Railroad accidents
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An engine smashed a wagon p. 1, col. 2
A man was run over 08/17/1899 p. 8, col. 5
Two engines collided 10/12/1899 p. 1, col. 3
A boy lost both legs 10/26/1899 p. 1, col. 3
A rig was smashed and two men were banged up 11/09/1899
p. 1, col. 1
A brakeman was run over 02/15/1900 p. 1, col. 1
A woman was killed when a train hit her wagon 04/10/1901
p. 1, col. 1
Thirteen cars derailed 07/18/1901 p. 4, col. 1
Two cars derailed 08/22/1901 p. 5, col. 3
A freight train broke in half 09/26/1901 p. 1, col. 2
Wagon destroyed 01/15/1903 p. 5, col. 2
Report of a 30-year-old wreck 01/22/1903 p. 7, col. 1
Brake failure, train hit bumping post 06/18/1903 p. 4, col. 2
Freight car pileup 04/07/1904 p. 4, col. 3
A man was bumped off the tracks 04/21/1904 p. 3, col. 2
An engine killed a mail carrier 05/19/1904 p. 1, col. 3
Freight car pile up 08/17/1905 p. 1, col. 5
A train broke in half 03/02/1906 p. 8, col. 6
A trestle embankment caved in 06/01/1906 p. 4, col. 1
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An engine smashed a wagon p. 1, col. 2
A man was run over 08/17/1899 p. 8, col. 5
Two engines collided 10/12/1899 p. 1, col. 3
A boy lost both legs 10/26/1899 p. 1, col. 3
A rig was smashed and two men were banged up 11/09/1899
p. 1, col. 1
A brakeman was run over 02/15/1900 p. 1, col. 1
A woman was killed when a train hit her wagon 04/10/1901
p. 1, col. 1
Thirteen cars derailed 07/18/1901 p. 4, col. 1
Two cars derailed 08/22/1901 p. 5, col. 3
A freight train broke in half 09/26/1901 p. 1, col. 2
Wagon destroyed 01/15/1903 p. 5, col. 2
Report of a 30-year-old wreck 01/22/1903 p. 7, col. 1
Brake failure, train hit bumping post 06/18/1903 p. 4, col. 2
Freight car pileup 04/07/1904 p. 4, col. 3
A man was bumped off the tracks 04/21/1904 p. 3, col. 2
An engine killed a mail carrier 05/19/1904 p. 1, col. 3
Freight car pile up 08/17/1905 p. 1, col. 5
A train broke in half 03/02/1906 p. 8, col. 6
A trestle embankment caved in 06/01/1906 p. 4, col. 1
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Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.