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McLean County, Illinois
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1885
Train Wreckers. Unsuccessful Attempt by a Gang Near Danvers, Illinois. -- Bloomington, Ill., August 31 -- News has been received here of an unsuccessful attempt made by a gang of masked men early Sunday morning to burn a bridge on the Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railroad, near Danvers: It is thought their intention was to wreck the through express train which passes here after midnight. A farmer discovered the bridge on fire and started to quench the flames, but was commanded to "move on and let that alone." He drove hastily to Danvers, three miles distant and gave the alarm in time to stop the express. The train approached cautiously and stopped, and a half dozen men fled to the bush. The bridge was 84 feet long and 15 feet high. It had been saturated with kerosene and was badly burned.
[1885 Sep 1 - Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania]

1908
Stacker
Dec. 18, 1908: Two Big Four passenger trains wrecked head-on in the fog about three miles east of Danvers. Seven people were hurt, the worst being engineer John Stacker of Urbana. He is hospitalized with scalds and burns. Stacker was driving the westbound train.
[The Pantagraph - How Time Flies - By Jack Keefe]
Stacker
Dec. 21, 1908: Engineer John Stacker, seriously injured in the wreck of two passenger trains near Danvers a few days ago, will probably not lose an arm due to his injuries. Also, the Urbana paper says facts will come out to show the head-on wreck was not his fault.
[The Pantagraph - How Time Flies - By Jack Keefe]

1933
Dec. 23, 1933: The Mennonite congregation at Danvers has paid off its church building. They were buying it from the Evangelical Friedens congregation, which disbanded some time ago. Local citizens added to the contributions made by the Mennonites to buy the church.
[The Pantagraph - How Time Flies - By Jack Keefe]

1959
Irvin
Jan. 2, 1959: Two milestones: Fidel Castro entered Havana yesterday triumphant as the new leader of Cuba. And, McLean County’s first baby of the New Year is Wade Irvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Irvin of Danvers. Little Wade was born at Mennonite Hospital. [The Pantagraph - How Time Flies by: Jack Keefe]

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