In what was at the time called the worst accident in the history of the Detroit Limited Railway Lines; eight people died and 30 were injured when two interurban trolley cars from the Detroit, Monroe, and Toledo route crashed head-on. A northbound car left Toledo at 12:25 p.m. Sept. 2, 1926. The southbound car left Detroit at 12:29 p.m. The trains were traveling on the same track. The southbound train was instructed to pull off onto a side track cut-off to wait for the northbound train to pass. That train’s conductor saw a northbound interurban that had pulled off on the opposite side track, mistakenly assumed that was the train he was supposed to wait for, and he proceeded toward Monroe. Unfortunately there was a second train heading northbound.
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Detroit artist Ouizi paints a mural on the side of Handmade Toledo on Adams Street in Toledo on Wednesday, August 24.
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Vistula Management worker Mike Tezak digs out weeds from a community garden at Moody Manor in Toledo on Tuesday, August 23. The garden is a memorial to Keondra Hooks, a 1-year-old girl who was murdered in 2012.
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Lt. Bobby Chromik, right, with the Lucas County Sheriff’s D.A.R.T. Team, implores a young, male, heroin addict, left, who wishes to remain anonymous, to get into a rehab program with their assistance during an emergency home visit on August 8, 2016.
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Micaela Zapata, 11, of Toledo, a sixth grader, drawing in the manga style, at a table of art at the festival. The Barrio Latino Art Festival, a program with the collaboration of Nuestra Gente Community Projects, Providence Center, and Toledo Seagate Food Bank, in Toledo, Ohio on August 28, 2016.
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Tori Smart, of Spencer, Ohio and a sophomore majoring in nursing, rolling off the Zorb race track after competing in the Welcome Back Kickback event at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio on August 25, 2016. Games include Zorb Ball, Battle Ball, and Bongo Ball Mania, played on or near the practice fields.
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Rochelle Richmond, Hadley Clegg, Jonathan Dickey, Sean Tracy, Heather Tracy, and Becca Witkow at the festival in Levis Square. The 2016 Toledo Pride parade and festival in Toledo, Ohio on August 27, 2016. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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Balloons and babies in the Toledo Pride parade and festival.
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Alina Martinez, left, eats a snow cone while her three-year-old daughter Angelina Martinez, both of Maumee, uses the phone at the Pride festival.
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Dopey, French Bulldog Pug, and his owner Jaqui Cessna, of Toledo wait along Adams Street forthe parade to begin.
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Work continues at the site of the new ProMedica headquarters on Summit Street in downtown Toledo, Tuesday, August 23, 2016.
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Gifts for communion await for the Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. John's Jesuit High School & Academy in Toledo on Friday, August 26.
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Amanda Sinay, left, of Oregon, watches as her Wheaten Terrier, 1, named Romo, gives a hug to Sadie, 2, a Golden Retriever, owned by Kaylee Crossley, right, of Columbus, during the pet-friendly Yappy Hour hosted at Bar145 on Monroe Street in Toledo. on August 28, 2016. All of the proceeds go directly to the animals at the Toledo Area Humane Society.
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The freighter Cuyahoga unloads cargo at the Kraft Foods Nabisco Four Mill in East Toledo, Wednesday, August 24, 2016.
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Construction of a new AAA Service Center on Central Avenue Tuesday, August 23, 2016, in Sylvania Township, Ohio.
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Volunteer Jim Porter, Toledo, pours a beer as rain pours in on him and others as a storms passes over the German American festival in Oregon, Saturday, August 27, 2016.
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Youngsters enjoy a ride on the Wipeout as their parents watch at the German American Festival at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon, Saturday, August 27, 2016.
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Tracy Von Sonneborn, Lansing, Mich., a member of the Alphorngruppe "Alpentraum", wipes away a fictitious tear as the song Edelweiss is played at the German American Festival at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon, Saturday, August 27, 2016.
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William and Janet Adkins, Toledo, head for shelter as the rain comes down at the German American Festival.
