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Painter Burns Defies Northwestern Railway Threats
An early wild west style tale recounts Gide Burns in a dispute with the Northwestern railway. After a collision scare over a track, Burns and his son paint their house using a ladder over the rail line while armed with shotguns. The train halts, officials negotiate, and Burns earns an annual pass in a dramatic stand that ends with a bailed calm and a peace agreement.
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