Wreck toll roils after Colorado disaster near Florence
A Denver Rio Grande wreck near Florence kills and injures many, with estimates of 38 dead and 17 charred. Dispatchers blame night operator E L Lively asleep at Swallows as trains collided amid deep snow and high winds. Relief trains bring doctors and bodies to Pueblo and Portland, while coroners consider responsibility.
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Pueblo, Col
Florence
Pueblo
Canon City
Denver
Col
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
E. L. Lively
Swallows
Adele
Lively
Rio Grande
Aining
J. H. Smith
Coslett
Portland
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Storm in the Rockies Threatens Great California Flood
Fresno reports a 60 hour storm threatening the San Joaquin and Kings rivers with the worst flood in years. Snow depth exceeds records with Pine Ridge at 6000 feet tallying over 12 feet and summit above 22 feet. Levees fail as Fancher Creek overruns vineyards and Kings river towns evacuate.
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Fresno
Cal
San Joaquin
Kings Rivers
Pine Ridge
Kings
Garfield Vineyards
Fancher Creek
Fresno Irrigation Canal Company
Luton
Kings River
Santa Fe Railway
FLICKERTAIL NUGGETS LOCAL NOTES
Marian reports the new bell for the schools house has arrived. Norwich notes eleven carloads of immigrants movables arrived from Town. Hankinson says township election day is not a legal holiday. Hannaford reports insurance companies settled the loss on the farmers elevator. Bottineau notes a national bank has a new safe weighing 9 000 pounds. Churches Ferry cites Tom Chambers winning a silver medal at the WCGTU contest. Pembina mentions a feeble minded 15 year old wandered but was found unharmed. Jeannette reports several contests started on local claims. Hiddenwood says a gopher was caught earlier than usual.
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Red Lake
LaMoure
Walcott
Marvey
John Zeller
Fargo
Ray
Fingal
J. E. Holm
Minot
Morrill
Westhope
Don Whiting
Horatio Porter
Lansford
Federation of Labor
Wahpeton
County Board of Commissioners
Lisbon i
Casselton
Kittel
Bismarck
Lisbon
Minneapolis
Berwin
Dickinson
Oliver
Colonel Carrot
Devils Lake
Building Association
Churches Ferry
Mike Parenteau
Oberon
Smith
Grand Forks
T. J. Flashes
Evansville
Minn
Jamestown
Grafton
Denholt
Denhoft
Minat
Northwestern Teachers* Association
Sherwood
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Bishee—Ei Elde
Ite
v—Tohn Paul
Grand Parks
North Dakota
Menango
Davis Bros
Biemarck
Commercal Club
J. J. Case Threshing Machine Company
Racine
Wis
Hensal—Scott Cameron
Tyner
Wi. C. Husband
The
State University
Jeannette
Hiddenwood
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Attorney At Law
Jackson
W/L
Joseph
Alder Wood
T. Brownson
U.S
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Fouer
Searators
B. G. Greenup
Axing
Williston
Investmenta
Derrow
Williams County
Nowdelaye
Williams
Illisition Land CO
Williston, N. D
Adobe, Col
S. F. Lively
William Vandeusen
Vandeusen
Sithout
Lraim
Taylor Hewitt
Lebo
Kan
E. A. Hewitt
W. L. Hewitt
Edward Baird
Archibald Whitney
Baird
Whitney
Rockies
Williston Implement Co
Russell Thresher
Plymouth
Boyd’s Livery Office
Court House
PRE Music
Mandolin
America
Weil
Boehner
W. O. Barstad
Hoflund
Walliv County
N.D
Ole Thorsen
John Heffernan
Williston, N. Ly
J.C. Dwyer
Town
Contra
Allred
Dawson County
Mont
J. C. Dwyer
N. D
R. H. Copeland
North Dakotas
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