Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Even Back Then, 1922, 100 Years Ago: At the Time It Seemed Like the Thing to Do

From the November  29, 2022, MidWeek "Looking Back."  DeKalb County, Illinois.

"Six men, none of them believed to be over  35 years of age,  riding in a stolen Jordan sedan, crashed into a standing freight train at the Spring Valley tracks on the Lincoln Highway this morning at 4:30.  Three of the men were injured and were taken to the hospital, one was returned to jail with the other fellow who was too drunk to get hurt.

"The other two prisoners were under guard at the Glidden Memorial hospital.  One of the injured suffered a broken arm and a piece of the windshield jammed into his jawbone.  The other had his hand badly lacerated and required several stitches.

"The third injured man was cut  about thenhead and after being given surgical attention at the hospital, was returned to the police station.

"The Jordan sedan was badly wrecked, and the entire front end of thye machine was badly broken, although the engine would run."

Too Drunk to Get Hurt?

Boys Will Be Boys?  --Cooter


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