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Violent clash at mine ends with multiple deaths
Eyewitness accounts describe a chaotic attack at the Herrin area mine where armed groups clashed, one side of striking workers and imported laborers. Dozens were wounded or killed as the mob dispersed, with hospital wards and a local morgue reporting numerous fatalities and heavy security.
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O'Rourke
S. P. Williams
Ed Green
Chicago
Associated Press
J James E. Morris
Johnson City
Herrin
EL Qeas
Med O'Rourke
Morris
Marion
K. McDowell
Snaith
Swan