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Title
Terrible ride (2 pages)
Institution
Peter White Public Library

Subject
Railroads

Subject
Railroads -- Accidents

Subject
Railroad engine

Item Number
AB01a355

Type
text

Description
At 7:30 Thursday evening that thrilling locomotive shriek was heard which instantly told people in Marquette that there was a runaway train coming down the grade from Burnce man nad whose blood-curlding intonations brought men to their feet.

Terrible ride (2 pages)

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