by Darren McMannis | Jun 11, 1998 | Accident, Wyandotte
KANSAS CITY – On Thursday evening, June 11, 1998, Police Sergeant Richard J. Asten was killed when he was struck by a stolen vehicle being pursued by another officer. Asten was on duty in northwest Kansas City when he learned of the pursuit and realized that the...
by Darren McMannis | Dec 29, 1954 | Accident, Harvey
Car Hit By Train, Mail Carrier Killed BURRTON, KS – December 28 – A 73-year-old substitute mail carrier was killed today when his car slipped off the railroad station platform in Burrton and was struck by a passenger train. He was Arthur James Sammons, a...
by Janeice Crosson | May 23, 1940 | Accident, Pottawatomie
WAMEGO, KS – Dr. A.N. Ruby is nursing a broken left arm. He sustained the break while attempting to treat a balky mule. He was standing on the Manger rail and accidentally fell when the mule became unruly. The Wamego Reporter, Wamego, Kansas. May 23, 1940. ...
by Darren McMannis | May 1, 1930 | Accident, Harvey
Cadet Ray Rowe and Pal Killed Newton Youth Is Victim of Army Plane Crash Near Kelly Field Son of S. C. Rowe Instantly Killed When Big Bomber Fell – Will Be Brought Home NEWTON, KS – Associated Press dispatches from San Antonio, telling the shocking news of...
by Darren McMannis | Feb 6, 1928 | Accident, Butler
Augusta Man and 3 Children Are Trapped by Flames AUGUSTA, KS – Jan. 7 – A father and three children were burned to death, the mother is lying at the point of death in a local hospital, and two other children escaped without injury early this morning when...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 5, 1924 | Accident, Wyandotte
KANSAS CITY – Lawrence Lee Latimer, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Harvey Latimer, died here last night from the effects of eating a “spit devil,” an explosive substance used in Fourth of July celebration. The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kansas. Friday,...
