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When strikers were stranded by the Great Northern shutdown, a risky attempt to travel by handcar near Monroe ended in a violent crash, sending workers to an emergency hospital.
“The men on the second car had fortunately escaped with injuries otherwise than a general shake-up, and as soon as they collected their scattered senses they started to pick up the remains of their companions.”
A westbound Great Northern overland train slams into a siding near Monroe, claiming the lives of a head brakeman and a fireman.
“He bravely talked with those trying to rescue him, but died before being extricated.”
A recreational fishing outing takes a turn for the dramatic when a rampaging bull sends a local man into the trees.
“Mr. Swallwell's sport was interrupted and somewhat marred by the threatening bellowing of a bull which came tearing down the road and caused him to take refuge in a tree.”
An ambitious local hen lays an egg that causes a stir and is interpreted as a wartime omen.
“Finally one old lady, noted for her religious devotion, who had been saying little, sprang to her feet and vehemently declared that the letters stood for 'Give Spain Hell.'”
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