Tramp Jim's Tragic Night on the Tracks
An old-time narrative recounts a tramp named Jim who roamed with a wary group. A coal train derails a woman pewing near the Number Four cowcatcher, leaving Jim severely injured and the woman fatally struck.
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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1905
Page
1
An old-time narrative recounts a tramp named Jim who roamed with a wary group. A coal train derails a woman pewing near the Number Four cowcatcher, leaving Jim severely injured and the woman fatally struck.
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