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Railroad wrecks kill scores on two lines near Girard and Boston
A southbound Jacksonville and Southeastern train derailed near Girard Illinois after a wheel broke and seven were injured in a fifteen foot embankment fall. In Boston a Dedham branch wreck at Bussey Park bridge left many dead or dying, with reports varying from twenty three to thirty three killed and about fifty injured as fire captains and hospitals treated the wounded.
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St. Louis
Jacksonville and Southeastern
Girard
Illinois
Boston
Dedham
Boston and Providence
Forest Hill
Roslindale
Bussey Park Bridge
Tilden
Forrest Hill