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Brakeman Purdie Dies After Coal Train Accident
John Purdie, a 23 year old brakeman on the Oregon Short Line, died after being injured when his foot was caught between cars during a coal transfer near Dillon. The inquest found no one at fault, attributing the tragedy to a mishap at a crossing. Purdie, a Lima resident, had worked two years for the line and his body was sent to Pocatello for burial.
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John Purdie
Oregon
Oregon Short Line
Lima
de Butte
Dillon
Copany
Purcia
New Dillon Hotel
Horace Walker
Purdie
Lee
Walker
Horace Wilson
H. A. Bond
Bond
Butte
Iittle
Allay
Silver Row
Richarda Undertaking
J. Les Branderburg
John Aronson
Rocher
AY. Walker
Pardie
Pecatello
Purfiletad
Montana
Craimsmen
W. A. Purdie
Pocatello