September 27, 1929 pg 13
Didn't Hear Train, Killed
Man Believed to Be Otis Thornton - Skull Is Broken
Davenport, Wash., Sept. 26 - Suffering a fractured skull when struck by the locomotive of an eastbound central Washington freight train as he was walking along the track about a mile west of Reardan yesterday, a man believed to be Otis Thornton was instantly killed.
Prosecuting Attorney J. J. Johnson decided to hold no inquest. A slip from the Western Hospital association at Orofino, Idaho, showing that Thornton had paid $1 for medical fees September 12 was the only mark of identification. The man was carrying a knapsack and was dressed in laborer's clothing. He was about 60 and 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was walking against the wind with rain falling steadily when the accident occurred, and it is believed that he did not hear the approaching train.
September 27, 1929 pg 13
Didn't Hear Train, Killed
Man Believed to Be Otis Thornton - Skull Is Broken
Davenport, Wash., Sept. 26 - Suffering a fractured skull when struck by the locomotive of an eastbound central Washington freight train as he was walking along the track about a mile west of Reardan yesterday, a man believed to be Otis Thornton was instantly killed.
Prosecuting Attorney J. J. Johnson decided to hold no inquest. A slip from the Western Hospital association at Orofino, Idaho, showing that Thornton had paid $1 for medical fees September 12 was the only mark of identification. The man was carrying a knapsack and was dressed in laborer's clothing. He was about 60 and 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was walking against the wind with rain falling steadily when the accident occurred, and it is believed that he did not hear the approaching train.
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Ellen Ora Thornton King
1865–1912
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Malinda Jane Thornton Crawford
1867–1943
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William Price Thornton
1869–1936
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Lorenzo Lee Thornton
1871–1893
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Susan Sirrilda Thornton Kenaston
1873–1944
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Charles Edward Thornton
1877–1893
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Anna Laura "Annie" Thornton
1879–1883
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Delmar Lafayette Thornton
1880–1883
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Herbert Arthur Thornton
1883–1919
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Mara Belle Thornton
1885–1891
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Clara Belle Thornton
1885–1891
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Ida May Thornton Richardson
1888–1957
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Lillie Pearl Thornton
1894–1901
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