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SKULL IS FRACTURED BY TIRE EXPLOSION, CASPER MAN DIES AT HOSPITALOrange Keller, Partner in Ideal Tire and Rubber Company, Fa//s Victim to Tragic Accident at ShopOningre Keller, 38 years of age, n member of the firm which operates the Ideal Tire and Rubber company, 136 Went Second street, was so severely injured from the effects of an explosion of a huge pneumatic truck tire that he died at a local hospital at- I :3(j last night, without having recovered consciousness during the three hours that elapsed after the accident. ' 1 Bcmlc Shrine and Canatalory at Dal'Mr. Keller had Juat completed re laj* “r‘d Oklahoma City temple*, pairing the tiro and wan tnn.tii.K the Arran Kr men la have not yet been tube when the explosion which ooUld **■ funeml pendingbe heard (or block, rent the air. The **«» ,fro' «■ ,1*™*blast was beard by hundred* of Co*t-who live in Oklahoma City, ft is*dit» in la. Iof”17 « fna.» probable however that the remainspar people and acorns of refinery man *who W«r« returning through town JJ1 l° th® *outhern c'1*were near eyewitnesses to the dlsna- * 1Lroua accident I 11 vraa learned last night that Mr,A huge steel bend which clinch*. pUer w«. to be married aooti. he the Urea on the rta. of the truck havln* rec.ntly, announced^ hi. ««• wheel was tom off and hurled vlo* l“ M1“ Orace A * *lently at Mr. Keller. The rim .truck y * •chwJl3 pf Newhim on the heed, causing a crushing ork un,% injury to tho skull extending from ♦the hack of t% uead past the right _ n w 1 foar. The iorce of the explosion broke I /V/|D Wphgkfkl (Ifthrough the leteiml sinus of the head M OLHUUf VS twherever the rim touched. ( _ — # _Attracted by U» exptoalon amree ^ lTi£S ( CltlC€ 18of people rushed to the assistance of jMr. Keller. Pirst aid relief was giV1 TTf *lt; V t*t TUTvn until Drs. Victor Fb Daken and (vflltlC \w it ft I\ . if I . D. H. liar roll arrived and took, the man In charge. .After administration to the man he ^was removed to a local hospital EL PASO, Texas, Nov. I.—J. W. where the doctors worked contlnu-1 Kidd, director of athletics at theotisly on him in an effort to combat Texas School of Mines, this morning the effects of his dangerous Injuries 1 Tho injured men was unable to rally however and he aspired while surgical relief was being given him.til an nd IHMr. Keller, who -was associated in the ownership of the rubber company with Henry Alvarado, hod been a resident of Caspar since last June. Prior to coming to Casper he had resided in Dallas, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Ok la He was a member of the * Americangave reasons why that Institution cancelled the football game with the University of New Mexico which was to have been played here this afternoon.The game was coiled off because th* school of mines team Is weak mod. several players having been injured In lost Saturday's game with the University of Arizona, said the director. He and Dean S. H. Wor-Legion, Dallas post, having held n roll, also said that iho slight tiros* lieutenant commission in tho United poet of making tho game a financial gUtes during tho war. * success was sjiothor rosson for theHo was also a member of the Ma cancellation, _
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Casper, Wyoming, US

Sat, Nov 05, 1921

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