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1120:. Rochester, New York. September 16, 1943. p. 33
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1114:"Testimony Conflicts at Wayland Train Crash Inquest"
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399:Red Cross
346:Dansville
321:mail cars
196:Rochester
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499:Scranton
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248:Pullman
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473:derail
431:Elmira
340:Rescue
313:Elmira
309:Hudson
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170:wreck
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