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June 25, 1925
Askov American
Askov, Pine County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
In Michigan, a Chicago & Northwestern freight train collided with a horse-drawn wagon loaded with wood, killing the horse and scattering the wood. The owner wrote to the railway admitting no fault on their part and requesting a bill for any train delays or damages, an unprecedented act of honesty in railway history.
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Officials of the Chicago & Northwestern railway had a real surprise some time ago following a little wreck over in Michigan. There had been a collision of a freight train with a horse and wagon, loaded with wood. The horse was killed, wagon wrecked and wood strewn along the track. The owner sent a letter to the railway stating it was no fault of theirs and asked for a bill to cover delaying of the train or any other damages done to the railroad. The incident holds no parallel in the operating history of the Chicago & Northwestern railway and perhaps in the railway history of the country. It is strange how it can nearly always be figured out that the railroad is to blame.
Officials of the Chicago & Northwestern railway had a real surprise some time ago following a little wreck over in Michigan. There had been a collision of a freight train with a horse and wagon, loaded with wood. The horse was killed, wagon wrecked and wood strewn along the track. The owner sent a letter to the railway stating it was no fault of theirs and asked for a bill to cover delaying of the train or any other damages done to the railroad. The incident holds no parallel in the operating history of the Chicago & Northwestern railway and perhaps in the railway history of the country. It is strange how it can nearly always be figured out that the railroad is to blame.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Railway Collision
Horse Wagon
Owner Honesty
Unusual Incident
Chicago Northwestern
What entities or persons were involved?
Owner
Where did it happen?
Michigan
Story Details
Key Persons
Owner
Location
Michigan
Event Date
Some Time Ago
Story Details
A freight train collided with a horse and wagon loaded with wood, killing the horse and wrecking the wagon. The owner admitted no fault of the railway and requested a bill for any damages to the train.