Mine Disaster Toll Reaches Seventy Nine At Millfield
The Sunday Creek Coal Company's No 6 mine at Millfield in Athens County suffered a gas and dust explosion. Rescue teams recovered the last body as the death toll rose to 79 with 21 miners injured. Officials including W E Tytus and Pete McKinley led operations aided by Red Cross and National Guard units.
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Sunday Creek Coal Company
Millfield
Athens County
Stack
Pete McKinley
W. E. Tytus
Columbus
Tytus
H. H. Upson
Newark
P. A. Coen
Athens
Glouster
Nelsonville
Pittsburgh
Earl Hill
Red Cross
Ohio National Guard
Salvation Army
F. G. Spaulding
National Emergency Red Cross
Ohio
American Legion
Pete
Millfield Mine Disaster Deepens Ohio Toll
A reporter recounts the Millfield mine catastrophe with 76 known dead, noting prior Ohio disasters at Amsterdam Mine in 1919 and 1910, and San Toy Mine in 1906. Rescue workers, the company officers, and grieving families faced the grim aftermath as bodies were recovered and funeral notices posted.
Political fatigue lifts as voters face real business ahead
A fragmented editorial tone urges focus on public affairs over elections. The piece notes political figures seek office while urging readers to endure temporary hardships and stay courageous amid national debates. A separate crime fragment reports John Passelli, a 25 year old racketeer, hospitalized after a gun attack in a Newark hospital room by three masked gunmen.
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John Passelli
Newark
New Jersey
Racketeering Propositions Reported By Judge McGoorty
Justice John P. McGoorty outlines a case involving Al Capone era gang activity. The brief notes a gangster protection racket and a demand to end racketeering linked to local businesses, with continuation referenced on Page 64.
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Lef
John P. McGoorty Kago
al Capone
Pesen
Four Zanesville Men perished in Millfield Disaster
Four men from Zanesville and vicinity died in the Millfield explosion while accompanying Sunday Creek Coal Company officials led by President W E Tytus on an inspection trip. Parsons, Bergen, Traynor, and Roberts were found together, their bodies bearing evidence of the full force of the blast.
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Zanesville
Millfield
Robert Parsons
Vernon Roberts
Joe Bergen
Thomas Traynor
Tytus
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Parsons
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Bergen
Ohio Power Company
Traynor
Roberts
Poston
W. E. Tytus
Columbus
Howard Upson
Newark
P. A. Coen
Hubert FE. Lancaster
Nelsonville
Walter Hayden
Messenger
Pearl Hill
State Expands Relief for Sunday Creek Mine Blast Victims
State officials led by State Director of Industrial Relations Will T. Blake and assistant Ross Hedges oversee relief for families of miners killed at Sunday Creek Coal Company mines. Payments will replace lost wages with weekly $18.75 allowances up to 6500, plus $150 for funeral expenses. Surviving dependents receive extra compensation. many victims were married with children.
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Sunday Creek Coal Company
Will T. Blake
Ross Hedges
John S.S. Brooks
Industrial Commission
Brooks
List of identified dead in Sumlay Creek Coal Mine disaster
The article lists identified victims and missing miners from the Sumlay Creek Coal Mine disaster. Names span multiple towns including Columbus Newark Zanesville and Millfield with several unaddressed entries. It notes seven miners missing among the unidentified dead and lists hospital patients with supervisors and workers named.
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Sumlay Creek
W. B. Tytasx
Columbus
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Tr. A. Coen
H. Upsen
Newark
Joseph Bergen
Philo
Ohio Power Co
Hubert Parsons
Zanesville
Columbia Cement Co
Walter Hayden
Phillip Ervin
Andy Kish
Millfield
George Kish
Tilfield
Prank Kern
James North
George Brown
Walter Andrvyvick
Sand Ridge
John Maddock
William Pevatt
Charles Hopps
HW. McKee
Thomas Peyatt
Vergil Phil
William Messencer
Oscar Willis
George Thomas
Circle Fim
Joseph Jackson
Joe Butsko
William Clancy
John Williams
Roy Andrews
Chauncey
Charles Seekers
Wibur North
William Kish
George Love
Andrew Willis
Willfield
Paul Bordis
Harry Lewks
John McAllister
Glouster
Ray Perry
James Herd
Father Wade
Tames Coonler
Nil Powell
Stanley Kish
Silas Brown
James Arthur Lyons
Paul Fliewin
Thomas
Government Agencies Aid Families of 79 Miners Lost
Immediate action by the Department of Industrial Relations to ease claims for dependents of the 79 miners killed in the Sunday Creek Coal Company mine explosion. State aid includes $159 for funeral expenses and weekly compensation of $18.75 while death claims are processed. Several named miners and rescuers are listed. gas related deaths and escape attempts are noted.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Ohio Industrial Commission
Millfield
U.R
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Department of Industrial Relations
Will T. Blake
Miner Rescue Brings 19 Survivors From Millfield Mine
Amid preparation to remove the dead from Mine No. 6 at Millfield rescuers reach 19 men trapped nearly 200 feet underground. Survivors describe sealing a refuge room behind brattice as John Dean, mine boss, led saves and exposed himself to gas to pull others to safety.
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Millfield
Brattices
Main Shaft
Howard Davis
Floyd Ayers
James Norton
James Renaldo
Carl Pickering
Ralph Channell
Bari Hunter
Robert Cobb
Floyd Crabtree
Bernard Bkinner
John Develeo
Edward Parker
John Dean
Charles Munden
Chris Parker
Henry Forsbach
Clff Watton
Fileldin Willis
Cobb
Willis
Sheltering Arms
Athens
Cobbia
Logan Hospital
Beig
Dier Shaft
Dee
Elmer Seigle
Herbert Hartman
Elmer
Seigle
Sergie
Dre. GC. CG. Butt
S. KB. G. Pedigo
Survivors tell tale of heroic rescue at Millfield mine blast
Eighteen men trapped eighteen hours in gas filled Sunday Creek Mine No 6 rooms describe frantic efforts to save companions and themselves. They recall flames afterdamp, brattice construction, near misses, prayers, and the moment rescuers finally arrived, with one brother killed and others fearing for compensation and future work.
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Millfield
Sunday Creek Mine No. 6
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Democrats claim birthday victory in Beverly Hills speech
Will cites a birthday message as he boasts that 51 Democrats were elected yesterday. He predicts future Democratic control by age 90. He criticizes Republicans for carrying California but losing America and mentions Governor Rolph as a Democrat in disguise.
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Calif
Callifornia
America
Rolph
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State Department of Mines
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Elmer Dingeldey
Jim
Kinafolk
Andy
Kish
Upson
Hayden
McKinley
Score
Arthur Brisbane
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Thomas Marshall John Develo
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James Field
N Willis
Oscar
Frank Williams
Ferrard Cunningham
Andrew Kish
Raymond Phillips
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Charles Densmore
John Pettit
Pettit
Tipple
John Hutske
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Edgar
Foreman
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John
Parker
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