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Wreck Near Marshall Kills Ten In Collision
Marshall Republican reports a fatal wreck on the C line near Marshall as passenger train No. 7 the Hummer and a race freight collide on a curve. Conductor Dan McAnna and engineer Frank Briggs among the dead. About 25 to 30 injured, many scalded or with broken limbs. The disaster smashed cars and sparked fires, with relief efforts by Marshall’s medical force.
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Dan McAnna
Slater
D. J. Anderson
Frank Briggs
Slater, Mo
J. S. Rogers
Chicago
Dan Donnelly
D. E. Null
Mexico
Express Messinger
Emma Dixon
Willimington
Illinois
James Varndell
W. E. Meyer
St. Louis
Walter Walsh
Adolph Kaufman
Thomas Johnson
D. W. Hooker
Syracuse
N. Y
Marshall
Hummer
Bob" Dinsmore
Race Freight
Charg
Dr. Anderson
McAnnen
Briggs