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- The Davenport Democrat and Leader
July 6, 1924
Kewanee, Ill., July 5. - While hundreds passed swiftly by, unknowing, three Kewanee people were slowly crushed to death beneath their overturned auto, before assistance could be given in righting the car, last night on the Cambridge road.
The three died, while two other occupants of the car were slightly injured, after their machine hit a bridge abutment near the Jennings farm, five miles east of Cambridge.
The dead are:
Edward Talbot, 208 Maple avenue,
Mrs. Edward Talbot, same address,
Mrs. Aaron Olson, 227 South Burr street.
It was during the parade of automobiles from the Cambridge Fourth of July celebration to Kewanee last night that the accident occurred. The party started home, with Mr. Talbot at the wheel, and his son in the front seat with him, after the evening fireworks at Canbridge. There was a continous line of cars and the road was very dusty in spots.
As they neared the bridge over small creek near the Jennings farm, bright lights on a car approaching from the opposite direction bewildered the driver and he hit the abutment of the bridge. The machine was turned over, rolling down an 8 foot enbankment, pinning the occupants beneath it in mud and water. The son and Mr. Olson released themselves, but were unable to pull their dying relatives out.
Frantic cries of the boy's father and mother and of Mrs. Olson were of no avail. Mr. Oson tried in vain to flag several cars going by, but they paid no heed. Finally assistance was procured and they were released. The car whose glaring headlight had caused the accident, failed to stop.
Mr. and Mrs. Talbot were taken to their home at Cambridge, and Mrs. Olson was brought to Kewanee. Coroner D. F. Stewart, Galva, held an inquest and found that death was accidental.
Mr. Talbot was born in Cambridge, 53 years ago. He came to Kewanee in 1923 and had since been employed as linotype operator of the Kewanee Star Courier plant. He was formerly the editor of the Sentinel at Oscealo, Iowa. Besides the son, and a daughter, Mrs. B.G. Baughman, Kewanee he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Talbot, Cambridge.
Mrs. Talbot was formerly Miss Myrtle Robinson, Cambridge, she was 45 yearsof age.
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