Des Moines Area Powder Blast Toll Unknown
Fontanet Indiana residents awoke to destruction after a Dupont Powder plant explosion. Indiana National Guard guarded the town overnight to prevent looting while officials opened a formal investigation and searched debris for victims. Coffins arrived from Terre Haute as the death toll and property losses remained unsettled days after the disaster.
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Fontanet
Ind
Indiana State Militia
Dupont Powder Company
Hanley
Company B
Indiana National Guard
Gard
Ig UN
Terre Hat
Yellow Jackets to Blame in Wagon Accident
In Paris Texas on October 16 J N Caviness near Emberson was loading a wagon when a nest of yellow jackets spooked the team. His right arm was crushed between a wheel and a tree and severely mangled during the scramble to grab the lines.
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Paris
Tex
J. N. Caviness
Emberson
Nobold
Fontanet 15 Wiped Out by Huge Powder Mill Blast
Explosion in the Dupont powder mills at Fontanet Indiana obliterated the town killing about 35 people and injuring roughly 600. Fire and collapse destroyed churches, schools, depots and hundreds of homes as Governor Hanley imposed martial law and relief support rushed to the scene.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Dupont
Fontanet
Hanley
St. Anthony Hospital
Nash
Big Four
Trie
Monahan
Charles Wells
Coal Bluff
Brazil
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Geo. A. Adams
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John Wittman
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Tai
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Royal Brand Clothes
ROYAL
Mater
the Royal
Bryan, Texas
Grand Opera House
Percy R. Benton
Story of the Plains
Carload
A. Watkins Ginsuranc
Gordon-Sewall Grocery Company
E. J. Jenkins
Haswell’s Book Store
Telmo
Telmo Sweet
Magnet
Holland Brand
Will S. Higgs
N.jametta
Nex James & Nunn
J. D. Ganter
Jewe'ay
Dunn
Taly Slock
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