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Killed by a speeder. Which is a train that runs fast with few stops. William also worked on the railroad. He was removing his velocipede from the track when he was hit. He thought it was on the track to the side. There were two tracks side by side. The authorities picked his body up in a bushel basket. He was scattered for 300 feet down the track.[1]
Lansing journal newspaper dated 3/6/1909
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