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Exodus from Colorado Drives Unemployed East by Rail
Denver reports Union Pacific joins in aiding penniless Colorado laborers to reach eastern work and shelter. Two trains carry men through Nebraska while a Burlington train brings 150 in poverty. Some carry bank suspensions and land losses. yet aid flows and orderly behavior prevail as rescues and feedings continue. Dam breaks cause local damage. a citizen averts worse by diverting floodwaters. A light humor snippet ends with a quip about aging and kissing.
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