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The Loup City Northwestern
Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska
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O. F. Putnam, a former Nebraska cattle rancher and old soldier, was identified as the man killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train near Washington on Jan. 15. The Grand Army is arranging his funeral; he left Nebraska abruptly after the 1889 blizzard, leaving two sons and two daughters behind.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The man killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train near Washington has been identified as O. F. Putnam of Nebraska. The deceased was an old soldier and the Grand Army is looking after the funeral arrangements. It is stated that Putnam had a large cattle ranch in Nebraska until the great blizzard of 1889. The storm is said to have caused Putnam to leave Nebraska very suddenly in complete disgust and discouragement. He is said to have left without selling his place. There are two sons and two daughters in Nebraska.
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Washington
Event Date
Jan. 15
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killed by pennsylvania railroad train; funeral arrangements by grand army
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Man killed by train near Washington identified as O. F. Putnam of Nebraska, an old soldier with a large cattle ranch until the 1889 blizzard prompted his sudden departure without selling the property; two sons and two daughters remain in Nebraska