tuesday afternoon when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a southbound interurban car on the Chicago, North Short & Milwaukee Electric line at what is known as the "four-mile road crossing."

The killed were:

John Hjorth, 35 years old, factory manager of the Maribohm Motors company of Racine.

Elsie Hjorth, 6 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hjorth.

Einer Hjorth, 24 years old, brother of John Hjorth, wo was home from Camp Gordon, Ga., on a furlough.

The Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, MN 8 Aug 1918
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Transcribed by Tim Taugher. Thanks, Tim!

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