Ben Burk a young white man of St. Pauls, was instantly killed at Home Mills at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (15th) when he was struck by an A.C.L. fast train. Several witnesses of the tragedy state that the young man stepped ack in front of the train. He was thrown 50 feet and was dead when assistance reached him.
From the front page of the Hoke County Journal, Raeford,N.C., Thursday, Dec. 14, 1925
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