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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
4
A dated letter from March 23, 1908, describes breakfast with sour turning sweet oranges and advocates fruit for health. It lists prices per dozen from 15 to 50 cents and ends with an invitation to buy fresh fruit from Jacobe Pe.
Rescue and relief efforts continue as 169 victims are accounted for or still missing in the Hanna mine explosion. Foremen and gas watches prepare for reopening No 2 and No 3 mines while claim adjusters aid grieving families and shipping of coffins is staged beside the rail line.
Special to The Leader Hanna Wyoming March 20 A catastrophic two explosion event at Union Pacific Coal Company No 1 mine traps sixty five men deep in the seam with a deadly gas and spreading fire Rescue teams race to recover bodies as coffins rush in and officials seal the mine The victims include inspector David Elias superintendent Alexander Griggs and many foremen and workers The second blast blows debris from the east slope and a large death toll is feared as searchers confront toxic gases and a smoldering fire continuing to threaten the entire mine
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