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Rocco Ferreri, of Centerville, OH, tries to get his disc into the basket while playing disc golf with his friend in Ottawa Park on August 22, 2016.
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Stone Zentgraf and Liz Dale share a kayak as they and Hannah Baker enjoy a lazy paddle down the Ottawa River on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, the last day of summer vacation. School starts Wednesday for the Whitmer High School students.
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Teen cancer survivor and America’s Got Talent finalist Calysta Bevier, center, 16, of Grand Rapids, poses with Mark Mackowiak (cq), 10, left, of Toledo, who is battling Burkitts Cancer, and his brother Ben Mackowiak, right, who is celebrating his 7th birthday today, before The Toledo Mud Hens game against the Indianapolis Indians at Fifth Third Field on August 28, 2016.
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Toledo's Stephen Moya (44) is beat home by Indianapolis' Jacob Stallings (23) during the bottom of the third inning in the Saturday, August 27, 2016, baseball match up against the Indianapolis Indians at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo.
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Eastwood's Zach Henline (81) intercepts a pass meant for Start's Genesis Brooks (7) during the first quarter of the Friday, August 26, 2016, football season opener at Eastwood High School.
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Start's quarterback Chris Hale (42) looks for an opening from the backfield during the second quarter of the Friday, August 26, 2016, football season opener at Eastwood High School in Pemberville. Eastwood led going into the second half, 14-2.
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Eastwood's head coach Jerry Rutherford, center, watches the action during the second quarter.
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Eastwood's Tyler Brenot (13) draws a penalty for a horse collar as he brings down Start's Darian Dillard (23) during the first quarter.
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Start cheerleaders fire up their team during the first quarter of the Friday, August 26, 2016, football season opener at Eastwood High School.
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Napoleon's Evan Naas (47) spreads his arms as he and his teammates take the field for the Thursday, August 25, 2016, football season opening match up against Defiance at Napoleon. The Wildcats led going into the second half, 14-7.
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Napoleon punts on fourth down to Defiance during the second quarter.
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Napoleon's cheerleaders get pumped up at the start of the Thursday, August 25, 2016, football season opening match up against Defiance at Napoleon.
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Kevin Harvick, left, Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano, right, lead into turn one on a restart during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, August 28, 2016.
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Joey Logano does a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400.
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Ryan Blaney is greeted by fans during driver introductions at the race.
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Danica Patrick low-fives fans during driving introductions.
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A crew member for Martin Truex Jr. readies tires in pit row before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400.
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Cars are worked on as fans watch before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Saturday, August 27, 2016.
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St. John's Zachary Buescher (10) moves the ball against Anthony Wayne's Tucker Ramirez (7) during a soccer game Tuesday, August 23, 2016, in Whitehouse, Ohio.
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Toledo Central Catholic High School football players take the field against Columbus Bishop Hartley before their game at Central Catholic, Friday, August 26, 2016.
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Columbus Bishop Hartley football player Jaden Manley (19) breaks up a pass intended for Toledo Central Catholic High School football player Jase Bowen (4).
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Toledo Central Catholic High School football player Michael Warren II (40) celebrates after the Irish beat Columbus Bishop Hartley.
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Toledo Central Catholic High School football player Michael Warren II celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Columbus Bishop Hartley during their game at Central Catholic, Friday, August 26, 2016.
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Sylvania Northview High School players exit their inflatable football helmet to playToledo Waite High School during their football game at Northview High School, Thursday, August 25, 2016.
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Toledo Waite High School player Ronnie Sanders (22) winds up with the ball after stripping it from Sylvania Northview High School player Cam Corron (8) during their football game at Northview High School, Thursday, August 25, 2016.
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Sylvania Northview High School fans cheer their team against Toledo Waite High School during their football game at Northview High School, Thursday, August 25, 2016.
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Bedford High School Mules' Joey Shepherd, #8, makes a touchdown while his teammate Jordan Cooker, #42, celebrates in boys football action against the St. Francis Knights during boys high school football action at Bedford High School on August 26, 2016.
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