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1 story matching foremen
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:firemen, foreman, horemen, fore, foremast, foremost
- The Phantom Section Hands of the Northern Pacific
A roadmaster at Cle Elum is arrested for padding six railroad crews with fictitious workers—until a foreman’s conscience, and the auditors, caught up with him.