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Train tragedy and other local incidents reported
A string of accidents and court notes fill the page. Albert Crate, a civil engineer, was killed by a Cape Cinindinu train near Caruthersville. Miss Birdie Waele fell from a stairway at Poplar Bluff fracturing skull and neck. a Benton coal case resulted in a $10,000 verdict and a pending appeal. Farmington and surrounding towns report arrests, gun incidents, and sentencing for horse theft and drunkenness. editorials critique crime trends and discuss public safety and election issues.
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Caruthersiille
Birdie Waele
Poplar Bluff
Chafee Luton
Coal of
Williams
Hafner
Benton
Finch
Judement
Supreme Court