Twenty One Bodies Recovered at City Mine Disaster
Rescue workers at the City Coal Mining Company mine in Sullivan Indiana pulled out twenty one bodies by February twenty first as gas and dust hindered efforts. The seventeenth and eighteenth bodies were identified as Earl Laughlin and an unidentified man with others still unaccounted.
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City Mine
Sullivan
Ind
City Coal Mining, Company
Ogilvie
Earl Laughlin
Laughlin
Russell Garby
Mine Tragedy Claims Lives in Sullivan Indiana
Last words spoken by two trapped miners were "My God, save us! Do something!" as an explosion wrecked a Sullivan City mine. Rescue teams found the men dead, their bodies lying in the mine shaft after the blast.
Miners' Dependents to Get Insurance Payouts
In Sullivan Indiana on February 21 a mutual insurance group will pay about 200000 dollars in compensation to families of miners killed in Friday's City mine explosion. Each family or group of dependents receives 3960 dollars plus 100 dollars for funeral expenses. The Lynch Coal Operators Reciprocal Association funds the payout, organized under the workmen's compensation act and overseen by the State Industrial Board. Thomas Riley of the board arrived to monitor the administration of the benefits.
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Ogilvie
Run 3
Times
Sullivan
Ind
City
Thomas Herbert
Terre Haute
Lynch Coal Operators Reciprocal Association
State Industrial Board
Harold McBride and Mabel McKe gues: a bygone byline row
Feature writer J M Moore and staff photographer Timey Moore feature Harold McBride and Bowsher in a society column item listing names and roles.
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Harold McBride
Guy Bowsher
Miss Mabel McKef
Dally In Full Charge At Mine Rescue Effort
Tad Sullivan Feb 21 A C Dally state mine inspector leads the rescue with four deputies supported by Charles Merbert of the Federal rescue station Vincennes and John J Ogilvie of the Knox County Operators Association along with five workers. Mrs Louise Pigg of the Business Women's Club directs volunteers who fed the rescuers all night with ham sandwiches doughnuts and coffee funded by popular subscriptions. Large amounts of chewing gum are given to workers who cannot smoke due to gas hazards.
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Times
Sullivan
Tad
A. C. Dally
Charles Merbert
Federal
Vincennes
John J. Ogilvie
Knox County Operators Association
Louise Pigg
Business Women's Club
Gas from Abandoned Mine Supposed Trigger For City Explosion
Experts say dangerous gas from a deserted mine run entered Run 4 or the City mine entry. A lamp or motor spark could have ignited the gas. Veteran miners note the abandoned tunnel path may have been unknowingly breached, releasing gas at the run end or main entry.
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Times
Sullivan
Ind
City Mine
King George Improves After Bronchitis Attack
In London on February 21 the ailing king shows no temperature change but gains in convalescence. Official word says progress against bronchitis is slow but steady, keeping hopes for a full recovery alive.
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United Press
London
King George
Indiana laws praised by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes praised Indiana for enacting strict prohibition laws. He said other states should follow, noting enforcement is their responsibility and Indiana's example could solve the government’s biggest problems.
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Times Special
Washington
Haynes
Indiana
Put Em Down, Pull Em Out At City Mine Shaft
Sullivan Ind February 21 John Slieder hoisting engineer at City coal mine wrecked by explosion Friday sat atop the shaft watching the cage. He said I put em down in the shaft and I’ll stick till I get em out again. Ola Wilson tried to relieve him but Slieder refused. Slieder has been a miner ten years.
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Times
Sullivan
Ind
John Slieder
City Coal
Slieder
Ola Wilson
Flider
Watch Your Step as City Mine Blast Victims Named
Times staff report from Sullivan Indiana recalls the deadly City mine blast. Frank Mason aged 50 and cousin Don Purcell aged 45 were killed while heading to work. Mason had twenty years as a miner. Purcell had only recently begun mining.
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Times Stat
Sullivan
Ind
Frank
Frank Mason
Mason
Don Purcell
Purcell
Miners Dead in Sullivan City Mine Explosion
List of bodies recovered after the gas explosion at the City Mine near Sullivan Indiana. Names include John Salmon Claude Saunders John Rowe John Brown Frank Hawsee Ellis Eaton Arthur C Sullivan George Neal Gilbert Ward Robert Freeman Earl Robertson Mike Cusack Philip Walters Cecil McCarthy Russell Dowdy Oliver Sullivan and an unidentified body.
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Frank Hawkee
John Brown
Gilbert Taylor
R. L. Jackson
Ross Boothe
John Thomas
Charles Sheedy
Clinton Higgenbottom
Harry Maxwell
Frank Smith
John A. Ward
Silas Wagner
Earl Robertson
Pearl Hawkee
Blaine Gibson
John Salmon
John Baird
Arthur Sullivan
Russell Dowdy
Lex Robertson
Claude Sanders
Dave Smith
United Press
Sullivan
Ind
City
Claude Saunders
Terre Haute
John Rowe
Frank Hawsee
Ellis Eaton
Arthur C. Sullivan
George Neal
Gilbert Ward
Robert Freeman
Mike Cusack
Philip Walters
Cecil McCarthy
Oliver Sullivan
Earl Ls
Gloria Swan son In Paris Hospital Stay Delayed
Gloria Swan, rushed to a Paris hospital for a mysterious operation, faces a delayed discharge as surgeons remain concerned about her condition. The Mir reports she was expected to leave within a week, but Wednesday’s emergency leaves timing uncertain.
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Timea
Paris
Gloria Swanson
Mir
Scouts and Legion Aid at Diventee Scene
Sullivan post of the American Legion with thirty uniformed members under Lawrence Ford 30 directs crowds at the mine. Boy Scouts assist as part of the relief effort.
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Diventee
Sullivan
Rere
Sullivan Post
The
American Legion
Lawrence Ford
Canaries in Mine Help Rescue Workers Guard Against Gas
Three canaries accompanied rescue crews in Sullivan Indiana all night as they dug for victims. The birds, bought from local stores, were used to detect deadly gas while workers watched them closely.
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Sullivan
Ind
Canaries
Birthday Meal Honors Mine Rescue Hero
Friday marked O. C. Thomas fifty sixth birthday, honoring the chief weighman who led the rescue at the mine explosion. While he stood by the shaft identifying miners' bodies, his wife kept a birthday supper warm for him.
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Times
Sullivan
Ind
O. C. Thomas
Thomas
Red Cross Ready to Aid Sullivan Disaster Scene
Indianapolis Red Cross officials await instructions on relief after a Sullivan disaster. Eugene C. Foster and Miss Agnes Cruse coordinate with Sullivan contacts. teams including volunteer service motor corps canteen department and nurses prepared to mobilize, with counts pending Foster’s arrival and local requests.
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Sullivan
Indianapolis
American Red Cross
Eugene C. Foster
Home Service
Agnes Cruse
Martha Hays
Miss Cruse
Hugh McGibney
Wilbur Johnson
Motor Corps
Phil Watson
W. R. Kitt
Sullivan County Cross Chapter
Foster
Nesbitt
Strikers At Lafayette High Refuse Return
A majority of Jefferson High School strikers in Lafayette Indiana remain out of class demanding reinstatement of F. J. Grossham athletic director and manual training teacher as of February 21.
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Jefferson High School
F. J. Grossham
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