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Crossing flagmen guard Waterloo motorists at depots
At Waterloo crossings Fourth and Fifth streets, flagmen Jim Thompson and George W. Clements enforce stop signals to prevent accidents. They recall near misses, refusals by drivers, and a winter incident where a car slid onto tracks but narrowly escaped a train. Women are noted as more careful than men.
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Lagman
Hfe
Umblo
Jim ‘Thompson
Little Watchman
Union Depot
Fifth Street
Clements
Washington Street