Wednesday, June 9, 1920

Most beautiful and extremely hot. Arose 9 A.M. Helped father etc. H.H. and I on bicycles to see wreck near Hardins. Some sight. Then out to our country place. Worked in garden. Home. 9:30 P.X. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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The wreck Stanford refers to was a train wreck that involved two trains colliding. Ultimately 15 people were killed and many more injured. Here is a brief article that describes the event, published June 9, 1920 in the New York Times:


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