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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1 |
1 story matching splinter
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- Tragedy on the Tracks at Porter
A railroad worker suffers a horrific injury while performing his duties, leading to an emergency amputation in Centralia.
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- A Saw’s Deadly Snap: A Local Man’s Leg Shattered by a Flying Blade
In a grim reminder of the dangers inherent to Aberdeen’s booming timber industry, A.J. Fields suffered a compound fracture of the femur when machinery at Karr’s new mill exploded in violence last Friday.
- A Scantling Scuffle at the Boom
A simmering dispute over local timber booms erupts in violence at Chenoise Creek.