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Benwood, West Virginia Coal Mine disaster...
Benwood, West Virginia Coal Mine disaster...
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April 29, 1924
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 29, 1924
* Benwood West Virginia
* Coal Mine explosion disaster
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "BODIES OF 36 VICTIMS TAKEN OUT OF MINES NEAR MINES", "Rescue Workers Searching for 75 Others Who Were Entombed in Pit Disaster".
Other news of the day. Tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Benwood was the location of the tragic 1924 Coal Mine Disaster. At approximately 7:05 AM EST on Monday, April 28, 1924, the coal mine of the Wheeling Steel Corporation's plant located in Benwood exploded, killing all 119 men who were working in the coal mine at the time, the majority of whom were immigrants of Polish, Italian, Greek, Croatian, Slavic, Slovak, Serbian, Hungarian, Austrian, Russian, Ukrainian and Lithuanian descent.
Category: The 20th Century
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